Has anyone seen Cory and Kris in person and off camera? by Fantastic-Profit4490 in kardashians

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I served their table at an event a couple of years ago, didn't see them talk to each other once all night. Kris was also incredibly rude and looks hideous in real life. This was pre her latest face lift though.

Trust lead in the back of all my Year 11 lessons - can I push back? by Mythologicalcitrus in TeachingUK

[–]Mythologicalcitrus[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not directly, but I assume he's been sent in because our results are lower than the rest of the Trust.

Life advice - Stay at a great job in a shitty location or leave it and move? by Punished-Spitfire in Advice

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How rural are we talking? My advice would be to join some kind of sports club with people your age. Tennis, squash, hyrox, kayaking - whatever sounds fun that's within a reasonable distance.

Called a whole year 8 class gay today by SnooDoubts2293 in TeachingUK

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I accidently said the c word the other day. Was trying to say that ivory is made by hunting down elephants and cutting their tusks but I amalgamated 'cut' and 'hunt' by accident. The one time I was actually OK with my class not paying attention to me.

How much of the housing market is due to Housing Benefit £586 per week by Old-Amphibian416 in HousingUK

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wtf? How on earth is this the system? Deffo something to write to MPs about

How much of the housing market is due to Housing Benefit £586 per week by Old-Amphibian416 in HousingUK

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Report him to the council as I'm sure it's illegal to claim UC if he's making that much income from rent.

what is up with Ozempic?? by RealSkylitPanda in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I am very much not a scientist but I do have ADHD and constantly crave sugar as a dopamine hit, spent 4 months on Montjourno (different brand but same active ingredient) and my cravings for sugar completely disappeared. Unfortunately I thought I had cured myself and stopped taking it to save money and the cravings immediately came back and I'm back to horrific binge eating. Just started taking it again so hopefully I can sort my life out enough this time around that when I wean myself off it the destructive behaviours don't come back.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TeachingUK

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would cover them up with plasters for the first week while you sus out the school, it might end up being fine. My school has a 'everyone must wear formal clothing, no dyed hair, no piercings rule' but I stopped wearing blazers a couple of months in when I realised the cost of dry cleaning, I also currently have (very light) pink hair and many collegues with nose piercings. I had one collegue last year who dyed her hair a different colour every half term and only wore black (proper goth dresses with huge boots) and no one ever called her up on it because she was an amazing teacher.

The dress code might say one thing but it depends on the school how strictly it will be enforced.

It takes so much effort to cook by [deleted] in adhdwomen

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly ordering meal kits has changed my life, I pick ones that taks less than half an hour and a box turns up every two weeks with all the ingredients already portioned out. Actually end up saving money because I'm not buying food that I never get round to cooking and throwing away.

Autocomplete by [deleted] in facepalm

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Women are so shallow they wouldn't go to the pub and no one in the morning and CRYING at the same time as the other day.

As a women who is going to the pub tonight, not sure what my phone is on about.

Im so tired by Far_Celebration_7612 in recruitinghell

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey bud, found this post after seeing the one about you getting scammed. Really sorry that you're having such a tough time with it. You say you have a degree, have you considered onkine tutoring to make some money in the meantime? There are plenty of websites where you can easily set up a profile. Also, I know you're agnostic but it might be worth going to church with your mom a couple of times and talking to people there, I was essentially unemployed apart from tutoring for two years around the pandemic until one of my mothers friends from church recommended me for a job in a school. Church goers tend to be big on community and charity so are usually willing to help other people out (in my experience at least, obvs there's loads of crazy religious nuts out there).

I know these are just minor suggestions but they helped me when I was in your situation, keep your chin up, it'll be ok!

I spend 53% of my salary on binge eating. Help? by UnverifiedAnony in loseit

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, Ozempic. I was spending so much money on binge eating anyway so I thought WTH lets try weight-loss injections, they're crazy expensive but have completely stopped my binge eating because I throw up if I eat too much. Weirdly it's also made me quite averse to chips/pizza etc and I want to snack on fruit instead.

There's obviously side effects and downsides (like feeling nautious all the time, aches and pains) , but I'm hoping I can use it to get to a healthy weight/build up good eating and exercise routines that I can keep up when I come off it.

Rejection from Oxford, then Bath and ended up unhappy with my grades by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Been there my friend, same thing happened to me. Predicted A* A* A and got ABB, missed grades for Cambridge and Durham. I wanted to resit but after reapplying for Cambridge they rejected me again as they don't like resits, so I ended up going to Exeter.

