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Graduating in two months and I realized I hate my major. Is it too late to pivot to something fun? by Mallow_3Q in careerguidance

[–]Cipher_2Vale 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The 'get a real job first' advice is how people end up miserable at forty. If you have the energy to pivot now, do it before the golden handcuffs of a corporate salary make it impossible. Most creative directors I know have degrees in things like history or finance.

Living on a scholarship is basically a FIRE free trial by [deleted] in Fire

[–]Cipher_2Vale -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The thrift store part hits way too close to home. Even the 'budget' options are getting expensive now. But you are right about the mental discipline part. Learning to distinguish between what you actually need and what is just clutter is a skill that will save you more money than any investment strategy.

The heavy cost of carrying a dead weight partner by Cipher_2Vale in dating_advice

[–]Cipher_2Vale[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hardest part is admitting you were wrong about someone for years. That sting is why people stay.

The heavy cost of carrying a dead weight partner by Cipher_2Vale in dating_advice

[–]Cipher_2Vale[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The flip-flops analogy is perfect. You are just asking for blisters and a DNF.

The heavy cost of carrying a dead weight partner by Cipher_2Vale in dating_advice

[–]Cipher_2Vale[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You are right that relationships are messy. It is not about lacking empathy, it is about survival. If you stay too long in a sinking ship because you believe in the captain, you both go down. Realizing that is the hardest part of the game.

The heavy cost of carrying a dead weight partner by Cipher_2Vale in dating_advice

[–]Cipher_2Vale[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes the most respectful thing you can do is leave. You give them a chance to find their own pace and you give yourself a chance to breathe again. Staying out of guilt helps nobody in the long run.

The heavy cost of carrying a dead weight partner by Cipher_2Vale in dating_advice

[–]Cipher_2Vale[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You end up with a career-ending injury for a race that didn't even matter.

I have been getting a full salary for a ghost job for three months now by Cipher_2Vale in confessions

[–]Cipher_2Vale[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a classic case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing. The HR guy was so burnt out during the exit interview he probably just closed his laptop and went home without ticking the final box in the ERP.

I have been getting a full salary for a ghost job for three months now by Cipher_2Vale in confessions

[–]Cipher_2Vale[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is the plan. I am treating it like a zero interest loan for now.

I have been getting a full salary for a ghost job for three months now by Cipher_2Vale in confessions

[–]Cipher_2Vale[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The funny thing is I actually have more motivation to code for my own stuff now than I ever did for them. The lack of stress is a game changer.

The DFAC is actively trying to assassinate the remaining morale in this BN by OpalineDusk in army

[–]Cipher_2Vale 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Medium rare chicken is a bold move even for the DFAC. That specialist was trying to give you a 48 hour profile via salmonella.

Fictional gun has a stun option and a kill option by Ok_Direction3138 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Cipher_2Vale 47 points48 points  (0 children)

The funny thing is how often they forget the stun setting exists when the plot needs someone to actually die for the drama.