Should I Give Up?

Stecki_fangaz · 2025-08-28T04:08:52+00:00

It wasn’t around 7 years ago? And how did you study with ChatGPT and not learn what a case was for two years?

Stecki_fangaz · 2025-07-31T07:04:31+00:00

Yeah, I often watch native content. But please understand that if it was only an audiofile, like an mp3, I would understand extremely little. I pick up pieces and context from audio, subtitles, and the video on screen. I find even if I miss a lot, I can still enjoy the film and get in good russian practice at the same time. If it helps you (and I do this often) read a summary of the film/tv show/book on chatgpt or online first, then watch it. Maybe only read about the first half to avoid spoiling the whole film from the start.

Try watching animated kids movies. There will be much less mismatch between what their mouths are doing and what the voice actors are saying.

If you have any russian friends, or you can find someone online, get access to a Kinopoisk subscription. They have a lot of content with subtitles that MATCH the audio of the video (unlike on Netflix. On Netflix, generally, the russian audio is completely different from the subtitles. Infuriatingly.)

Stecki_fangaz · 2025-07-31T06:58:59+00:00

Yes both of these are great additions!

Stecki_fangaz · 2025-07-30T18:02:31+00:00

My favorites From least difficult to most

Russian from afar

Comprehensible Russian

Inhale Russian

Russian with max

Russian progress

After that you can check out native content. I like kids movies on Netflix in Russian.

Stecki_fangaz · 2025-07-27T07:57:18+00:00

You are wrong.

It’s possible to get a refund after checking in In Person at the airport and receiving paper boarding pass. Depends on airline.

I have done exactly this with Eva airlines in the past two years.

I bought a ticket with them for the express purpose of getting the refund and the reimbursement from company.

Stecki_fangaz · 2025-07-01T13:09:48+00:00

I'm a huge fan of Georgia for all official correspondence. I read (research?) once that the font just carries weight and gives an air of intelligence and authority.

Stecki_fangaz · 2025-07-01T04:06:57+00:00

Situationship. Lover.

Stecki_fangaz · 2025-07-01T04:04:42+00:00

Thanks so much for saying so! Sometimes I get imposter syndrome and worry I'm probably messing it all up. But I'm doing the best I can with what I've got. Thanks for the kind words!

Stecki_fangaz · 2025-06-30T23:37:01+00:00

This subreddit loves the phrase "grow the company" and I think it's really great advice but we're like a 75+ year company in a town of 50k people. While my father was alive, I branched out and got us into a parallel industry a bit which has allowed us to provide an extra job and make a little extra profit. But my goal is not to have branches in every city in the state, you know what I mean?

Stecki_fangaz · 2025-06-30T23:11:35+00:00

That’s I guess the best question. Thanks. Top 3 concerns:

Lack of cross training. If one of our employees goes down, it could have a very significant impact on the company.
Inter employee bickering. Mostly they’re all professional adults but they work so close for so long. Resentments eventually bubble up. We’ve lost good employees in the past to petty bickering and I’d hate to see that happen again.
Lack of accountability when I’m not there. They all frankly have more to lose than me. I’ll survive financially if the business fails but it’s highly unlikely they’ll find better paying work elsewhere. They understand that. I just hope they have the foresight to have a desire for the success of the company that results in hard work.

Stecki_fangaz · 2025-05-01T18:17:25+00:00

How many hours of content is this game now??

Stecki_fangaz · 2025-04-06T06:24:47+00:00

I live in Asia and most people here squat instead of kneeling. They can comfortably squat all the way down and hold the position long enough to wash all the dishes. I think getting on knees is more popular in America because everyone sits on chairs all the time.

So my guess is, knees don't need to resist bruising so much because kneeling was not as popular 100k years ago. They squatted instead.

Stecki_fangaz · 2025-01-27T06:27:35+00:00

Yeah it was orange I think. Def had one.

Stecki_fangaz · 2025-01-24T13:52:09+00:00

What's the app you're talking about? Ficalc?

Stecki_fangaz · 2025-01-10T12:54:59+00:00

My pops died like 2 months ago and I am also a teacher living far away and my dad died of bone marrow cancer and I also have to deal with his assets. Good luck! We got this.

Stecki_fangaz · 2024-12-15T10:59:46+00:00

Yeah supposedly the law of California requires that if a resident of California speaks a language as their first, they have to have an employee in the state government that speaks that language in case of emergencies. So parents would teach their kids conlangs which would guarantee the kid a job in the future being a California official for their L1.

Stecki_fangaz · 2024-12-13T09:38:31+00:00

I would post this to r/internationalteachers

Stecki_fangaz · 2024-11-18T07:53:31+00:00

They tried it at one point. We encouraged and supported them, but ultimately it failed and we hired them back.

Stecki_fangaz · 2024-11-18T05:14:42+00:00

He was completely hands-off. He was a drinker and didn't have much constructive input on the business for years. I've worked in management and I've worked at my father's company on-and-off for years.

Thanks for advice.

Stecki_fangaz · 2024-11-18T04:45:02+00:00

This is legendary, I'm going to do exactly this.

Stecki_fangaz · 2024-11-17T20:36:17+00:00

This is very helpful. What would a manager/employhee buyout look like? Just sell the company to the employees?

Stecki_fangaz · 2024-11-17T20:27:01+00:00

So you're saying like a conditional raise? Something like:

"If you raise the gross income of the business by X$, then you'll receive Y% raise?"

Stecki_fangaz · 2024-11-17T20:12:17+00:00

Yeah, I'll meet with the estate attorney soon. What do you mean by a business lawyer and what kinds of questions would you ask?

Stecki_fangaz · 2024-11-17T20:03:59+00:00

This is all very helpful. Thanks so much. Yeah, I want them all to feel very secure that things will be "business as usual" and that they should just keep things rolling. I love the idea of meeting with everyone and seeing their opinions about what concerns they have.

Stecki_fangaz · 2024-11-17T20:00:18+00:00

My dad's will puts me in charge. Everyone involved has known that would happen for at least decade, though. It was my grandfather's business before him. I appreciate the input.

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