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rd0f8w | askdocs_test | 0.97 | Tested Positive for Cocaine, but I've never done Coke or any derivatives of it 29M, 6'3 210lbs, no relevant location/duration of complaint, straight edge lifestyle, not on any meds. So I took an oral drug test for work, and the test results came back saying that I was positive for cocaine. The trouble is that I've nev... | hnyp9md | hnyojcm | 1,639,123,132 | 1,639,122,568 | 146 | 89 | This could be a genius business plan, offer company drug tests with every few being positive. Oh, you don't like it? $150 to retest | It is definitely possible that this is a false positive. To prove you are not a cocaine user, you could ask for a blood test or a hair test, since this would undoubtedly more accurately show metabolites. An oral test is only a screening test. I don't , however , know the specifics of your situation and how to rectify... | 1 | 564 | 1.640449 |
zwr6xt | askdocs_test | 0.95 | Im afraid I’m losing my 9 year old daughter. My daughter just turned 9 a couple weeks ago. Her life has taken a major turn. She’s been the funniest, happiest girl here whole life and now it’s like something took over her brain. She all of a sudden is stressed all the time, scared to go anywhere, even school. She cries... | j1x33zw | j1x5t6u | 1,672,189,913 | 1,672,191,156 | 240 | 949 | Im so sorry this is happening to her (and you!). 7.5 is by definition precocious (early) puberty. Did she see a doctor when this was happening? If not, she should to make sure there’s not any kind of physical problems that caused it that could cause other issues. Its very hard to say what's going on, but its clear tha... | Sounds like it may be time for therapy. Honestly, solid job paying attention to her and how she’s feeling. She’s going through a lot of changes and it sounds like you’re trying to be as attentive as possible. Research says girls that start puberty younger struggle with body image, self esteem, and anxiety more than t... | 0 | 1,243 | 3.954167 |
j615kx | askdocs_test | 0.99 | Girlfriend had 2 seizures after 1 glass of alcohol Girlfriend is early 30’s and female. She can usually drink 2-3 units without getting drunk. On average, she has 1 drink (beer or glass of wine) with dinner with me, once a week. That’s it. She is definitely not addicted to alcohol or going through any withdrawal. No me... | g7wa8e8 | g7w3nnt | 1,601,993,863 | 1,601,989,966 | 123 | 23 | I had my first seizure after half a glass of wine. It turned out that my alcohol consumption was completely inconsequential (as I continued to have seizures regardless of whether I was drinking). My trigger is the relaxation/let down after prolonged periods of stress. For many, alcohol can lower the threshold and ca... | INAD, but my partner has epilepsy, and all of what I've read here suggest epilepsy. you still need to get this accurately diagnosed by a doctor, as there are many other causes for seizures than epilepsy, and some of them require urgent diagnosis and care. ​ Why I think it could be epilepsy: Seizures can be tr... | 1 | 3,897 | 5.347826 |
zzmu2v | askdocs_test | 0.99 | Can anyone please help me get answers? my doctors arent helping me and ive been struggling since i was 15 I am female, 19, 5'6, 136 pounds (2019) One week when I was 15 In the fall I began having issues pooping, this was weird because id NEVER had issues pooping before and always had a big healthy poop every 1/2 days.... | j2dvgub | j2eix3a | 1,672,499,458 | 1,672,509,249 | 15 | 40 | You should follow up with the doctor that did your colonoscopy. | Get all your previous medical records and find a gastroenterologist. | 0 | 9,791 | 2.666667 |
9yeg6h | askdocs_test | 0.95 | My saliva has smelled bad my entire life. Never kissed my wife at our wedding and rarely will. Help me, to embarrassed to confront her or doctors about it. **28** **Male** **159lbs** **6ft** **White** ​ My saliva has always smelled this way. I assume I was born this way and have been too embarrassed to con... | ea0u9x1 | ea0taep | 1,542,614,163 | 1,542,612,394 | 477 | 37 | Please tell your wife why you don’t kiss. She will understand. | Could be a Zenker’s diverticulum or similar esophageal disorder where a an abnormal “pocket” forms, trapping food you have swallowed. The trapped food then can causes bad breath and other symptoms you described. Worth it to go see a gastroenterologist or a general surgeon where a swallow study or a scope can diagnose t... | 1 | 1,769 | 12.891892 |
eur94u | askdocs_test | 0.98 | What killed my(30M) nephew(19M)? Hey everyone! As the title said, my nephew died unexpectedly 16 days ago, and we have no idea how. We are still waiting for the autopsy report, but our family is obviously grieving and the uncertainty is killing us. Therefore im turning to you, in order order for, even if it's very lit... | ffrhvww | ffrfjws | 1,580,158,330 | 1,580,157,084 | 227 | 37 | The toxicology report will eventually come out from the autopsy. If it’s positive for opioids, or less likely other substances, then that’s the probable explanation. If not, then most likely sudden cardiac death, as others have mentioned. Our guesswork isn’t going to outperform the autopsy. | People take opioids and nod off all the time, they make you tired, so it’s not uncommon for drug users to fall asleep when on opioids. I’m sorry for your loss. :( you’re in my prayers | 1 | 1,246 | 6.135135 |
nxj6o6 | askdocs_test | 0.98 | Can anyone explain why once I see a GI doc, no other GI docs will see me? 36M My current GI isn't ideal for me. He made fun of me for being anxious. He dilated my esophagus so far (used maximum dilator) I couldn't eat for almost a month, they denied what they did had anything to do with it. I don't care for his ego. ... | h1g6arl | h1fu3dv | 1,623,445,997 | 1,623,440,516 | 54 | 31 | , | Our neurosurgery practice doesn't like to see patients as 'second opinions' or who have seen another neurosurgeon because the typical reason they're seeing another neurosurgeon is that they didn't get an answer they wanted to hear. When our answer is then the same they get upset all over again. Another reason might be ... | 1 | 5,481 | 1.741935 |
x0un63 | askdocs_test | 0.96 | Why was my wife's pain treated so inadequately after surgery? My (41M) wife (38F) recently had abdominal surgery. I arrived back at the hospital to find her basically overwhelmed with pain the morning after the surgery. She had had no pain relievers administered in almost 11 hours. She was sobbing, writhing, shaking, ... | imdtyfc | imdt2kt | 1,661,866,083 | 1,661,865,682 | 15 | 14 | I am sorry this happened to your wife. This is inexcusable. You should get the patient advocate involved. | What surgery did she have done? Her pain should've been assessed periodically throughout the night. If a patient is asleep, I try not to wake them however. One should not assume however that just bc a patient is sleeping, her or she isn't in pain. I don't want to sound insensitive but I do find it odd that during t... | 1 | 401 | 1.071429 |
g1eaxq | askdocs_test | 0.93 | UPDATE 2: Told that the reason I pass out when I turn my head to the side is because I’m a girl Age: 20 Sex: Female Height: 5'7" Weight: about 125 lbs Race: Caucasian Duration of complaint: about 3 years Location: Neck/Vascular Any existing relevant medical issues: Raynauds Current medications: Zoloft, Vyvanse... | fnf364b | fnfek6u | 1,586,900,558 | 1,586,906,554 | 5 | 6 | Have they done any carotid testing? | Some people, usually older people, but much more rarely thin young people, develop bradycardia and pass out with even light pressure to the carotid sinus. At least that’s my best guess. I have a few patients with other neurovascular problems, like migraines or vasovagal disorders, who describe something similar. A... | 0 | 5,996 | 1.2 |
zq0gte | askdocs_test | 0.91 | Should I be worried about my nurse practitioner's competence? Female, 29, 5'8" 160lbs, Anxiety and PMDD, on Jenel and some anxiety meds I recently moved to a small town and the only appointment I could get was with a nurse practitioner. My appointment came around last week and when I was telling her about my medical h... | j0wigwl | j0x4qto | 1,671,490,868 | 1,671,500,878 | 190 | 351 | I don't see midlevels for my care. I tell my friends and family not to either. It's shockingly controversial, but I think our years of education and training as physicians are valuable and important. Some NPs are competent to manage whatever issue you might have. But this extremely hit or miss, and minimum training... | If you are explaining the disease to the person who's supposed to treat it, something is very wrong | 0 | 10,010 | 1.847368 |
n2kys3 | askdocs_test | 0.99 | My doctor has just diagnosed me with having two uteruses, two cervixes and two vaginas. Can I get an IUD, or will I need to get one in each uterus? I (25F) have just had a transvaginal scan which revealed I have either uterus didelphys or complete bicornate bicollis uterus (they don’t seem to be sure and I’m not quite ... | gwkv4rz | gwlfcs1 | 1,619,899,232 | 1,619,907,623 | 46 | 90 | One of the important parts of successful IUD placement is that the uterus be uterus-shaped. A listed contraindication for IUDs, like the Mirena, is "Congenital or acquired uterine anomaly including fibroids if they distort the uterine
cavity." There are plenty of times when it's appropriate to go off-label, as long ... | Not a doctor but I have the same condition (and only one kidney). There's a good private Facebook group called "abnormalities of the uterus - uterine didelphys" which is very active and has lots of helpful ladies willing to answer questions and share experiences. If Nexplanon implants are available in your area, I'd ... | 0 | 8,391 | 1.956522 |
jzjtz9 | askdocs_test | 0.98 | My body feels bruised but it isnt No injury. It's just tender to the touch basically everywhere. Getting dressed feels awful. This has been going on for months now. Theres no visible bruising. I dont have any diagnosed blood disorders, but I do occasionally wake up with unexplained bruises on my arms and legs and I use... | gdc9y24 | gdcdn2e | 1,606,147,358 | 1,606,149,220 | 54 | 330 | Not a doctor. I suggest a doctor. Sounds like some sort of inflammatory problem or fibromyalgia. Whatever it is I think you need to see an MD. | There are a few things here that raise the alarm. It could be a collagen disorder such as Ehlers-Danlos, but the bleeding is a priority and is quite concerning for me. Please see your primary doctor with some urgency and get it checked out - I would expect a good panel of blood tests to look for anything out of the ord... | 0 | 1,862 | 6.111111 |
