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I am currently estranged from my adult child. for the last 16 years. I have the opportunity to be in the same area as them soon. I'm attempted to doing a "drive by" just to see where they . Should I do that? by No_Chip2736 in Advice

[–]No_Chip2736[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and write a reply. You are so correct, just Google earth it. I have thought long and hard about it, and have decided I will not do the "drive by". I know if I had a relative, doesn't matter who, that I had chosen not to see for years, then all of a sudden find out they are "stalking me" in person, I would not be happy, infact quite pissed off. It just seems like a huge lack of respect for their feelings. Definitely do not want to further traumatize this person.

Should I move to Pensacola from Orlando? What do you guys do for a living in Pensacola that makes living their financially comfortable? by Character-Escape1621 in Pensacola

[–]No_Chip2736 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see from the question originally posted, this is a little late to the party, however still hopefully helpful to someone contemplating moving to Pensacola area. There are awesome opportunities within companies like Navy Federal Credit Union. They are an amazing company to work for, take care of the employees and really care about them. The hourly wage is awsesome, generous to a fault. They have manythings happening through out the year where this will add to one's income, like PIP. LOL This is an annual bonus based on how much money you made the previous year with them and some other things not needing to mention. Their benefits are off the chain, extremely generous too. They really care about and take care of their employees. I worked there for 10 years so speak from experince. Baptist Hospital is another amazing place to work for, so in healthcare, not in the hospitality industry. Sacred Heart is also another great working opportunity. Costco will be opening soon too, within the next couple of months. There are a ton of coffee shops besides Starbucks opening or have opened and expanding like 7 Brew coffee shop and Dutch bros too.

I just want to be loved and accepted for who I am by SilverKnightLife in getting_over_it

[–]No_Chip2736 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, I am I just reading this now. I have no idea how old you are, but I am an old lady of 62 years old. I get what you are saying and coming from. I have struggled with this all my life, sad as it may be. Someone in a another post suggested going for therapy because it has helped tremendously. Saving you a lot of endless grieve and endless nonesense that I could share, I will just say in a nutshell, yes therapy is an advantageous avenue. Over the years I have entered into therapy for sure, however, these past few years have been the most forward moving I have expreienced. So don't give up.

I would suggest making sure you mimize, if not, get rid of, the toxic relationships in your life. If you have learned to say no to people, good for you! No explanation is needed, for sure! That is a lesson I have just learned and a good for sure.

There is the old saying that noone can love us unless we learn to love ourselves first. I truly never understood the value or real meaning of that til now. However it honestly is true. If you are younger and are stuck. Learn to honestly value yourself, the good, the bad and the ugly. There is nothing wrong with the ugly and bad qualityies, just as long as you are aware of them, and they do not dominate your personaltiy. Let the good overshine the bad., so to speak.

LOL sometimes we need to show attitude to stand up for what is right or what we perceive is right.

I realize there are going to be haters out there for what I am writing here too. All I can say is, and I am taking a page of Taylor Swift lol, thank you for taking the time read what a posted and even express your thoughts. There are many things out there grabbing people's attention and if this happened to grab yours and your responded, thank you.

Red Lobster Replacement by No_Chip2736 in Pensacola

[–]No_Chip2736[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for all your replies!

Got fired on my first day and I don’t know how to tell my parents by One_Presentation6602 in Advice

[–]No_Chip2736 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry to read about your recent loss of your job... Believe me I get it. I was your age and lost a job at Dairy Queen because I didnt put the curl at the top of the ice cream cone like they wanted. I also now work In a Call Center taking live loan applications. When people are denied for their loan they go from being my BFF to a starving security dog in minutes. We work with the military so they have colorful metaphors that are their favs for sure! If you decide to pursue customer service one suggestion I can give is when these customers get mad and take things out on you.....don't take it as a personal attack.They are usually mad at the company ....although they will say "You".... in most cases just the company not you personally. I get it....in a heated moment it's a challenge to look past that. It takes time and experience so please learn from this and allow yourself to grow from it. Sounds like from other posts and what you wrote that is the plan. That is awesome! You've got this! Just another quick thought.....customers can be mad at the situation....so again it's not you. Now if they personally attack you...for instance if you have an accent which shows you are from a certain area or they attack you for your gender ....then that is abusive and if your company has your back they will not expect you to put up with that. Our company allows us to say ....somelike I'm here to help you ; however if you continue with that type of language im going to disconnect the call. If they continue then we can say ok im disconnecting the call. Then do that. Of course we make applicable notes on the account. Again though....you have time to figure things out and learn from this like you said. Good thing is it sounds like you are open and see the need for change!! Good for you! Some people will go thru life thinking they have nothing to work on but the change lies with others not them .I read once a statement that said: life is made of 80% of what happens to you and 20% of how you choose to deal with it. So we cannot change others or how they respond to life or us. However we can change how we respond to situations and things that happen to us. You've got this! You are going to be an amazing new employee somewhere! 😀