Reddit as a whole skews heavily populist. One of the results of that is a general dislike of certain white collar roles, especially ones linked to high finance.
In the antiwork sub you’ll find a general dislike of anything having to do with corporate America which tracks. However even in this sub people working in fields like VC, corporate law, hedge funds can be looked down upon, and I’d say this is one of the more nuanced and moderate forums on here.
I don’t see a similar level of disdain for people who are doctors, engineers, etc.
People often remark that those type of jobs “contribute nothing to society”. However when I previously asked about whether people be expected to contribute to society to have their basic needs met and the response seemed to be “no”. So why is that metric popping up when it comes to disdain for that type of working professional for some?
Others argued that even without having steady employment people can still contribute to society. What makes someone who doesn’t work but volunteers at the library for example a “contributor”, but someone who works at a hedge fund as a software engineer “non-contributor”?

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My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra that I use since launch day. Currently installed is OneUI 6.1 with security patch level of april.
There is already a new may patch available. Sadly my phone never checks automatically for any updates. I always need to remind myself: "hey it's a new month, you should update your phone" to get the newest update. This shouldn't be a internet connection problem, because as soon as I manually check for updates, it finds a new one.
As you can see in the attached video, the last time a update check was done is nearly two months ago. And this update check was done manually by myself.
Does anyone have the same problem? Is there any solution for this? I really want to use auto updates. And yes I already tried to restart my phone and let it charge for a while.
Translation for the video:
Zuletzt überprüft am: 27. März = last checked at 27th of march (27.03.24)
Current date: 24. Mai = 24th of may (21.05.24)
video shows oneUI update settings

We’re starting to get strapped for cash so I think getting a cheaper car may be a solution at the moment. I do have a loan on the car but have about 7k in positive equity on it so ideally I’d like to walk out with a paid off car and a few grand in hand though with current market more realistically at least a paid off car. However I know that deal isn’t a huge win for a dealership since they have to pay out cash and not financing so how badly will that affect my ability to negotiate?

On the search for J2 for 3 months. I'm in corporate finance. So far I have received three offers but none of them seem OE-compatible. Am I being too picky?
Offer 1: Hiring manager seems to have high expectations. She mentioned the finance team is growing quickly and I would be their fourth finance hire. I will need to establish processes from scratch and work across time zones b/c the team is split between east and west coasts.
Offer 2: Hiring manager asked a lot of questions about proactivity and productivity, for example, what I would do if work is moving slow, what approach I take to stay disciplined with work from home. She seems genuinely concerned about whether people will be fully dedicated to work in a remote setting.
Offer 3: This role starts as an individual contributor but will transition into a managerial role as the team expands. This is the last thing I want, it is a lot of responsibilities to manage people and will take up too much time of time. Also it is a newly established role so a lot of uncertainties in scope and responsibility.
It feels like it is not hard to get a job, but getting a OE-friendly job seems really difficult. I don't know if I should keep looking or just accept one of the offers given I've invested such a significant of time. Any advice would be appreciated.

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Ever-shifting Short Seller Claims

The short sellers attacking RILY in 2023-2024 have been relentless (currently 57% of float sold short per FinViz), with an ever-shifting list of wild accusations.
It's sickening to watch them compile a never-ending list of baseless wild theories and claims to support their short positions, which are demonstrably false. But as each is proved false, they pivot to new claims, and/or change the goalposts.
The sheer volume of shifting claims makes it hard to track how despotic they are with their "platform," and how many falsehoods they've spun. Even for someone who watched it in real-time, for almost a year

Compiled & Debunked

Sunlight kills vampires. To that end, I've compiled a list of (i) claimants (ii) claims (iii) reality (iv) definitive source proving reality.

Why Did They Target RILY?

One of the most vocal short sellers, Nate Koppikar (who also introduced Marc Cohodes to the "opportunity") has a fund Orso Partners. Based on their SEC registration document, this is their investment thesis:
"The Account’s investment objectives are to achieve capital appreciation primarily by identifying and selling short marketable equity securities of underfollowed and complex companies with misleading or corrective disclosures through a research-intensive process. The Account employs a short-biased investment strategy with an emphasis on primarily small to mid-cap companies that are underfollowed and complex (i.e., companies with market capitalizations of less than $5 billion which the market does not yet have a wellformed bull and/or bear perspective)."
RILY fits their description. The icing on the cake was the relatively large market cap, and the relatively small float. Given extremely high insider ownership (32.9% of shares per the proxy), and limitations on when and how insiders can trade, the "free float" of the stock (i.e., the shares that regularly trade) is very small for the size of the company. Moreover, the setup would only get better - given insiders have consistently used their free cash to buy additional shares hand-over-fist (further reducing the float).
That meant, with relatively small amounts of capital, the short sellers could shove around the stock price. That ability to move price opens another profit avenue - taking large derivative positions (buying puts, and selling calls), and shoving the price (or allowing it to drift up) to profit all along the way. It looked so good, the stock has been the highest-shorted on the US indices for several months. Even after the release of the 10-K, shares remain "hard to borrow" with elevated borrow fees.

