October 2019 15k SPAM Thread

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

Edit: Ooh! Surprise ToP! :bananalama:

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

 

[Will.I.Am PE]

Way to give me flashbacks, you sicko!

Sorry, square!  :sniff:  Hope WRE treats you better. 

 

[Orchid PE]

I've got a somewhat serious question to gauge the room.

How many hours do you spend at work on average? 

Like, in reality. I've met people that are like, "I averaged over 100 hours a week in my last job." I can't help but not believe them.

I average 40. In at 7, out at 4. Sometimes later if something important is going on.

I may have follow up questions.

 

[Will.I.Am PE]

If we try hard enough, we could beat Oct 2016.

I don't think we even need to try that hard; just maintain our current pace.

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

Sorry, square!  :sniff:  Hope WRE treats you better. 

All good! Passed TFS in April 2018 no problem, and WRE is a lot of the same stuff (Q=vA all day). I'm super dumb in enviro and soil.

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

I've got a somewhat serious question to gauge the room.

How many hours do you spend at work on average? 

Like, in reality. I've met people that are like, "I averaged over 100 hours a week in my last job." I can't help but not believe them.

I average 40. In at 7, out at 4. Sometimes later if something important is going on.

I may have follow up questions.

Consulting: 50-55, easily.

Current job: 40.

 

[Orchid PE]

Consulting: 50-55, easily.

Current job: 40.

Well, that would be one of my follow up questions. I used to work in consulting, and never did more than 40. I want to get back into consulting, but most people I talk to just dread the amount of hours they have to work, and almost always talk about how "management" is terrible and doesn't look out for their employees, etc.

So are there actually any good, mid to large size consulting firms out there?

 

[Will.I.Am PE]

All good! Passed TFS in April 2018 no problem, and WRE is a lot of the same stuff (Q=vA all day). I'm super dumb in enviro and soil.

Yeah, not having a civil background would make the groundwater and environmental stuff much more difficult. Though yeah, between Q=VA and the energy equation, you should have been pretty well equipped for the rest.

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

Well, that would be one of my follow up questions. I used to work in consulting, and never did more than 40. I want to get back into consulting, but most people I talk to just dread the amount of hours they have to work, and almost always talk about how "management" is terrible and doesn't look out for their employees, etc.

So are there actually any good, mid to large size consulting firms out there?

The firm I left was good. I only left because the commute was insane (2.5-3 hours each way). I would have stayed otherwise.

 

[LyceeFruit PE]

the lemon juice goes on the apples.

is the orange zest normal?

the smittenkitchen recipe uses lemon zest but 2 recipes from KAF doht have zest

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

SPAM

 

[JayKay PE]

I've got a somewhat serious question to gauge the room.

How many hours do you spend at work on average? 

Like, in reality. I've met people that are like, "I averaged over 100 hours a week in my last job." I can't help but not believe them.

I average 40. In at 7, out at 4. Sometimes later if something important is going on.

I may have follow up questions.

Last job in consulting: In at 7:30am, leave around 6:00pm.  Was told I need to take an hour lunch every day, but it never really happened.  Averaged around 10-hours a day, but with my commute, my weekly total 'working' was 65+ hours a week.  Very exhausting.

New job (public): Solid 40-hours a week.  Didn't realize how much long hours/commuting was killing me.

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

KAF

What is KAF?

 

[Will.I.Am PE]

I've got a somewhat serious question to gauge the room.

How many hours do you spend at work on average? 

Like, in reality. I've met people that are like, "I averaged over 100 hours a week in my last job." I can't help but not believe them.

I average 40. In at 7, out at 4. Sometimes later if something important is going on.

I may have follow up questions.

My supervisor has explicitly told me to keep it at 40 for basically the last year. That's partially because I'm primarily on a project that we're milking, but don't want to milk too hard... And also because we get paid salary plus. I am currently working for a private sector consultant, in case anyone's wondering.

 

[LyceeFruit PE]

Well, that would be one of my follow up questions. I used to work in consulting, and never did more than 40. I want to get back into consulting, but most people I talk to just dread the amount of hours they have to work, and almost always talk about how "management" is terrible and doesn't look out for their employees, etc.

So are there actually any good, mid to large size consulting firms out there?

So I work for a consulting firm. Have for 8+ years. 

It depends on my projects and clients. It's cyclic. 

I've had clients were I was easily doing 60 hour weeks. I have a client now, it's usually 40, sometimes maybe 45. 

I also have a coworker who I've seen stay past 4pm a handful of times in the 3 years he's been here - there have been times i'ts been needed to stay late and he just doesnt. I know the nail clipping coworker would say that they work 50+ hour weeks but a lot of that they did to themselves (they are inefficient and awful at managing their time, they blow things out of proportion)

 

[LyceeFruit PE]

What is KAF?

King Arthur Flour

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

 

[JayKay PE]

the smittenkitchen recipe uses lemon zest but 2 recipes from KAF doht have zest

Do they have comparable spice profiles/similar ratios of cinnamon/all spice/nutmeg etc?  I like using KAF as a base for a lot of my recipes, but I don't follow them to the "T" because they like to semi-push their in-house made specialty items (like their special spice blends/pie thickeners/etc.).  Not going to lie, usually when I'm attempting a new recipe, I'll find like six or seven versions of what I'm making and Frankenstein everything together based on baking knowledge and what I know works.