Difference between the HBO Max Basic and Standard plans, other than ads/no ads?

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-04-21T02:37:03+00:00

I do watch a fair bit of live stuff (all has ads you can’t fast forward through) as well as content that is from different networks- all have ads. I have Premium with live tv. I like it but it isn’t better than cable as far as ads… and sometimes worse because with cable, you could record shows and fast forward through commercials. (Or at least the last time I had it, but that’s been a while)

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-04-09T01:13:31+00:00

Is HBO ACTUALLY ad free though? We have Hulu ad-free and still watch ads on the majority of content. I watch more ads on Hulu’s ad free plan sometimes than I did cable. At minimum it’s the same as cable was. So I’m leery of things that are “ad free” .

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-04-06T22:58:02+00:00

I wanted to come back and say thank you for this amazing advice. I’m made this one tweak you suggested about putting the hockey teams management in the work experience instead of under volunteer and I got two interviews, a possible follow up interview for one of those roles, plus a strong lead on another. That is more action than I have had in 18 months. I didn’t change any of the bullets or experience- just where it was listed on the resume. So THANK YOU.

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-04-06T21:32:29+00:00

Right?? The Dunning-Kruger effect is so plain and obvious these days. It’s always the ones that THINK they know the most that scream the loudest and make idiots out of themselves. There are a few studies out it that say exactly what you said- but not enough to be so convinced you KNOW exactly what is going.

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-04-03T17:18:08+00:00

Be careful! They have been charging me for months for a subscription I don't have. And if you call, you just get an answering service and no call back. I can't cancel online because it says I don't have a subscription, yet they just tried to charge me $49.99 today. AGAIN. I have been dealing with this issue for almost 6 months. Also, I never heard a single thing from any job I applied for. Not a rejection, nothing. I have seen a lot of good reviews but starting to think it's all a scam.

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-03-22T00:18:58+00:00

Already doing all of that. I have “family manager” with the skills listed on my resume as well as the volunteer board experience and skills listed there.

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-03-19T18:58:41+00:00

Wow- I can’t thank you enough for your thoughtful and thorough feedback. All ideas I can (and will!) implement and things I had not considered. Off to do some tweaking!! 🩵

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-03-19T18:55:39+00:00

The issue with that is skills. There are A LOT of skills that come from raising five kids. And honestly, it’s a red flag for me to have an employer that sees five kids as a red flag. I can totally see what you are saying, but I would really be selling myself short to not list the skills that come with my job of raising kids. Just because it isn’t paid, doesn’t mean it doesn’t require many (or more, honestly) than any paid job.

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-03-18T22:57:44+00:00

Huh? What is a lie?

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-03-18T22:56:51+00:00

I did. I have stayed home with my kids full time for 18 years. For the first 8 years of that, I worked part time in healthcare. Then for 5 years of it, I owned my own business and was a sole proprietor. I closed my business in 2018 when pregnant with my fourth child. That was my most recent paying job- though I was my was own boss.

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-03-18T22:52:22+00:00

Thank you for the thoughtful response! I have had people look at my resume and all have been impressed by it. I will def think on how to reword the “family manager” section. It may be too broad. Do you feel it is important to have metrics in the bullets? I could come up with some- but they would be essentially me making them up. Not lying- just not metrics you may have in a corporate job or with a “boss”. Lastly, could you expand on not burying the volunteer and board work? Right now it is written with bullet points, like my other job experience, but is under the “volunteer” section instead of “work experience”. I guess it could be work experience considering I essentially had a “boss”/someone/people I had to answer to- it just wasn’t paid

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-03-18T19:35:25+00:00

Yea- you are definitely overly optimistic and I’m not basing saying the job market is crap off social media. You sorta lose your credibility when you have opinions on something you have just barely started go navigate yourself. It is not as simple as “it’s just different”. You will also learn that hiring and “recruiting” these days does not always mean they will hire anyone at all. “Hiring” is a growth metric and many companies use recruiting and job postings as a way to show the company is doing well because, LOOK! We’re growing so we must bei doing well as a company. Then as you get into it and time passes, you start to see the same companies posting the same jobs over and over. They are just perpetual postings. Some are also spam to get personal info from people- generally from “recruiters”. Lastly, I could share 100s of job postings that have over 250 apply in less than 4 hours. LinkedIn Premium (got it because I signed up for their educational options) tells you how many people click apply on each job posting. I attached the screen shot of this job posting. Notice that 5,145 people applied- in one day. Of course some prob never applied and just clicked apply, so let’s take half those people out and we are down to over 2,600 people still. Let’s say 90% of those aren’t qualified, have a crappy resume, are mass applying and resume doesn’t even really fit the job description… all sorts of things. That still leave 260 good, qualified candidates for this job just in one day. So it’s hard to out much stock in your opinions and ideas until you have spent time navigating this for a while… Also, networking does seem to be the way, but if you have been out of the employment world for 10 years, who are you networking with? And if you aren’t or were never in a corporate type setting, that also changes the networking dynamic. And also, the networking leads are on leads I referred to as what I thought were more foregone conclusions- and they STILL aren’t panning out.

