@Mikepc1988

Army National Guard | EV enthusiast | Tech lover | Tesla guy | Making people smile, one witless tweet at a time!

Mesa, AZ
Joined May 2018
Six years ago, I went to a job interview at Tesla. There were over 500 applicants, and the process started with a group interview alongside 4-5 other candidates. I made it through the first two rounds of cuts, but then I was let go. After being cut, a manager pulled me aside and gave me advice that stuck with me. He said, “You have the desire, the knowledge, and the effort to do this job. But the problem is, you have no industry experience, and you’re competing against people with 20+ years in the field.” That moment hit hard, but I took it to heart and used it as fuel to grow. Since then, I’ve been an 88M (Motor Transport Operator) in the Army National Guard, worked at a dealership, gained experience in sales, pulled a Tesla out of a junkyard and restored it, and enrolled as a student at Universal Technical Institute. Recently, I applied for an internship at Tesla. After going through two interviews, they came back with unexpected news: “We’d rather start you as a permanent employee than a temporary intern.” Even more incredible, the person who gave me that advice six years ago remembered me and recognized how far I’d come. Today, I’m proud to say I’m officially working at Tesla. This journey has taught me that hard work, persistence, and a willingness to learn really do pay off—even if it takes years. To anyone chasing a dream, keep pushing. The time and effort you put in can lead to opportunities when you least expect them.
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All these wanna be mechanics out here calling him a liar because something is missing… Bro he is still working on it so it is not done… this things are not installed yet.
Apparently my EV conversion is triggering some old snowflakes so here it is again. 😁
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wtf if going on? In the past month: 1. Dog got sick and had to go to urgent care and stay for a few days and is still there 2. Two tires got cracked from road damage 3. Some lady passed out and ran into on a scooter in Walmart 4. Car door broke 5. While door dashing just now someone rear ended my car…. wtf world? You can’t beat me! Give the F up!!!
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What is going on today! I am about ready to go lock myself in the closet for the rest of the day. I am door dashing today and so far: 1. A lady was going in to McDonalds to get food and left an infant (not even a year old) in a car seat in the back of the car crying. (Yes I did report it and an officer did file a report and confront her about it, she was inside for 45 minutes and her excuse was “I just needed a break from his crying and dog mode was on”) This is the one that really pisses me off. 2. I watched a lady smack a Taco Bell employee over a taco that apparently had no meat (I saw no food in the encounter) 3. Saw two dogs get hit by a car 4. Watched someone try to carjack someone at a supercharger (owner left door open and walked to the trash can to throw stuff away and some guy tried to run up, jump in and drive off… only to discover the car won’t drive while plugged in and run away… ok this was actually funny but still) What is going on?
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I discovered something today. An undisclosed transaction fee applied AFTER the transaction posted and one of my X Money accounts went overdrawn. I had other accounts (buckets) with $69. A few cents locked all of it. Imagine a single mom using this as her only account. Saturday night. Baby needs formula. Card declines. She opens the app: $1,500 sitting there. Primary is −$0.03 from a fee she never saw. She can’t cover it from the account that still has money. Support says live help isn’t available until Monday. That’s not banking. That’s a product that wasn’t finished.
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The rule is the problem, not the customer: • one account can go negative • no way to cover it from another account you already funded • some buckets can’t take a normal deposit • the card can settle against the wrong bucket • the lock lasts until a human shows up on a business day If you market 6% APY and a Visa card as “your money,” a 3-cent fee cannot freeze grocery money until Monday.
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When an account goes negative and another account under the same owner has funds, don’t freeze everything and don’t silently sweep it. Open a prompt: “Account X is short $0.03. Transfer $0.03 from [Account Y] to cover it?” Yes / pick a different account / not now. If they tap yes, unlock immediately. If they can’t deposit to that bucket, the prompt is the deposit. Also: show the fee before it posts, and which account it hits. This isn’t an “if” scenario. If it is not fixed, it is a “when” scenario. Using X Money can be deadly. @XMoney @dbatura @X
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When at a supercharger and you find this a**hole, is it ok to mess with their car to teach them a lesson? (I would have sympathy but there are spots open all over and they chose to park in a supercharger spot and walk off for at least two hours.)
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I was today’s days old when I found out I am the same age as @IAMTOMMACDONALD
I had perfect 38th Birthday w/ the people I love 🥳 My life has been a wild ride…the first 20 years were defined by addiction, recklessness and wasted potential…but as I arrive at 38, I’m blown away at how I made the most of the last 15 years. I got sober. I fell in love with my best friend. I chased my dreams and became a musician with sixty number 1’s. I met the President. I retired my Mom. I got my Dad his dream car. I moved my sister and my brother-in-law to America. The list goes on and on. I think the greatest gift I was ever given was the opportunity to be the man God intended I be…and it never would have been possible without the love of my live, my incredible family, my amazing friends and all of YOU. Thank you so much for the birthday wishes…and thank you for being one of the main reasons I have something to celebrate. Love y’all.