fh490h | askdocs_test | 0.98 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) questions? Start here! If you have general questions or are looking for information, coronavirus.gov is the CDC's website for information, and the WHO also has a site. We can't answer every question, especially those about whether you might or do have a case yourself. For general questions that... | fk8wj8w | fk8wmui | 1,583,964,222 | 1,583,964,273 | 100 | 227 | If one has only one symptom, I for example am having a sore throat but so far nothing else, should one be wary or is it only when you have several symptoms? I've heard some people barely have any symptoms at all. I'm a little worried, since I live with several others. | I am honestly really surprised r/AskDocs is going to try and address covid-19. I have two questions. The first is your thoughts on reports coming out that covid-19 has been found in in cerebral/spinal fluid of diagnosed patients, entering the central nervous system, similar to HSV and EBV viruses. What are the real li... | 0 | 51 | 2.27 |
of6h4t | askdocs_test | 0.98 | Hypersomnia. I sleep 16 hours a day. Its ruining my life. 31F / average BMI/cannabis socially/paxil 20mg Help! Im exhausted all the time. I sleep any and every chance i get. Including in my car on my lunch break. I feel like its almost unfightable, the urge to sleep. My doctor has run tests, scans and sleep studies ... | h4c6yv3 | h4d4aoi | 1,625,652,354 | 1,625,672,233 | 3 | 6 | I'm in a similar boat, actually I'm in the middle of an Actigraphy monitor test to be followed by a sleep study. I was put on modafinil (provigil) before my Actigraphy test started. It was a game changer. I'm chomping at the bit to get back on it. My doctor has otherwise talked about putting me on a stimulant to addre... | Considering all of ypur symptoms and that your doctor ruled out the obvious, my immediate thought is that the length of your symptoms and the elevated white count represent a viral infection. Ask your doctor about CMV, Flu, Mono testing. Normally these can last for 2-3 weeks but if your immune system is not working w... | 0 | 19,879 | 2 |
yfunc4 | askdocs_test | 0.96 | (38M)Maybe tested positive for Factor V Leidan but have to wait a year My mom died from a series of strokes and tested positive for Leidan about 2009. I just now took the initiative to get tested finally and I can see online where they have the test results back and I'm identified as a "carrier" and they've scheduled a... | iu6fvmq | iu6n5sf | 1,666,995,552 | 1,666,999,011 | 10 | 25 | I have no idea about the wait time thing. Generally folks with FVL who’ve never had blood clots don’t need to do anything in particular. Probably best to avoid taking birth control pills with estrogen (which I assume you’re not doing anyways), and if you’re having any surgeries good to let them know. Otherwise no trea... | As a carrier (heterozygote -- you have one normal gene and one mutated gene), you are at somewhat increased risk for blood clots, and you also have a 50/50 chance at passing your mutated factor V gene to your kids. Your risk of having a clot is about 3-8x higher than the general population, but still low overall -- ab... | 0 | 3,459 | 2.5 |
dhh2yb | askdocs_test | 0.96 | My wife has been sick for the past few months and doctor s don't have any answers for us (long post) Please help us. (Long post ahead but totally desperate) Hi, I'm writing this on behalf of my wife, partly because I'm at my wit's end with what happened to her, she doesn't have Reddit. Background- My wife is 27, f... | f3o8vb0 | f3nyqa9 | 1,571,011,441 | 1,571,004,103 | 5 | 4 | Has she been checked for lupus and other autoimmune stuff ? Not a dr | This is so sad. Hope you two find an answer soon. | 1 | 7,338 | 1.25 |
ietndq | askdocs_test | 0.95 | Shattered femur 2 months ago in DUI crash. Doctor feels neglectful because of the circumstances. Here's the x-ray that was taken last week. The accident and surgery were on the 15th of June. https://imgur.com/a/dcZowlj Two months ago I crashed my car after passing out behind the wheel and not wearing a seat belt. I w... | g2ji0e6 | g2jn1ib | 1,598,146,811 | 1,598,149,862 | 362 | 458 | Unfortunately doctors are human too and it wouldn’t surprise me if he’s being biased. That said, you should totally get another opinion. Best of luck with healing your leg and I hope you don’t drink and drive ever again!! Edit: sorry I should’ve added Not a doctor, I’m just a humble nursing student. Thanks for the upv... | Agree with other posters advising you to get a second opinion. However, I'd expect and get used to very little compassion from future caregivers around this issue. Your experience will likely be less negative if you accept this beforehand and lower your expectations. Orthopedic surgeons are often trauma surgeons, and ... | 0 | 3,051 | 1.265193 |
s5tt2v | askdocs_test | 0.98 | Nurse at pediatrician office scolded us for an ER visit. Were we wrong? This summer, we were traveling. Our daughter (age 2F), tripped and hit her head. A few hours later, she became lethargic and vomited 8 times in an hour. We were in an extremely rural area, and the only thing nearby was a critical access hospi... | hszvpnw | hszt0yu | 1,642,392,160 | 1,642,390,913 | 1,231 | 1,221 | The nurse that called you is out of his/her mind lol. You absolutely did the right thing. | You did the right move , don’t worry | 1 | 1,247 | 1.00819 |
tl38b7 | askdocs_test | 0.95 | Is my dr annoyed at me? Extremely embarrassed Hello F30, antidepressants and Lexapro, no alcohol or smoking. Duration - 2 years, 5'5 145lbs, caucasian I recently was at the ER with a migraine, and after being discharged once it was under control (used 4 different medications and a steroid) the Dr said to follow up wi... | i1uesw2 | i1u684w | 1,648,068,202 | 1,648,064,929 | 406 | 197 | I am not reading it as needy. More a message to your already established mdt and primary care physician that this is something that can be handled calmly, and outside of the ER, if they follow you tightly. Some patients require tighter follow up than other. This is the beautifull and challenging thing with medicine; ... | I can understand how you can take the wording of the notes to sound like you’re a needy patient. But I want you to know that it’s just the way to convey information to anyone else whose care you may be in and what is considered your normal. For example, if you were to start with a new doctor who didn’t get these note... | 1 | 3,273 | 2.060914 |
ia1mdx | askdocs_test | 0.9 | My wife is depressed and can't lose weight Hello medical professionals. I have a question about my wife, she doesnt use reddit, so I wanted to ask for her. My wife (29F) is about 5'7" and 165lbs. She's had 3 kids, the youngest being 2 and the oldest being 7. She has an incrediblely difficult time losing weight. Sh... | g1jp2g0 | g1kucms | 1,597,477,792 | 1,597,494,497 | 4 | 5 | Focus on treating the depression first and the weight loss will come much easier. As someone who lost 130 pounds I can tell you that weighing a certain number or looking a certain way can make you feel some better, but it by no means will make your problems go away, and it absolutely will not cure depression. For me, ... | Not a doctor - Mom here who was struggling to lose weight too, vegan diet, exercise, the whole nine. My PCP sent me to an endocrinologist to make sure my hormone levels were normal and my pituitary/thyroid/adrenals were working! Turns out they weren’t. Keep digging, keep trying, keep reminding her to be gentle with her... | 0 | 16,705 | 1.25 |
3qwi3v | askengineers_test | 0.98 | Elon Musk scoffs at the idea of mass hydrogen-based automotive infrastructure being practical. Honda doubles down on the technology. Who's wrong? Elon's rather mocking dismissal of the concept: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_e7rA4fBAo&t=10m20s Wired mag on Honda's doubling down: http://www.wired.com/2015/10/honda-c... | cwiy7dg | cwiz0lr | 1,446,248,241 | 1,446,249,736 | 46 | 89 | Elon Musk has every reason to say that HFC cars are not worth while. Remember, Musk is not any bit of an engineer any more. He is a sales man. The face of the company. And he will do everything he can to bolster the idea of the electric car. Honda is likely getting government grants from the Japanese gov. to keep dev... | I have some experience with hydrogen fuel cells for residential use. I also currently work for a company that makes deisel and electric vehicles for use at airports. In my opinion, hydrogen fuel cells will not catch on. The infrastructure cost is too high, and without infrastructure you can't have vehicles. We alre... | 0 | 1,495 | 1.934783 |
syp0fg | askengineers_test | 0.96 | (Quality Engineers) How do you handle customers that are 100% wrong? Really, if you have any go-to phrases in your arsenal, I could surely use some, I feel like I've already used every phrase there is, every type of strategic communication that I am capable of coming up with. Over the last 7 months, I have had a roll ... | hxz5n7l | hxz5muq | 1,645,545,312 | 1,645,545,308 | 24 | 20 | > Also, this is literally the first return of 2 units within a 6 month period and they also claim they've had so many issues within the last 6 months. Lean into it until they have to admit they are grossly exaggerating. As to the rest of it, it is not clear enough what your role or your companies services are to pro... | Are you the owner of the company or responsible for P&L? If not, relax on it, help the customer out to the best of your ability, and most importantly I find it's to call the customer and talk with them. No emails. Emails are great, for certain communications. Not so great for others. | 1 | 4 | 1.2 |
a0kk51 | askengineers_test | 0.81 | How do you answer to the "Why did you leave your last job" question? So, I was fired from my last job. I was not given a reason as to why but I am left to believe that it was not a performance based decision as they wrote a recommendation letter for me assessing my performance on this last job. Now I am being ask this... | eaifssi | eaiarzm | 1,543,252,085 | 1,543,248,332 | 38 | 12 | "The company didn't achieve their goals and had layoffs." "The company was restructured and I was laid off." "My department was moved to India where they work for 10% of my then salary." | "my position was deemed unnecessary" | 1 | 3,753 | 3.166667 |
ugs5wz | askengineers_test | 0.89 | Are there any engineering unions in the USA? If not, why not? | i71kwi8 | i71gl08 | 1,651,508,273 | 1,651,506,502 | 215 | 49 | One thing to keep in mind is unions are primarily beneficial to workers who don't have much leverage to negotiate on their own (typically because they are relatively easy to replace). Engineers and other "professional" fields for that matter are much more difficult to replace because of the education/training requireme... | Boeing has speea | 1 | 1,771 | 4.387755 |
qvpexp | askengineers_test | 0.97 | Current or former Tesla employees.. Is Tesla really that bad for salaried employees? I am in the process of changing jobs and one of the options I was looking st was Tesla in Austin. But whenever I run across a post in reddit it'd always infested with negative comments. Can the real engineers working there share their... | hkxz9lx | hkxxl4i | 1,637,119,677 | 1,637,118,902 | 71 | 13 | Important data point: What if the huge portion of your pay which is stock options suddenly lost most of its value? | My neighbor is a SWE for Tesla and he loves it. I enjoy talking with him about what he is working on. So that’s an alternative data point. | 1 | 775 | 5.461538 |
