ChrisGeritol
ChrisGeritol t1_jdz24es wrote
On the subject of dafuq, who dafuq cares?
ChrisGeritol t1_jdyg0nz wrote
Reply to comment by Emotional_Ad_273 in LPT Request: I am a contractor making $62,400 a year, and the position I am working for pays roughly $90,000 to $100,000, and I know my recruiter probably gets paid the difference. How do I get a higher salary with the same company? by dlonem1
Some companies will only hire contractors for certain positions. Some of those contractors will be at those companies for years as a contractor.
ChrisGeritol t1_jdx5ei2 wrote
Reply to LPT. If you have a stressful job that makes it difficult to sleep because you just can't stop thinking about it, name your Hue™️ bulb powered nightlight 'Brain'. When you're ready to lay your head down on your pillow, say, "Hey Siri*, turn off brain." [* no doubt works with Alexa also 😉) by Stoon_Slar
If I did that, I'd stay up all night wondering why I did something so stupid.
ChrisGeritol t1_jdx4y93 wrote
Reply to LPT Request: I am a contractor making $62,400 a year, and the position I am working for pays roughly $90,000 to $100,000, and I know my recruiter probably gets paid the difference. How do I get a higher salary with the same company? by dlonem1
Are you w-2 employee of the firm that has you contracted to the company or are you 1099? Do you have any benefits such as vacation, holiday, or sick pay? 401k match? Life, health, dental insurance that you don't pay 100% of the cost for?
I worked as an IT consultant many, many years ago. I got paid 80% of bill rate. 7.65% went directly to the company side of FICA. The company had to pay for my workman's comp and unemployment insurance. So, when all was said and done, they got a small, but fair, percentage of my wages. My consulting company had an office and at least 3 staff members. They had costs and profit to meet, so it was an equitable arrangement. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone offering 80% of bill rate these days.
The idea that your recruiter makes 30k a year off you is absurd. The recruiter's company may, but the recruiter himself doesn't. Also, the recruiting company has costs too. They aren't a charity.
Your options are:
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Become an employee of the company you are working at. However, they are also going to make a profit off you, otherwise why would they be in business?
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Go somewhere else with a higher bill rate.
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Talk to the company you contract through and ask for a raise.
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Find another consulting firm, which will require you work elsewhere.
ChrisGeritol t1_jdtqatn wrote
Reply to TIL that method used to rob the banks in the movie The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) was the actual method "Friday Night Robber" Carl Gugasian successfully used for over thirty years. by Saint_Gut-Free
Well damn, this was extremely close to how I had designed a bank robbery. Dirt bike through terrain a police vehicle couldn't follow and loading it into a panel truck
ChrisGeritol t1_jdt1hcj wrote
Buy your own damned computer and use your own damned Gmail account.
ChrisGeritol t1_jdo85ww wrote
Reply to comment by WickedCoolUsername in LPT: Turn signal before turning. by Almight_BDazzler
They haven't actually. We learn to drive by watching the adults in our lives. If they teach us wrong, we don't know "better". Some people literally don't know they're doing it wrong, or at least that's the lie I tell myself to stay sane.
ChrisGeritol t1_jdo5ult wrote
Reply to comment by BlueTeale in LPT: Turn signal before turning. by Almight_BDazzler
>Ah yes. Best LPT here. > >LPT: Use silverware when eating. Wash hands after using bathroom
I know you're mocking, but the truth is that a lot of people don't use the turn signal correctly. Many just don't use it because they're assholes, but that's another story for another day.
Also, there are people who don't wash their hands after using the restroom. The majority of people do not properly wash their hands.
ChrisGeritol t1_jdo5g47 wrote
Reply to LPT: Turn signal before turning. by Almight_BDazzler
Let's make it easier. The turn signal goes on BEFORE you ever slow down. The signal is to SIGNAL that you are changing course (including speed).
While we are at it, if there is a continuous center turn lane, you put your turn signal on before moving to that center lane and you decrease speed only after your entire vehicle is in that center turn lane (this assumes there isn't another vehicle in that lane that would make this not reasonable).
ChrisGeritol t1_jdnerev wrote
Reply to comment by gregmck in TIL a US congressman once wielded an 18-inch club made from a walrus penis bone in a congressional hearing. by gregmck
I can't access that link. I'll never get my walrus penis implant now. Dammit!
