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- sted0
Junior coder asking HR for a raise, the discussion quickly moves to some business details what he shouldn't know. Like what money others receive and that some have the option to get a percentage from the projects revenues. A PM told him that there was revenue sharing in the first 2 years, the people who moved with the company got a fat raise in exchange for a 3y contract. HR is trying to explain that it isn't wise to compare his money/performance and compensation options to the people who work here from the beginning or the ones currently in leading roles. A really disturbing detail comes up in the form of an hourly rate for a specific client where he is working on-site 16 hours every week on a software integration. HR makes clear that any further action regarding his compensation requires consulting management and that there will be a bonus in a few days. Both sides agree to return to the subject at the beginning of next year. The conversation ends with mutual agreement and HR writes a summary of the conversation.
On Sunday an email is sent into my mailbox at 4:23AM, gets opened hours later. I just read the name and the subject and without knowing who the person is, a quiet FUCK leaves my mouth :) A colleague of ours would like to break up our mutual agreement. While scrolling down in the email thinking that I'm not going to read this now my eye stops on a name. It's one of our clients contact name and he knows what money they pay and not just why but also how :))) He kindly offers that he could do the same he just wants the 75% of the money for the job and we CAN KEEP the client. At this part I had to open up a notepad and start writing a reply, asking how the 25% would finance the 90net pay, liability insurance, taxes and book keeping on the project while making profit. After about three paragraphs in complete red headed rage style producing nothing but an awful lot of unnecessary details and education it hits me:
Why the hell I care about this? This is exactly why there are people whose job is to make sure everybody is happy and gets what they want for the work they do.I found the summary made by HR, added a note that both the coder and the PM should get a warning for approaching the client in this form and sharing inaccurate information.
Why does it worth stressing on the salaries of your colleagues, or on what percentage of the money you received of the money you actually made for the place that gives you work? If you don't know how, you can always ask how to do it better and make yourself worthy for that money, or go start a company, get the clients, make the resources work, and see how you can pay people.
- Yeah, never stress out about how much or little your co-workers make in comparison to you. Better as you say, to focus on your own worth and value offered.shapesalad
- SimonFFM15
Every year I write a personal review of the year in my blog. If you are interested in what happened in my life besides QBN, here is my article:
https://www.simonbolz.com/blog/b…
- You look good in the blue suit.shapesalad
- Who maintains your websitedrgs
- I programmed it myself and maintain it myself. Did you find any errors?SimonFFM
- Thank you shapesalad.SimonFFM
- I love the combination of beautiful naked woman and politics: "Politicians have led us into an energy crisis and supply bottlenecks and inflation..."
; )ideaist - It's my life. The new prices are not easy for me.SimonFFM
- NOT easy on any of us brother / @SimonFFM. I've got 2 Dutch sons who won't stop eating!!! AND they don't like potatoes/rice!!!
*sad trombone*ideaist - Good luck with your sons!SimonFFM
- TL:DRrobthelad
- Is your wife aware of this photo? https://www.simonbol…shapesalad
- The other one where Playmate Zoelle is hugging me is fun, too. But my wife is really cool. I am thankful!SimonFFM
- "I really only have one simple principle regarding my work: Does it look good or not?"
Love it!nocomply - The website is ace, surprised to learn that you can do webdrgs
- Thanks, webdesign and programming were my previous jobs.SimonFFM
- Teach medrgs
- Nice Simon!YakuZoku
- Thank you, YakuZoku!SimonFFM
- OBBTKN2
Playing again with my very own AI* and analog drawing tools (paper, pencil, inks and watercolours)...
Fun!!
*Animal Idiocy ;) lol
- Projectile0
SO STOKED!!!!
Pantera are touring for the first time in 21 FUCKING YEARS!!!
They've been on top of my bucket list my whole life and they're playing in Lisbon next year.
About 20 times I've even googled "Pantera cover band" in desperation, knowing that I'd never get the chance to see them live so thought I'd take the next best thing.
