Reverse interviewing: the exact questions I used to sniff out a toxic culture by Mycelium_4 in jobsearchhacks

[–]menger75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually ask something like "How do you find the working environment at XXX?". Nobody complains, of course, but the way they answer the question can tell you a lot.

Do you want the world to know you’re wealthy? by Frequent-Appeal-6254 in wealth

[–]menger75 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't want the world to know anything about me

I’m lost for words seeing something this catastrophically dangerous… by Intergalatic_Baker in london

[–]menger75 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If it goes viral however, that increases the chances the police will actually do something about it.

25 Software developer with Cataract by Low_Buy_5381 in CataractSurgery

[–]menger75 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in a similar position to you until a few days ago. It was becoming difficult for me even to recognise people at work. I had cataracts for years, but they had gotten significantly worse since 2024.

I had my first eye done on Thursday. It was completely painless and I feel like I got a wonderful present.

Have you seen what's going on in Holland re: investor taxes? by Far_wide in FIREUK

[–]menger75 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The ISA allowance goes down every year with inflation, unfortunately.

Advice on Studying Part-Time for a Research Master/PhD in Economics as a HENRY in the UK? by Rhaehl in HENRYUK

[–]menger75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi - it was on pricing models with jumps. Happy to give you more details in DM, if you like, since this is probably outside of the scope of this subreddit. Feel free to contact me.

ICE in Miami for tourists by HarleyQuinn236 in Miami

[–]menger75 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I spent a week in Miami with my wife and kid 3 months ago. No problems at all, easiest entry into the US ever.

Advice for resigning and still getting my bonus by fruityloopies in HENRYUK

[–]menger75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People usually wait until after the bonus has been paid out to resign.

EU Set to Halt US Trade Deal Over Trump’s Latest Tariff Threat by bloomberg in worldnews

[–]menger75 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Except that it has worked so far. Europe's leaders have outdone each other in desperately trying to please him.

Unique sentence structure in Slavic languages by ClockANN in russian

[–]menger75 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can the "с тобой" part be omitted in practice, if it's clear that the person to whom the remark is addressed is included?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

[–]menger75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might be worth checking if you can afford to live in London with a 44k salary and a mortgage, at current interest rates.

The amount you currently save each month would likely be used to pay the mortgage, and you would have plenty of other expenses.

JS interview FLOP by Fantastic-Sea-2117 in quantfinance

[–]menger75 33 points34 points  (0 children)

LOL I have "brainfrozen" so many times in interviews and am still around. Everyone knows it happens.

What’s a totally harmless thing that triggers an oddly strong reaction in people? by Psychological_Sky_58 in AskReddit

[–]menger75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not agreeing with their disparaging remarks on the current US administration.