dkc

@dkc@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You guys have to end it⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I bought a new 2024 vehicle last year with a manual transmission. This will be the last manual I ever own. I don’t expect them to be around by the next time I get a car.

  I’ve enjoyed driving stick since I was a teenager. It still makes my commute more enjoyable. A good rev matched downshift still makes me smile. I’m going to miss the experience when it finally comes to an end, but hopefully I can keep it up another 20 years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You guys have to end it⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I bought a new car with a manual transmission this year. It has a cool feature called “hill start assist”. Basically for the first 3 seconds I won’t roll backwards. It’s been nice.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Employees Who Stay In Companies Longer Than Two Years Get Paid 50% Less⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I made the mistake of becoming a manager about 4 years ago. This is one of the most frustrating parts of the job. If you have a good relationship with your team they’ll usually tell you something like “I’ve been getting contacted about other offers, here’s what they’re offering.”

  It’s usually about a 20% bump. I’ve not once been able to convince the company I’m at to match it. Usually the best I’m allowed to do is something like a 5-6% raise in the next salary increase cycle.

  I’ll usually know for 2-3 months a team member is leaving before it actually happens because of this. Of course, if I’m allowed to hire a replacement they’ll let me pay market value.

  Job hopping is definitely the best way to get a pay increase.