u/Conventions

Been at my current company for a year. The company isn’t bad however the pay isn’t that good, other companies are paying nearly double for the same role I’m currently in. I also am not a big fan of the role I’m in as it involves some client contact but I took it for the sake of getting experience.

One of my coworkers who works in a different role is going on maternity leave for 4 months in October, and my bosses chose me to take over her job. This will be a legitimate title change where I will be doing her work only for the 4 months she is gone, not 2 jobs in one. Her role is a much better one than mine that I like.

I figure learning her job will leave me a lot of leverage to make more money and learning a whole new skill set. Part of me still wants to leave now and find a higher paying job. Would it be scummy to leave now effectively screwing my team and find a higher paying role, or should I wait until she returns first then start job searching?

Been at my current company for a year. The company isn’t bad however the pay isn’t that good, other companies are paying nearly double for the same role I’m currently in. I also am not a big fan of the role I’m in as it involves some client contact but I took it for the sake of getting experience.

One of my coworkers who works in a different role is going on maternity leave for 4 months in October, and my bosses chose me to take over her job. This will be a legitimate title change where I will be doing her work only for the 4 months she is gone, not 2 jobs in one. Her role is a much better one than mine that I like.

I figure learning her job will leave me a lot of leverage to make more money and learning a whole new skill set. Part of me still wants to leave now and find a higher paying job. Would it be scummy to leave now and find a higher paying role, or should I wait until she returns first then start job searching?

24M currently driving a 2014 Toyota Corolla with 112k miles. Knock on wood the car currently works great with no issues. I love having no car payment and cheap insurance but with the car starting to creep up in age and miles I am starting to worry that it’s only a matter of time before problems start occurring. My biggest fear is being stranded and unable to get to work due to being out of a car for a while.

I’m torn as on one hand it’s smart to keep my paid off car. On the other hand, my car still has a good chunk of value, and along with some cash I have saved I can buy a newer lower mileage Toyota Corolla outright.

What is the point that it becomes financially sensible to trade a vehicle in for a new one? Is it smart to trade in a car while it still has value or wait until it’s broken and worth very little?

I’ve lost about 50 pounds through calorie counting however it eventually got to a point where it was miserable so I’ve since taken a different approach: I no longer count calories, I eat Whole Foods that I enjoy during the week and 1-2 meals per week I will eat whatever (I.e Friday or Saturday night I’ll go to a restaurant or get takeout and get what I am craving). This method has been working good for me.

Last night I was hanging out with buddies, before hanging out I ate a whole foods dinner at home. While hanging out they ended up getting one of my favorite pizza places Dominos and asked if I wanted anything. Told them no as I already ate and it took everything in me not to get anything. I was proud of myself as there’s been times I’d eat dinner before hanging out then go ahead and eat a second dinner with my buddies but this time I cut it out cold turkey.

Waking up this morning I am proud I was able to kick the craving but are there any tips to make curbing cravings easier, or being less of a food motivated individual? I have many shredded buddies who eat everything they want but stay in shape and a few were there last night. One of my friends that drove with me who also like me, ate dinner already but still got a whole pizza to himself, yet he’s skinny as a toothpick with a 6 pack.

M25, one of my coworkers in my department is going on maternity leave in the fall. My manager picked me to take over her role while she is gone for roughly 4 months. This is a very niche role where in our company of 2,000 employees she is the only one who does it, so she has been onboarding me and training me on the ins and outs.

Fortunately this isn’t a “2 jobs in one” situation as I will be having a legit temporary title change and doing strictly her job in her absence.

Once she returns I would love to bring up a pay increase since I will be trained in 2 different roles now? How do I bring it up, how much should I ask for in terms of a pay increase?

I was on vacation in LA last week. Ever since I got my first job as a teenager I was always a tip 20% person no matter if the service was good or bad.

I went out to eat numerous times and each time it was horrible service. One time the server dropped the food off and disappeared for an hour, no refills or follow up at all. We literally were held hostage for an hour trying to pay our tab and leave. Multiple times we made eye contact with the server who was walking in circles, folding silverware, and chatting with other servers.

Finally had enough, the FOH manager must have saw us looking distressed and came over and checked us out. One of the first times I ever left no tip. Honestly it felt great, and I’ve saved over $150 on the trip not tipping my typical 20% for any level of service. I had a handful of other poor service experiences during my trip and instead of rewarding them I’ve been giving my wallet a break.

I worked in kitchens for years and I would much rather tip their hard work than someone who just carries the already prepared plate with food and pours liquid into cups. When I used to be a line cook all the wait staff would hide out in the kitchen playing on their phones while we slaved away behind the line.

