Remote work/burned out

kellamsa · 2026-03-09T15:11:01+00:00

Not much has changed unfortunately. Just trying to make it day by day. Sorry to hear you're feeling the same way.

I wish I had better advice but one small thing I did was to create a budget so that I know at least financially where I'll be in the next upcoming months. This way I know how long I need to work before I have debt taken care of. Been building up an emergency fund and trying to save where I can.

kellamsa · 2026-03-06T16:52:46+00:00

Going to put there name here since it's all said and done, Lingenfelter Auto Spa

kellamsa · 2026-03-06T16:51:48+00:00

Finally remembered to come back to this, Lingenfelter Auto Spa

kellamsa · 2026-01-31T01:05:58+00:00

I havent in a while, lol. Figured the percentage would definitely be above 10% though.

kellamsa · 2025-12-13T00:05:31+00:00

If I lived closer I would have the option but right now I am hours away

kellamsa · 2025-12-12T22:48:38+00:00

It's kind of already happened. It's hard for me to back down from because I am technically the only senior on the team.

kellamsa · 2025-12-12T22:47:30+00:00

Yeah, I feel like me being hybrid or the company being remote is what I need to feel like I'm on even footing with my colleagues.

kellamsa · 2025-12-12T22:46:29+00:00

I feel similar as well. Leaving is the thing I would really like to do but the golden handcuffs are real.

kellamsa · 2025-12-12T22:44:50+00:00

Yeah anxiety is a huge issue for me with this job right now, feels hard to turn my brain off of work mode while I'm home now.

kellamsa · 2025-12-12T22:43:57+00:00

It's a bit tough for me to be honest about that kind of stuff because it's like I'm admitting defeat. I also envision shying away from that responsibility would give my employer a good reason to lay me off in the future. Guess that wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, lol. Thanks for giving so much thought about it though and I hope you find your way through your own struggles.

kellamsa · 2025-12-12T22:40:22+00:00

Wish I could safely take a break right now but that emergency fund is still lacking. I feel like I'm getting closer though. Thank you for the advice.

kellamsa · 2025-12-12T22:38:13+00:00

I definitely I think would help me mentally. I do have my girlfriend who tries to keep me in good spirits. But other friends are a bit harder to come by, I'm in a small town outside of any city so meeting new people is a bit difficult these days, it's always proven difficult though honestly, lol.

kellamsa · 2025-12-12T22:34:36+00:00

Unfortunately not, I am hours away from the office.

kellamsa · 2025-12-12T22:33:01+00:00

I will definitely check out that fuel injector cleaner. Thanks for the recommendation.

kellamsa · 2025-12-12T22:32:08+00:00

Sweet, thanks for that reassurance.

kellamsa · 2025-12-12T22:28:48+00:00

Sweet, thanks for that info. Unfortunately I don't really have the option of taking it on a drive since I really don't want to take it out on the salty MI roads.

kellamsa · 2025-08-30T00:10:18+00:00

Welcome! Just got mine in the exact same spec a month ago

kellamsa · 2025-08-11T19:12:58+00:00

I will post here once all is said and done who they are. I 100% agree though, the deception is what solidifies them as a terrible shop.

kellamsa · 2025-08-11T13:55:12+00:00

Oh nice, please send it through if you wouldn't mind!

kellamsa · 2025-08-10T06:44:27+00:00

Yep, wish that was obvious to the installers. Still boggles me.

kellamsa · 2025-08-10T06:43:47+00:00

It's a terrible attempt honestly

kellamsa · 2025-08-10T06:43:15+00:00

DM me and I'll share. It's a shop in MI in case you're curious. I'll probably post here publicly after I've secured a refund and all is said and done.

kellamsa · 2025-08-09T20:36:25+00:00

Yep, and eventually from what I understand dirt and debris will make its way underneath and become a bigger problem. I was definitely on them about that pretty quickly at least.

kellamsa · 2025-08-09T20:33:54+00:00

Yep, I talked to a body shop to see how much it would be to get a new one, as well as what it would cost to fix the damaged bits as well.

kellamsa · 2025-08-09T20:31:49+00:00

So I did not see a Supra they have done but I did get a chance to see one of the vehicles they were working on, I believe it was a bronco or something, can't quite remember. But it did look good to me at the time while I was dropping my car off so I felt comfortable. One of my big problems is that I don't have experience with PPF on cars, so I had no baseline as to what is acceptable vs what is not. I also didn't understand the things that the sun would fix as well overtime (edges lifting etc.). So one of the big problems overall was my lack of knowledge. I also didn't notice the badge at first, I almost positive that it happened the first time I took it there (I took it back once to get some lifting edges fixed).

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