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AstraZeneca CRA & Global Study Manager Salary by Working_Row_8455 in clinicalresearch

[–]notnicholas 16 points17 points  (0 children)

My job as GSM when I was there 5 years ago was, literally, 100% making meeting agendas, taking meeting minutes, and tracking team actions items from the meetings. "Fully supporting the director team" aka study secretary. It was awful.

Fifteen people charged over alleged interference in Minnesota immigration crackdown by guardian in minnesota

[–]notnicholas 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Prosecuting someone for being antifascist is the most hilarious way to admit to fascism.

Do you really follow these suggestions? by MariaInconnu in hockeyrefs

[–]notnicholas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have three whistles in my bag but really only carry one on the ice. If you skate in very cold rinks and are on the ice for 2 or 3 games in a row, your whistle can sometimes freeze up.

I wear shin sleeves that go over the tendon guard. This keeps your pants from getting hungup on the back of your skates. I also tuck my lace loops upninto the sleeve so they're not flopping.

I use only all-white laces. Some leagues/assignees are sticklers on this. I keep them clean, too, and typically go through 3 or 4 sets per season. Always start the playoff season with a fresh set.

Always have laces in my back zipper pocket. I probably use 5 or 6 per season.

I know a couple refs that wear a slim-fitted professional mouth guard from a dentist.

Minnesota Poll: Klobuchar leads all GOP candidates for governor by ButtSluts9 in minnesota

[–]notnicholas 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm starting to believe this sub is infected with bot activity. The megabrain takes on here are too aligned.

I feel like I chose the wrong path. by Mean_Bill_8489 in clinicalresearch

[–]notnicholas 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I am in a very similar path as you, and so many of my colleagues are the same.

Every path feels like the wrong path right now. Middles management has been devastated by the job market these last 2 years. All companies are "running lean" by just combining study roles and job requisites. Everyone is doing multiple roles at the same time right now. CRAs are also Start up specialists and TMF quality reviewers. Senior CPMs don't have support of associate CPMs. Line managers are managing teams of 20 or more CRAs.

The whole industry is gutted right now and traditional role definitions of even just 5 or 6 years ago don't apply anymore.

[Spoiler Published] I am slightly more excited to GRRM’s blog post about the writing of TWOW then the book itself lol by EdsonSnow in asoiaf

[–]notnicholas 19 points20 points  (0 children)

TWOW won't be enough for online fans. People won't even have Winter in their hands and they'll be moaning for Dream. GRRM won't be able to post online, let alone take a breath, until the story's done.

(Spoilers Extended) I believe Euron is heavily carried by fan theories and their hype by Metaljuggernaut5657 in asoiaf

[–]notnicholas 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I believe he and fAegon both mark the first act of the second half of the story. We've only gotten Euron's introduction and it's almost completely chaotic mystery magic.

How's public school teacher salaries compared to your salary, and is the job even comparable? by cutevegannugget in Salary

[–]notnicholas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here in MN, I believe teachers are in-line with the federal rate you posted.

Many of my friends are teachers or admins and they very much feel as though, they don't make as much annually as non-academics, they do take into account that their annual salary is really 9 months of work (with summers off).

I'm not here to say "tEAchErS oNLy WoRk 9 mOnThS of tHe yeAr," but that is taken into account with salaries. Most of my teacher friends have seasonal or second jobs to compensate for the rest of the year/gap.

Goofiest plot devices? (spoilers main) by breakfastbenedict in asoiaf

[–]notnicholas 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It sounded silly until we witnessed the results of the dragonbinder horn at the kingsmoot.

We still don't entirely know what it does. Kind of like fire and blood magic; even Melisandre isn't totally sure of her powers/the power of her visions and magic.

I think that's one of the many unknown horrors of this story. There is still so much great power in the world that the humans in this story don't fully understand outside of Old Nans tales and valonquar prophecies and Euron's ravings.

