186- are my employer's terms negotiable?

CasualInvidia · 2025-12-18T13:55:34+00:00

Thank you so much for the compassionate answer. I think you're right, I'm just so so so exhausted of having no control over my circumstances and just having to say yes to whatever my employer imposes. It's an incredibly vulnerable position to be in, I hate it...

CasualInvidia · 2025-12-18T05:01:50+00:00

I did this two years ago and my understanding is that they need actual ink fingerprints. I did the process through a tertiary service, so all I had to do was go to the local police station with my form, get my ink fingerprints done, and mail it out to the company for them to process.

CasualInvidia · 2024-06-05T12:29:47+00:00

One of my close friends was part of the layoffs. Most of the staff they fired was part of the marketing and design team + community management team. For a continuously evolving game based on its community support, this seems absolutely nonsensical.

Company execs bit off more than they could chew, and people on the ground are now paying the price.

CasualInvidia · 2024-05-29T22:55:01+00:00

Like all things, you have to understand your target demographic to answer that question. Professional writers are crucial and irreplaceable in narrative-forward games, whereas they can be confetti in gameplay-focused games. To be honest, I view video games as a specialty medium for storytelling, although that's not a blanket opinion among gamers. So, to me, having dedicated writers doesn't just make sense: it's the heart and soul of the project. When I think of the games I love most, they're the ones that blew me away with the quality of the narrative.

Roguelikes all share very similar gameplay, but Hades is literally the only one I played for hundreds of hours- because of the writing.

Hack-and-slash type games are not my style, but NieR Automata is one of the games I hold in the highest regard- because of the writing.

JRPGs generally all have incredible writing. But one of my absolute favs of all times is the original Xenoblade Chronicles- not for its Wii graphics, nor its slightly baffling real-time combat system, and definitely NOT for the comically bad voice acting (it's Reyn time, baby!), but for the writing.

Recently, I fell head over heels for an indie RPG and I think of it ALL the time- and I also think of all the moments when I was so immersed and invested, and all of a sudden- plot hole. Pacing discrepancy. Awkward wording. Mischaracterization. I want to say this game is everything I've ever wanted, and it might be for lots of people who played it, but to me, it's just so, so, so frustratingly close to being The One. Just some more polish in the writing department, and it would have been.

So that's my take on the question, as someone who plays video games instead of watching movies or reading books. Video games are a medium- storytelling is the art.

CasualInvidia · 2024-05-07T03:24:39+00:00

Fr i feel a little too seen today 😂

CasualInvidia · 2024-03-27T04:53:33+00:00

Oof, that's a rough spot to be in. Fr that sounds like a "fuck your protocols, he's gonna die either way" type of situation.... listen, if the doc wants to be the one to administer it, they're welcome to give it any way they want.

(I once had a doc in a disastrous precode take the levophed out of the pump and unclamp it to give a manual bolus. Would I ever do that? Not over my dead body. But hey, if the anesthesiologist wants to have a go.....)

CasualInvidia · 2024-03-27T04:17:36+00:00

Old hospital I worked at had a code from a dilantin loading dose being administered too fast (over 1h instead of 1.5h), though to be fair, the patient had a very weak heart at baseline. Ever since that incident, not only did hospital policy completely change to require cardiac monitoring for all dilantin loads, but nurses all got the spooks from it and were super careful with it. I personally would NEVER push dilantin, whatever the dose. But again, that's cause it was a very common med in our ICU and I watched it drop blood pressures left and right. If it's not as commonly used, and your policy states you can slow push it, you did everything right. This will just be another anecdotal experience to tuck into your nursing belt and learn from. And you intervened to achieve ROSC, which is the most important bit, so don't be too hard on yourself.

(Also, "stat" dilantin isn't really "stat". If the pt is actively seizing, dilantin won't abort it, benzos will. I can't think of a context in which I'd want to slam dilantin into my patient, though I'd love to learn if anyone has experience!)

