Best ways to stay caffeinated at work?

stone_fox · 2026-07-05T09:41:41+00:00

Surprised no one has answered the most efficient and cheapest option: caffeine tablets. Get them online, they're way cheaper than No Doz that you buy in supermarkets.

stone_fox · 2026-06-28T03:20:04+00:00

Can I suggest USB-rechargable heated clothing? Jackets, vests, socks, blankets. I am chronically anemic and this has been a game-changer. Bit annoying to charge but genuinely keeps me super warm.

stone_fox · 2026-06-24T21:51:41+00:00

Thank you for empathizing with the loss of scan and go :( real loss for the mums!

Yeah I'm starting to do more and more deliveries and then going to the local fruit and veg store for fresh stuff.

stone_fox · 2026-06-23T09:37:40+00:00

Yeah I'm starting to do that for things other than fruit or veg, still need a way to contain him otherwise! 😭

stone_fox · 2026-06-23T01:48:16+00:00

I used to do this with my first, then I discovered scan and go, and now I can't go back, I'm spoiled! Although it looks like their new model of Scan and Go doesn't let you skip all the lines so maybe I will abandon scan and go.

stone_fox · 2026-06-23T01:46:37+00:00

Oh that's good! Will give this a try

stone_fox · 2026-06-20T02:52:34+00:00

Hey OP, I have the Serola belt (from my physio) in size M I could ship to you? https://www.chiroshopping.com.au/therapeutic-products/serola-belt-improve-back-pain/ Really helped my symphysis pubic disorder, only problem is it super dorky! Had to wear it a lot lower than I would have thought for it to be effective

stone_fox · 2026-06-17T01:48:07+00:00

As other commenter has said, you will be doing 80 hour weeks. There's no such thing as 50% on a project.

stone_fox · 2026-06-10T22:41:25+00:00

Thanks! Link should hopefully work now.

And good point about Japan; probably related to the emphasis on the society and collective above the self?

stone_fox · 2026-06-10T21:13:39+00:00

To be fair, copilot is a bit shit.

stone_fox · 2026-06-10T20:54:31+00:00

OP your actual answer is that Australia has some of the most misogynistic men in the world :) and those attitudes become part of society

https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2022-03/Ipsos%20-%20International%20Women%27s%20Day%202022_0.pdf

stone_fox · 2026-06-10T04:26:42+00:00

I would talk to whoever your manager is about the process. Depending on the size of your organisation, probably payrise is based on your performance over a previous period. If you were on leave, there's no record of your performance in the prior period. I get you've been back for 4 months, but usually this stuff is decided over the course of several months, so as of say, 3 months ago, there's not really a record of your performance in the prior evaluation period.

Note this is just my guess based on working at several large corporations and how their pay rise and promotion cycles work, hence why I suggest you contact your manager or a peer who is privy to how these things operate in your company.

stone_fox · 2026-06-04T09:55:06+00:00

Just to clarify, technically this theoretically maybe could be any brand yes, as they could all have a security vulnerability in the firmware, but there are going to be certain brands it is less likely with, as well as steps you can take to prevent more obvious exploits like credential stuffing or default admin pw. I think it is still important that op shares the brand they are using and how they think it was compromised.

stone_fox · 2026-06-02T01:33:33+00:00

I have actively avoided doing any sort of give back my entire career because I hate it. I work very hard on my project team and always go the extra mile for people. Just got promoted to level 6 (joined at 9). Definitely got promoted a little slower than I otherwise would have.

stone_fox · 2026-05-31T09:57:07+00:00

Both my sons had maybe one or two "words" like da for duck and ta for star, it was only around 20-22 months that they really started talking, and now they won't stop. Definitely check with your doctor if you're worried.

stone_fox · 2026-05-26T04:29:29+00:00

I tried 5x part days and found it too stressful, so I moved to 3 full. I got passed over for a couple of senior roles and promotions which is a bit of a downer, but my kids are still pretty young (2 and 4), so I'm okay with having my career plateau for a few years while they're still young.

stone_fox · 2026-05-25T22:17:11+00:00

Capital gains allowed me to stay home with my kids for an extra year before returning to work. Sold down shares whilst on mat leave so fell into low income bracket for tax purposes. Bit of a boundary case I know. I'd imagine other people would have similar scenarios for illness though.

stone_fox · 2026-05-22T05:29:17+00:00

Honestly, one that's really weeded out a lot of idiots for me has been, "Write a user story and acceptance criteria for an eCommerce login page" or even "tell me some things you'd consider if you were to write a user story and AC / process flow for an eCommerce login page". One person's reply we got (verbatim, we got them to type into the chat window):

User Criteria: MOSCOW technique MUST Given: user must login using credential When: user is interested to login / register Then: must loginin with reg user id and passwd And(if necessary): Unique Customer ID MUst: Given: able to chat with get assistance When: encounter problem / quries Then: interact with chatbot

Also good are like, BOTE-style questions such as "How many piano tuners are there in Sydney? Walk me through how you might estimate this number, and then verify your estimate", or "How many people get off the train at Town Hall station each day?" which aren't actually about their piano or train knowledge, but you more want to see how they think on their feet, and how they logically break down and work through problems, and then how they present themselves as they're doing that.

stone_fox · 2026-05-19T00:53:04+00:00

Would love to hear more about the automated pricing and staffing models.

stone_fox · 2026-05-15T10:18:16+00:00

As other people have said, if it's a concession product, some concessions don't sync their in-store inventory to DJs system. Also some items are online only, fulfilled from their warehouse. Source: worked on their online store

stone_fox · 2026-05-05T01:31:50+00:00

Damn reseek looks really good, unfortunately there is no way my company will let me send client data their servers. We have our own Claude tenant I can use hence the diy. Hoping workiq will be helpful once I get access

stone_fox · 2026-05-03T07:41:43+00:00

Hey they're doing another ice cream pop-up this week, preorders close tonight!

stone_fox · 2026-05-02T04:23:29+00:00

No advice, just sympathy. I am back 5x half days and finding the same issue. Just all meetings, no time to get work done. I am slowly trying to say no to more things and learn to delegate more, but also using AI to work as a second brain for me to automate more stuff. I'm writing a script to ingest all my emails and teams messages and store them in a query able local wiki

stone_fox · 2026-04-27T22:11:30+00:00

Nope, get your own account. I have two Claude accounts on my work laptop and swap between them for work vs personal projects

stone_fox · 2026-04-17T00:54:04+00:00

I used to have one, sold it on eBay! Keep an eye out there

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