u/RedArrow23

Hello everyone,

I have been a level 1 procurement agent for over a year now, coming to the company fresh out of college. Towards the start of my time here, level 1 was framed as almost a probationary period… get your training done, work independently, don’t mess up too badly, and learn the business. I’d like to say that I have met or exceeded these measures and have communicated to my manager through the mandated development plan that I am ready for level 2. The level 2 job description is almost identical to level 1, save for a few processes that I have learned out of necessity as my contracts have gotten more complex.

There are a few internal reqs open or slated to open soon. I would likely apply for them, however I am just under the 18 month requirement. I am not sure if this will hurt my chances, and I have heard that your manager can block a move as they see fit if you are under this threshold. The moves I am considering are all within the same group for the most part.

My question is, what should I expect from an internal interview? Is it roughly the same as an outside hire, or would it likely be relatively informal as the managers know me at this point? Also, was I wrong in thinking that the level 2 bump would come naturally as I progressed into level 2 work, or will I have to leave my team in order to develop? Should I give it a few more months to see what happens next year or is that a fools errand?

UPDATE: the marked the car as returned, but charged me for an extra day plus a late return fee. Let’s see how much of a PITA this is to get refunded

Rented a car yesterday and had a pretty awful experience. I wanted a trax and they put me a massive Kia SUV. Whatever, they put the fuel level as 1% on pickup and told me not to worry about topping it back off. All is well for the rental

I go to return it later that day and was told to leave the keys in the car, and upon speaking to the agent they said that my receipt should be emailed within 15 minutes. As of this morning, the car still shows as over due, and I am getting $100 charges on my card. Is there any way to stop this BS before my credit limit gets maxed out?

I have a 2021 kia forte GT approaching 50k miles. A walnut blast is recommended to clear all the carbon buildup on the intake valves. Does anyone know a shop that does this service? None have it listed on their site in the area

Hello everyone.

I went to go get the battery in my iPhone 13 replaced in-store and all went well, but an employee told me a policy that seemed a little shady. I can’t find anything online on if this is actually true, but he said that if my screen broke during the repair I would be liable for the damage (aka have to pay for a new screen). Surely this isn’t true right, considering I gave him a flawless device? Normally if additional damage is caused they give you a new or equivalent phone.

Everything ended up being ok but I was wondering if a company as well regarded as Apple would really try and pull a fast one on me

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Kind of fuming right now. I am having furniture sent to my new rental that has a signature requirement. Original delivery window was 10am-2pm, no problem because I needed to clean it up anyways. I am in between leases, so all my stuff is still at the old place. Before anyone asks, I was unable to request a location hold as the address is still linked to the previous tenant.

A total of three FedEx trucks drove by my place, ignoring my wave right on the sidewalk. I didn’t realize I was invisible? Right at 2:30 I call support and they state my driver is right around the corner per GPS. (All but confirmed that this was the driver that passed my house just a few minutes prior). Great! Shortly after my delivery time gets updated to be delivered tomorrow 5-9pm. Is this a joke? Does FedEx expect people to waste their whole day sitting around for a signature that nobody asked for or will even look at?

I guess the package was no acceptable in the truck or the driver didn’t wanna bother. I would’ve helped them because I sat in my garage for 4 hours. Clearly the process has not changed because this has happened every single time in OKC with a signature package in the last year. They might as well leave all of them in the warehouse at this point

Edit: just got the package. One of the same drivers that passed me earlier in the day. The best part is that he didn’t even want my signature, just dumped it in my garage

Hello everyone, I am moving to a new house this week in ordered some furniture off of amazon. It is a large package but not particularly valuable. I am in between leases so I’m not at the new place for more than a few hours a day. Unbeknownst to me this package had DSR when I looked at it in the FedEx app. I assume this is because it was shipped by a third-party storefront?

Anyways, when I try to change the delivery instructions to hold at location in the app, the verification message gets sent to a mystery phone number. FedEx will not let me manage this package despite my name being on the label and presumably verified through Amazon (probably grasping at straws though). Do I need to wait for the USPS address change to clear before I can change anything about packages going to this address?

Right now, it looks like I will be spending my Saturday in an empty house waiting for this package. Bummer…

Hey yall,

About to move into a new apartment and am looking forward to turning an extra bedroom into a game/media room. Need a new desk around 70x25 but am having trouble finding anything that i am confident would hold atleast my ultrawide and secondary, maybe my PC if space allows. Seems like most desks this size are standing but I would honestly prefer it be stationary. I would like to spend up to $300. If anyone has any of these desks I would greatly appreciate your input. Or, if you have one that you love feel free to drop it below.

Fitstand 79x31 - $279

Flexispot 71x32 - $329

ThunderX3 LAB-X 67x30 - $299 but may be a scam

IKEA Utespelare 63x32 - $279