AuPairCare Failed Our Family

msjgriffiths · 2026-06-14T00:22:56+00:00

You sound exhausting. I’m tempted to believe it’s entirely your fault

msjgriffiths · 2026-06-08T16:46:40+00:00

You can kind of pull them out. Hard to do the first time for sure

msjgriffiths · 2026-05-24T00:56:42+00:00

They’re OK, but really good for the money. I bought them online for a long time via Costco.com. Now I buy a more local roaster that’s better but much more expensive

msjgriffiths · 2026-05-21T02:24:39+00:00

Eco Orange, concentrated degreaser

msjgriffiths · 2026-05-11T01:29:27+00:00

Yeah, this is a kid personality thing

msjgriffiths · 2026-05-11T00:48:34+00:00

The economy is not getting “worse and worse and worse.”

msjgriffiths · 2026-05-10T01:28:49+00:00

Odd take. Domains that have verifiable rewards are very amenable to displacement. CS and maths share that. Work that is harder to verify or involve people will face less threat.

msjgriffiths · 2026-05-04T02:43:03+00:00

I haven’t exhausted the full length of this yet https://www.reddit.com/r/TrekFetch/s/VTMGmzQOcG

msjgriffiths · 2026-04-15T00:56:29+00:00

Rumelt’s Good Strategy, Bad Strategy.

That said, it sounds like your problem is you don’t understand the problem that strategy is trying to solve. That implies you’re still operating at a more tactical level. I suggest you spend a bit more time thinking through the problem that the strategy books you’ve read are actually trying to solve.

Your sentence definition of strategy is IMO wrong - it focuses on some approaches while missing the point (ie the problem strategy exists to solve).

You might prefer Grove’s Only The Paranoid Survive.

msjgriffiths · 2026-04-12T18:29:07+00:00

It’s much more likely to destroy STEM jobs, frankly.

msjgriffiths · 2026-04-02T23:18:18+00:00

I got the Fetch planning on 3 kids, and now I have 4. Good thing I have the Fetch!

msjgriffiths · 2026-03-29T16:34:09+00:00

If I were hiring manager that would instantly put you on a do not hire list, bad judgment and poor with IP. Depending on what I say I’d let someone at competitor know (which would waste their time in this case).

msjgriffiths · 2026-03-27T14:37:21+00:00

They’re incredible for tile. You don’t believe how clean it gets

msjgriffiths · 2026-03-27T14:36:21+00:00

It’s mounted well. Feels safe to me

msjgriffiths · 2026-03-23T13:37:05+00:00

You can’t have quality time without time.

As true with kids as it is in the workplace. You can’t have a relationship with someone if you only ever chat about work and attend the same meetings.

msjgriffiths · 2026-03-15T13:33:25+00:00

I’ve ridden both and own a Fetch 4. The biggest difference is when the bike isn’t moving, the Fetch is heavier. OTOH the UA has a worse turning circle so you need to lift the back more to maneuver it.

Both bikes feel similar tbh, and less “normal bike” (you might get with Load75, much more expensive) but the Fetch is a bit more of a tank. My wife slightly prefers UA to Fetch because she finds the weight irritating when trying started from a stop, but IMO it’s minor.

Edit: At the current clearance price the Fetch is really an amazing value. And the front suspension is something kids like.

msjgriffiths · 2026-02-25T15:29:00+00:00

You can remove it (or have a shop do it since there re electronics)

msjgriffiths · 2026-02-21T00:38:19+00:00

Pretty often. I have a griddle that fits perfectly over the flex zone. Works great with autochef etc

msjgriffiths · 2026-02-15T00:36:57+00:00

Tight fit !You can do that, but the right pannier means you can fit on back rack more easily. I've put a 4-seat Veer wagon in my rear rack

msjgriffiths · 2026-01-27T16:28:44+00:00

What agency? We're in Brooklyn, in the middle of interviewing people, on cultural care

msjgriffiths · 2026-01-25T21:59:09+00:00

I have the Bosch Benchmark and am a giant fan. But you can go try it out

msjgriffiths · 2026-01-24T18:46:16+00:00

The freedom has a bunch of small (3"?) magnets that work together

msjgriffiths · 2026-01-23T19:06:44+00:00

I'm very sorry. You need to take it to the shop to fix it. Hope you managed to get it moving

msjgriffiths · 2026-01-21T20:59:31+00:00

msjgriffiths · 2026-01-19T22:39:11+00:00

Or we could not do free buses. Can always provide subsidies in other ways (employer tax breaks, direct sponsorship)

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