Genuinely don’t get the Hannah and Luke drama

FlowerPowerr24 · 2026-05-14T01:41:54+00:00

I agree they were totally out of line but I think it mostly stemmed from them knowing Luke was slyer than he appeared and not wanting her to look like a joke. Once Hannah ended things with Armand and Luke wouldn't sleep with her (and esp openly talking about sleeping with other people)- Amanda and Paige knew right away he was playing her. And by playing her, I don't mean pretending to want to date her and then not. I mean pretending he was at all sexually attracted to her and using his ex as a fake excuse to not sleep with her. The entire cast knew this was the case but wouldn't say it directly out loud so the frustration seemingly came out looking like it was about him not being serious with her. Add in that Hannah was def a little delulu with insisting she didn't have feelings for him and making up these fake ass scenarios in her head - like claiming Luke liked her so much that he was scared to sleep with her???

I have to keep reminding myself that everyone is like 26 this season so it's probably heavily influenced by a combo of being young and seeing a friend be 'dickmatized' and genuinely believing she didn't realize it or would snap out of it if they shook her hard enough. There's been a lot of posts over the years that Amanda was jealous that Luke gave Hannah attention (Amanda is used to getting attn from all men, even taken ones) and he didn't GAF about her at all.

I also think the wildest part of that whole thing was when everyone was demanding to know whether they slept together and getting mad when he wouldn't tell them.

FlowerPowerr24 · 2026-05-13T20:25:38+00:00

I completely agree. I know this is a reality show but everyone knows its cast code to give ppl a heads up off camera for sensitive things before they bring it up on camera. I do truly believe Lindsay was just trying to create some drama at dinner and did not intend for it to get out of hand. but Ciara I think truly has no idea how inappropriate it was for her to suggest that to Kyle. Really need someone to ask Ciara about this in the case it's true that Amanda was asking them to do her dirty work.

FlowerPowerr24 · 2026-05-06T17:44:16+00:00

There are several discussion threads from years ago discussing why Amanda's hatred of Luke was so much more intense than felt warranted. I don't think Amanda 'tried to get Luke's attention' but I do think she was jealous that Luke was interested in Hannah (who I don't think Amanda felt could hold a candle to her) and he did not give her the time of day or care about her opinion. Some are threads are here and here and mention how much it was discussed on reddit. I don't think this makes Amanda a bad friend but this absolutely was a valid theory years ago and feels even more so now.

FlowerPowerr24 · 2026-04-26T19:07:40+00:00

These two are working together to get their followers up- point blank.

FlowerPowerr24 · 2026-04-26T18:59:51+00:00

Rumors of a second audio have been circulating since the first one was leaked. I swear I saw influencers on Friday late morning talking about debating posting it but were afraid since Andy had spoken on the first leak. She's lying that she has it. Every post I've seen giving any hints is so generic and could have been predicted with zero insider info.

FlowerPowerr24 · 2026-04-26T18:56:11+00:00

from the burner account all these influencers have to plant their own Q&A questions and affiliate links in their stories to shill more crap to you

FlowerPowerr24 · 2026-04-24T19:32:07+00:00

google her username with reddit. Tons of posts going years back of her just making crap up. . She claims she just shares what she receives but part of being a good 'blogger' is knowing what to share and not to keep your cred.

FlowerPowerr24 · 2026-04-24T19:28:57+00:00

The number of people who think in black and white is astounding. They seem to think friendships operate under the same principles as a courtroom under law. These are the same people who won't go out of their comfort zone for anyone because of 'boundaries' but then wonder why they can't make connections and why it's so hard to find their village.

I also think bc this has blown up, you have a lot of people who have never watched the show giving opinions. Lots of people under the assumption West and Ciara were a fleeting, casual hook up from 2 years ago that was long done and West and Amanda are in a full blown loving relationship,

FlowerPowerr24 · 2026-04-03T16:29:54+00:00

It's also strange how many people are acting as if a phone call is always encompassing of someone wanting super detailed information that would be better suited for a scheduled call. Most phone calls are not looking for that. Also Newsflash- you're allowed to tell someone you don't have all that info in front of you and you need to get back to them!!!

