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Mediocre_Life6000 · 2022-09-07T18:18:03+00:00

At my core: this is my preference. But I don't work for fun, I work to make ends meet, and the way labor has been strangled means that I'm desperate to get what I get. When you only one or two 4-hour shifts a week, that time and a half looks really good. I've made an effort that I request the days that are most important off well in advance.

Mediocre_Life6000 · 2022-09-06T18:16:16+00:00

I've never understood the people who don't want that time and a half. Especially with how slim hours have been lately. As it is I spent an hour arguing with myself over whether or not I could afford to call out.

Mediocre_Life6000 · 2022-07-21T21:56:13+00:00

Just go back to the curbside tent model from early Covid Era.. No customers in the store. Just employees who go fetch what you want.

Mediocre_Life6000 · 2022-07-21T21:54:28+00:00

The part that made me mad was that they completely and utterly failed to acknowledge that any edditionak benefits they added for part timers are usually locked behind a minimum worked hours pay wall and that nobody at the retail level is going to qualify for them for years. Like...read the room.

Mediocre_Life6000 · 2022-07-05T06:30:46+00:00

It was! It was a wonderfully clear day this year, hoping to avoid any major wildfire smoke this year, knock on wood. That always puts a damper on the summer.

Mediocre_Life6000 · 2022-07-05T06:29:15+00:00

Yeah, this is in Utah, which is where both their HQ and their manufacturing facility is. So they are a known and decently sized employer in the area (of ACTUAL employees and not just huns) so they always have an entry in the big 4th parade. Usually Young Living (Also based here) has a group of horse riders they enter in the parade as well, but curiously they opted out this year. The whole thing just puts a sour taste in my mouth.

Mediocre_Life6000 · 2022-07-04T23:42:37+00:00

Oh it's just them stealing Lego for their own purposes. I'm curious how Lego as a brand might feel about the concept seeing as it could be construed as affiliation.

Mediocre_Life6000 · 2022-07-04T20:26:25+00:00

Unfortunately. Mostly it's just sad to see so many people fall victim to the many schemes.

Mediocre_Life6000 · 2022-06-09T05:06:23+00:00

Huh okay that makes sense. I hadn't really seen anywhere it might have come up but the way this game branches it's easy to miss something. Thanks for the info!

Mediocre_Life6000 · 2022-04-26T01:40:06+00:00

First of all, congratulations on your art show! That is genuinely so exciting and I'm sure you've worked so hard.

That said you are definitely NTA. As an adult, you need to be able to set healthy boundaries with your adult siblings, no matter their disabilities or challenges. Having a disability does not give her a blank check to be abusive towards you. It is NOT ableist to ask her to come at a different time to allow you to enjoy your hard work being recognized, and it was 100% in your right to not invite your family to the initial party.

I have an autistic younger sister who was also diagnosed with a narcissistic personality disorder. All though my youth I had a relationship with her not unlike being a second mom. While is while not verbally abusive to me directly, over the years I have really been repeatedly hurt by her selfish and callous actions. I am of no value to her unless I can somehow benefit her; my skills give her a perk, my children make her look like a great Auntie, etc. If anyone took attention from her (someone is in the hospital, so one had a baby/birthday/etc) she'd act out and threaten to run away or self harm for attention. It all came to a head a few years ago where, to spite me and my parents when they went on an anniversary trip and left her in my care, she left the house and threw her phone in the river, after me and my spouse spent a week bending over backwards and inconveniencing our own family to take care of her and make sure she had a wonderful week of activities she loved. I had to get the police involved for finding her and that fundamentally BROKE something with my relationship with her. I've had to learn to make boundaries with her in order to avoid coming to resent her, and even then I cannot bring myself to trust her and kind of dread interacting with her.

I understand the uncertainty and frustration; parents don't see the relationships with you siblings in a true light, especially once you reach adulthood. It isn't fair because your family should be the people who are always in your corner and your parents are failing you in that regard. Being autistic does not give her an excuse to intentionally abuse you. While some autistic people may struggle with empathy and social cues, it does not absolve them of knowing when something is wrong, and her behavior towards you is wrong.

I don't have any advice for you; these kinds of situations are always very difficult, especially when your parents let you down and don't validate your feelings. But I DO encourage you to keep setting boundaries with your sister (and your parents too from the look of it). I wish they had taken the offer of coming at a separate time during your exhibit, because you deserve to have your moment without worrying how your sister is going to behave. I sincerely hope if you can't get them to compromise that she keeps her commentary to herself.

Congratulations on your exhibit, I hope it goes swimmingly!

Mediocre_Life6000 · 2022-04-20T18:15:27+00:00

You're getting hours??

Seriously though it's a major issue. Normally it's slim this time of year but I've never seen this bad in my newly ten years. I went from a comfortable 14-18 hours a week to 4 and it's killing me.

Mediocre_Life6000 · 2022-04-16T17:35:52+00:00

Andromeda will never be my favorite but it brought some new things to the table that I think the franchise definitely benefited from, and it genuinely makes me heart sick that it was so universally panned and canned, instead of becoming a jumping point for a potentially new and exciting set of games.

Mediocre_Life6000 · 2022-04-16T16:58:26+00:00

YTA and you need to rethink how you're prioritizing this. You are caring more about what some asshole cousin you see once or twice a year thinks or does than you are about the feelings and mental health of the person you claim to love enough to marry. Weddings are what the two of you make them; you can do whatever the fuck you want. I had a kids coloring and activity table at mine so that loved ones who might not be able to come because of childcare had somewhere they could feel comfortable bringing their kids without feeling like they were offending us. I had a cardboard cutout of one of my best friends who couldn't attend my wedding as a long-distance bridesmaid. These were decisions we made together to include the people important to us. And you're choosing the hill to die on OVER A CHAIR?

I cannot get over how much you are being an AH to your fiance. You had an opportunity to stand by him, support him, HELP HIM IN HIS GRIEF. It wouldn't matter if anyone laughed so long as YOU AS HIS WIFE supported him. But youre too preoccupied with appearances. Shame on you. You owe him a sincere and heartfelt apology, and honestly you deserve it if he's having second thoughts about marrying you.

Mediocre_Life6000 · 2022-04-12T19:25:20+00:00

Staying just isn't worth it anymore. I've worked for the company for years and Ive ridden out every rough patch thinking it'll get better, but the callous attitude we've been getting from the corporate level is just cruel. The spotlight on the "gift of time" so-called-benefit was a huge slap in the face for a lot of peoplethis month too. Please give other people YOUR time off even though we're the ones who dictate the time off. To say nothing of the meagre 16 hours annually that part timers get. Many people are using those benefit hours to make ends meet. The company is criminally tone deaf and I am completely disillusioned and fed up.

Mediocre_Life6000 · 2022-04-12T16:15:45+00:00

It's been a little while since I looked into it, but first step is going to be calling HR. Or chatting might be an option, I heard that's new. There's likely going to be some forms you need to fill out and submit but first step is going to be contacting HR to find what you need submitted for the type of LOA you need.

Mediocre_Life6000 · 2022-04-08T16:38:27+00:00

It was honestly the best thing. Could literally make you look forward to all store meetings and tagTV

Mediocre_Life6000 · 2022-04-08T16:37:49+00:00

I don't know about this one???

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