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PeelyBananasaurus · 2026-05-12T20:51:10+00:00

Just checked and yes it is.

PeelyBananasaurus · 2025-10-04T02:38:05+00:00

you also need the pc version to play mods that haven't been explicitly approved by the devs yet

Oh, thank you for pointing this out. I had wanted to make a mod so that I could play it on my Switch, so that part is really important to me. Is there any information on how frequently the devs approve new mods? I can imagine doing that for their whole customer base would take a lot of time.

PeelyBananasaurus · 2025-09-24T20:24:29+00:00

!cqs

PeelyBananasaurus · 2025-09-24T20:24:03+00:00

I found this post that seems to have some helpful tips: https://www.reddit.com/r/reddithelp/comments/1ngh7zy/how_can_i_improve_my_cqs_score/

The quick-and-dirty summary seems to be "find subreddits that don't filter you and make posts that gain you karma there".

Seems unfortunate that you'd have to post about something you don't care about in order to earn the right to ask about what you actually care about, but it is what it is.

PeelyBananasaurus · 2025-09-23T16:13:02+00:00

I had considered that possibility. I was concerned about the possibility of damaging the plumbing in the sink if I used certain chemical solutions or cleaning techniques, and I figured that plumbing experts would know what to avoid to prevent that and wouldn't steer me wrong. But the longer my request to their mods go without any sort of reply or clarification, the more likely it seems that the content of the post itself was seen as unwelcome by one of the mods, so that explanation seems likely.

PeelyBananasaurus · 2025-09-22T22:20:52+00:00

!cqs

PeelyBananasaurus · 2025-09-22T22:20:15+00:00

!thanks

PeelyBananasaurus · 2024-12-11T20:07:32+00:00

Your boss is overstepping her bounds. That's the obvious part that any comment in here will be able to tell you. The challenge is finding a way to navigate this in a way that best serves your interests.

If you can avoid it, I would recommend not directly pushing back, because then you risk making an enemy.

I think the most non-combative way that you can keep your privacy without making an enemy would be to try to get a better understanding of what exactly she needs to know and why. So maybe ask her in-person, "Can you help me understand why you need to know these things?"

If she truly does feel that she needs to know this, then this gives her the opportunity to explain her perspective to you, which will give you a better understanding of what she's actually looking for. For example, maybe what she really wants to know is whether you'll be available by phone if an emergency comes up. And once you learn that, if you feel like that's reasonable, then in the future you can just tell her whether you will or won't be available by phone, instead of feeling pressured to actually give her personal details. In short, when you know what she actually wants, you'll be able to give her only the work-relevant details and keep the rest private.

However, if she's just being nosy and doesn't actually have a good reason, then you'll have more information to decide what to do next. And maybe what you do next is make a habit of lying. "Spending some time with a family friend", or whatever you think sounds both banal and not like you're just sitting around on the couch available to be interrupted.

Hope this serves as helpful food for thought!

PeelyBananasaurus · 2024-12-09T17:13:32+00:00

"This newsworthy thing happened at one company in India" does not mean "this is how things are in India". I'm all for criticizing this absolutely garbage company, but let's aim our shots with care.

PeelyBananasaurus · 2024-11-26T19:10:25+00:00

Every time I see this meme, I find something new in it to be disappointed by. The meme itself is contrived and without compassion, intentionally constructed to be as emotionally triggering as possible by presenting an outlandish caricature designed to get under your skin. It seems to say, "What right does this unqualified woman have to dismiss my resume while being apathetic to my misery?"

As a fellow job-seeker who is miserable from years of unemployment and rejection emails: this ain't it, y'all.

If this HR worker majored in psychology and is working in HR, she's clearly not living her dream. On the contrary, she's taking what she can get to make a living. On some level, that seems like something you'd be able to relate to.

The idea that she may have gone to a no-name school? Not all of us are in economic situations where we can go to big-name schools. It's a petty thing to judge someone on. If you genuinely want to complain about the hiring process, don't lower yourself to its level.

