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What’s the deal with optometrists?

Posted by Stc89 on 7/30/25 at 6:50 pm
Just went to the optometrist, and I always marvel at how this profession continues to exist despite the apparent simplicity of the work. How are these guys making 6 figures to ask “which one’s better — 1 or 2”? Are there regulations in place keeping this profession alive?

Anyone have an amazing story of optometric heroism to share?
I've found the built-in Screen Time feature on iPhone to be completely wrong. It is significantly underestimating my device usage, excluding entire apps that I know I have actively used for over 30 minutes a day.

Is there some setting I inadvertently configured that is screwing this up that I can change to fix the results?
RE: how to keep it interesting, there's Duolingo for basic vocab and then lots of "real" content written by native speakers for native speakers available online.

re: Title inflation

Posted by Stc89 on 5/13/23 at 2:31 pm to
The most I would conclude from knowledge that an employee is titled "Sr A" is that the employee is expected to perform at a higher level than peer employees of title "A" alone and could possibly be in a higher pay band or job grade/level than said employee in job "A". Senior titles are not universally "higher ranking" than similar non-Senior titles... I have seen career tracks out there for Data Specialist, Sr Data Specialist, Data Analyst, Sr Data Analyst, Advisor, Sr Advisor with increasing pay bands and levels in that progression. So... an experienced employee titled only a "Data Analyst" in this scenario is of a higher level than a more junior employee who is a "Sr Data Specialist". Title progressions like this can vary across the org, so it's best to ballpark whether the role is a match for you by researching pay scales on GlassDoor, etc (or the new advertised scales that some companies are posting for remote workers on LinkedIn due to state requirements).

Hiring managers are most concerned with matching your demonstrated skills and anticipated capabilities with their needs; if you can convince them that you are the best candidate for the job, then maintaining the relative YoE integrity of the "Sr" title is secondary and only a concern if they think it is going to affect the morale of more tenured internal team members who applied that they are "passing over".

re: Our Lady Got Jokes - Ivermectin

Posted by Stc89 on 8/18/21 at 9:15 am to
I was looking for an Ivermectin thread to post that I just noticed on a Heartgard reminder email for my dog this AM that Ivermectin is the primary component.
If by some chance Biden does not win South Carolina, does he face DNC pressure to drop out before Super Tuesday? One would think most of his supporters would go to Buttigieg.

re: Reading Challenge 2020

Posted by Stc89 on 2/2/20 at 8:54 am to
I'll shoot for 26 this year:

1. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (400 pages) 3.0/5.0
2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (433 pages) 3.5/5.0