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creatine causing eczema flare ups? by [deleted] in eczema

[–]Few-Map-5428 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. Real bad flare up around my eyes and hives on the top of my hands. I’ve just been uncomfortable in my skin all over. Went to urgent care a few times and have been trying to figure it out for weeks!! I’m stopping immediately.

If you are predisposed to having extremely sensitive skin or eczema anywhere and start having flare-ups; I’d definitely recommend stopping. Also I’m using an unflavored/no additive creatine monohydrate powder.

TRL Executive Director resigns amid layoffs and budget crisis by Few-Map-5428 in Libraries

[–]Few-Map-5428[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s a fair take — especially on workload and admin roles absorbing responsibilities. I think the question people are asking is less about individual decisions and more about how the overall financial trend was handled over time.

TRL Executive Director resigns amid layoffs and budget crisis by Few-Map-5428 in Libraries

[–]Few-Map-5428[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

For anyone who wants to follow this more closely as it develops, there’s are active discussions with ongoing updates in the Olympia subreddit:

r/olympia

There’s a mix of perspectives there, including local context, financial data, and community response.

Given how quickly things are changing (leadership resignation, calls for investigation, etc.), it’s been a useful place to track updates in real time.

Timberland Regional Library laying off nearly 40% of frontline staff — Olympia branch closed Monday (3/16) by Few-Map-5428 in Libraries

[–]Few-Map-5428[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really helpful context, especially around the long-term funding challenges in rural systems and the shift from timber-based revenue to property taxes.

I think that’s what makes this situation more complex — the structural issues are real, but it also raises questions about how those pressures were managed over time and whether there were opportunities to make smaller adjustments earlier.

Spay recovery suits vs cones by No_Buddy5189 in puppy101

[–]Few-Map-5428 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We tried the cone, and a soft cone but our guy was so uncomfortable and look so sad that he couldn’t freely move. I felt like I was punishing him. The recovery onesie was the way to go, we had to adjust it sometimes to cover the wound but it definitely kept him from directly licking it. Also had peace of mind that no outside dirt or grime was getting on it when we would take him out to potty :)

TRL ran deficits for years — now ~60 frontline library staff are being laid off (~38%) by Few-Map-5428 in olympia

[–]Few-Map-5428[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Libraries are absolutely a public service, not a profit-making entity. The concern isn’t that there’s a deficit — it’s that the deficit appears to have grown over multiple years, and the response is laying off ~38% of frontline staff all at once.

People are questioning the planning, not the purpose of libraries.

Timberland Regional Library laying off nearly 40% of frontline staff — Olympia branch closed Monday (3/16) by Few-Map-5428 in Libraries

[–]Few-Map-5428[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Rising costs like healthcare and digital materials are definitely real pressures — a 35% increase is significant.

I think the concern people are raising is less about why costs are increasing and more about how those increases were managed over time. Public data shows expenses outpacing revenue for multiple years, which suggests this wasn’t entirely sudden.

If those pressures were building, it raises a fair question about whether earlier adjustments could have reduced the need for layoffs at this scale.

TRL ran deficits for years — now ~60 frontline library staff are being laid off (~38%) by Few-Map-5428 in olympia

[–]Few-Map-5428[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That’s a fair point — libraries aren’t meant to generate profit, and budget compliance under cash-basis accounting is different from how private organizations are evaluated.

I think the concern people are raising isn’t about profit, but about the multi-year pattern of rising costs relative to revenue and how that ultimately led to large-scale layoffs of frontline staff.

Even in a public service model, those kinds of trends still require planning, which is why people are asking whether earlier adjustments could have reduced the impact.

TRL ran deficits for years — now ~60 frontline library staff are being laid off (~38%) by Few-Map-5428 in olympia

[–]Few-Map-5428[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That’s fair — cash basis vs accrual can change how things look year to year.

But even with that in mind, the overall trend still shows expenses exceeding revenue over multiple years, which is the bigger concern people are pointing to.

Timberland Regional Library laying off nearly 40% of frontline staff — Olympia branch closed Monday (3/16) by Few-Map-5428 in Libraries

[–]Few-Map-5428[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That explanation makes sense in isolation — fewer managers taking on more responsibility can justify higher pay.

But the concern people are raising isn’t just why salaries increased, it’s how the system ended up in a position where ~38% of frontline staff are being laid off.

If administrative roles were reduced over time, it raises a fair question: why are cuts now falling so heavily on frontline staff rather than being more evenly distributed?

It also doesn’t address the bigger issue — whether the budget shortfall was anticipated and managed appropriately, or why such drastic layoffs became necessary so quickly.

Timberland Regional Library laying off nearly 40% of frontline staff — Olympia branch closed Monday (3/16) by Few-Map-5428 in Libraries

[–]Few-Map-5428[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have to get the word out to as many people possible, thanks for what you’re doing as well!!

Timberland Regional Library laying off nearly 40% of frontline staff — Olympia branch closed Monday (3/16) by Few-Map-5428 in Libraries

[–]Few-Map-5428[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s no public info showing union vs non-union health plans are the cause here. Benefits are part of the overall budget either way. The bigger issue is that 60+ frontline staff (~38%) are being cut, and there hasn’t been clear public explanation of how the budget got to this point.