When this song plays I might literally shit my pants. The riff at the end is the closest thing humans have come to the Brown Noise. Go to 3:55 if you don't know what I mean
- Gardener5
I'm so sad to hear of Terry Hall passing earlier today, I saw The Specials on one of their first tours when they played my local pub (just a month after The Undertones and few weeks before The Cure!) There was hardly a packed audience which was great in one way as there was loads of space for dancing but I don't think the band were that impressed - the review in the following issue of local fanzine Suspect Device (pictured below) pointed this out, but boy they were incredible to see so close in such a tiny venue. I met jerry Dammers in the bar afterwards and bought a hand-stamped copy of their debut 7", it was either 50p or a quid I can't quite remember as I ripped the price sticker from the sleeve - which is now incredibly rare.
- I expect you've seen this recent BBC doc. But in case you haven't, it's great.
https://www.bbc.co.u…Morning_star - yes that's excellent, thanks for the reminderGardener
- I expect you've seen this recent BBC doc. But in case you haven't, it's great.
- scarabin0
Air purifiers– are they worth running in the home all the time?
Anybody do this and see any benefits?
- opt for houseplants:
https://www.qbn.com/… The Sansevieria is known for purifying capabilities.uan - https://dengarden.co…uan
- yeah... they're good on clearing out animal hair etc. Some vacuums have filters that will also noticeably change the air for the better in just a matter of minsPonyBoy
- a few times a day, after you open the windowsgrafician
- I have two LEVOIT HEPA Air Purifiers running 24/7/365 and they're amazing!
https://amzn.to/3BSN…utopian
- opt for houseplants:
- jagara0
If you're 2,5 m away from your 55" TV, can you tell the difference between 1080p and 4k?
I honestly can't.
- Maaaybe if i watch a 4K demo reel. But even then 1080p looks 95% just as good from that distance.jagara
- A friend gave me a huge TV, which we quickly gave away exactly because of this. We just watch our smaller TV closer. *shrug*Nairn
- My friend was incredulous "It wasn't THAT big". "Aye it was, it took up half a fucking wall". I'm not sure why i said 'maybe?' in the first place to the offer.Nairn
- You get used to those very quick.
I remember unpacking my 30 inch apple display when they came out and feeling ashamed by how big it was. Ended up buying a 2ndspl33nidoru - I really like my big TV. Even if all i watch is 1080p video. I prefer a bigger screen further away than a smaller screen closer by. Better sound too.jagara
- 55” is the smallest you can buy now practically. 75” is where it’s at for 3m viewing distance.monospaced
- At that size I can easily tell the difference. 55 would be more difficult for sure.monospaced
- I have a 40” 720p lcd tv I got used for $40. I’ve gotten 2, maybe 3 comments about how good it looks. And I does! Nice color. Deep blacks. Good viewing anglemonNom
- My iPad is my tv.stewart
- I think our TV is 32", I say I think, because I hardly see anything on it... only cycling races and the occasional documentary, the rest on my ms surfaceOBBTKN
- Def yes, especially the hud elementsprophetone
- The problem is not the tech nor the method in the AI, the principal problem right now is that the model is wrong trained with millons of images without consent.Gabriel
- I’ve never bought a TV or had one. My brain is not polluted with garbage.shapesalad
- Get off your child-size high horse, ss, you've made the mistake of sharing some of the utter bilge you watch on YouTube.Nairn
- I never watch network TV - my TV is connected to a computer. So YT, streaming services and pirated movies only.
Still my brain is very polluted with garbage.jagara - i feel the same way when people talk about FPS on their gaming setups..I'm sure my brain cant tell the difference between 30FPS and 120FPS..dee-dubs
- My wife watches the non-hd channels. Drives me fucking crazy. Leaves me speechless. Glad I bought a 55" UHD screen!Hayzilla
- doggydoggdog5
Do you expect raises every year if you have a full time job?
