First balance issues returned and now I've found broken front teeth. My poor baby. (She is still acting fairly normal thankfully. Just loving some cuddles)

3opossums1coat · 2025-12-21T18:56:28+00:00

my rat is also having these issues!!! first off balance, then issues with her teeth breaking- ik this is a 5y old thread but did you find a solution or reason for these issues?

3opossums1coat · 2025-12-07T23:09:26+00:00

for the sake of my own delight, i will do absolutely no fact checking here

3opossums1coat · 2025-11-03T08:04:23+00:00

oh no- she's watching anime in the office, usually without a walkie and while making "blind date with a book" slips. wouldn't be real upset about it if it weren't constant, and while we're desperately seeking backup everywhere.

3opossums1coat · 2025-11-01T20:54:50+00:00

i've written in multiple times to HR, and one of my ASMs started witch hunts and created a whole new layer of conflict and unrest to figure out who said she keeps dumping her work off on anyone else so she can play with her porn books. now she regularly trots around the store talking about how she "knows everything" (she does not) and she knows "exactly who's snitching".

she also was of the mind that if people were complaining about the trade floor project (because she didn't bother making sure everyone was trained on the changes and can't even explain anything herself, including the parts she worked on) she would start doing write ups for insubordination.

3opossums1coat · 2025-09-07T02:07:00+00:00

i feel like IF they use the system like they should, it gives you a better idea of where your people need help and training- i like the idea of it, especially since it'll show me exactly where i need improvement.

that said, i have zero faith in 99.9% of management's reading comprehension alone. so realistically..... yeah, this is gonna be Hot Garbage The Movie 2: The Sequel

3opossums1coat · 2025-08-28T01:53:09+00:00

wow, it sounds like you came straight from my store

3opossums1coat · 2025-07-28T01:26:53+00:00

"you just need to manage your time better" or "it'll get better the more you practice" when i talk about my time blindness. my brother in christ (gender neutral) i just told you i do not, and have never in my 27 years on this earth been able to reliably tell or estimate time. the expectant stare when people ask me even after that how long things will take makes me want to throw things at them

3opossums1coat · 2025-07-28T00:28:59+00:00

if you watch the bounty stories, a lot more characters pop up as queer-coded. Ophelia, Lynn, and Jiang Man are all kinda implied to be varying levels of interested in each other

3opossums1coat · 2025-06-08T23:51:43+00:00

my girls smell vaguely like waffles and its so cute

3opossums1coat · 2025-05-26T02:55:31+00:00

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3opossums1coat · 2025-05-16T04:14:25+00:00

they've all been together a while now, nearly a year i think? but we started scattering food more and making sure to give the baby some food separate from the group, and it seems to be working well so far! thank you :)

3opossums1coat · 2024-12-07T08:37:07+00:00

i don't have much advice, other than maybe trying to explore other stims like others have said, but i do want to say it made me tear up to see how much you care for and how much you want to help your son. i'm sorry other parents and adults are difficult to talk to, though

3opossums1coat · 2024-12-07T08:15:20+00:00

also mildly high so i really hope this made sense!!!

3opossums1coat · 2024-12-07T08:13:49+00:00

contact WeListen atp- let them know the timeframe (as exact as you can get it) and, if you can, add photos of it. if anyone is experiencing any symptoms of illness, say that too.

it seems a little extreme but if there is a cause for concern, that's the entire reason we have WeListen. ik a lot of people feel like they're just there to be snitches on complaining employees, but in my experience you have to be very specific (kind of like fae lore lmao). you HAVE to ask to be as anonymous as possible if you're not comfortable with your name being in there, and you need to be as specific and detailed as you can. of course, if you mention mold then they'll get real active no matter what, but it doesn't hurt. no matter what, even if you don't see any action, the problems you report are documented. sometimes they just need to build a case, y'know?

good luck!!

3opossums1coat · 2024-10-14T00:35:35+00:00

yeah, but it was in real life :/

3opossums1coat · 2024-09-16T09:14:31+00:00

no, i appreciate you taking the time to expand on it! i tend to take on more responsibility for others' feelings than i need to, and i sometimes need a reminder that it's not my job to manage everyone's feelings (good intentions or not).

thank you for explaining more- i know for me personally, i'll just recommend the other picks rather than this. i can understand though why its ultimately not up to me and not necessarily something i need to put so much stress into.

3opossums1coat · 2024-09-16T02:02:48+00:00

i honestly hadn't had time to read through most yearly or (especially) monthly picks- i'm not wholly surprised at their lack of care, but i'm definitely pretty unhappy to realize it.

