I've done worse. Walled in an unneeded doorway. The seam on one side is clearly visible. But I was trying to get it done in time to host Christmas and it was done very hastily. I'll fix it one of these days. ...probably.
No, it's not. You can drill holes through the center of a joist or rafter but the permitted diameter of the hole depends on the overall width of the board. Notching the edge (or in this case cutting most of the way through it) dramatically weakens the board since the edges bear most of the tension from the load.
"Jill, I'm afraid we have a problem. Your quality of work is very high, as always. But you don't look enough like your job isn't soul crushing. I'm not saying you look like you're bored out of your mind or that I think working here is depriving you of your will to live. I'm just saying that there are times when you're not smiling like a completely unhinged person and that makes me question whether you really want to be here."
I had a boss that was a constant micromanager. I started compiling lists of questions I had or things I actually needed for him and whenever he would come around I would just hit him with the list. I would even chase him down every time I knew he was in the vicinity. Eventually it got to the point where he would try to avoid me because he didn't want to do any actual work. He just wanted to "supervise" and I was ruining that for him.
Talk about irony, the same guy like to brag about not taking vacation time. I told him that people don't usually brag about their poor life choices.
Fuck him. One of us was lazy and it definitely wasn't me.
It depends on who is managing your money and what their investment strategy is. So many people, including “experienced money managers”, treat the stock market like it’s a blackjack table. Trying to capitalize on the rise and fall of stock prices which are often driven by investor enthusiasm; or lack thereof. They’re like dust in the wind.
“Buy low sell high” is a great slogan but a lousy investment strategy. Investments are a long game. When you, or whoever is managing your 401k, buys stocks they’re using your money to buy ownership in a business. Diversification, not having all your investments in one stock or even one industry matters. Long term viability of the businesses you invest in matters. Investing in good, sustainable business that are not overvalued (meaning the stock price exceeds the book value) matters.
You want someone managing your money who does their research, understands what they’re investing your money in, and knows that when stock prices go down, it’s the best time to pick up more good investments at a discount. Not to panic and sell everything. That’s almost always a losing strategy.
That said, Lots of 401k’s are invested in index funds which have a detailed investment strategy that the broker handling your 401k should be able to provide you with a copy of.
You go home and just start applying. Dress up your resume first.
Keep track of each job you apply for in a spreadsheet and forget about it. I find this helps keep me from getting discouraged. Half the time, when I get a rejection email, I don’t even remember applying for the job. My philosophy is “it’s a ‘no’ until it isn’t”.
You say nothing about it until you turn in your resignation. Especially to the “gossips.” That’s just feeding the trolls. If you’re looking for an internal transfer, I wouldn’t see why that would be a problem. That happens all the time. If you work someplace where that is a problem then that means you work for a toxic shit hole and should seriously consider leaving.
Natural Instinct is something which can only be bread out of animals to a point. They are hard wired to do what they do at a certain level. Humans have been domesticating dogs for millenia and yet my 4 kg (~9 lb.) toy poodle still insists on peeing on stuff as an assertion of dominance, the same way his ancestors did.
He doesn’t think about it. He doesn’t have the capacity to ponder the utter pointlessness of pissing on random objects. He doesn’t realize that he’s a scared little baby who is one level above one of his stuffed animal toys on the food chain. He attempts to assert his territorial dominance by urinating on the world because that’s what dogs do. It’s hard wired into to their DNA.
Think of it another way. If you’ve ever had a house cat sink it’s claws and teeth into your arm, whether it’s playing or being aggressive doesn’t necessarily matter. It still hurts. Now imagine the cat weights 204 kg (450 lbs); about the size of a tiger. The seriousness of the situation increases from minor to life threatening.
And yet, there are an alarming number of people, in the United States alone, who seem to think having a pet tiger is a good idea. Ok, so it knows it’s “owner” and is familiar with them. It would never harm them, would it? If you can reason with my house cat as to why it is illogical for her to randomly attack my arm and bring her over to the sensible side, I’ll be more open to arguments from people who think they should be allowed to own tigers.
There are a multitude of arguments to be made as to why raising large, wild animals for pets is a bad idea. Beginning with, a bear is still a bear. Even if it’s a friendly bear.
Years ago, I worked the debone line at a poultry plant owned by (Rhymes with Bison). It was cold, wet, and nasty. You worked one job on the line slicing, cutting, pulling, or scraping the same piece chicken off for 7 hours a day. The first thing HR told you in orientation was “No unions. You so much as say the word ‘union’ and you’re gone.”
I made it six months before I just stopped going in.
On top of all the negatives you mentioned, too much time has passed. Frasier was a spinoff from Cheers. A lot of the characters from Cheers made at least one appearance on Frasier over the years. But, Frasier has been off the air for nearly 20 years. Cheers for 30. The continuity is broken and basically means having to either A.) Introduce the character to a new audience who are not familiar with either Frasier and/or Cheers, or B.) Reintroduce the character to an audience who is and has high expectations given the quality of the old show. Kind of like you said, I do not envy the writers and I expect the reboot to be a flop. Hopefully I’m wrong.