Shaz

Shaz

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  • Shaz
    I was offered a great job, and turned it down when my current employer matched their offer. My teammate, who was a reference for me, then applied for the same job and got it, and accepted. Now I think that company hates me (for turning them down), and my current company hates me (for encouraging my teammate to apply - though they don't really know I did).
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    Finnuval
    Finnuval
    In the end tho you got better pay and your friend got a better job... Sounds like a win-win to me xD
    Shaz
    Shaz
    And the other company got a better developer. The only one that loses is my current employer, who is now paying me more than I asked for, and is losing one of their best developers.
    Dungeonmind
    Dungeonmind
    It’s quite the conundrum. Like @Finnuval says tho sounds like a win-win for at least you guys.

    congrats about your new offer that’s great!
    Shaz
    So hubby and I bought a couple of wireless bluetooth headsets (I prefer wired, but our cat likes to eat headphone cables ... and mouse cables, keyboard cables, phone charges, iPad chargers ... you get the picture). Got home as shops were closing, only to discover neither of us has a bluetooth-enabled computer. :rolleyes:
    Shaz
    TFW your request for a salary increase is met with "not unless you have a job offer from another company"
    So you get an amazing job offer from another company, and in order to keep you, your company has to match it ... which means giving you an increase much higher than you originally requested.
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    ImaginaryVillain
    ImaginaryVillain
    Ahhh... they usually keep you on longer if you're good at hiding the bodies. Yeah I could see where that would be risky. Really there's only one answer! Take the extremely risky and highly unlikely route of full time game dev! You got this! What could go wrong? :LZSexcite:
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    Shaz
    Shaz
    after you ...
    ImaginaryVillain
    ImaginaryVillain
    Like other out there plans I have, I won't exactly be quitting my day job. But I can definitely dream. :LZSwink: That being said my boss is a real jerk, so I'll work really hard to achieve it. I never should have opened my own business. :kaoswt:
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    Shaz
    Sees 27 posts waiting for approval o_O
    Scans list
    10 one-word, meaningless posts from the same user
    Toys with 'ban spammer' button
    Deletes posts instead
    Folks, don't be spammy
    Shaz
    May be starting a new job in a month or so. The thought is both exciting and terrifying.
    Not like a rollercoaster though. Rollercoasters are just terrifying.
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    Shaz
    Shaz
    Ewww @Kes I never even thought of that being a thing! Now there's even LESS of a chance I'll ever go on one (is there such a thing as less than zero in this context?)
    Shaz
    Shaz
    Still no offer from the new company, but multiple apologies at how long it's taking. A week ago they were waiting on approval for the "team structure" (a thing I'd expect to be approved before placing the ads). On Friday they told me they interviewed 2 people and want to hire us both. It's all clear now.
    Aslanemperor
    Aslanemperor
    **Laughs in 3 years as a Six Flags employee**
    Shaz
    So many threads to move to the right place. My post count is awesome, but 95% of it is due to moving things.
    Shaz
    I have been dying for a weekend when I didn't have to do anything, so I could do the last of my unpacking, clean my "office" and set up all my sewing stuff. Now that I finally have one, I actually don't want to do anything. :(
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    Shaz
    Shaz
    lol - I thought you'd say something like that
    Trihan
    Trihan
    I never disappoint when it comes to people predicting what I'm going to potato snowmen at war with archaeological discoveries from a tangerine pickle.
    bgillisp
    bgillisp
    Sounds like me when I get a weekend off. I can do all of this game devZzzZzzzZzzzz...
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    Shaz
    Ugh! I had forgotten how difficult it is to write a good resume and cover letter. So glad I don't have to job seek very often!
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    taarna23
    taarna23
    I hate cover letters. Hate them. It gets exhausting cheerfully telling people how good I could be for their company, only have them mentally fill in at the end of it "if I were the correct gender for the job."

    I really sometimes think I shouldn't have gone into a traditionally male-dominated field, but I love what I do, dangit.

    o.o ...sorry. /rant
    The Stranger
    The Stranger
    @taarna23 Or be declined a job because of a stupid personality test.

    "Sorry, your persoanlity type just isn't what we're looking for. What do you mean these tests are utter nonsense, and the results easily manipulated by simply tailoring your answers to meet a specific criteria!"
    taarna23
    taarna23
    @The Stranger Oh, gosh. If I get those I make sure to answer what I think they want. ...which, if resulting in a job, unfailingly results in a terrible job.
    Shaz
    Worked until 8 last night, then stayed up until a bit after midnight watching NCIS. It was the moment I went to bed that my cat decided was the best time to wake up, then spent the next 3 hours prowling around the house with his pitiful meow/howling. I'm not exhausted AT ALL now!
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    Wavelength
    Wavelength
    Well, at least it's good that you're not exhausted at all now ;)

