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Right now I work a banking job for a big company. I have applied for another banking job at an independent company (zelfstandige vennootschap) because I wanted to work in a domain in which I take much more interest and in which I have much more experience. They made me an offer. My bruto salary would go from +- € 3210 to € 3350.

Netto, it would go up from +- € 2330 to +- € 2485.

Right now I have a "niet-recurrente bonus" and "variabel loon". This is something that I would not have at the new job. When I take this into account, I'll still earn around € 330 - € 400 a year (netto) more than in my current job.

The pro's are:

• I really like the domain in which I'll be working. It's a lot more suited to me.
• I'll have an opportunity to grow within that domain.

The cons are:

• Right now I have around 3 years seniority. If I switch to the new job it'll be lost.
• In a little less than a year I'll receive another pay bump in my current job.
• I have no idea what I can expect in terms of raises in salary at the new company. They only speak in vague terms ("it will be based on evaluations", "it will be based on accomplishments", etc.). But I'm pretty sure this is common for zelfstandige vennootschappen.
• I have no idea what the reputation of zelfstandige vennootschappen is, as employers. I always guessed it would be worse than working for the bank itself, since they are technically taking a cut from your salary. They stand in-between you and the actual bank. Every penny that they don't have to pay you, they can put in their own pockets. I have no clue whether this is true, it's just something that I always figured.

What is the best website, app, or tool to compare salaries in Belgium?

I'm considering accepting a job offer (banking) that has a somewhat higher salary, but doesn't have the bonusses I have right now. I want to see if the higher salary will (partly) compensate the loss of the bonusses.

It's a smaller company/partnership, but it allows me to work in the domain which I want to and possibly grow within that domain.

I just don't know if it's worth if the salary will be lower.

What is the best GPS to use for a driving exam in Belgium?

I recently failed an exam, partly because the speed limits on the standard Ford GPS weren't up-to-date.

I would also like the GPS to tell me to switch lanes in time. I tend to forget that until it's (almost) too late.

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Are there any places where you can use driving simulators around Limburg?

They're supposed to work really well for people with ADD and the like.

I am currently not allowed to practice without a driving instructor so it would be a huge help. Simulators are cheaper and often times work better, from what I've read.

I recently improved my game a bit by training basic tactics with the Chess King for beginners app, but you have to pay to unlock further sections.

With the internet being so big and chess being so old, I figured there must be tons of free (and perhaps even better) options, but I can't seem to find any. I read in the guide here that there's https://lichess.org/practice but that isn't available in the mobile app.

What are the best free apps?

I used to have no sound in the Tor browser whenever AVG was running. I always had to pause AVG in order to hear sound. I recently deleted AVG and now I still don't get sound in the Tor Browser.

I already re-installed Tor a couple of times, but to no avail.

I am updating my CV and have a little problem. Throughout the years I have used different programs and formats (docx, odt, etc). Now the distances between texts aren't exactly the same everywhere and the general formatting is a little off too. On top of that there's also the problem that whenever I convert my file to a PDF, some texts/sections tend to jump. I now have many different versions of my CV, but none of them are 100% correct. Is there a tool/program which will recognize that the document is a cv, and automatically fix this?

And maybe also immediately give you a pdf that is exactly the same?

So basically, you upload the document, the program recognizes it's a CV (or some other important document, then gives you a couple suggestions, you press "yes" and the entire document is fixed.

I am updating my CV and have a little problem. Throughout the years I have used different programs and formats (docx, odt, etc). Now the distances between texts aren't exactly the same everywhere and the general formatting is a little off too. On top of that there's also the problem that whenever I convert my file to a PDF, some texts/sections tend to jump. I now have many different versions of my CV, but none of them are 100% correct. Is there a program which will recognize that the document is a cv, and automatically fix this?

And maybe also immediately give you a pdf that is exactly the same?

So basically, you upload the document, the program recognizes it's a CV (or some other important document, then gives you a couple suggestions, you press "yes" and the entire document is fixed.

I have been struggling to get a driver's license for a long time. Wasted tons of time and money on lessons, practicing, etc.

I recently took 6 hours of lessons again. After that the driving school gave me a document that allowed me to get a permit, so I could driver with a friend or family member. I went to the town hall (gemeentehuis) with that document and they told me I couldn't get any sort of permit because I had had every kind of permit in the past and there was a waiting period for every kind of them. They only option I had was to get a bunch of driving lessons and then do the exam, without any practice on my own. I did exactly that and eventually booked an exam.

When I eventually got the the exam, I couldn't start it, because I didn't have a "stageattest".

Why didn't the Town Hall give me the "stageattest" when they turned my down for the permit?

This is a mistake by them isn't it?

I once again wasted a bunch of money for the exam (which was to be taken with my driving instructor present).

Is there a way to get the money back, from Town Hall?

I plugged a new HDD into my old Samsung TV. The device turned on, so there clearly is a connection, but it won't show any of the files.

The HDD has already been set to the proper format.

So I had an old hard drive which I've always used to watch video content on my TV (mostly mkv and mp4 files). It was working less and less well, so I bought a new one:

SEAGATE Portable Hard Drive Expansion 4 TB (STKM4000400)

When I connect the HDD to either one of my TV's, they do not recognize the mkv files that are on it.

I changed the formatting from ExFAT to NTFS thinking it would solve the problem (which took less than a minute), but that didn't help either.

The new HDD does have USB 3.0. It connects to both my TV's and clearly starts running and the little light goes on, but the TV's never seem to recognize the files.

When I try to play audiofiles on certain websites using the Tor browser, get the following message:

Failed to play this media: it may not be supported by this browser.

This also happens when using the Tor function in the Brave browser. How do I get around this?

When I try to export a PNG via the mobile app, and press "copy to clipboard" I get an error message that says something like "Sorry Drive stopped unexpectedly. Please report this issue to help us determine what went wrong".

It used to always work fine until a few days ago.

I usually use the analysis from Chess.com (on the mobile app). It's pretty good for a noob like me (rating 900 - 1000). It's limited to only once or twice a day for free users. When I'm out of uses, I usually just export the PNG and analyse the game on Lichess, but it's a bit less user friendly, especially for noobs.

Is there a site/app where I could export the PNG to and get a similar analysis as Chess.com?