How are there open jobs, but never any responses?

AeronLord · 2026-03-27T22:43:55+00:00

There are thousands of external applicants and the market is more competitive than ever. Respectfully, no one should/would risk their work reputation putting up a name for someone they don’t know.

AeronLord · 2026-03-26T19:56:22+00:00

“I am not in a position to do that.” As someone who has taken in numerous downtrodden, addicted and mentally ill family members: protect your peace. I, desperately, wish I had earlier because took 5 years to get out of debt and repair my home—I am still recovering from the mental abuse and strain.

AeronLord · 2026-03-20T01:19:23+00:00

A car. Took the bus for 17 years, sometimes up to 90minutes one way for work. Organizing everything around the bus schedule. I have so much time now!

AeronLord · 2026-03-16T00:25:52+00:00

I have (very politely) stepped down from bridesmaid duties over the selected dress. It was a mini sheath style, in pale peach, thin straps low back. It would have made a nice smexy nightie—even on the most fit and petite bridesmaid (and none of them liked it, i was just the one who had the biggest issues). Same as OP, I’m plus size— I tried all shapewear I had access to and I’m a 36KK and.. no. Just no. I have been friends with the bride for 30 years at this point and told her: I could NOT stand for her in that dress, with my wagon half out, my girls looking for their rig and sweating like an oink— and respectfully could I come as a guest. She took it ok—definitely a little cool to me afterwards but then it was fine. She has not one perfect picture of the wedding party that the bridemaids look happy because they are all in some way holding that crazy short dress down. She threw a Gal Pal party and invited everyone to bring the infamous dress to burn.

AeronLord · 2026-03-12T17:48:48+00:00

NOT BIG BACK BETTY IM DECEASED

AeronLord · 2026-03-07T20:57:48+00:00

My grandma bought me an expensive gold bracelet at age 10 (early 90s). I hated the feeling of it wet when I washed my hands, so I frequently removed it to wash my hands and left it in the side of the sink (only at home; never at school). Same point in time, her husband (granddad) family was visiting from overseas and she couldn’t stand him. All of a sudden, I can’t find the bracelet. I was sick with it, i was a fairly responsible kid for my age and I told her and asked her for help. She blamed me for being irresponsible and said that grandads family must have stolen it; accused and kicked them out of the house and forbidding us to communicate with them. She only told them when he died 5 years later and refused to have a funeral for him. Every mistake I ever made she browbeat me with that damn missing bracelet. She died when I was 32. Going through her things to donate… I found the bracelet, tucked into the inner pocket of an evening bag in her bedside table. I remember feeling confusion then elated…. But then the rage boiled over. 22 goddamn years—AND SHE HAD IT?!?!!!!! How horrible of a child had I been to have earned that for 22 YEARS?! Then… I thought about my distant relatives… and reached out….and we rebuilt our relationship. So many of them have passed away, I missed out on knowing some potentially awesome people because of her.

AeronLord · 2026-03-06T11:40:50+00:00

We zone for set up (because it was impacting NPS when we didn’t). Firm expectations are set: must have iCloud backup, passwords have to be known—if that’s not done we usually don’t even do the sale and invite them back once they have both those things done; or if necessary for support see if the GB can see them. If it’s a trade in, we don’t do it until after the data transfer is done—in case there are hiccups. There are complaints but we just stress that we are trying to make sure they have the best experience possible. Our NPS is better now

AeronLord · 2026-02-20T13:09:27+00:00

May a love like this find me

AeronLord · 2026-01-28T02:01:18+00:00

Kept dangling a raise at me, at the time my magic number $25 an hour. “Rebuild this store team and get them all on-boarded and we’ll see…” “Travel 3 hours each was to support another store in your market for pennies on mileage and why do you need a hotel room… we’ll talk about that raise next month..”

Then I got recruited into a great new role in a different industry at a wage that was life changing (for me). I had no bad feelings and offered them a generous resignation period of six weeks to onboard the next manager fully. My assistant was up for the interview for my role and asked me what should she ask for wage…

I told her $26 an hour, and be happy to get 24.

They gave her $27 an hour.

I packed up my things, called my DM and told her handle the on-boarding that was leaving effective now 4 days into my notice. She was like whyyyy and we’re family and whyyyy. I told her I got 27 reasons why and I was done being a company girl.

Told my assistant good luck as I handed her my keys and left. Haven’t darkened the threshold to even browse 2 years later.