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How did this end up trending after I posted but this only got 100 views?
Replying to @FBI
@FBI @FBIDirectorKash If you are seeing this and agree the NYPD is out of line please repost, report (at the links below) and tag the two above! Also feel free to steal this post to spread the word. “Zero good reasons to have them” is doing a lot of work in that sentence. You had a warrant. Cool. Then say what the warrant was for. Guns and cash showing up in a search does not automatically mean the owner had no right to them. “I don’t think you needed those” is not a charge. If this keeps showing up and it looks like they’re taking legally owned stuff then flexing about it, don’t just yell in the replies. Log it. FBI: tips.fbi.gov NY AG: ag.ny.gov/law-enforcement-mi… NYPD: nyc.gov/ccrb Warrant or not, that caption is the problem.
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Yup and Almaty finally updated! I actually paid for 5 items individually today just to test it out! Now I kind of feel dumb for wasting time…
Apple pay finally works at Walmart in Texas I added X money to Apple pay and I was able to pay with no physical card! I no longer have to carry my physical X Money card now 😎
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I think I got one he missed… I come in here to check my balance and get distracted by posts! Probably the biggest drawback to x money!
4%-6% APY beats all of my disappointments I guess 😎
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I hate saying this, but this request is so vague it actually comes across as a joke! They just described a large portion of high schoolers and asked for help finding them! I expect they get a ton of responses to the point it actually hurts! Also why you putting up a bunch of cameras for stuff like this if you are not going to use them? Stop wasting my tax dollars!
PHXPD is requesting help to locate a missing juvenile. Anyone who has seen this individual or has information, please contact police at 602-262-6151. Social media comments and direct messages are not a valid way to report information to police. Please call with any information.
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I keep seeing people surprised by X cash back so here are a few things that may help: 1. You can view your cash back, both life time and for the next payout. If you are on the iPhone app just lick your profile picture, click money then click on the digital card and it will give you totals! (If you are not on iPhone ask @grok for some instructions) 2. It is advertised as “unlimited” but if you read the terms and conditions they can cap it at any time. 3. There are some things that “do not qualify” this are listed as cash like transactions (cash withdrawals, money transfers and stuff like that), “investments” (it says collectibles, metals, jewelry and stuff like that), gambling/games (in theory steam should not work but has for me), “official” this section is kind of a at discretion section. Surprisingly firearms are not on that list! So next time you buy from @FirearmSystems go use your x money account and save some money! 4. It pays out weekly. So far I have only seen it pay out on Mondays! 5. I have over $70 cash back lifetime ! How much do you have?
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When you don’t actually support what you say but you just want more attention! Just rent me a Turo I will give you content!
Replying to @okcazure
I think it’s awesome and they better honor it. Just trying to spin up the crowd
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This fool think he was in his mother’s womb using adobe photoshop! Tell me you have old man syndrome!
Once again I am forced to buy a new version of adobe photoshop elements because MacOS is forcing me too. I don't need anything fancy I use it literally for editing YouTube thumbnails and I like that it's simple. But now I gotta drop another $100 to upgrade to a new version for no reason. It better let me generate giant AI dihhhs atleast. Do not tell me how another piece of software is better or is free. I have been using photoshop elements for longer than you have been alive. I like what I like.
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Nah this is all wrong! Needs officialmrgrouchy from TikTok! If you know you know. If you don’t… well that is on you go look him up!
When he ran over to dap dude I lost it 😭😭😭
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Electric scooters and teens don’t mix. I have watched two get hit be cars because they are not smart enough to look before wheeling out into traffic!
Electric scooter should be band for minors & high schoolers need at least an ID and a helmet. Don't bring politics to this. These kids can't control being off their phones. I said what I said. Point blank period! What are y'all teaching these kids. NOTHING APPARENTLY!!!!
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Bro!! I wish I had a roadster fund! Right now I have a Tesla fix fund which got emptied due to a cracked wheel or two!!
Please stop sending me money for a “Roadster fund”. I don’t know how much the Roadster is going to be but I know I can’t afford it 😂
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To the lady that tipped $35, thank you! You saved my night! To @ATT you are very close to seeing a lawsuit right now. I am tired of my line getting suspended because you apply payments to someone else’s account!
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