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1d ago
inWatching a guy in Dallas turn down a $12k raise because it came with a "senior" title
Saw this at my last job. Guy turned down a lead spot because it meant running the weekly client calls. Took the title, kept his same desk, just had to talk on Zoom for 20 minutes a week. Coworker who said no is still at $72k two years later. The extra money is real, the title is just a word. He could have taken the bump and found another job later using the new title on his resume.
1d ago
inVent: my dive knife kept getting snagged, switched to a $10 strap trick
The hook facing down thing is SO real. Everyone I see at the shop clips theirs with the hook pointing in, and every single one of them wonders why their band keeps slipping off after a few deep dives. @shane_moore87 is right that it looks janky, I laughed the first time I saw it too, but physics does not care about looks. When the band stretches at depth, the hook gets pulled toward the point of most tension, and if that hook is facing inward it just walks itself right out of the loop. Facing it down keeps the load pulling the hook tighter into the wrap instead of prying it open. I have run mine like that for two seasons now, probably 60 plus dives, and never had a pop. Give it one trip and you will never go back.
2d ago
Figured out I was overpaying 40% on landscaping for my 4 unit strip mall by just asking for the line item breakdown
Man, this hits home. I went through the exact same thing with a duplex I own, got a $600 a month "full service" contract and when I finally asked for the breakdown, half of it was for shrub trimming that happened maybe twice a year. Once I saw the numbers in writing it was way easier to push back because they can't really argue with their own invoice. My advice is ask for the itemized list every single year, not just when something feels off, because prices creep up quietly and nobody flags it for you. Also worth checking if they're billing you for parking lot sweeping or snow removal that you never actually see happen. Some of these companies just bundle stuff in hoping you won't look. You're not lucky, you just did the one thing most landlords never bother to do.