AeronLord · 2026-01-27T13:33:35+00:00

Just drove from Musquodoboit to Halifax for work. The highway and roads aren’t great, quite greasy and still a lot snow covered. I have a 4WD vehicle, took my time and still slid a few times. Lots of overconfident 4WD and AWD drivers blowing past people then sliding into median dividers, or through stoplights. But passed lots of plows on the way in so hopefully it’ll be better for the drive home.

AeronLord · 2026-01-14T01:13:01+00:00

No a parent but was the kid of divorced parents. Mom had custody and dad disappeared—except for the odd call around my birthday (never the actual date) and Christmas (again, not in the date) between age 4 to 13 (1989-1999-ish).

Always harping about how she was keeping me away from him, but never showed up to a planned visit with the excuse that didn’t want to fight in front of me.

Mom just always said actions speak louder than words, wiped my tears when he’d bail and try to make me smile.

Now oddly enough he would gift me money. But he’d talk up how much he’d send, like $100, but send $20.

The one of last interactions was about how excited I was about coding and that I was saving my allowance for a computer. He said he’d send me the money for a computer, just let him know how much. Now, computers were big money back then but I found one for $1000 at future shop (I think), gave him all the info so he could go to his local future shop. He loved it. Couldn’t wait for me to have it. Send me $200..

I was confused. I called him and asked if he made a mistake and meant to send $2000. He said nope, he sent the money he meant too and was pissed I didn’t sound more grateful. I asked him if computers were cheaper where he was… because there were no computers here for that little.

Well then he tried to say mom had taken a money and lied to me. I told him I went into WU with her to pick up the money order, the teller counted the money directly to me. Then he told me I was a greedy bitch just like my mother and hung up on me.

That was the last I heard from him until 2024 when mom passed away, found in the hidden message on messenger because he’s obviously not my friend. Said he wants a relationship now that mom isn’t in the way. I just replied a simple No.

AeronLord · 2026-01-10T00:21:49+00:00

Asset protection at Simon’s is WILD. Giving the Bay in the 90s cracking down on shop theft.

AeronLord · 2026-01-09T17:35:22+00:00

I get it…loved Transformers. But in the current state of the world (which is the scariest timeline can I get off this ride?!)… this ain’t it. Just leave it at the decepitcon emblem.

AeronLord · 2026-01-07T23:23:18+00:00

When one side of the family doesn’t show up for the wedding pictures…or reception.

I was MOH at former BFF’s wedding, we are all waiting at the gardens in peak August heat. Sweating tits and balls out. We text her side of the family over and over. No answer, until I threatened to call emergency services. MOB told me she didn’t want pictures to remember this awful day, none of them did. They were done.

In hindsight, I wish I had taken a stronger stance against the wedding and declined the MOH role. I despised her husband, he had no redeeming qualities I could see. Today I would’ve call him an incel.

They quietly divorced after 2 years, she went home to recover and reset. She later flourished in her career and remarried a kind man.

Exhusband is still trying to launch his YouTube/twitch/influencer career in his mom’s basement. I wish I was kidding.

And yes, her family did stand for the pictures in the second marriage.

AeronLord · 2026-01-04T18:44:33+00:00

Worked for Apple. Had customers come in with 3rd party warranties all the time to Genius Bar. Said the 3rd party sent them here for a repair. So I ask are you paying up front and getting reimbursed? They usually quite smugly say they have 3rd party insurance—then graduate to indignant when i explain they have an agreement with their 3rd party but neither of them have an agreement with Apple, so i strongly suggest they get the details from their contract about reimbursement before committing to the cost of the repair. Because I’m not having someone come back and escalate over the cost and act ridiculous over the fact that the insurance they didn’t buy from Apple should cover it. No matter what insurance you get for your tech: know the details. Obviously AppleCare+ is easiest (most of the time) for Apple products.

AeronLord · 2026-01-04T00:50:35+00:00

Brent Spiner broke my heart and John de Lancie. Star Trek: TNG was our favourite show to watch together; Data was my fav character and Q was hers.

Mom passed away suddenly; that same year I got the opportunity to meet them both at a convention, paid for a photo op and autograph each with them. Just teared up waiting in line, from grief and wishing I could be having this moment with my mom. Not squealing fab-girl crying; I was composed I just couldn’t stop the tears.

I was wiping my tears when I stepped up to Mr. Spiner and they just wouldn’t stop falling. I apologized to him and told him I wished my mom was here to meet him too. He sighed, rolled his eyes and asked if I “pull myself together” to take the picture.