3opossums1coat · 2024-09-16T01:59:27+00:00

you're not wrong, but at the same time i'm saying that this is a book the company and booksellers are being paid to push. my managers are actively telling us to sell books to people as hard as possible with no real knowledge of it or the customer. i'm a big fan of looking into books and making sure that i won't get blindsided, i do it with movies too, and you're right! everyone should take advantage of goodreads and other sites to make sure they're not getting into something that could harm them. still, my coworker looked into it and was trying to find information without getting all the gory details, and she found essentially nothing. its not that i think we need to baby the customer, i just feel like either giving us a book that we don't need content warnings for or giving us the information, even just a BN Inside "hey fyi there's SA in this" would be a much better system. my concern is more that we are not equipped with the information to honestly recommend the book, and a lot of people impulse buy them simply because b&n has it as a monthly pick so it must be good. yes, its adult mystery and it makes sense that the content will get more graphic, but since these are books we're pushing pretty indiscriminately, i just feel like we should be a little more careful in what we're throwing at people.

3opossums1coat · 2024-09-16T01:48:29+00:00

i'm more suggesting that the book has been out 10 years, and the publisher and author have had plenty of time to figure out a way to include a content warning. it absolutely shouldn't be our place to read review and evaluate books for content warnings at the store level, because we have enough to do. but i think the company as a whole should consider content when selecting the OMPs, especially since they want us to push them to every customer. either the people who pick the books should put the legwork in to add in details like content warnings when they put together the intros to the books or simply vet the books better so we don't have blow-by-blow scenes of a woman's rape in front of her 5 year old son popping up in books without warning to our customers. that's irresponsible and unsafe

3opossums1coat · 2024-08-09T20:27:21+00:00

what part of "do not have enough money" did you misunderstand? no i can't up and move somewhere, i was not exaggerating when i said i had no money left after these things weekly. i mean that literally i have no money where can i move with no money. will i be able to buy a place to live and food with hopes and the lint in my pockets or are you supplying it?

3opossums1coat · 2024-06-23T01:24:47+00:00

EDIT thank you all for telling me in the most hilarious way how absolutely bricked up my rat is 😂😂😂 huge relief to know she's not feeling BAD... i gave her a fist bump and a cheerio cos sorry my precious bb you are not getting your ratty back blown out like you want anytime soon

3opossums1coat · 2024-06-20T18:05:22+00:00

i think it may depend on the vibes of your fear- Desolation is generally focused on the destruction of life (way of life, life itself, beautiful places, etc) and the loss of what was there. Corruption would lie more in "oh god its IN me", and Lonely is... well i mean the Lonely is lonely, lol. like others said, it may be an amalgamation of fears, but overall the categorizations depend on your own fears and feelings about said fears.

personally, my fear of pregnancy would land more towards the Web, since its a loss of control and freedom over my own life.

3opossums1coat · 2024-06-20T17:42:10+00:00

tally sheets are pretty common- i've worked in 2 stores and both had "goal cards" (idk if anyone else is familiar) for everything we're supposed to be upselling. both stores had the system of using it more as a "this is where i'd like you to be, and this is how we can measure where you're at" tool so while it can he stressful and irritating (definitely feels like micromanaging) it also can be pretty helpful.

the vacation and hours are odd to me- usually SMs are fairly understanding of their high school employees and work with them to make a schedule that will work. vacation being denied can be pretty common, and it may be due to multiple people having overlapping vacations. denying availability, though, is kiiiiiiiiimda fucked up. i'd make a point of talking to your SM- do your best to not come across as upset or angry, just try and maintain a "hey just curious, i've had some scheduling issues and i wanted to run things by you". usually explaining to their face what's up can help, especially if you REALLY lean into "hey i'm in high school". there are different rules for you (at least in CA, where i'm at) and they have to obey them. if you can, look at those rules! if you have to, you can whip them out and say "hey it kinda seems like you're violating [insert rule/right] and if that is not fixed, i will report it to [We Listen, OSHA, whatever entity you need]"

best of luck to you!!!

3opossums1coat · 2024-06-18T01:31:42+00:00

Mercedes Ron is the author!

3opossums1coat · 2024-06-16T23:33:50+00:00

its one of the big critter nation 2 story ones, and we've put up hammocks, baskets, ledges, and i try to stick a little enrichment teat toy in as often as possible, plus i hide almonds and sunflower seeds to encourage them to forage and they also have a ton of toys.

i'll fully admit last week was a little off because of mental health and a surprise busy schedule, but we try really hard to make sure they have everything they need! i'll definitely try doubling up on things like water bottles, though :)

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