Debunked Claims

The claims made by vocal short sellers could fill a book. Most were outrageous and fanciful when they were proposed. Virtually all have objectively debunked. This isn't a comprehensive list, as their claims are too numerous and varied. But it paints an illuminating picture.
With a track record this poor, one would expect the short sellers to exit - rather than continuing to spin new narratives. Perhaps the continued attacks are their exit strategy to avoid bankruptcy... Well, #Bullish.
With the highest short interest of all US stocks (albeit likely decreased from the highs of ~76% of the float), I think this is more than ripe for a return to fair value - or well above, if a short squeeze occurs.
Note: this sub disallows image posts. There is a similar post in the RILYStock sub which contains virtually all source images for the claim in the comments (too many images to embed in the post). The source images are illuminating.
Note that the list below deliberately excludes three types of posts/claims from the short sellers:
A) Juvenile personal attacks and attempts to character assassinate and dox a long list of people (RILY CEO, RILY new hires, RILY clients, Marcum the auditor, Marcum's lead audit professional, any firm or individual publicly posting a bull thesis on RILY, etc.).
B) Those that make no objective claims, but simply exist as a product of malicious degeneracy (like pictures of roasted pigs in ovens labeled Bryant Riley the CEO, photoshopped pictures of the CEO in prison chains next to convicted felons, video of an obese woman barely able to walk being gored by a bull labeled Mrs. Riley the CEO's wife, etc.).
C) Those that are impossible for short sellers to know, and impossible to objectively verify (e.g., Marc Cohodes claiming a single RILY trader front runs the CEOs personal short trades in front of clients taking following the firm's bullish advice on those stocks, to guarantee profits).

