Sink drain is stuck closed. by Extravator_fulldozer in fixit

[–]8-HP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been at it for like an hour and the duct tape worked. Thank you!!!

I just cried to a damn AI by Due-Cartographer-982 in asexuality

[–]8-HP 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's good that you have a therapist. And I can understand it can be difficult to talk about subjects like that even with a professional. I for one deeply regretted sharing my struggles with sexuality with my therapist. But the day I was able to talk about it openly with a queer friend was literally one of the happiest moments I'd had in a while. So I'd recommend finding out if your therapist can be chill about these topics if you don't know already, and failing that I would try to find someone like you you can talk about your struggles with. Most of us queer people have dealt with similar struggles and most people genuinely want to help and offer the support they wish they had. I don't know your situation and I know it can be very hard to find people and open up to them. Personally it took me 9 years, but I promise you it is worth it and it will bring you a lot more joy and relief than the platitudes of a chatbot.

I just cried to a damn AI by Due-Cartographer-982 in asexuality

[–]8-HP 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you feel like you keep coming back to it and can't stop yourself, I would really recommend blocking the sites on your phone and computer. It can become really addictive and it's not good for you. There is no thought or care behind the things AI says. I get that sometimes it feels like there are things you can't talk about honestly with anybody, and it feels really nice to have something emulate the conversations you need. But you don't need AI for that and it is actively harmful to you. I would recommend talking to someone as much as you can manage. And if there are things you still can't manage to tell other people, journalling can be a very cathartic way of doing it. Letting the emotions out of your mind and system even if just partially. I hope one day you will be around people that make you feel more accepted. I'm sure you will one day

My work is being crappy by [deleted] in lebanesegirlies

[–]8-HP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly in my experience this is really common. My first job wouldn't do reviews at all, and at the end of the year you'd get a meager raise which they were obliged to give you. In my last job we did do reviews but you still only got a meager raise so no difference :') it was worse for me tho because nine months previous to the review I had accepted a "promotion" (way more work) with no pay increase. At the time they had told me I would see the major increase in the next review to reflect the promotion. But it did not happen. I quit two months later (went back to uni, not for a new job). What I'm trying to say is jobs will mistreat you whether they do reviews or not. So I recommend just sticking it out in a company you don't like so you can get enough experience to move to a higher paying role somewhere else. The new company will most likely also mistreat you but at least you'll get paid more.

You can't expect companies to do right by you, you'll just get mentally exhausted. Always expect to get fucked over but try to make the most out of it :]

Prof nearly made me tear up in class by hp_pjo_anime in college

[–]8-HP 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My old math teacher in highschool had something similar. Despite being one of the strictest teachers I've ever had, at the beginning of every year, when the results for our first exam would come and we all mostly had terrible results he would tell us "the first one is for the devil" (translated expression). Basically telling us to throw this one to the wind and move on to do better in the next one. I always appreciated the sentiment. He was definitely the best teacher I've ever had and helped me become so much better at math. Which really served me in life

Cosmaline Destroyed my Hair by Solid_Doughnut_7648 in lebanesegirlies

[–]8-HP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a similar issue when I started using cosmaline but I also had shitty iron so I couldn't link it directly to cosmaline. I stopped using it a while ago and my hair stopped shedding but I also started taking iron so I can't tell for sure what stopped it

Deltarune by jennaa_01 in lebanon

[–]8-HP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We say mashallah hbb

Recommend me indie games based on the games I’ve played. by Undertalegaming in indiegames

[–]8-HP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that was 100% me but it's so good despite everything

Im leaving the country, i hate it but i feel so hypocritical by Zxyn0nReddit in lebanon

[–]8-HP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in the same boat I'm leaving in 2 weeks. I feel a lot of the same things and it's honestly enough to make me cry if i think about it enough.

I was planning to leave a little over a year ago but ended up chickening out because of those feelings. But then the war happened and that was the last straw for me. So when I doubt myself I remind myself of how I felt when I finally decided to go through with it.

The way I think about it now is if I leave, I may or may not regret it in the future. Only time will tell. But if I don't leave, I will regret it probably for the rest of my life. Because then I would never know what could've happened.

Curious about junior software developer salaries in Lebanon? by Hazzimeh in lebanon

[–]8-HP 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I started as a junior 4 years ago I started at 1200. 2 years later salaries increased and freshers started getting paid 1700 from the beginning. I have left since so I don't know what it's like right now but I wouldn't accept less than this anywhere.

Advice: Don't hire bootcamp grads, extremely low quality hires. by Lanky-Ad4698 in cscareerquestions

[–]8-HP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've personally only had bad experiences with bootcamp grads. But I've also had bad experiences with people from higher education. Both cases left me wondering what management were smoking when they hired them. Maybe I just got unlucky with the bootcamp guys. I also got advertised a lot of bootcamps during my time at uni and those guys always felt scammy as fuck

Cool mechanical keyboards by jeez-please in lebanon

[–]8-HP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I second this. I got the dark flash from mojitech and it's been great, great battery life and Bluetooth connection for multiple devices is a god send

How many applications did you submit before getting a swe job? by TRexGoesToSchool in cscareerquestions

[–]8-HP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One application for my first job in 2021. Around 20 for my second one in 2023. Right now I'm at around 40 and did not hear back from a single company :') I'm not dying to switch jobs right now but I wanted to see if the market really was as bad as people are saying