I’ve had some drinks at bars in the US that totally kick my ass. Some tiki drinks and stirred drinks like an Old Fashioned or Manhattan can be very strong. But I’ve noticed that when I order the same drink overseas, they aren’t nearly as strong. I’m wondering if a US old fashioned can be 2-2.5oz of 45-55% bourbon whereas overseas they might use 1.5oz of 45% bourbon.
I've looked up some of the people from my hiring committee and none of them seem to be on LinkedIn. Is it not allowed to have your job info posted on LinkedIn when you work at LANL?
At my current job, I work 5 days a week and can come in between 8 and 8:45am and leave between 4:00 and 5:00pm. Lunch can be 30min or 1.5hr if we all go out somewhere. If I need to leave a couple of hours early or show up a few hours late for a doctors appointment, I just make up the time at a later date, like checking some emails on the weekends.
The job offer I have allows me to work 4 days a week for 10hr shifts, but they require me to be there from 7am to 5:30pm, pretty much on the dot. Lunch is 30min and unpaid. I was told that if I need to leave early or come in later, I would need to take PTO or make up the hours later.
I have a pretty good job offer and need to accept/decline pretty soon but there’s one thing bugging me. During the interview they mentioned being on-call on a rotating schedule every 6-8 weeks from home. It was mentioned towards the end of the interview when I asked about schedule, so there wasn’t a lot of time for follow up questions.
What type of questions should I ask about being on call?
If it’s Saturday and I’m expected to be on call all day and someone calls at 2am and I’m on the phone for 2hr, wondering if that goes towards comp time or I somehow get paid for it.
Current job:
$100K salary
10min commute 5x a week
3 weeks vacation
Flight benefits (I work for an airline and I'd value them at $10K/yr)
Not miserable here, but little job growth and room for promotion
Job offer:
$117,500
45min commute 4x a week
5 weeks vacation
Much more room for promotion and job growth
The new job is in a slightly more expensive city and rent will go up about $200/mo. After taxes, the new job should pay around $800/mo extra per month.
Has anyone applied for a Vietnam eVisa recently? I applied Thursday, April 23 in the evening in the US. That would have been early morning hours in Vietnam on Friday.
It's now the next Friday, 5 business days later and my application still says Processing.
Other reports I saw on here said it's usually done within 3 business days.
I have a second and final interview with LANL tomorrow for a level 3 job and am having some second thoughts about continuing with the process so I don't waste anyone's time. Hoping some folks can provide feedback on some reservations I have.
Living in SF and commuting. I was told the department does 4/10 schedule, so I'd be driving there from SF, 45min each way 4x per week. This is far longer than my current commute that's 10-15min.
Job market. I switch employers every 4-5 years, mostly for promotions and pay increases. In Los Alamos and Santa Fe, there aren't really any other higher paying employers, so I'd be stuck at LANL.
Pay. Assuming I am able to negotiate some, I'd get a $15,000/yr pay increase. That sounds great on paper, but considering the commute time, wear & tear on vehicles, NM state income tax, plus increase cost of living in Santa Fe, it's actually more like a $8000-10,000 increase.
Travel. I love to travel and fly somewhere at least once per month. Honestly, travel from Santa Fe seems like a real headache. I'd have to pay higher prices to fly from SAF or drive an hour to ABQ.
Getting bored. SF is such a nice city but it's not a big city and I'm afraid I'd be really bored there after a few years.