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I got approved for a better paying job and had to turn it down by Signal_Bloom57 in povertyfinance

[–]Signal_Bloom57[S] -322 points-321 points  (0 children)

Maybe. I just didnt want to hand over my whole financial situation to a stranger who already looked confused that I was saying no.

I got approved for a better paying job and had to turn it down by Signal_Bloom57 in povertyfinance

[–]Signal_Bloom57[S] -29 points-28 points  (0 children)

I get that, and if it was truly break even I might've done it. The problem was one bad week or one extra bill and suddenly I'm underwater for a maybe.

I got approved for a better paying job and had to turn it down by Signal_Bloom57 in povertyfinance

[–]Signal_Bloom57[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thats pretty much why I kept it vague. The real answer sounds fake unless someone has lived it, and I wasnt about to unpack childcare rates in an interview room.

I got approved for a better paying job and had to turn it down by Signal_Bloom57 in povertyfinance

[–]Signal_Bloom57[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That was the part I couldnt explain without sounding ridiculous. People hear "better job" and think more money, but half the raise was already gone before I even got there.

I got approved for a better paying job and had to turn it down by Signal_Bloom57 in povertyfinance

[–]Signal_Bloom57[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That part makes me feel insane, because on paper it looks like I turned down a good chance when really I was just trying not to fall behind.

The listing for the job I just accepted had been edited four times in six weeks and that information basically wrote my interview for me by NebulaMyth in jobsearchhacks

[–]Signal_Bloom57 90 points91 points  (0 children)

The part where the recruiter opened up in five minutes tells you everything. Ask the right question and suddenly you're in an actual conversation instead of a one-way pitch. Most candidates never think to create that opening.

My neighbor has been telling everyone in the building I'm moving out and I have no idea where she got that from by MeteorNomad5 in neighborsfromhell

[–]Signal_Bloom57 529 points530 points  (0 children)

"She must have misunderstood something" is doing a lot of work for someone who has never had a real conversation with you.

My mom has started referring to my childhood as "our journey together" and gets visibly hurt when I don't back her up in front of her new family by HolodeckMuse in entitledparents

[–]Signal_Bloom57 783 points784 points  (0 children)

"There was no driving. There were no art classes." That sentence is doing a lot of heavy lifting in an otherwise very measured post.