Got the details for the funeral for my old colleague. I'm going to go, even though I haven't spoken to him in years and years, since before COVID even. He made working at Computershare tolerable - guaranteed to make me cry-laugh with the jokes and witty comebacks he had for the micro-managers there😂 taught me how to handle those managers when I took over his role.
It's the least I can do I think, pay my respects and remember how he made me laugh so hard.
Someone used just about all of my butter in the work fridge! I'm probably more annoyed that they left the tiniest little scrape in the corner instead of just throwing it out the container.
::: spoiler deep thoughts for 7am which may or may not be relevant
Maybe what you're feeling is grief for the time spent on suboxone - grief for the wasted time. But taking it may well have been a higher priority at the time, and so should not be regretted in the overall scheme of things. Feel the grief, and move on. This takes courage, which you have in plenty.
EDIT: Like a broken leg: you go to hospital and a plaster cast is put on, then when the bone has healed the cast comes off and your leg is shrunken and muscle wasted, so you do physio to get back function in the leg. Then you can put away the crutches and walk forward freely. In this analogy, the cast was was suboxone, the grief is the physio. Eventually you'll walk forward freely. The physio is not wasted - it's a necessary step in healing.
:::
But not actually doing anything about fixing her behaviour? That's crappy, you deserve better than that. Even if you had waited for her to text to, she's still leaving you waiting when agreed on a time and then chose to game. And the rub salt in the wound by sending you a picture of said game.
Sorry, that makes me very angry on your behalf. You are not overreacting, she is not respecting you.
Good luck, I hope you find a nice group. It's an accepting scene so a few dick heads slip through the cracks. I think I'm twice your age, my connections might be a bit old.
I was highly unimpressed with being given a calculator and apron for the next school year.
Also a 20+ year old hairdryer. A hot pink thong (hilarious 🙄). And a cheap bench mixer bought in a January sale so it had 2 weeks warranty
One Christmas an aunt gave me a ceramic oil burner cork with some wick through it. Just the cork and wick. No oil. No bottle. I was about ten. Straight to the op shop.
Today I guess an ex rocking up with the gift of a child.
More locally, hoppy hipster IPA beers. I like plain beer: aldi blonde, Heineken, corona, Carlton dry.
I once got a pair of Donald Trump socks. Complete with a little turf of hair at the top. They were part of a "Shit Present" gag gifting thing, but they were the most awful and was so happy to swap it for a book of dad jokes.
Ummm. I have this book at home. Someone gave it to the OH for Christmas last year. In fairness, he does spend an awful lot of time in the smallest room of the house!
Yes, we went into a house, not Bilbo's house but another. It was very beautifully made and furnished. It wasn't that small as I think it was made for tourists, not as a film set.
What was your fav thing? Which part did you geek out over the most? Were the banquet staff in theme or just casual? Did it feel tacky or genuine? Was it crowded?
My favourite thing was the night walk with lanterns through the village.
Geek out? The biggest geek out was seeing how the paths of the location was designed to take good pictures .
And how props were just everyday things that were personalised for the movie. For example sets of kitchenware that were all different but painted to look like a set.
Banquet staff in casual.
Not tacky. I think the people who got most out of it were deep fans.
It was super crowded. We had four geeks in costume, I sat with them for drinks and they were so nice and so very very happy to be there.
I felt a little patronised but then I have to remember most people are not super geeks
the location itself is being slowly consumed by the New Zealand tropical environment
I love all of this, thank you! What a great insight into it - I love that there were people in costumes, I love when people go out and really get into stuff. That's cool how the layout helps people take good pictures.
Muting people on my Insta excessively posting about being in Europe. I’m happy for them and all, and yes I’m jealous, but I don’t need to see daily stories & every-other-day profile posts about your trip.
Seeing the newly released Erin Patterson evidence, like photos of dehydrator with mushrooms in it, and mushrooms being weighed, and her trying to leave the hospital despite being told her life was at risk, and having zero concern about her kids being at risk; makes me wonder why the jury deliberated for so long. She knew what she’d done and confidently knew she hadn’t served herself or the kids any.
I saw those pictures of death cap mushrooms being weighed today and I was thinking - did they mention that evidence during the trial reporting?! Because that seems like pretty damning evidence.
Aight so it looks like this whole workshop thing is going ahead but now I have no idea what to quote. All sorts of insecurities popping up. It's a ~3 hr in person workshop with 50km return travel (30-40 mins each way) for about 3-4 professionals. It will be mostly hands on demonstration and troubleshooting, not much prep or materials required. I might need to look into a couple of the app's functions I haven't explored much but that would benefit my job as well so I wouldn't count that time spent.
