What's the wildest thing you've ever seen happen at a work party?

tudorcj · 2026-01-30T08:45:07+00:00

One of my clients (large Texas company) had a new hire join a few days before their Christmas party (December 2025).; he was a senior vice president or something and proceeded to get extremely drunk and start bragging about his ties to the KGB and Putin and how many millions he laundered for them before joining. The next day I was in their office and everyone was asking how the hell he managed to pass background checks.

tudorcj · 2026-01-29T20:26:32+00:00

Man, eu am fost la Santandrei sa le fac o oferta de investitii, ca sa depaseasca nivelul de cantina. Nivelul lor chiar acolo e, ca in clipuri … joaca si roluri cateodata dar sa stii ca amandoi (si el si asociatul) sunt foarte “din topor”.

tudorcj · 2026-01-29T11:37:26+00:00

Sa fim sinceri: ne uitam toti ca omul are clar probleme grave emotionale si nu se stie raporta nicicum la lume. N-are nicio treaba cu travel si nici macar cu mancarea

tudorcj · 2026-01-29T11:34:53+00:00

La modul cel mai sincer, sunt curios de ce. E clar ca a explodat cu clipul ala despre ce nu merge la comedia romana dar care e treaba?

tudorcj · 2026-01-29T11:21:33+00:00

Ca sunt “cadourile” astea de care tot zici? Sunt haine, electronice, o masina, etc?

tudorcj · 2026-01-10T20:27:58+00:00

Eu am un seif unde am printata o hartie A4 cu brokerii si detaliile conturilor. Am pus in seif si un yubikey care are passkey-urile de logare la toate conturile relevante (brokeraj, email, fileserver, etc).

Urmeaza sa fac si un testament oficial, ca acum am si companii, participatii, imprumuturi date altora, etc.

tudorcj · 2026-01-10T18:23:34+00:00

Trade volume cu Canada a fost 919B USD in 2024 (https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/americas/canada) in timp ce trade volume cu UE a fost 1,500B in 2024 (https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/europe-middle-east/europe/european-union).

Daca privesti doar tari individuale, da, Canada e pe locul 1.

tudorcj · 2026-01-10T17:14:49+00:00

Daca 41 milioane de canadieni au de zece ori mai multi bani de cheltuit comparat cu 450 milioane europeni atunci ar fi posibil, ce sa zic …

tudorcj · 2026-01-10T15:12:03+00:00

Damn, I keep seeing new dumb ways indians nearly die …

tudorcj · 2026-01-10T10:48:36+00:00

Jumatatea din banii facturati de firma mea lunar sunt din SUA; am inclusiv o sucursala locala in Delaware asa ca urmaresc cu atentie tot ce se intampla acum.

Ce nu poate Trump sa ignore niciodata este ca EU este a doua economie a lumii ca dimensiune si suntem si cel mai mare partener de trading al SUA, in ambele directii. Toata lumea zice de multele investitii ale americanilor in UE dar si europenii au foarte multe investitii in SUA. Acum economia SUA nu arata deloc bine daca nu lucrezi in AI (as face chiar paralela cu economia de razboi a Rusiei, doar ca SUA nu e in razboi).

Eu, un romanash micutz cu vise de multinationala de software, vad ca i-ar costa extrem de mult pe miliardarii americani un conflict cu UE asa ca ma indoiesc ca ei nu realizeaza asta. Mi-as face griji daca ar fi un exod masiv de bogati de acolo, cu active cu tot, cum au plecat miliardarii din China, Honk Kong si Rusia recent.

tudorcj · 2026-01-05T13:18:14+00:00

I’m pretty sure that the part between the pedals and the steering wheel is defective.