347d23 | askengineers_test | 0.83 | How much aerodynamics work is done in the car industry? I am a current Aerospace Engineering, but this has always been a interest of mine. Either commercial or racing. What companies do this kind of stuff? Could anyone with knowledge of the industry help me out here? Thanks. | cqsf46s | cqsdrcb | 1,430,293,277 | 1,430,288,467 | 3 | 2 | To add to the other comments, car companies use CFD to optimize coolant flow, intake/cylinder/exhaust flow, fuel flow, lubrication, air-conditioning... essentially anything on the car that isn't solid. | On top of what some of the others have said, NVH is a huge part of aero in the automotive space. Not only do you need low drag and low lift, but also quiet aerodynamics under a wide variety of operating conditions. | 1 | 4,810 | 1.5 |
f8kpi4 | askengineers_test | 0.94 | Why do toothpaste caps have so many threads? For motor connectors, there are options like SpeedTech connectors. What is stopping tooth paste manufacturers from using a similar technique? Is there a broad patent on this technique or could it be applied to toothpaste as well? Do they simply not see enough of an issue... | fim4cik | fim4bhl | 1,582,517,808 | 1,582,517,785 | 36 | 25 | As someone else said, there are some brands that just have a flip cap. But I imagine there might be variation among threaded brands as to how many threads are used, really for no good reason. You see the same thing in plastic water bottles - some bottles have a thin cap with only a couple threads, while others seem to ... | It's most likely cost for one thread type vs another. (Can't say thread vs flip top). The current threads most likely use a standard thread type/size for plastics. Cheap to make and easy to get manufacturing tools/suppliers. Anything non standard would require time and money, and likely nobody thinks it's worth it. | 1 | 23 | 1.44 |
2qh9gf | askengineers_test | 0.74 | I am a fresh graduate with Electrical Engineering degree. I am scared of my first job that I will not be able to do good! I am a fresh graduate with Electrical Engineering degree. I just landed my first job. I feel that I lack technical knowledge and this makes me really nervous that I will be really bad and will not b... | cn67oiq | cn64s78 | 1,419,644,358 | 1,419,637,225 | 11 | 5 | "Fresh outs" are not expected to know everything. Honestly they are assumed to know very very little. Do not be afraid to ask questions and show willingness to learn and adapt to your project. Your technical abilities will only be one dimension of your skill set. Documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skill... | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskEngineers/wiki/faq#wiki_what_are_some_things_i_can_do_in_my_spare_time_to_make_myself_more_marketable_as_an_engineer.3F | 1 | 7,133 | 2.2 |
x8xuf7 | askengineers_test | 0.9 | What's the hardest technical problem you or your team ever faced? What made it so difficult? | inkxstb | inlmqvf | 1,662,640,744 | 1,662,651,289 | 54 | 70 | > What's the hardest technical problem you faced? How to increase my salary. > What made it so difficult? Companies don't want to pay much for MEs, at least in Europe. > What's the 2nd hardest technical problem you faced? Developing a low-nox atmospheric gas burner from idea to series B prototype within a 1yr tim... | [REDACTED] | 0 | 10,545 | 1.296296 |
g0tvqj | askengineers_test | 0.98 | What would be required to build a average sized sedan powered by mechanical wind-up mechanism to go 300-400 miles? I know it is not realistic, but I just had a random thought I had while locked up at home playing with my kids. What if someone could build a wind-up powered car that could go a useful distance? How large ... | fnbsx0u | fnbpq4g | 1,586,821,682 | 1,586,819,900 | 41 | 7 | Spin up a disk made from a dense (heavy) element. 100k rpm in a vacuum sealed container. It will cut down on the size requirement | You would need a spring capable of storing that much energy. The size would just be a function of the mythical springs energy density. | 1 | 1,782 | 5.857143 |
c9mpyb | askengineers_test | 0.9 | Are there any resources to learn AutoCAD, Catia, Inventor, etc. Online? I already have experience in Solidworks and ANSYS CFD, and I'd like to increase my chances at getting a position as an EIT (I just graduated). | eszzel8 | et04h4t | 1,562,370,311 | 1,562,372,626 | 4 | 22 | YouTube videos | Also I taught myself solidworks OTJ after being in an inventor shop for a few years. They are all close enough that as long as someone is proficient in one I don't care as a hiring manager. Personal opinion but picking up something like VBA scripting or python is more valuable than being proficient in multiple CAD... | 0 | 2,315 | 5.5 |
y18w86 | askengineers_test | 0.92 | Programming Language to Blend Programming w/ Manufacturing Currently working as an Industrial / Manufacturing Engineer at a small company. Thinking about changing my career path and picking up programming. I’m versed in VBA (excel) and have made a few userform data collection + analysis “programs” due to software rest... | irwf2tc | irw4w2b | 1,665,502,180 | 1,665,497,976 | 7 | 2 | Automation Engineers/Controls Engineers can work in most industries and can program control systems for single machines or entire plants. Usually they work side by side with electrical engineers (some are electrical engineers themselves by degree). This position can sometimes be seen as more of a technician role though... | Without any other considerations, the best language would be C, you can't go wrong learning it. | 1 | 4,204 | 3.5 |
pt0vrk | askengineers_test | 0.97 | When there's a problem stuck in your head, how do you shut down the part of your brain that's working on it when you are trying to relax? | hdtivju | hdtee2r | 1,632,296,450 | 1,632,292,549 | 171 | 55 | The best trick I've found is write it out. Document all your current thinking and plans for next steps so you can confidently pick up your notes in the morning and you won't have missed anything. Once I've done this, my mind can finally let that thing go for the moment. | Get sucked into a different problem | 1 | 3,901 | 3.109091 |
5wefdc | askengineers_test | 0.84 | Could you teach a clever enough high school grad to do you job with on the job training or is what is learned during university a necessary prerequisite? | de9gtms | de9gghy | 1,488,167,600 | 1,488,167,043 | 41 | 20 | I am an engineer without a college degree. Anything can be learned on the job, or via other "unofficial" avenues. *Anything.* **However:** It is extremely easy to get incorrect information, bad advice, or simply overlook things entirely through sheer ignorance. If you intend to learn things on your own you need to b... | A few guys I previously worked with received no college education, but they where machinists that worked their way up. It's possible, but from my guess it seemed it took them a long time to get where they were. | 1 | 557 | 2.05 |
yd2dn5 | askengineers_test | 0.95 | Why are pipelines bent for seemingly no reason? Hello, would be anyone able to explain why industrial pipelines are bent for seemingly no reason? What do I mean: https://www.industrytap.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/industry-2632179\_1280.jpg ​ Thanks! | itpwmyu | itpqa0i | 1,666,704,042 | 1,666,700,909 | 106 | 17 | thermal expansion. otherwise the pipes would bend like spaghetti when they got hot | Helps keep stress low during Thermal expansion. Expansion loops are common because the loops take all the stress away from the straight run pipe. | 1 | 3,133 | 6.235294 |
78r664 | askengineers_test | 0.84 | Electrical Engineers of reddit. Street Lamp Question Always been meaning to ask this. At night when I walk by certain street lamps, why do they turn off? | dow0kvy | dow7x2w | 1,508,969,966 | 1,508,978,756 | 2 | 5 | Do they all turn off or just the one? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium-vapor_lamp#End_of_life | If the street light in question is a kind of golden/orange color, it's a high pressure sodium lighting system. One of the characteristics of this system is that as the lamp approaches the end of lamp life it will cycle on and off. It could be that you were in the right place at the right time. | 0 | 8,790 | 2.5 |
i6c5cq | askengineers_test | 0.85 | I work at an “Engineering” company, but I’m beginning to question if what I’m doing is actually engineering I just completed my first year as an agricultural engineering student. At my school the program can be thought of as a blend of Civil and Mechanical engineering curriculum. I work at a company that has engineerin... | g0v3nb2 | g0v0blk | 1,596,949,161 | 1,596,946,734 | 33 | 11 | What you've described is a mature company in a maintenance business model. They have a product line that doesn't need improvement, and will stay in business based off that line. They don't have product line growth on the horizon because it simply doesn't make business sense according to their current plan. There are o... | My experience with engineering: Only less than 10% of graduates end up doing actual engineering, remaining graduates are there so that they can understand the terminology and how actual engineers made things so they can follow their orders or make small adjustments. And I think that's a good enough system. I just don... | 1 | 2,427 | 3 |
2b06p0 | askengineers_test | 0.75 | After graduating last spring I've finally landed myself a great job, this means I have to quit my internship of 15 months, I want to give them a gift but have no ideas? Hello all! I have recently completed a dual bachelor's in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (my school is old school and hasn't started using the ... | cj0qn8i | cj0p4uo | 1,405,668,702 | 1,405,662,996 | 6 | 3 | Whatever you decide, give a short handwritten thank you note to everyone you worked with! It doesn't take a lot of time, shows you appreciate what they taught you, and it sets you apart. | Cake? I love it when someone brings cake into the office! Cake or a big jar of sweets. | 1 | 5,706 | 2 |
cy41eb | askengineers_test | 0.91 | Advice from experienced engineers Engineers with 20 to 30 years experience - What is one piece of advice you would give to someone who has ~5 to 10 years experience being an engineer ? | eypyjs4 | eypy4fj | 1,567,316,310 | 1,567,315,799 | 84 | 42 | I'm retired, and the one piece of advice I would give is never make an enemy when you could just be indifferent or walk away. Relationships in professional circles even in major metros are very tight-knit, and you never want to have to explain yourself years later when the person you chose to ridicule or disparage i... | Add public speaking to your skill set. This does not necessarily mean you have to speak in front of 100s like Tony Robbins. There will be many situations like presenting to a handful of investors or reviewing a project with your department that will involve a form of public speaking. Being able to properly convey th... | 1 | 511 | 2 |
