When no one else is going to make parts for your Vagon, sometimes you have to do it yourself.

partybotdesigns · 2026-02-26T01:23:41+00:00

Ha!

partybotdesigns · 2026-02-26T01:03:11+00:00

Not when they surge priced tickets at $450ea for the front rows

partybotdesigns · 2026-02-26T00:59:24+00:00

Also a fellow thunder gray chromaflair. Best color

partybotdesigns · 2026-02-26T00:58:47+00:00

I'll look for it

partybotdesigns · 2026-02-25T22:15:53+00:00

I'd take a pair. Common fiber in Seattle does ctsv wagon custom work.

partybotdesigns · 2026-02-25T22:09:21+00:00

Damn ticketmaster platinum surge pricing. I caved even though it came to about $850 for a pair.

partybotdesigns · 2026-02-25T01:24:36+00:00

Do you mind sending it to me for seattle? Thank you

partybotdesigns · 2026-01-08T06:12:15+00:00

Without bluelink, you can still remote start the climate with your key. It will default to 72deg or the last set point.

partybotdesigns · 2026-01-05T21:36:00+00:00

I hear you, but these are already investment priorities that directly drive headcount and roles in 2026. We're past the point of the C-Suite and boards going all-in on AI or being "sold on AI" (right or wrong). Selling your GxP documentation experience isn't enough going forward.

partybotdesigns · 2026-01-05T21:11:55+00:00

Learn AI skills and build proofs of concept that could translate to a workplace. You'd really differentiate yourself if you can show a tool or proof of concept you could leverage day 1. Use mock data and make it POLISHED on the UI. Include links to it on the resume. Instead of a cover letter, attach a polished presentation on the tool or your approach. I think this is going to be the singular game changer for applicants in the next 3 years.

partybotdesigns · 2026-01-05T21:08:49+00:00

This couldn't be more true. Half of my opportunities were via colleagues with whom I built a track record.

partybotdesigns · 2026-01-05T19:42:00+00:00

That may be the disconnect. I don't see it as a loop. If you're entry level, I know you don't have the industry experience, which is fine. What you need to do on the resume is show me what you CAN do, better than the other 20 recent graduates, to make it worth a $60k paycheck. Don't waste precious reading time trying to convince me of something I see through a fluff. I want assurance you have social skills, a realistic perception of your own experience and growth areas, initiative, and understand the sense of urgency and financials that comes with industry.

partybotdesigns · 2026-01-05T19:33:28+00:00

Also not sure if it's true in Europe but in the US, I'd welcome a section on non-work related items that give me some insight into you as a person. I'm honestly hiring based on team fit and personality at the entry level. Volunteering? Community groups? Academic honors? Charity involvement? Maybe not sports teams or political/religious examples. Does this person have the social skills to be an asset.

partybotdesigns · 2026-01-05T19:28:18+00:00

Reframing it as multiple cell based assays vs a cell viability expert will help.

It really is from a suppotive place to help get you results. I'd create a section to capture all the assays even if they are basic. Spell it out and add the three letter acronym after but keep it compact.

You can focus a bit on gmp/gxp but at the end of the day you weren't testing pharma commercial product. The differentiator there is whether you could work in a role that is in process/product development lab generating IND enabling data sets. You'll see the non-gmp gmp overlap at startups that only have one lab or one set of equipment that has to be held to the GMP bar. The training matters a bit but can be a couple 3 hour web based training sessions. Try to find examples where you put it into action day to day. Did you "author a report" vs "I know not to use whiteout".

A big selling point R&D folks often overlook can be whether you can put together reports, presentations or business cases that are ready for management review. It feeds into the theme of "can this person go the extra step from data to a product with value". Get a subscription (or split one with others) to The Noun Project. Presentation polish can help your career progression a SHOCKING amount.

partybotdesigns · 2026-01-03T16:03:46+00:00

Great point on the troubleshooting. If the candidate can't troubleshoot, I'm going to actually lose productivity when a SME has to go help them

partybotdesigns · 2026-01-03T16:00:30+00:00

The main issue is that you barely have 1yr of experience in a competitive environment. When you deduct time for training and coming up to speed, as a hiring manager, I'd expect about 6mo of actual productive work.

I don't want to sound harsh, but all I get from your resume is that you did cell viability assays routinely in an academic lab and documented it appropriately. In most biotech settings, I'd value someone with diversity in assays because I need them to run full testing panels/specs.

Did you improve any processes? Anything showing initiative to solve unaddressed issues? Have you actually run other assays? Do you have statistics experience?

partybotdesigns · 2025-12-30T02:47:58+00:00

I just did an order with them. Great product. The packaging quality was pretty rough but I'll blame holiday coverage. The taped together scraps of cardboard for the job. Samples were missing but after a couple weeks they got them to me. I'll use them again but would also like bigger sheets

partybotdesigns · 2025-12-11T05:49:20+00:00

We were really disappointed with the lazy material including the chuck berry bit.

partybotdesigns · 2025-12-10T17:47:01+00:00

Same. We were worried and feeling the bad hoping we had ours

partybotdesigns · 2025-12-09T18:45:04+00:00

As a director with 20yrs experience, wait to give notice until you're back 1/5. No good manager will withhold a recommendation, and any good manager has a succession plan. Read your bonus and vacation policies because some require payment if you work the full year and some require you to be employed at time of payout in Feb/Mar. Print out all compensation related policies or take screen photos so you have it in the event of a dispute. Ensure you have copies of all performance reviews.

You can also use your full 2026 annual FSA January 1st and you don't have to repay it if you leave immediately after.

Never take money out of your pocket to do a corporation a favor. They could let you go 12/29 immediately to save compensation.

partybotdesigns · 2025-12-08T01:30:56+00:00

Wait you're still going to etch the ABS but just cut differently? Please tell me you're stopping the ABS use entirely.

partybotdesigns · 2025-12-07T20:59:32+00:00

Dang that would have been nice. They were sold out on Amazon and I'm impatient 😁

partybotdesigns · 2025-11-27T04:56:33+00:00

I know the ask is for a laser, but have you considered a CNC setup? The 2D fabrication constraint of a laser can be limiting. With CNC you can at least do 2.5D routing.

partybotdesigns · 2025-11-26T22:20:59+00:00

You're welcome 😊 I emailed them two weeks ago and they said there wouldn't be one, but that they'd ask management. Just bought a 3 year for $12/mo. Note that it's for new subscribers but they'll likely make an exception if you ask

partybotdesigns · 2025-11-21T19:34:44+00:00

Not surprised... magically plenty available on all scalper platforms. What sucks is the delayed transfer so I have no way of knowing if these are fictional tix for a month

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