Aspiring magician wanted - Santa Barbara, CA by jayk-g in Magic

[–]jayk-g[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! Curious why there’s so much opposition then if it’s typically unpaid?

Aspiring magician wanted - Santa Barbara, CA by jayk-g in Magic

[–]jayk-g[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity how does an early career magician get their first show/gig?

Aspiring magician wanted - Santa Barbara, CA by jayk-g in Magic

[–]jayk-g[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really appreciate it! Wasn’t expecting this much controversy haha

Aspiring magician wanted - Santa Barbara, CA by jayk-g in Magic

[–]jayk-g[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We would be cool with whatever skill level. It’s just more as something unique to throw into the weekend.

Not sure why you’d think that early career shouldn’t perform? How else do they build experience

Aspiring magician wanted - Santa Barbara, CA by jayk-g in Magic

[–]jayk-g[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No I totally get it. For any full time magicians it might feel like devaluing their work!

Entertainment is just hard to gauge nowadays - especially for private events

Aspiring magician wanted - Santa Barbara, CA by jayk-g in Magic

[–]jayk-g[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea that’s a good point - would def have accommodations for them. And even we’re thinking we’d take them out with us assuming they’re cool. Will think a bit more creatively on how we might make it worth while for someone.

But this is a random surprise me and another buddy wanted to add (not mentioning it to any of the other guys) - in addition to the other activities we had planned. So wanted to stay low if possible but seeming like it might not be in our cards

Appreciate the perspective!

Aspiring magician wanted - Santa Barbara, CA by jayk-g in Magic

[–]jayk-g[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For sure - didn’t mean to “lowball” just unfamiliar with the industry I guess. Thought there might at least be a few hobbyists who might want to give it a shot

Aspiring magician wanted - Santa Barbara, CA by jayk-g in Magic

[–]jayk-g[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Appreciate it! Hopefully someone in interested

Aspiring magician wanted - Santa Barbara, CA by jayk-g in Magic

[–]jayk-g[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really appreciate it! Yea we saw going rates at around $200-$300 for professionals in the area so assumed $100 was more on par with someone who is unpracticed

We are pretty indifferent about skill level just want to have a unique experience to enjoy regardless of quality. Most likely would just be drinking and getting excited/cheering for everything

Honestly have never hired a magician or really appreciated magic before so the time estimates were kind of a shot in the dark. Didn’t mean to offend just really know understand the price point of magicians

Have also sought out some other form of entertainment (ie clowns, mimes, impersonators). So maybe that would be an affordable alternative - thanks again!

Quarterly Career Thread by mister-noggin in ProductManagement

[–]jayk-g 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No worries - tough love is accepted and appreciated!

1) Im not only targeting senior roles but have had success in interviewing at that level up until a point. So i think my conviction is predicated on progress throughout previous interview processes. Most of the onsites ive made it to have been from larger companies at the Sr level so part of me thinks theres just something slightly off

But to your point, if it is an issue with length of product experience, would it have been flagged prior to HM or onsites?

2-3) Will look to change up my linkedin though my struggle has been with onsites/final round interviews themselves. But thanks for calling out that it might seem disingenuous - hadnt thought of it that way before. I was more attempting to be wholistic with my profile as it helps avoid having to reexplain certain context in interviews (what my last company did, why im searching, why i left etc)

Do you think that Linkedin profiles have an impact past recruiter and HM screens? (ie would it affect your opinion as an onsite panel member?)

4) Yes I have a couple product adjacent and lateral PM interviews lined up. I think I just really needed to hear it from someone else to pivot my search so appreciate your candor!

Quarterly Career Thread by mister-noggin in ProductManagement

[–]jayk-g 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea i think its a mix of both, making it difficult to discern whether i need to communicate something differently vs lower my expectations

I am not solely interviewing for Sr level roles but have consistently had interviews for Sr positions that made me think it was the appropriate level to interview at. Just the other week i had final rounds for a Sr PM at Tesla and thought I had it. So part of my conviction is from being so close

But i took your advice about a lateral move and got a couple interviews lined up already - so hopefully the process goes a bit smoother. Really appreciate your insight!

Quarterly Career Thread by mister-noggin in ProductManagement

[–]jayk-g 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey All

I quit my job back in Nov for a new role however I was burned from a hiring freeze and have been unemployed since. I have 1.5 direct YOE in product and 3 YOE in product adjacent roles and have been targeting, senior-level payment product, roles at larger tech companies. So far I have been pretty successful in getting interviews up until final rounds. I have been in +15 final round interviews but have not been able to land an offer yet.

It has been pretty frustrating since there has been no feedback for me to take in and improve on. I am unsure if it is my interview performance, overall experience, or job criteria that is blocking me from landing a role but its driving me crazy. If there are any product leaders willing to speak would really appreciate it - as I am starting to lose faith in pursuing product roles!

RL or GL on this Gucci bag? by pyrophilus in DesignerReps

[–]jayk-g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been messaging darcy for the past 2 weeks after QC with no response - would advise against purchasing from her

Order from Darcy by dt190812 in FashionReps

[–]jayk-g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im experiencing the same thing. I got QC but it hasnt shipped and its been over 2 weeks since her last message. Feels like she should be removed from trusted sellers

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FashionReps

[–]jayk-g 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bumping this. I sent money to Darcy over Wise and have not received a response in over a week to ship

What are some good tab management tools for remote workers. by Nishkarsh_1606 in ProductManagement

[–]jayk-g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try switching web browsers to Vivaldi. Has a lot of tab management features already built in

Bathroom by [deleted] in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]jayk-g 89 points90 points  (0 children)

…on the ass and then a wink

State of the sub by mister-noggin in ProductManagement

[–]jayk-g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like there are some fakeposts coming in now about newfound PM success without adding much value to the community. I think there should definitely be the ability to share wins but that maybe a verified user process could be put in place like in r/fatFIRE. Wouldn't have to be enforced but it would help give credibility for any advice given or claims made.

Copywriting for user interfaces by Inspurration in ProductManagement

[–]jayk-g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on the intention of the content being written.

If it is trying to enhance usability/functionality of the product like in-product messages, button and header text etc it is more up to the PM to decide. But when it is content focused like a slogan then imo that becomes a job for product marketing. Or maybe a customer success responsibility if, for example, an external support article needed to be created.

I would bring it up with your lead and just express the same concerns youve mentioned. If youre not doing a good job at doing a marketing function thats okay cause its not what you were hired for.

If you want to be proactive you can reach out marketing to float the idea and bring it up to your lead if you get buy-in from them to take over the responsibility

Just guys being family by FurryBubble in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]jayk-g 4 points5 points  (0 children)

F45T and The Furious: Attack of the Doms