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by ghaff 7mo ago
I generally agree with that and there are some small kitchen appliances I don’t use often but when I need them I need them. Funnily an electric drip coffee maker is one of the things I somewhat regret replacing after a kitchen fire but I th
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by ghaff 7mo ago
I’ve gotten rid of a lot of clothing in the past 18 months. I bring a very limited amount of specific clothing traveling, don’t fuss much around the house, local hikes, the theater now and then etc. I just have no use for a lot of to the of
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by ghaff 7mo ago
At some point you may need some old cable but you probably end up buying one because you can’t find it. I simplified a lot of things when I was moving back in. I’m sure I threw out some things I should have kept. For cables specifically I n
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by ghaff 7mo ago
I sorta know the stuff I use and don’t use. Had a kitchen fire last year and had to get the whole house emptied out for smoke damage mitigation. I’ve thrown out, donated, or recycled the better part of two large dumpsters worth of stuff. Fo
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by ghaff 7mo ago
Depends on the circumstances. There are people who are ready to go any the time of a layoff if the terms are right.
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by ghaff 7mo ago
As I say grand jury duty is often not every day, you can always take your PTO, and there are always nights and weekends. A company can always keep paying your base salary but, as you say, there could be longer term consequences. And the cas
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by ghaff 7mo ago
I have considered it. I’ve never done it. Parking used to be an issue for some of the commuter rail stations but I understand it isn’t in New Haven at this point. Also about twice as long a drive but likely more efficient overall.
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by ghaff 7mo ago
I don’t know. Maybe I could worked with HR for more but our employee manual said they would pay for two weeks and this was a company that was generally pretty understanding about personal matters. Certainly an hourly employee or someone sel
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by ghaff 7mo ago
It’s a workable replacement for commuting a lot of the time. Some face to face is useful even if it’s only quarterly team meetings.
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by ghaff 7mo ago
I usually take the Regional on my own dime though last trip I got a deal on the return leg on Acela. The downside of Amtrak for me is that the Boston south suburban station is an hour drive in basically the wrong direction. But I hate hate
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by ghaff 7mo ago
Zoom isn’t a replacement for in-person meetings all of the time but it’s pretty good for a lot of purposes. I’m on a non-profit board and we do have a couple meetings a year when we ask people to try to make it in person but the rest is pla
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by ghaff 7mo ago
There are probably a few other city pairs like Seattle to Portland’s and Raleigh to Charlotte that are reasonable.
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by ghaff 7mo ago
In fact, pre smartphones more or less, bringing cameras into even an office workplace was generally pretty controlled. Still is under some circumstances.
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by ghaff 7mo ago
I’m a bit surprised that they didn’t just let you reschedule. As I recall when I got a grand jury summons I kicked the can down the road as far as I could and then avoided being empaneled.
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by ghaff 7mo ago
Meanwhile you’re probably paying for parking, gas, etc. Also grand jury duty can be something like six months (may not be every day depending on jurisdiction. Federal may be even longer. Probably no company will keep paying you for that len
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by ghaff 7mo ago
I’m not sure historical precedent tells us a whole lot and Congress has now skipped Washington. It’s hard to say when this will be resolved. It could be a month or more.
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by ghaff 7mo ago
Except it’s not cheaper unless perhaps you’re willing to sit in a seat for two days.
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by ghaff 7mo ago
I’m hoping it won’t be necessary but, if TSA is fundamentally broken with an international transfer through Dulles I will seriously consider taking the train from a union Station to Boston. Honestly surprised how many TSA people are still
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by ghaff 7mo ago
I had to get my whole house repainted after a kitchen fire. Have some black and a lot of white (trim and ceilings) but also subtle green in upstairs rooms and very subtle orange everywhere else. Kept it simple but prefer it to everything be
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by ghaff 7mo ago
Meanwhile some of us just want to simplify, accessories and cables have probably been scattered, etc. it’s not worth it to me to find a home for a lot of this stuff or just live with the clutter until probably someone else needs to deal wit
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by ghaff 7mo ago
And in fact you had big video cameras attached to battery packs going back to at least the 70s. The tech existed. It was just clunky and barely suitable for consumers.
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by ghaff 7mo ago
This was a larger company and they did not care so long as you followed policies like turning on encryption. Companies do differ.
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by ghaff 7mo ago
Google does essentially everything I need. If I were more of a spreadsheet power user these days, Excel. And maybe other Office apps as needed for compatibility.
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by ghaff 7mo ago
I haven’t. Did have issued laptops that were company managed but I basically didn’t use and, in any case, I like many others reinstalled a clean operating system image and did my own support.
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by ghaff 7mo ago
This isn’t really ATC though connected. I was just watching a presentation from Royal Schiphol today about a lot of the automation of the airport they’re putting in place as part of admittedly long-term 2050 plans. Lots of computer infrastr
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by ghaff 7mo ago
Hadn’t even thought of that angle. But you also get a more human connection in an in-person interview much less going out for a meal. And I know there’s going to be a contingent on here who says they don’t have time for that of thing. <s
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by ghaff 7mo ago
When I was a fair bit heavier though very active, off the rack shirts didn’t really fit me very well. Tall upper body and very broad shoulders from sports didn’t help. These days I seem much closer to just being able to buy stuff. Bought a
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by ghaff 7mo ago
I worked for a downtown firm for a while which loosened up dress code a little bit so I didn’t always wear my jacket in—though cargo pants and rock T would definitely have led to an HR meeting. One day I had to borrow a jacket from someone
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by ghaff 7mo ago
Screens were voice calls for a long time. I’m a big fan of what’s normally the day of interviews be in person even if you take AI cheating out of the picture. I realize not everyone agrees. Zoom interviewing is mostly a COVID outcome.
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by ghaff 7mo ago
That is far less common outside of tech. Even within tech, I did throw on a blazer and tie when I interviewed for my last job. Totally unnecessary but any company for which that’s actually a problem it’s a red flag. I did start dressing dow

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