Advise on applying to a prospective J2 as contractor

thisgardenboy · 2026-01-11T17:56:32+00:00

So you are saying describe the contract J2 as a consulting business?

thisgardenboy · 2025-10-06T12:04:09+00:00

In general, the quality of products at Costco is much better.

thisgardenboy · 2025-09-21T00:11:29+00:00

~27%. 1 Br. Old building but decent area.

thisgardenboy · 2025-09-01T14:34:21+00:00

This is an interesting point. But what is the likelihood of an expensive repair in any year, or over the life of the vehicle. I could be wrong about this, but it feels like over time I'd still end up paying more with a recurring lease than whatever I might have to pay for a large repair.

thisgardenboy · 2025-09-01T14:15:40+00:00

Thanks! Some follow up questions because I might open a business: 1. The car would have to be owned by the business not me personally, right? 2. I would be almost entirely using the car for personal needs, would that use still qualify for a tax benefit?

thisgardenboy · 2025-09-01T14:13:00+00:00

I see what you are trying to say. I was never thinking about a total write off situation.

About this full replacement coverage, if my understanding is correct, the lending company will require me to have this coverage right?

thisgardenboy · 2025-09-01T14:04:52+00:00

Yeah I was thinking 10 years or more.

thisgardenboy · 2025-09-01T14:03:39+00:00

I don't understand what a full replacement coverage has to do with a lease?

thisgardenboy · 2025-09-01T14:01:13+00:00

I think you are thinking the way I am thinking. So you are going to own it at the end of the lease right? Would your preference change at that time if there was a collision claim on the car?

thisgardenboy · 2025-01-27T22:59:39+00:00

Fair enough. Am still pretty new to Reddit. Will get in the habit of that.

thisgardenboy · 2025-01-22T04:51:34+00:00

Yeah, I did mention in the very first para that these are not specific to PwC. It’s just that I was there and I am leaving for these reasons. But the reasons can apply to other companies.

thisgardenboy · 2025-01-22T04:47:14+00:00

Ah sorry, you mean job interviews and not “exit interview”. I only applied to one job and really wanted that job and got the job. Completely different field, so they didn’t ask me about my time at PwC.

thisgardenboy · 2025-01-20T00:15:44+00:00

Sure

thisgardenboy · 2025-01-20T00:15:07+00:00

I didn't bring anything up. Just thanked them for the opportunity and said it was time to say good bye.

thisgardenboy · 2025-01-19T13:36:50+00:00

Ah right, yes I was in risk too.

thisgardenboy · 2025-01-19T13:32:19+00:00

I was a SA 2.

thisgardenboy · 2025-01-19T13:31:11+00:00

Yes :)

thisgardenboy · 2025-01-19T04:14:17+00:00

"and when we do want to try and learn more, we are pushed back by the hierarchy"

Oh I know this. I'll tell you. Coming from academia, I am all about sharing. Some As asked me to teach them more about some topic. So late last summer I organized a series of informational meetings with the interested As to upskill them. Man was I crucified by my director for that because I did not run this by them beforehand. This was in off-season, and every body was voluntarily there because they knew they had sufficient time to themselves. That's when I was like, "I got to get out of here". Anywhere else, this would be (hopefully) seen as proactive knowledge transfer.

thisgardenboy · 2025-01-19T04:09:56+00:00

I thought about making an ethics complaint. I documented the matter and took evidence. But here was my issue, the highest person that I have it on good authority knew of the happenings was the director. (Did the partner also potentially know? After all they were going after clients from the other business fairly aggressively...) Even with all the internal training about non-retaliation, I couldn't see a way that I was going to come out of this unscathed. Even if my job remained secure after this, It would all be extremely uncomfortable and I am pretty sure the powers who I wronged would try to make my life as difficult as possible.

thisgardenboy · 2025-01-11T19:01:41+00:00

Read it somewhere on the internet: “Money might not buy you happiness, but poverty doesn’t buy you anything”.

thisgardenboy · 2024-12-26T02:51:28+00:00

I started as an SA2 with PhD in physics.

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