A great video for the new year!

https://youtu.be/wHCHSYH_eOk

Need 11 likes for doing chats, please help

I am applying to Microsoft Azure division for senior Sde role (8.5 yrs experience)
What will be expected CTC and how fast will be process?

Anyone in dental sales?

Never thought I’d say this, but virtual happy hours are WAY worse than hanging out with your team in a bar. At least in person you can circulate.

Thoughts on kindly asking your bridesmaids to please not give a gift? I am over the moon excited that my bridesmaids will be celebrating me and traveling for the wedding and bachelorette. I really do not want a gift from them at the wedding. Full disclosure, my fiancé and I have great paying jobs and my bridesmaids are grad students, artists, and teachers. How would you frame this? Even if they were millionaires I would not want a gift, but I don’t want it taken the wrong way.

Do you have a "Design System Council" or "Design Council" in your team? What kind of topics do you talk about? Just learned we have that and unclear what it's about.

Is it too late in our lives to jump into a mortgage?

So my fiancée and I are relatively late in terms of finally landing well paying jobs and being able to save money instead of living paycheck to paycheck. We’re both 36 and currently rent a 2 bedroom in NY and have a combined savings of $35,000 which she wants to use as a down payment on a condo. I kinda just wanna continue saving while renting. I also literally just started contributing to my 401K so I’m also late in the game for that too.

Folks who use a backdoor for tIRA to Roth, do you have 2 accounts? Once the conversion goes through, the tIRA remains empty until your next deposit ?

What are the limitations if my tIRA contributions were pretax?

What’s the max umbrella policy coverage y’all have seen offered by insurance providers? Looking to get one for the first time. Anything I should consider/ask the insurance company?

Any tips for digital marketers going from an agency role to in-house?

Any idea when hike letters will be rolled out? Also how much percentage of hike at persistent one can expect?

Annual review coming up. Looking for suggestions for asks…

8 YOE, Current 125 base, TC ~140.

Median base for my title/geo ~170 (mean ~166, 0.75 ~226).

Certs: CIPM, M365 Security Admin/Architect, AWS SOA, AN, & Security.

Vet, Inactive TS.

Highlights of the year: flew out on 12hr notice to evac E Europe-based employees & families, plugged 3 exposures before they became breaches, built TVM/privacy program from scratch, onboarded new CNAPP.

(-) Still a student (GIB: BA/MS expected ‘24)

Well I recently told a guy I have been seeing I have HSV-2. We have not yet been physical but it’s been heading that direction. Man I hate this part - waiting to see what his response will be after he researches and talks to his doctor. I’m on daily meds which help reduce transmission risk. You’d think that since HSV-2 affects 20% of Americans and likely a higher % of gay men, there would be less taboo but it’s hardly ever talked about. Anyone else in my shoes? Or had it disclosed to them?

I need an alternative to syncron eyes to capture student screens on desktops to monitor work and lock screens when attention is required. We r getting windows 10 which doesn’t work with syncron eyes?

Has anyone used drones on their curriculum ?

Our district is piloting a STEM/project based 7th grade Algebra 1 class next year. Anyone else doing this?

Does anyone have tips on how to do virtual labs?

CYBERSECURITY

Computer Science teachers, I am a newbie focusing on beginning studies in Cybersecurity for a K12 Computer Science Summer Camp.
Is there anyone interested in helping me here with questions that I may have during my upcoming PD journey this summer?

What free programs can I use for an after school virtual coding class with elementary students?

Anyone know where to get free stuff for reverse engineering projects? I have tried Good Will, Home Depot, RAFT, Staples, and OfficeMax.

What advice do you have for building a MAKERS Club?

Sink or swim. I applied for a position as a “STEM Coach” that I don’t qualify for via university degree, but do qualify for on experience and self initiative. Got nothing to lose:).

I am never good at asking follow up questions during an interview. Actually this will be more like a discussion about a STEM opening in my district. Ideas on questions and maybe conversation starters? Thanks!

Just found out our local Natural History Museum has an AMAZING STEM program. They’ll do outreach with scholarships! I’m so excited! What are your other favorite STEM organizations to partner with?

In first grade, do you think teaching word problems is easier if they draw then make a number sentence? Or identify the parts of the number sentence they hear and then draw if necessary?