I'm thinking I should be compensated at least the equivalent of what I get paid for a whole day of regular work (inc. super), since I can't do my regular job the entire day, and maybe a 25% loading. That's 600 rounded up, no GST. Hopefully that seems fair?? I don't feel like enough of a grown up to ask for this, but fuckit. I can try
E: ugh I forgot I'd need to pay 32% personal income tax on that. Or 15% if I chuck it in super... 600 is starting to sound very justifiable
Woof, I did originally think 600 would be a minimum but an hourly rate of 133 (or real billable rate of 250/hr) is probably on par with what many people running workshops for companies do. I will definitely have a think.
Don't forget you have to prep the workshop (it will take longer then you think, just to learn the app yourself and make notes on how to walk people through and good demos). and maybe do a followuo (email a summary or something). If it takes 6 hours to prep a 3 hour workshop + travel then you are ~12 hours time. 90-100 bucks an hour is cheap for most trainers . I would go for 1000 as a baseline
Of course this totally depends on the value to the customer? Non profit or micro biz or then yep 600 is fine. Is it for giant mining company with bucks to spare - they won't blink at 3000.
Also if this is the sort of thing people do training for have a scout online and see what others charge for similar training
Fair points, I luckily don't need to learn that much about the app myself as I use it a lot at my current workplace (I was approached precisely because I have experience with it). I was intending on keeping it fairly loose, just a few key points on a whiteboard and then demonstration and troubleshooting/answering questions. I could tie it in with another question they have which I said I didn't know how to resolve with the current app but I could look into it and charge them for it...
...okay so uh full disclosure it's actually my former workplace (minus very difficult people who are no longer there) that wants to engage me. Yes, my current bosses are amazingly ok with this idea lol. I think my ex colleagues asked me because they know I'm 100% familiar with their existing setup (I did most of it) and therefore how best to translate that to this app. I won't actually create the setup for them, apparently they're most of the way through it, but help them figure it out themselves.
They're now part of a rather big org and gotten the green light from higher up, so they could afford a chunk, but I also don't want to work that hard or set up high expectations! That said, everything is inflated these days. I shall have a look at what those pros are charging for similar services and adjust accordingly, great tip.
I had too much coffee... several hours of indigestion and burping later, I'm still wired and tired, deep in rabbit holes over what constitutes an employee vs independent contractor for the purposes of superannuation guarantee... and how to word contracts so as not to hand over IP or be stuck in exclusivity classes...
Getting my daughters room painted tomorrow. Any advice on what to use to hang pictures, etc on the wall? I want to avoid using blue tack or anything that could pull paint like it has this time around?
I thought the house might blow away at some points. There was definitely a lot of rattling coming from everywhere.
The morning dog walk was quite short this morning. I'm not sure if all the wind brings extra smells for Mr Woof or if it blows them all away, but he seems fairly unperturbed by the wind. Maybe because he's low to the ground it doesn't hit him as much. It does give him a very streamlined look instead of his normally fluffy cloud appearance.
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StudChud@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 1y
Got the details for the funeral for my old colleague. I'm going to go, even though I haven't spoken to him in years and years, since before COVID even. He made working at Computershare tolerable - guaranteed to make me cry-laugh with the jokes and witty comebacks he had for the micro-managers there😂 taught me how to handle those managers when I took over his role.
It's the least I can do I think, pay my respects and remember how he made me laugh so hard.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
That's a really lovely to go about it. Hopefully there are lots of great stories and laughter shared.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 1y
Good news: test results came back, i am not a pencil
Bad news: noro
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
No longer a lead-ing citizen so?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
hugs from a distance
I suspect young mr seagoon has had noro, he is miserable
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Someone used just about all of my butter in the work fridge! I'm probably more annoyed that they left the tiniest little scrape in the corner instead of just throwing it out the container.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
How rude on both accounts!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
I know how to describe what's happening.
My life feels neglected while I was taking suboxone. Now I'm awake and it's like "where is everything?".
It hurts a bit.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 1y
::: spoiler deep thoughts for 7am which may or may not be relevant Maybe what you're feeling is grief for the time spent on suboxone - grief for the wasted time. But taking it may well have been a higher priority at the time, and so should not be regretted in the overall scheme of things. Feel the grief, and move on. This takes courage, which you have in plenty.