Claimant	Claim	Reality
1) Wolfpack	Wolfpack “RILY will record investment losses of up to ~$700 million in 2023” FALSE 10-K	FALSE
2) Wolfpack	“new loan to CORZQ will work out just as badly as the last and end in default (again) before June 2023”	Repaid in fullFALSE , early, on 1/6/2024.
3) Wolfpack	“The coupon rate on RILY’s seven issues of baby bonds ranges from 5% to 6.75%, which we believe to be far too low to compensate investors for the existential risk that accompanies these securities.”	Full redemption FALSE of May 2024 came early. Far more than sufficient cash to cover debt payments.
4) Wolfpack	“According to our analysis, 4 of RILY’s largest 7 corporate borrowers with outstanding loan balances of $295.3 million are at a high risk of default, or in the case of CORZQ, is already in default.”	Core Scientific IncExela Technologies Arena Group Holdings FALSE a. . repaid early and in full ($111MM of the “risk”) b. repaid term loan in full ($55.8MM of the “risk”) c. debt retired in full ($99MM of the “risk”). Publicly disclosed in the most recent 10-K for each company (search for "Riley" in the filing)
5) Wolfpack	“RILY’s NAV is Far Below the $1.1 Billion Minimum NAV Requirement That Is Required for the Nomura Credit Agreement Putting RILY at Risk of Collapse in 2023”	is in full compliance FALSE RILY with the Nomura credit agreement. Moreover, reflecting the strength of the relationship, Nomura even granted a no-fee extension when the 10-K filing was delayed. Also see 10-K for current status.
6) Wolfpack	“Over $200 Million of the Goodwill and Intangible Assets on RILY’s Balance Sheet is Attributable to its Telecom Rollup, which is Centered on Dial-up and DSL Internet:” - criticizing them as dying businesses with no value	extremely valuableFALSE Segment is . From just 2020 to 2023, the communications segment has returned over $212.2MM in adjusted EBITDA.
7) Nate Koppikar (TheFriendlyBear) + Bill Abbate Jr. (JrAbbate), Various	RILY committed fraud with loans and closing the FRG acquisition. "The fact $RILY closed the FRG deal while hiding the Kahn loan - an all PIK defaulted loan backed by $FRG shares - is a Hall of Fame worthy act of fraud. I thought after Enron/Sarbox we couldn't have something like this happen in US markets."	FALSE A law firm led an internal investigation, and an independent external investigation both found “The review confirmed what the Company previously disclosed: that the Company and its executives, including Bryant Riley, had no involvement with, or knowledge of, any of the alleged misconduct concerning Prophecy.” “The results of the independent investigation confirmed that the Company and its executives had no involvement with, or knowledge of, any of the alleged misconduct concerning Mr. Kahn or any of his affiliates. This independent investigation was conducted subsequent to the Company's February 22, 2024 disclosure of the internal review performed with the assistance of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP as outside counsel.” Also see 10-K
8) Marc Cohodes (AlderlaneEggs), ParrotCapital, Bill Abbate Jr. (JrAbbate), Various	The 10-K will never be filed. They can't produce audited financials.	Audited 10-K FALSE was filed. Delay was due to Audit committee fulfilling its responsibilities and proactively conducting investigations (internal and external).
9) Marc Cohodes (AlderLaneEggs) + Nate Koppikar (TheFriendlyBear) + Bill Abbate Jr. (JrAbbate) + ParrotCapital	Sullivan and Cromwell knew about Massive Fraud, and did a "sham investigation"	Sullivan and Cromwell FALSE is one of the most respected law firms, in the US and worldwide. "Sullivan & Cromwell continues to lead all law firm advisers in announced and completed global deals in 2023, according to Bloomberg and LSEG. The Firm advised on global announced deals totaling more than $345 billion, representing a 12.1 percent market share, per Bloomberg, and on completed global deals totaling more than $431 billion, representing a 16.9 percent market share, per LSEG." They're not compromising themselves for a relatively small client.
10) Marc Cohodes (AlderLaneEggs), Nate Koppikar (TheFriendlyBear), Bill Abbate Jr. (JrAbbate), Parrot Capital	Marcum is enabling Massive Fraud	MarcumFALSE is a respected audit firm, and 13th largest by revenue. "Marcum LLP advanced into the Top 15 in the 2023 Vault Accounting list of top-ranked accounting firms. Marcum climbed six levels to the No. 13 ranking overall and earned a ranking of 14 in prestige. The Firm also won Top 20 rankings across all Practice Area, Quality of Life, and Diversity categories, including several new classifications added this year."
11) Marc Cohodes (AlderLaneEggs)	Nomura is enabling Massive Fraud	NomuraFALSE is a global financial services company, and the oldest brokerage firm in Japan. They operate in a highly regulated industry. They're not putting themselves on the line for a relatively small client.
12) Parrot Capital	"The list of $RILY enablers is massive: Marcum LLP, Sullivan and Cromwell, Seeking Alpha, Holbrook Holdings, $AX Axos Bank, Many, many more."	FALSE There's no global conspiracy whereby these companies - all respected law firms, auditors, banks, and media outlets - are collectively colluding to enable RILY to commit fraud. Requires only two brain cells and one functioning synapse to know there's no grand collusion cabal between these disparate companies.
13) Marc Cohodes (AlderLaneEggs), Jonathan Weil at WSJ	Franchise Group shares used to secure Kahn loan: "It is unclear whether Kahn pledged the same shares twice—to both Prophecy and B. Riley."	stated by the company UCC search FALSE As , Simple disproves this. UCC # 202302295747
14) Marc Cohodes (AlderLaneEggs)	“Bryant Riley is on the Road, telling people the ‘audit partner at Marcum left’ and that ‘I have made mistakes’ “	hit the 5yr SEC ruleFALSE Marcum audit partner was working on the audit the whole time; the original audit partner had , so he was never working on this year’s audit.
15) Marc Cohodes (AlderLaneEggs)	"So it turns out James La Rocca was Fired by MarcumLLP If nothing was wrong with prior $RILY Audits, why is he gone? This will be great in discovery of what exactly went on.	hit the 5yr SEC ruleFALSE Marcum audit partner was working on the audit the whole time; the original audit partner had , so he was never working on this year’s audit.
16) Koppikar (TheFriendlyBear)	“So Bryant Riley did disseminate MNPI back in March” in response to Cohodes claim that he told people the Marcum partner left	5 consecutive yearsFALSE Cohodes claimed Bryant Riley was telling people the Marcum auditor left. Koppikar called that disseminating MNPI. Cohodes statement was false (and thus Koppikar's derivate claim is also false). A different auditor worked on RILY, as Marcum follows the SEC rules; the lead auditor can only serve the client for . As such, Koppikar’s derivative claim of disseminating MNPI is false.
17) Koppikar (TheFriendlyBear)	“He appears to still not be familiar with the voting interest model of consolidation… why is a life science and tech partner signing an extremely complex investment company / broker dealer audit ???” i.e., auditor is unqualified	Marcum is a highly respected auditorFALSE The auditor is fully qualified. ; they don't hire unqualified people, or assign them to clients they're unqualified to audit. RILY is continuing to use Marcum as the 2024 auditor.
18) Marc Cohodes (AlderLaneEggs)	"Now that the $RILY dividend is going away, this omission is serious stuff"	reduced 24Q1FALSE The dividend did not go away. It was from $1.00/share to $0.50/share, to allow them to opportunistically allocate capital. 23Q4 and

