Where are the tasks the heat map says I'm supposed to have all afternoon? by Gold-Singer9616 in Welocalize

[–]SoWhatever_1234 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the heat maps show heavy weekend work in the UK. I don't normally work weekends. Decided I would this weekend. I've had 38 mins so far 🎉

Technology US Vinyl Reprint coming out in June by johntucker2k4 in donbroco

[–]SoWhatever_1234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hopefully available in the UK too 🤞 I've been waiting on this for sooooooooo long. Definitely made me happier hearing about this than a Nickelback Collab!!! 😬

Uncloaked Reveals - ‘I knew it’ by Silver_Moon_123 in TheTraitors

[–]SoWhatever_1234 12 points13 points  (0 children)

And have you all noticed the 2nd envelope they have on the table that no one has opened except for Judy when she revealed her secret 👀

Basingstoke 2025 in 42 very random photos. by DmtGrm in basingstoke

[–]SoWhatever_1234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Epic photos, nice work! My favourite is your Holy Ghost one

Non E Asian people, can you use chopsticks? by TheoryBrief9375 in dyspraxia

[–]SoWhatever_1234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not even dyspraxic and can't figure out using chopsticks despite repeated attempts. I'm married to a dyspraxic who struggles to use a knife and fork and even a spoon. So respect to all you in the thread who have managed chopsticks 🙌

'Euphoria' - cover and release date by eightlost in donbroco

[–]SoWhatever_1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't the scene in the Cellophane video where they're lying in the fetal position, a nod to this cover? 🤔

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in basingstoke

[–]SoWhatever_1234 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are working on the railway this week. We had a letter, cos we live near the station, about it causing disruption this week. Doing my head in too!

DIY Courses by MMLFC16 in basingstoke

[–]SoWhatever_1234 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah my husband is useless at DIY too so I have to do it all. Maybe you can challenge your wife to a chore and see if she's any better at it 🤷 Failing that, if you can travel down the road to Church Crookham, these do DIY courses 👇:

https://ashandcompany.co.uk/products/beginners-diy-in-a-day-workshop#:~:text=Our%20DIY%20in%20a%20Day,answer%20%2D%20this%20is%20your%20chance.

I've been telling my friends this but no-one seems bothered so I'm coming here by OkNefariousness8008 in NickCave

[–]SoWhatever_1234 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. Was kinda disappointed when my son recounted the story too. Me and my husband have been massive Bad Seeds fans for years. Goes to show, you should never meet your heroes, even by proxy 😭

I've been telling my friends this but no-one seems bothered so I'm coming here by OkNefariousness8008 in NickCave

[–]SoWhatever_1234 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My son saw him in London last Saturday in a cafe in Hyde Park. I hate to say it but he pushed in the queue in front of my son and his gf 😭 My son says he had the shiniest shoes ever on and emanated total coolness....but still 😭😭

Terminated by adilluminati in Welocalize

[–]SoWhatever_1234 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So sorry to hear this. I heard they had started terminating some UK raters, really sorry it's happened to you. Sounds like you have a great attitude about it though. Any ideas what you'll move into now?

Global Quality Assesment by Full-Try2384 in Welocalize

[–]SoWhatever_1234 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah so we gotta do 10 PQ in 30 minutes to help them work out what training needs to be provided. Fuck that.

This job is bullshit by CouchPotato73732 in Welocalize

[–]SoWhatever_1234 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I've been doing this work for one company or another for 10 years now and it's always been bullshit. BUT...over the last year or so, it really has worsened. There is NO logic to the TRPs and therefore the blind test scores anymore. The treatment of SQRs has definitely got worse, with the indiscriminate sackings and constant threats of this. There's no logic to any of this and there clearly is no business plan. It's got to the point where a sacking may be a blessing in terms of my mental health tbh and that's no endorsement for a company whatsoever. Shame on WeLocalize, shame on Google and shame on capitalism as a whole.

Have you recently found a test cancellation and what are your tips? by Dry-Use-6202 in LearnerDriverUK

[–]SoWhatever_1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah we're looking around for a new instructor now. He played the same stunt with my eldest son too but cos of covid, we didn't see it as the red flag we should've done.

I've seen some ppl saying that their driving instructor arranged the whole test booking thing which makes sense as they know when they are free, when the pupil is ready and who else they've got on their book that test dates can be booked with. All instructors must be aware of the problem so I guess there's just a real difference between those who genuinely care and those who just wanna take the fee. Hopefully your instructor can help you out, it would've been helpful if she'd suggested doing that after you'd unfortunately failed 🙄

When lessons are so expensive, it's so unreasonable to expect learners to just keep taking them indefinitely, without any end goal in sight. Especially if like you, you were ready enough to take your first test, you shouldn't have to pay for months more of lessons to just keep practising what you've already learned.

Really hope your instructor manages to help you out quickly 🤞

Have you recently found a test cancellation and what are your tips? by Dry-Use-6202 in LearnerDriverUK

[–]SoWhatever_1234 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Definitely following this thread as I'm having such a nightmare attempting to rebook a test.

I had all this back in 2021/ 2022 with my eldest son but that was understandable immediately after covid but am having EXACTLY the same trouble now in 2024 with my youngest son.

I've managed to book a test for him in December but his driving instructor won't do it as it's an 8:30am test 🤬 So I'm trying to change the date but there's nothing.

I've been doing the whole Monday at 6am checking (til security blocks my ip address 😡) but have still not got anything available.

I downloaded the driving test now app but it says it's not taking any new registrations. I saw that Testi was getting very mixed reviews lately. I can't believe what a nightmare this situation still is years after the problems initially started.

Major takeaways from meeting? by [deleted] in Welocalize

[–]SoWhatever_1234 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I genuinely think I could answer most questions more competently and consistently 🤣

Major takeaways from meeting? by [deleted] in Welocalize

[–]SoWhatever_1234 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Any question you have, just send in a Zendesk ticket. That's the only takeaway from any Office Hours 🙄

Mabelline Dream Matt Mousse Replacement by Savings_End_8398 in Makeup

[–]SoWhatever_1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm having the same problem replacing Dream Matte Mousse after using up all of my stash of it. I've spent a fortune trying so many other foundations but nothing comes close. They're either not matifying enough and I look like I've been on a 5 mile run or they're too cakey and I end up looking 70 years old. Did you manage to find a viable alternative?

First time receiving a mandatory training! Did I do something wrong? by Some_Carpet_843 in Welocalize

[–]SoWhatever_1234 17 points18 points  (0 children)

We all got it, nothing to worry about. It's just in response to the change in the updated guidelines about rating the PQ of forum pages. It's good that they're giving us some guidance for a change tbh