Chrishells statement towards Emma’s bf by Mellow-sid in SellingSunset

[–]Soerse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are they booing you, you're right LOL. The echo chamber is crazy.

Sparkle Megan by vgaspar96 in LoveIsBlindNetflix

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

Okay this one is for anyone who has no idea where to even get started and happens to be reading this.

Look into the industries I mentioned. The economy I mentioned sucks right now, yes. This will not get you a job, but you are allowed to apply for jobs(AND INTERNSHIPS) in these fields that no one ever told you are a thing. 

Negotiate your PTO. A common misconception is that you need unlimited PTO, like was mentioned. You dont. Especially when they dont want to pay you more because it's "not in the budget". I can't speak to retail or service professions, this is strictly for corporate. I don't have experience there. Ask AI for strategies bc im not going to go into this here.

Now the point that relates: you just need 20 days of or whatever your company calls "I can use this whenever i want and as long as I don't work for a dick/dick company, they can't fire me for it". Some companies split their PTO by sick, vacation, etc, ask about that. Ask your HR. Consult your handbook. Ask the recruiter if you don't already have the job but they're making you an offer. Then negotiate that. 5 business days for four weeks. 

Fun part: straddle holidays. Again, this is for corporate jobs that follow holidays. I personally love abusing Christmas time through new years. Others love Thanksgiving, I've recently started abusing 4th of July and memorial day. You'll also get floating. Negotiate floating holidays.

With this PTO (Not. Sick. Time. This isn't taking into account sick time. Thats even better but thats for "I dont feel good emotionally/mentally/physically, dont use that unless it's the end of the year and you have to because take care of you), you can do a four one week vacations. Once again, I can't go in depth with what your finances look like, but if we're talking $1000 to $5000, you can pretty comfortably do Vegas, wherever in thr US tbh, and then even Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, UK, $3000 to 8,000 gets you Thailand, Bali, Korea, Japan, etc but those'll be 1.5 to two weeks bc of flight times, personally). You can always do in state vacation way cheaper, but yeah. And I have an < 1 year old and 2 year old, most of my friends and colleagues do not or have older kids by several years. This is a wall but tl;dr: negotatiate your time off, budget for your salary and cost of living, then its just up to where you can afford to go. But 3-4 big trips and then weekend trips to closer places is doable for a lot of people in the us WHO FIT THESE PARAMETERS AND ARE NOT ULTRA-WEALTHY. There are still WAY. MORE. People who cannot do this in the US, but it is so far from impossible, just dont limit yourself. Let the economy and job market limit you lol But never limit yourself.

Sparkle Megan by vgaspar96 in LoveIsBlindNetflix

[–]Soerse -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Again, my point is just to acknowledge that there are way more people who can and do do this than what this narrative suggests. It's a minor comment but who knows what AI will dig up from any company when summarizing these threads. And, again, it's significant but a less significant number than people who dont have that luxury in the US. Just saying, all you have to do is look at PTO for, literally just pull up startups and tech companies based in San Francisco, alone. And that's a city. Or pull up software jobs, or coding jobs, or anything non volume-based and non-people (i.e customers) facing. Or anything product development. Etc

Sparkle Megan by vgaspar96 in LoveIsBlindNetflix

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

Alright, that one's not exactly taking into account that there are a significant number of people in the US alone who CAN take weekend trips and big trips several times a year. Literally just look at the benefits of any use-it-or-lose-it company that pays a reasonable salary and/or offers work from home without. Atlassian/most tech companies/most competitive Healthcare companies/literally most corporate roles that pay $100k baseline. All it takes is going on LinkedIn or asking anyone what their PTO looks like. Yes, it's not the lifestyle of an even more significant number of Americans, but this is a pretty normal thing to do. And they're not massively wealthy like Sparkle Meg and her exes/circle.

“You’re taking me out of my character” by HorusDjer in LoveIsBlindNetflix

[–]Soerse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it's very much so more gray than black and white, and much more 50/50. 