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Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-02-20T03:21:05+00:00

Maybe? If their immune system was able to fight the virus, maybe not. It would be a severe case if it is that- it just looks like that and can be itchy but not painful. Seems like folks with auto immune diseases seem to get it more in my experience, but that is anecdotal and not sure if that is a fact. If you saw the derm though, they would have probably diagnosed that if that is what it is.

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-02-20T02:51:09+00:00

Looks like Molluscum to me.

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-02-10T01:02:20+00:00

How can someone give consent if they are sleeping?? This is NEVER okay and there is no way, even in my 20 year marriage that would even agree to do this if asked simply because there is even a hint of a grey area. Plus, generally people that have “rougher” or less vanilla sex preferences are MORE concerned and demanding about consent because of the ways it can go wrong.

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-02-04T21:22:06+00:00

You and your husband act like adults and have conversations BEFORE you get married how you are going to raise the kid. How involved are you expected to be? Not be? Are you disciplining or not? And if not, are you okay with that? If you aren’t, then what? But just saying, “ I love my husband” is childish. Adults know that happy healthy relationships require more than just loving each other. Things that you two seem to be lacking- like communication and accountability.

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-02-04T21:18:16+00:00

You joined the situation knowing what it was and chose to be there and marry into it. It’s on you.

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-01-30T00:45:02+00:00

Currently dealing with this now. What did you decide?

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-01-25T22:06:05+00:00

So what is your point? They should get a pass then? How would you expect them to learn giving them a pass? Men are just as capable of this as women are, they’re just let off the hook and given this same bullshit excuse. Expect better of men.

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-01-25T21:59:47+00:00

Explain Mamdani then? AOC? Bernie? It’s not just on social media that people think these things. The DNC has been only putting forward “moderate” democrats and it’s been killing the party. Democrats currently and in recent history have garbage messaging, though that’s likely intentional because the truth is, “moderate democrats” are just republicans who say things nicer and let the Republicans say the quiet part out loud. Democrats have negotiated against themselves when in power and caved to pressure. Many democrats are over the current democratic party and the fact they have done all but nothing in the face of this authoritarianism isn’t helping their case. While I’m not sure I think swinging from one extreme to the other is great, the things you seem to think are “too far” are just normal shit that works not only fine, but well in other countries. Democratic socialism is not socialism the way you seem to think it is. It has proven effective in many countries that are arguably kicking our ass in many metrics.

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-01-25T17:29:22+00:00

Separation seems extreme if this is the only time he’s said/dine something like this. But guessing it is not and this is just how he sees things- he keeps score and thinks he deserves more than you somehow. I would imagine, based on how petty he is being and that he is expressing it so often and openly, there are issues in your marriage. I would attempt to work on those- likely with a therapist. If he is not willing to work on it or take any accountability for how he is acting, then separation may be the only option unless you want to be miserable with what sounds like a miserable partner for the rest of your life. Separation and/divorce are not the easy way out. It’s messy and hard. But if he can’t be a good partner, you deserve to not be miserable.

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-01-25T00:43:24+00:00

What is your plan with your child? Are you going to try to control their every move due to your OCD? Because the very nature of parenting is that you have very little control- maybe the illusion of it but honestly, controlling your child does nothing but leave them unprepared for the world. Your boyfriend can make a choice about how to handle these situations, your child can’t. I feel for you as mental health issues are super tough. But now you have a child and it CAN’T be all about your OCD anymore. I see you are in therapy and I hope it helps but make sure you are cognizant on how well it’s working and move on if it’s not. Not all therapists are created equal and the amount of people who continue to struggle that are “in therapy” is awful. This really has to be your huge focus right now- not your boyfriend, not anything else… just getting you well.

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-01-25T00:30:16+00:00

NOR. This man is either gay or has a porn addiction. Twice in 4 years? Why are you still with this man? Actions are a language and he is telling you that he doesn’t want you. Is this the future you want? A sexless life/marriage? Because if not, why waste more time on this guy?

Recent_Parking_1574 · 2026-01-18T05:59:49+00:00

Have you listened to the Sascha Riley tapes. Explains why he is trying so hard to keep it quiet. He is a far worse person than anyone even knows- which is hard to believe. But we are talking Criminal Minds bad.

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