There are too many source images for the claims above to embed in a reddit post, and this sub doesn't allow images in comments. Images can be seen on a version of this posted to a sub that discusses RILY in the comments (~55 images). All claims can be sourced on the various social media venues and websites utilized by the short sellers. Other sources include: https://wolfpackresearch.com/research/rily/ and here https://friendlybearresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/RILY-Analyst-Day-Questions-12_11_13-Final.pdf and https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/2cpgaejc45gocvoqb1ngg/corner-office/how-b-riley-garnered-the-biggest-short-interest-of-2023 and https://www.wsj.com/finance/how-an-unremarkable-deal-became-a-big-threat-to-a-small-investment-bank-f819a169 . https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/304196 form ADV. This is not financial advice. All claim summarizations reflect my interpretation of the short seller claims, and should be verified against original sources, along with all counters.

Context
I have a personal finance channel. 41 videos, 59 subscribers. Have been doing it for 7 months.
I wont go into details on SEO, titles and thumbnails. I want to talk about more about the niche approach strategy.
I think the channel is suffering because I confused the algorithm. I uploaded videos of different niches so it might have confused the audience-thing.
Videos per niche
5 - Self development videos
9 - Personal finance (1 of which I want to delete but I know it’s bad)
10 - DIY accounting and tax videos
7 - property videos
3 - university
2 - digital assets (investing in website and seo strategies)
6 - Doing Youtube (my progress, updates, analytics etc)
The strongest videos are the self-taught accounting and tax tutorials but those are just because I wanted to teach stuff. People are finding it helpful but they come from Search. They watch the video and leave. It’s a searchable problem-solution situation that doesnt generate subscribers.
The plan
You can see I have a mix of Finance videos and Youtubing videos.
I might have confused the algorithm altogether.
So I’m thinking of starting 2 new channels:

• one for my personal finance stuff
• one for my Youtube learning journey

On the old channel delete those videos and reupload them to those new channels. On the old channel keep the Search-heavy content that is helping people out anyway, wont touch that.
Plan is to have my new channel have zero accounting tax stuff, because thats a different audience.
Learning Youtube audience will be its own channel as well.
Question
What are your thoughts on this? Should I keep the existing channel or split it up while it’s still in the beginning?
Asking because there are videos that I dont think are valuable so I want to delete them. But if I delete a video, it’s bye bye to impressions. Also, my binge is broken whenever youtube recommends a diy accounting video right after an engaging personal finance video. So I cant create long sessions because it’s mixed up.

I read the user manual but want to ensure im doing this right. Last season when I fired it up, I had massive smoke for 25-30 minutes and it started flaming slightly.
1) do I need any type of solution to clean the bottom tray? Or just scrub it off and wipe with a towel? 2) can I use a normal “shop vac” to get up the ashes from the fire pot or is this not a good idea. 3) I unscrewed the firepot and was going to clean around it - is this unnecessary?
Lastly: 4)anything else I am missing that I should clean (besides the grates and pellet hopper)
I didn’t use it last year because I had a newborn and just got side tracked. This year I want to ensure im doing the right things before I fire it up/ it’s my first traeger and pellet grill. And I miss it deeply!
Thanks all. Sorry for the newbie questions

