Yes. When I left my last job my boss counter-offered. He took me out for lunch and really begged me in any way that he could to stay (I was one of the few full-time employee in his start up and the one that knew the most about what we were creating, so he was desperate). He counter-offered, bumped my salary up to an…

I guess after losing the war on drugs, the DEA figured even they could get a win against the Bucs.

I think they feel a crime is being committed and they are doing their job. Doesn't hurt that it is high profile and should get them some headlines. I agree with _kath that the docs have more to lose than the players. I don't know exactly what the legal penalties are for the person receiving the drugs and it may be…

A few million a year and give me some painkillers and sleeping meds? Yeah, that price sounds great.

this is simply the DEAs way to grasp a headline and promotethe change to the law. If they were actually cracking down they would be looking into who is prescribing the meds for the teams... which is data they likely have anyway

If you have a legal prescription, it is ok to transport schedule two drugs across state lines. Otherwise many of my patients could not travel.

You also are SUPPOSED to be paid interest on your escrow balance as well. The only real way to "save" money is if your taxes offer a prepayment discount. And those once or twice a year bills can be budget busters on their own.

PMI is not extortion and neither are closing costs. PMI is disclosed to the buyer. Your daughter knew what she was getting into and agreed to pay PMI instead of coming up with more of a down payment. As far as closing costs, there are costs involved with processing a mortgage. There are numerous fees (title fees,…

Cancelling escrow does give you more control, but I'd argue that it doesn't actually save you any meaningful amount of money. You get to keep your money in your own savings account until the insurance/tax bill is due, but with savings accounts paying <1%, you'll probably save less than $5 a year. It's not like you can…

This, this, so very this. The more detail you put into establishing your schema before you go, the more possibilities come up later. Writing a magical fantasy kingdom with rival lords feuding for power? Okay, but who are those lords' power-bases? You're going to need some ethnographic data there.

Once I sketched a…

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I provide more than we need to my family, enough that I have an expensive german motorcycle hobby and sports car hobby. I let my work and skills do the talking not my willingness to give away my time. Anyone that tells you that you have to give away all your free time to the company to get promoted lied to you. You…

When I was a flight chief in the Air Force my rule was that if you were still working after 5pm there was something wrong with your work habits. Go home unless what you're doing is gonna save a life or change the world.

I give them the 8 hours I am supposed to be there. 5:00 I am putting on my jacket and out the door. the second I step outside phone is on mute and my drive home is thinking about dinner and my family. the ONLY time I work late is when it is required to get a special job done when I am out of town. And every hour I…

Number 2 is also known as "being an hourly employee". I know it's time to go home when it's 6pm because my official hours are 9-6. If I stay later than that, I get paid overtime (thank you California employment laws), and I'm not going to keep working for free.

Research. Doing the proper due diligence will help you come up with a high, a low, and the goal for what you want to get. For price negotiations, finding out the cost and at least one other comparable recent price is key. For other-than-price negotiations, determining what is each side's goal/pain is the main…

If you aren't willing to walk away you aren't really negotiating.

... But Apple has their own ad network, are you fucking kidding me? Of course they're monetizing that shit.

Is anyone really surprised that FSU girls have gotten really good at avoiding football players?

@akashhhhh: Yeah, you guys just need to read the "Put Together a Mud Slide Home Emergency Kit"; the "Put Together a Wild Fire Emergency Evacuation Kit"; and "Put Together an Earthquake Survival Kit" instead. #stayingeekout