EDIT: Like a broken leg: you go to hospital and a plaster cast is put on, then when the bone has healed the cast comes off and your leg is shrunken and muscle wasted, so you do physio to get back function in the leg. Then you can put away the crutches and walk forward freely. In this analogy, the cast was was suboxone, the grief is the physio. Eventually you'll walk forward freely. The physio is not wasted - it's a necessary step in healing. :::
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Thank you ❤️
It makes sense and the analogy is accurate. There is a panic to make up for lost time as quickly as possible.
Which can't be done, which then turns into frustration and sadness.
You've given me a lot to think about, thank you :)
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
There is a package waiting for me at my front door. Now I just have to wait 9 hours until I can go home to get it!
Edit: now there are two packages!! What an exciting day.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
But not actually doing anything about fixing her behaviour? That's crappy, you deserve better than that. Even if you had waited for her to text to, she's still leaving you waiting when agreed on a time and then chose to game. And the rub salt in the wound by sending you a picture of said game.
Sorry, that makes me very angry on your behalf. You are not overreacting, she is not respecting you.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Please report on how BFF goes! I just looked it up and am disappointed to be told I can't be friends with guys. This is dumb.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I tried it and it was basically a free hook up app for gay guys. No one was looking for a platonic friend.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Sounds like Skout. Supposedly for friends but almost everyone just wanted to hook up and sell drugs.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I've had friends like that. They alleviate loneliness in the here and now, but it doesn't pay off down the track.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
FYI https://www.reddit.com/r/bumblebff/comments/1bhy7xz/this_creepy_man_wont_give_upkeeps_making_new/
Be careful as you don’t know who you’re meeting. Anyone can pretend to be anything on the internet.
Also still be cautious as even if the person is a girl looking for friends, because there’s a reason some of them don’t have any.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
omg, this is like the opposite of what an average person would think and say
does she earn her keep at home or is she a princess?
because a lot of people, like me, don't work but work their butt off at home to earn their keep
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I’d be pissed as well.
Excuses excuses excuses, I can’t really be ok with that
Her attitude is basically if it’s her skin or responsibility then she can shrug it off and do whatever she wants.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
What are your hobbies? Can you find hobby groups and then friends within that?
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
DnD is a great place to make friends. Try to find a group of your peers. Many Uni's have role playing clubs as well as a bunch of options around town.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Good luck, I hope you find a nice group. It's an accepting scene so a few dick heads slip through the cracks. I think I'm twice your age, my connections might be a bit old.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
I need to liven this place up a bit.
What would be the worst gift someone could give you?
Me: Tickets to a musical.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
A Mariah Carey Christmas special DVD
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Fuck. Imagine getting that for Kris kringle.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Upvote. Upvote. Upvote.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I was highly unimpressed with being given a calculator and apron for the next school year. Also a 20+ year old hairdryer. A hot pink thong (hilarious 🙄). And a cheap bench mixer bought in a January sale so it had 2 weeks warranty
I did like the kitten
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
::: spoiler spoiler
:::
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Reasons I don't speak to the bitch 😺 each might sound small but it adds up.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Lifetime supply of fanta
(I can't metabolise it, my stomach rejects it instantly. Along with anything I've eaten in the past 24 hours)
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
One Christmas an aunt gave me a ceramic oil burner cork with some wick through it. Just the cork and wick. No oil. No bottle. I was about ten. Straight to the op shop.
Today I guess an ex rocking up with the gift of a child.
More locally, hoppy hipster IPA beers. I like plain beer: aldi blonde, Heineken, corona, Carlton dry.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I once got a pair of Donald Trump socks. Complete with a little turf of hair at the top. They were part of a "Shit Present" gag gifting thing, but they were the most awful and was so happy to swap it for a book of dad jokes.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
🤮
They needed to be buried at cross road somewhere far far away.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Sunscreen lol
Taleya@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Don't laugh dude, skin cancer among darker skinned people who think they're good is actually a real problem
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Bottle of Johnny Walker Red (or any JW bottle). Shit's barely fit for human consumption.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
😂
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Rollercoaster or theme park tickets
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Karaoke Machine
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Yeah, useless these days especially when can project the lyrics on to the telly and hook your mic to a set of computer speakers like a fucking pro.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
An expensive, gourmet coffee cake. I really hate coffee.
I was given such a cake at work many years ago and felt obliged to eat a piece to be polite. They meant so well. It was so revolting.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I'd step on people to get a gourmet coffee cake.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
things to do while you poo book by “Hugh Jassburn”
Push? Grunt? Consider more fibre in your diet?
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Please do
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Interesting.