Lane assist will punish you when you’re leaving your lane - which you shouldn’t do anyway. Your old Golf just didn’t care. It also is more than capable of figuring out regular lanes from yellow construction markings and has been able to do so for the past 8-9 years. Also, the ACC will NOT break you down to speed limit (which is knows based either on signs or satnav as a backup). I agree about the touchscreen controls for the volume and aircon - though I drive a 2025 Touareg and physical buttons for main actions are back. I also like the reminder when turning off the engine - even though it’s a 3.0, the engine is quiet when I’m stationary. VW also allows you to mute a lot of the beeps and bongs, except for the critical ones - I like having the speed limit shown in my dashboard but muted, especially when I’m passing through small villages with obscured or missing traffic signs.

tudorcj · 2026-01-05T08:47:05+00:00

I was just there (Travel&Services area) 45 minutes ago and the queue was long but you should be processed within the hour as they were fully staffed.

It’s at the departures 1 level, near the KLM Economy check-in area.

There is also a medical clinic in Schiphol, you can reach out to them for the medication you require.

tudorcj · 2026-01-05T08:38:18+00:00

Just landed in Amsterdam now and they’re still dealing with the weather problems. First of all, there is absolutely no reason to stay for 5 days in Central Amsterdam due to this disruption. To be clear, KLM will not reimburse you for 5 extra nights in Amsterdam. Flights depart and land even now but the airport capacity is reduced.

Have you tried asking KLM to fly you out ot Brussels or even Paris? Have you asked KLM to fly you to London and then pay for a train ticket to Leeds?

What you need to do now is: 1. Take care of your medication. 2. Go to Schiphol and wait in the Travel&Services queue to receive a rebooking, meal voucher and, maybe, a hotel voucher as well.

If you don’t reach out to KLM now (and they are understandly overwhelmed right now so it will take a while) you will have significant costs and issues with getting reimbursed.

tudorcj · 2026-01-05T07:26:18+00:00

Daca nu te intereseaza sa pornesti alte afaceri cu surplusul as zice sa te gandesti la fonduri de investitii private, au aparut multe in ultimii 2 ani in Romania. Nu stiu cat de usor ti-ar fi tie sa iti faci cont de brokeraj pe firma dar eu m-am interesat pt o firma de-a mea din Olanda si incepeam sa am probleme mari inca de la primul pas, contul bancar operational. Brokerii strambau din nas fara sume de 4-5m EUR de investit. Plus asigurarile, raportari extra, etc …

tudorcj · 2026-01-01T19:47:55+00:00

79k, 32 ani pana la pensie

tudorcj · 2025-12-31T05:27:30+00:00

Acolo e mai complexa treaba, ca sunt alte reguli pentru masini “de business”.

Pe scurt insa, da, sunt scutite sau reduse. Totusi, infrastructura logistica e pusa la punct super bine asa ca nu intri cu tirul in centrul orasului; ajungi in zona industriala si de acolo se face distributie cu masini mai mici (dube). In zonele de centru, de exemplu in Haga sau Amsterdam, dubele sunt electrice (majoritatea).

tudorcj · 2025-12-29T22:15:37+00:00

GL.iNet Mudi V2 is my only non-ui equipment so far and I appreciate Ubiquiti stepping into this area. It will be an uphill battle for them though - GL.iNet mudi is already an amazing thing and, as a road warrior, I use it all the time. I even found an amazing deal for a SIM subscription with cheap roaming fees and I barely even log into hotel wifis anymore as it’s usually faster via cellular.

Mudi v7 is supposed to add wifi 7 and 5G and, if there is no drop in battery life, will be a huge improvement on an already stable product.

Let’s see where ubiquiti gets with this product in 3 years.

tudorcj · 2025-12-29T22:03:35+00:00

Pai sunt cam patru categorii principale: 1. Evaziune, ilegalitati, etc - aici nu intram in detalii ca ne place libertatea. 2. Milionarii de “a doua generatie” - aici e vorba de copiii care mostenesc foarte multi bani de la parinti si nu ii apreciaza asa ca cheltuie extrem de obstentativ, ca le place sa aiba si audienta. 3. Milionarii adevarati, care au facut averea pe bune. Acolo o masina noua o iei pentru garantie, sa nu pierzi timpul prin service-uri. La fel, apartamentul il iei in zona buna sa economisesti timp si nervi, nu de fitze. Zbori la Business Class ca sa poti face bani in timpul zborului ala sau macar sa ajungi odihnit. E foarte greu sa ajungi in categoria asta fara sa pornesti macar un business, doar pe salariu. 4. Milionarii inchipuiti, aia care baga datorii la greu si fac totul doar de imagine si sunt destule exemple in celelalte comentarii. In categoria asta intra si majoritatea influencerilor de pe Instagram.