- Yes.monospaced
- NeverHayzilla
- yes. or you are not performing or you are old so you are at your roof.milfhunter
- It’s pretty standard to expect 2-3% raise yearly if you’re not shitting the bed.monospaced
- No. Not in the first year in the new job/position after a raise. And then it's just your performance and the whole agency performance.Longcopylover
- But I think this is a very local/regional thing. Not every county deals the same with money/salaries.Longcopylover
- Every DAY that you learn to do the job is a day you bring more value than you did the day before. Once a year is long enough to expect to be paid for that.ptrdo
- It depends on the country & company. In my case, I have a career performance agenda guided by goals. Yes if I do my job correctly.maquito
- Do you see the economy going up every year? Or have you heard of those things called recessions?shapesalad
- People have such child like expectations of salaries, companies react to market and macro economic conditions which move in cycles. Deal with it.shapesalad
- Design isn't an industry that is able to hedge against people not wanting design work. So you can't expect increase and profits in down macro market conditions.shapesalad
- At least 5-10% to beat inflationgrafician
- Only when we re-negotiate our union contract every 5 years.Akagiyama
- BusterBoy0
Question...is it bad etiquette to send a PDF presentation to someone and have it open fullscreen automatically?
Or is it better to send and let them choose how they’ll view it?
- I have a clients that requests decks to open full screen. But... pet peeve for me, unless its requested i wont do it.thumb_screws
- Sure if they ask. But as the default...it’s a no for me.BusterBoy
- Let them chooseOBBTKN
- no fullscreen unless requestedspl33nidoru
- They don’t Download them anyway.monospaced
- Use DocSend. Thank me laterzaq
- Hayzilla0
Youtube pages have a super weird background now. It's like a super blurry greyed out version of the video playing but is slightly delayed and is the entire page background. It freaks me out TBH.
- ? Not here?Nairn
- You can disable it under the gear icon.milfhunter
- ambient light effect, you can turn it off in your profile settings.shapesalad
- ^ Ahh thanks. I was logged into a clients account today so was new to me. Should have realised before I started watching fishing videos.Hayzilla
- hahaha
Client's going to be perplexed at their latest suggestions. Here's hoping they're militant vegan.Nairn - ya turn that shit offpango
- PonyBoy10
I've hit that point where I'm not sure what to do / what route to go.
For 20+ years I've been mainly freelance... lots of branding, graphic design, animation... built tons of websites etc etc. I've worked with and for a number of 'you' over the years (thanks!).
I had to move 3k KM that way (*points left) about a year ago. The move didn't hurt any connections / work but it has trapped me in the middle of Nowhere, New England w/no Agencies / Design houses in site without driving 2 hours down to Boston. All my client relationships remained intact when I moved however shit is changing / work has slowed down (waaaay down w/some of my clients).
I've spread myself around over time (many clients going at one time) but I won't lie... I'm a bit cooked. I need a break... I wouldn't mind working for ONE shop and just one shop. FUCK Mom & Pop businesses BTW - they're all consolidating their shit these days and all that time and effort put in w/ a good chunk of them has NOT paid off... I think I've made the decision that I will no longer take in those sort of projects regardless of what I do (they never end and pay about 1/3 of what they should).
I'm turning 48... I've almost always been in business for myself. I honestly don't know where I stand / what I'm qualified for in terms of in-house work. I've never referred to myself as anything but a Graphic Designer and then I proceed to share various pieces of work showcasing my various skillsets... I've never gone hungry / had any cashflow issues (that weren't of my own making / stupidity)... the work always seems to be there. It's just... I'm cooked. I don't want to keep at the pace I'm moving (I CAN'T keep at the pace I'm moving) ...I'm right at the edge of burning out... my health is effected (as is my marriage)... and I'm not really interested in having another fucking heart attack.
Anyone in this spot? Are there jobs out there for full time freelance folks w/no specific title who has played just about every role? Ideally I'd like to find that full-time / work-from-home gig working w/an actual team w/defined roles etc... I'm about to go into research mode / put together a folio... I'm a little scared though. I'm pushing 50 and have always worked 'for me'... anyone know anybody who made the shift from being their own boss most of their life to finding an agency-type gig? Did they fit right in? What positions where they qualified for?
