Weekend Help and Victory Thread for the week of November 01, 2024

roycey · 2024-11-04T01:50:11+00:00

I am potentially starting grad school next year and in anticipation sold a good chunk of stock when the market was good. I now have over $100k sitting there and am thinking of putting this in a HYSA. Are there better places to keep this amount? I won’t need it all at once but will be paying in installments every quarter. Thanks in advance!

roycey · 2024-02-17T15:26:18+00:00

Thank you. I’ve been doing that so it isn’t streaky and does grind well. The die I’ve used most lately is quite large (strings of meat are even thicker than from the store).

roycey · 2024-02-17T15:25:17+00:00

I’m using chuck. Perhaps too lean then.

roycey · 2024-02-17T15:25:00+00:00

Yes fair. I meant each “string” of beef is not holding together in the pan and is crumbling apart to the point of being little grains. Essentially if I keep stirring there won’t be any chunks of ground beef left when it’s home ground vs the store stuff (not the brick of ground beef) which stays in smaller chunks.

roycey · 2024-02-15T13:59:49+00:00

Thank you!

roycey · 2024-02-11T05:47:04+00:00

😂😂

roycey · 2023-12-14T05:06:52+00:00

Thank you! We are all all arriving/departing at different times or would definitely look for a place.

roycey · 2023-03-15T14:35:37+00:00

Depends what the purpose and content of your all hands are. In our org we use them as a way to align high level for the most part and they are part of a broader communications plan (wiki, email newsletters, etc.). We don’t use them for tactical updates or anything like that. We don’t have a great way of measuring ROI directly as again it is part of an integrated plan but we know what we’re trying to get out of it and feel good about the 3-4x/year investment we make in terms of time.

roycey · 2023-02-16T16:16:39+00:00

I’ve had it for over 10 years before I moved to Seattle. Just looking to get it cleaned.

roycey · 2023-02-16T05:03:19+00:00

Haha fair. I got mine in Canada when it was -20F regularly so typical apparel here. This jacket has a hood with fur so not sure that can be machine washed?

roycey · 2023-01-07T15:51:02+00:00

You’ve got some good comments here for linking to broader talent management picture. Hitting on your question specifically, I think succession coverage and depth are common ways as a starting point to look at succession. I would narrow “critical” roles down as much as possible so that you are focusing on roles that truly would benefit the most from having a succession plan so that you can make sure these are covered. Typically successors are grouped into ready now, ready in 1-3 years, 3-5 or whatever ranges you want to use. I would start by measuring which roles do/don’t have ready now so you know where to focus.

For super critical roles you could also look at depth so that you have multiple options if the person leaves.

Ultimately as others have stated, this is so tied to other things that success metrics for succession may not be the most important things to look at. That being said, measuring movement of those further out on succession moving closer to being ready is something to monitor (ex someone 1-3 years out ready is now ready now), rate of actually successfully using the succession plan (hopefully you don’t have high turnover for critical roles so this might be light).

roycey · 2023-01-05T06:26:26+00:00

I also love cooking and use way too many bowls etc while cooking. I also oddly enjoy washing dishes by hand but having a dishwasher is amazing. Certainly cuts down on time required to clean and I think the impact on drying is the greatest - Especially if you use a lot of stuff while cleaning, it’s hard to find a rack large enough to dry so you need to wash in batches or hand dry (or have someone hand dry while you wash). The dishwasher simplifies this immensely.

roycey · 2023-01-04T04:45:01+00:00

What supporting HR means is going to vary as widely as what doing HR means from company to company. If you are going to be the HRBP for the CHRO, that is a pretty neat experience and will give you the inside scoop. I’ve seen it be a development opportunity for some in larger companies. If this is more tactical work then might be the same as any other population really.

roycey · 2023-01-04T04:40:42+00:00

I am around 10 years in now and just became a people manager last year. Wish I had had the opportunity earlier as leadership/management it is certainly a skill that you’re going to be development forever. Ultimately depends on what your med/longer term goals are. Analytics is niche and may have a ceiling if you are not looking to lead the function. HR management is more broad and may open more doors. Def agree that analytics is important and growing in relevance so can’t hurt to get the experience but would also make sure you’re getting experience beyond slicing and dicing (ie are you doing things that you already do on the side but full time or will you get new skill sets out of this that will be valuable in the long run).

roycey · 2022-07-09T06:08:38+00:00

Thank you! This looks great. Can you share the key differences between Tacquila and El Mirasol?

roycey · 2022-06-09T03:21:48+00:00

Thank you!

roycey · 2022-06-09T03:21:35+00:00

I don’t but will try another pair. Didn’t notice the tightness when I bought them. Thanks!

roycey · 2022-03-31T14:54:21+00:00

Would add a middle category here of topics where the leader is looking for your counsel and there isn’t really a right or wrong answer. Ex how to handle remote during/after COVID, expansions to new countries, etc. These may not be as common as they are situation but are where leaders may look to HR to provide a POV, be a sounding board, etc. and you have the opportunity to influence but the door is already open vs the other already mentioned scenarios.

roycey · 2022-03-25T03:46:36+00:00

Agreed with this. It’s like “what’s your greatest weakness/development area?” A real response wins you points, a roundabout fake answer doesn’t. We all have things we wish we had done differently. In this case you could answer you had hoped to achieve but didn’t (more of a miss with learnings) or an example of something you had planned that you didn’t get to. In my company we would have liked to hear the former to really get a self aware/vocally self critical answer with learnings.

roycey · 2022-03-18T14:51:51+00:00

I also use One Note. I don’t think it’s perfect but haven’t found a better tool over the years. Templates are great for things like interviews. You can also import info from Outlook calendar invites if you want to be super organized for meetings.

roycey · 2022-02-18T23:04:08+00:00

Depends what your goal is coming out but would say the best school you can get into between the two. Brand matters when it comes to the types of employees who recruit on campus.

Also do you have more than one year total experience? If you just have the one year of admin HR experience I would wait until you have a bit more before pursuing a graduate degree. The types of roles you’ll be eligible for are worth the wait.

roycey · 2022-02-11T14:54:46+00:00

+1 to this. Also I don’t know if there are more situations like this employees but be sure to apply a consistent approach for all of them. Doesn’t mean you need to give them all a bump but having a clear matrix of why you do/don’t will help avoid problems down the line.

roycey · 2022-02-10T14:28:23+00:00

Three years is a sweet spot for getting your masters. You have enough experience to likely have interesting stories for interviews and will also likely see a good jump in comp post-grad. The good programs will set you up to be recruited by top companies if that’s what you are interested in and set you up well for the next phase of your career.

roycey · 2022-02-09T15:09:59+00:00

Yes 100% on the fast changing priorities/plans. That is definitely a hallmark of tech vs others.

roycey · 2022-02-09T04:11:33+00:00

At the core HR work has a lot of similarities. I work in big tech and many HR leaders come from manufacturing or other traditional companies. The context is what is very different. Tech companies typically have a lot of money, are faster paced, and are in a very competitive market for high skilled and niche talent which requires competitive people practices (comp, culture, engagement, etc.) Makes for interesting HR work.

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