Considering shift to job with significantly lower pay – is it worth it? My current take home is $9.1k/mo, but job requires me to live in a place I’m not thrilled about, and average rent prices in the area are $2.5k/mo. The work isn’t too difficult, if that matters, but also not fulfilling, and lacks stability (as a rule, contracts are only offered 6 months at a time, although the idea is that they will be continuous…

Look for These Red Flags Before Accepting a Job Offer The job search process is challenging enough. Landing an acceptance is a major feat. Turning that acceptance down? In this economy? It seems unfathomable. Read more…

LPT: Even if you’re happy at your job, still search around job listings to keep an eye on the market and make sure you are paid your fair salary. submitted by /u/seanmashitoshi

LPT Keep a “Career Journal” at your job Write down any wins, breakthrough, awesome things you do at work for your job. It should be in a place that is yours, not the company’s such as a personal notebook or someplace on your phone. Examples might be training a new hire, figuring out a thorny problem, improving your workflow or the workflow of the team, trainings you took, etc. Then w…

Are you allowed to work a part-time second job while being paid std/pfl for maternity leave from your main job? My wife and I had our first child a few weeks ago. She is currently on maternity leave from her full time job and being paid through short-term disability. Soon it will switch to being paid through New York paid family leave for the remainder of her time off. She has a part-time second job for which she is paid hourly at minimum wage. It’s reall…

Can I pay off my house and quit my terrible job? Hello All, I am hoping you all can give me some feedback/validation on my possible plan. I am 33M. I make around 70K. I have 220K in a brokerage account. 35K HYSA emergency fund. Currently monthly total bills are $2250. My house is worth 320k and I have 220k left to pay on the mortgage. 2.875% rate. I know that investing would make more, but m…

Got a full and a part time job that both pays $32 an hour. 40 hours for the full time job and 10-16 hours a week for the second job I pay $ 560 a month in child support and $1080 a month in rent. I have 600 dollars in credit card debt I’m gonna pay off by the end of next month. $300 a month car payment and $150 for insurance. The car only has like $2800 left on it, them I am gonna drop the full coverage insurance and will be able to save the car payment money and like 100 d…

First job – 401k questions I just landed a good job. I am starting soon so I need to decide between roth vs. traditional as well as how much to contribute (to each). I read that the max I can contribute to 401k in 2023 is $22.5k. I realized I can afford it. It would mean that ~40% of my income is going int…

Should I work with my dad or normal job? So I’m 17 and I’ve worked with my dad since I was about 11 on semi trucks. Started at 10/hr and I’m now at 20/hr without tax sincethats how he pays me. In between I’ve also worked normal jobs. The reason I’m asking is because this is really my last year before graduation that I won’t be forced to get a job since I’m not going to college. Now he …

LPT Request: What to tell hiring managers during job reconsideration call after job offer being rescinded I need help on what to tell the hiring managers so they can reinstate my job offer (Job B). It was rescinded prior because I wasn’t replying to their followup emails but this was just because I was waiting on another job offer with my priority company (Job A) which turned out to be on a hiring freeze. This was after 3 weeks of waiting and being …

Sources: Thorne wins Auburn starting QB job Former Michigan State QB Payton Thorne has won the Auburn starting quarterback job, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Job has started paying me again a month after being fired. I had a summer job for about 5 weeks back in June. Long story short, they withheld wages, I filed a complaint with the department of labor and then they fired me. The firing happened the first week of July. I received my missing wages the day they fired me. Fast forward to two weeks ago, I got a random paycheck from them. I haven’t seen any mone…

How to Make Sure Your Paint Job Doesn’t Peel, Bubble, or Discolor It’s often said that painting is the home project that gives you the most bang for the buck. A fresh coat of paint can make a room feel brighter, bigger (or more intimate) or give your exterior an entirely different character, and you don’t need a ton of skills or special equipment to accomplish it. Read more…

Need your help for job interview Hello Guys, So I had an interview for a Client Solutions Manager and it went really well, the next step now is to prepare an assignment and present it to the team. Here are the assignment details : ” Brand: Marocmarocusa .com MarocMaroc first launched its all natural skincare brand in 2006. Marketing Objectives Drive online sales in Morocco Mar…

did i do a great job? i been trying new looks lately submitted by /u/kisslalikiss

Should I max out my 401k at my first job? I(22m) recently graduated and started working full-time this August. My compensation for this year will come in three parts, a sign-on bonus of $130000, a prorated salary of $68800, and a prorated guaranteed bonus of $35400, my employer also offers a $5000 401k match. My plan is to max out all 401k contributions by firstly maxing out my pretax c…

LPT Request: How do I politely reject my boss’s job offer for the next year? I am currently working at a summer job and I will be done in about 20 days. It is pretty much inevitable that my boss will ask me if I’m coming back next year, and I am not. Next year I will have preparations for college so I don’t know how much free time I will have and even if I do have enough for the summer job I do not wish to return here. W…

job interview :p feeling silly for this barista interview. yes ik i went slightly overboard on blush. submitted by /u/sarahchili_

Should I quit my job or take a month of paid leave? So my dilemma is simple. I’m very burnt out from work and feel depressed, anxious, stressed, overworked (even though I barely get anything done, kind of like running in quicksand), etc. Everything feels like a pile-on right now, even things I used to find enjoyable and easy. My employer (a tech company) kindly approved for me to take 1 month of …

LPT: If you get a job interview, make sure that they LIKE you If they want to interview you, they’ve already decided that you may be qualified for the position. So during the interview, don’t completely focus on going over your qualifications. Focus on them LIKING you. Interviewers will act like they want to know your qualifications or your ability to explain your work experience, but in the end, they will…