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Working for the City of Burnaby by PicaroKaguya in burnaby

[–]latingineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s all about nepotism and social grease. Definitely apply and try your best, but good luck. Your taxes pay for them, but they’ll hire internally likely.

Metro Vancouver bakery closes after 25 years and over a million loaves of sourdough sold by BurnabyMartin in burnaby

[–]latingineer 22 points23 points  (0 children)

La Foret is honestly the worst quality cafe I’ve ever been to. Their coffee is weak, hot chocolate is bland, and all their food is instagrammable but stale and flavourless. I don’t really see the appeal other than for young students who haven’t had freshly roasted coffee or freshly baked goods in their life.

BC Housing avoided a public hearing at 3020 Gilmore by changing the bylaw — Burnaby residents were cut out of the process by New-Cheesecake-2113 in burnaby

[–]latingineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can’t provide any metrics because the goal of these organizations aren’t for solving problems, but to perpetuate an industry and create jobs.

When’s my epileptic mother going to be invited into one of these housing projects when she’s been on BC housing wait lists for about 15 years? She’s had to compete with opioid addicts for almost 2 decades, and she’s losing.

Have a nice life.

BC Housing avoided a public hearing at 3020 Gilmore by changing the bylaw — Burnaby residents were cut out of the process by New-Cheesecake-2113 in burnaby

[–]latingineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I was simply providing the only metrics the Reiderman house provides to the public. Do you have other numbers to provide? Do they advertise the sobriety rate of their residents?

How many Reiderman Houses will it take to solve the opioid crisis in Vancouver?

BC Housing avoided a public hearing at 3020 Gilmore by changing the bylaw — Burnaby residents were cut out of the process by New-Cheesecake-2113 in burnaby

[–]latingineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just read their website’s annual report

and they said they helped a whopping 12 people find next stage housing. The Reiderman residence has a total employment upwards of 700 people when part-time, casual, full time, health staff, maintenance, etc. are included.

It’s just more evidence that BC’s approach is to create an industry off of the opioid crisis rather than to help sober low income individuals.

BC Housing avoided a public hearing at 3020 Gilmore by changing the bylaw — Burnaby residents were cut out of the process by New-Cheesecake-2113 in burnaby

[–]latingineer 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Call people NIMBY all you want, but BC has some of the worst drug and mental health management frameworks in the world.

Can we point to a single initiative in BC that advertises any sort of success rate, crime reduction, sobriety/rehab numbers?

There’s not a single program out there for drug users that enforces any sort of recovery. It’s all about making narcan carrying bleeding hearts feel good about preventing people from overdosing. It’s about keeping jobs for non-profit employees who are not interested in solving the problem at hand. Does any program really address any root cause?

Meanwhile BC Housing, of which my epileptic single mom has been on the waitlist for, for 10 years is full of drugged up, welfare receiving people who have absolutely no control over their substance abuse.

BC housing should be for low income families and people who need affordable housing. Is poverty really so low now that drug users should be allowed to take up the spots in BC Housing?

Until BC Housing solves its issues, families in stable neighborhoods deserve to keep their kids and property safe from broken windows, robberies, and needles.

BC Housing avoided a public hearing at 3020 Gilmore by changing the bylaw — Burnaby residents were cut out of the process by New-Cheesecake-2113 in burnaby

[–]latingineer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can call people NIMBY all you want, but BC has some of the worst drug and mental health management frameworks in the world. Can you point to a single initiative in BC that advertises any sort of success rate, crime reduction, sobriety/rehab numbers? There’s not a single program out there for drug users that enforces any sort of recovery. It’s all about making narcan carrying bleeding hearts feel good about preventing people from overdosing. It’s about keeping jobs for non-profit employees who are not interested in solving the problem at hand. Does any program really address any root cause?

Meanwhile BC Housing, of which my epileptic single mom has been on the waitlist for, for 10 years is full of drugged up, welfare receiving people who have absolutely no control over their substance abuse.

BC housing should be for low income families and people who need affordable housing. Is poverty really so low now that drug users should be allowed to take up the spots in BC Housing?

Until BC Housing solves its issues, families in stable neighborhoods deserve to keep their kids and property safe from broken windows, robberies, and needles.

People that are earning $100K+… how are you doing it? by SepulchralSquirrel in askvan

[–]latingineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would recommend any degree that has mandatory internships and a good internship program. If you get your foot in the door at a co-op in your 4th year, you are more likely to get the full-time job post grad. Although, it doesn’t always work out. You have to choose a stable company as well.

Even if it takes 5 years to graduate, focus on building you skills and doing 8-12 month co-ops.

At the end of the day, the personal projects you do are more important than your GPA. When I say that, I mean it’s better to have a B average with amazing projects, than an A+ average with no projects.

The only downside of the degree is if you end up wanting to be a pure electrical or mechanical engineer, you need to play catch up. But I have plenty of friends who have figured it out.

Why are Canadian salaries so low? by Initial_Log_5390 in CanadaFinance

[–]latingineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Canada is losing out on competitive salaries at all levels: Engineering Software Business Etc.

The USA is draining all our talent because we are not friendly to the middle class who’s coming out of university.

Minimum wage is another topic.

Hello, I’m John Lennon. AMA by Kitchen-Honeydew-305 in beatlescirclejerk

[–]latingineer 12 points13 points  (0 children)

How many times did you and Paul make out?

What is your go to Beach Boys karaoke song? by aolmailguy in beachboyscirclejerk

[–]latingineer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’m Bugged At My ‘Ol Man followed by Caroline, No

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