rnev9v | askengineers_test | 0.97 | Taking vacation after not being given a raise? Here's the situation. I'm an engineer who inherited an upside project when the former leads left the company a year ago. I'm now doing work/using skills that are far above my pay grade (and have been for a while including working OT). I'm planning on asking for a sign... | hps2g7w | hpry2uh | 1,640,325,868 | 1,640,323,208 | 430 | 196 | Not to be Debbie Downer, but at the places I’ve worked, vacation requests are subject to supervisor approval. Generally, I haven’t seen a situation where a supervisor has approved a large block of vacation for someone during a time where a project has critical milestones coming due. My advice: get another job, provi... | Why would it be unethical to take vacation that you earned? Go for it. | 1 | 2,660 | 2.193878 |
g3xezf | askhistorians_test | 0.93 | How do we know that ancient Greeks/Scandinavians/Egyptians/etc. believed in their gods, and that it wasn't just a collection of universally known fictional characters a la the Looney Tunes, with poems and theme parks dedicated to them? | fnuuosl | fnupbuh | 1,587,271,563 | 1,587,267,646 | 1,724 | 153 | How do we know what people in the ancient world believed? We read their literature, as well as we know how, and so far as it still exists. We excavate their cities and sanctuaries, and interpret them as carefully as we can. And then we try to shore the literary fragments against the ruins, and extrapolate a world. Can... | While there is always more to learn on this topic and we welcome new answers, in the meantime, you can check out this answer by u/DarthPositus, these answers by u/mythoplokos and u/Astrogator, and this answer by u/EdmundAgonistes, which addressed similar questions and may include useful information. | 1 | 3,917 | 11.267974 |
gntlr8 | askhistorians_test | 0.96 | How did the late Romans just forget how to make concrete?! It’s baffling to me that a civilisation could just forget something so basic and useful, I mean, in an entire empire of millions of people, nobody had an old family recipe from their parents? Nobody had it written down?! Like, I understand it was a time of grea... | frc9cc9 | frbx2e0 | 1,590,067,641 | 1,590,058,236 | 3,558 | 398 | I've had the pleasure of talking about Roman concrete several times on AskHistorians. This is an edited and slightly expanded version of an older answer: Building techniques never die. They just become irrelevant... First, some background on Roman concrete. Concrete is best understood as a type of mortar. Mortar (the... | There's a nice comprehensive answer from u/toldinstone to be found here. | 1 | 9,405 | 8.939698 |
fdilwf | askhistorians_test | 0.93 | Announcing the Best of February Award Winners! Another month is in the books, and the votes have been tallied. For the month of February, the '*Flairs Choice*' falls upon /u/coeurdelionne who wowed with their response to "Geoffrey of Monmouth first writes about King Arthur as an historical personage. To what extent di... | fjibp6y | fjhxezz | 1,583,364,223 | 1,583,356,827 | 5 | 4 | Wow, "Dark Horse" haha, thank you to everyone that read and enjoyed my writeup! Special thanks to the mods as well for all the work they put in and coordinating with me to help produce a better answer, and congratulations to all the other winners and writers. Cheers to all for making this an academically comprehensiv... | Thank you so much for this honor. As always, being able to be part of such an amazing community is both a privilege and a pleasure, as is the case for every contribution I'm able to make. Bonus points for being featured with **the** /u/Libertat! I can't believe my luck. Congratulations to my fellow winners! | 1 | 7,396 | 1.25 |
fdd6ia | askhistorians_test | 0.97 | In ww1, when a trench was hit with mustard gas, did that temporarily solve its lice and rat problems? I figured since everything that breathes and doesnt have a respirator suffocates when trenches are flooded with mustard gas or other chemical weapons, it might kill all the rats and lice in the trench. Was this the cas... | fjhk3gh | fjhk4ho | 1,583,349,661 | 1,583,349,677 | 176 | 1,708 | Mustard gas, chlorine, and phosgene were three of the most common gases used. Note that while chlorine and phosgene do have the suffocation effect you mention, mustard gas is actually a blistering agent - and it's actually not even a gas, although inhaling the vapors could cause pulmonary edema in addition to first and... | Mustard gas is certainly lethal to rats, not to mention other small critters that inhabited the hellish landscape of the front. Plenty of data exists on *exactly* what mustard gas, not to mention just about any other hazardous chemical, will do to a rat as they of course are often the laboratory subjects for tests to d... | 0 | 16 | 9.704545 |
mwi29m | askhistorians_test | 0.82 | A booby-trapped temple is a major set piece in "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark." Were such set-ups actually found in temples in South America or was that poetic license? If they did exist, I'd be curious if any unlucky archeologists, local residents, or explorers discovered one such setup or if they infe... | gvinf2t | gviutmp | 1,619,142,134 | 1,619,145,910 | 8 | 13 | While you wait for newer answers you can check out previous discussions of this topic, such as those from this list of such threads compiled by /u/soulstealer1984. | /u/SecondTalon has previously found answers about booby traps in tombs by /u/kookingpot and /u/toldinstone, among others. EDIT: More answers remain to be written, this is a very popular topic. | 0 | 3,776 | 1.625 |
rqau26 | askhistorians_test | 0.87 | Why isn’t the genocide of Native American’s spoken of in the same vein as the Jewish Holocaust? As a subject, this wasn’t brought up at all in my experience at school, and in general it isn’t talked about even comparably as often as the Holocaust is when it comes to historical atrocities. I find this hard to explain gi... | hq9thyd | hqai7wy | 1,640,696,309 | 1,640,708,177 | 1,372 | 2,160 | As often happens, many of the removed comments are simply "what happened to the comments"? However, we've also removed a number of comments that reflect common misunderstandings around the genocide(s) of American Indians. This message is not intended to provide all the answers, but simply to address some of the basic... | Just to address this from a different perspective, ie why is the Holocaust considered unique, I will link to an answer by u/commiespaceinvader to the question "When people discuss the Holocaust, why do they focus mainly on the killing of the 6 million Jews?"]( https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/564gvm/com... | 0 | 11,868 | 1.574344 |
1q0vi2 | askhistorians_test | 0.9 | How did people wake up at set times before the modern day alarm clock? | cd83odk | cd83gnz | 1,383,754,607 | 1,383,754,082 | 196 | 86 | Hooray! this is something I can answer. Partially... In Europe, it was still clocks, belltower clocks. The reason that there were so many belltowers in cities hundreds of years ago was that you couldn't afford a clock and you still needed to be places at a certain time, work, meetings social arrangements, exact tim... | This is a very specific example that pertains only Muslims during Ramadan, but is an example of a professional acting as an alarm-clock for a whole neighborhood (and they still exist in some parts of the Islamic World today). During Ramadan, Muslims are required to fast from sunrise to sundown, or more specifically, ... | 1 | 525 | 2.27907 |
x2vmwm | askhistorians_test | 0.97 | In the early 14th century, Mansa Musa recounted a story of his predecessor disappearing on an attempt to cross the Atlantic with thousands of ships. If such an expedition did happen, what would the Malian ships have looked like? I'm not so much asking about the veracity of the story here; I understand that we have virt... | imnm04r | imnks2c | 1,662,037,944 | 1,662,037,372 | 459 | 52 | The Mali Empire was primarily concentrated along the highlands of Mandeland (located in contemporary Republic of Guinea and southern Republic of Mali) and along the Niger River Valley, with its downstream border being somewhere between the cities of Kawkaw (modern Gao) and Kukiya (modern Bentiya). At its heyday, the Ma... | This has been asked multiple times, searching for 'mansa musa atlantic' yields for example this topic with a nice answer by /u/MansaMontezuma | 1 | 572 | 8.826923 |
5tsanz | askhistorians_test | 0.87 | Why are the former states of the Confederacy now some of the most fervently patriotic in the US, and when did that change? Anyone who's driven around the American South has seen the "Confederate flag" somewhere, often hanging or flying near an American flag. Much of Southern culture and identity seems to be focused aro... | ddorxlc | ddp286m | 1,486,996,155 | 1,487,009,067 | 138 | 723 | This might be more of an /r/AskAnthropology question? | This is not an answer to your question as such but you may wish to examine closely the language you're using and determine if you mean "nationalism" or "patriotism" and what, if any, distinction exists between the two. I raise this question because the focus on the primacy of the state vs that of national culture and i... | 0 | 12,912 | 5.23913 |
i4fpz9 | askhistorians_test | 0.92 | Victorians were prude by today's standards, yet victorian painters always seemed able to find women willing to pose nude, whether they were in Europe, America, or overseas in Arab-dominated countries. How hard would it have been to find willing nude models? How frowned on was their work? John Singer Sargent found a gir... | g0i7d9s | g0iag6j | 1,596,672,802 | 1,596,674,460 | 17 | 115 | Here is a response to a similar question about prudeness in the Victorian era | > "in Arab-dominated countries" I can't say with certainty that this particular model was a prostitute, but it strikes me as the most likely way he would have found a nude model in Egypt in the 19th century. John Singer Sargent apparently was no stranger to brothels, as this page about the painting notes at the top. ... | 0 | 1,658 | 6.764706 |
312inc | askhistorians_test | 0.9 | At Noon EDT (1600 UTC), further /r/AskFantasyHistorians submissions will start being removed. Existing threads are still open for posting. Hello everyone, In about ten minutes, we will be cutting any further submissions to /r/AskHistorians that don't conform to our non-April Fools requirements, as we want to start tr... | cpxwp91 | cpxww30 | 1,427,904,000 | 1,427,904,320 | 37 | 67 | This has been a blast! We'll begin compiling soon. Please direct future inquiries/subscriptions to /r/AskScienceFiction! :) | I went to a date and time map and have discovered that it is midnight April 2 precisely nowhere in the world now--it is currently Thursday April 2 at 6:00 AM in New Zealand and Wednesday April 1 at 5:00 AM on Midway. However, I could not help but notice that I could not find any time zone listing for Illuminati underg... | 0 | 320 | 1.810811 |
