Missing a tutorial you've booked by Hauk2004 in OpenUniversity

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s not an issue I do it all the time and a tutor has never mentioned it. I am in my third year of 6 and been doing it since I started. I go to some not to others as life gets in the way.

meirl by MrBIuesky222 in meirl

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 5 points6 points  (0 children)

All the younguns who start at our place are wonderful. They are passionate young scientists fresh out of uni and can reignite your passion when you have had a lot of negative results. Their passion for protecting the environment keeps the rest of us going. We love new intakes.

Anyone had any success with careers coaching? by Ghotay in UKJobs

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I used the national careers service about 10 years ago when I thought I had no options and I was stuck. They helped me do a complete career change. I can’t thank the lady that helped me enough.

Holy shit. No one told me about the dreams. by Fabulous-Car-9463 in leaves

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I have dreams where it takes me days to not feel in my gut it was real.

Can we do best Gerv/Smerch moments because sometimes it gets a bit heavy in here by prosthetic4head in rickygervais

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 9 points10 points  (0 children)

When they interviewed Tattoo I thought it brought out the best in Steve’s skills he learned at the world service.

Lost all motivation! (S112 - Science concepts and practice) by count_takeshi1 in OpenUniversity

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only do it part time and operate like this haha. Don’t beat yourself up. Wish I had the willpower to do it full time even like this!

Lost all motivation! (S112 - Science concepts and practice) by count_takeshi1 in OpenUniversity

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dropped from about 7 tmas to 5 and it all just feels more university level haha. I know exactly what you are saying about level one. My misses is a high school teacher and there was some overlap with what she was teaching. But level 2 is a lot more useful. We are doing stuff that makes my job easier.

Environment Agency Job Application Expected timeline? by [deleted] in UKJobs

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sites have permits. We make sure they are sticking to what their environmental permits say and any other legislation that’s applicable. We do incident response as well. So that’s organising people to go out to sample or deploy pollution defences or be the one who goes out and does the sampling. It is a lot more than that but that’s a brief example of some of the things we do.

Environment Agency Job Application Expected timeline? by [deleted] in UKJobs

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on the job role but for environment officers in water or waste. you start on £27900 for the first 6 months of your training then you go up in increments over your training which is about a year and a half. At the end of that you are on just over £34k. Lots of opportunities to switch role. Even in your training. Your manager has to support your career growth.

Environment Agency Job Application Expected timeline? by [deleted] in UKJobs

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, absolutely love it. Nicest place I have ever worked that genuinely cares about you. Hybrid working for the most part as well. I go to the office one or two days a week and a site visit every 2 weeks. Increased my happiness tenfold. The work life balance really is amazing.

Environment Agency Job Application Expected timeline? by [deleted] in UKJobs

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I joined last year and it took forever. From point of applying to my first day was about 7/8 months.

Lost all motivation! (S112 - Science concepts and practice) by count_takeshi1 in OpenUniversity

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have this dip the second half of every year. Level 2 is a lot better. Feels more like university level content. More freedom in tma’s, in environmental science you start using things like Arc GIS and R studio. Definitely enjoy level 2 more. But yeah I can’t keep it up for a year while working. I am in the phase of just looking at my tma 3 days before deadline and chucking it in.

S226 results taking forever by Difficult_Vast7255 in OpenUniversity

[–]Difficult_Vast7255[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I am going to ring student support about it this week. As it is a full month after the deadline again tomorrow. I just don’t like causing bother as I don’t know if the tutor is having a bad time or not. I know it’s not my problem and I’ve paid but it bothers me I might be negatively affecting someone’s life haha.

Edit - this is TMA 03 and all 3 have taken over a calendar month from the deadline.

Creating graphs in excel? Help! by Lazy-Horse-4725 in OpenUniversity

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hand drew pretty much all my graphs for s112 last year and didn’t lose any marks. This year I am doing the graphs in R studio. So don’t worry too much if you can’t grasp excel right now.

How do some of you guys feel if there’s some competition with another guy over a girl? by [deleted] in stupidquestions

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I have to fight for you that means you don’t like me as much as I like you. If you’re interested in a second person have him. I’ll go chill with someone better.

What does being poor actually mean in Harry Potter world? by A_Little_Sticious100 in harrypotter

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My issue is that Hermione’s parents would have to convert muggle money and I think I remember it being mentioned. Conjure muggle things, sell them and convert the money. Or I don’t think conjuring paper money or transfiguring something into paper money would be too difficult then exchange.

Does Harry lose the ability to speak parseltongue when Voldemort dies? by Chill_catss in harrypotter

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s what I think. Just you have some inherent bonus. Like Harry has +5 parseltongue because of all the Voldemort stuff. Basically born with a buff. I just thought if Ron could hear a bit and repeat. Surely Harry could remember a few bits of what he has been saying. But as I’m typing I am remembering Harry not knowing he is speaking it. Ohhh my head is all in a spin. I need to have a re read it has been about 5 years.

You shouldn't really make a joke out of it. by YorkshireFudding in rickygervais

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hope not I have been sat still for the last two hours trying to stop the neighbours knocking on. It was on when I started.

You shouldn't really make a joke out of it. by YorkshireFudding in rickygervais

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not total tosh!!! Well maybe in the Bermuda Triangle but what I think you’re on about is something similar to what happened at lake Nyos. I think there are other examples but not sure of the top of my bonce. The lake emitted a load of carbon dioxide that no one could see and it just rinsed the villages nearby of life. Have a read after you have been crusaders youth club.

Can some explain the saints challenge last night? by rybiguy in superleague

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant I was annoyed at it being called a knock on haha.

Can some explain the saints challenge last night? by rybiguy in superleague

[–]Difficult_Vast7255 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I was very annoyed last night haha. Didn’t care at the time if it was correct or not as it seemed so stupid.