Advice for New Grads

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The restaurant we go/went to provided the certificate of authenticity (in Japanese) and the nose print of the cow slaughtered...lol. I routinely ate at the table in the kitchen (didn’t want to sit in the boring dining room) and A5 is practically bone white. Plus, I first had Kobe/Wagyu in Kobe from a reputable location, so I can compare it.

Put it this way...if you can physically handle more than 3-5oz of actual A5 Wagyu, then it probably isn’t real because it’s pretty much like eating a stick of butter. I’m actually slightly physically ill after the first 3oz portion. For that reason, I don’t usually get it, I prefer an Australian Tajima F1 which is a 50% Wagyu/50% Holstein cross breed.

There is good American Wagyu (I buy from Snake River Farms for home use), so yes, mid-tier restaurants will advertise “Kobe beef” when it’s just high grade American beef. There’s no restriction on that term, like saying “wheat bread” vs “100% whole wheat bread” which has the legal connotation associated with it.

Is that a recommendation for snake river if I want to try getting into an occasional treat of upper end steaks/meats?

 

[confettiflyer]

Is that a recommendation for snake river if I want to try getting into an occasional treat of upper end steaks/meats?

Yes, BUT, I’ll be honest with you...I’m pretty content with a ribeye cap from Costco for ~$17-18/lb. SRF is a solid choice, though.

If you want a real treat, go full A5. I recommend Laurel Pine, she’s super nice and moved to Nevada to escape the draconian foie gras van many years ago. Her site (steak page) is here: Buy Wagyu Beef US Kobe Beef buy Kobe Beef online - Mirepoix USA

 

[wazoodog]

For my 2 cents to the original question, my advice to new grads would be:

1. Get comfortable being uncomfortable. Make a habit of hating the comfort zone, and embrace new challenges and new opportunities.
2. Finding a job with a schedule that allows you to pursue your interests and hobbies is a luxury that is NOT out of reach...as long as you make it a priority.
3. Be generous with saying thank you and showing appreciation to those who did you a favor. Be gracious to those who offered constructive criticism - constructive criticism can be hard to come by and worth more than all the praise received.
4. A great boss or mentor is not a given so don't take one for granted - in fact, consider yourself lucky if you have even 2 or 3 during your whole career. When you have a good boss, recognize it and don't waste that opportune time. When they move onto a new role, you want to be the one that comes to their mind when they have an opportunity available.
5. Don't burn bridges
6. Don't burn bridges - be genuinely interested in getting to know your peers
7. Don't burn bridges - be an idealist without being naïve, but be ambitious without resorting to keeping your peers down
8. Someone is always watching, and the most unassuming things you said or did have a way of getting back to you so do your best to act with integrity and respect at all times.
9. Three of the most important skills in career and life are communication, social awareness, and the ability to turn goals into action plans. The quality that will realize development of these skills is persistence.
10. As mentioned by pretty much everyone, start saving early and find somewhere better to invest it rather than just leaving it in your savings account - this is in addition to your work 401k

And finally, life isn't as long as you think - don't put off that phone call to your parents or vacation with your family. Especially in the name of work - one day when you're gone, your work will have to figure out a way to get by without you by 1 business day.

 

[ValeRx]

So what are you guys spending on these days from all the money saved by not eating out or going on vacations?

I built myself a gaming PC for around $1000 with a Ryzen 7 3700X ($269) and Radeon RX 5700 XT ($360).

Should have waited for the Zen3 processor.

 

[Sparda29]

I'm calling BS on the savings calculations. From what I can find, the average American household spends anywhere from $250/month (single adult) to $1100/month (family of 4) on food including groceries and eating out. To have an extra $1000-2000 per paycheck means you're saving $71-143/day in food by not eating out, so unless you've been eating fancy steak dinners like a boss every day, there is no way you can achieve this. $100-200 per paycheck, maybe. $1000-2000 per paycheck, nah.

I was at the hookah lounge every night dropping $40-80, $5-10 for breakfast at the deli, $20 for lunch Ubereats.

 

[Marzapan]

I was at the hookah lounge every night dropping $40-80, $5-10 for breakfast at the deli, $20 for lunch Ubereats.

I mean I wouldn't count hookah lounges as "food expenses," so your advice is really just a general "limit outside excursions to save money" type thing rather than "don't eat out."

 

[deleted562805]

Whale meat and flank of harp seal is tasty...

I apologize for casting a stone at you. Forgive me. I should educate you on why Whale and Seal are unclean. Unfortunately Whales and Seals are not vegetarian. They are meat eaters. I eat only fish that are vegetarian by nature like Salmon and sardines plus they have fins and scales to eliminate waste. Whales and Seals more than likely carry toxins in the body.

 

[deleted562805]

Meat is pretty cheap in the U.S...unless you grow your own vegetables. At least as long as you’re not buying prime ribeye steaks or anything.

I tried cutting back on meat, I end up spending the same money on higher quality veggies and protein sources (especially meat substitutes).

Plus I like bacon.

I apologize for judging you for eating pork. Forgive me. That’s good that you are trying to cut back on meat for health reasons. Please let me educate you on why Pork is unclean. The reason why Pig is unclean is because they ware naturally inclined to eat garbage- worms, feces, insects, rotten flesh. Their stomach carries toxins in the body and even parasites like nematodes and tape worms.

 

[Sine Cura]

Wonder what Gaia has to say about the ultimate parasite, Homo sapiens

 

[lord999]

Wonder what Gaia has to say about the ultimate parasite, Homo sapiens

This:

Medea hypothesis - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It's all right though, we'll take of ourselves.

 

[Momus]

I apologize for judging you for eating pork. Forgive me. That’s good that you are trying to cut back on meat for health reasons. Please let me educate you on why Pork is unclean. The reason why Pig is unclean is because they ware naturally inclined to eat garbage- worms, feces, insects, rotten flesh. Their stomach carries toxins in the body and even parasites like nematodes and tape worms.

I got a box of full (100 tabs) of mebendazole for $20. I took it once a yr just in case. I'll continue to eat sushi and pork.

 

[Farmgurl20]

Advice to new grads:

Find a different career

Lol thats exactly I was talking to my husband today. I told him to refer me to get my foot in the door in different profession. I am 2020 grad!

 

[Sparda29]

I mean I wouldn't count hookah lounges as "food expenses," so your advice is really just a general "limit outside excursions to save money" type thing rather than "don't eat out."

The place I used to go to also had a full Arab/Persian/Indian fusion food menu on top of the hookah.