This is my book. It tells the history of bathroom products.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Ummm. I have this book at home. Someone gave it to the OH for Christmas last year. In fairness, he does spend an awful lot of time in the smallest room of the house!
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
All you can eat tickets to a baked bean festival
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I wouldn't mind that as long as there's toast to go with.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I'll swap you my bean festival tickets for your musical tickets and we'll both be happy!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Deal 🤝
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
a religious cult book or religious cult leader portrait
a book of happy motivational sayings
a house next to my MIL
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I know having received them.
Gold class movie tickets and gift vouchers for David Jones/Myers.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Why are these the worst?
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I don’t go out for movies and Myers and David jones don’t offer me much and are overpriced.
They gutted their electronic departments and have nothing for me.
Sitting on a David Jones voucher at the moment, all I can think of buying from there is coffee.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I try to go with booze for DJ's vouchers.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Yeah but it’s not cheap.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Good towels
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
"Oh hey, sorry I'm going to need the rest of the week off. My cat is having seperation anxiety."
Edit: I had my first random endorphin rush today. And my first real laugh in a decade.
Felt great :)
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
this is awesome 😊
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I went to Hobbiton yesterday. AMA.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Did you have a second breakfast?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Yes.
I always have a second breakfast. I wake very early and have a very light brekkie, then sleep again, wake and have a second brekkie.
Today it was a little cornflakes and milk then second was some toast.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Did you go into a Hobbit house? Not sure I did that when I was there.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Yes, we went into a house, not Bilbo's house but another. It was very beautifully made and furnished. It wasn't that small as I think it was made for tourists, not as a film set.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Was Gandalf there?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
No.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
☹️
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
The spirit of Gandalf was there. 🧙♂️🥰
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Was it cool and awesome?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Yes and yes.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
And did get it eat a meal there?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
We did. We had the evening banquet at the Green Dragon.
The mini pavlovas with cream and raspberry coulis were particularly good and I ate two. 🤤
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Did you take lots of pics?
I'm glad you had a good time!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I took some pics. Not many.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Noice
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
What was your fav thing? Which part did you geek out over the most? Were the banquet staff in theme or just casual? Did it feel tacky or genuine? Was it crowded?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
My favourite thing was the night walk with lanterns through the village.
Geek out? The biggest geek out was seeing how the paths of the location was designed to take good pictures .
And how props were just everyday things that were personalised for the movie. For example sets of kitchenware that were all different but painted to look like a set.
Banquet staff in casual.
Not tacky. I think the people who got most out of it were deep fans.
It was super crowded. We had four geeks in costume, I sat with them for drinks and they were so nice and so very very happy to be there.
I felt a little patronised but then I have to remember most people are not super geeks
the location itself is being slowly consumed by the New Zealand tropical environment
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
I love all of this, thank you! What a great insight into it - I love that there were people in costumes, I love when people go out and really get into stuff. That's cool how the layout helps people take good pictures.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Did you acquire a spoon?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
No. I acquired a stein from the Green Dragon.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
My German teacher was intrigued by the word Stein for a drinking vessel. Apparently that is not a term they use at all.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Acquired? Say no more.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
They were given out to everyone. 🍺
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I acquired a peg from somewhere we stayed. Came in handy to seal chip packets on the run. It's now a momento.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I see what you did there.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Muting people on my Insta excessively posting about being in Europe. I’m happy for them and all, and yes I’m jealous, but I don’t need to see daily stories & every-other-day profile posts about your trip.
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Seeing the newly released Erin Patterson evidence, like photos of dehydrator with mushrooms in it, and mushrooms being weighed, and her trying to leave the hospital despite being told her life was at risk, and having zero concern about her kids being at risk; makes me wonder why the jury deliberated for so long. She knew what she’d done and confidently knew she hadn’t served herself or the kids any.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
So my bet was she got off and I lost that one. I owe everyone 50c :(
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
They probably dissected every lie she told. That would've taken a hell of a long time.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I saw those pictures of death cap mushrooms being weighed today and I was thinking - did they mention that evidence during the trial reporting?! Because that seems like pretty damning evidence.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
They did - the defence brushed it off as "she was just interested".
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Wake up early and refreshed, get dressed, drive to the train station.......bus replacement service.
So back at home in trackies and debating whether to chuck a sickie.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
It’s cold tonight, I can feel it.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Yeah, I could feel the draughts a whole room over 😭
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Electric water bottle saves the day!