- look for remote only jobs, there are many job boards. and crypto is very remote, if you are willing to risk it, still jobs there.shapesalad
- https://cryptojobsli…
https://cryptojobsli…shapesalad - remote jobs are great - my co workers all thought I was 7 years younger than I actually am, cos they can't see the grey hair on the back of my head. lolshapesalad
- and 720p web cameras blur out the wrinklesshapesalad
- Also I find crypto jobs are more 'relaxed' team setups (well in FTX's case it was way too relaxed) and so you can be more 'freelance' than micromanaged.shapesalad
- ffs shape, PonyBoy's a bit of an ass sometimes, but he's not a total fucking soulless dickhead that should be taken out back and shot in the face.Nairn
- lol, Nairn—I actually posted a couple crypto jobs a few weeks back in the crypto thread—I suppose I had that coming (I would probably take the jobs). thx shape!PonyBoy
- Hi Kev. I think I'm in the "same" situation now, lost a pair of big clients, things are slowing (only a bit on my side) but I'm taking some days off to focus...OBBTKN
- Need it, but to take energy, rest, learn new skills and re-invent myself. Back to in-house is a no no for me, before I prefer to switch career ;)OBBTKN
- Good luck, and all the best my friend!OBBTKN
- Yeah I’m in this boat too. I moved to a small regional city about 10 years ago as was done with big city life. Was at an agency for 2 of the years when I...thumb_screws
- I first moved down and have been freelance/contract for the bulk of that time. Working from home (sleeping at work) for most of it. Been pretty close to burnoutthumb_screws
- Trying to figure out what to do next. I’ve chatted with a few smaller agencies where the broader skill set seems advantageous.thumb_screws
- Working in crypto?! Watch out bro https://www.linkedin…grafician
- I’ve reached out to existing bigger clients to see if they have In house remote roles going too. If you are wanting to slow up and have a more defined work lifethumb_screws
- balance, I reckon this could be a solid option. Hit up contacts at bigger shops let them know what you are thinking. If they know this is the direction you wantthumb_screws
- go, something could fall out of it.thumb_screws
- Hey man I’m hope things work out. There seems to be more work in UX these days especially for remote jobs, if you’re into that.Chimp
- https://www.designjo…milfhunter
- Nevermind. My link is only for London based studiosmilfhunter
- agree to milfhunter, position yourself as UX/UI designer. There are plenty of workzaq
- ^ There are UX Designer, UX Lead positions that are fully remote. Indeed sends me like 20 a week. Pay ranges from 80 - 200kBonSeff
- yeah I feel ya. "I never wanted to work a 9-5 so I work 24/7 instead."_niko
- Good luck with it all pony. Let us know how you get on.thumb_screws
- I appreciate the kind words and advice (thumb etc). I'll def. post what I decided to do/how things worked out down the road if I'm not killed by the process :)PonyBoy
- Longcopylover6
On my walk to work I have to cross a rather busy intersection where trams, cars, bicycles and pedestrians have to get along on very little room.
Now and then I met a little boy on his way to kindergarten at the zebra crossing. We never talked or something but we both nodded to each other.
Today when I came to that intersection police was just closing off everything and there was a white tent at the zebra crossing.
I later read in the news that there was a boy killed by a car or tram, they don't even know yet.
It's probably this boy.
He was just 5 years old, the same age as my son.
This really cracks me up.
Please give all your loved ones a hug and take care. It can be over so quickly.- Sorry for the off topic, I somehow just had to get it off my chest.Longcopylover
- :(monospaced
- no apologies needed, long... you used the blog correctly
sad story <3PonyBoy - You don't have to apologize, I get goosebumps just thinking about it... :'(OBBTKN
- Well this just wiped the smile off my face. I hope it wasn't That Little Boy, but regardless, it was Someone's Little Boy.Nairn
- I wake up every night as the result of some 'micro-Dream' where I watch my daughter walk out in front of traffic before I wake up.
Fuck Cars.Nairn - dammit man! the roadways are so dangerous. Sorry for this kid. Icapn_ron
- :(BuddhaHat
- Read about it in the news and now here.
It makes me mad to think the parents decided to send a 5 year old boy alone on that trip every day.uan - So sad to hear.SimonFFM
- That intersection is hard to cross as an adult, it's a hell of distractions and dangers from every angle.uan
- :(milfhunter
- Gutted. Hope you're doing ok LCL.garbage
- doggydoggdog0
Looking for a nice, cheap table to put outside on my back deck for breakfast and occasional dinners.
Any suggestions?
- Build one? Pine wood is very cheap and easy to work with.OBBTKN
- foldable trestle table with a tableclothBuddhaHat
- Ikeamilfhunter
- milfhunter10
Today i'm 10 years together with my girlfriend. Time is flying by..
