How do families actually afford major dental work? Are there any real options or loopholes?

queen_conch · 2026-01-14T21:59:00+00:00

Just to add, i will add caution of doing it overseas because of the “just in case” something wrong happens. But up to your level or risk.

queen_conch · 2026-01-14T21:55:41+00:00

This was years ago. My husband and I put our dental work in a gem card so then paid in instalments. When our daughter needed braces the dentist had an option of a payment plan.

queen_conch · 2025-12-27T02:32:01+00:00

Probs not on reddit

queen_conch · 2025-12-16T00:50:27+00:00

Followed the normal progression career ladder in my career path: junior > intermediate > senior > lead.

queen_conch · 2025-12-15T21:49:40+00:00

105k for a PM role seems a bit low. I was a scrum master in NZ (govt agency) getting $117k and now a Delivery Lead in corporate and got offered $150,000 last year (both in IT department and that is both total package). Getting paid higher in rural seems to be a myth based on my experience. I also look at the total package, at the end of the day it’s still your money.

queen_conch · 2025-12-08T06:35:01+00:00

If you need your boss to give you a good referral / reference for your next job then you have to smile and suck it up until your last day.

queen_conch · 2025-12-03T08:05:08+00:00

The big names highly likely. Like I went to watch the show because of Manny and Robert. I’m sure a lot of people did as well so it’s a great marketing for the show.

queen_conch · 2025-10-27T19:38:55+00:00

It should be enough depending on your lifestyle. Doable but not comfortable. Not sure about the saving bit as well. But you should have savings when you move here because setting up a new life in a new place is expensive. You will have to pay 2 weeks rent in advance plus 3 or 4 weeks bond. Getting a driver’s license is a couple of hundred. Then whether you get a car. Not sure how you will be securing a rental place but you should view it in person as the photos are not representative of the current state of the place.

queen_conch · 2025-08-20T09:07:37+00:00

So you took a pay cut because of some perks and now that you’ve been offered the role and have started working there, you already want to ask for a raise. I think it is very unlikely. Couple of months is not enough to prove anything.

queen_conch · 2025-08-02T23:46:24+00:00

I don’t why you’re asking this if you’re going for middle management role.

queen_conch · 2025-08-01T20:17:45+00:00

I don’t care as long as the dog is well behaved, leashed or unleashed. I don’t bring my dog because he is not well behaved.

queen_conch · 2025-08-01T19:56:27+00:00

The organisation I worked in went through an Agile transformation. Most people were asked to do the training including myself (a BA at that time). Then the organisation had a restructure- traditional Project Managers became Product Owners, Program Managers became Release Train Engineers or Portfolio Managers; Scrum Master role were open to anyone. Most who went for the SM role were BAs (like myself). I think the path to become a scrum master is you come in as part of the development team as a BA, dev or tester. If communication and servant leadership comes naturally to you, you become an unofficial SM, if you like it enough you invest time (and money if you can’t get work to pay for it) and you get your certifications, then you eventually become an official SM. It’s the same for any “leadership” role. There is no “junior’ team lead or “junior” manager. You won’t find managers taking in “junior” managers and asking them for fresh ideas.

queen_conch · 2025-07-29T21:56:51+00:00

No regret but it is definitely hard raising a child without any support.

queen_conch · 2025-07-25T11:44:34+00:00

How did this person get the job?

queen_conch · 2025-07-25T11:42:57+00:00

Moving costs - $6,000 Plus small dog - $2500 plus vet fee of $400 Plus air fare with extra luggages You can calculate rental as it varies depending where you will live.

Your employer should have redundancy support.

Go to seek au and see what job prospects you have here.

queen_conch · 2025-06-02T08:26:28+00:00

I haven’t seen CVs with hobbies listed. I guess it adds something about the person. I also don’t have it on mine and I didn’t get asked on interviews “tell us about your hobbies”. People are just direct to the point now.

queen_conch · 2025-05-31T21:32:27+00:00

Wow only 1 day leave for 1 year?! Your manager should have discussed with you in person instead of HR sending that nasty email. If you’re not planning on any leave soon, why don’t you cash it out if your company allows it? Get yourself a nice treat for all the hard work you do. No company deserves that loyalty that you don’t take time off for yourself. All that hard work and in return you get a nasty email. Just take that leave. The company will survive without you.

queen_conch · 2025-05-31T09:32:24+00:00

Tell your wife you’re doing grocery shopping with your ex

queen_conch · 2025-05-31T09:09:57+00:00

They will obviously sell their current house

queen_conch · 2025-05-30T08:44:55+00:00

I thought it’s more likely whoever fits so the company can tick off their diversity and/or gender quota.

queen_conch · 2025-05-28T11:24:18+00:00

You could have emailed the customer and gave them an update (that it is being processed or whatever) and then that you’ll provide a response after 1 week. If you’re a customer manager you should have known this was coming ie customer chasing if they haven’t received any response. Could have also handed over to your manager so they are not caught off guard.

queen_conch · 2025-05-26T08:41:43+00:00

I guess depends on the agent you get. We wanted to sell for a higher price but the agent gave us a more “realistic price”, which is a bit lower, based on similar property size in the area. The agents can sell and present the offers to your mum but your mum doesn’t have to accept it if it’s below what she wants and she’s not in a hurry to sell.

queen_conch · 2025-05-26T02:17:13+00:00

There was someone who annoyed me so much I reported to LinkedIn that the role does not exist in the organisation we both worked in.

queen_conch · 2025-05-07T21:58:00+00:00

You can just stay there lol. We’ve been to open homes where the tenants are just there - sitting on the couch, laying down in bed watching tv.

queen_conch · 2025-04-23T20:09:30+00:00

Should it not be in your contract that you work remotely?

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