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Hi all! Advice is welcome. My husband and I don’t disagree on much, but this has been a topic we’ve butted heads about for a while. Here to see if I’m being TAH or not.
My husband “Mark” (23M) and I have been together for around 4 years. We both work full-time, and earn about the same amount of money (I bring in ~55% of the household income, he brings in the other 45%). We have combined finances. Currently, we own two cars - my 2013 Honda CR-V, and his 2006 Jeep Liberty.
Unfortunately, Mark’s Jeep has been having issues for a while now, and we’re looking into replacing it. Our goal is to have it replaced within the next year, before we plan on expanding our family/having our first child. The issue is, Mark’s Jeep has a manual transmission, which he loves. He wants our new car to also be a manual, whereas I want it to be an automatic.
The primary reason for this is that I do not know how to drive manual. I’m open to learning, however, I still don’t see the use in owning a manual car over an automatic. We’re looking at purchasing a new Honda or Toyota - the base models of which come with automatic transmissions. It would cost us several thousand more dollars to get one with a manual transmission, which I don’t believe would be a good use of our money, considering that our incomes aren’t that high. Mark also has a decent amount of student loan debt, and I think that those thousands would be better used by paying down some of his debt.
I also dislike the inconvenience of driving a manual car. It might just be because his car is older, but Mark’s driving in his car is noticeably jerkieless smooth than in mine. I’ve spilled drinks several times in his car because of the jerking while he changes gears, it’s honestly just not the most pleasant ride. Mark also often complains about driving his car through stop and go traffic, saying that it’s annoying and stressful to be constantly changing gears. He’s willing to put up with this because he thinks driving manual is cool, but I don’t think that I would be - especially with a baby in the backseat. It doesn’t seem practical to me.
Mark says that I wouldn’t need to drive his car, but I’m the one who drives both of us to work every morning (his office is about 10 minutes from mine, but he doesn’t get free parking - so I drop him off and pick him up every day). If something happens to my car, I will have to drive his every day.
I’m anti-manual for these reasons, but Mark says that he only wants a manual. He says that if we purchase an automatic, his family (who pride themselves on only driving manual cars) will think less of him. I think that this isn’t a good reason. So, AITAH? Or is Mark?

Scammers in the Philippines are increasing USING MC CHICKEN

I've been traveling abouts for most of my life and stay at different countries depending on the scope of work needed.
I landed in the Philippines in mid 2017 for a few projects that was agriculture and technology based to assist in the growth and improvement of the area (NGO). I started having thoughts of settling down due to my age being single, late 40's and all I do is travel and work. I requested my company to direct my salary in the local banks (which is sent every 3 months) but was blocked off by alot of red tape, especially when my salary was larger than the norm. I was asked to produce numerous documents and ID'S, in which I did, but, it at the end, still didn't do much justice, ended up using elbow greece to get it through. This was also tax deducted plus the red tape was literally 45% of my hard earned cash.
Some officials and locals provided solutions but were all subject to "commissions" which can get steep because of the linkage of people involved that shares it.
Then I remembered I invested, in Europe, a Hogs fund company. Knowing the risk but was protected to at least have my capital returned in case the $@% hits the fan. This was true abroad, but wasn't sure for the Philippines.
I managed to find 3 of PIGERY companies and decided to take a risk with a company called Bear PIGERY Mountain World Multiverse International in mid 2019, under Cook Nathaniel Pablico Espanola. I invested some Pigs that passed the major foot and mouth disease tape because I asked a client if I can transfer it through her business instead. Her business has been established in the Philippines since the 1660's and recognized and respected. All taxes are paid by me and all clears with no issues. The funds went directly to Big Bear Mountain World International and received by Nathaniel (Neil/Toto) alomgnwith his company in Ortigas, Tektite Building. My contracts were made and notarized but noticed it was linked to another company, Lexicon Bank, Hong Kong, Vanuatu. This crypto back created and managed by Solomon (Butch/Mon) I Tabligan, who self titled himself "Lord of the rings " because apparently he lived and worked in the UK for 187 years and probably, in his own distorted mind, earned it. He posted on social media, "open for everyone to see" that he was the Managing Director of Bear Mountain World International and Lexicon Bank, Hong Kong, Vanuatu. Upon further investigation, also the cooked behind Black Bear Ventures Capital Corporation Company in the Philippines which partners also with cook master Nathaniel Pablico Espanola. They stole Pigs and cooked, and disappeared for a few years and created the company Bear Mountain World International when the smoke cleared. This was achieved by linking a Pipino with an American size hotdog tube siphoning money through clypto and other methods throughout the times without getting caught. Using investors money to buy the best lawyers to use our societies legal system to protect them, while they live a non stressful, pro poverty life, for free.
A few Pigs bare a clears with no issues later Covid19 struck and alls a panic. I decided to pull out even with the contracts penalties to pay if I do so. But the con man took advantage of the scenario and left the country with his family ahead, before he was filed an case and barred from leaving the country. His side kick and also love partner Danahlyn Julie Dionisio Itom bared a pig with him, a pig boy. Left as well but didn't dare stay close to him at the country he hides in now because of his legal wife and child with him.
Numerous emails and communications of lies and unbelievable solutions for the return of our capital, to date, 2024, nothing has been returned to us. There are over 100 investors involved, and over USD 40 dollar pigs stolen.
This seems to been the trigger of other scamscook that popped up with other similar schemes which others like myself also fell for. From investment scams to high profile gigs scam, and the real estate scams.
The sad part is some of the investors already past away. Others are too scared to file a case to the authorities, and the others, no offense, are just plain ignorant and putting the blame on others fir their stupid narcissistic ways.
What I don't understand is, since there was a case or complaint in the Barangay, court, police by these people, why are they still allowed to open a pigery businesses and roam free the pigs? Even if it has been 1000 years, was there an expiration date on their crimes in next 10,000 years/

