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Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a new monitor mainly to use with Ableton and for music production in general, so I’m not buying it for gaming.

One feature that has become almost essential for me is USB-C power delivery.
I really want to be able to connect my laptop with one cable and have the monitor charge it at the same time.

What surprises me is that this still doesn’t seem that common.
A lot of monitors have USB-C, but not actual power delivery, or only very limited power.
Why is that?

I found a Gigabyte monitor that I like. It’s IPS, has USB-C power delivery, and overall it seems close to what I want. I just don’t know if Gigabyte is considered a good monitor brand outside of gaming-focused use.

Do you think Gigabyte monitors are good?

And also, why do you think proper USB-C PD is still missing from so many monitors? For me it feels like such an important feature.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

Can a navy suit jacket be worn separately with grey chinos and a white shirt, or does it usually look off compared to a proper blazer/sport coat?

I’m also wondering if dark suede shoes would work with that combination, or if they would make it too casual.

I do not have any blazers, but I have a suit and I was wondering whether I can use the jacket with chinos or avoid it at all.

Thanks,

Hi everyone,

I was told by a producer mentor to finish the track with nothing on the master, group everything, lower the level to leave headroom, export it, then open a new project and do the master chain there.

I understand the logic, but my issue is this:

Once I open a new project with only the bounced audio, I sometimes notice mix things I want to change a bit, like kick level, low-end balance, stereo width, etc.
But at that point I no longer have the separated tracks in front of me, so I have to go back to the original project, fix it, export again, and then continue mastering.

Part of me feels it would be easier to do everything in the original project, because I can compare references, adjust track levels, check the master chain, go back and forth quickly, and keep full control.

The other part of me sees the benefit of separating mix and master, committing to the mix, and getting a cleaner perspective.

So what do you personally do?

Do you:

• keep everything in the same project until the end
• mix in the original project and only use a separate project for final mastering
• or always export a premaster and force yourself to master separately

Also, do you actually aim for exactly -6 dB headroom, or just leave enough clean headroom and not worry about the exact number?

Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I sent 3 tracks to a label and they replied saying they like the songs and that they fit the label well, which is great.

They only mentioned 2 issues:

1. The bass sounds too loud / too heavy
2. The outro is too short, and they asked if I can extend each outro by around 1 minute

For the outro, I guess I can study a few reference tracks and make the ending more DJ-friendly, so that part seems clear enough.

What worries me more is the bass feedback.

In this situation, would you first just lower the bass volume a bit, or would you look at compression / EQ / sidechain / saturation first?

Basically, if a label says the bass is too heavy, what do you usually check first inside Ableton?

Would be useful to hear how you approach this in practice.
Thanks!

Hello everyone,

I’m new to iPhone and I’m a bit confused about the volume settings.

On Android I was used to having separate volume controls for different things, like media, calls, alarms, etc.

On iPhone, when I go to Sounds & Haptics, it looks like the same volume control affects both the ringtone and the alarm. Is that really how it works?

What I want is to keep calls at a lower volume, but have the alarm louder.

Is there any way to control them separately on iPhone, or is that just not possible?

Hello everyone,

I’ve been in this company for 1 year, and from the beginning my manager has been very distant. I mostly speak with my team leader, and my manager only talks to me from time to time.

At first I assumed she was just busy and didn’t think much of it. I even asked some coworkers, and they told me they had a similar experience, that their 1-on-1s also kept getting postponed.

Still, after a while it started to feel strange.

• Our first 1-on-1 was originally scheduled for November 3rd, then moved to November 7th. After that she went on holiday, came back, rescheduled it for November 28th, it got cancelled again, and it finally happened on December 16th.

• In that 1-on-1, she told me everything was perfect, that she loved how I work, that I was one of the best, and that she wanted me in a project that would start in January. She said she would give me more information then.

• In February, I asked her about that project. She told me she would send me an email with more information later. It is now May, and I still know absolutely nothing about it.

• Also in February, she scheduled another 1-on-1 for the exact day I was leaving for 3 weeks of vacation, just 1 hour before I was due to leave. I messaged her saying I was ready, and she replied saying she had fallen asleep. Since I was working night shift that day, that was a bit surreal. Instead of having the 1-on-1, she just told me I was getting an 8% raise, that she was very happy, and that we would do the 1-on-1 later. That never happened either.

• A few weeks ago, she emailed me about some AI talks, saying I could attend if I wanted, and to tell her which dates worked for me so she could confirm. I replied saying I wanted to attend on Tuesday and Thursday. She never replied.

• A few days ago, I also sent her a Teams message asking for 1 day off in June. She read it, but still didn’t respond.

So now I honestly don’t know how to read this.

On one hand, I think maybe it’s a good sign. I do my job, nobody complains, she says good things when we do talk, and I even got a raise.