24M and I am a Massachusetts native. I’ve been dating my girlfriend for 2 years now. I’ve visited California numerous times and love it, specifically SoCal. I’ve been living at home and have about $15k in HYSA with no big expenses or debt.

I’m not currently in a position to move out in MA but if I was to spend the next year or 2 saving and building my career, I’d love to have the opportunity to live somewhere else for a bit. MA is ultimately where I think I want to settle down so it would just be for the sake of life experience and getting to live somewhere new.

24M. I have been with my girlfriend for 2 years now. We both still live at home. We’re both in fortunate positions where we can live at home rent free and save almost our whole monthly incomes. Our parents have been convincing us that in this rough economy we should just stay at home and save for a house and not bother renting. I don’t think it’s an awful idea and I enjoy being with my parents however I feel like it’s holding me back from being an adult.

We’re both early in our careers and not yet making tons of
money. Our combined monthly gross income before tax is roughly $7000. I’m also in a HCOL state where 1bed rents start at $2,200+ per month. On one hand, sinking tons of money which could be used to save for a home sounds stupid. On the other, it would be great to get a sense of independence and feel like an actual adult.

Sadly with rent prices being so high there’s no middle ground where I could move out and still save a large chunk of my income. I’m working on developing my career and will hopefully have a higher salary over the next few years but it doesn’t stop me from feeling like a bum still living in my parent’s basement.

I was born in MA and have lived here my whole life. On vacation and one of my stops is Arizona/Phoenix. When I visit new places I always like to fantasize how it’d be living there and if I’d like it.

Everything is way cheaper here, people are friendly and the state is beautiful. Weather is nice, It is HOT but I’ve been managing. I’d probably actually be able to afford a home if I lived here.

Although there’s a handful of things I dislike about Mass, any time I visit a new place it always makes me thankful that MA is my home. All the AZ natives I’ve talked to so far here can’t fathom having access to multiple states within an hour drive, or in my case being a 5 minute drive from the ocean. I couldn’t imagine having heat year round and a hot Christmas.

Also funny moment: we were talking to one of our uber drivers about New England and how small our neighboring states are. He thought Rhode Island was bigger than NH and that Vermont or Maine was the smallest state in the US. I got a good laugh out of that

On vacation and rental car was a 2023 Bronco Sport Big Bend trim. After driving it 12 hours today I’ve honestly fell in love with it. I currently drive a 2014 Toyota Corolla which has been reliable but as you can imagine incredibly boring.

The interior was spacious and road visibility was incredible compared to a small sedan. The car was sleek, fast, and so fun to drive. I was also shocked when I went to the pump and the car’s tank was only a couple gallons more than my Corolla and very similar in price. Unfortunately the specific rental I had was having some issues with the infotainment system where it had to be rebooted every few hours but otherwise everything else worked good.

I’ve shied away from Ford vehicles due to the reputation I’ve heard from them on reliability but this vehicle has me second guessing. I’ve been browsing Bronco Sports in my price range and they come out to be 2020-2023 models in the 60-80k mile range. How reliable are they at that point?

I was born in Massachusetts and have lived here my whole life. I’m on a 2 week west coast trip and currently in Phoenix. So far I’ve really enjoyed my stay. I’ve been blown away by how great the hospitality is. We’ve stopped at a few fast food chains and the employees walked up to our table multiple times during our visit to check in and make sure we were happy. When we stopped at Target and CVS the employees greet us and offer to assist. The stereotype about MA residents being “Massholes” is 100% true and when I visit the same chain stores back home I’ve never experienced this level of customer service.

Not to mention it seems a lot cheaper in AZ. Gas and groceries have been cheap compared to home and rent is WAY less. I got a large carne asada taco with all the fixings that was delicious for only $3.

Weather has been hit or miss. I do love having 4 seasons but the thought of also having warm weather year round and being able to go outside in the colder months sounds nice. Definitely noticeable change in heat here but I’ve been managing. Back home I’m a 5 minute drive from the ocean but here is landlocked.

While wandering through the city we went down Van Buren St and quickly learned where we were. Tons of trash, homeless, and prostitutes and it was dead silent; everyone on the street was stopped and staring at us. I feel much safer back home even in the “crappier” parts of Mass.

All in all I’ve enjoyed my stay so far! I love the west coast vibes and every time I’ve visited makes me wish I lived here. Are there any New England transplants who currently live here that would like to chime in?

I’ve been doing 16:8 for a couple years now naturally as I don’t eat breakfast. This week I decided to switch it up and do 2 back to back 24 hour fasts on Monday and Tuesday. It felt great however I don’t want to overdo it so I may hold off on doing any more this week outside of my natural 16:8 but next week I want to try a 36 hour fast.

I’m looking to lose roughly 20 pounds and wanted to hear some people’s fasting routines I could incorporate with my IF, as well as your success stories with your routine.

