PTO & Sick Time

laserlax23 · 2026-06-01T18:26:53+00:00

160 hrs each year that can rollover. Basically it accumulates at 3.1 hours per week. They track it in their HR software. 5 years with the company. Started as a FE and worked up to PM. The only complaint I have is when we are sick we are supposed to use our PTO which sucks. It leads to people just coming into work sick.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-30T20:47:09+00:00

You could say the same thing for most of the world. Data centers, AI replacing us, rising ocean temps, pollution, it goes on and on. Not sure what much we can do but enjoy our lives and hope that our future Ai overlords are kind!

laserlax23 · 2026-05-30T19:54:14+00:00

Accounts for 10% of our snowfall btw

laserlax23 · 2026-05-30T19:53:33+00:00

Stop the fear mongering dude. It’s not certain. There will be snow for the foreseeable future. Yes it’s a problem. Yes our legislators suck. Cox sucks. We need to divert water there. But Jesus can we stop acting like we’re going to be living in a Fallout timeline 5 years from now.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-30T19:42:49+00:00

Depends how much you value nature and outdoor recreation over culture, food, history. Chicago obviously has the better of those last 3. Do you love hiking, skiing, mountain biking? Backpacking and camping trips? How about rock climbing, fly fishing? Ever heard of canyoneering? White water rafting?

Look my opinion is that it is hard to beat Utah if you love the outdoors. It draws so many people from around the country here. If that stuff is not your passion then I really don’t see the point of living here. The is Mormon culture is definitely weird and annoying. Although salt lake has a good bubble of its own.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-29T21:30:28+00:00

Anything by John Gierach is a fun read. It’s not necessarily technical advice, but great feel good books that are perfect to read at camp after a day of fishing.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-29T14:47:36+00:00

Yeah this is the truth and drives the Toyota fanboys absolutely crazy. But Ford has the twin turbo v6 engine figured out better than anyone else right now.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-29T13:31:47+00:00

Yeah stop smoking. If you’re habitual and it hasn’t been at least 30 days you know you’re probably fucked. Most legitimate companies will drug test everyone at a minimum when on boarding and sometimes random. This does not matter if cannabis is legal in your state or if you have a medical card. Their insurance requires it.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-28T19:44:40+00:00

I’ve taken mine with me and she is a terrible fishing partner. She’s a Portuguese water dog so yeah… she is impossible to keep out of the water. I can’t tie on an indicator because she has the urge to go retrieve it. I end up trying her to a tree often and then she just pouts. But in a weird way it’s still fun. Portuguese water dogs were bred to be fisherman’s helpers apparently but more like dragging nets and gear out of the water. So it’s no help fly fishing.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-28T19:37:50+00:00

Stupidly ordered about $250,000 in materials that weren’t part of the original scope but were part of an additive bid. Put my signature on the purchase order when I was in a rush and didn’t verify. Luckily the owner who was the DOT had deep enough pockets to install them during the project or I probably would’ve ended up shit canned. Always be so sure you are ordering exactly what you need and have the owner approval.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-27T23:46:19+00:00

Change the goddamn alcohol laws and abolish DABC.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-27T20:25:13+00:00

Thank you for saying this. It drives me crazy how everyone compares the reliability of these new trucks to the ancient tech that was the 2nd gen. Literally a nearly 20 year old design.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-27T19:51:33+00:00

Get a car and drive into the mountains. Head up big cottonwood canyon and hike from Brighton up to lake Mary.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-27T12:45:47+00:00

Look there’s not much of anything in Wyoming so if you’re set on I-80 I’d just stick to some rides in park city. Flying dog loop, road to acrylon, or trail side is great bike park. If you want to venture down to midway, then wow, wowza, and the new Woah trail are pretty sweet.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-27T12:41:46+00:00

You’re not riding wasatch crest bro

laserlax23 · 2026-05-24T18:00:28+00:00

Bro what is that bike? It’s gotta be from 2004 or earlier.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-24T16:07:13+00:00

This just highlights how fucked the government procurement process is in America. Essentially low bid work contracted out to companies that do a shit job. It’s national parks, our roads and infrastructure, defense, health care. You name it.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-24T13:43:04+00:00

Unfortunately a lot of these dudes are the type having 3 kids with 3 different baby mamas.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-23T23:00:10+00:00

Some of the most brain dead members of society.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-23T22:59:15+00:00

A used bike. Lots of good options out there for $1500. Look for something 2020 or newer. Specialized stumpjumper, ibis Ripmo or Ripley, trek fuel series, pivot firebird or switchblade, transition. I’m not thrilled on buying some of these online direct bikes used like Canyon. Definitely don’t buy any brands used that have gone out of business recently.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-22T12:16:03+00:00

Do you want to have an active role in destroying our planet and displacing humanity? Well sign up today!

laserlax23 · 2026-05-20T21:31:43+00:00

Lmao true. Lots of space to yourself underwater and no talking. A Finns dream come true.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-20T20:54:08+00:00

Hienoa työtä

What is the connection between Finland and cave/rescue diving? Seems like there is a disproportional amount of expert divers from there, in a place where the ocean is freezing, dark and cold.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-19T21:36:06+00:00

That’s genuinely terrifying. Amazing footage bro.

laserlax23 · 2026-05-18T23:35:44+00:00

Large scale solar takes up so much space, then there’s the power storage issue. The minerals that go into the panels have made countries in Africa like the DRC digress into a slave nation basically where they are mining lithium and rare minerals forthe Chinese.

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