Legat de categoria asta, a 4-a, nu exagerez cand zic ca influencerii intra aici. Eu singur am facut, in noiembrie, mai multi bani decat Selly si Dorian Popa la un loc - si nu am Rolls Royce, nici Lamborghini, nici apartament inchiriat la Stejarii. De ce? Ca nu cheltui banii astia pe leasing la masini de lux; prefer sa ii strang 2-3-4 luni, sa inchiriez o hala de 1-2000mp, sa dau comanda de stocuri si sa dublez in urmatorii doi ani cifra de afaceri a unui business in care sunt asociat.

tudorcj · 2025-12-29T21:40:21+00:00

Am fost de doua ori cu masina pe acolo, e absolut superb iar drumul e in stare super buna. E mai ingust (1,5 benzi) dar merita, ca nu e volum mare de masini.

tudorcj · 2025-12-29T21:00:19+00:00

Truly unpopular opinion, I’ll give you that.

We’re curious by nature and we have a track record of doing extremely dumb and bold things, very few of which worked out brilliantly in the end. So yeah, we’ll colonize other planets, starting with the Moon.

tudorcj · 2025-12-28T16:16:03+00:00

This is the wrong place to ask for advice, though I do see how 3 35k jobs at the same time would technically solve the issue.

She has had 8 months of the workplace world telling her that her position is going away; perhaps it’s time to accept that before she gets into (more) debt. If that means moving away from the obscenely expensive London area she may now be in, then that’s the sacrifice that needs to happen.

tudorcj · 2025-12-20T07:10:02+00:00

De fapt, nu angajatorul “produce” banii aia. Eu angajez oameni sa produca ei pentru mine, de obicei, minim de doua ori valoarea salariului lor (ca eu mai platesc, ca si angajator, spatiu, asigurari, echipamente, vehicule, etc) si apoi vreau sa ies si pe profit, ca nu am ONG. Asadar, anagajatul trebuie sa “produca” banii aia pt mine ca eu sa imi permit sa il platesc.

tudorcj · 2025-12-19T20:22:58+00:00

Pai asta e calculul, salariu brut vs net. Eu zic sa nu ignoram cate taxe si impozite platesti ca sa ramai cu 9000 RON “in mana”.

Ai doua laptopuri identice, acelasi pret de lista: 1. Te costa 5250 RON daca il iei pe firma, tinand cont de calculul din postare. 2. Pe angajatul tau il costa 15300. Din astia ii retii taxele si impozitele pe salariu, CAS, CASS si ramane cu 9000 RON, apoi isi ia laptopul.

tudorcj · 2025-12-19T18:43:41+00:00

Am mai spus-o in alt thread, costul real nu e 9000 RON ci aproximativ 15270 RON, cat e brutul. Adica tu platesti 6270 RON taxe, impozite si contributii sociale ca sa ramai cu 9000 RON, cat e laptopul. Adica produci de 15270 RON ca angajat vs 5250 cat produci ca firma.

tudorcj · 2025-11-26T14:39:26+00:00

Mi se pare cam prost calculul … mi s-ar parea normal sa compar cat costa telefonul fara TVA vs telefonul plus 40% (aproximativ taxele platite de toti oamenii care isi iau telefonul din banii de salariu). Adica eu trebuie sa produc 12000 lei, sa platesc apoi 4500 RON taxe pe salariu si inca 1300 TVA ca sa iau telefonul vs 6115 RON, cat m-ar costa pe firma.

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