e01esa | askhistorians_test | 0.93 | Given that Pre-Islamic Arabia was a very women-friendly and sexually "liberal" society, what is the source of Islam's extremely puritanical culture? In Robert G. Holyland's Arabia and the Arabs, various historical sources are mentioned that tell us pre-Islamic Arabian culture was one in which women could marry multiple... | f8cr3zo | f8cthsu | 1,574,467,016 | 1,574,468,888 | 406 | 1,116 | I think you're vastly overstating Pre-Islamic Arabia's "very" women-friendly and sexually liberal society. > In Robert G. Holyland's Arabia and the Arabs, various historical sources are mentioned that tell us pre-Islamic Arabian culture was one in which women could marry multiple men, advertise for mercenary husbands... | Hey! So this has a couple of different parts that I hope to address. I can't give a super specific answer, but will try to touch on a number of facets you could ask follow-up questions about. I'm pulling some from previous answers that I have written, but much of this is also new. A great book on this topic is Leil... | 0 | 1,872 | 2.748768 |
lqn29w | askhistorians_test | 0.93 | Why did the US Government name its states after Native American tribes it was actively trying to wipe out? This has always seemed odd to me that US states (Illinois, Wyoming, Dakota, etc.) were named after the people the government was committing an act of genocide on. What is the reason for that? | gojmpvy | gokwxaa | 1,614,138,225 | 1,614,173,977 | 137 | 315 | Is it possible to get a list of all the boarding schools that took in Native Americans? Also is there any record of what they were taught to “assimilate/kill off” their Indian culture? | This is an interesting question, and I was really hoping to see someone answer it fully. Being a mod, I have the unfortunate privilege of being able to see the removed comments, and while there are attempts to explain 'This is the origin of X state's name', it is unfortunate that no one really made an attempt to engage... | 0 | 35,752 | 2.29927 |
8y4tl4 | askhistorians_test | 0.93 | Back in Ancient Greece homosexuality was allowed. During the 17th century people had sex quite freely. Why is it that during the Victorian times, that suddenly changed and sex was deemed a very private affair? And why was homosexuality made illegal? Homosexuality was fine, then during the Victorian era it was considere... | e28qbjo | e28nz0f | 1,531,378,732 | 1,531,374,892 | 1,647 | 130 | **Part I: Morality and the Victorian Family** Someone else with expertise in that area will have to address the Ancient Greek side of things, but I can tackle the Victorians. Your question is based on a common misconception about the Victorian period, so I’m going to spend some time debunking that misconception and th... | Hey there, If you've come to the thread and are wondering why there's no answer yet: we have found that it takes an average of 9 hours for a good answer to appear on a popular thread - properly researching and writing an answer takes time. Additionally, it's late at night on the East Coast of the US at the moment, whi... | 1 | 3,840 | 12.669231 |
4t854d | askhistorians_test | 0.84 | There are huge gaps between islands in the Pacific, what methods did the Polynesians/Islanders use to discover them and to stay on course in a trip between two islands they already knew existed? Do we know how many/what percentage were lost at sea? | d5fsrxg | d5g7oxx | 1,468,776,241 | 1,468,800,667 | 6 | 22 | This is a question that has always fascinated me and is close to my heart. According to the exhibits and guides at The National Museum of Vanuatu, voyages were guided by the stars, trade winds, clouds and sea life. The "maps" consisted of songs, poems and lore that gave mariners an idea of what stars and constellatio... | The Pacific Islands are wonderfully diverse and yet there is also a growing and unified cultural concept of what it means to be a Pacific Islander in the modern world and contexts, this identity being formed not only by modern political experiences and attitudes, but also by genetic links- between Micronesians and Poly... | 0 | 24,426 | 3.666667 |
6l6jjr | askhistorians_test | 0.86 | Announcing Best of June Awards The votes are in! For the third month in a row, we again have a unanimous vote from both flairs and users. This month the top spot goes to /u/bloodswan for answering "What is the origin and development of the footnote(1)?". The combined votes of flairs and users for second place then go... | djrqh5a | djrufr0 | 1,499,184,708 | 1,499,189,593 | 4 | 7 | Congrats! I liked all of those answers, especially the footnote one by /u/bloodswan . | Wow, thank you all so much! Was pretty surprised to see this notification this morning. And congratulations to the other winners and nominees. There were some very impressive answers this past month. | 0 | 4,885 | 1.75 |
h8lntp | askhistorians_test | 0.96 | I'm a tailor in Regency London and Sir Richard Dastardly, a rakish baronet, is ignoring my bills. How would I as a small business owner deal with this? I've taught a reasonable amount of Victorian and some Regency literature and have casually read a decent amount of non academic history of the Victorian and Regency era... | fut2x9n | fusyko6 | 1,592,148,516 | 1,592,145,961 | 586 | 111 | As a small business owner, you would have recourse for dealing with deadbeat customers. A guy like Pip or Rawdon Crawley wouldn't be allowed to fleece you forever, unless you let them--and if Sir Richard Dastardly was rich enough, sometimes you would just let it slide for a little bit. If they "paid you in exposure" an... | I answered a similar question (from the debtor's point of view) a while back, which you might find useful: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7hau5e/in\_poldark\_18th\_century\_lenders\_are\_able\_to\_call/dqrq0iw?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x | 1 | 2,555 | 5.279279 |
33myml | askhistorians_test | 0.93 | Why did Tolkien's work become so influential for the fantasy genre at the time that it did? I know he's influential. I know generally how he influenced the genre, thanks to this thread. But I guess I'm interested in the timing of it. Why *then*, at that very moment? What was the historical climate that enabled him to b... | cqmtz08 | cqmzqn6 | 1,429,848,210 | 1,429,865,679 | 10 | 24 | If you don't get an answer, try /r/AskLiteraryStudies | Tolkien's works were borderline transgressive when they were released. I don't have the time to dig into a lot of the details at the moment, but consider a few things: First, the reasons for popularity. They're good stories with interesting characters, many complex themes, and interesting settings and events. There's ... | 0 | 17,469 | 2.4 |
bxi6a9 | askhistorians_test | 0.96 | How did Joan of Arc -- an illiterate 16 year old woman -- convince an army to follow her? | eq77j97 | eq7woes | 1,559,841,878 | 1,559,854,551 | 486 | 958 | This reply by /u/sunagainstgold is a start while we wait for an answer. | With much thanks to /u/Pytheastic (go upvote!), I'd like to write an answer more focused on this specific question. :) The simple answer is that Joan had the support of the king, but that's pretty much running a shell company on my part. If I had to sum things up, I would say "religion and prophecy," but that also is ... | 0 | 12,673 | 1.971193 |
2e3dwt | askhistorians_test | 0.91 | suppose I live in Boston in 1717. How far would have to travel to find a Native American tribe who have had no direct contact with white people in living memory? | cjvt2uh | cjw33wi | 1,408,562,590 | 1,408,582,560 | 212 | 761 | This is an interesting question, and I'd like to tack on a follow-up question. How likely would it be to find native peoples living in Boston at the time? Would there be any? If there were, would they be discriminated against? | I'll assume living memory to be a nice round number like 60, so we are looking for the closest Native American nation that did not have direct contact with Europeans between 1657 and 1717. I'll also assume that not all members of the group interacted with Europeans, just that somewhat regular contact/influence existed ... | 0 | 19,970 | 3.589623 |
bs4ehw | askhr_test | 0.94 | Fired during approved, unpaid leave? About 1 week before 8 weeks of unpaid leave was due to expire (leave was granted as reasonable accommodation under ADA), termination letter received indicating "reorganization and elimination of position." This also happened to be the final business day before 12 month work anniver... | eoitqcl | eoitcbp | 1,558,627,122 | 1,558,626,898 | 30 | 3 | If they are really doing a reorganization and eliminating the position, it's allowed - being on ADA-protected leave doesn't protect you from changing business conditions. But I don't know the whole story; it could be suspicious. If no other positions are impacted, then it's definitely suspicious. Your recourse is th... | Alot of factors could be at play. If the company is large I would assume that there is more to the story and they did this with thinking things out. If small, I would assume they possibly jumped the gun. Either way you can file a claim and get a right to sue letter and then go that route. | 1 | 224 | 10 |
5wpgdw | askhr_test | 0.92 | Boss made snide comments about my income. I'm angry, but am I overreacting? Hi AskHR, I have two jobs, one full-time days and one part-time nights. I took a hefty pay cut (department budget reorganization, not a demotion or reprimand) from my full-time job and the second job is necessary. Recently my boss from Job#1 ... | dec22fg | debvn9d | 1,488,311,045 | 1,488,304,431 | 8 | 6 | I somewhat disagree with the other posters that says this is not an HR issue to deal with, BUT it depends on the company culture. Where I previously worked, respect was one of the core values and it was expected that managers modeled the behavior. If they didn't respect their subordinates, that became a performance man... | A personal line, a decorum line, yes. But no HR/ethical/legal line was crossed. This is one I'd let slide, unless you have a direct enough relationship with him that you can let him know that you work very hard and found his comments offensive? | 1 | 6,614 | 1.333333 |
w5b5r6 | askhr_test | 0.94 | [TX] Recruiter asked for salary expectations during the phone interview. They gave me a range and now want my salary expectations before setting up the panel interview. What do I do? Hi people, The title says it all. I had a great conversation with my recruiter and they expressed they were interested in moving me forw... | ih7b9vs | ih7cs3f | 1,658,504,979 | 1,658,505,562 | 8 | 20 | Be transparent at $130 since you know it's in their range. It is a bit high but if you expect you can walk in and do the job with little to no training (due to your experience) then I'd state that number. | Tell them you would want to be at least at $130k. That leaves room should you find out during the interview that this is more than you bargained for or otherwise want to push to $140 | 0 | 583 | 2.5 |
