Due to the shortage of employees, most employers are desperate for good help. That means you should be seeking pay raises, promotions, and increased benefits.
Unless you are completely satisfied with your job and your income, shop around. Chances are you will find someone desperate for help and willing to pay more than your current employer. If you like your job, shop around anyway, then politely ask your employer to match/beat those offers.
Look after yourself! This employment opportunity will not last forever!
I rented an Airbnb house in Vietnam for 5 days, when I used the bathtub for the first time, it broke as soon as I put my second foot in. Called the owner immediately and mob all the water that got in the bedroom myself, it doesn't look like it broken completely, I used a flashlight and the light can't get through the wood to the other side, the bathtub looks kinda old too and when I took pictures I can see some black molds where the broken edge was.
The owner said it was unfortunate but glad I was so quick to taken responsibility, but then he also said since the guest booked the house can't use it (the house has another 2 showerheads indoor and one out on the balcony) and he had to helped them find other places , I have to help him with some of the money he lost, this is near the Tet holidays in Vietnam so he said he lost a lot of money, and then since he has booked the service lady to work in Tet holidays, he has to pay her too.
After I have checked out, he called me and said that when he sent the pictures of the broken bathtub to the repairman, he said it can't be repaired and he will have to be replaced. So I have to help him pay for the new bathtub plus some of the money he lost plus the money he had to paid to the service lady. I mean, I can probably pay for that but isn't it a bit excessive? I used Airbnb regularly and this is the first time I have broken something so I'm dumbfounded right now, how can I figure out an acceptable amount to pay this host?
I lost access to ESPN and all the other sports channels I sub to YTTV for. Has anyone else noticed this too?
I think we should start to use this and other platforms to share the skills that we might need for prolonged self sustaining such as gardening, mechanical understanding, foraging food, home construction basics, food preservation, sewing(we need to get patching clothes back into fashion), energy production (solar, water, biodiesel, etc...), anything that you can go to an employer and say, "Why should I put up with you, when I could barter (insert skill here) for my whole neighborhood, and they'd keep me from kicking the bucket out of convenience, and probably better pay?"
This will also be reducing stress on our financial burdens by avoiding hiring the work out to "professionals" so they are less overworked too.
If we are gaining skills that can be used to make our existence easier, and make it an alternative to work that will empower the people too.
Is this the right place for this? I feel like if we used this non-work time for self improvement, then it will prove that we are the opposite of lazy, and the problem is the insane work to compensation ratio we receive.
edit: I'm really glad we have so many people in agreement on this concept, and I've seen some mentioning YouTube, can we get some links to really good instructional videos for efficient living, and life sustaining skills. maybe even some homeopathic remedies.
CLARIFICATION: I want those proficient in a skill to find instructional videos for those skills so that we KNOW as much as possible that they are great sources. especially on how to do things safely and cheaply.
wow this is going well! I appreciate the upvotes for algorithmic purposes, because those are free, but I will ask that you not spend any money on awards. thank you.
"The Interex, probably the closest thing we can glimpse about Human Civilization during the period of enlightenment known as the Dark Age of Technology, was made up of technologically advanced humans but also alien races like the Kinebrach, which were like space gorillas. It is notable to mention that the Interex learned about Chaos from, and were tutored by, the Eldar. Perhaps Eldar arrogance only extended to those humans who lost technology; seeing as what we know of Dark Age humanity makes even the Dark Eldar (who never lost their technology from their Golden Age) look incredibly primitive, the Eldar no doubt decided it'd be unwise to piss off people who can click a button and laugh while your world's sun is eaten by a machine larger than Saturn's rings. Interex ships were bigger and more advanced than those of the Imperium, and the empire also made use of AI and robots that could additionally be used to augment their troops. While they were very powerful and capable of wiping out hostile xenos, they felt it was better to just downgrade their technology, eliminate space tech and scale the populace down to one planet surrounded by warning satellites.
They were aware of and fought against Chaos (which they called Kaos) unlike the Imperium at the time which officially denied the existence of daemons and spirits. The Interex language was augmented/accompanied by some kind of music based on universal math called the Aria, which made them cool and not prissy. Their warriors could ride on four-legged robots to form a centaur-like warrior that fought with laser arrows that could easily penetrate power armor. Regular Interex warriors could just about take an Astartes in single combat, mostly because the Astartes underestimated them and because the Interex's fighting styles were almost unrecognizable to them. They felt that war was bad though, and this idealism would lead to their replacement by the Imperium as prime galactic power; after taking the Interex seriously, the Astartes quickly kicked their asses. For all the tech it lacks, the Imperium still possessed outstanding material science - as a result, bolters and chainswords were and are really dangerous, even to the Interex."