    I hope you can get some much better rest tonight.
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    cthulhusquid
    cthulhusquid
    I just got done with a 12 hour work day with very subpar sleep, I can barely even think right now.
    Shaz
    Shaz
    I am almost recovered now. Good thing, as it's NCIS until midnight again tonight! My job is interfering with my tv viewing!
    Shaz
    Looks like the spammers are out and about again. If you see any, please report their post or their profile. Thanks.
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    ImaginaryVillain
    ImaginaryVillain
    It's basically wild west of forums, poor spammer didn't even draw it's spam gun before you brought your hammer to bear. Never bring a spam gun to a ban hammer fight. :LZSwink:
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    Shaz
    Shaz
    They are coming thick and fast today. Time for bed for me. I hate to think what the other mods are going to see over the next few hours.
    ImaginaryVillain
    ImaginaryVillain
    I can see the cold dead looks in their eyes, and the hear the dead pan whispers now, "No one was sparred not even the subforums." :kaoback:
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    Shaz
    Thursday AM
    Him: When can you have this ready to test?
    Me: With the amt of work plus other things on my plate, 2 weeks
    Him: Can you have it ready by Monday?
    Me: IF I can give my other work to someone else AND don't run into any issues AND I rush, I MIGHT be able to make it next Wednesday
    Him: So Monday then?
    Me: Maybe Wednesday
    ... (more in comments)
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    kaukusaki
    kaukusaki
    goodness be shaz! i deal with that level of insanity as well so i totally understand where you're coming from. i'm in upper management now (lowest rung) and getting these clowns to listen to me about my research and targets is like yapping at a wall.
    *sends more coffee your way* you'll survive homie. i can see why you destress watching those shows! i have a few ideas in mind for senior mgmt myself lolol
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    Wavelength
    Wavelength
    You guys have the MasterChef that runs like 6x a week and actually teaches you cool techniques in Australia, right? I always wished the US version could be like that; instead it's just another overwrought cooking-themed reality competition show (though definitely one of the better ones).
    Shaz
    Shaz
    @Wavelength yeah, that's the one. Love it, esp with the new judges. They don't show many master classes anymore, but I think you can go to the network website and view them.
    Shaz
    Masterchef Australia started again a couple of weeks ago. Have You Been Paying Attention (my fave show) starts again tonight. They are both playing havoc with my NCIS viewing!
    Shaz
    Moving day tomorrow! Do I keep packing? Or do I play games and browse forum? Decisions, decisions!
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    Finnuval
    Finnuval
    On the up-side... They are mice... Not rats. Or snakes, or scorpions or anything else a little nastier infesting the place ...
    Seeing as where you live Id say your still on the lucky side of things xD
    Shaz
    Shaz
    Uh ... also ... my hubby put stuff from the laundry tub into the washing machine this morning and found a green tree frog at the bottom. So that's a plus, though I'd prefer them to stay OUTside. (We also brought our frog family with us - they live in our empty plant pots and we weren't leaving those behind).

    The other plus is we have 3 cats. The cat with one tooth caught this mouse.
    Quexp
    Quexp
    I hate moving too. The only time I was happy to move was when I finally got my own place...and it still took me nearly a year to fully get settled in.
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    Shaz
    Why can't I just wake up tomorrow morning and my packing will be done?
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    Shaz
    Shaz
    @Mr. Detective we're only renting. I WISH I could brag about owning a 5 bedroom house! We're going down to 4, which is going to be interesting ...
    cthulhusquid
    cthulhusquid
    Why can't I just wake up tomorrow and my games are done?
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    Shaz
    Shaz
    I'm with you there! Why can't we all just wake up tomorrow and ALL the hard stuff will be done?!
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    Shaz
    Ugh! 15 posts waiting in the approval queue. Approve 3, decline 2, ask poster for more information on 4. Refresh. 18 posts waiting in the approval queue!
    Shaz
    Signed a lease on a new place today. Back into town, closer to shops, family and takeaway - none of those could be a good thing! 10 days to moving date.
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    The Stranger
    The Stranger
    To be fair, moving home is stressful, even if everything goes smoothly on a physical level (no misisng stuff, move in on the date without any problems, etc), there's still the mental aspect of being a strange environment. It's your house in a legal sense, but it won't feel like your home for a while. I mean, I even have problems sleeping in hotels because it doesn't feel like my space.
    Celestrium
    Celestrium
    Moving is a chore, but it can be great. A chance to recreate your sanctuary closer to your ideal image, a new backdrop for your local adventures, and you said closer to shops! Congratulations Shaz!
    Finnuval
    Finnuval
    Congrats
    Shaz
    You KNOW it's gonna be a long day when it takes you 5 minutes to realize the reason your VX script is crashing is because you're coding in Javascript!
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    Drakkonis
    Drakkonis
    Lost 6 hours when starting out because I didn't capitalize Math. Not only was this before I discovered VisualStudio Code (godsend and a half, I tell you), but it was using custom code in a notebox in a VS plugin. I got used to VisualBasic's IDE holding my hand the whole time and had never encountered the "misplaced comma" issue until then.
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    Walldeaf
    Walldeaf
    I am really bad, no, I suck at scripting, so I try to do most things with events, and sometimes, yes, sometimes they work like a charm.
    I'm a eventing MASTER, hahahahhaaaa.
    Shaz
    Shaz
    I think it's good to try and do things via events. Being able to script can make me a bit lazy - I should probably look for eventing solutions for things more than I do.
    woeterman_94
    Why do you keep closing threads after 30 days? :(

    Not very handy for new users (like me) who try to find something.
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    Shaz
    Shaz
    The thread you posted in was answered - 5 years ago. And the new question you added to it was also answered - by me, 5 years ago, immediately before your new post.
    Shaz
    Shaz
    But in answer to your question, we do it to keep the forum organized. Something that was correct 5 years ago might not be correct today because engines get updated. People who asked questions that weren't answered even a month ago might have gotten their answers elsewhere - if they didn't, they should come back and bump their post.
    JGreene
    JGreene
    The MV script calls spreadsheet is super helpful. There are a few tips and tricks in the other tab sheets, but it could be even better if there were maybe links to some of the tutorials on this forum.
    Shaz
    So who would use a VX to MV converter? Keeping in mind that MV files can mostly just be copied into MZ and they'll work.
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