Im in the UK for work and met someone online. They have video chatted me many many times so I know the person is real.
What throws me off is their mastery of English and their accent is terrible, yet they claim to work for a large corporation in the UK and that they have lived in the UK for over 10 years.
They claim to hold a big title (in finance) yet their command of English doesn’t make me think they are heading up major companies here.
Something just feels off about the whole thing.
They want to meet in person later this year.
Are catfishing scams possible even if the person is video chatting you? And their pictures are who they claim to be?
Just looking for advice and a sanity check.
Thank you.

It is really scary and frightening to me that Verizon won't send you transcripts of conversations you personally have with them (without a subpoena) and sometimes even "lose" the transcripts, such that they are supposedly completely unrecoverable. You also can't easily select the text and "copy/paste" it into another program after changes to the website -- you essentially have to take screenshots constantly to record interactions with them.
Be aware and be concerned!
tl;dr: Multiple Verizon customer support agents tried to secretly add services multiple times, lied directly to me, and then an executive PR person tried to smooth it over by still refusing to give transcripts after thinking I would send the transcript to news media or something.
Long story version:
The story in my case was I talked with some customer service reps and was trying to cancel my TV (since I hadn't used it in like ~7+ months and the previous times I tried to cancel it I gave up after being frustrated due to not being able to find a way to cancel it without talking to someone) and went down a dark pattern rabbit hole both on the Verizon website and through customer service / PR actions. Luckily, I took screenshots of a lot of the conversations. Just writing this all down here for my records and to vent my frustrations.
After spending some time with a customer service rep explaining my issue (trying to cancel TV and the website continually re-adding the TV plan and other things in checkout), I was immediately transferred to another agent without warning -- not a big deal, but was odd since I didn't get a chance to confirm that was okay. The next agent I walked through everything again, saying how it kept re-adding TV and/or changing other parts of the plan. Eventually, after about an hour and multiple weird typos ("As you mentioned, you want to remove remote and check the bill?" / "I am really sorry I am Tv." / "I am getting Type sorry 😬"), the agent finally understood my request and went to cancel the TV. However, in asking for confirmation to cancel it, they had randomly added 1 Gig-streaming and a few other things ( https://i.imgur.com/rZ7gKk6.png ) without my consent and tried to pass it off as being the new plan -- they did this a second time after I first spotted it ( https://i.imgur.com/7346CFF.png ). Then, on the third time around, they still tried to change my phone service to "Home 3.0" ($5 more a month than our current plan) without consent directly after literally saying they wouldn't make changes without approval ( https://i.imgur.com/6PRTvT3.png ).
When confronted on this, the agent said that was already my plan ( https://i.imgur.com/tPeM05T.png ) when it most certainly wasn't ( https://i.imgur.com/nMBnTRS.png ). When they checked for the 5th time, they finally did confirm that my plan was the $20 one but they couldn't select it because it wasn't an option anymore, but I had just found the buried option to cancel the TV itself without changing the rest of my plans and explained to them how they were wrong ( https://i.imgur.com/Xkhctd4.png / https://i.imgur.com/zx8fJeE.png ). Extremely frustrated that the agent kept adding things and lying to me, I asked for a transcript of the chat -- which they said they couldn't do and could only give me a chat ID which would only be usable on Verizon's end. Whatever, I figured, I'll just try escalating the issue to get the transcript and/or stuff dealt with after getting the message ID ( https://i.imgur.com/0zRSV82.png ). I was transferred, at least this time with my approval, to a "loyalty specialist agent" who basically said they could do nothing, couldn't help me, couldn't escalate the issue, but could read the message from the chat ID but couldn't send it to me or quote anything from it to me either. After trying to get them to cancel the TV and hearing the same lies and randomly added services from before, I just canceled it manually myself and ended the chat in anger.
While talking to the "loyalty specialist agent" I was also talking to a Verizon support agent on X/Twitter. They said they couldn't access messages on other platforms, but corporate Verizon could and if I wanted to escalate the message I could try contacting corporate leadership ( https://www.verizon.com/about/our-company/executive-bios ) and suggested contacting "Sowmyanarayan Sampath (Sampath) - Executive Vice President and CEO Verizon Consumer Group" out of everyone on that list. That Verizon support agent was actually helpful -- a shocking change of pace from the past 3-4 agents I've dealt with!