ChrisGeritol t1_jdnatsb wrote
Reply to LPT: Check all your stored hard drives and CDs/DVDs at least once a year. And never have only one type of backup. You could wind up losing everything. by bigdicksnfriedchickn
What OP is discussing (among other things) is called "bit rot" (among other terms). Just powering them up periodically for magnetic media isn't the complete solution. You need to read and re-write the data. In the old days, there was a product called Spinrite that basically would read and re-write data and would try to recover missing data by re-reading the media many times.
For SSDs, they need power periodically to maintain the electrical charge.
Cds, DVDs, and blu-ray don't have either of the magnetic or electrical issues, but still can physically decay over many, many years.
The backup mantra is "two is one, one is none" when it comes to copies of data. Of course the same people who preach it don't necessarily follow that themselves.
ChrisGeritol t1_jdn8m2h wrote
Reply to TIL a US congressman once wielded an 18-inch club made from a walrus penis bone in a congressional hearing. by gregmck
Ain't gonna lie, can I get one of those as an implant?
ChrisGeritol t1_jdjenbk wrote
Reply to LPT: USA - Do you want bigger paychecks, adjust your withholding (IRS Form W4). Especially if you rely on refunds to pay credit cards/people back. by Aegis2x1
This is bad advice all the way around.
>Meaning your refund is paid to you over 12 months instead of Feb-Apr the year after.
No, it means you won't overpay and therefore won't get a refund.
Also, if you DO rely on your refund to pay credit cards, you have poor money management skills and are better off not cutting off the refund. It's an interest-free savings plan, but at least you're saving it, even if it's forced. You'll still run up the same credit card debt because you refuse to live within your means, but now have no windfall to pay off the debt.
ChrisGeritol t1_jdg4j03 wrote
Reply to comment by ReefBiter in TIL there's a type of rainbow that's flat called a 'firebow' by Blackmere
It's a joke, silly kid. Look at the photo. Lord, some people are just dense.
ChrisGeritol t1_jdfkqgx wrote
I can't believe I didn't hear the Republicans calling for the gay chemtrails to stop indoctrinating our children. /s
ChrisGeritol t1_jdahdsz wrote
Reply to LPT - If you're having sex for the first time with someone bring a large and normal sized condom by SrLlemington
It is the guy's responsibility to bring condoms. If he doesn't, keep your legs closed.
ChrisGeritol t1_jdagqxw wrote
Reply to LPT: when you get a speeding ticket, pay slightly more than the ticketed amount and it will never be sent to your insurance agency. by [deleted]
r/MoronsAreGullible is over there. Make sure to post the warning that Facebook can use your photos if you don't post a meaningless bunch of nonsense. You'll be their king.
ChrisGeritol t1_jd53789 wrote
Reply to LPT: Tip on the subtotal by boomeroni123
Lol, places around here add a minimum of 15% if they add the tip and the "suggested" tips usually start at 20%. Why not 150% or 1000%?
ChrisGeritol t1_jcp692d wrote
ChrisGeritol t1_jch6o95 wrote
Reply to LPT: unless you're at an actual restaurant always order your food to go, it makes clean up a lot easier and dealing with any leftovers is easier too because you don't have to go back and ask for containers by [deleted]
You defend this pathetic attempt at a Life Pro Tip by saying you're talking about fast food, but what is this "container" you speak of? You mean a bag? Because fast food wraps "dine-in" and "to go" food much the same way.
ChrisGeritol t1_jc6cp85 wrote
Reply to LPT: If you're ever in need of an emoji, press "windows key + . (period key)" to bring up an emoji menu. by bethereds
I've never been in need of an emoji.
ChrisGeritol t1_jc0bpob wrote
Reply to LPT: Easily patch nail holes in walls by vgeno24
Your LPT is "if you cause damage to someone's property, just disguise the damage and whatever you do, don't take responsibility for your own actions".
ChrisGeritol t1_jae0qtm wrote
So, put the sign on my zipper, not my peepee?
ChrisGeritol t1_jadyl94 wrote
Reply to comment by quacked7 in LPT Request: how to mail a money to my landlord with absolute proof that money was delivered? by AethericEye
The check could still be removed in transit. There's no way to prove the recipient received the item inside the envelope.
ChrisGeritol t1_je2w3un wrote
Reply to TIFU Asked my girlfriend about her pleasuring herself, learned that “having sex with me is better that having an orgasm” by throwawayAcc_10
>from just using fingers, PIV, cunnilingus, you name it, I had it
Tossing salad, anal, vaginal with a buttplug, flogging, tying her up, DP with a toy.. there, I named some. Now, tell me you've had it.