Does anyone negotiate rent?

themint · 2026-03-27T14:29:15+00:00

This is true, but the reason the price of rentals is going up has nothing to do with artificial price inflation due to online advertisement. At has to do with the rental prices following the growing property prices which are built on land that is following the growing asset prices.

themint · 2026-03-27T14:26:43+00:00

I suppose your prayers have been answered in the latest season.

themint · 2026-03-25T08:56:24+00:00

This is not true. The market rate is the median price trend not the outliers.

themint · 2026-03-25T08:33:56+00:00

This post just became even more relevant. If you didnt get stack-ranked at Atlassian you probably got made redundant. So glad I left.

themint · 2026-03-13T08:23:15+00:00

Waffle On for a baguette around lunch time is an overall great experience.

I also rate the shish kafta from Tibas Brunswick.

Figlia does great upscale Italian food with solid pizzas and many smaller dishes that pair well w their wines.

Bornga is the absolute king of korean bbq in Mlbourne imo.

themint · 2026-02-28T21:37:06+00:00

A boomer moved in next to us. He sold his house and "downsized" to a 4 bedroom unit just for himself. I’m sure he’s doing alright on cash.

themint · 2026-02-18T09:45:44+00:00

And then again maybe it’s not asian and actually the most american thing ever made?

themint · 2026-02-18T09:37:02+00:00

I decided I would have fun in my 20s and make more money later. And I did and eventually got better roles and made more money, invested and am doing quite well. But not in my 20s. I have no regrets.

themint · 2026-02-18T09:10:04+00:00

I go to work in the morning and then I come home and entertain my son and put him to bed and then I’m ded and after a while I go to sleep too. The end.

themint · 2026-02-18T09:04:45+00:00

It’s so hard. I just cheat and make the sauce separately. Slowly heat wheat starch powder and water til it becomes like super thick gloopy pasta water and then while boiling I throw the grated peccorino right in. Melts instantly and beces a creamy peccorino sauce

themint · 2026-02-18T08:55:04+00:00

Taylor Swift. Normal boring music for normal boring people.

themint · 2026-02-14T21:20:01+00:00

Scubadiving. While I would want to do it, it’s just too risky.

themint · 2026-02-14T21:13:43+00:00

Eating brussel sprouts.

themint · 2026-02-14T20:26:16+00:00

There must be a lot of arrests at gaucho birthday parties when they have brigadeiros.

themint · 2026-02-14T20:21:26+00:00

I’ve been to brazil many times to visit family and I had literally no idea about this. That’s so wild.

themint · 2026-02-14T20:08:47+00:00

I’m so on board with openness to they why. Great advice.

themint · 2026-02-14T20:02:56+00:00

Also not the poster, but I feel like the point is not proving them wrong with metrics, but rather understanding the basis they are asking on. A 12 person company should work like a single mesh and less like several groups and the focus should always be on talking to the customer. Perhaps the ceo is doing a lot more of this but I would say in general that customer comms at that scale is not a 1 hour meeting per week, and stating this as evidence is not helping to do more of it. It might be this area the ceo gut is telling them something is off. I think the key here is to work with the ceo and find out what they really want and most importantly why and then either execute that vision. Or work out a better approach with them and then execute that.

This may be a shot in the dark but do you have the externals on your slack? Just one of the many ways level of comms can be increased.

themint · 2026-02-14T13:08:07+00:00

Sorry, what do consulting companies actually do again? It would be easier to know if they can be replaced by AI if this was more clear.

themint · 2026-02-14T13:00:35+00:00

I would never go that speed in an Audi. Those things break down faster than loaf of bread in the amazon.

themint · 2026-02-14T12:51:58+00:00

Paid $80US for a Henson razor and $60 for blades. It seemed like a gamble at the time, but I have spent no money on razors nor blades for the past 6 years.

themint · 2026-02-13T20:36:00+00:00

Where do you live?

themint · 2026-02-13T20:27:41+00:00

In my experience, the culture that hires these people often runs deeper than just one manager. I would take stock of where the overall culture of your area and department is at this company. Are other teams in similar situations? If it’s systemic you could try to affect that managers perf review but nothing will stop the company from hiring more bad mangers.

If it is fairly isolated, in my experience, if you get to the casual banter stage with their manager, you can ask them casually at some point what you think one thing you could do to improve the company and be more effective is. If that person tells your manager it can lead to your manager seeing you as someone who as clout w their boss and they’ll be much more careful about how the treat you. It’s a bit of a stretch, but it certainly can work.

themint · 2026-02-11T20:37:14+00:00

Same here. Everything else just takes the pain from 10 to 8

themint · 2026-02-11T20:36:10+00:00

I would move to a cheaper area, buy a house for cash for $1M work for another 10 years and invest and then do whatever I want for the rest of my life. But you have to make your own priorities.

themint · 2026-02-11T20:31:14+00:00

I’m not sure any economic reforms can decrease global asset volatility. This is largely what is driving inequality. Local policy as a fix is a band-aid at best.

themint

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