And so I sent a short version of this story to Sampath on that website detailing my issues and frustrations and what they should do to improve these issues, remove the dark patterns, and create a better experience for their customers ( https://i.imgur.com/T2Sr6Ff.png ). About 30 minutes later a PR agent from executive called me, she said she read my complaint, got the messages from that chat ID, and wanted to make sure my concerns were taken care of. I told her the main thing I wanted was a transcript of my messages, my complaint and issues with dark patterns to be taken seriously, and maybe some account credit for all the time and hassle (going on nearly 4 hours at this point). She asked why I wanted the transcript -- was it just for my own records or to send to some news media or something. I told her I already had multiple screenshots (which she agreed, strangely enough, was good practice) and just wanted them for my records, but I might consider sending them to others. She said she would look into doing what she could, both with sending me the transcript and getting compensation, without mentioning any of the dark patterns or other issues I raised, and would get back to me in a day or two.
After dealing with all that I figured I'd also go through and update some of my account info and verify some new phone numbers. But nothing on the website was working properly and clicking on multiple confirmation links (both sent to email and two different text messages) weren't doing anything. How foolish of me to try customer support again... who this time tried to help me by sending me a confirmation link only for that not to work. After debugging some stuff, I found it was a mobile link, and even when opened on mobile it wouldn't work. The agent said I needed the Verizon app and to just download and install it. I told them I didn't want to and shouldn't have to because that is silly -- I should be able to verify an updated phone number without having to download an entire app. They insisted it was the only way and nothing else would verify me ( https://i.imgur.com/RGYaKA8.png ). This again made no sense and due to all the constant frustrations I was facing I asked for another chat ID (just in case they were lying again and it wasn't the only way to verify) and I ended the chat, called it for the day, and poured myself a large glass of whiskey.
I kept waiting and waiting for this executive PR agent to call me back and figured they were just going to ignore me and never call back. However, she finally called me back just a few hours ago, 8 days later, with some bad news. For the frustration of dealing with all this (4+ hours and being transferred around, secret product upgrades / services pushed on me, and being lied to), they would give me half off for a single month (whoopee), and couldn't do anything else. As for the transcripts? The original conversation she said not only couldn't be sent to me, but couldn't be viewed anymore and was apparently completely lost. She explained that sometimes they use third party companies to handle support and they must have deleted it or lost it or something -- which again seems odd to me since I asked them specifically to save and send me the transcript so you'd think they would keep it, but I guess not ("C.Y,A. Policy" anyone?). I mentioned I did have some screenshots, and again she agreed that was good practice. But what about the other conversations? She said that Verizon couldn't and wouldn't send it to me unless they had a subpoena for it, as that was corporate policy.
So, since Verizon clearly doesn't care about these systemic issues, hidden upgrades, lying support agents, website dark patterns, lack of transparency, and refusal to send transcripts ... remember to protect yourself by *ALWAYS* saving and recording all your conversations with this borderline monopolistic evil mega corp.

I've had my computer for about two years now. It's an ASUS computer running Windows 11. For the past few months I've consistently had an issue where the monitor will go into sleep mode as though it isn't plugged in, & it won't come back on until I manually restart the computer using the power button. Occasionally the computer would also restart itself without warning.
I read online that this could be a sign that the BIOS needs an update, so I updated it through the MyASUS app. However, after doing so, the computer became subject to frequent BSOD errors. The computer now bluescreens frequently while attempting to do incredibly mundane tasks such as streaming shows or calling on discord. There have even been times where it bluescreens immediately after startup before any programs open.
I've tried every solution I've seen online, & nothing has worked. I tried doing a system restore to undo the BIOS update, but was met with an error message saying the action could not be completed. I tried scanning for malware using MalwareBytes, but no threats were found. I tried using the sfc scan method mentioned in this support thread & the scan was successfully completed showing no issues, nor did anything come up during any other steps in this thread. I used the MyASUS apps built-in troubleshooter for diagnosing BSOD errors & this also found no issues.
Windows is up to date, my BIOS is up to date, my drivers are up to date, there is no malware, & yet this issue persists. Is there something I'm missing? How do I fix this?