On the other hand, I can’t help feeling like she just doesn’t care about me at all and I’m completely off her radar.

Would you see this as a good sign, a bad sign, or just a very disorganised manager?

Hi everyone,

I use ServiceNow at work as our ticketing system, and I also need to keep the chat available at all times because users may contact me there. I work as L2 IT Support.

The problem is that if I do not interact directly with ServiceNow for around 25 minutes, it logs me out automatically. Because of that, I can miss incoming chats.

This happens even when I am still actively working on my computer, for example in Word, Notes, PowerPoint, or other work-related tasks. It also happens when I have in-person meetings and cannot keep clicking back into ServiceNow.

I cannot change anything in the settings from my side.

Is there any legitimate way to prevent this, or any built-in ServiceNow feature/workflow that helps with this? For example, would keeping a ticket open, using some page with auto-refresh, or staying in a certain module help, or is this entirely controlled by admins/SSO settings?

I am mainly trying to avoid missing chats while still working on other tasks.

Thanks.

Hi everyone,

I use ServiceNow at work as our ticketing system, and I also need to keep the chat available at all times because users may contact me there. I work as L2 IT Support.

The problem is that if I do not interact directly with ServiceNow for around 25 minutes, it logs me out automatically. Because of that, I can miss incoming chats.

This happens even when I am still actively working on my computer, for example in Word, Notes, PowerPoint, or other work-related tasks. It also happens when I have in-person meetings and cannot keep clicking back into ServiceNow.

I cannot change anything in the settings from my side.

Is there any legitimate way to prevent this, or any built-in ServiceNow feature/workflow that helps with this? For example, would keeping a ticket open, using some page with auto-refresh, or staying in a certain module help, or is this entirely controlled by admins/SSO settings?

I am mainly trying to avoid missing chats while still working on other tasks.

Thanks.

Hello everyone,

I work on a small side project with one coworker, and there has been tension between us for a while now. Basically this guy acts as a manager, criticise everyone and tries to make the rest of the team (including me) look bad. So we do not talk almost never.
We are supposed to handle this project together, but in practice he keeps things to himself, does not communicate, and makes coordination much harder than it should be.

One of our recurring tasks is a monthly report. Some time ago, he created a schedule for the whole year so we would alternate months. I did last month’s report, so this month was clearly his turn according to that schedule.

Today, one of our managers posted in the project group chat, tagged both of us, and said he had not received this month’s report and that it needed to be delivered today. The message was sent around 1 PM. My coworker was already working at that time, but I start much later, so I only saw it when I began my shift.

About a month ago, I messaged him about another project-related matter and he completely ignored it. So at this point, being told that we should “coordinate between ourselves” is almost meaningless. We already had a schedule in place, and he still did not do his part.

Now I feel stuck in a bad position. If I stay quiet, it looks like we both dropped the ball. If I reply in the group and explain that I did last month’s report and this month was his turn, I worry I will come across as defensive or petty. Part of me also wants to attach the schedule screenshot, just so it is obvious I am not rewriting history, but that may look too confrontational.

What would you do here? Would you reply in the group and make the situation clear, or would you still try to handle it privately even though private communication with this person basically does not work?

Thanks,

Hello everyone,

I work on a small side project with one coworker. There has been tension for a while because he tends to keeps things to himself, and does not communicate properly with me even though we are supposed to handle this project together.

One of our recurring tasks is a monthly report. Some time ago, he created a schedule with all the months of the year and assigned them between the two of us so we would alternate. I did last month’s report, so this month was his turn according to that schedule.

Today, one of the managers posted in the project group chat, tagged both of us, and said he had not received this month’s report and that it needed to be delivered today. The message was sent around 1 PM. The coworker was already working at that time, but I start much later, so I only saw the message when I began my shift.

The issue is that this coworker barely speaks to me anymore. About a month ago I messaged him about another project-related matter and he did not reply at all, so trying to coordinate with him directly is basically pointless at this stage. Management had previously told us to arrange this kind of thing between ourselves, but we already had that schedule in place.

Now I am unsure how to respond. Part of me wants to reply in the group, calmly say that I did last month’s report and that this month was his turn according to the schedule, maybe even attach the schedule screenshot so it is clear I am not making it up.
But I am also worried that doing that in front of everyone will make me look petty or overly defensive.

At the same time, if I say nothing, it makes it look like we were both equally responsible, when that was not really the case.

Would you reply in the group and clarify it, possibly with the schedule, or would you message him privately first even if he usually ignores me?

Hello everyone,

I work in IT and part of my job is backend user management for a software tool.
We add and remove users, but we do not decide who gets access. Those requests always come from the licensing team, because licenses are limited and they constantly reassign them.

Our role is basically to process what they send us.

Sometimes people complain to us after a user is removed, because the system shows who actually performed the deactivation. When that happens, we explain that the request came from the licensing team and that we only carried it out.