- time to change your username?uan
- ^
!hahaNairn - @uan well maybe i will!milfhunter
- congrats man, it's a good thing, keep going!
your post just didn't match your name here:) couldn't resist!uan - hahah thnks uan!milfhunter
- Congrats!OBBTKN
- thanks OBB!milfhunter
- Put a ring on it already! xDsea_sea
- @sea i should..milfhunter
- _niko7
to further PonyBoys post from above, it's even more disheartening watching people/friends make a killing just signing paperwork. making tons off deals or commissions in real-estate, investments, finances and other bullshit for literally doing 1 hour of work per week.
and more times than not, they're the biggest fucking morons you'll ever meet.
But we've made our own beds suppose, there is something mad that drives us, an insanity for beauty and truth
- and I mean people who work for investment firms or banks or real estate agencies, not ones that hustle and risk their own money._niko
- We will die with our boots onOBBTKN
- along with "they're the biggest fucking morons you'll ever meet" they're quite often some of the douchiest fucks who spend that money like complete... douchesPonyBoy
- Nairn19
I'm not going to pollute Stewart's Recent Work Post, suffice to say no one gives a shit about your input, sadsad.
We've all been there - stuck in a rut at some point in our lives, doing absolute shit with little of value that we can feel proud about, so we externalise our personal criticisms with pointless over analysis of other people's work we've not been immersed in and uselessly critique things we don't actually get.
No one cares. Design is not absolute. There are no Korrekt answers, and what works, Works.
Either appreciate and sow love or shut your pointless fucking hole.
- WordOBBTKN
- Yerpthumb_screws
- Amen Benmisterhow
- Funnest logo I have seen in a long timeBonSeff
- I agree with this, and all the positive feedback for the mark. But I also agreed with the original points this references.wordssssss
- Sensitive.shapesalad
- You lot seem ok criticizing others work, especially pentagrams.shapesalad
- What colour on the spectrum are you, out of curiosity?Nairn
- BusterBoy0
My daughter's due to fly out of Heathrow in the next 24 hours...on her way back to Melbourne for Christmas...fingers crossed, she's meant to arrive here on Christmas morning.
Anyone in the UK with any update or more intel on the planned strikes? I've heard some basic info...but haven't really heard about possible flight cancellations or delays...she has a connecting flight in Singapore with a 5 hour layover...cutting it a bit fine, but fingers crossed!
- jagara0
Will and "@username" in the comments on qbn make the comment appear in the users' feed?
I think I know the answer, but only 99% certain.
- *anjagara
- any interaction done in a post you wrote or commented will push it in your feed.
the @user works only for pro users, ask Nairn for access (or e-pill)uan - @scanner
https://observablehq…palimpsest
- Beeswax0
when you think of it, this whole universe, existence and everything in it is created for you...
- which you? the Ego or Self?uan
- When I think about it I realize that beyond this one planet in this one galaxy in this one solar system the universe is beyond hostile to me.monospaced
- It is clearly not made for us.monospaced
- nahzardoz
- Yea. It’s not.. causal factors in the universe have led to make it possible for you to exist.futurefood
- Put down your bible, pleasefuturefood
- https://media.discor…pango
- This is a coping mechanism. “I act with complete certainty. But this certainty is my own.”garbage
- You're not wrong. Trouble is, the only people who take advantage of this kind of thinking are sociopaths like Trump or The Musk. We need to re-program ourselvesNairn
- sorry to break it to you. the whole universe, existence and everything in it were created for mice.pango
- So long and thanks for all the fishYakuZoku
- It’s all a simulation... for you, and you, and you...shapesalad
- so life is just a video gamegrafician
- happens everytime i accelerate over 299.792,458 m/s...neverscared
- He was talking to me. The universe was created for me.
So everybody else just fuck off.palimpsest - and now?sandpipe
- https://www.cxomedia…scarabin
- haha, fuck off to where Palim? I can't see any other universes!Ianbolton
- Fair enough.
You can stay in my universe, just make sure to clean up after yourselves.palimpsest - No shitting on my singularity!Nairn
- jagara1
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