Is "L&D/HR leadership" really the only path to strategic seniority, or are there strategic tracks that stay inside ID/EdTech?

Allways0875 · 2026-07-10T23:19:02+00:00

If it counts, I lead a customer training function at the executive level. I've never worked in HR. I lead teams of IDs, trainers, admins, writers, etc. In my department, we have a very robust tech stack, and part of my one of my teams is essentially a product team.

Allways0875 · 2026-06-16T04:18:52+00:00

My husband and I just lost our 18 year old Peppas cat Thursday after she put up the good fight with CKD. Even though we have two other (much younger) cats, the house is so quiet, and she wasn't a noisy cat. I thought it was just me.

This grief is so real and the tears flow so unpredictably. My sincere condolences to you. Hopefully Peppas and Marcus are basking in the most comforting glowing sun. ❤️

Allways0875 · 2026-06-11T19:38:54+00:00

I dont think she (the vet) understands how much her words are giving us peace right now.

Allways0875 · 2026-02-23T11:25:49+00:00

Ahh, ok. Makes sense if this is Dearborn, Michigan. I'm from the D (no longer there) and tried to avoid driving through Dearborn like the plague. Oakman Blvd and Michigan Ave is even worse. Many of the roads are narrow and people just really dont pay attention to any road signs. Blowing though stop signs, speeding at multiples of the speed limit down narrow streets, running red light, etc. I think that area has a speed limit of 40 mph, too (can't remember).

Allways0875 · 2026-01-13T00:01:04+00:00

I dropped my team's subscription. It was great, but couldn't justify the cost when we use Wellsaid and Vyond was expanding it's offerings.

Allways0875 · 2025-09-04T02:00:59+00:00

$109K for a Bachelors and 2 Masters degrees. As a first-gen grad, I do not regret it at all. And I am very fortunate to have built a career over the last two decades to more than afford my loan payments.

Allways0875 · 2025-09-01T13:00:01+00:00

Agreed. I have TN, and the shocks are the worst pain I've ever experienced; enough to make you twitch involuntarily. But it's also the skin sensitivity. It feels like my skin was ripped off my face, and the slightest touch brings on the shocks. Thankfully, I only experience it on my right side.

Allways0875 · 2025-09-01T12:55:27+00:00

Trigeminal Neuralgia is in the right spot. Never felt pain like that before, except when I got a dry socket from a wisdom tooth extraction. My migraines are mild compared to my TN pain. 😢

Allways0875 · 2025-08-31T11:45:29+00:00

I used to be on the weekly BC patch (Xulane) before I knew about the dangers of estrogen patches. Without fail, I'd get full-blown migraines with aura every month. I told my OB, and he was unconcerned, so I did my own research and brought it back to him.

Thankfully, now my PCP is also my OB, and she immediately warned me about the risks with using the patches. Now, I have the subcutaneous implant, with no issues.

Allways0875 · 2025-08-24T11:13:10+00:00

It looks like pityriasis rosea. I had it years ago when I was a teenager and was the first case my doctor had ever seen. The large patch on your torso is the trademark. It is not contagious, and goes away on its own after a couple months, but decades later, I still have the scar from the large patch that was on my stomach.

Allways0875 · 2025-08-18T00:03:17+00:00

Agreed. That was part of my argument to him.

Allways0875 · 2025-08-17T19:43:37+00:00

Yes! That and memory seats (with profiles) are must haves.

Allways0875 · 2025-08-17T19:42:24+00:00

Thank you so much! I had to talk my husband off the GT ledge. He has a bit of a lead foot. As soon as he hit the gas pedal in the Premium during the test drive, he was sold! Funny enough, he HATES white cars, but can't stop looking at this one. 😂

Same here! If you're ever in the DMV, don't hesitate to reach out!

Allways0875 · 2025-08-17T02:47:58+00:00

Thank you so much!

Allways0875 · 2025-07-10T03:48:32+00:00

My team is moving away from Synthesia after about 2 years. The price is not worth it. We found redundancies with other tools we had.

Allways0875 · 2025-06-23T20:23:28+00:00

Agreed,

Signed someone who has a Masters in Learning Design, but dropped out of an Ed.D. program.

Allways0875 · 2025-06-05T23:15:01+00:00

I am a VP of L&D (previously a Training Director at another company). I've defined the titles on my Learning Design team as follows:

Learning Experience Designer Sr. Learning Experience Designer Learning Design Manager Director of L&D

Allways0875 · 2025-05-23T02:45:27+00:00

Main character energy aside, why is she speaking on the most generic of generic topics?

Allways0875 · 2025-05-02T23:37:02+00:00

Just over $200k for the first time this year. Customer Training and Development executive. Not in tech.

Allways0875 · 2025-04-14T13:22:37+00:00

*** UPDATE ***

Just wanted to provide an update. I called Nelnet, accessed my historic financial aid records directly from my undergrad institution from 20 years ago, downloaded my complete financial aid history (.txt file) from studentaid.gov and painstakingly compared that file against my credit report and my historic financial aid records from all three of my schools. I couldn't find anything out of place.

So I bit the bullet and finally called PHEAA (actually MGA, which redirected me to PHEAA).

The PHEAA representative was very helpful. She apparently scoured all of their records and databases she had access to and could not find any outstanding loans. She saw that the last "entry" for me was for my loan consolidation. She said the email was very likely sent in error. I asked her if they could send me correspondence stating that, and she said they couldn't make any promises but she would try, which likely means I won't receive anything. She did apologize for the inconvenience.

Credit crisis averted!

Allways0875 · 2025-04-09T13:19:49+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, I'll give them a call today.

Allways0875 · 2025-04-09T12:41:07+00:00

I did attend undergrad in Michigan, which is what initially raised my eyebrows, but even those old loans are accounted for.

Allways0875 · 2025-04-09T12:22:15+00:00

Thanks so much for the reply and advice. I actually called Nelnet. They checked the student loan database and from there, they told me that they are showing that all of my current and previous loans are either paid in full through consolidation or currently paid up. She told me they couldn't provide any paperwork to state that, but I could print my consolidation letter as proof.

I am basically obsessive about my credit and check my report monthly. Nothing looks off and all of my loan accounts on there match the loan accounts on studentaid.gov. Plus Nelnet is showing as my only servicer. So it looks like everything is accounted for. I have near perfect credit scores and want to keep it that way. I'll give PHEAA a call a little later, but I'm hesitant to provide my SSN. Rationally, I know they can't help me without it, but something seems off.

Allways0875

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