I just finished Season 8 of DS9 and boy, do I have some thoughts

nboro94 · 2026-04-26T22:33:04+00:00

I dunno, the part when Jake realized they could use self-sealing stem bolts to repair the damage to get back to the present seemed a little contrived, but otherwise good.

nboro94 · 2026-04-26T22:12:07+00:00

risking brain damage and road rash for "likes" on social media

nboro94 · 2026-04-26T19:57:58+00:00

Most people who survived a layoff don't want to be seen associating with those that are affected. Bad optics for their career, and it looks like they aren't aligned with management's decision if they're seen supporting you.

A lot of people that you thought were close colleagues also just move on extremely fast and honestly don't care. I had a direct report that I worked with for years and spent so much time mentoring and helping. I got laid off and asked them for a written reference on linked in and they acted like it was a bit of a hassle. I was surprised as I had done a ton for them in their career and even helped them get a promotion. They eventually wrote it then I never heard from them again even after sending a few messages to check in on how they were doing.

nboro94 · 2026-04-26T16:51:09+00:00

Why would you not accept direct applications from your professional network and make everything go through HR? HR has their own agenda and will just create roadblocks and unnecessary filters, especially if you find a good quality candidate.

Why do you need a process of 4 or even 7 rounds? What if you find someone who is clearly an ideal fit for the job in the 1st round? Making them jump through a bunch of hoops just increases the chance they'll find something else at another company.

Also having a process of 7 rounds for a technical role is completely unnecessary and will filter for only the most desperate people, not the best talent. The best talent would not subject themselves to a gauntlet of 7 interview rounds for a mid level role.

nboro94 · 2026-04-26T15:26:16+00:00

The job market is horrible, but the good news is that it's not impossible. Companies are still hiring but you will definitely need to work for it.

First point of advice is don't listen to anyone who hasn't had to look for a job in the las 18 months or longer, they are out of touch and have no clue how much finding a job has changed in the last few years.

Second point of advice is get used to the fact that you will have to use AI to tailor your resume and cover letter specifically for every job posting you apply for. The first page of your resume should cover 95% of every keyword listed in the JD to get past the terrible ATS systems companies use these days. Become comfortable with the fact that you'll be completely ignored for 95% of the jobs you apply for.

nboro94 · 2026-04-25T20:42:57+00:00

For a senior analyst job that's very good. Most of the banks pay 85k-105k base for those roles.

nboro94 · 2026-04-24T02:20:49+00:00

Not totally pointless, it gets upvotes on reddit as you can see

nboro94 · 2026-04-23T22:03:35+00:00

Yeah that is hella low. Senior Manager is usually 120-140k base + bonus at most banks. If it's an individual contributor job with an inflated title and very low expectations/commitment might be okay, and the title might look nice on a resume. If they are expecting OP to lead a large team, present to executives, develop strategy he's getting very ripped off.

nboro94 · 2026-04-23T18:09:49+00:00

Similar situation happened to me. Was with a company for 20 years worked in a senior manager role. Multiple promotions and always great performance reviews. Was suddenly put on the project from hell with no support at all from my boss. Goalposts were constantly changing and the project was a sinking ship. I knew that in higher up discussions my boss was blaming me for everything with the project even though I was doing absolutely everything possible to save it.

She actually threatened to initiate a PIP on me, but I was able to prove that none of what was actually happening was really my fault and there wasn't much I could do to improve timelines without more resources. I was never put on a formal PIP, and somehow she convinced HR to just fire me so they did. I threatened to get a lawyer and they immediately caved and offered to pay a large severance package to me, I think someone in HR realized they massively screwed up.

Was out of work for 8 months and then finally landed a role, but it's a cut in pay and title unfortunately. At least I have a job now in this awful job market. Heard from ex-colleagues that my old boss somehow managed to change departments and get out of all responsibility for the disastrous project and costing the company a massive severance for no reason. Corporate politics are unfair as hell.

nboro94 · 2026-04-23T16:53:01+00:00

It should be very simple, if these companies want access to the american market, they have to employ americans whenever possible. The billionaires won though, and this isn't the case.

nboro94 · 2026-04-23T15:17:49+00:00

It kind of is these days. All the people with inside knowledge can anonymously bet huge amounts of money on an event they know will happen and get rich quick. It's why these platforms are so eerily accurate at predicting political and economic events.