I mean Damn! Even the Eldar gave them a wide berth and rather called them friends than enemies. With the numbers of the Imperium and the Interex tech, chaos would have been on its knees.
Hello All! I work at a small engineering firm, and we get an annual review/raise from the boss, and it's typically between 1.5% and 2.5%. Since I started at the beginning of 2019, I've gone from 55k to my current 63k. I am anticipating a similar raise this year, but with the national inflation rate at 7% last year, I feel it's reasonable to at least ask my boss to match that rather than the typical raise amount that happens. During the review when he offers me the pay raise, what is the best way to respectfully ask for more to keep up with the growing cost of living?
If you accepted a low-ball starting salary, it’s unlikely that you can rely on a raise to get you to where you want to be.
It’s best to negotiate a starting salary to start off where you want to be. Remember, once an offer has been made the ball is in your court and you have negotiating power.
As someone who has had to overcome my fear of rejection and fear of saying no, as well as a tendency to justify my failures because I “wasn’t trying anyway,” this realization has been really helpful for me. I mention these because they all tie in to a simple principle: You have to be in the game to score. A lot of the time, we may talk ourselves out of asking that attractive person out, asking for a raise, negotiating the best possible deal on a house, etc. We let our fears give us a million reasons why we shouldn’t even risk rejection. Alternatively, we may refrain from telling the waiter that they got our order wrong, or reminding a friend that they owe us money, etc. We wish to avoid conflict or ‘being rude,’ even though we’re simply advocating for ourselves. We pass up the opportunity to audition for a role in the big show, to try out for the varsity football team, or to apply for that big job. We think to ourselves, “oh, I’ll never get that,” so we don’t even try, just to avoid failure. But why live this way? Why be so passive that we never get what we want, and what we know deep down we really deserve? Wouldn’t you rather get what you want in life? You may not get what you want, but wouldn’t you rather be able to say you at least tried to attain what it is that makes you happy? You have to let go of your fears. You have to be assertive. To be assertive is to stand up for yourself without violating the rights of another. So ask that girl out, audition for that play, and get that $50 back from your buddy. The only way to get what you want is to go for it. * TL;DR: You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
I'm on the ol' spectrum. I love meeting New Yorkers because you always know where you stand, no matter how socially dense you are. If they don't like you, you'll know it right off the bat, and vice versa. But how would someone like me fare in the South, Minnesota, or Seattle? I feel like I would be constantly paranoid, never knowing if someone thinks I'm an asshole or not.
Fulgrim has decided to conquer the world of Byzas with only 7 of the Emperor's Children in order to show their merit to his brothers. While the government of Byzas agrees to enter the Imperium peacefully various groups within the planet seek to stop it and haphazard revolts and insurrections break out. Here 2 Space Marines are sent to talk to the rebels, checking out the conditions of agri-workers while 2 more are sent to check out the conditions of industrial workers.
>Well, this is fun,’ Grythan Thorn said, as low-velocity projectiles flattened themselves against his power armour. ‘Should we return fire, do you think?’
>Kasperos Telmar shrugged. ‘The primarch said not to hurt them, if possible.’ The farmstead had been occupied by its former menials, and they didn’t seem inclined towards hospitality. Mostly, they seemed to want to shout revolutionary slogans through their purloined voxcasters and waste ammunition.
>A slug ricocheted off the side of his helmet, gouging a grey streak in the paint. His sensors registered the impact, and he sighed.
>‘Though I fail to see how killing a few wouldn’t help settle the rest of them down.’
>‘Peaceful negotiations, brother, remember?’ Thorn laughed. ‘As soon as they run out of ammunition, they’ll be in the mood to talk.’
>The revolutionaries had turned the farmstead into a crude bastion, using whatever was to hand. It was by no means impregnable, but it was impressive, in a way. From a casual examination, Telmar had identified fifteen possible points of entry. The simplest would be to kick the main gate down.
>‘I doubt that. Have you seen the state of them?’ Telmar frowned. ‘I knew it was bound to be bad, but this is monstrous. The rates of starvation alone are reprehensible. It’s no surprise they seized their moment when it came.’
>‘If only it didn’t inconvenience us quite so much,’ Thorn said. He crossed his arms and glanced back towards what remained of the airship that had brought them here, to the outer rim of the agricircle. The aircraft burned merrily. Its etheric engines sparked still, amid the inferno. The crew was dead, more was the pity. A direct hit from a primitive artillery piece had knocked the craft out of the air, and killed everyone not lucky enough to be clad in ceramite. ‘I’m not walking back, I can tell you that.’
>‘Lazy,’ Telmar murmured.