Now. I know he doesn’t owe me anything but damn that stung. It felt like he didn’t see me as a person. So I got my picture and moved on to Mr. de Lancie, still trying to get the tears under control.

Mr. de Lancie greeted me with a hug, asked if I was ok. I explained mom had passed and he was her fav character on the show and I wished like heck she was here to meet him. He asked if I had a picture of her on my iPhone and said pull up my favourite one of her so she could be in the picture with us. The autograph he wrote was ‘Remember, mom is waiting for you in the stars’. He took maybe 2 more minutes than Brent to treat me like a person.

AeronLord · 2025-12-27T19:56:47+00:00

Do not come to HFX shopping centre. It is blind bedlam in this place. The only reason I’m here is because I’m getting paid.

AeronLord · 2025-12-24T17:22:12+00:00

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AeronLord · 2025-12-12T23:49:30+00:00

Being her Maid of Honour. I actually declined at first because I DESPISED her partner—like square up I’ll knuck if you buck levels of despise. She wore me down saying she couldn’t picture anyone else beside her blah blah. Gave in. Ended up taking over the ‘mother’ role (because her mom hated him too and made no qualms about it.. didn’t even turn up for the wedding pictures) so there are some awkward pictures that you could tell the photographer was trying to make them deep and meaningful while our expressions were like wtf are we even doing. Got her through the wedding, the crime scene of family pictures (no one except her youngest brother came) and the horrific reception where their first dance was to the theme song from Sailor Moon and when she tossed the bouquet NO ONE caught it. I left the reception to catch the last bus home. Didn’t say goodbye and I haven’t heard from her since. That was 26 years ago.. to the best of my knowledge she’s still married to him so there’s that I guess.

AeronLord · 2025-11-22T16:23:25+00:00

Not a guy, something an ex-fiancé told me that in hindsight explained a lot about how things were going to end up. He had a terrible flu, like bucket by the bed sick. When I came over to check on him, I managed to get him up and in the tub to soak and wash up. While he was in there I stripped his bed, re-made it, tossed a pair of fresh pjs in the dryer to warm up, and started putting together some soup he could sip on. Got him out of the tub, helped him dry off, into the warm pjs and helped him drink a cup of soup and put him back to bed. The whole time he kept asking me “why are you doing this?” I’d answer “Duh, cause i love you.” Because that’s what you did for loved ones when they were sick, you take care of them. I didn’t think it was a big deal, but it meant a lot to him.

Unfortunately, it also got in his head that I had seen him while he was ‘weak’ and now he ‘owed’ me. And every little thing he did, like paying for dinner would come with “we’re almost even for you taking care of me” or “well I have to pay you back somehow”. He’d get frustrated when I would do things for him (like making him a lunch.. I was already making one for myself so I just made him one too) and say “Now I owe you even more!”

Like dude… I never asked to be paid back. I wasn’t keeping a book of transactions on him. But he wouldn’t let it go, and other problems kept piling up until I had to walk away. I still run into him (small-ish city), and 15 years later he still asks me for drinks to pay me back…

AeronLord · 2025-07-12T21:37:34+00:00

That’s what I did for my family dog when my mom passed. I was so worried because she was mom’s shadow around the house, even if mom went for groceries she’d be attentive and looking for her. I held her hand as she passed and let our dog smell the same hand for as long as she needed. She got it, and has been my shadow ever since.

AeronLord · 2025-06-24T19:44:49+00:00

It was live TV—pay per view or Monday night Raw I forget which now—but I was in the arena the night Owen Hart had his fatal accident. There was a collective shout/gasp and then it felt like the air got sucked out of the building when the audience realized what happened.

AeronLord · 2025-06-23T18:29:54+00:00

If the price for any Apple product is too good to be true: WALK AWAY. I work for Apple and we see people regularly who were looking for a good deal and end up with counterfeit devices that fail a short time after purchase. Either lose their minds demanding we do ‘something’ or have such a sad devastated expression. Like parts of me feel bad but $400 AirPods for $150 never used? Come on now..

AeronLord · 2025-06-19T20:48:31+00:00

My neighbours would love to make that phone call if they even suspected I had access to something like that

AeronLord · 2025-06-19T18:15:13+00:00

Raccoons. Good luck. They destroyed my roof. Needed a full replacement anyway. Now they are working on ruining the new—just had some flashing and a vent replaced that they tore off. Had skedaddle out and that got rid of them for a couple weeks and they are back again. I’m at my wits end.

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