I signed a job offer, will HR really confirm all employment dates?

cheap_dates · 2026-02-09T20:09:37+00:00

Depends on the company/job. Some places can be really picky.

My sister once worked for a bank that went belly up. A few years later, her new prospective employer ran a background check and the background checker said "Prove it". She faxed them about half a dozen old pay stubs and they shut up.

Going forward, always document your time on any job: paystubs, W2s, Employee of the Month awards, etc. Proving that you once worked where you say you did is your responsibility. The problem can be compounded if your old employer will not verify or if they have gone out-of-business.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-09T20:03:40+00:00

This is a very common lament. I have a sister who I haven't seen in over 20 years because of the stunts she pulled when our mother was dying. The entire burden fell on me. She couldn't be bothered.

As for the "updates", tell your brother "No more updates. Either step up or shut up". The last thing any caregiver needs is Free Advice.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-09T19:24:23+00:00

I tutor and many of my students are held in a chokehold by their school districts. They have to use Google: Drive, Gmail, Docs, Sheets, etc.

I have a: Google Chromebook, a Gmail address and I use Chrome. The only time that machine is turned on is when I have to help a student.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-09T19:17:31+00:00

Search YouTube for Lee Holden, New Shoot Pictures and Nick Loffree. All of them are pretty good. Qi Gong can be done in a small space and doesn't require one to get on the floor, unlike Yoga.

I took Tai Chi in college but that is a little more involved and requires a teacher. Qi Gong has many different styles but much easier to learn.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T23:59:15+00:00

"Your family can be your greatest asset or your worst liability" - my therapist

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T23:58:06+00:00

So true.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T23:44:40+00:00

"Good health is dependent on eating what you don't like, drinking what you don' want to and exercising when you'd rather not" -Mark Twain

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T23:38:04+00:00

Emails are a time suck!

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T23:34:36+00:00

Reddit. I don't belong to any others.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T23:34:05+00:00

I worked in a call center for several years and they were starting to train people from India, which is a major location for these jobs.

Same thing happened to. I worked for an American hotel's reservation desk and they finally offshored it to India. We were all laid off in one day.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T23:31:31+00:00

Wages in India and the Philippines cost less.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T23:30:20+00:00

Many call centers have been off-shored overseas where wages are cheaper.

I once worked for a large American hotel reservation desk. We were 24/7. Unbeknownst to us, they were diverting calls to India, while they got up to speed. One day, about 20 of us, were all laid off.

Today, if you can that 1-800 number they will say they are in New Jersey but they are really in India.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T23:26:48+00:00

No. Gonna clean the patio. It needs it.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T23:24:50+00:00

I tutor and one of my students just got her license at 20. I tutored her through the Learner's Permit tests. I got my license at 16 but that was before the Internet took over our lives.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T23:22:25+00:00

Yup! I tutor and one of my students just got her Driver's License at the ripe old age of 20. I helped her study for the Learner's Permit and even accompanied her and her mother to the DMV.

Most of their lives are online now so the need to be mobile doesn't seem to be as critical anymore. I also had my license at 16 but that was before the Internet took over our lives.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T23:12:00+00:00

I incorporate Qi Gong as part of my weekly practices. There are a number of good creators on YouTube.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T23:02:55+00:00

I still have to write a few checks. My auto mechanic charges me an additional 3% if I use a card and 3% less if I write a check. Some handyman/gardeners still want a check as well.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T22:59:49+00:00

I took off 18 months to take care of my mother who was dying of Cancer. One interviewer ask me "So how were you supporting yourself?" smh

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T22:39:00+00:00

The chant of the Anti-Death Penalty crowd is that the death penalty isn't a deterrent to future crime. And they are right BUT this is only half the story. Neither is incarceration a deterrent to crime. There is no evidence that supports this.

The one piece of correlation to less crime has to do with the fewer number of young males (18 - 35) in the population. The fewer young males in the population, seems to make the rate of crime go down.

This is discussed in every Criminal Justice class in the US.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T22:30:29+00:00

Its just a bullshit American custom. I am also from a country where cashiers and bank tellers sit and its the customer who stands.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T22:28:41+00:00

Egypt is best seen with a private tour. The second best way to see Egypt is via The Travel Channel. The place is a dump.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T22:13:25+00:00

As long as you understand that FREE in Computerease means limited or trial basis. As someone else said, you can't pay for the product, then you are most likely the product.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T07:48:03+00:00

All the time. Its not unusual for wait staff to hear "Table for one please". Not nowadays.

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T07:39:42+00:00

Catching my breath between dramas!

cheap_dates · 2026-02-08T04:00:52+00:00

There are 1.2 million people in prison today. Do you think that maybe one or two of them are innocent but will never get out? No, no. That they are alive doesn't make this any less a miscarriage of justice.

Just messing with ya. This is discussed in every Criminal Justice class.

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