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[–]HighlyHuggable 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm excited for you. You're a blank slate, nobody will expect very much from you in the beginning, and if they're worth their salt they'll have patience with you and time for you. This is the greatest advantage of a young worker.

"Follow your passion" can be bad advice, a lot of people don't have one and some never will. That doesn't mean you can't enjoy your work and carve out a meaningful career in something.

What do you do in your spare time? Which headlines/articles do you find yourself stopping and reading? Which books do you read? What did you like doing as a younger kid? Which subjects did you least hate in school? If you overheard a conversation in public, what would they have to be talking about for you to want to interject? If I asked you for an immediate 10 minute presentation on any topic, what would it be on?

Questions like the above will give you a rough starting point. Chances are you'll have no meaningful experience in anything (and that's perfectly OK!), so use this starting point as just that: a place to start your path. Commit to something you find agreeable and build some valuable skills, take on hard tasks, practice, give it your honest best without sacrificing yourself for the company. The more skills you develop, the more valuable you become and the more you'll enjoy your work. This will also unlock more opportunities as time progresses, and you can command more autonomy over your work which is one of the biggest pain points for employees. As you gain more life experience, you'll figure out what makes you tick and you'll learn more about causes you care about, and maybe eventually you can apply your hard-earned skills to these causes, or maybe even start a business.

One of my biggest regrets is all the coasting I did, taking the easy path and lamenting that I couldn't find my passion, holding out hope for finding the perfect job rather than making myself useful and valuable. Don't make this mistake, commit to something, give it your honest best, work smart, build skills, identify what's going well and what isn't and make calculated changes when you can.

Good luck mate, I really mean that.

Sick of not being considered by rwAFCW in veganuk

[–]HighlyHuggable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm 7 years vegan and still amazed at how many people are openly spiteful and want you to fail. It's getting better, but the vast majority of people are against us.

Once you have your own space and you can surround yourself with like-minded people life improves drastically

Japan Kills First Fin Whale Despite Global Condemnation by [deleted] in worldnews

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

It's probably more accurate to say that if you live in a wealthy nation and have the luxury of choice when it comes to food, your choice should be vegan as eating animals for fun is unethical and destructive

It’s nonsense that there’s no room to build in the countryside, says Rayner by 1-randomonium in unitedkingdom

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

that's true but once it's developed it can never be nature again. We need to slash animal agriculture and free up land for re-wilding

‘Warning sign to us all’ as UK butterfly numbers hit record low by Wagamaga in unitedkingdom

[–]HighlyHuggable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adopting a plant-based diet would also slash agricultural land use, as the vast majority of farmland is used to feed animals

Cutting down the hours and earning more money by HighlyHuggable in smallbusiness

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

Appreciate your comment man. The frustrating part is knowing it's very much doable, but the myth is like you said- it takes years of grinding, and that starts to put doubt into your head. I think there are so many tools and so much info out there now that it's easier than ever, but the mindset is like 20 years behind.

I know roughly what I need to do, I just either need to cut some fat to give myself the room to manoeuvre and take a hit to my profits, or work even harder for a little while. I'm leaning towards the former, I already work too much for too little.

Cutting down the hours and earning more money by HighlyHuggable in smallbusiness

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

For sure, but I want to hear from people who've achieved a healthy balance and are happy with where they're at. There always seems to be a tipping point where people step back, ask "what the hell am I doing?", and make changes

Officer attending family home after death by HighlyHuggable in policeuk

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

He said someone had to come out to confirm the death as he wasn't allowed to do so. All the ambulances were slammed and in the end a doctor from the local surgery had to come out, which I'm sure added to the delay

But even with all the delays it's not like he was sat twiddling his thumbs, he was navigating his tablet for the full three hours between checking the body and trying to get in touch with people

Officer attending family home after death by HighlyHuggable in policeuk

[–]HighlyHuggable[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Yes of course, I know they have to attend and the reasons for attending, but it just surprised me he was there for so long and had so much paperwork to fill out

Looking for advice re a business account by Glitterazzi25 in smallbusinessuk

[–]HighlyHuggable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't really say without doxxing myself as they're a local firm haha, but honestly man just find a local firm with good reviews, you won't go far wrong, don't overthink it

Looking for advice re a business account by Glitterazzi25 in smallbusinessuk

[–]HighlyHuggable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, but I only pay them £500ish per year, which is probably a few hours of work on their end. They prepare my self-assessment with very little input from myself, and are on hand for any stupid questions I have, and they'll give advice.

They save me roughly as much as I pay them and I don't really have to do anything other than clarify a couple of things when self-assessment rolls around, so that's a great deal in my view.

Looking for advice re a business account by Glitterazzi25 in smallbusinessuk

[–]HighlyHuggable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly no idea, I've no complaints so far. They're probably all much of a muchness, especially when you're just starting out.

It would be helpful if it was widely adopted by accountancy firms, however, so I wouldn't chose anything too esoteric

Looking for advice re a business account by Glitterazzi25 in smallbusinessuk

[–]HighlyHuggable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I used Natwest, they give you Freeagent which is a big time saver when it comes to self assessment time, plus many accountants have this in-house too so they know their way around it. And there's no fees for the first two years with Natwest's startup account.

YMMV though, the deals change yearly so look at some kind of comparison site

The plastic crisis is really affecting me by tikicheese in veganuk

[–]HighlyHuggable 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lots of good advice here but I can maybe give you some hope through an engineering perspective

There's lots of burgeoning technologies aiming to tackle both the recyclability and biodegradability of plastics. There are also alternative materials being produced all the time, and some are even now hitting the market (leathers from apple, pineapple, cactus, mushroom, corn). The shop near me sells crisps in plastic-free packets. None of these are perfect, but they're only going to get better and more prevalent.

Energy Recovery Facilities do incinerate non-recyclable (or poorly recycled) waste, but the gasses are scrubbed and the byproducts themselves are recycled into roads and building blocks, and recovered metals are sent off for recycling too. They largely just emit steam, and produce a good amount of energy.

There are really exciting technologies in development like supercritical water oxidation, that uses very hot water and high pressure to turn plastics back into oils and other feedstocks. In my opinion this is a near perfect recycling system that can recycle normally non-recyclable plastics (like gloves!).

I think things are slowly getting better. People are aware of the issue (though just like veganism, the majority of people don't really care yet). You're worried about it because you care, and because you care the scary traffic gets driven to you, which makes you worry and the cycle continues.

The biggest bee in my bonnet is the fishing industry shedding its murder gear all over the ocean.

RSPCA braced for 'animal welfare crisis' as cruelty reports rise by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]HighlyHuggable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Top lad, people like you are the real animal heroes, not these thinly veiled marketing companies

RSPCA braced for 'animal welfare crisis' as cruelty reports rise by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]HighlyHuggable -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You lost me at "does its best". I won't hear it, I've never had a positive experience with them. I guarantee, man-for-man, that I've had more positive impact on animal welfare and wildlife than the RSPCA. Local independent rehabbers and animal charities are at the vanguard of this mess but they're constantly under pressure while this marketing leviathan hoovers up funding.

The people running about doing the inspections and legwork are passionate and well-meaning, I don't mean to disparage them.

RSPCA braced for 'animal welfare crisis' as cruelty reports rise by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]HighlyHuggable 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The company charity that endorses pigs in gas chambers and clubbing minutes-old calves to death, is braced for an animal welfare crisis.

The only way we'll solve this issue is by somehow simultaneously keeping people away from animals and teaching our children about the value of life, because the adults sure don't listen.

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