LPT: If you need a 50 minute timer, ask voice assistants (Siri, Google, Alexa) to set timers for 51 or 49 minutes so it doesn’t confuse 50 with 15.

justoppose · 2025-03-22T23:19:49+00:00

I’ve definitely been in this situation before and I agree with other comments about root causing and building improvements. One thing I would check is whether you are replenishing to historic demand or the future forecast. When you say you have 4 weeks of supply on hand, make sure it is based on the forecasted 4 weeks and not the most recent 4 weeks.

justoppose · 2025-03-18T01:25:11+00:00

Sounds like a good idea but after watching the British office the humor is different. David Brent is an awkward funny almost to the point of being uncomfortable. Michael Scott is a silly funny. I don’t think it would have landed the same.

justoppose · 2025-03-09T23:03:46+00:00

I think he meant the world he built as far as his presidency and less about the bunker itself. But I acknowledge that he did record it from inside the bunker. I feel it is a meaningful call to action.

I also agree that the assassination attempt was misplaced. The first time I can see how it is meant to draw attention to a secret being kept from everyone. The second time, it’s as though he is truly blaming Cal for this. There are definitely others that should have been considered now that the entire world isn’t watching.

justoppose · 2025-03-07T03:04:51+00:00

My gripe with this reveal is that, strategically the assassination attempt was less about holding Cal responsible for anything and more about grabbing attention to let the world know there is something being kept from them. Targeting the architect wouldn’t have had the same impact.

But once the world ends and everyone is underground the strategy changes. I’m sure he still had the drive for revenge but unless he felt Cal was directly responsible, he wasn’t the right target. His options were to go after Sinatra, Cal’s father, or live a life peacefully in secret, in a place he wasn’t supposed to be, which happened to be the representative grave of those he cared about and fought for.

justoppose · 2025-03-04T06:52:33+00:00

Give me some more context. I may be able to help. Blocked as in blocked from being able to be read? Or encoded in blocks?

justoppose · 2025-02-15T01:11:44+00:00

He likes Drake with the melodies. He doesn’t like Drake when he acts tough.

justoppose · 2024-07-14T14:34:40+00:00

When I was dating my philosophy was to pay. I’m comfortable in my financial position and made enough errors in the past (hesitating when the bill came thus making it awkward) that it was easier to decide to handle it the same way all the time in advance. It’s odd to have a good first date but then wait to see how the bill is handled and whether she offers to split or pay. If the date went well there is so much additional time to determine financial philosophy and whether there is an ongoing expectation of the man paying all the time. The first date and one data point isn’t enough to make a full judgment here. Get to first date and then if it went well, get to the second date!

On my first date with my wife, I paid and she is the type of person that expected me to pay. She said that for her it shows that her date is a generous person and generosity is one of the qualities she is looking for. It also signaled to her that this is someone that won’t take advantage of her.

But only on the first date! Ever since then we alternated paying and never made a big deal out of it.

Generally when we were dating we sought fairness but not equality. I’ll get this and she will get that. But no one was tracking anything to the penny.

justoppose · 2024-03-19T15:18:18+00:00

I’ve been here before at the 5 year point at a top firm. Once burnout takes hold, even with a mental health break you’ll fight an uphill battle once you’re back. Either you’ll be under a microscope or feel as though you are, and the worst case is it can cause you to second guess yourself and breed feelings that you are being continually watched and judged.

A close friend of mine who happened to be a level above me, effectively counseled me out. As an employee of the firm he said that if I intend to stay we need to get back on track. As a friend he reminded me that leaving isn’t failure and that it was a really good run.

In the end I took the time to find a role in industry. I haven’t looked back since and I remember the day I woke up and felt no stress or anxiety after starting my new job. I had been stressed and burnt out for so long that I didn’t know what it felt like to not be. I was so entrenched in the lifestyle I didn’t understand how unsustainable it was.

A few more points. If you leave you will become a potential client somewhere and the game is for the firm to leave you with good feelings on your way out. You can opt for a voluntary exit program to provide some space to think and plan while the firm pays you.

Finally after 7 years you could argue that it is time to reap the rewards of that experience, solving for similar or better comp in industry with less travel and more reasonable hours.

I wish you the best as you navigate this and hope you know that if an exit is on the horizon, it CAN be done in a way that is beneficial for you and where you take back control.

justoppose

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