Recent comments in /f/boston
R_Morley t1_j5todvv wrote
Reply to comment by AccousticMotorboat in Lego moving its US headquarters to Boston by 2026 by scw
it amazes me that anyone wants to drive in mass
Chappy_Sinclair_ OP t1_j5to13n wrote
Reply to comment by itsonlyastrongbuzz in MBTA Rider Slashed in Fight Over Taking Up Too Many Seats on Train by Chappy_Sinclair_
>He was later taken to a hospital for treatment and was expected to be OK, but allegedly had not been cooperating with officers, according to police.
R_Morley t1_j5tngbd wrote
Reply to comment by arch_llama in Lego moving its US headquarters to Boston by 2026 by scw
My fav comment is "I don't want to live in fucking Massachusetts." CT people are so strange.
itsonlyastrongbuzz t1_j5tn9ak wrote
> One of the two took out a knife or box cutter and slashed the victim twice.
> The suspected slasher and another person who was with him fled — police didn't say whether they'd been taken into custody.
Top notch police work.
R_Morley t1_j5tmzsl wrote
Reply to Lego moving its US headquarters to Boston by 2026 by scw
A glorious day
Littered2 t1_j5tm5j5 wrote
Reply to Techno in Boston by PurposeIntelligent39
Yeah checkout the resident advisor events section for Boston. Always a couple techno shows on the weekend around here in various places.
jtet93 t1_j5tl32n wrote
Reply to comment by RhubarbCharb in 2 Young Children Killed in Duxbury Home, Authorities Say by Boston1_
Yeah, I encourage anyone in this thread to read up on postpartum psychosis before passing judgement on the mother. She was more than likely not in her right mind at all. Such severe cases are relatively rare but absolutely devastating when they happen.
alphacreed1983 t1_j5tktaw wrote
ToaMexx t1_j5tkr1p wrote
Reply to comment by trimtab28 in Lego moving its US headquarters to Boston by 2026 by scw
I read it in the commercial voice
joearchang t1_j5tjvbd wrote
Reply to Harvard Job Salary by [deleted]
Is this a range in THEIR website or on indeed? Indeed just averages multiple jobs. Usually off.
Sardoniosophy t1_j5tiqe2 wrote
Reply to comment by savory_thing in Legal Question (Rental Agent Related) by puglord
Not true as OP has not stated that there was a verbal agreement they're trying to weasel out of. Rather that not only was there no written agreement, a verbal one also does not exist to the best of their knowledge.
HypnicJerk3825 t1_j5th2wb wrote
Reply to Harvard Job Salary by [deleted]
Worked there for 5 plus years, started at entry level (grade 52 or 53,a staff assistant position). As a new grad you don't have bunch bargaining power I'm sorry to say. They will start you at the lowest end of that range. You don't get to ask for earlier reviews, they have their system and you don't get to deviate from it: a review once a year with a salary increase determined by their contract with the union, which you'll almost certainly be in as a hire at this level. (You can opt out of the union but you still have to pay dues. Don't do this, you get a lot of$benefits by being in the union). Increases beyond that only come with changing to a higher grade position, which means either changing jobs entirely or making a tedious case that you're consistently doing work outside and beyond the pay grade you're currently in. Even then you can only do that if your manager is on board or you involve the union and make it a fight. HR is involved and I've seen it take more than a year to get something like a $3k raise. tldr: the university is rigid and they know people want to work there. If you try to negotiate they'll likely just say no unless you have some outstanding credentials. Somebody else will happily take what you think is not enough.
PollutionEither9519 t1_j5tg0bn wrote
Reply to comment by Rindan in Looks so much worse with snow by willzyx01
Damn. I always thought it looked like a massive turd. Now limp dick is in the mix too.
dante662 t1_j5tfz1u wrote
Reply to comment by tantiya22 in Moving with a few bags by tantiya22
If they show up and cancel on you, they get penalized in the app. UberXL is a big vehicle, if you are just moving suitcases/bags should be no problem.
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Not saying they won't do it, but drivers who wait until they see the passenger to cancel can have various negative affects. If they have more than 5% cancel rate, they lose the ability to see upcoming trip durations before accepting a ride. They can lose other perks, and theoretically they can be completely deactivated but I suspect that's rare.
Solar_Piglet t1_j5tfue9 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Looks so much worse with snow by willzyx01
I don't recall seeing any signs saying you can't. Worst that happens is a ranger tells you to get off.
seasonalscholar t1_j5te3rp wrote
Reply to Looks so much worse with snow by willzyx01
This is just terrible. The message was lost. And for 10MM??
NoMrBond3 t1_j5tdff7 wrote
Reply to comment by DarkMetroid567 in Looks so much worse with snow by willzyx01
I mean I thought it looked worse in person. The questionable angle was undeniable.
puglord OP t1_j5tc1vp wrote
Reply to comment by TakenOverByBots in Legal Question (Rental Agent Related) by puglord
I’ve never encountered a rental agent. Property managers or landlords advertise the rental and people respond to the ad. Lived in a handful of Midwest cities and never had to deal with a middleman when renting.
They do exist, and they’re paid by the landlord.
els1988 t1_j5tbypl wrote
Reply to comment by KatinkaVonHamhof in Harvard Job Salary by [deleted]
This isn't how it works in higher ed, unfortunately.
jotero32 t1_j5tbfrr wrote
Reply to Looks so much worse with snow by willzyx01
I think we can save this work of art if we place a Dunkin in the middle.
Honclfibr t1_j5tb41f wrote
Reply to comment by IDCFFSGTFO in MBTA Rider Slashed in Fight Over Taking Up Too Many Seats on Train by Chappy_Sinclair_
Tupac cares, if don't nobody else care.
Kitty-Karry-All t1_j5t8lxl wrote
Reply to comment by Common_Screen9450 in Harvard Job Salary by [deleted]
This is an important point. They don’t decide salaries arbitrarily. I spent years working in academia as a researcher and there was an annual equity review/adjustment for all employees. If an entry-level person, for example, was making significantly more money than their similarly qualified peers, the school provided a salary increase to the peers to keep it equitable; no one ever got a salary decrease for equity reasons. I remember my job interview where the hiring manager asked what I wanted to make, he laughed when I told him, and said HR authorized [low end of the range]. HR determines this based on what similarly qualified people at the same level make.
NovaPrime15 t1_j5t8ixc wrote
Reply to comment by source4mini in Lego moving its US headquarters to Boston by 2026 by scw
I’d pay an amount of money for a Fenway set that a financial advisor would call “worrying”
Darklighter10 t1_j5t6lg9 wrote
Reply to comment by AnyRound5042 in MBTA Rider Slashed in Fight Over Taking Up Too Many Seats on Train by Chappy_Sinclair_
Amen, that’s the only reason I even opened it in the first place.
AccousticMotorboat t1_j5tol5q wrote
Reply to comment by R_Morley in Lego moving its US headquarters to Boston by 2026 by scw
I avoid it whenever possible. I logged nearly as many miles on my bike as I drove this year.