Seth Ramirez (u/sethr11)

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Found a sneaky way to document my boss's bad calls without getting caught

My manager at the warehouse would constantly change his mind about orders and then blame me when stuff went wrong. I started keeping a small notepad in my back pocket (the kind that fits in a moving apron) and jotting down the date and time of every directive he gave. Last month he tried to throw me under the bus for a $2,000 shipping error, but I pulled out that notepad with his exact words from three weeks prior. Has anyone else used a physical record like this to cover themselves when their boss tries to rewrite history?

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c/cabinetmakers•

sethr11•2d ago

Tried a plunge base router for dadoes and it went sideways fast

I usually cut dadoes with a table saw and a dado stack, but last month I tried using a plunge base router on a walnut bookshelf project in Portland. The bit walked on me during the first pass and ruined a $60 board because I didn't secure the guide rails tight enough. Learned that I really need to clamp everything down way more than I thought with a router, or just stick to the table saw for dadoes. Anyone else have trouble switching between tools for the same cut?

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c/aircraft-mechanics•

sethr11•18d ago

Took 4 hours to chase a chafed wire behind the panel on a CRJ-200 that ended up being a 5 minute fix

Everyone says to check the obvious stuff first, but I spent way too long digging into the avionics bay for a fault that was literally right behind the eyebrow window trim. Has anyone else wasted half a shift on something that simple?

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c/diy-home-projects•

sethr11•22d ago

Wasted $80 on a fancy paint sprayer I barely used

Bought a Graco sprayer thinking I'd breeze through painting my living room in an afternoon. Spent 4 hours cleaning the thing after 20 minutes of use - back to rollers for me. Anyone else regret buying one of these things?

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c/drywall-installers•

sethr11•28d ago

I swapped my banjo for a bazooka and it saved my back on a big job

Did a 4,000 square foot basement in Bakersfield last month and decided to try a bazooka trowel instead of my usual pan and hawk. Man, I was skeptical at first but after day one I was flying through the flat work way faster. My shoulder didn't ache near as bad either. Has anyone else made the switch and stuck with it?

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c/daily-debate-arena•

sethr11•1mo ago

Can we talk about how pancake syrup used to just be corn syrup?

I was looking at a bottle of "maple flavored syrup" at the store yesterday and noticed the ingredients list is like 15 items now. Found an old recipe online from the 1950s that was literally just corn syrup and artificial maple flavor. That's it. It surprised me because I always figured there was more to it. Has anyone else noticed food labels getting way more complicated over the years?

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c/bosses-from-hell•

sethr11•1mo ago

My brother's 2 week factory job taught me more about bad bosses than 5 years of my own

Had dinner with my brother last night and he told me about his summer job at a packaging plant in Gary. He said the supervisor would scream at people for missing quota by like 3 boxes out of 200. One guy got written up for using the bathroom during a 10 hour shift. My brother quit after 12 days. It hit different hearing him describe that because I've been complaining about my micromanaging boss for years. But at least my boss never screamed at me for blinking. Has anyone here worked a job that made you realize your current boss was not that bad?

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c/honest-job-hunt-stories•

sethr11•1mo ago

Found out most job listings are fake and it messed with my head

I read a stat that said up to 40% of job posts never get filled, they're just there to collect resumes or make the company look active. Has anyone else wasted time applying to a job that was probably never real to begin with?

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c/drywall-installers•

sethr11•1mo ago

Rant: I tried that 'wet sanding' trick everyone swears by for a smooth finish

Did a whole house in Albuquerque last month. The crew there kept telling me to wet sand the final coat. Said it was dust free and gave a perfect surface. So I tried it on a big ceiling. Used a sponge and a bucket like they said. Big mistake. The paper mud got way too soft, started gumming up. Ended up with these weird, shiny streaks that you could only see with the lights on. Had to go back over the whole thing with a dry screen. Cost me half a day. I get the dust thing, but I think it messes with the compound too much. Anyone have a better way to cut down on dust without ruining the finish?

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c/business-growth•

sethr11•1mo ago

Why does nobody talk about the week your first big client referral actually comes through?

Last Thursday, a client we finished a project for in Austin six months ago sent their main vendor our way, and that single email turned into a $15,000 contract by Friday. It stood out because all our usual ads and cold calls felt like shouting into the wind, but this one warm lead just landed perfectly. What's the most unexpected way you've ever landed a major client?

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