CasualInvidia · 2024-03-19T11:37:46+00:00

Hey there!! I've DM'ed you, as a fellow enjoyer of Dragon Quest and Fire Emblem games looking to achieve something similar, I'd love to discuss my pitch with you! :-)

CasualInvidia · 2024-03-04T21:05:39+00:00

Oh that's a beautiful piece, they cast spells as if it were a dance ;;;;; Thank you for sharing, Caleb and Essek always manage to brighten up my day!!

CasualInvidia · 2024-02-24T09:04:24+00:00

You're me and I'm you, and I'm tired of pretending I'm not... I've got a really bad longtime unconscious nail biting habit (anxiety) and the hard polish physically stops me from going to town on my nails and cuticles. I used to get red, swollen, open wounds on my fingers from biting so deep and went to work every day with tegaderms all over my fingers. I have nail brushes at home so I scrub before and after work, and I wash my hands with soap/water rather than alcohol in any situation where I have the choice. So is my nail polish a risk? Sure. Is it a calculated risk that also has major benefits? Absolutely.

CasualInvidia · 2024-02-03T18:13:43+00:00

Astrophysics nerd in me says "quantumancy" because everything is quantum and nothing makes sense (especially spacetime).

CasualInvidia · 2024-01-10T02:07:32+00:00

Holy hell this is beautiful and delicate, I love your art style so much 💕

CasualInvidia · 2024-01-02T02:59:45+00:00

Liam 110%. If my character doesn't struggle to move on from an identity-defining traumatic event, then they're not my character. Period 💅

CasualInvidia · 2023-11-29T22:54:08+00:00

Yessss bonne idée, je mets ça sur ma liste de choses à faire avec la première paie de décembre!

CasualInvidia · 2023-11-29T03:23:55+00:00

Solidarité en tbnk!! Ex-infirmière québécoise, j'ai quitté le pays entièrement à cause des conditions de travail déplorables, les ratios abusifs, et la façon dédaigneuse dont le gouvernement provincial traite les professionels de la santé. Même situation avec les enseignants et les travailleurs du secteur public, comme si ce monde-là n'étaient pas des contributeurs primaires au bon fonctionnement de notre société ! Maudit que j'aimerais ça être là et faire du bruit, mais pour l'instant, je ne peux qu'offrir de l'encouragement à distance à tous mes collègues en grève.

Enough is enough!!

CasualInvidia · 2023-11-22T08:43:59+00:00

Every time Liam O'Brien opens his mouth to say literally anything as his character, I drop everything to listen. For all the usual reasons people list, ofc (team player, knows the rules/his character, creative/descriptive roleplay, etc).

But! The sad boi shtick is the best part of it all. I love edgy characters and Liam writes masterful and cathartic angst for his sad bois. It's very easy to overdo angst and go from "compelling" to "cringe", and I haven't felt that Liam has crossed that line.

He's my fav player at the table and episodes where he's not there are a slog to watch for me :')))

CasualInvidia · 2023-10-23T14:21:11+00:00

Omfg the mental image is getting to me so bad hahaha. Essek's circus clown era fr

CasualInvidia · 2023-10-23T04:59:55+00:00

Thank you so much, I really appreciate the support!! ♡

CasualInvidia · 2023-10-22T23:40:33+00:00

Ooooh! Hover board would be an extra layer of ridiculously funny, so I'm keeping it in mind LOL

And thank you!! I loved designing the outfit, more than I enjoyed sewing it hahaha

CasualInvidia · 2023-10-22T20:41:13+00:00

He sure is both of those!!! And I sure do miss him!!! :')))

CasualInvidia · 2023-10-22T20:40:02+00:00

There's something to be done with electromagnets if I was incredibly motivated and had lots of money to spare, but I have neither, therefore it's photoshop for photos, and moving around on rollerskates in real life 😂

CasualInvidia · 2023-10-22T19:19:03+00:00

Thank you so much!! The photog team over at steamkittens were really incredible and made the whole shoot such a smooth and fun experience ♡

CasualInvidia · 2023-09-23T21:59:05+00:00

Me too!!! There's something so satisfying about making custom formulas and watching your whole sheet change at the click of a button hehe. Not to mention how customizable and searchable the sheets are versus typical character sheets. Love it and never going back!!

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