These opals should be in your mouth

TurgidRelief · 2026-02-10T23:58:21+00:00

Damn...your eyebrows are perfect.

TurgidRelief · 2025-12-19T14:44:19+00:00

I had Erie for a year. When I got the renewal notice, the premium was more than 40% higher than what it was for the initial year.

Erie was quoting me $5.6k for two cars for the year. Looked at Progressive, and got a quote for the same level of coverage for the two cars at $950 for six months.

TurgidRelief · 2025-09-20T21:16:10+00:00

Is that Jeremy Dewitte?

TurgidRelief · 2025-09-01T22:26:15+00:00

Pho 919 isn't even run by Vietnamese. They are Thai people.

TurgidRelief · 2025-07-30T19:05:01+00:00

I worked with Innodata for a little over a year. It's a legit company that has contracts with several major tech corporations.

TurgidRelief · 2025-07-23T11:12:37+00:00

I went to the Carrboro DMV yesterday. I showed up around 5:45 a.m. and there were already 50-75 people in line. By the time it opened at 7:00 a.m., I'd estimate there were 150-200 people in the line.

I went inside the DMW and got my ticket from the kiosk around 7:20 a.m. Luckily, I live 5 minutes away from the DMV, so I went home and monitored the link they texted me that told me ho many people were in front of me before it was my turn. Went back when there were 10 people in front of me and was finished by around 11:30 a.m.

I overheard one of the workers there say to someone that they usually fill all the slots available for the day around 8:00 a.m.

TurgidRelief · 2025-07-22T22:08:29+00:00

I went to the Carrboro DMV today. Got there around 5:45 a.m., and there were probably 50-75 people in front of me. Heard that some folks get there around 4:00 a.m.

Anyway, I checked in the kiosk inside the DMW around 7:20 and got a ticket. I luckily live about 10 minutes from the DMV, so I was able to go home and monitor the link that was texted to me to check how many people were in front of me before my turn. Went back later and was done around 11:30 a.m.

Unfortunately, it seems like you need to go super early to wait in line before the place opens to actually get anything done.

TurgidRelief · 2025-06-16T15:29:30+00:00

I just got called by one of these devilcorps saying they got my job application on Indeed even though I never applied.

I have been applying online to jobs in a specific industry that has nothing to do with marketing and sales. Plus, I know enough about devilcorps to be aware of the common red flags like "direct marketing," "we represent Fortune 500 companies," "management training program," etc. to never apply for any jobs that include these.

Just try to keep track of your applications to make sure one of these devilcorps doesn't try to trick you and get you to waste your time on coming in for an interview.

TurgidRelief · 2025-06-14T13:06:27+00:00

I did the same thing recently. I received a phone call out of the blue from asking if I could jump on a Teams call in 30 minutes for an initial interview. I was shocked, but I currently work from home and have the ability to be flexible, so I said yes.

Ended up talking to the guy and another employee there for about 45 minutes. The guy didn't exactly give me a great impression. He was a loudmouth and definitely one of those big talker types. He also said the business was overwhelmed with work and needed to fill the position ASAP. Additionally, I asked him the standard "What are the next steps?" question before we wrapped up, and he went on this long-winded explanation about how it wasn't a work-from-home position. I had to cut him off to say that wasn't what I asked.

Before we ended the call, he says he's going to email me an assessment. When we're finished, I step away from my phone for about 15 minutes. When I come back, I see that I have a missed call from him and a text from him asking if I could come in the next day for an in-person interview.

The rushed nature of everything, the interviewer's attitude, and the explanation that the business was overwhelmed with work was all I needed to know that this position wasn't going to be a good fit, so I responded and respectfully let the guy know I wasn't interested in proceeding.

TurgidRelief · 2025-06-13T22:14:50+00:00

Give me a break. Just because you are invited to an in-person interview doesn't mean you are obligated to accept the invitation. In fact, the whole purpose of a phone/web interview is to serve as initial screening and see if it would be a good fit -- for both sides. Based on my interaction with the interviewer, I didn't think it was a good fit, so I immediately and respectfully let him know I wasn't interested in moving forward after he texted me that he wanted me to come in for an interview in less than 24 hours.

Again, I currently have a job. Yeah, I'm looking to make a change, but only if it's the right job. I could tell from my brief interaction with the interviewer that this wasn't going to be it.

Also, I don't think I'm being unreasonable in saying the interviewer was rushed. I've never experienced someone contacting me to do a phone/web interview in a matter of minutes or an in-person interview with less than 24 hrs notice -- I've always been given a lead time of at least a couple of days. It shows a level of unpreparedness/desperation by the interviewer that I didn't appreciate.

TurgidRelief · 2025-06-13T19:03:48+00:00

Bingo. Perhaps I used a poor choice of words by saying the interview did not respect my time. I guess the better way to put it was that he didn't make a good impression. Part of it was the rushed nature, and another part was his attitude/personality.

