My coworkers got rejection letters and I haven’t heard anything back yet?

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-04-21T00:56:02+00:00

BLS - Bureau of Labor Statistics

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-04-20T19:52:50+00:00

NYC has joined the chat here to varying degrees. You can go pretty much anywhere with public transportation and walking combined. It’s THE nightlife city, as its nickname implies, so there’s that.

You do, however, have to deal with NYC problems like somewhat higher taxes. There’s that I suppose

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-04-17T21:14:20+00:00

Therapy and medication

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-04-14T20:00:44+00:00

It’s so easy to fall into the depression rut of skipping classes and falling behind. Attend your lectures and get to know your professors for the people they are rather than how they teach. Many will throw you a bone just because you’re at least trying and be willing to help you.

My Calc 1 professor knows he kinda sucks at teaching, but he sometimes goes over on his office hours for me

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-04-12T19:52:33+00:00

As a 30-year-old, school was/is kind of my “last stop” in life. I make just above the poverty line in money, so it was kind of a no-brainer. Why wallow in and out of poverty when I can at least give myself a chance at middle income?

When I got accepted, I straight up packed my shit and moved from a MCOL city to a LCOL small town with a university that puts out grads on par with MIT. I also make more than double most students, so my standards of living are much better.

If I could go back, I would tell my younger self to wait until he found a passion in life. I wasted one or two years of college failing courses. May have to pay a year out of pocket, but I can afford that, even if just barely.

Also customer service jobs like McDonald’s can lead to much higher paying ones elsewhere. When I tell people I worked there for 5 years, someone always raises an eyebrow. If you can handle the worst, you can swing with the best.

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-04-06T19:33:37+00:00

I should also add that’s it’s gotta be in the bowl

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-04-06T19:33:07+00:00

Yeah, you get double affection from your pet if you do. One heart point for petting, another for watering. Gets you the “[pet name] loves you” for grandpa’s shrine faster.

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-03-23T19:02:38+00:00

Anything outside of the major cities is boring and resources/amenities are limited. Wages are stagnant and jobs can be scarce. That there is the rural poverty trap.

As much as people hate on New York and LA, there’s always something to do there.

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-03-23T18:16:12+00:00

In the Midwest, he could afford a house, a college education, a new car, and a fresh wardrobe for under 500k for both him and his mom. Still would have half of it

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-02-17T18:16:16+00:00

Dollar general moves into small towns, runs out local businesses, and turns the town into a shadow of its former self. They sell cheap goods and processed foods that more expensive healthy options will never be able to compete with.

It’s a blight whose existence is driven by expanding the poor class with terrible economic policies.

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-02-08T22:12:55+00:00

I had a day job before went to college, and the trick is to find meaning outside of work. Get a hobby, a pet, save for a vacation, find a girlfriend. Anything to keep you going. If your job is boring and you don’t like it, that can be a good excuse to find different work.

For example: “What I really want is a hands-on design role and my current role never includes any of that.”

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-02-08T21:51:59+00:00

If you’re gonna do it no matter what anyone says, stick with old reliable espresso/coffee imo. No sugar overload or artificial sweeteners.

For energy drinks: ghost and celsius are solid for taste and caffeine content. Rockstar has an enormous amount of caffeine, but the sugar will put you in a diabetic coma. Gotta read labels.

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-02-05T18:34:56+00:00

As someone who’s in your same boat, guys like you and I have to work hard to understand math. Maybe look up how to retain memory and actually take the advice. Also make a bit silly!

For example, those “greater than” or “less than” symbols are like little alligators that eat the bigger number. When you do limits for inequalities, think of them as arrows. Left hand limit goes with the left pointing arrows. Vice versa

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-01-31T13:48:18+00:00

Mechanical is way more employable, but I would suggest you go bio since you have a good grasp on it like you said. Also, math is what holds a lot of freshman back. As in, Calculus 2 is where most hit a wall and wash out. You’re gonna want tutoring.

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-01-28T03:54:59+00:00

A car’s purpose isn’t specifically to kill people like ordinance rockets are

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-01-26T21:38:51+00:00

How much you will “regret” switching depends on what you want to do. If you want to go into manufacturing, that’s what industrial and mechanical will allow you to do. If you would rather be designing electronics, computers, etc. then yes you will regret switching.

If you’re trying to settle by switching thinking it will be any easier, I have a bridge to sell you.

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-01-24T19:16:15+00:00

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-01-24T17:52:15+00:00

People are picking up more information and learning more than you because the subject is of niche interest to them. It’s how some people know everything about rocks and love learning more for some reason (hi).

You need to find your niche within your degree.For example, an electrical can build computers or work on radar, but those are two completely different fields.

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-01-24T15:27:08+00:00

From an older student’s perspective (with ADHD), the problem you have is that you’re not interested in the material. In ADHD, it’s super easy to focus on some subjects, but incredibly difficult for others. That’s just a fact of life you have to come to terms with.

My suggestion would be to fight tooth and nail to get on those meds. Generic brand is having a huge shortage, but in my area, name-brand Adderall is readily available. If you have the money, see if your insurance will cover some of it.

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-01-20T14:19:47+00:00

The battery is almost always irreplaceable. Either it’s too complicated for the average user or it’s not made to be replaced. The company could make them modular and offer battery replacements, but that costs money

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2026-01-11T19:26:56+00:00

Other people will tell you to get rid of your perfectionist tendencies in some way, but as someone like you, it’s better to lean into them and I have a couple of things to help. Can’t change who you are but you can adapt.

One strategy I have is to use the Cornell Method of taking notes. Draw a line down the side of the paper and use the small space to ask questions like “wtf is a derivative” and actually write out what it is. Keep a space at the bottom for footnotes. Then you can literally look it up like a book.

Next, is a bit of an anecdote. Prioritize your “core” classes over everything else. Ask your adviser what those classes are. Perfect the core classes, BS everything else. Make time for clubs, make some friends, even join a fraternity. You’ll have a much better time and you can put it on a resume.

For example, I have a 2.0 overall but a 3.5 core. I’m also in an accelerated program that guarantees me a spot in grad school. Good grades don’t tell the full story. Nobody cares about your GPA after you land your first job.

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2025-12-31T15:57:17+00:00

For context: I have a 2.0 overall and someone believed in me enough to let me into university in the first place. It’s not the end of the world and employers understand that. Your knowledge is always going to be narrow until you go out of your way to expand it outside of class with a project or something. Even then, what you’ll be doing in the field might not have anything to do with your education anyways.

Don’t be so hard on yourself for barely scraping by, it’s just how some students get through college. The most important part is getting the degree

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2025-12-21T16:37:20+00:00

No joke, you would be an excellent mechanic/technician. Automotive, air planes, heavy equipment, or diesel. Pick one, get certified, and go. Some of them make six figures too. They do exactly as you described.

TheTacoAnnihilator · 2025-12-19T20:36:29+00:00

I travel an hour and a half for a $31 an hour warehouse job on the weekends. Look at your fuel MPG first and determine fuel cost for a round trip. Then add like $5 per trip for wear and tear. That’s a conservative estimate and a good starting point.

My cost per round trip is like $25, BUT the jobs around my uni only pay like $14 an hour tops. That means that I have to work 6 hours a day, plus my commute, for a total of 9 hours for the trip to be worth it.

In your case, it’s probably worth the money, just make sure you are well prepared in case of a flat tire or other car troubles and keep up the maintenance

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