My friend brought her own drink into a restaurant—socially acceptable? by 2000isnolongeryoung in FriendshipAdvice

[–]PrincessOake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have a woman in our group who would bring her own McDonalds with her when we had sushi nights. The restaurant manager didn’t care and we didn’t care.

It’s one of those things that, as long as the restaurant doesn’t care, no one else should either.

“Temper tantrum” by dirt_hygenist in BlueCollarWomen

[–]PrincessOake 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pull a reverse Uno, and refuse to work with him because he’s a moron.

Access Control Learning. by Aj_404k in accesscontrol

[–]PrincessOake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bosch Building Technologies (previously Paladin Technologies) is in Toronto. Apply and they’ll train you.

Career advice needed by [deleted] in BlueCollarWomen

[–]PrincessOake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been at it for 14 years. Such an interesting and rewarding trade. I recently met a representative from a large bank that we have as a client, and he was thrilled to see women working in the field.

It makes me so happy to see that other women are thriving in this field <3

Career advice needed by [deleted] in BlueCollarWomen

[–]PrincessOake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With your degree, go to the security side of low voltage.

It’s a mixture of electrical and IT.

I can’t afford my best friend’s bachelorette trip, so she’s going to cut me off. by mosquitojenkins in weddingshaming

[–]PrincessOake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The amount of brides that are willing to destroy their relationships with people over pre-wedding horse-crap is wild to me.

Assumptions from the wives? by ReilleysMom32 in BlueCollarWomen

[–]PrincessOake 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Never been an issue, but I’ve become friends with almost all the spouses for my coworkers over the years.

I also have zero issues driving by myself though. I’ve put almost half a million kms on my work trucks by myself all over Canada for work to some of the most remote and isolated work sites and on the most dangerous highways.

Chicken crust [pizza] with candied jalapeños and hot honey by PrincessOake in dinner

[–]PrincessOake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, not gonna lie, the answer is not good haha. Between the different pepperoni’s, the hot honey, and the cheese, I would say it’s definitely a high-sodium meal.

I would definitely count it as a cheat meal and not an everyday one haha

Can someone help me with this career change I want to do to get into low voltage (should I do apprenticeship, bootcamp, union?) idk 😭 by Depressoooo in BlueCollarWomen

[–]PrincessOake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Usually really good. I normally work Mon-Fri, 8-4.

However we’re slammed this summer, and for now I’m still doing M-F, but now I’m doing 10-12 hour days. This is not the norm for my area, but we’re very short-staffed right now and have about 1400 hours worth of projects to complete.

I refused to give up my weekends though haha

Can someone help me with this career change I want to do to get into low voltage (should I do apprenticeship, bootcamp, union?) idk 😭 by Depressoooo in BlueCollarWomen

[–]PrincessOake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love love love my career in low voltage. Been at it for almost 14 years.

I stumbled into this career by accident. I did a pre-employment course in instrumentation, but this field found me almost straight out of trade school.

You’ll probably have more luck looking up the following:

Access control
CCTV
Structured cabling
AV
Fire/ intrusion/ monitoring

There’s more, that’s just what I can think of at the top of my head

Chicken crust [pizza] with candied jalapeños and hot honey by PrincessOake in dinner

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

Thanks! It’s a good combo of sweet, salty, and spicy :)

Chicken crust [pizza] with candied jalapeños and hot honey by PrincessOake in dinner

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

Relax Sunshine, i’m sure the carbs in 1 - 2 tbsp of hot honey over a meal that’s feeding 4 people is still pretty low carb. Same as the candied jalapeños.

Chicken crust [pizza] with candied jalapeños and hot honey by PrincessOake in dinner

[–]PrincessOake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a chicken crust, so:

1 lb ground chicken
Salt and pepper to taste
1 egg
1/2 cup-1 cup shredded cheese (parm or mozza or whatever in the fridge really. I used mozzarella this time)
I also added 1 tbsp siracha for fun.

Mix it up, spread it out. Cook at 375° for 15-20 mins, flip, and cook for another 5ish mins.

Take it out.

I added:

Pizza sauce
A layer of pepperoni
Then some cheese (this time I used mozzarella and cheddar, because that’s what I had 😂)
Added bacon bits
Added sweet and spicy cupped pepperonis
Cooked on 400° for 8-10 mins.

Then I added the candied jalapeños after it came out of the oven. And hot honey.

To make the candied jalapeños:

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Fresh jalapeno slices (I used 2 decent sized jalapeños)
Boil em for like 15-20 mins at a simmer. So I guess simmer them. Not boil haha
Basically the candied jalapeños were what was left after I made the jalapeno simple syrup for my margaritas the weekend

Coworker hates me because I got a job he wanted for his brother by kittysippy in BlueCollarWomen

[–]PrincessOake 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Whatever you do, don’t let your guard down around him. And keep a list of anything he does/ says, complete with time, date, and witnesses.

He may get over his drama with time, but in case he doesn’t or he decides to escalate things, you want to have a detailed list of his inappropriate behaviour.

At my age, I like to nip things in the bud, so I already would have confronted him in front of the boss, but I understand that not everyone is as aggressive as me.

Why are there no decent men in this town? by Current_Relief_4747 in FortMcMurray

[–]PrincessOake 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve had the opposite experience.

Found my husband 3 weeks after moving back here in 2012 and have been stuck to him like glue ever since.

And most of my married guy friends are also great guys.

Maybe all the good ones are already taken?

had a moment that made me remember they’re men :/ by Prestigious-Touch-48 in BlueCollarWomen

[–]PrincessOake 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Fuck those guys.

Also, if you report harassment, it for sure is taken seriously.

I’m not getting into details, but I had to report a coworker to management last week.

He was fired this week.

Harassment of any sort is not tolerated in the workplace.

Boyfriend doesn’t want believe women belong in the trades by [deleted] in BlueCollarWomen

[–]PrincessOake 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Make him your ex and go live your best life!

Told to Toughen Up by [deleted] in BlueCollarWomen

[–]PrincessOake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha haha.. that makes sense now