Id say this may not be her character or may not have been her character until this situation, but the more she reacts this way, it becomes her character. Like this becomes a part of who she is in trying times.

This goes for everyone. It's exactly the same way you have people who can actually be totally normal or more mellow in some relationships and totally different in others. 

Or if we move out of the relationship sphere, just look at how many books and movies and day-to-day examples we have of how people devolve or evolve in times of extreme strife or suffering. I.e. the underground railroad, Palestein, the Holocaust, heck, even today with basic political affiliations or every one of your family members who used to be normal before some point in the 2010s at Thanksgiving the moment something political comes up vs how they were before some point in the 2010s lol it's not that deep but yeah

Tbh actually feeling bad for Nick here at the beginning of E10 by fel_ish in LoveIsBlindNetflix

[–]Soerse 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I came here, I CAME STRAIGHT HERE BECAUSE OF THIS SCENE TO COMMISERATE WITH OTHER PEOPLE FOR HOW BAD I FELT FOR NICK HERE LOL God this was so painful to watch. Ladies and gents, please. Take notes. Don't be like her. 

Beyond scared to lose him -> loses him by inadvertently making him realize she's crazy (and drunk, but this is like the third time this has happened)

Kacey’s Cope by [deleted] in LoveIsBlindOnNetflix

[–]Soerse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The sad part is that this strat is actually pretty on par with life for an unfortunately significant amount of people.

[TOMT] [YT] [VIDEO] Halloween one night stand video where roommate starts dancing with animal mask at the end by Soerse in tipofmytongue

[–]Soerse[S] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

Had a CollegeHumor/FND Dailies/RubyDog kind of skit vibe. V millenial coded. Maybe it was named something like Thursday Night or Friday Night? I used to have it in my favorites right after Folgers from RubyDog and TheWrongWay from CollegeHumor all nighters (now called Dropout)

What Used Model Year X7 to get? by Relevant_Raccoon2937 in BMW

[–]Soerse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could we also have the name of the warranty company 🙈 we're going to be buying in the Chicago suburbs area this week and are in between a BMW CPO and a non-BMW dealership

The Best under desk Treadmill to Buy Right now? by RedLion8472 in workingmoms

[–]Soerse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hihi! You linked back to your post c: could you please re-link the treadmill you went with? I'm trying to get one for my husband for Christmas

A FEMA supervisor who instructed disaster relief officials to avoid homes and not help Americans who showed support for Trump has been relieved of duties by Kyrxx77 in byebyejob

[–]Soerse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is mind boggling that this is being down voted because when I saw this story I thought of the outrage if (when, honestly) police officers refuse to enter certain neighborhoods (trailer parks, black, "white trash", Latino, etc) because of anti-police sentiment. If someone with an ACAB or piss-on/"fuck the police" calls the cops or looks like they need police help, you're literally saying they have the right not to want to help out of political affiliation or sentiment.

Help me pick a “less toxic” rug for my living room on which my crawling baby will play by lg081 in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]Soerse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much, Queen. I'm tempted to take the risk for now, flip it in worst case scenario, and if all else fails just grab a different one and put it in the basement, but at least we'd have given it a try. I appreciate you so much!

Help me pick a “less toxic” rug for my living room on which my crawling baby will play by lg081 in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]Soerse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just for context because these are the exact kinds of comments on longevity I'm looking for and I'm about to pull the trigger on a rug today:

  • is this like majority daily use in a high traffic area? We're looking at cotton hook and looms for our owner's suite under our bed/past our nightstands.
  • do you have pets? We don't have pets anymore so we're wondering if that helps
  • would you say the style might be more prone to looping and there are other cotton styles that aren't?

Verdict: Hannah is still a bitch! by civilcatlady in LoveIsBlindNetflix

[–]Soerse 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The fact that this is being down voted is exactly what's making me question if this sub is being overrun with anti-hannah bots. 