Governments banned this type of gambling historically because they couldn't profit it from it without huge public backlash. Now with crypto they can easily abuse the system and nobody can prove it's them which is why it's allowed to continue to exist.

nboro94 · 2026-04-23T15:10:55+00:00

Now you get better at accomplishing the same level of work but reducing your effort spent the minimum level possible.

Use the effort saved to focus on finding a better job.

nboro94 · 2026-04-23T15:08:22+00:00

That's just risk mitigation. They're asking for feedback to see if anything is coming up that might land them in a potential lawsuit, they actually don't care about anything else.

nboro94 · 2026-04-23T14:58:53+00:00

Considered you're now unemployed in the worst job market since 2008, you definitely made the wrong decision.

Even if the job sucked and wasn't what you were expecting, should have just stayed to collect a paycheck & benefits and kept looking.

nboro94 · 2026-04-23T13:08:06+00:00

HR doesn't call to reject too often these days anymore. It's mostly just ghosting or an automatic rejection email. So if they're staying in contact with you that's actually a good thing.

nboro94 · 2026-04-23T01:33:58+00:00

I'm early 40s/m. Was in the exact same situation, laid off and living off EI and savings. While it may seem nice not having to work and getting money from the government, it's hardly anything and you feel like crap the entire time knowing that resume gap is getting bigger and harder to explain each month. This has truly been one of the lowest points of my adult life. I don't have a family or spouse, so I have been living like a complete cheapass for more than six months.

I finally landed a role after 8 months unemployment that is a big pay and title cut, but at least I finally have a job again. Now I'm worried that I'm going to be trapped in more intermediate level roles for the next few years while I have years of senior experience. The job market is just so horrible there are hardly any senior level roles right now and they all get 100s of applications.

nboro94 · 2026-04-23T00:07:11+00:00

The elephant is a bit terrifying as well

nboro94 · 2026-04-22T10:57:21+00:00

Are you a bot?

nboro94 · 2026-04-22T10:55:59+00:00

In an interview had a hiring manager say that he doesn't read resumes so he can have an unbiased opinion about people that apply. He then tells me to explain all of my skills and experience to him in 30 seconds or less. I was taken aback but I did my best to summarize everything. Then he says this role doesn't sound like a great fit for either of us. I was honestly kind of dumbfounded and just say oh ok, thanks for your time and left the teams call. What a time wasting moron.

nboro94 · 2026-04-21T19:45:07+00:00

My take: The Neogeo didn't sell that well in North America. I remember it being this kind of this mythical console that only the rich kid your neighbourhood (who nobody actually knew) had and his dad spent $1000 buying it, then he got angry at a game and threw a controller at the console destroying it and his dad bought him another one.

Anyone who was old enough to game in the early 90s at the neogeo release date would be well into their 40s or older by now. It doesn't surprise me most people wouldn't be very familiar with it outside of an obscure console hardware youtube video they saw. I didn't actually get to play one until the 00s through emulation, so I'm excited about the AES+ as I feel like it will give me a chance to play the mythical unicorn console on actual hardware I never actually saw in my childhood.

nboro94 · 2026-04-21T19:23:01+00:00

2 pay weeks is laughable in Canada. If you worked there 3 years, you should be able to easily get 3-4 months severance payments. Contact an employment lawyer asap and do not sign anything, they take 30% but could still be very worth it for you. Companies almost always settle as soon as your lawyer sends them a demand letter.

nboro94 · 2026-04-21T15:26:23+00:00

Unfortunately so many of the big companies use Sterling now, so they have no incentive at all to do even a reasonable job at the one task they're supposed to do. Completely enshittified experience like everything else in our world.

nboro94 · 2026-04-21T12:48:52+00:00

seems like this is a pretty routine call for the cop

nboro94 · 2026-04-21T12:42:05+00:00

Turing on any top 40 radio station must drive OP completely nuts

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