fl99wh | askhr_test | 0.99 | Can an employer require a person to be on call after a lay off? My husband is an HVAC tech who got laid off because of what's going on with the pandemic, however his company is still requiring him to go on call on the weeks that it's his turn? He'll be collecting unemployment, so can they do that? We are located in Ve... | fkx8ta0 | fkx9tl3 | 1,584,622,263 | 1,584,623,051 | 95 | 194 | If he's already collecting unemployment, and is past his separation date, then he no longer works for that employer. He is not required to be on call for a company he does not work for. Personally, I would tell them he can, and then not answer the phone. | This is some next level scummy business practice. You can either have someone working or not. Laying someone off means they are no longer your employee. They lose all benefits so you do as well. Also if they’re a small company they’re just trying to abuse your hubby. I’d assume they still have salaried employees on st... | 0 | 788 | 2.042105 |
jch7iw | askhr_test | 0.98 | [CA]Boss sold company truck and wants me to drive my truck so it can be used to pick up supplies I work for a company in California. There's no local HR and it's handled at corporate in a different state. Ok so we had a work truck that the company owned that we'd use to pick up supplies like once or twice a month. It... | g91n16g | g91fgjh | 1,602,884,589 | 1,602,881,103 | 92 | 2 | Ask for insurance and mileage reimbursement. No of course they can’t make you do anything, but that doesn’t mean they won’t fire you, that’s just the reality of the situation. | Was the availability & use of your truck part of your employment agreement? | 1 | 3,486 | 46 |
jta84c | askhr_test | 0.87 | [AK] Boss is chronically absent. Should I talk to him about it or go to his boss? So, my boss has had an ongoing problem for the three years I've worked for this company: he is never around. Some times have been better than others, but regardless he is constantly away for one excuse or another. COVID has been a perfect... | gc4iz9s | gc5i6um | 1,605,243,564 | 1,605,276,115 | 6 | 8 | Go to HR. And document everything. | How does it go over when you tell your boss you need him to review the things with upcoming deadlines/time sensitivity? | 0 | 32,551 | 1.333333 |
lq4tly | askhr_test | 0.97 | [CAN] Lowering title at previous job on resume I had a VP title at small company (80 empl) where titles came like candy. I did have a senior role with a staff of 12, but the VP title was a bit much. I'm now trying to find work that is likely more in the Snr. Manager possibly Director role - I'd even be happy wi... | goew0za | goevfvb | 1,614,046,173 | 1,614,045,878 | 20 | 15 | Internal titles don't always correlate with external titles because you are changing between companies, this is especially true if you are changing industries or roles. "Majiggy fidgeter" might be completely appropriate in your company, but you might have to translate it to something like "technical operator" so ou... | Staff of 12 sounds like at least Director... at a lot of companies that'd be VP. But I understand the feeling. | 1 | 295 | 1.333333 |
oxd262 | askhr_test | 0.96 | [SC] is this sexual harassment? Discrimination? In South carolina... My boss told me I'm no longer allowed to sit next to coworkers of the opposite sex while at work because people tell my boss I'm sleeping with everyone, but I'm not sleeping with anyone. I get along very well with members of the opposite sex, but I w... | h7mi5ii | h7mjoc9 | 1,628,040,065 | 1,628,040,806 | 10 | 21 | Harassment, and you should say to the boss why are you moving ME instead of dealing with the harassers? | ERROR: type should be string, got "https://schac.sc.gov/employment-discrimination/prohibited-practices-discrimination-types Specifically, under Terms and Conditions of Employment \" It also means an employer may not discriminate, for example, when granting breaks, approving leave, **assigning work stations**, or setting any other term or condition of employment\" Honestly, I'm not 100% sure if your boss violated this provision because the rule is about discriminating based on protected classes (ie: you can't set terms of employment based on race, sex, age etc.) and he said he was doing it because of the rumors but he's definitely playing jumprope with the line and I'm kind of amazed that anyone who made it into even lower management would think this was appropriate. You mention in your comments that the conversation happened verbally. Personally, I'd get him to put it in writing. I'd send him an email to clarify details or something along those lines \"Boss, Just wanted to touch base following our conversation. Based on what you told me, as a result of unfounded rumors you have heard, I'm no longer allowed to sit next to anyone of the opposite sex while working. Is there a specific desk you would like me to use? Are there other restrictions I should be aware of?\" At this point one of four things will happen: 1. He will see what you're doing, realize he screwed up and you can sit wherever you want again 2. He will respond with some correction along the lines of \"it was because of disruption in the office\" or something similar 3. He will acknowledge and confirm what's in your email. If he does this, take that email straight to HR. 4. He won't answer. There's a chance that he'll get the email and try to come have another in person conversation(no paper trail). I'd head this off by sending the email a few minutes before I clock out for the day, especially if he works later than me or if he's out of the office and mention that I want to make sure I know what the new rules are before my next shift. If he called me after I clocked out, I'd let it go to voicemail. He can leave a voicemail or text me with his answer." | 0 | 741 | 2.1 |
x1tr9x | askhr_test | 0.94 | [MA] Girlfriend requested PTO this Friday and afterwards her work announced everyone will be given a half day. They're still making her use 8 hours of PTO instead of 4 hours. Basically the title. - It feels unfair that she is having to use 4 hours of PTO on the second half of a day when no one will be there. Is this no... | imfodfk | imfyigk | 1,661,892,123 | 1,661,896,095 | 90 | 166 | Half day off is reward for coming in. | I’ll give the AAM answer. Using PTO for the whole day is the cost of your gf getting the benefit of having the entire day off planned. Everyone else got a surprise but she was able to make plans for the whole day ahead of time. | 0 | 3,972 | 1.844444 |
vqs1eg | askhr_test | 0.93 | [CA]Accepted Formal Written Job offer with specific salary range. Now HR said they made a mistake regarding the pay. What should I do? Recently received and accepted a formal offer of employment via email from HR. This position has four pay scale ranges A,B,C,D. Based on my qualifications the HR department placed me i... | ieqxsd3 | ier2rf7 | 1,656,885,520 | 1,656,887,862 | 14 | 66 | No. Pay can be altered going forward, but not for work that has been done. Unless the letter is signed by an Officer, I struggle to see anything contractually binding. | If you haven’t already resigned from your most recent job, I would just decline this offer and keep looking. This stinks of bad faith. | 0 | 2,342 | 4.714286 |
wg7eqz | askhr_test | 0.94 | [CA] I feel pressured to work during my 30 min unpaid lunch break Posted this on another sub yesterday but wanted to get some feedback before I decide to take it further. To add to the story, I haven’t received my review in writing but plan to ask on Monday. Im also going to email a response to the review on Monday as ... | iiy0gpu | iiyb6p0 | 1,659,635,439 | 1,659,639,452 | 42 | 63 | >I explained to my director my side and they were shocked at how different the two stories were. I defended myself by telling her that I was just enforcing my boundaries and gave a few examples of my own of situations where people just walked all over me. Again they were shocked and I could tell embarrassed from not kn... | I would ask for a meeting with your director and Amy to discuss your lunch breaks and who to talk to about vendors, etc. so this can stop happening. Maybe your director's presence will make a difference? | 0 | 4,013 | 1.5 |
vpu2y1 | askhr_test | 0.86 | [WA] My Microsoft interview went really amazing. After the interview, I honestly told my recruiter that I have a deadline of tomorrow for another offer, and a few minutes later he said they can't offer me this time. What could be the reason for rejection? | iel50pq | iel5wsi | 1,656,775,843 | 1,656,776,236 | 198 | 452 | You played chicken and lost. | You're expecting a very large company to make a snap decision about a position where you're likely one of several candidates. If you have a deadline they can't meet, it's easier for them to walk away than to speed up their process. | 0 | 393 | 2.282828 |
q8eupf | askhr_test | 0.89 | [TX] Question about bathroom breaks? I loathe having to ask this, it feels like the most petty situation on the planet, but it’s becoming a major point of contention among my staff, and as a manager I don’t know how to handle it. Background: Small non-profit, 10 person staff. Of those 10 staff 9 are females and we sh... | hgoy18f | hgoxn4o | 1,634,266,173 | 1,634,265,995 | 43 | 9 | 1. Make both your bathrooms unisex. It is not understandable that your female employees won’t use the same restroom as a male. Don’t become part of the problem by gossiping with the other employees. Create the solution and help the other employee maintain dignity. 2. I have had this exact situation. It’s not a comfor... | I know this will sound flippant, but I mean it genuinely: just put up gender-neutral restroom signs. Seriously. | 1 | 178 | 4.777778 |
wq31n1 | askhr_test | 0.94 | Termination during resignation period [AZ] Hello all! I have a question. The company I have been working for appears to be crumbling. We were supposed to FDA approval on a medical device in June that did not come through and they are being hush - hush regarding the deficiencies and plans moving forward. The company... | ikk7ya3 | ikka1c2 | 1,660,678,747 | 1,660,679,543 | 21 | 68 | Fair is a place you go in the summer for rides and junk food. Ethical is debatable because you may have different ethics than me. You can try strongly wording your request for payment but there's nothing that will force their hand. Yes, they can keep doing this. It's not illegal to terminate you in your notice perio... | You more than likely do not have any recourse, as you set up a vulnerability that as soon as you put your notice in, they could terminate you. I appreciate that you gave them 6 weeks, but custom is 2, and this is one of the reasons why. | 0 | 796 | 3.238095 |
