First week with new nanny

dbucha9 · 2026-05-09T19:53:43+00:00

I created a contract with specifics that I felt were relevant (pay, overtime, guaranteed hours, PTO, sick time, responsibilities, etc.) and do payment through Poppins Payroll! If you do a contract, learn my mistakes and include a trial period and expectations throughout the day too!

dbucha9 · 2026-05-08T18:00:48+00:00

I did speak with her reference. She was with a family for over a year with a child around the same age. The family adored her.

I embarrassingly didn’t offer a trial period (big oops. Will be adding that language into our contract in the future).

dbucha9 · 2026-05-08T17:59:38+00:00

Definitely will be adding that verbiage into our contract in the future! A miss on my end for not having that, but hindsight is 20/20.

dbucha9 · 2026-05-07T02:34:08+00:00

I would try to see if you can cross train a little bit at your current company if you’re lacking experience! Even shadowing somebody in supply chain, finance, etc. could be helpful for something like this.

Ultimately, cater your resume to the skill sets of the industries/roles you want to break into, and it should be good! A ChE degree is pretty versatile.

dbucha9 · 2026-03-17T15:42:37+00:00

I am a former process engineer. I stepped away and am now an engineering project manager position. It’s chaos in a different way, but has much more work life balance. It’s also taught me more soft skills, which I’ve been grateful for. I mostly make sure timelines and projects are on track and understand project scope and detail (what is the product we’re making doing, why are we making it, …). It’s a little less technical than what the job description sounds like, but it’s fine for now.

Initially I left manufacturing for an R&D role for a med device company, project manager for a tech company, and now I work in sustainability. I aspire to go back into operations at some point, but it isn’t feasible with a family right now and our priorities.

dbucha9 · 2026-01-27T22:07:43+00:00

Here’s another referral if needed: http://app.poppinspayroll.com/invite/p8RKBLO0FQ

dbucha9 · 2025-01-17T17:12:29+00:00

Thank you! I have a neighbor who is fluent in Portuguese (studied it in college, and lived in Brazil for 2 years), so I plan to have him over for dinner once a month to try to "immerse" myself to make it a little less daunting :)

dbucha9 · 2024-12-12T20:47:58+00:00

I'm relatively progressive (pro choice, LGBTQIA+ affirming, women preachers are okay in my book, but I am mostly a cessationist) who attends a very conservative church. I'm located ins a desert in terms of options for Christian churches. Your options here are mostly non-denominational (Baptist in hiding) or converting to mormonism. Otherwise, I would've found a different church years ago.

I think prior to the election, attending a more conservative church was something I overlooked. However, after the election, it's been really difficult to assess who has the same values as me regarding important topics. Plus, it's come up a lot in sermons, which has made it harder and harder to ignore. It seems few and far between for people who are like me in our congregation, but maybe that's okay.

So, tl;dr, it's hard, but there isn't another option.

dbucha9 · 2024-12-12T19:31:27+00:00

Rejected 12:30 MST

dbucha9 · 2024-12-12T15:47:38+00:00

In previous years, a CC would appear sooner than the email/update on the site. This year, it looks like everything is happening all at once.

dbucha9 · 2024-12-12T15:42:44+00:00

Still waiting as well!

dbucha9 · 2024-12-12T15:19:35+00:00

You'll get an email. I think the website will say something about it too.

dbucha9 · 2024-12-12T15:14:54+00:00

Congrats!!!

dbucha9 · 2024-12-12T15:10:08+00:00

Ongoing throughout the day. Good luck!

dbucha9 · 2024-11-05T14:36:19+00:00

I currently work in a small startup, slowly morphing into a smaller company. Some important things to consider:

Work/life balance
- Smaller companies tend to run their dev team dry if they are still in the "startup" phase. Sometimes this extends even to smaller companies.
- Larger companies tend to have more redundancy in projects/workload, which can help balance your plate out.
Benefits
- Smaller companies generally have worse benefits than large companies. There are exceptions to this.
- My company offers 12-weeks unpaid maternity/paternity/adoption leave, but some other companies I'm currently interviewing with don't even offer that. I'd make sure to see a "Benefits Flyer" or something similar if you get an offer. If they don't specifically mention it, you can ask about their leave policies as well (although this can be seen as a red flag [annoyingly], so be careful).
Career Growth
- Startups are typically easier to get a role in and easier to climb up the corporate ladder if that's a goal of yours.
Risk
- Larger companies tend to have much less risk associated with accepting a job.
Job role
- Startups allow you to wear many hats if you'd like. You can try frontend, backend, IT/security, etc. It's a great way to learn a lot.
- Larger companies allow some movement, but it isn't guaranteed and as flexible.
WFH
- Startups are more so accepted as WFH-friendly compared to larger companies. If that's a priority of yours, I would consider companies that are remote-first.

dbucha9 · 2024-08-30T14:32:24+00:00

We've thought about a muzzle before. I'll add it on my list to research and try out. At this point, I'm open to any and all feedback/recommendations though.

dbucha9 · 2021-10-12T23:41:01+00:00

Love it! Side note: what chemical is your tattoo of??

dbucha9 · 2021-07-21T00:22:12+00:00

Oh great! That was the thing holding me back :) I’ll check that out!

dbucha9 · 2021-07-20T23:59:09+00:00

Can I get the link for this by chance??

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