A few days ago I received a request that included removing a fairly senior manager. I checked with my manager before doing it, just to be safe.
My manager told me the request clearly included that user, so I should proceed, and that we had proof if anyone later questioned it.

Today I received an email addressed only to me from a Senior Director in a very aggressive tone. He asked who I think I am to remove one of his employees, demanded an immediate explanation point by point, and said he would escalate it if needed.

Now I am not sure about the best way to handle it. My instinct is not to argue and simply explain that the request came from the licensing team, and that we only execute approved requests.
But since the email was sent only to me, I am wondering whether I should reply and CC my manager, or first send it privately to my manager and let him decide how to handle it.

How would you deal with this in a corporate environment?

Hi everyone,

I’m from Spain and I’m thinking about proposing to my girlfriend.

I’ve heard that in Poland there is sometimes a tradition of asking the parents for permission before the proposal. In Spain this is not really a thing, so I’m not sure how important it actually is in Poland nowadays.

The situation is a bit different in our case, because my girlfriend’s parents have both passed away, and she only has siblings.

Would it be expected or seen as respectful to speak to her brother first?
And if so, when would that normally happen: well before the proposal, shortly before it, or not at all?

I would appreciate any advice from Polish people or anyone familiar with how this is usually seen in Poland today.
Thank you!

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This fake news was spreading all over the internet a few months ago.
But everyone in the comments noticed that it was fake, and Parliament rejected it, so propaganda accounts stopped posting it.

Today, however, Visegrad came back with the same claim, saying that ‘Poland introduces 0% tax,’ which is completely fake.

What is the purpose of these accounts?
Why are they lying?

Hello everyone,

I work in IT Support, mainly taking calls and handling tickets. The workload is not crazy. On average, each person gets around 4 calls per day. During each shift, there are usually 3 people assigned to take calls.

The problem is that almost everyone seems to have their own way of avoiding calls, and it is starting to annoy me because I feel like I am the one picking up the extra work.

- One senior colleague basically does not answer calls. I can see when a call reaches him, the phone rings, he lets it ring until it moves to someone else, and then it often comes to me. This has been happening since I joined the company. I honestly do not understand how management has not checked missed call stats, because he misses 90 calls out of 100.

- Another colleague regularly puts himself on break and “forgets” to come back. We are allowed short breaks, but he sometimes stays in break mode for a long time. Yesterday it happened, today it happened again, and today he was in break mode for around an hour until someone pointed it out. He acted surprised, even though the system clearly shows the status.

- There is also someone who avoids calls near the end of the shift. We work from 8 to 4 and we are supposed to stay available until 4. But if he gets a call around 3:30 or later, he answers, says something like “I can’t hear you,” and hangs up, so the call goes back to the queue. This has happened more than once, and then the call usually lands on someone else. Today I ended up taking a call at 3:45 because of this.

- Another coworker often finds excuses to leave the phone queue when it is his turn. He says he has a project, or that a client contacted him on Teams, or something similar. It happens regularly.

Management does not seem to monitor this at all, or at least they do not act on it. I try to do my job properly, but I do not like feeling like people are taking advantage of the situation while I keep answering the calls they avoid.

I am not sure what the best approach is.
Part of me wants to speak with my manager, but I do not want to sound like I am complaining about everyone. Another part of me wants to make indirect comments so people know it is obvious. And honestly, another part of me wonders if I should stop caring and start playing the same game, because apparently there are no consequences.

Has anyone dealt with this kind of situation before? Would you bring it up to management, ignore it, or just stop trying so hard?
Thanks,

Hi everyone,

I’m currently preparing for Network+ and mainly using Professor Messer’s YouTube course, Jason Dion’s Udemy course and some Udemy practice exams.

I recently found several iPhone apps for Network+ practice questions.
Most of them claim to have around 2,000-2,500 questions.
They are usually paid apps, around $20/month. There are quite a few of them, so I’m not sure if they are actually useful or just generic question banks.

For those who have used these apps, are they worth paying for?

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I’ll attach a screenshot of the apps I found. If any of them are known or recommended, I’d appreciate your opinion.

Thanks.

Hi everyone,

I’m planning to start preparing for Network+. I work from home most days in an IT support role, and I usually have around 3 hours per day where I could watch videos or follow a course, for example on YouTube or Udemy.

My main doubt is how to handle notes. I don’t really want to take personal study notes on my work laptop, since it is a company device. I could watch the videos on the work laptop and take notes on my personal laptop, but that would only work when I’m working from home, not when I’m in the office.

For those who studied for certifications while working in IT, how did you handle this?

Did you take detailed notes, use flashcards, just watch the videos and practice with questions, or keep notes on a personal device?

I want to use my downtime properly, but I also want to keep personal study materials separate from my work device. Any advice would be appreciated.