>‘Not laziness. We are the Emperor’s chosen, Kasperos. We do not walk, like common menials. We soar like eagles or, fai
... keep reading on reddit ➡We have been living in our apartment for about 2 years now. We signed a lease in March 2020 before Covid really became a thing and we paid $4,400 for all of that lease. We then re-signed the lease for $3,250 in March 2021 and got a nice Covid discount. Our building was recently sold to a new landlord and they sent us the lease renewal and want $5,995 for same exact apartment, nothing new in it. This is a 36.25% increase over our pre-Covid price which I don’t believe they are aware of. We are obviously going to negotiate this as it’s an outrageous increase but has anyone had any luck negotiating their lease right now with the current rental market?
I’m a data scientist and new hires market analysts are being paid 85k but I’m still stuck at 77 and some change. It’s a stable and good job with a good amount of work life balance but if I’m planning to have kids In a year or so I’m not going to be able to sustain on this salary and medical bills, insurance, raising kids.
My mom went to the ER, got checked out, was fine, didn't have a ride because it was 2:30am, so the ER just sent her home *in an ambulance*. They didn't even call us to see if we could come pick her up. She doesn't have a cell phone or driver's license, but they had our phone numbers on file. In no way did she need to be sent home in an ambulance. The hospital just did it for their own convenience and liability concerns, I believe. My mom doesn't know anything about money and was just ready to go home so she didn't argue with them.
Naturally, Medicare denied coverage of this ambulance trip because it was medically unnecessary. The ambulance company sent us a bill for $1,500 to drive her literally two miles back to her home. The hospital is basically saying too bad, it's between us and the ambulance company. The ambulance company said we took her home in an ambulance because that's what the doctor said to do. I looked into appealing Medicare's decision but there is no basis for an appeal. What can we do? This is outrageous.
My rental rate in South Florida has gone up from 1295 a month ti 1753 a month. I have until ~December 30th to re-sign without paying additional fees. While I may be able to afford it, I certainly do not think it is worth the money for a small apartment. Does anyone have any experience or tips on negotiating the rent down to a more reasonable level? In my mind, an increase to match inflation seems reasonable, so $1450 would be my upper limit on what I would be willing to pay.
Vral breathed in deeply, privately pleased that he could understand the ork tongue in practice as well as in theory. He’d studied it from the archive as best he could for most of his adult life. There was a reason he had become the pre-eminent linguist upon Arkunasha. ‘Oi, you lot,’ said Vral, jabbing a finger towards the orks in the correct gestural vernacular. ‘We wanna talk about guns.’
‘That right, runty?’ said the skullcapped mechanic, probing a flaring nostril. He inspected the findings with an air of idle interest.
‘Yep,’ said Vral, pointing a thumb towards the gun-stacked bier nearby. ‘That little lot.’ Under the influence of his relaxant tincture, the tau envoy’s voice assumed a passable imitation of the ork’s grunting dialect – by no means perfect, but close enough. Several nearby orks were downing tools and loping over to stare at the oddity in their midst.
‘Give us a look then,’ said the ork doctor-beast, brushing away a sting-tailed horror buzzing around his head. He motioned to the oily brute nearby. ‘Drogs, get yer finger out.’
Taking his chance, Vral signaled his cargo drones to move the hover-bier closer. Shas’ui Lhoro stepped alongside it, hefting a large-bore burst cannon from the bier. He strained under its weight before laying it in the sand and stepping back to a safe distance.
The ork named Droggok wiped his oily hands on his apron and approached the burst cannon, lifting the weapon effortlessly with one hand and inspecting it, his beetling brow creased.
‘Huh, looks shooty all right,’ he said, tossing the gun up and catching it by the trigger grip as if he’d used it all his life. ‘Dakka, dakka, dakka!’ he shouted, sparks flying from his cybernetic skull as he swung the barrel round to point at the fire warriors. The nearest of them flinched, and the orks collapsed in howls of laughter.
How Vral hated these creatures.
‘Thing is, mate, it don’t fire anyfink out,’ said Droggok. ‘Not much use, is it? Us meks know about this sorta fing.’
‘That one’s switched off,’ said Vral. ‘Lhoro, show ’em one wiv the dakka switched on.’
***
The orks just stared, the intensity of their gaze all but overwhelming. Vral felt a prickly heat cross his skin. A long droplet of drool fell from Droggok’s rubbery lips, hitting the mek’s steel toecap with a ping. Vral could feel the tension in his throat. The eyes of every nearby ork were boring into him.
Too late to go back now.
‘Plus, as a little sweetener,’ said Vral, ‘we’ll fix up you
... keep reading on reddit ➡I've been offered 70K for an entry level frontend react job. It's my first full time role in the field and I'm stoked about the opportunity both for the experience and for this salary. It took me 2 months and a lot of applying to get this offer and it happens to be for a job I'm thrilled to have at a company I'm very excited to work for.