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Aight so it looks like this whole workshop thing is going ahead but now I have no idea what to quote. All sorts of insecurities popping up. It's a ~3 hr in person workshop with 50km return travel (30-40 mins each way) for about 3-4 professionals. It will be mostly hands on demonstration and troubleshooting, not much prep or materials required. I might need to look into a couple of the app's functions I haven't explored much but that would benefit my job as well so I wouldn't count that time spent.
I'm thinking I should be compensated at least the equivalent of what I get paid for a whole day of regular work (inc. super), since I can't do my regular job the entire day, and maybe a 25% loading. That's 600 rounded up, no GST. Hopefully that seems fair?? I don't feel like enough of a grown up to ask for this, but fuckit. I can try
E: ugh I forgot I'd need to pay 32% personal income tax on that. Or 15% if I chuck it in super... 600 is starting to sound very justifiable
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
If you're invoicing a corporation I'd go for a cool $1000.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Woof, I did originally think 600 would be a minimum but an hourly rate of 133 (or real billable rate of 250/hr) is probably on par with what many people running workshops for companies do. I will definitely have a think.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Don't forget you have to prep the workshop (it will take longer then you think, just to learn the app yourself and make notes on how to walk people through and good demos). and maybe do a followuo (email a summary or something). If it takes 6 hours to prep a 3 hour workshop + travel then you are ~12 hours time. 90-100 bucks an hour is cheap for most trainers . I would go for 1000 as a baseline
Of course this totally depends on the value to the customer? Non profit or micro biz or then yep 600 is fine. Is it for giant mining company with bucks to spare - they won't blink at 3000.
Also if this is the sort of thing people do training for have a scout online and see what others charge for similar training
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Also noone will laugh at you for 600. If that's what your gut says it's ok
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Fair points, I luckily don't need to learn that much about the app myself as I use it a lot at my current workplace (I was approached precisely because I have experience with it). I was intending on keeping it fairly loose, just a few key points on a whiteboard and then demonstration and troubleshooting/answering questions. I could tie it in with another question they have which I said I didn't know how to resolve with the current app but I could look into it and charge them for it...
...okay so uh full disclosure it's actually my former workplace (minus very difficult people who are no longer there) that wants to engage me. Yes, my current bosses are amazingly ok with this idea lol. I think my ex colleagues asked me because they know I'm 100% familiar with their existing setup (I did most of it) and therefore how best to translate that to this app. I won't actually create the setup for them, apparently they're most of the way through it, but help them figure it out themselves.
They're now part of a rather big org and gotten the green light from higher up, so they could afford a chunk, but I also don't want to work that hard or set up high expectations! That said, everything is inflated these days. I shall have a look at what those pros are charging for similar services and adjust accordingly, great tip.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I had too much coffee... several hours of indigestion and burping later, I'm still wired and tired, deep in rabbit holes over what constitutes an employee vs independent contractor for the purposes of superannuation guarantee... and how to word contracts so as not to hand over IP or be stuck in exclusivity classes...
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Goodnight all ❤️
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Night night!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Goodnight. May you have sweet happy dreams. 😊
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Getting my daughters room painted tomorrow. Any advice on what to use to hang pictures, etc on the wall? I want to avoid using blue tack or anything that could pull paint like it has this time around?
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Own or rent?
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Own
Taleya@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Poster hangers? Frames?
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Anything you use will damage the finish eventually
What material is the wall made of? How heavy are the things you want to hang?
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
It's plaster. And just posters and other paper stuff. Nothing heavy.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Simple push pins are probably the go. Some minor painting will have to be done to fix it all no matter what you use.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Just catching up with some world news
😞
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
What a horrid day to have to venture outside.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I'm thinking tonight might be a risotto night.
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Windy.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I thought the house might blow away at some points. There was definitely a lot of rattling coming from everywhere.
The morning dog walk was quite short this morning. I'm not sure if all the wind brings extra smells for Mr Woof or if it blows them all away, but he seems fairly unperturbed by the wind. Maybe because he's low to the ground it doesn't hit him as much. It does give him a very streamlined look instead of his normally fluffy cloud appearance.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Pretty yucky heading outside for a site visit just now, thankfully the rain's not here yet...
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Making for a few cranky people around the office today!
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I stupid forgot about the rice being in the rice cooker being on warm and left it all night.
Least to say 1 serving of rice was lost :(
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Beep Beep 🚚
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CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Full English breakfast please. Include the mushrooms. I trust you.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
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CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Thanks chef
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Combination soup please
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
💿📼🍲
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I find this abit obscure, but thank you.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I'll take the Friday special please - extra friday-ey
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
🍫🥩🍜
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
very windy tonight 💨
judemitchelle@aussie.zone · -2 pts · 1y