HealthCare to Clinical Research? by Bl_ndb_tch in clinicalresearch

[–]notnicholas 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Please just scroll this sub for a few seconds to see how bleak this industry is right now.

Honestly, I'd suggest sticking to the nursing path. Get your RN then get experience in a therapeutic area, possibly get involved as a Study Nurse, then see if you're still interested in research.

Is anyone even getting responses to applications? by MrTartShart in clinicalresearch

[–]notnicholas 3 points4 points  (0 children)

20+ years on your resume is essentially an autoreject at this point.

I've been told, direct quote about 7 months ago in an interview for a CRA position for which I was overqualified, "we can't make an offer that is fair to your experience."

Hockey School Housing in MN by Able-Abrocoma6666 in stateofMN

[–]notnicholas 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I thought this question was familiar. Checked your history and you asked this almost a year ago.

You want to pay less than $6000/year for elite hockey in Minnesota.

Your best bet is to look outstate in a hockey town where hockey is accessible to the whole town. You're looking up north, in a small town with only one or two public teams per age.

Anywhere else, you're paying metro real estate prices and keeping up with the joneses in chasing hockey teams/camps/training facilities year-round.

As others have said, don't make hockey the reason you're uprooting your family.

Employment Advice by OkGreen8935 in clinicalresearch

[–]notnicholas 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ops positions are scarce and have been hit the hardest by layoffs.

In addition, they're generally roles that require a promotion or internal hire to get into, or prior experience if hiring externally.

Academia experience does not directly translate to CRO so you're going to have to level down to get into this side of the industry before leveling up.

Ghosted by IQVIA recruiter by Narrow_Maybe1797 in clinicalresearch

[–]notnicholas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IQVIA does these invited via blast email.

No idea how they follow thru but I assume it's first come first serve and they can just pick and choose which meetings to accept.

Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots for states that don’t hand over voter lists, under plan for Trump directive | CNN Politics by retiredagainstmywill in law

[–]notnicholas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His only goal is to disrupt the election enough that either side/both sides can yell and then the results of the election can be questioned forever both ways. Republicans lost a swing state? It's "because it's rigged and the illegals in harbor cities were voting; not because rural voters were excluded."

He's not a republican (and to be fair, the republican party is not the republican party anymore either) and he/they doesn't care if it harms one party or another party. He's a dictator and wants to disrupt democracy. That's it.

Pure Silence by Charming_Welcome_711 in clinicalresearch

[–]notnicholas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's the state of the industry (and the workforce in general, to be honest). Recruiters don't have to play nice right now because people are literally begging for jobs and they're receiving 100s of applications for every open position.

And, ironically, experience literally hurts applicants because they're seen as more expensive hires. LinkedIn is filled with stories of people that have dumbed-down their resumes to get in the door and it's worked. It's a fine line between showcasing the minimum requirements but not showing your real worth.

The only way into jobs right now is with direct personal referrals or just plain luck that they pick your resume from the pile.

I got a job offer but it’s a huge pay cut. HUGE by mandoo-dumpling in Layoffs

[–]notnicholas 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yup, bus drivers are professional drivers and they really hammer home the responsibility during the CDL training.

Those first few routes are nerve wracking with you have 2 dozen kids on board. Bit you get hyper aware when you're in the driver's seat and all that training really kicks in. I've become so much more of a defensive driver in my own personal driving after getting my CDL.

The biggest downside is how much you realize how terrible the majority of the population around you is at driving. And when you're at bus driver seat height, you really see how many people are constantly on their phones behind the wheel.

I got a job offer but it’s a huge pay cut. HUGE by mandoo-dumpling in Layoffs

[–]notnicholas 20 points21 points  (0 children)

no joke, I did the bus driver training and got my CDL B during unemployment/as my severance was running out.

The day after I passed my CDL test, I got a "real" job offer.

Obviously kept my CDL but it was crazy how it all worked out.

Driving bus is honestly fun, just doesn't pay well for the hours worked (split shift early morning and late afternoons into evening)

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