I'm grateful for this offer and am inclined to simply accept it. Having said this I've read a lot saying that negotiation is recommended in software development careers, that offers are almost never rescinded when someone tries to do so, all they can say is no, etc. Would it be true would you say I have nothing to lose by asking for more? I'm all for advocating for myself as much as possible and don't want to miss an opportunity to do so if it makes sense.
Frankly I don't have much of a bargaining chip as this is my only offer and it is a job that I really am excited about. I also don't want to send the message to the company that salary is more important to me than the experience. I'm leaning towards simply accepting the offer as it seems fair and the opportunity is great, but I thought to consult the community here to see if you thought this was the right approach considering all that I've laid out here.
What about you? What salary did you get offered for your entry level role? Did you negotiate your offer? If so I am curious how that went for you.
Edit: For those asking, the location of the job is San Fransisco
Update: I accepted the offer and did not negotiate. Thanks to everyone for your advice and nuanced discussion on the topic. While it's possible that I left money on the table, I am happy with what I was offered. Ultimately, having gotten my entry into this profession and at a great company is worth so much more than any hypothetical increase in salary I might have received. I'll save negotiating salaries for the next role when I have competing offers and more marketable experience.
We’re looking at a new VW Taos SE. The MSRP is fine, but there’s a $500 fee called “Brake Plus”, and I’d like to know how to effectively negotiate this out.
Google tells me that Brake Plus is a piece of after-market hardware you can add to a car to make it’s brake lights flash a couple of times when you stop. When I’ve asked for these types of add-ons removed in the past, I’m told they are required. However, in those cases, it was a used car and the OTD cost of the car was overall still reasonable, so I just paid it and took my car home before someone else could.
In this case, it’s $500 and the first thing I would do when I got home is disable “Brake Plus”!
We like the car otherwise, and don’t need to buy one today.
I’m making a huge assumption that they’re going to tell me that they require this on their cars for some reason.
If so, is there an effective way to negotiate this out besides the obligatory refusal to purchase?
Y'all...so I come from a family of people with business/corporate backgrounds, and I'm making a career change from that world to nursing. My family cannot for the life of them understand why, with the huge nursing shortage and demand, why nursing school is so competitive with admissions and so expensive.
I only had two options for ABSNs based on location and timelines. I applied to both and got rejected from a public school (cheaper) and got accepted to a private, non-profit school (more expensive). So I'm going to the private school. Here are the "suggestions" I've gotten from family members:
- File an appeal with the public school that rejected me, arguing that I need a spot due to the "critical nursing shortage."
- Negotiate my tuition with the private school I'll be attending. Argue that I should be getting a FREE education due to said nursing shortage, and go from there and "see what the school can offer."
- Argue that I should be PAID for clinicals because I will be alleviating the nursing shortage.
IF. ONLY.
Obviously, there are logical explanations as to why these things can't happen, and I've already tried to explain it to them, but they're still not getting it. Just thought I'd share some humor with you all. Anyone else have family members/friends who just don't get it?
So I've been arguing with people on Twitter and I point I have yet to find a good counter too is.
"Capitalism isn't theft because the workers agree to it." My opponents will taut that the workers can easily negotiate their salary on ownership with their boss yet they choose not too.
What is a rebuttal to this?
I’m currently a P4 working for CVS. They have offered me a full time position which I accepted. In hindsight, I wish I had negotiated the minimum salary before accepting the offer. The letter stated that it may not be final and may increase depending on which store I’ll be assigned (which was why I hadn’t thought about negotiating).
I also have 2 B.S. and an MBA if that info even helps get me a better starting salary.
Is it too late to ask for a higher salary? Or should I wait until they reach out to me again via email?
Thanks in advance!
I’m starting to become increasingly fed up of the state of the current conditions - low pay, poor working conditions, being forced to move across the country every few years, sacrificing time with those close to us for training.
When will we be able to negotiate a new contract? What does everyone think will be the biggest points we need to address?
Personally, with more companies (particularly those in the technology sector) adopting a four day working week, I’d like to see an uplift in pay in line with what we deserve. As well as perhaps some leeway with protected training opportunities and assurances against rota fodder.
(Post inspired by discovering my brother age 25 who spent 4 years at uni is now making £120k for a four day working week 9-5 down in London, makes me question whether all the long shifts and stress are really worth it )
I’ve got an interview coming up soon, the job was listed through Seek. The hidden salary bracket they’ve set is 5-10% less than my current pay, I plan on asking 10% more than my current pay. Would this be realistic?
I also plan on letting them give me a number first as they’re guaranteed to negotiate the 10% I want.