mo3x3s | askhr_test | 0.85 | I [MA] am leaving a job I’ve been at for about 60 days because I strongly dislike the company culture. Having been there such a short time, is two weeks notice still expected? I feel like people are already going to be annoyed with me, the bridges will metaphorically be burned, I’m leaving the place because it makes me... | gu1fhk1 | gu1d59l | 1,618,060,126 | 1,618,058,554 | 12 | 7 | 2 weeks is just a courtesy. You can leave with no notice period, just like they can fire you with no notice period. If you’re miserable, resign and let them know your last day will be 2-3 days later. | Well consider it’s a small world, but if you can’t then you can’t. | 1 | 1,572 | 1.714286 |
ddd2o8 | askhr_test | 0.99 | Fired for bereavement leave Pennsylvania USA I was told I am being let go today due to exceeding the bereavement policy. When my wife passed 3 weeks ago I was told take as much time as you need from my boss. She had cancer i expected it soon but still I was in no shape to return sooner. I had looked into the bereavem... | f2fzk5i | f2fx8fw | 1,570,224,742 | 1,570,223,872 | 135 | 16 | This is beyond ridiculous, but unless there is a law specific to PA I'm not seeing anything illegal. *Maybe* discrimination for association with a disabled person, but that's quite a stretch to be honest. (https://www.eeoc.gov/facts/association_ada.html) [Edit: Or *maybe* FMLA as per other commentors.] This sounds li... | Sorry for your loss bro | 1 | 870 | 8.4375 |
nj7dk3 | askhr_test | 0.97 | [AU] Manager wants me out of role. Continues to isolate. I don't know how to manager the situation. Do i quit and sue? Do i go to HR? What should i do? I'm in Sydney Australia. I posted a month ago, that my manager told me he wanted me out of my role, which i have successfully performed for several years, no disciplin... | gz5xxxh | gz5wgp4 | 1,621,780,664 | 1,621,779,885 | 58 | 2 | How many employees does your company have? You should've spoken to HR the first time he said "I want to get rid of you because I don't think employees should be in a role for longer than X years" and asked HR if this is company policy. I suspect it's not. It's also poor management and opens the company to all kinds of... | I’m sorry this is happening to you. I’ve worked for a horribly toxic manager before too, so I feel your pain. I’m not familiar with AU law, so I can’t comment on that. But I do think it would be in your best interest to let someone know what’s going on, whether that be HR or someone higher up your leadership chain that... | 1 | 779 | 29 |
tvgv72 | askhr_test | 0.9 | [CAN] Ex Interviewing At My Firm I found out my ex is interviewing at my firm. Would it be prudent to alert HR? I work in investments at a medium size company,150 employees as a risk and compliance analyst. My ex is interviewing for a job as investment staff, which is about 35 individuals which I do interact with in my... | i3a24bc | i3a1lrq | 1,649,024,868 | 1,649,024,641 | 71 | 44 | It is safe to suggest that anyone saying yes in this thread is not in HR. | If you were to interfere in any way, you would give her a nice foundation for a lawsuit. | 1 | 227 | 1.613636 |
sgg1y6 | askhr_test | 0.99 | [MD] Conflicted about firing someone at the end of a PIP I manage a team of close to a dozen IT analysts at a large organization. A few months ago, I had to put one of my employees -- let's call them Francis -- on a PIP after repeated attempts to help them improve their job skills were fruitless. I tried coaching Franc... | huw4bdi | huw94ps | 1,643,571,730 | 1,643,573,608 | 14 | 36 | You've shared it with HR, but it's Frances who has to make a claim for disability accommodation. And provide proof. Accommodation doesn't mean that you keep a job that you'll never be able to do. It means that you can do the entire job with some relatively minor modifications. It's a hard lesson to learn, but as som... | I work in a professional office. We had a "Francis" for 1.5 years. Covering her position and meeting the complex needs of my clients at the same has given me full blown resentment for my firm and my work, at large. It'll be a year in June that she's been gone and I still haven't recovered from the mental torment that w... | 0 | 1,878 | 2.571429 |
y1o3x2 | askhr_test | 0.81 | [MS] Can I get reprimanded for not meeting the standards of a job I didn’t want nor qualified for? During my interview with my current job, they told me what some of my duties would be which included user testing and technical writing. They already had my resume and I gave them examples of my web design work and more. ... | irygskf | iryl8io | 1,665,531,885 | 1,665,533,960 | 14 | 23 | Jesus. | Find another job, quickly. The bad news is that what they've done is shittily incompetent, but legal. | 0 | 2,075 | 1.642857 |
4bumto | askphilosophy_test | 0.92 | Explain like I'm five years old: Existentialism vs Nihilism vs Absurdism Just read a bit of The Myth of Sisyphus by Camus and it has led me down a rabbit hole. I would like a bit of clarification between the three theories and for someone to explain to me how possible it is that we are living in a meaningless life. I'm... | d1crznd | d1cq16w | 1,458,885,701 | 1,458,880,791 | 35 | 19 | Existentialism and absurdism can be understood as two different but very similar responses to nihilism. Nihilism, more specifically existential nihilism, argues that life has no intrinsic meaning, purpose, or value. Both existentialism and absurdism accept this but respond in different ways. Existentialism in its... | Existentialism: You're free to create your own meaning (it is also considered a general movement or period, like modernism in art). Absurdism: (Only relates to the meaning of life, existence) It is impossible, therefore irrelevant, for man to know or understand the meaning of life. Nihilism: (Can relate to multiple a... | 1 | 4,910 | 1.842105 |
us7qdh | askphilosophy_test | 0.95 | About African Philosophy This might be a reach, but does anyone know anything about African continental philosophy? Like what kinds of fields did/ does ancient/ medieval era philosophy did African philosophy cover? I'm thinking more about sub Saharan, seeing how northern Africa was basically part of the Western world a... | i91ttee | i91teyj | 1,652,861,779 | 1,652,861,409 | 89 | 33 | I got my undergrad and honours at an African university and have tutored undergrads there for nearly 6 years. Especially in the last 4 years or so we’ve been pushing to include more philosophy from Africa in the syllabus. Though we don’t yet have any course dedicated to a complete historical overview of African philoso... | As a general source, you could refer to Peter Adamson's (of The History of Philosophy without any Gaps) podcast, History of Africana Philosophy. It's a fun and informative way to get going, and they have a couple dozen episodes on pre-colonial African Philosophy. Hope this helps! | 1 | 370 | 2.69697 |
ay0kmv | askphilosophy_test | 0.96 | Is a PhD worth doing if you're not brilliant? I'm a first year student, and since high school, I've been really interested in analytic philosophy, specifically philosophy of math and science. I've been trying to discern whether I want to switch to becoming a philosophy major (I'm computer science right now) and pursuin... | ehxb2wa | ehxbafg | 1,551,889,281 | 1,551,889,424 | 25 | 160 | >Is this true? No. >Is academic philosophy ever worth it to anyone who isn't gifted? Yes. | You don't get a job (or even keep one) for being brilliant. You get a job (and keep one) for doing various kinds of work - getting research published and developing and teaching classes, etc. | 0 | 143 | 6.4 |
p9hlpj | askphilosophy_test | 0.94 | What is a "favorite color"? Title. What does it mean to have a "favorite color"? How does the preference relate to qualia, precisely speaking? What meaningful information do I gain from knowing that someone "likes color x more than color y"? Is it even possible to reduce to a single favorite color, with no index to con... | h9xssb1 | h9yitm4 | 1,629,657,135 | 1,629,668,658 | 7 | 47 | A very interesting question you asked there. It brings on the question of what words actually mean and if they have some kind of true meaning hiding in itself. Schopenhauer wrote about the difficulties one might have when translating or explaining words to someone else as they can mean totally different things to diffe... | What a wonderfully interesting question. Never heard this discussed before. I'll take a stab at your second question. >(2) Why doesn't an analogous concept appear to exist for any other senses (gustatory, auditory, etc.)? I think they do exist for those people who have stronger senses of smell and taste, at least. I... | 0 | 11,523 | 6.714286 |
2qub6i | askphilosophy_test | 0.79 | Are there any problems that used to be philosophic but were solved and recategorized (e.g. as science)? Can we use those recategorizations to assume something about current philosophical problems? Usually I would do the research myself but I'm coming up short on thinking of old philosophy problems that were subsequentl... | cna1ah0 | cna235g | 1,419,999,553 | 1,420,001,292 | 2 | 5 | I mean, there's always zeno's paradox and also just about everything Plato/Aristotle talked about outside of ethics and metaphysics | Well, almost everything you know of in science, was considered part of natural philosophy a century ago. Anything philosophical about the human mind and how it works. We have better ways of thinking about logic, that can avoid existential import. | 0 | 1,739 | 2.5 |
inlj3e | askphilosophy_test | 0.86 | How do I get started with learning Philosophy? I really like Crash Course Philosophy, but I've read on this subreddit that it's not a great source. Does there exist a book or video/lecture series that covers various aspects of philosophy broadly (without going into too much debpth) so that I can figure out which bits ... | g489hh2 | g486k3z | 1,599,399,144 | 1,599,396,996 | 8 | 7 | Same place for me, I am working my way through these https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/romp-through-philosophy-complete-beginners | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskPhilosophyFAQ/comments/4ifqi3/im_interested_in_philosophy_where_should_i_start/ | 1 | 2,148 | 1.142857 |
ognfl8 | askphilosophy_test | 0.98 | Are there any good books on how the scientific revolution of the 16th century brought about that "science" and "philosophy" started to mean different things? | h4kvy23 | h4kf0zd | 1,625,829,941 | 1,625,814,717 | 4 | 2 | A History of Truth in the West by Mauricio Nieto sounds like a good place to start. It's focused on the development of modern science, specially the belief that it is possible to reach universal truths, and goes from Greece to the Enlightenment and Colonialism. It also is very critical of the idea of a scientific revol... | I think this was touched upon, but not heavily, in 'The Age of Wonders' | 1 | 15,224 | 2 |
5md6l3 | askphilosophy_test | 0.9 | What are some good YouTube videos on philosophy? I recently finished CrashCourses philosophy segment and I feel like I learned a lot. I know they got a few facts wrong and were too brief but overall I feel like they did a good job. I really enjoyed how easily digestible the videos were and I am wondering if there are ... | dc2nbuv | dc2pb38 | 1,483,705,774 | 1,483,709,955 | 2 | 4 | https://www.youtube.com/user/flame0430 | I second "Wireless Philosophy." Also, check out "8-Bit Philosophy." | 0 | 4,181 | 2 |