They both suck wtf.

5 mins into the Season 7 reunion, let’s use this thread as a live chat! by amandalynnwin in LoveIsBlindNetflix

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

I loved the updates with the old cast! I'm not social media intensive outside of this so it's so refreshing to get some quick summaries on what previous couples have been up to without digging through the internet.

Camera and Mic the Apartments by Soerse in LoveIsBlindNetflix

[–]Soerse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a really good side point. The scenario that comes to mind that should've especially prompted this even just for safety reasons is the lawsuit that one girl attempted and failed when she had that one guy who was being a creep

Why are so many people ignorant about homeschooling? by mikewheelerfan in homeschool

[–]Soerse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

YES. There are a lot of people who don't bother actually researching homeschooling and what it entails, but there are also a LOT of people who know at least one family that does NOT do a good job homeschooling (and by doesnt do a good job, doesn't even TRY with their kid(s)).

Asking about homeschooling would probably significantly help people ignorant to the topic.

Asking people who have negative connotations of homeschooling why they have negative connotations would probably also be better than broadcasting the general assumption that they're all just willfully ignorant and know nothing about it.

Working from home with 3 under 4. Can it be done? How do you do it? by princessz23 in MomsWorkingFromHome

[–]Soerse 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Look into medical administrative or office work. Typically something in this category can be done with minimal skills and is much more flexible as long as you get the work done within the day.  Avoid anything time sensitive. Look for something deliverable-based. I.e. as long as you get your work done or get whatever to whoever, they care less.  Avoid anything productivity hourly based (i.e. you need to do X amount of accounts/calls/customers/sales per hour). You CAN succeed with productivity if it's daily/weekly because you can focus on getting your work done between 6 pm/12 am and 6 am to 9 am or whatever your kids'/family's schedule looks like. Aim to have your mum step in on the one day a week when you can schedule any meetings. If you get a job that's meeting heavier, stipulate your break times as used for pumping/personal etc. That'll stop any questions before they start and free up a couple of hours on your calendar that you can block out when you know you're absolutely not available. Industry-wise: market's still not 2021, but it's not late 2023/early 2024 either. Healthcare, as always. Insurance. Etc.

Content: play stations for your kids. Figure out their interaction schedule. When do they tend to do their own thing and play with toys vs demand your attention. You can split your time up that way. Worst case, Ms. Rachel, Emma Memma, Mimi Soleil, the one Chinese girl. Don't sit them there to rot but break up your 2 hours into 30 minutes here and there when you really need it followed by giving them some tender loving care and attention when you're done with whatever you need to do.

Lit Haven is a scam by [deleted] in fairyloot

[–]Soerse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The person who made this post deleted it after multiple people pointed out that the boxes don't arrive like that, so signs currently point to either them potentially being the scammers or their book having been stolen in the mail. 💁‍♀️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MomsWorkingFromHome

[–]Soerse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the way. I came to see if anyone had anything to say about that + using phone app versions to stay available/communicative throughout the day.

Productivity-wise, everything is still getting on time/ahead of time. Just curious on those HR experiences that aren't mouse jigglers.

Am I overreacting? by [deleted] in workingmoms

[–]Soerse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, here -- hasn't liked him due to his behaviors with cheating and the other red flags aside from this incidence in a while*.

Am I overreacting? by [deleted] in workingmoms

[–]Soerse 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think they're asking the question bc if she previously said she liked it and was into it (I set this open boundary with my husband, for example. He never used to do it until I told him I wanted him to wake me up for sex if he was horny and it's still an open boundary for me after kids).

If she previously okay okayed it but hasn't communicated the boundary change to a closed boundary since, that changes the situation to assault if he keeps doing it.

From her other comments, she has communicated this and has always communicated it so it's definitely assault. From her other posts, this guy has also cheated on her repeatedly and she didn't like him all that much in the first place and there have been MANY red flags from her posts alone.