u/woopsiredditagain

this is mostly just a PSA. As FTM with existential dread about climate change, I was so excited to discover Hiro Diapers (biodegradable, mushroom diapers that are supposed to break down diapers in 6 mos vs. 500 years for normal diapers). Put them on my registry and was lucky be gifted plenty.

TLDR: they are TERRIBLE.

My 5 day old newborn peed through every single Hiro diaper... and like a LOT, soaking himself, whoever was holding him, the stroller pad, etc. We tried at least 4 of them thinking that we had put them on wrong or something.

Also, I didn't clock this because I'm a FTM, but the company brags about how there is no "chemical blue" pee indicator line on them. But there's also no indicator line at all. So if he hadn't have peed through them, we'd have had no way to tell that he had peed in them? Terrible from a design perspective and also terrible from a functionality perspective.

Save your money people.

Now instead of a stockpile of environmentally-friendly diapers, I have a pile of unused consumerist trash, oh, the irony.

Have not encountered such terrible customer service in a long time.

-Bought the Béis Ultimate Diaper Bag.

-It arrived and it's huge and heavy. Cool bag in general, just not what I needed for day to day.

-Emailed the next day asking for a return.

-Got an auto-reply from an "AI Assistant" with return instructions. They didn't work. I replied to the email and my request was "escalated to a human customer service agent" (lucky me)

-The customer service agent said that because the item was purchased on sale, it was final sale. This was not made clear at any point in the checkout process, which I told her.

-She pointed me to a note in the item description that said items sold as part of an "archival event" are final sale. What the hell is an archival event? How am I supposed to know that sale is one?

-I asked to be escalated to a manager who took 48 hours to reiterate that summer sale items are final sale and screenshot something from a separate page.

Completely unethical and coercive business practices, do not buy!

Hi there,

Not sure if this is the right sub for this, appreciate any insight.

I work at a tech startup that is mid-size but doesn't really have HR. I'm a PM, running a new product launch that is high stakes for the company overall. Timelines have gotten pushed and my wife is pregnant.

ETA: My company has 3 months PFL in my contract. I can take it however I want.

The founders put a meeting on my calendar to discuss my leave and my manager mentioned splitting my leave to help get the product across the line. I'm not fully against this, but I'm wondering if anyone has advice about how to negotiate based on this?

Ideas I have (but very open to others!):

Can I request reimbursement for a night nanny? Can I request clarity about a path for promotion if I make this sacrifice? Can I request additional leave if I agree to split it?

A few data points:

--It's my wife and my first child, so we don't want to split the leave (and I've heard horror stories about how splitting leave turns into doing the same amount of work on a truncated timeline).

--It's very likely that the product launch date will push farther out again

--I've been at this company less than a year, but my manager has spoken about a potential promotion for me on the horizon, which if that were more definite, I would be open to putting in extra time.

--There's generally a lot of stress and pressure around this product (co killed other products to put more resources towards it) and they are bringing on a more junior PM now that they know about my leave.

--Based in NYC, but not working off of state leave since company offers leave

thx in advance

I own a unit in a self-managed co-op in Manhattan, a rundown 18-unit building over 100 years old in a desirable neighborhood, with approximately 12 owners total.

The building has been on my mind lately. Our community is aging (most are pushing 80), and we recently lost one of our longtime neighbors. With the building manager getting on in years and no obvious successor in place, I've been thinking ahead about what the next decade might look like, potentially a wave of unit sales or estates going through probate. It feels like a natural inflection point.

Given all of this, I'm wondering whether it might be worth exploring a sale of the entire building as a whole. I'd love to understand how that process typically works, particularly for co-ops. Who initiates it? What's the approval process among shareholders? Are there specific brokers or legal structures involved? Any guidance or experience here would be appreciated.