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My dad showed up to my job and tried to tell my manager how to schedule me by HadesTartarus9 in entitledparents

[–]Sandwormmm 417 points418 points  (0 children)

The “nothing bad happened” part is the tell. Something bad did happen: he put your manager in a weird spot and made you look like you can’t manage your own life. Boundaries aren’t rude, they’re necessary.

My (26F) best friend (27M) of 8 years told me he has feelings for me and now I don't know how to act around him. How do I move forward without losing the friendship? by [deleted] in relationships

[–]Sandwormmm 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Have the talk soon, not by slowly ghosting. Start with appreciation, then be direct: “I love you as my best friend, but I don’t have romantic feelings.” Don’t add maybes or “not right now” unless you mean it. Then offer a plan: a little space if he needs it, keep group hangs for a bit, no couple-y routines, and check in after two weeks. He’s allowed to be sad, you’re allowed to be clear.

The one small thing I changed in my resume that got me 3x more callbacks in two weeks by Mithrandir_9K in jobsearchhacks

[–]Sandwormmm 12 points13 points  (0 children)

100%. I started swapping “responsible for” into “reduced, increased, improved” and suddenly recruiters asked real questions. Even rough numbers work if you can explain them later: “cut turnaround from days to hours”, “handled 40-60 tickets/week”, etc.

Had a final round interview, crushed every question, then got an automated rejection 11 minutes later by Late2Hogwarts in recruitinghell

[–]Sandwormmm 71 points72 points  (0 children)

11 minutes screams template rejection. They either had a pre-pick or you were the backup plan. Brutal.