u/briskwheel4155

In the corporate world, jobs are posted for a week or two, then the close. In that time frame, there can be hundreds of applicants. After that, the recruiter looks at applications and passes on the best ones to the hiring manager. Then the hiring manager select who to call for an interview.

But this doesn't seem to be the case at LANL. One job, I applied for the day it posted on May 2. It's still posted on the website as open for applications and my application is under review status. Others are taken down after a few weeks, but my application remains in Pending Review status for weeks or months.

How quickly after applying should I be hearing back for an interview? When would a job without any follow up be considered a lost cause? Can someone help me make sense of it?

What happened to this shopping center?

Used to have Office Depot, Stein Mart, JoAnn, and a few other places, now it's dead. I loved Pulcinella's Italian that was there for 10+ years.

La Buena Vida (or maybe it was Carolina Ale House) used to be a Thai restaurant, and before that Chevy's Mexican, and before that was a restaurant called Pargo's

Does anyone remember the other places that used to be here?

Does anyone know if any apartments in SF have fiber internet? If so, what's the provider?

To transfer my vehicle registration to NM, looks like I need a VIN inspection and pay a registration fee. But I cannot find any details about taxes or other fees. Is it really just as simple as paying $27 to $62 in registration fees?

Which stores have the best cider selection? Most of the Total Wine and Specs I’ve been to only have Austin Cider and a few larger national brands.

I have lived in many places, from a small town of 20,000 to Chicago, the 3rd largest city in the country. They each have their pros and cons and often times it's hard for me to pick which I like the most and which one I like the least. I'll make a list and share.

Raleigh: My hometown, born and raised here. Honestly, I'm not sure why Raleigh has grown so much. Maybe because it's green, close to the mountains, and close to the beach but it really just feels like an overgrown small or medium sized town. I left as soon as I graduated high school.

Columbia, MO: Loved Columbia and would have liked to stay after finishing school, but the job market isn't great. It's a college town but has a large enough full time population to not feel deserted during the summer. It's affordable, people are nice, has 4 distinct seasons, and because it's a college town, has a lot of fun academic and artsy things to do. The nature access nearby is also great (hiking trails, bike trails, caves, etc). There are also some really cute historic towns which are great day trips. The only downside was it being 2+ hours to any large city.

Warrensburg, MO: Another college town, but much smaller and has more of a local feel than Columbia which attracts students from all over the country and world. The Air Force base being next door brought in a lot of military families. There really isn't much to do in town, so driving 45min to KC was your only option for entertainment. The positives are that people were really nice, there was no traffic so getting home from work took like 5min, and you could easily bike the entire town.

Chicago: I have a love/hate relationship with this city. It's probably my favorite place I've ever lived, but some days I hated it. It does have a lot of issues. The city management is horrible, winter sucks, crime is pretty bad, public transit is sketchy as hell, and overall you witness a lot of antisocial behaviors. But on the positive side, there are unlimited amounts of things to do and see, food is excellent, the scenery on the lake is gorgeous, and you'll never run out of neighborhoods to explore. Sometimes I regret leaving.

Dallas: This is where I live now and it's probably my least favorite place I've lived. On paper it has almost as much to do as Chicago, but without the unique character. The entire area feels very corporate, their is almost no nature, and the entire metro area seems focused on the suburbs rather than the cities. Positives are: lots of things to do, eat, and spend money on. No winter (but awful summers). Good job market and relatively affordable.

I haven't read many positive things about TA-55, so wondering what it's actually like working there. I see that most of the openings in my field at LANL are in TA-55.

I’ve had some drinks at bars in the US that totally kick my ass. Some tiki drinks and stirred drinks like an Old Fashioned or Manhattan can be very strong. But I’ve noticed that when I order the same drink overseas, they aren’t nearly as strong. I’m wondering if a US old fashioned can be 2-2.5oz of 45-55% bourbon whereas overseas they might use 1.5oz of 45% bourbon.

I've looked up some of the people from my hiring committee and none of them seem to be on LinkedIn. Is it not allowed to have your job info posted on LinkedIn when you work at LANL?

At my current job, I work 5 days a week and can come in between 8 and 8:45am and leave between 4:00 and 5:00pm. Lunch can be 30min or 1.5hr if we all go out somewhere. If I need to leave a couple of hours early or show up a few hours late for a doctors appointment, I just make up the time at a later date, like checking some emails on the weekends.

The job offer I have allows me to work 4 days a week for 10hr shifts, but they require me to be there from 7am to 5:30pm, pretty much on the dot. Lunch is 30min and unpaid. I was told that if I need to leave early or come in later, I would need to take PTO or make up the hours later.

I have a pretty good job offer and need to accept/decline pretty soon but there’s one thing bugging me. During the interview they mentioned being on-call on a rotating schedule every 6-8 weeks from home. It was mentioned towards the end of the interview when I asked about schedule, so there wasn’t a lot of time for follow up questions.

What type of questions should I ask about being on call?

If it’s Saturday and I’m expected to be on call all day and someone calls at 2am and I’m on the phone for 2hr, wondering if that goes towards comp time or I somehow get paid for it.

Current job:

• $100K salary

• 10min commute 5x a week

• 3 weeks vacation

• Flight benefits (I work for an airline and I'd value them at $10K/yr)

• Not miserable here, but little job growth and room for promotion

Job offer:

• $117,500

• 45min commute 4x a week

• 5 weeks vacation

• Much more room for promotion and job growth

The new job is in a slightly more expensive city and rent will go up about $200/mo. After taxes, the new job should pay around $800/mo extra per month.

Has anyone applied for a Vietnam eVisa recently? I applied Thursday, April 23 in the evening in the US. That would have been early morning hours in Vietnam on Friday.

It's now the next Friday, 5 business days later and my application still says Processing.

Other reports I saw on here said it's usually done within 3 business days.

I have a second and final interview with LANL tomorrow for a level 3 job and am having some second thoughts about continuing with the process so I don't waste anyone's time. Hoping some folks can provide feedback on some reservations I have.

• Living in SF and commuting. I was told the department does 4/10 schedule, so I'd be driving there from SF, 45min each way 4x per week. This is far longer than my current commute that's 10-15min.

• Job market. I switch employers every 4-5 years, mostly for promotions and pay increases. In Los Alamos and Santa Fe, there aren't really any other higher paying employers, so I'd be stuck at LANL.

• Pay. Assuming I am able to negotiate some, I'd get a $15,000/yr pay increase. That sounds great on paper, but considering the commute time, wear & tear on vehicles, NM state income tax, plus increase cost of living in Santa Fe, it's actually more like a $8000-10,000 increase.

• Travel. I love to travel and fly somewhere at least once per month. Honestly, travel from Santa Fe seems like a real headache. I'd have to pay higher prices to fly from SAF or drive an hour to ABQ.

• Getting bored. SF is such a nice city but it's not a big city and I'm afraid I'd be really bored there after a few years.