Q. What's your dream job? A. I don't dream about working 😂

if you own your house

If you don't, ask yourself: "when was the last time my landlord came to do repairs?"

If the answer is last year or more, DO NOTHING.

honestly, if they didn't cause damage, I wouldn't really care

we got squirrels in the attic. person in charge of the place made a very poor attempt to fix it the first time, then the second time was good but still failed. now we've just gotten used to them. it's not our house so whatever.

Yeah. I usually wash off anything I can see before putting dishes in the dishwasher. The dishwasher is for getting rid of any germs, etc. that I can't see. There's some old-school Foul Bachelor Frog stuff going on in the comments here, lol. I think maybe dish detergent commercials have convinced an entire generation to put food-caked dishes in the washer.

Enlist the help of the two older kids (within their capacity). For me, I had a 5 and 3 year old when my 3rd was born. The 5 year old was especially helpful with simple things that become much harder when you're outnumbered.

Not supervising the baby obviously, but basic tasks like fetching something from another room or keeping the middle kid entertained while you're occupied with the baby.

I may have gotten lucky, but hopefully your older 2 will be similarly helpful.

I had no idea that a simple LPT like this would be so controversial. A huge percentage of people have little signs on their dishwashers that say “clean” and “dirty” that you can flip around. Like this one. This saves a person from buying one of those and is more reliable. And if you pre-rinse your dishes (like me) it can be difficult to tell whether they’re clean or not.

I wash most of the visible stuff off of my dishes before putting them in there. You don’t rinse your plates and glasses before you put them in the dishwasher? That’s a really common thing. I’d actually wager that most people do it.

I don’t understand how everyone is so baffled that this could possibly be an issue. If you go on Amazon, there are dozens of these clean/dirty signs. This method does the same thing but you don’t have to buy anything, plus it’s more reliable.

Being a renter, I don’t have a top-of-the-line dishwasher that will clean any dish no matter how dirty it is. If I don’t pre-rinse dishes, they have a good chance of still having gunk on them when the cycle is done, not to mention all that gunk being spread around by the water.

I am living proof of this

Can confirm. I went from one of my dream company in a field that interests me to a field that I’ve never thought about working in.

Dream company (roughly 30k employees in my area) treated me like garbage. The new, smaller company (around 1000 employees across the US) pays me more, gives me unlimited PTO, let’s me work at home, and has great additional benefits like paying for my gym membership.

I am in this situation right now. I am in my career of choice with intentions of working for big time entertainment companies, but I just took a corporate job where my bosses are understanding, i have flexible hours, and room to grow and lead a team with a terrific salary. I am reconsidering my career path and may stay here for most of my career. Being valued and respected goes a long way!

Do all you heathens just throw your caked-on plates directly in the dishwasher? I pre-wash most of the visible stuff off of my dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. I asked around and everyone I asked also does this, it’s a normal thing.

They even sell magnets that says “clean/dirty.” This is not some weird thing unique to me.

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I seem to remember my mother closing the drain and pouring a little water in the sink when putting her contacts in when I was a kid for that reason

If I did that, I'd stay up all night wondering why I did something so stupid.

Are you w-2 employee of the firm that has you contracted to the company or are you 1099? Do you have any benefits such as vacation, holiday, or sick pay? 401k match? Life, health, dental insurance that you don't pay 100% of the cost for?

I worked as an IT consultant many, many years ago. I got paid 80% of bill rate. 7.65% went directly to the company side of FICA. The company had to pay for my workman's comp and unemployment insurance. So, when all was said and done, they got a small, but fair, percentage of my wages. My consulting company had an office and at least 3 staff members. They had costs and profit to meet, so it was an equitable arrangement. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone offering 80% of bill rate these days.

The idea that your recruiter makes 30k a year off you is absurd. The recruiter's company may, but the recruiter himself doesn't. Also, the recruiting company has costs too. They aren't a charity.

Your options are:

1. Become an employee of the company you are working at. However, they are also going to make a profit off you, otherwise why would they be in business?

2. Go somewhere else with a higher bill rate.

3. Talk to the company you contract through and ask for a raise.

4. Find another consulting firm, which will require you work elsewhere.

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Real talk it's when I do dishes and if I don't cook for a while my dish pile gets pretty bad which starts the cycle of cooking for myself again. Always be getting back on the horse.

I did it many times. I always say to boss, hey I found new job, they pay 1,5 times more. I am going to leave. And each time I got my pay rise.

You don’t. That’s why they contracted you instead of filling the position.

How old was the home ?

Recruiters get a commission. Not a periodic cut of your salary. Temp agencies can have contracts that reduce your wages up to a certain time period depending on your state.

Hahaha! That took a dark turn! Wasn’t expecting that ending.

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They make little magnets that say "clean" on one side and "dirty" on the other. Easy peasy.