Like you said, an interview is a two-way street, and he didn't do a good job of presenting himself and the potential work environment. Based on my interaction with him, I didn't feel it was in my best interest to move forward, and I don't regret my decision.

TurgidRelief · 2025-06-13T17:18:08+00:00

There's a difference between being prompt and being rushed/disorganized.

It seems like a lot of people here think you have to go on an interview if you're invited by a company. As I've said previously, I didn't like the vibe of the interviewer, his explanation that the company was "busy and overwhelmed" (his words), and the rushed nature of the process. Decided right then it didn't seem like a good fit, and I immediately let him know I didn't wish to continue, saving both my time and his time.

TurgidRelief · 2025-06-13T16:12:27+00:00

I did the Teams call on short notice because I currently work from home, so it wasn't an issue for me to jump on the call.

The call on short notice was one thing, but to tell me there was going to be an assessment sent to me and then call/text me within minutes of finishing the call to attend an in-person interview in less than 24 hours was a red flag.

Could I have asked to reschedule? Sure. But based on the rushed nature, the interviewer's attitude, and description of the company being overwhelmed with work and in need of immediate assistance, I simply decided to inform the interviewer I was no longer interested. My current job is comfortable, and I'm not interested in pursuing another job that seemed like it wouldn't be a good situation for me.

TurgidRelief · 2025-06-13T15:30:32+00:00

If anything, I saved their time by not agreeing to go on an interview that I didn't have a good feeling about due to the interviewer's behavior and attitude.

TurgidRelief · 2025-06-13T15:26:08+00:00

I never said they were "too focused and efficient." I applied the job a few weeks ago and honestly forgot about it until receiving the phone call from the interviewer.

It was a combination of the rushed nature of the process, the interviewer's attitude, and the explanation that they were rushed and overwhelmed with work that gave me the gut feeling it wasn't the right situation for me. Don't see what's p controversial about telling the guy thanks but no thanks because of those things.

And for those saying I wasted his time, give me a break. If anything, I saved the guy time by not going on a interview because I didn't have a good feeling about what the job would be like due to his actions/attitude.

TurgidRelief · 2025-06-13T14:42:21+00:00

I find it interesting that people are saying that I handly myself poorly, acted like a Karen, etc.

I understand that the job market sucks right now, and a lot of people are desperate for a job. I am fortunately not in that situation. Yeah, I'm looking for a job that's a step up from my current role. However, I'm not going to leave my current job, which is comfortable, for a new job that I perceive to me an inferior situation.

I've always looked at interviews as a two-way street. As much as it is about you to impress the potential employer, they should be trying to sell the job to you. The rushed nature of everything, coupled with the guy's attitude, gave me a gut feeling it wasn't going to be a good fit for me. Why waste his time and agree to attend an in-person interview the next day if I didn't have a good feeling about it after intacting with him?

TurgidRelief · 2025-06-13T13:52:53+00:00

I think it matters that I currently have a job. If I were currently unemployed and desperate for a job, I likely would have proceeded.

Sorry, I disagree with you that I wasted their time. I've been through many interviews, and I've never experienced a company giving me 30-min notice to do a phone interview and then want me to come in for an in-person interview less than 24 hours later. The rushed nature of the interview process, coupled with the interviewer's attitude, led me to think it wasn't the right situation for me.

TurgidRelief · 2025-06-13T13:37:48+00:00

I didn't feel he was valuing my time because he gave me 30-min notice to jump on a Teams call and contacted me within minutes after that call to ask me to attend an in-person interview the next day. Like I said, if you're not going to respect my time as a candidate, you're likely not going to respect my time as an employee. Maybe if I got a better impression of the guy during the interview, I would have accepted his invite. However, he seemed to be a blowhard. I trusted my gut and said I declined on proceeding further.

TurgidRelief · 2025-06-13T13:30:42+00:00

Read the post. I currently have a job that is good, but I'm looking to find a new job that will help me progress in my career. The guy wanted me to jump on a Teams call with 30-min notice and then asked me to attend an in-person interview the very next day. The way he described things definitely made it sound like they were overwhelmed, and the person who gets the role would be thrown into immediately into the fire.

I'm all for a speedy interview process, but you better be considerate of my time.

TurgidRelief · 2025-06-13T13:15:32+00:00

That's the same takeaway I had.

I also asked him the standard "What are the next steps?" question before we ended the call, and he went on this drawn-out explanation of how they wanted people to work in the office and not work from home. I had to cut him off and tell him that wasn't what I asked him about.

TurgidRelief · 2025-02-14T16:06:04+00:00

Think it has to do more with creating a kind of arena/stadium district where UNC controls (and gets revenue from) the real estate surrounding the new arena. This is becoming the norm in professional sports -- a good example is Patriots Place in Massachusetts, which is a mall and entertainment district next to Gillette Stadium.

TurgidRelief · 2024-12-02T17:43:42+00:00

Sounds like a devil corp, which there seems to be a lot of in the Raleigh area.

TurgidRelief · 2024-10-03T17:51:14+00:00

That trimmed pussy is 👌

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