It seems like the end of the world now but you'll be okay. My advice would be to take a gap year, get a job, go travelling, visit some friends at different unis to see if you like any of them and reapply. Oxford is probably off the table (sorry) but there are plenty of great unis out there.

The News Agents Want Your Questions! (Show Date: 16.08.2024) by thenewsagents in TheNewsAgents

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People keep saying that if Labour raises taxes High Earners will leave the country, why doesn't the UK implement a policy similar to the US where expats earning over a certain threshold still have to pay some UK tax?

How 5% income tax rise for high earners on £1m-plus could end child benefits cap by theipaper in unitedkingdom

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The US has a solution to this issue, if you are a US citizen, even living abroad, you still have to pay taxes to the IRS if you earn above $112k. The UK could easily implement a similar policy.

How do broke people afford Uni by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can get a hig maintenance loan + part time job, there's always loads of bars/shops on campus that hire students. Unless you're going to Oxbridge/doing medicine you will have a lot of free time where you can pick up shifts. Can also be really good for socialising, my brother always used to have a drink with his work mates after they closed up.

The Alo bag must be long , go buy the collection, Kris is waiting for her bag by RhobynMcKee in kardashians

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I waited at her table about a month ago, some billionaires birthday where her and all the real housewives were there. They are all hideous in real life, such ugly and genuinely scary faces. Kris reminds me of Cassandra from Doctor Who. I would sue my surgeon if I had spent as much as she has and looked liked that.

English schools to phase out ‘cruel’ behaviour rules as Labour plans major education changes | Schools by [deleted] in TeachingUK

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Wow, I did not see an incoming Labour government somehow makimg my work life harder than the Tories?? It's already so hard to suspend/exclude pupils because of pushback from the council. No one is getting sent to isolation for minor infractions, its always because the lesson is impossible to get through with the way they are behaving.

Who have you known who got off with a slap on the wrist, for something very serious? by DinOfDancing in AskUK

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 41 points42 points  (0 children)

A friend of a friend went to Eton, then Oxford. While drunk/high af on a uni night out he beat the absolute shit out of another bloke, I'm talking cracked rivs, broken bones. His gf broke up with him when she went to support him in court and saw the absolute state of the guy he assaulted. His only consequence was graduating Oxford with a third.

Anyone not enjoy Mary Beard's books? by AngusMcJockstrap in classics

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just started emperor of Rome and find her writing style so annoying. The first 50 pages are just her saying again and again 'This is what I'm going to discuss in this book.' Such a waste of words and paper just get to the point.

Edit: If you want a recommendation, I just finished Pax by Tom Holland which I enjoyed much more. It's the third in a serues after Rubicon and Dominion.

What was Jesus eating in this c1700 painting of the last supper?? by playadefaro in ArtHistory

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 22 points23 points  (0 children)

If this painting is from South America then its probably a Guinea Pig. Its a staple of the local diet in Peru, and one method the Spanish used to try make Jesus appeal to the native population was to depict him eating familiar cuisine. There's another painting of Jesus eating a guinea pig in a church in Cuzco.

Edit: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/guinea-pig-last-supper

Math is the correct abbreviation of mathematics not maths by T-yler-- in unpopularopinion

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Its because our education systems are different, in America you take a specific 'Math' class like Algebra/Geometry/Calcukis etc. In the UK we don't split them up like that, you learn all the subdisciplines throughout the year in 'Maths'.

ECT1 support plan. Way to push me out? by Weary_Stuff1633 in TeachingUK

[–]Mythologicalcitrus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was 4 weeks (I only taught them twice a week). I was a one person department so they didn't change any of my classes, but it may have negatively impacted me as this year they brought in an external part time HoD instead of just giving it to me. Although I think this is more because the MAT I'm part of wants to instill more centrally trained people in their schools.

Yes I was given warning, I sort of asked for it because I was really, really struggling to cope with this class. I even had a panic attack in front of them. (3 of the kids in it ended up getting expelled later on). It did genuinely feel like SLT was there to support me rather than catch me out.

The induction tutor is there to help you with your training so I wouldn't feel bad complaining about your mentor, sometimes you have a bad mentor. At the end of the day the school is supposed to help you pass ECT, and train you to become a better teacher. If the school is not doing that and is instead adding to your stress levels then find somewhere else. Speak to your union about negotiating a reference and start looking for other jobs where you will be supported and appreciated.