Guess your fitness tracker can't count moral compromises, huh.

Shifted my take" but did it really shift it for good?

Read a piece once that said job titles are basically meaningless in most fields now. They change all the time and don't really tell you what someone does day to day. Asking about current work cuts through that and gets to the interesting stuff, like that supply chain project. Heard a podcast where a CEO said they stopped using titles internally because it made teamwork better. Makes sense why conferences feel more useful when you skip the official stuff. Plus, you avoid the awkward moment when you forget someone's title and just nod vaguely.

Yeah, that anvil wobble is a killer for your angles. I had the same problem in my backyard setup, and I ended up bedding mine in a thick bead of silicone caulk on a big oak stump. It sounds odd, but the caulk grabs the anvil base and dampens the vibration, so it stays put. I tried anti-vibration pads first, but they just compressed and didn't stop the shifting.

Your boss's view is interesting, but missing out on promotions left me stuck in boring jobs. Moving up gave me better problems to solve and more say in my projects. The raise wasn't just money, it was buying back my time for hobbies. Climbing a bit first can build the savings to work less later.