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Thank you, that means alot.

The company I work for is cutting IT budget by 50% next year across the board. China is in real bad shape and their economy is big enough they could easily force a global recession soon.

If I was given the option of either a 10% pay raise or I could take off 10% of the time that I would otherwise be working I would take the additional vacation easily.

I also have 2,000 on FBG, ~5,000 on the defunct fflivewire, 500 on thehulltruth, 500 on arstechnica, and 200 on a local fishing site. I am here today when I should be working, because I do not need 40 hours a week to do my job yet my employer makes me work those hours. I am looking forward to the day when we work 9 80's or 32 hours a week. Hopefully it becomes the standard before I retire.

From what I see of people accumulating 10's of thousands of posts per year on the forums over the last 20 years. It seems that many geeks get paid for 40 hours but put in less than 20.

Bioware used to be an awesome company, although Dragon Age released 10 years ago. The sequel may be released next year, although recent bioware games have sucked, so i do not have high hopes. Baldur's gate 3 is good if you want to play another RPG.

Interviewing is a skill that takes time to learn for many people. Especially if they do not have parents that work professional jobs. It was good that he was aware enough to reach back out via email for tips, that is a good sign and hopefully you responded.

I think the Dragon Age series is very underrated, the first one was better but inquisition was good. What class you playing as?

Some year I plan to make it over there. Although I will probably skip New Orleans and go straight to Venice

I am still not yet a buyer

Congrats. Not related, but playing Dragon age Inquisition or is that your son?

I previously have worked where my 8 hour days were more like 11 hour days, and it was awful. Most days I have a 10 minute commute but on Thursdays when I work on the other side of town I get to work early and leave at 2:30 then complete my day at home. This allows me to avoid traffic and it keeps my commute to ~30 minutes instead of 1-1.5 hours like it would be during rush hour. I have no problem with her complaining. We should all strive to be working less and enjoying life more. She needs to move or find a new job though.

Close. ESPN closed my account because my last name contained an offensive slur.

I was teased a fair bit due to my last name, and I will talk to my son/nephews about that. However I was never physically bullied, never got into a fight, etc. I was always on the football/track team though. I probably would have been a pushover in a fight, but just based on size/athletics I think i managed to avoid some bullying.