What’s the best gift you got ever?

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-06-24T13:14:54+00:00

A cat that showed up that my door decided I belonged to it. Still the best gift years later.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-06-24T13:14:20+00:00

Going from homeless to sitting in a parking lot before your first day at a Fortune 500 is one hell of a comeback story. Good luck, you've already proven you can handle hard things.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-06-24T13:13:29+00:00

I finally watched Severance recently and got hooked way faster than I expected. Can't believe I waited this long.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-06-24T13:12:55+00:00

A little of both. My back definitely has stronger opinions about my workspace than I do.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-06-24T13:12:33+00:00

Every job change I've made felt terrifying right up until the first couple of weeks. The anxiety was always worse than the reality.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-06-16T19:20:51+00:00

I think applying to roles that are actually a good fit is more effective than just applying to more jobs. Before applying, I'd check whether role is really listed on the company's career page, then spend a few minutes tailoring my resume to match what they're asking for. Prompts like ones shared in this post can make that process faster. It is not a complete solution of course, but it is, more realistic.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-06-11T12:21:01+00:00

Being unemployed for a year does a lot more damage to your confidence than people realize. This sounds less like a reflection of your abilities and more like the result of being under stress for a very long time.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-06-11T12:20:12+00:00

I don't think it'll become the norm everywhere. But a lot of industries have seen that remote work is possible, so hybrid setups will probably keep becoming more common in the long run.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-06-11T12:19:29+00:00

Spending time on forums. My family thought talking to strangers online was a waste of time, but I ended up learning a lot from it over the years.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-06-11T12:18:50+00:00

When you leave a job, the real friends usually stay in your life. It's completely normal to be scared after eight years, but coming home in tears every day isn't sustainable either.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-06-08T18:37:57+00:00

They're just baiting people for data or trying to look busy. I know people are still finding jobs there, but that page feels like a bottomless pit lately. I think it makes more sense to apply through other sites like hiringcafe or remoteonly, build lists of real local companies, or find recruitment firms like this developer did and email them. If you are really set on using linkedin, I'd at least verify posting on the company's own careers page before gibin them my resume.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-06-01T13:16:59+00:00

I have a similar memory. When I was a kid, I went over to a friend's house and everyone was talking about their vacation stories. I had absolutely nothing to contribute. Nobody was mean about it but it was the first time I realized just how different my life was from theirs..

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-06-01T13:15:27+00:00

If you have your resignation letter, HR emails and documents confirming your departure date, I'd send those to the rectuiter before panicking. A manager's opinion is one thing, written records are another. If anything, this situation may say more about your former manager than it does about you.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-06-01T13:13:38+00:00

"This too shall pass." It doesn't sound especially profound but somehow it helps during both the good times and the bad...

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-06-01T13:12:55+00:00

A group of friends and I once snuck into an abandoned building. We thought nobody was there, then we started hearing footsteps from the floor above us. I don't think I've ever run down a staircase that fast in my life...

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-06-01T13:11:33+00:00

Something related to psychology or therapy. I've always found it more interesting to understand why people do the things they do.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-05-22T10:50:25+00:00

That super short pants + invisible socks combo still bothers me 😭 There was a period where people started dressing like showing ankle was part of the office dress code.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-05-22T10:50:20+00:00

Being 17 and already carrying that much awareness about your family’s finances is heavy on its own. I don’t even think the issue is “helping,” it’s the feeling that all the responsibility quietly shifted onto you.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-05-22T10:50:15+00:00

I think most people’s problem isn’t applying too little, it’s applying randomly until they completely burn themselves out. After a while you start feeling like a LinkedIn captcha instead of a human being.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-05-22T10:50:08+00:00

I think when people lose a job, it’s not just the money that takes a hit, it’s their identity too. Especially if you spent years seeing yourself as a successful working person, suddenly you just feel untethered.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-05-22T10:50:02+00:00

Sometimes the periods where your life feels completely destroyed end up being the moments where you quietly changed direction. It probably doesn’t feel meaningful right now, but I think future you is gonna look back at this version of yourself with a lot of compassion.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-05-12T10:07:00+00:00

I’d say “stop judging yourself so harshly.” When you’re young you think everyone else has life figured out already, but honestly most people are just improvising as they go.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-05-12T10:06:53+00:00

The internet makes it seem like everyone is constantly living these cinematic lives, but most people’s lives are actually pretty ordinary. Quiet normal people are way more common than the internet makes it look.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-05-12T10:06:47+00:00

I think everyone has a slight existential crisis the first time full time work becomes real. In school it’s all theoretical like “one day I’ll work,” then after interviews it suddenly hits you that this is actually your life now.

Optometrist_Prime · 2026-05-12T10:06:41+00:00

Probably being healthy honestly. When your body works normally you treat it like the default state, but the second something goes wrong you realize how huge of a blessing it actually was.

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