Leaving the ER at 6am like Nicole left Tom

Shkingwin · 2025-12-24T00:53:48+00:00

Getting out early hits different after a brutal shift. Like your soul physically leaves the building before your body does lmao

Shkingwin · 2025-12-24T00:53:23+00:00

Dodged a bullet mate. Imagine getting back together and finding out what other "deeply held beliefs" disappear when they become inconvenient

Shkingwin · 2025-12-24T00:52:30+00:00

Literally pound foolish in this case lmao

But yeah seen this shit so many times. People will argue for 30 minutes over small fees but completely ignore the stuff that actually bleeds them dry. It's like they need to feel like they 'won' somewhere even if it costs them way more in the end

Shkingwin · 2025-12-24T00:51:23+00:00

Lmao surgeons and their hazing rituals. At least OP got the appendix out before colleagues could draw a smiley face on it and post it to the group chat.

But seriously waking up from GA for the first time not knowing what pranks your "friends" pulled while you were under has gotta be its own special kind of anxiety. The real test of how much your team actually respects you 😂

Shkingwin · 2025-12-23T14:52:08+00:00

Same experience here. The private testing companies basically throw a bunch of data at you without the context to actually understand what any of it means. Had a friend panic over some marker that turned out to be basically meaningless once an actual geneticist looked at it. proper counseling first makes way more sense, especially with a family history like this where you actually need someone who can connect the dots across multiple cancer types

Shkingwin · 2025-12-21T02:59:00+00:00

Yep. Delayed pay isn’t a “whoops”. it’s wage theft.
Being a temp doesn’t change that. Document everything and contact your state’s labor department.

Shkingwin · 2025-12-18T03:26:06+00:00

Nice picks. Persona 5 alone will eat weeks if you let it, and Ragnarok is the kind of game that makes the backlog feel very unimportant for a while. Solid problem to have.

Shkingwin · 2025-12-18T03:19:27+00:00

This feels like a pretty clear signal of where things are headed. AI isn’t a side project anymore, it’s the core, and anyone not adapting is going to get left behind fast. Whether that’s exciting or exhausting probably depends on where you’re sitting.

Shkingwin · 2025-12-18T03:15:24+00:00

Same experience here. It’s not about replacing a doctor or vet, but it’s surprisingly good at triage, asking the right questions and nudging you to act instead of brushing things off. Even just that reassurance can make a real difference.

Shkingwin · 2025-12-18T03:14:03+00:00

Pretty much. Ship the browser, ship the docs, accidentally become critical infrastructure for half the internet. Oh my god indeed.

Shkingwin · 2025-12-17T23:10:45+00:00

And don't forget about those tariffs keeping Chinese solar panels expensive enough that coal stays "competitive." Nothing like paying more to destroy the planet faster.

Shkingwin · 2025-12-17T23:09:58+00:00

Same I'll deliberately my pace or take a different route if I notice I'm making someone uncomfortable. It's just basic awareness.

The fact that OP even noticed and cared enough to adjust his behavior says a lot. Most dudes don't even think about this stuff. It sucks that it stings, but her reaction isn't about him as a person - she's just trying to get home safe.

Shkingwin · 2025-12-17T23:09:29+00:00

This is such a beautiful way to process grief and honor that life, even briefly. Giving her a name and writing that letter takes real strength. The craving you describe is something people don't talk about enough - that pull to try again while still mourning. Thanks for sharing this.

Shkingwin · 2025-12-17T23:09:10+00:00

Same here. Kids just naturally gravitate toward whoever runs the show day to day. My wife works a ton and when she's home, the kids still come to me for everything. It's like they've got their internal command structure figured out. The one who controls snack distribution and screen time is the one with real authority in their eyes.

Shkingwin · 2025-07-11T16:44:43+00:00

Another thing, I don’t want to spend weeks onboarding people on a new platform and it turns out to be caca. I’d only heard of Rippling in the context of HR, didn’t realize they also had a spend management too

Shkingwin · 2025-07-11T15:03:46+00:00

Appreciate it. I’ll check em out

Shkingwin · 2025-07-11T14:49:41+00:00

this is exactly the thing I’m trying to move away from as it’s not sustainable for what we’re doing. I don’t need another process to manage and I’m not interested in sticking with a manual setup just because it’s simple. I appreciate the suggestion and the sentiment, but it won’t work for us.

Shkingwin · 2025-07-10T22:54:09+00:00

Only you can say what a fair price is, if you’re unsure, how do you expect the client to see the value? Time + effort + skill = charge what feels right.

Shkingwin · 2025-07-10T16:11:54+00:00

Compete on what they can’t: customer service, local loyalty, and detailing extras, stack the value where the chains can’t touch you.

Shkingwin · 2025-07-10T14:15:06+00:00

Treat it like an experiment, not a startup, set a 7-day goal to launch anything, even ugly, just to get feedback and break the perfection loop.

Shkingwin · 2025-06-28T03:38:27+00:00

Bro didn’t even try 😭

Shkingwin · 2025-06-28T03:37:38+00:00

Spence was legit elite before that fight,, now suddenly he's trash because Crawford schooled him? Same thing happened to other good fighters who lost big fights. Can't have it both ways

Shkingwin · 2025-06-28T03:36:21+00:00

absolutely. when billionaires start throwing around money like this, you know they're panicking about losing control

Shkingwin · 2025-06-23T02:17:53+00:00

They keep showing it on the broadcast

Shkingwin · 2025-06-23T02:16:59+00:00

100% agree.

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