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Interviewing with Apple next week for the roles of Global Supply Manager (GSM) and Worldwide Procurement Analyst in Austin. Does anyone have any tips or advice for the interview? What kind of questions do they ask?
Also, what’s the compensation like in Austin specifically? I would think the compensation would be different than Cupertino. Anyone have any offers or salaries for these positions in Austin?
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Family are the first to take advantage of you just because y’all are related… I say charge them.. but offer the F&F discount
Lmao at SSM1 projecting their feelings about couples wanting to go away on holidays while they have kids. What’s so wrong with that? If the people sign up to help, that’s their prerogative. Who forced you to watch their kids mate? You sound like an unreasonably selfish person that regrets their own decisions and now projecting on others. Calm down.
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If you aren't raised in American culture, more often than not, you find reason to say thank God! This is one of them. Very strange to charge your own family for something as simple as watching their pet. WEIRD!
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@SM, do not bring your BS to my inbox, you desperate attention seeker.
When I dog sit for my aunt, she has always paid me. She has always offered and is in a good place financially. She always wants me to stay there and I work from there.
When my brother or parents cat sit for me, I don’t pay them but I will buy them something special like a bottle of wine or their favorite snacks. I don’t ask them to stay, just that they come over 2x a day and take care of the cats/ spend some time with them.
I would never charge my parents to pet sit. Now if I have to stay at there house and it causes a hardship for me - like increasing a commute by 30 extra minutes I might think about saying no. But sounds like you telework. Take your extra monitor / docking station over to their house and make your new backdrops the topic of the day for all of your video calls.
Wait you should make your post clear it’s your sister lol. I would literally say no if my brother asked me to do this I think $50/week is super reasonable. To be clear the necessity to sleep there wouldn’t work even if it was only 20 minutes.
Wish I could edit!
Next time expect a bill for raising you from 0 to 18 years… that will be a hefty one
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I wouldn’t cross a street for my sister. But for my parents I’d do what I could. There’s a big difference there, assuming your parents were good ones. Some parents just take, some sibling just cause drama. Just bc it’s “family” does not mean one size fits all.
This isn’t an example of “American culture.” This is an example of entitlement.
Petty af… don’t know what’s wrong with Americans
Alright, then just petty. Apologies.
I pay my sister in food and DoorDash/gas gift cards when she dog sits for me. I make sure I have all of her snacks, meals, and any special requests ready. I do this because I know she’s doing me a favor. And if she ever asked in return for something, I’d hope she treat me the same. She never expects payment, we just have been raised to treat people who do favors for us with kindness knowing it’s an “inconvenience” for them even though they’re willing.
My parents spoil my dog and won’t let me board him, he’s the favorite in the family clearly.
Are you my sibling??? Lol
I’m the sister in this scenario. I never charge my sibling even if I’m dogsitting for weeks. They leave their fridge and pantry fully stocked, they’ll have treats for me and will leave food delivery gift cards for me too. They’ll usually pick up food on their way home and we’ll eat together. For WFH, I’ll use their set up. I benefit too because they have AC at home and an HBO subscription so I can catch up on certain shows! Haha
I’ve dogsat for friends too. Never charged but they’ll give me some cash or gift as thanks, and will have a stocked pantry as well.
People want pets but not the responsibility that comes with having them
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Traveling/not being available for two weeks and seeking a family member to care for your dog rather than boarding/pet sitter is actually a sign that they love and care for the dog. This comment is true but irrelevant here….
Dude just say no
I have a dog, and my sister and parents both have dogs. When I need either of them to watch my pup, it’s just a favor and we go on with our lives. And vice versa. I’ve never charged them and they have never charged me. We all love our family pets, so I personally don’t see it as a burden at all. Just something nice to do for family!
Every time I cat-sit for my sister or parents they offer to pay me, just like they would if they were asking a friend or acquaintance to do it. I don’t know why it’s so weird to everybody to think that your time might be valuable.
Maybe say no?
wtf why would you charge your family, I feel like in the west they forgot the meaning of family. Everyone is so individualistic…
You should also pay for their vacation, housing, and all their expenses if you want fairness. Or...just watch their pet and drop it.
Why would I pay for my sisters vacation?
Sounds exactly like something my mom would say. However, she's the type of person who gets mad when people take advantage of her, but she doesn't set boundaries and is a people pleaser. I would charge them, especially if it's something 1.) Inconvenient 2.) You've done it before and didn't get paid 3.) People shouldn't expect you to do all that for free, family or not. That's taking advantage of people and asking a lot because they're probably cheap.
I pay my sister when she takes care of my cats. She will be using gas and her time. I already feel so much better than is her and not a stranger. It is not rude at all! They should have offer to compensate you.
Yes, you jackass
I don’t think you should ask to be paid, but I definitely think your family should offer to give you something as a thank you. Example, when my relative lends me their pickup, they don’t charge me. However, I always give it back with a full tank out of gratitude
I love the messages from people from outside the US judging us here…we actually get work done on this side of the world and aren’t taking siestas, and working 30 hour 4 day work weeks. Let’s hear from someone from Asia and their thoughts. Or hear from executives in Panama where they work not only full weekday workdays, but also half days on Saturday. Let’s hear from them.
😂 AE1 what kind of both clueless and racist take is that re: “we actually get work done on this side of the world and aren’t taking siestas, and working 30 hour 4 day work weeks?” Not to mention entirely irrelevant to OP. OP is talking about sharing the same space as a dog for a while, not single handedly managing a doggy day care 24/7 that would require their compete attention. Get real.
If your job is soo demanding that you’d be so put out by scooping some kibble and taking the dog for a walk here and there, you’re probably not very competent at it and have bigger problems that being remunerated for doing your family member a favor isn’t going to help amelliorate.
In my culture, this would be incredibly rude and sleezy, they raised you for gods sake 😦