I am visiting LA next week. My flight home isn’t until 10pm and my hotel check out is 11am. Assuming I can’t check a bag 11 hours early, are there any good luggage lockers or storage preferably near LAX that you’ve had a positive experience with? That way I don’t have to worry about the bags and can enjoy the rest of the day there.

My company’s HR has an “open desk” policy where all workspaces are first come first serve. However this is a policy NOBODY follows, not even HR themselves. Everyone has a bunch of personal stuff on their desks and everyone sits in the same place every day.

We have a new guy who started and on my remote days he is using my desk or if he gets there before me he sits there. People sit in “my” seat sometimes when I’m not there and it’s no problem as people are courteous and leave things the way they found them.

However, the new guy is always leaving cups and trash on my desk the next day I come in, and he’s also moving my personal items around. He’s also adding his own items in and plopping them on the desk.

At the end of the day there’s nothing I can do because it’s an open desk policy. I likely sound petty and very understandably so, but when I’m away from home I like having my desk as my own “home base” or “space” in general while I’m gone.

Vent over

24M I work in back office operations at a bank in NYC.

We had a new guy start this week who’s around my age. After meeting on day 1 one of the first things he asks is how long it took for us to get promoted from I to II/III. We told him and he says he wants to get promoted as quick as possible, shorter than the time it took my coworkers and I to be. No big deal, maybe he’s just ambitious but I would expect to take time to learn your current job before worrying about the next one. I also noticed he has 2 AirPods thrown in at all times but I think nothing of it. No one else on my team uses earbuds but maybe that’s just how he rolls.

He’s spent this first week shadowing us and learning what he’ll be doing. When it’s his day to shadow me I notice that any time I try to teach him something he’ll interrupt with what he guesses is the correct answer. And this is all day anytime I try to show him something new. When I’m writing documents or reports he’ll read over my shoulder and tell me what to add to it. My job also involves making some outbound calls to clients and our service provider so I have him listen to my calls.

Later in the day after making calls he randomly says to me “did you know Apple Music is unblocked on the work computers” and proceeds to tell me how every day since he started he’s been bumping music all day between his headset and AirPods. I was pretty surprised, I don’t know about you but if I’m starting a new job I want to make a good impression and pay attention to those who are teaching me. Listening to music while listening to outbound calls sounds counterintuitive.

My company HR technically dictates that desks are “first come first serve” but it’s an unspoken rule that nobody including HR even follows. I have all my stuff at “my” desk. I don’t mind whatsoever if people sit there of course so long as they’re courteous, but on my remote days the new guy sits at my seat and leaves trash and cups on the desk and moves things around.

I’m not a manager nor am I really paid enough to tell him what to do, but wondering if anyone else has dealt with this? How would you bring it up with your manager without sounding like a jerk? He seems like a nice guy otherwise.

Of course I know nobody here can give a concrete answer but wanted to get ideas. On a meeting this morning, my boss announced one of my colleagues is pregnant and will
be going on maternity leave in 4 months. She said that over the next few months they are going to start training me to take over her role when she goes on leave.

We’re technically under the same department but different sub departments. I’m business banking and she’s government banking so an entirely different role. My company has done “temporary assignments” for people in different departments when they have extended leave and someone will take over their role entirely with a title change and everything until they come back.

I’m just wondering what to expect. The temporary role is something I really like, much better than my current role.

Of course I know nobody here can give a concrete answer but wanted to get ideas. On a meeting this morning, my boss announced one of my colleagues is pregnant and will
be going on maternity leave in 4 months. She said that over the next few months they are going to start training me to take over her role when she goes on leave.

We’re technically under the same department but different sub departments. I’m business banking and she’s government banking so an entirely different role. My company has done “temporary assignments” for people in different departments when they have extended leave and someone will take over their role entirely with a title change and everything until they come back.

I’m just wondering what to expect. The temporary role is something I really like, much better than my current role.

M24, I currently work as a cash management specialist at a smaller bank. Essentially I’m the guy who sets up ACH, Wire, etc for business clients. I also do some minor customer support for business clients and take on average 5-10 calls per day. All in all it’s a decent gig, I’m WFH 3 days per week and good benefits. It’s a small enough company of 1,000 employees and I work at the HQ, so I know people including C Suites from every department, I could pivot to where I want to be some day.

Fidelity just opened a job for a Financial Services Representative at an investor center near me and I was looking at it. It seems to be a relatively entry level job. I would get a couple dollar an hour pay cut and lose the ability to work from home, and seems it would be a lot more phone calls. However I would get my FINRA licenses. And Fidelity has been a dream company of mine to work at for a long time, I presumably could start here and move up to an operations role outside of the branches.