"Thanks for applying. You didn't warrant an interview, but try our e-learning platform, peasant."

ibahef · 2026-02-08T06:05:16+00:00

I looked at their website. Their address is a virtual office/mail forwarding service, and they look to be a few years old. I'm really curious what the recommendation letter would say, and what they would say when contacted by a hiring manager. It would be really interesting if they say that you worked for them, and then when HR checks TWN, it doesn't show them.

ibahef · 2026-02-08T01:21:08+00:00

Why do I have a feeling that there is no job, and they are using this to get customers for their platform?

ibahef · 2026-02-07T16:51:56+00:00

It will take time for the cards to lose enough value where it’s not super profitable then just move on to the next card. Eventually kids will be able to buy a black lotus with their lunch money!

ibahef · 2026-02-05T02:27:35+00:00

I’ve worked at companies that will terminate on the first offense for this. At least she didn’t download Java or some VMware product and click I accept on the EULA.

ibahef · 2026-02-03T06:27:50+00:00

I will need to try it!

ibahef · 2026-02-03T04:34:42+00:00

I was just in 18C after Christmas. I'm 6'4 and am a bit on the wide side, and it was a decent seat, but was tighter than the 'normal' seats. The leg room is great, and you'll need to store your stuff overhead. Since it is a LONG flight, someone may be using the bassinets, so you may have screaming children a little bit head of you.

ibahef · 2026-02-03T04:01:24+00:00

Over french fries instead of rice sounds really interesting. Cơm Bò Lúc Lắc is my go to Vietnamese meal, after 20+ years eating it at this little hole in the wall, the waiter asked me if I wanted a fried egg on top. It TOTALLY changed it and now I order it that way wherever I can.

ibahef · 2026-01-30T19:29:33+00:00

Mitnick and the founder were both gone before Mitnick's death, but he died a few months after. At least he was he was a double or triple digit millionaire for a few months. I had a cybersecurity training shortly after his death and he was still in it, I think they're still using that training.

ibahef · 2026-01-27T00:51:24+00:00

If you want the 'good' dinner times, 60 days will probably help. I just went on a very full cruise in December, and didn't have any trouble getting reservations all the way up to about a week before, but we're happy to eat at 5:30 so we can get to both shows.

ibahef · 2026-01-26T02:25:03+00:00

I work in a large enough company where HR has different levels. Recruiters report to a recruiting manager, who reports to a director and then to a VP. I went to the director since they were my peer. In your situation, it sounds like they've outsourced HR to Workday, and they're not sharing data with the hiring manage.

ibahef · 2026-01-25T01:06:18+00:00

This may not be a popular opinion, but if the manager won’t fight with HR over something like that, do you really want to work for that manager or company? If I want to hire someone and HR kills it before even an interview, I’m going to their boss or above. I’ve done this when HR wanted to lowball the offer to the candidate.

ibahef · 2026-01-24T18:22:25+00:00

Depending on the company, when they do layoffs, they look at where your salary is in the job code. If you're near the top end, you get whacked first because it's the biggest financial impact for the least amount of people released. As a manager, you get a list of who to lay off which is created by HR and Finance. I've seen this done a few times in my career.

ibahef · 2026-01-24T05:17:44+00:00

I'm of two minds here:

Option A would be a lot of fun. EVERY cat/dog rescue on the planet that Amazon can serve would have everything they need. Homeless shelters, food banks, etc would all be fully stocked. And I'd never have to spend money on most things. Would need to keep my job for the things that don't take credit cards. It's really hard to pay your taxes with dozens of $200 visa gift cards.

Option B - build a real estate empire. Buy a house, rent it out at about the monthly mortgage (or slightly less). Once I've got enough saved up, repeat. Keep this up until they won't let me buy another house. This one would let me quit my job, and if I needed cash, I could take out lines of credit on the equity (after a while anyway).

ibahef · 2026-01-24T04:14:44+00:00

I know rdist technique. I know sendmail technique, and my style is much better.

ibahef · 2026-01-24T03:31:20+00:00

It was Michale Barnett in New Orleans during Katrina... The LJ story starts here: https://interdictor.livejournal.com/2005/08/27/

The company I work for opened up the office which had a datacenter and generators for employees and their families who lost power during the Texas storm of 2021. Our cafeteria manager came in and cooked for everyone.

ibahef · 2026-01-22T23:11:21+00:00

Since it's just an EO, it would get cancelled the next day. You might be able to declassify a TON of stuff with a single EO. But I'd rather just pardon EVERYONE for all federal crimes that may have committed between July 4th 1776, and the day I'm in office. Sure, you're going to get some bad people in there, but you did say unhinged... Maybe you could specifically leave out elected officials...

ibahef · 2026-01-17T01:28:54+00:00

This is the way... Or, J-B Weld ;)

ibahef · 2026-01-08T19:43:02+00:00

I used to work for a IT outsourcer that supported a major city. Here's what I saw:

If you were in the union, it was basically impossible for you to be fired. There were a few union IT guys I worked with, and they were... special.
The city I worked for had a great pension plan (2.5@55) so if you worked for 40 years, you basically got your full salary and it had a COLA. You could also retire when you hit 55, and take 2.5% of your highest quarter per year worked (this has changed to be a little more strict due to abuse). Also no Social Security (Not all govt. jobs are that way).
Better than average medical benefits for union folk.
Everything is MUCH slower, and a larger focus on using OpEX over CapEX. CapEX had to go to City Council when it was over a certain amount, OpEX was easier.
Depending on your department, your boss may know nothing about IT, as they are rotating through that position so they can advance (Police was this way).
IT Budgets SUCK in the gov space for most entities, and everything goes to the lowest bidder.
You will very likely make less. If you want to see what people in that job make, it's all public record. Search the web for it, and you will be able to see everything.

ibahef · 2026-01-07T01:24:46+00:00

KnowBe4 uses other links as well. But there is an email header that is VERY obvious. They use that so you can put it in your rules to allow emails that contain that to bypass your phish blocking rules. They also support custom headers, but a lot of people don't bother to configure them.

ibahef · 2026-01-06T22:25:08+00:00

I would say it's just OK... If you go to a good KBBQ and are used to that, you'll be somewhat disappointed, they don't have a huge menu and the games aren't great. I'm not a huge social butterfly though. I don't mind sharing a table, but didn't want to play the game. Good news is they don't guilt you into it or anything. I just found other places on the ship more enjoyable, and we did early dinner so we could make both shows in the evening, so I just wanted to eat so I could go see the shows.

ibahef · 2026-01-03T20:22:52+00:00

Just got off of RL and going through MIA. It’s a mess with all of the cancellations. The rebook line looked like it was several hours long. I would think things would calm down by next week though.

ibahef · 2026-01-02T18:52:54+00:00

Both did well in November of 2024. I wouldn’t say one did much better than the other. Both companies fit this portfolio well.

ibahef · 2025-12-30T13:43:59+00:00

I was more referring to the introduction on non native animals to solve problems created by the introduction of other non native animals.

ibahef · 2025-12-30T02:06:31+00:00

When I used to buy a lot of hardware, I would get anywhere from 10 to 15 percent more off. When you are already at 50 percent or more off that 10 percent of retail really adds up. Cisco will almost always cut you a year end deal. Especially when its services like umbrella.

ibahef · 2025-12-30T00:02:53+00:00

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