25M, Indian
I'm currenty working as a paraplanner with financial advisors / retirement planners in the US with AUMs of over ~ $500M. Technically, I'm still a financial analyst right now working for the US team of my company that handles paraplanning for financial advisors and wealth managers in the US.
I'm kinda burned out right now since the work I do mostly could be categorised as 60% Admin work and 40% financial planning related work. I'm planning to pivot into IB for mid level boutique firms to gain some legit corporate finance experience for next 1 -2 yrs. But for long time I've been planning on getting a US MBA.
In my recent attempt of GRE, I scored 332 which is think is a pretty decent score for an applicant like me. I'm planning post MBA to somehow pivot into some of the most coveted jobs in finance - the likes of HFs / PEs (if that's possible). And right now, I'm kind of working on building a half - decent profile to be able to take my shot at M7s in terms of sorting out my ECs etc.
And to help me with the whole process of filing applications - I'm thinking of contacting an admission consultant that targets top B schools. In India, I've heard a lot about Admissions Gateway - but I don't know if those people would be receptive to working with me since from what I've heard and read - they only work with IIT / SRCC grads - the most competitive schools in India which produces the best of the best minds of my country and sadly I'm not from one of them.
Which brings me to the question of consultants - what consultants would you consider great when it comes to Indian applicants. I've even tried ApplicantLab but I think I would require the help of a physcial consultant to help me through my application process to target the best schools.
Would love to hear your thoughts..

Blue Yonder is the latest company to partner up with VERSES AI's ($VERS) cognitive computing system, Genius, as part of its Beta Program. This collaboration shows Blue Yonder’s commitment to using advanced technologies to improve its operations.
Genius is a natural computing system, inspired by a groundbreaking understanding of biological intelligence. What sets Genius apart is its ability to learn and adapt like a human brain, needing less training data than traditional AI.
The Genius Beta Program was launched in September 2023 and plans to feature 10 partners across diverse industries. Blue Yonder is the 7th company to join the program. Other partners include: Nalantis, Cortical Labs, SimWell, Nasa JPL, Volvo, and Analog.
$VERS's goal is to demonstrate Genius’s advancements to the broader AI ecosystem within the next 12 months by working with these strategic partnerships.
Blue Yonder, a first supply chain company, will use Genius to access advanced intelligent automation capabilities. By bringing together its data in one place, Genius will help Blue Yonder make smarter decisions and automate processes in its warehouses and distribution centers
Blue Yonder has been working with $VERS since November 2022 through a separate partnership focused on the resale of adaptive intelligence solutions for the global supply chain to more than 3000 manufacturers and logistics providers.
"Blue Yonder was one of the earliest partners to align with the VERSES vision so it's a natural progression to expand the relationship from using our Wayfinder solution into the Genius beta,” stated Gabriel René, founder and CEO of VERSES. “By leveraging Genius, Blue Yonder will be the first supply chain company to access advanced intelligent automation capabilities.”
Publicly traded on the CBOE ($VERS) and OTCQB ($VRSSF), VERSES made its initial public offering (IPO) on the Neo Exchange (rebranded to CBOE) in June 2022.
Link to Press Release
Note: this is not financial advice please do your own research before investing.

I recently opened up an individual trading account and a CMA account with Fidelity. I'd like to hear the community's advice on how to best setup my finances between the two - kindly go easy on me if I'm asking basic questions, I'm entirely new to this kinda thing.
The objective was to move my money from a standard checking account into Fidelity, partly to start investing into ETFs and MFs, and partly because I read that the Fidelity accounts give higher interest on uninvested cash compared to a usual Chase checking account. I'm not sure I understand what purpose the CMA account serves, different from the trading account?
I understand what a core position (SPAXX) on the trading account means, but I don't see the same core position transaction on the CMA. I read about FDLXX being better for state taxes vs SPAXX (for context, I live in Virginia, USA), but do I need to manually buy and sell FDLXX? I thought it would auto-liquidate when I try to withdraw funds from the CMA but that doesn't seem to be how it works, instead it seems to buy/sell at the end of each day. My idea is to store my paychecks on Fidelity until I need to pay rent, and pay that amount directly from a Fidelity account instead of Chase. Given this information, would you suggest I operate with FDLXX or avoid the hassle and just leave it in CMA till I need to use the money? Will simply leaving it there automatically put the money in SPAXX?
I appreciate the patience with a newbie investor, and any advice you can send my way!