oj2zf0 | askphilosophy_test | 0.93 | good books to read to start getting into philosophy ‘properly’? so far i’ve only read bits and pieces of different philosophers books-as i’m waiting for a couple to arrive-and mini thesis’/ essays on different philosophies. i’m pretty young so i know that it’s gonna be pretty difficult for me to understand the majority... | h4zo83b | h4zspfh | 1,626,141,167 | 1,626,143,598 | 5 | 10 | how to be a philosopher by gary cox is a good introduction because it walks you through the main areas of philosophy. once you've finished that (or really, ANY pop-philosophy book), take u/Philosopher013's advice and follow up on what was most interesting in that book. | “The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato. I do not mean the systematic scheme of thought which scholars have doubtfully extracted from his writings. I allude to the wealth of general ideas scattered through them.” Alfred North Wh... | 0 | 2,431 | 2 |
zhtg60 | askphilosophy_test | 0.98 | As a philosophy undergrad interested in philosophy of science what 'science' should I know and how should I learn about it? I am a philosophy undergrad, and am getting more and more interested in the philosophy of science (together with philosophy of mathematics and technology), but a lot of the more technical texts, w... | iznw5pp | izntcjr | 1,670,684,013 | 1,670,682,624 | 27 | 3 | Is there any chance you could take some physics classes, maybe even minor in it or something? If you have a background in mathematical statistics you wouldn't have too rough a time, and I think it's really important to at least get to introductory quantum mechanics to get a sense of the metaphysics, worldview, and math... | best book I've ever read in this zone is String Theory and the Scientific Method by Richard Dawid; separately imo string theory is most exciting intersection b/c string theorists were persona non grata in physics for so long due to its supposed non-scientific, poetic, even 'cancerous' nature (nobel prize winning physic... | 1 | 1,389 | 9 |
nnkt85 | askphilosophy_test | 0.96 | What books would you recommend to someone trying to get into philosophy? What’s a good place to start? | gzv6zfp | gzv3dxb | 1,622,292,182 | 1,622,289,504 | 21 | 6 | On of my professors highly recommended to read Platos dialogues to get started in philosophy. Three reasons this may be a good approach: 1. Plato is pretty much the most influential thinker in western philosophy (I'll spare you the Whitehead quote), thus getting acquainted with him is a good start and important to und... | Have a look at this. | 1 | 2,678 | 3.5 |
mrf8bw | askphilosophy_test | 0.88 | Should we interfere with nature in order to prevent suffering? Nature is brutal. Male tigers will kill cubs that aren’t their own. Cats hunt for sport. In some species of hares only 1/10 are expected to reach adulthood. Some animals like house cats will kill for sport and chimps come up with some pretty gruesome ways o... | gum4il8 | gumtt3h | 1,618,500,497 | 1,618,511,441 | 4 | 5 | Point of note: >Lots of animals are born just to suffer. You can't apply a _telos_ in hindsight by looking at statistics. | There's a significant amount of newish literature on this subject. One place to get an overview and one take on it is in Korsgaard's *Fellow Creatures* -- there are two chapters at the end of the book on this issue. | 0 | 10,944 | 1.25 |
ha1au8 | askphilosophy_test | 0.99 | How to balance consumption of information with action? I have been finding that I spend hours consuming information (news, books, articles, podcasts, etc.), but then feel drained since I’m not *doing anything* with the knowledge I’m taking in. It almost feels like information is potential energy that needs to be expend... | fv05r6j | fv0emlr | 1,592,309,744 | 1,592,315,398 | 4 | 9 | Taking action really depends on your goals (if you have some yet). For example let's say you wanted to own a fitness business in the future. If so, a good balance would be to read about fitness, exercise, nutrition but also take actionable steps such as do your PT course, set up a website etc. All whilst setting mini-g... | Honestly ask yourself what you want out of learning and gaining knowledge. If the answer is that you do if for its own sake, there is nothing wrong with that. It can be its own passion and that has its own rewards. If you truly want to take action, then take action. It is your choice and neither choice is wrong. | 0 | 5,654 | 2.25 |
n3q60t | askphilosophy_test | 0.96 | Doesn't the existence of mental illness, anesthetics and psychedelics make a good argument for materialism? Hopefully not too ignorant of a question, I'm pretty new to reading about theories of consciousness. Maybe I'm missing something? I understand materialism as consciousness being based on matter, some kind of res... | gwrcng6 | gwrl4yl | 1,620,029,837 | 1,620,037,312 | 24 | 28 | Good question but it may not be a simple relationship between consciousness and brain activity. We know chemical changes in the brain cause neurological changes in how the brain operates. If this includes changes in the perceptual system, then the information our consciousness is receiving and processing is different. ... | It is true that some materialists point to this sort of phenomenon to justify their materialism. For instance, Lucretius does this. But it is too hasty. Every dualist has something to say about this. Sometimes their explanations are lacklustre. For example, Descartes in his correspondences happily accepts that there i... | 0 | 7,475 | 1.166667 |
x8h1sz | askphilosophy_test | 0.88 | What exactly is the issue with Utilitarianism? It seems pretty logically sensible Given that I’m presented with a certain situation (say like a trolley problem), is it not morally correct to choose the action that maximizes the number of lives saved? If I absolutely *had* to choose between killing two groups of people,... | ini8q64 | ini82m3 | 1,662,586,284 | 1,662,586,030 | 192 | 2 | Here is a comment I've made before. The below is meant to just highlight some areas that different objections can be pursued; it's not meant to be some standalone "final word" on the matter. I put this disclaimer at the beginning because I am not interested in "debating" responses to the below (as some people *really* ... | Welcome to /r/askphilosophy. **Please read our rules before commenting** and understand that your comments will be removed if they are not up to standard or otherwise break the rules. While we do not require citations in answers (but do encourage them), answers need to be reasonably substantive and well-researched, acc... | 1 | 254 | 96 |
ilgw68 | askphilosophy_test | 0.94 | I just started taking a required English course, and the professor is making us read Nietzsche's "On Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense". I literally don't understand a single word of what this dude's trying to say. Could someone please summarize this essay for me as if you were talking to a child? Hello. English and p... | g3t8tu2 | g3t3dyy | 1,599,109,203 | 1,599,105,513 | 157 | 11 | Do not feel bad, OP. There is no good reason for an educator to throw this essay at students in an online class. I'll use this version for reference. There are a couple big chunks you need to understand. Nietzsche's project in this essay, in the most general and reductive sense, it to shit on language. To do that ... | Hey, here's a reading report on this text I wrote last year. Hope it helps! Frederich Nietzsche believes that, if man should be admired for something, it shouldn’t be for his understanding of the world, but rather for the complex conceptual structures he develops by means of which he’s able to *interpret* the world an... | 1 | 3,690 | 14.272727 |
4i0zhl | askphilosophy_test | 0.99 | How to approach Phenomenology? I've been interested in Phenomenology since I briefly discussed with with my professor last semester, and I want to try getting into it this summer. How should I approach the field? My issue is that I am not very well read yet. I've read Plato, Aristotle in depth, with a little Augustine,... | d2u426d | d2u7kym | 1,462,472,639 | 1,462,477,260 | 5 | 7 | The Crisis of the Sciences by Husserl is claimed to be an introduction to transcendental phenomenology. It's fairly accessible if you know the basics of the early modern thinkers up to Kant. Take a look and see what you think. I can send you the PDF if you'd like. | Read Descartes' Meditations first. When Husserl starts referring back to it you'll better understand why Phenomenology is a thing. | 0 | 4,621 | 1.4 |
r10awt | askphilosophy_test | 0.94 | Is Kant a compatibilist in terms of the problem of free will? I was reading Alenka Zupancic's "Ethics of the real: Kant, Lacan" in which she writes that Kant is adamant upon his stand that each and every action of ours is determined through causality but still the subject remains free since it is upon the subject to fr... | hlwy0yu | hlwfjwv | 1,637,770,241 | 1,637,762,244 | 6 | 4 | The way it's sometimes put -- I believe this paper by Allen Wood is responsible for this formulation -- is that Kant was a compatibilist about compatibilism and incompatibilism. | I’m not sure Zupabcic thinks Kant is a compatibilist, at least from what you’ve said here! Whether you think Kant is a compatibilist, libertarian, or something else entirely is going to dependent on how you interpret Kant on this matter, and Kant is, well, difficult to interpret. I’m not a Kant scholar, but the (very... | 1 | 7,997 | 1.5 |
fg2txv | askphilosophy_test | 0.98 | Are there philosophers who address the inaccessibility of language in philosophy? Hey folks! I'm in a philosophy course right now, and have a very open-ended assignment to write on any topic I want, as long as I integrate Sartre in some way. The topic I want to write about is how academic language, particularly in ph... | fk3arhd | fk2lv19 | 1,583,824,497 | 1,583,803,883 | 12 | 10 | Ludwig Wittgenstein. Apart from Derrida he is my favorite on the subject. | LACAN | 1 | 20,614 | 1.2 |
bedk32 | askphilosophy_test | 0.94 | Foucault: "I don't say the things I say because they are what I think, I say them as a way to make sure they no longer are what I think" — Interpretations? Here in this interview, Foucault says and he stresses on it — > I don't say the things I say because they are what I think, I say them as a way to make sure they n... | el51jtt | el5bfli | 1,555,538,717 | 1,555,545,394 | 32 | 133 | I take it as a simple statement on, as we say in at least the American idiom, getting something off one's chest. He says things that he has been thinking, in the kind of habitual rumination that can plague a philosopher, and *saying* it is a kind of release by "getting it out there," out of one's head, etc. | "I don't say the things because I think them, I say the things so as to no longer think them." The translation sucks. | 0 | 6,677 | 4.15625 |
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