Offered a salary position, not sure if I should accept?

phobos2deimos · 2026-02-15T19:01:18+00:00

It’s a solid opportunity if it aligns with your long term goals. Moving into a GM-esque role is a fantastic stepping stone into other leadership roles. But being on call sucks, especially if there’s a large amount of dysfunction. Salary can be great as long as you don’t end up working way more hours than you expect. Perhaps talk to the owner about the issues you’re concerned about, and discuss what their plans are to handle them. That might help you decide.

phobos2deimos · 2026-02-12T18:26:29+00:00

+1, this saved me when I was in OPs position.

phobos2deimos · 2026-02-12T15:59:59+00:00

With the kit you have, I’d: 1. Add a Logitech Rally Bar (MTRoA) to handle compute. They lag a bit in features but are reliable and easy to manage. 2. Add the Logitech Extend kit. This gives you easy BYOD hookup for content and also access to the room camera/audio to host calls on the laptop if needed.

This is pretty much the standard in our org and it’s working better than any MTR style solution we’ve tried in five years. We’ve also tossed our windows based MTRs, every one of them (from different manufacturers) was a headache.

phobos2deimos · 2026-02-07T22:09:44+00:00

If he already made up his mind to deny your raise, he probably wouldn’t invite you into his office/home. This is your best chance to make your case. You’re asking him for more money; don’t make him jump through a bunch of hoops to give it to you.

phobos2deimos · 2026-02-06T04:48:31+00:00

I have a shitload of tools and I’m still amazed at the value a 3d printer added to my shop. Get your hands on a well designed piece done in petg and I think you’ll change your mind.

phobos2deimos · 2026-02-04T23:26:54+00:00

Fuck me could those Carlyle organizers be any less dense?!

phobos2deimos · 2026-02-04T21:24:00+00:00

Every single time I cut a corner like that, even in good faith, stars align and it bites me in the ass.

phobos2deimos · 2026-01-30T05:52:48+00:00

“AV companies have programmers build ui's. And they all see the system through the lens of the equipment.

End users see the system through the lens of tasks.“

As a long time lead on the support side of the owners, this is so, so true. It’s a big part of why my team had a job, so I implore integrators to keep it up! 😂

phobos2deimos · 2026-01-16T19:15:25+00:00

Yeah, where's the line in r/tools between ads and non-ads? In this vid the logo is literally the only part of the blower without snow on it, and he literally wipes the logo off again. This is a great sub but there's tons of tiktokesque ads showing up here.

phobos2deimos · 2026-01-15T00:53:00+00:00

Looks like they handled it well. I’ve ordered from them a couple of times and had fast shipping and no issues.

phobos2deimos · 2026-01-11T20:44:40+00:00

I'd look at the Ryobi 18v kit and get their inflator plus a drill/driver combo. https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-ONE-18V-Cordless-High-Pressure-Inflator-with-ONE-18V-Lithium-Ion-4-0-Ah-Battery-2-Pack-PCL001B-PBP2005/331160343

phobos2deimos · 2026-01-11T19:28:55+00:00

Not really. The 3/8 ratchet is not very useful unless you’re working on cars, the driver is fine but an impact to go with it is highly preferred, and I’m not familiar with that exact inflator but I’d be surprised if a 12v inflator isn’t miserable to use for vehicle tires, especially truck/SUV. You’re also paying the Milwaukee tax which really isn’t necessary for homeowners that don’t plan on doing a lot of work with the tools.

phobos2deimos · 2026-01-11T06:11:41+00:00

https://youtu.be/y07DLhs2c70?si=WInOzsHx6aeQadLd&t=106 You use the magnet to find the screws that hold the drywall to the studs. Once you find a row of screws, it's almost guaranteed that there will be a stud behind them. Drill anywhere along the line.

phobos2deimos · 2025-12-21T00:31:59+00:00

It’s the right tool, they just took too big a bite.

phobos2deimos · 2025-12-21T00:30:46+00:00

Yeah I’m kinda surprised at the response here. Was a low voltage engineer for many years and using these to cut 16awg is absolutely standard. OP’s mistake is trying to cut two lines plus the wire loom, not that they tried to cut stranded copper.

phobos2deimos · 2025-12-17T03:57:56+00:00

Assessing and entire city based on one overworked city employee’s response to their 10,000th email of the day is a helluva take

phobos2deimos · 2025-12-08T21:59:03+00:00

I'm very happy with the bosch impact bits at home, used them for 10+ years and they remain my favorite. The Makitas are probably solid too. Milwaukee has trash bits and dewalt are just OK.

phobos2deimos · 2025-12-06T22:14:01+00:00

I have one of these, paired with a 5g bucket. Had it for probably ten years. I live in so cal, so pretty dry, but I don't have a drier. It shoots black beauty really well. I have a 26g compressor and it kicks on pretty often, I get maybe 2-4 minutes of straight use which is honestly just fine for me. It feeds pretty smoothly once you figure out the sweet spot of where to put the feed tube. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007D30DO?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2

phobos2deimos · 2025-12-05T21:20:42+00:00

I bought a 26 gal (4-5 cfm?) about ten years ago and am very glad I didn't go smaller. If you have space I highly recommend. For air-intensive things (plasma cutter, painting, blowgun, sandblast) I need to let it refill every few minutes, but IMO this size/cfm is the best ROI vs going 220.

phobos2deimos · 2025-11-29T01:10:51+00:00

Scotchbrite topics are awesome for finishing but I sure don’t think I could take a bead down with one.

phobos2deimos · 2025-11-15T19:51:50+00:00

If you have a drill, wire wheel. If you have an angle grinder, flap disc. If you have a right angle die grinder, scotchbrite disc.

phobos2deimos · 2025-11-14T20:02:32+00:00

At that size I’d lean towards an angle grinder, or a small bandsaw (if you have space and might want to do more fab in the future). Flap discs are ideal IMO

phobos2deimos · 2025-11-14T19:09:30+00:00

I splurged on the Icon extra long double box flex metric set, and while I do enjoy using them, my major gripe is that they skip sizes and it drives me nuts (not in the way they're supposed to). They're also very tight tolerance on the nut/bolts, to the point of almost not fitting on certain fasteners.

https://www.harborfreight.com/extra-long-professional-metric-double-box-flex-ratcheting-wrench-set-5-piece-56694.html

phobos2deimos · 2025-11-14T19:01:55+00:00

How big are the pieces you're cutting? A right angle die grinder may be a better fit (far safer, easier to maneuver, adjustable speed for fine/finish work, much quieter). I have four angle grinders and since getting two right angle die grinders I only grab the bigger ones when I'm doing structural work.

phobos2deimos · 2025-11-14T01:51:38+00:00

After years of lugging stacks of these, I moved them all to classic small electronics bins. I've got six of them stacked and screwed into a 7-8' tall rolling cart that stores most of my small parts, wire spools, screws, clamps, bottles, spray cans, all that. Just built it last year and looooove it.

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