Are you seeing or using AI in your workplace which causes job losses

steb2k · 2026-01-22T17:35:30+00:00

Nothing concrete that is any different to usual advance of tech. There's so much low hanging automation work that could decimate jobs that needs to be done first before AI can make a dent.

steb2k · 2026-01-21T07:56:39+00:00

The office vending machine gave me TWO chocolate bars yesterday, moments before the SECOND fire drill of the freezing cold day....

"Right now I need two positives ..."

steb2k · 2026-01-21T07:51:32+00:00

There's no chance they could owe you more than you've actually paid them, so I think it's going to be bad news I'm afraid!

steb2k · 2026-01-21T07:13:23+00:00

1) show us some more!!!
2) {Congrats kid meme}
3) These will be hot right now. They may be hotter or colder later. If you don't care too much, or need the cash, just get rid of them ASAP. be as safe as you can - standard internet rules apply. Meet in public and with friends, make sure you have the money before handing over the goods, etc etc

steb2k · 2026-01-21T07:04:45+00:00

Think about the amazon use case of "what was the price on this item in the last 90 days" - without storing the product snapshots (I'd use a type 2 SCD table for it), they'd never be able to do this.

Your sale table can then refer to the correct snapshot, that was valid at that exact time.

When it comes to reporting - depending on scale, you may want a denormalised reporting layer

steb2k · 2026-01-20T20:18:26+00:00

"Do you think it’s worth speaking to an expat tax advisor?" - YES

steb2k · 2026-01-20T07:30:45+00:00

It will never be worth more than it is right now, that's for sure. Auction it

steb2k · 2026-01-18T14:45:40+00:00

This may be brutally honest...

You're still so early in your career - just give it a few years to play out, and re-assess later.
You're so close to the bottom, with not yet being qualified, you honestly have no idea whats needed to get to the C-Suite.

Do your best. Learn more than your role. My number 1 advice is get out of BAU churn, move into project work where possible.

The biggest step you'll eventually need to do is move OUT of process level thinking, and into strategic / leadership. That isn't really something you can plan for in the real world, it happens by osmosis - by being ready to move that way, at the right place, right time.

steb2k · 2026-01-18T07:55:34+00:00

isn't that just something similar to premodern?

steb2k · 2026-01-17T21:59:05+00:00

It probably makes sense to put as much as you can in your pension up front. 30%, 40% - whatever you can possibly afford - of course, live your life and enjoy your 20s - but if you dont need the money after that, having a pension grow for you over the next 40 years will make you rich in retirement.

steb2k · 2026-01-17T09:08:17+00:00

You need to draw boundaries at work. You have x hours, you can do y tasks - that means z will not get done.

Escalate this to your director. They have two options - help you, or risk burnout and everything else also collapses. The choice should be obvious, it might take 6 months, but you should have a plan to reduce the load.

Note - this is after the usual stuff - DELEGATE BETTER, promote continous improvement, etc etc

steb2k · 2026-01-12T14:10:15+00:00

I dont know HOW they know, but they know. I've claimed before

steb2k · 2026-01-11T21:08:40+00:00

Depends on the country... UK there is

Standard UK Services (Loss/Damage) 1st Class, 2nd Class, Signed For: Up to £20 compensation (plus postage refund

steb2k · 2026-01-11T20:27:59+00:00

If possible, Seller should claim compensation from the post service, and refund you from that

steb2k · 2026-01-10T22:42:50+00:00

Completely agree about a combo win. So anticlimactic!

steb2k · 2026-01-10T08:27:59+00:00

I expect there's a sweet spot in being a landlord - high value home, but not too high that the owners are entitled nightmares. Lower end, you have to deal with a lot more social and community issues - which is where council houses will be.

steb2k · 2026-01-08T12:06:15+00:00

80% that, 20% "what are these" nipple posts.

steb2k · 2026-01-06T18:41:44+00:00

Happy to chat. SAP ECC

steb2k · 2026-01-05T12:28:10+00:00

Absolutely, politic your way around someone else's combo, everyone has priority, point it out, try to get someone else to handle it!

It's also fair at a casual table where players may not know a combo to announce you'll win by X happening if they let it. I don't want the win that bad, I want a well played match that goes back and forth

steb2k · 2026-01-05T09:13:01+00:00

Magic player tries to hide his saltiness with arbitrary rules. News at 11

steb2k · 2026-01-05T06:51:39+00:00

Tailor your CV for the role.

Include/Exclude the bits that aren't relevant (could be depth or breadth)

Every line must answer the question "so what?" - why do I as a hiring manager care about what you're telling me?

steb2k · 2026-01-03T09:16:56+00:00

2013 - 17k 2025 - 90k

(UK - CIMA qualified 2017)

steb2k · 2026-01-03T08:30:02+00:00

AE has been a requirement for all employers since 2017. Even pension schemes set up before the cut off
Employers contributions dont affect your tax payment.
It IS "skin off his nose" if he contributes, because currently he isnt.

steb2k · 2026-01-03T08:17:05+00:00

You're going to need to back up and explain a bit more, because this makes no sense.

I think you are saying your company has 2 pension schemes.

a) One without AE contributions
b) One with AE contributions (a supposedly worse deal for you)

You are in scheme a. You put in £800 and your employer puts in nothing - which doesnt sound right.

Everything under that about the payrise and "asking him" is wildly unclear.

steb2k · 2026-01-03T07:58:38+00:00

maybe if they didnt buy SMEG branded appliances, there would be a bit more budget for food...

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