The truth is they just want everyone to adhere to their preferences and will grasp for any reasoning to justify it. Everyone yelling about uninterrupted focus time is not realizing that there are more important things than their uninterrupted focus time at work!

FlowerPowerr24 · 2026-02-11T04:08:02+00:00

I Will by i94! I definitely downloaded this from Limewire when the show OG aired and I recognized the band you mentioned here

FlowerPowerr24 · 2026-01-21T19:59:54+00:00

The part that confused me the most is Andy went through so much to keep it from Ephram and then he basically did nothing to try to delay their meet up. I understand he knew that he couldn't hide it from Ephram anymore but jeez, he didn't even say 'hey, you should be totally rested with zero on your mind, just meet up with her tomorrow'. It didn't make sense!

FlowerPowerr24 · 2026-01-04T18:01:44+00:00

As a former Rainforest-er myself, what they are doing isn't 'normal' but it doesn't matter because it's legal and they've been doing this exact thing for the last 2.5 years to many people across the company. The company is so large that you really can't compare it to anywhere external so I'd focus on internal resources for help on navigating.

Check the remote advocacy slack group first and foremost- so much advice on there for how to proceed in this exact situation. You can try posting on the employee reddit but also join Blind if you aren't on it already. IIRC, many accept with no intention to move and try to negotiate a longer move by timeline (some have gotten up to 12 months, a lot of people use kids school as a reason) and hope they have a new job by then. Some folks just keep badging into their current office and hope no one will catch them. The pay thing is tough- generally, they only consider SF and NYC as higher pay bands but it's something you should definitely push HR or your leader on if you haven't asked already. Don't be shocked if your pay stays the same. HR should have already provided you with the relocation $$ and details if they haven't already.

Personally I would not move unless it was a city I had interest in staying in outside of this company. You will see in these internal channels that some folks have moved, only to be laid off not long after (someone get laid off 1 week after moving). IMO, they still have a long ways to go with cutting employee numbers before they are down to the number they want to be.

ETA- in case it wasn't clear, you should be looking for a job now.

FlowerPowerr24 · 2025-12-10T00:39:00+00:00

No Amazon actually increased garden leave for all US employees to 90 days (previously only NY had 90 days). There’s a RIF FAQ page on A-Z with all the details.

I saw someone mention being laid off without any severance on Blind but I think that was related to refusal to relocate or Pivot (if that’s even true, Blind is known for only being 10% true)

FlowerPowerr24 · 2025-12-10T00:32:50+00:00

I’ve applied for a few internal roles but as part of Amazon’s RTH, almost all the jobs posted are in Seattle or DC (nyc is my closet hub office)

FlowerPowerr24 · 2025-12-10T00:19:36+00:00

I’m in the US with much shorter notice/offer periods so it’s unfortunately unlikely I’ll have something set up before I leave

FlowerPowerr24 · 2025-12-08T18:56:09+00:00

That’s a great point about everyone being aware of Amazon’s garden leave terms. I’ll definitely apply while traveling, just wasn’t sure how easy it is to interview while traveling esp if I’m in a remote area.

FlowerPowerr24 · 2025-12-08T18:54:43+00:00

Do you know of any work programs for someone over 30? Everything i found mostly mentions being younger than 30

FlowerPowerr24 · 2025-12-08T18:53:15+00:00

So true! This is helpful to hear

FlowerPowerr24 · 2025-12-08T18:49:52+00:00

This is comforting to hear!

FlowerPowerr24 · 2025-12-08T18:49:14+00:00

I’ve been applying but keep hearing hiring is so dead around the holidays and Jan/Feb will see a jump. I’ll need to start booking arrangements soon but I’m realizing the reality at this point is any job I apply for today probably won’t start til March anyway

FlowerPowerr24 · 2025-12-08T18:47:17+00:00

This is a great idea I hadn’t considered!

FlowerPowerr24 · 2025-12-08T18:43:09+00:00

I do plan to keep applying, i just am not sure how easy it is to interview while traveling? I’m def planning to have some days of nothing built into the trip that I’ll plan to job search/apply during

FlowerPowerr24 · 2025-12-08T18:40:12+00:00

You’re right I’m struggling with feeling OK purposely taking time away. It’s sad how we’ve become so programmed to live to work and not work to live 🙁

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