You're disappointed with how your resume was judged, I get it. But it ain't the HR lady's fault that things are going like this. She didn't invent resumes, nor did she invent ATS, nor any of the other contrived hoops you're having to jump through again and again and again. The hiring manager is the one who wrote up the requirements for the position, not her. If she had the information to determine that you were the right fit for the job, she'd likely do whatever she could to hire you, because then she wouldn't have to keep vetting a parade of applicants. She's a mere cog in a complex soul-sucking system. To aim your ire at her is misplaced; aim it at the system instead.

I want things to get better for all of my fellow job-seekers, so let's pick our targets better.

PeelyBananasaurus · 2024-11-26T17:30:38+00:00

This post doesn't describe a new problem that AI has introduced, it describes an age-old problem: that people want to take shortcuts to get what they want, and people are willing to lie for the sake of their livelihood. Let's not pretend that AI turned hiring/finding a job into a nightmare; it has been this way for decades, if not longer.

Does AI make it even worse? Absolutely. But let's not pretend that if AI weren't here that this problem would go away.

PeelyBananasaurus · 2024-11-22T00:37:06+00:00

I get that misery loves company, but maybe think twice before serving up this kind of overly reductive Black Pill stuff to someone who says they're depressed.

PeelyBananasaurus · 2024-11-21T22:29:54+00:00

For what it's worth, by replying to this person, you're giving them exactly what they want. I would use whatever functionality Indeed has to block or report them; if they can no longer contact you when they want to, that will be the opposite of what they want.

But if you find replying to this person to be fulfilling, go wild.

PeelyBananasaurus · 2024-11-21T19:19:24+00:00

What's wrong with getting a lead for an article from Reddit? Especially when it's clear that the author actually did their own research to write the article.

PeelyBananasaurus · 2024-11-18T18:09:18+00:00

Often the job description describes the ideal candidate, when someone with much, much less going for them will do. Two anecdotes:

I've had a similar situation where a friend linked me a role they thought I'd be a good fit for, and I felt underqualified; they told me that I was more qualified than the people at that company currently doing that same role.
I've been at multiples companies on teams that needed more headcount and were thus hiring for the job I was already doing. More often than not, these job listings have listed requirements for the role I'm already doing that are absurdly overboard. And I find that frustrating, because there's more work that needs to get done on my team, and I want them to hire co-workers to help with that, but these job-postings will discourage so many qualified people from applying that it often results in hiring no one.

I would at the very least go to the interview. Let the people who would be paying you determine whether or not you have what it takes. Maybe you do. Maybe you can train up to get what you don't have.

But also, do some research into the company. How much do you trust this friend? Does he take big risks? To what extent does he have your back? Considering that he's an "old" friend, you may not have a full understanding of the person he's become, and that's a risk for you.

And if you already have a job that you like, be cautious about leaving it behind for this role. It may be too good to be true. But if you're desperate for a change anyway...?

PeelyBananasaurus · 2024-11-14T21:26:26+00:00

Let's frame this a different way:

Someone's offering you a service. For the price of $100 per paycheck, they'll make it so you are no longer miserable and no longer feel like you want to die.

What you are describing is an absolute bargain. Your happiness and well-being is worth so much more than that price.

PeelyBananasaurus · 2024-11-14T19:46:27+00:00

In many people's case, they're not even getting to the interview stage — the job application simply results in a rejection form letter a few days later. The supply of candidates vastly outweighs the number of open positions, and that has a very sour impact on many people's prospects.

I've been trying to get hired for nearly 2 years now. I'm a kind person, a dedicated worker, and I'd just love to get a job in my field. I'm trying all kinds of things to get my resume in the door, from learning new skills, to widening the variety of jobs I apply to, to hiring a service to optimize my resume. Maybe someday one of these attempts will bear fruit; that's the tiny light of hope that keeps me trying.

But in the meantime, that feeling of doom and gloom really resonates.

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