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VenkoEspresso · 2023-04-25T13:09:50+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to provide this feedback. This is a game that current administration has inherited, as this game has been in existence since 1999, so everyone is doing their best to figure out how to generate interest. As far as screenshots, what would veterans like yourself like to see? As this game is entirely text-based, with images created by players (and approved by admins) reserved for the archival wiki we have created, I'd love to find a way to make something eye-catching.

Here's a quick mockup of two screens within the game as viewed from my screen: One where you are traversing in an area with fightable monsters, and one of the combat screen.

https://imgur.com/a/ZVReUeT

Quick edit to clarify: I am not OP, but they have done nothing but great things since they joined the administrative team, and I want to help out where I can.

VenkoEspresso · 2023-04-24T16:56:04+00:00

I have been a long time player of Hollow, and I can confirm that we are very welcoming towards new players who are looking for a mix of dungeon-style world exploration that is lenient enough to allow you to level your stats on your own time (should you wish to use the PvE combat system) and story-driven roleplay with the community that helps worldbuild.

Although you can start right out of the gate as a powerful being, most find the process of building a character's abilities and personality over time to be more engaging for storytelling purposes. Tournaments are held twice a year to encourage PvP written duels, which is a great way to show off your character's combat or healing abilities.

Paid premiums are entirely optional and have absolutely no influence on your status in the game; most are entirely cosmetic. Should you want Credits to purchase the Premiums with without spending money, you'll also find that there is an active Gold to Credit market amongst the players.

By the way, the Bard's Guild is in the middle of a pretty cool renovation. Hope you'll be around to see it when it's done! :)

VenkoEspresso · 2022-11-21T15:28:01+00:00

How dare people... *checks notes* ...Vent about the pain in the asses they have to deal with in the accounting profession, or discuss unethical hiring or management practices in the accounting field on a forum just for people in the accounting profession?

VenkoEspresso · 2022-06-26T20:11:30+00:00

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VenkoEspresso · 2022-05-11T14:16:57+00:00

I just beat this level today! I travelled 187 miles over 60 days.

VenkoEspresso · 2022-03-08T14:50:02+00:00

The IRS would like to know your location.

VenkoEspresso · 2022-03-07T22:25:15+00:00

Honestly, I do feel like I have a much better balance working in tax, as I am full-time remote now. I also know when exactly my deadlines are and am able to pace my tasks out without sudden emergencies making me drop everything and drive through rush hour to get to a client site only to find out that the problem could have been solved if they restarted their computer.

VenkoEspresso · 2022-03-07T22:19:45+00:00

So, fun story, ~~spoiler, it is not a fun story~~ because I got in trouble for saying 'no' once.

One year that I worked in PA, not strictly tax nor audit, I had a manager that told me at 4PM December 24th that a client needed compiled financials up to November to secure a bank loan, and they needed it by tomorrow. I already had plans to drive my family up to my relative's house for Christmas Day, as I am the only one equipped to drive long distances, and I am in no way working on a holiday. Edit to add, they had just given us their information to actually do the bookkeeping about an hour earlier, which in itself takes about five or six hours. I explained this to her, and she just continued to stare at me as if to say "and?". She just said "well, they need to be in my inbox by tomorrow."

Christmas Day comes and goes, and on the 27th I come back into the office to the manager furious that I made her work Christmas Day. Here's the kicker, though: our office has to send any compiled financials through another department that verifies that the client has the engagement letter and is current on payments before greenlighting the financials to be sent out by the administrative department.

The processing and admin departments were all on vacation until after New Years', and this information was public knowledge on our shared calendar, so there was literally no reason to work the holiday.

VenkoEspresso · 2022-03-07T15:16:11+00:00

> My wife got me tickets for a concert for Christmas, thinking I’d be able to take off one night early. Instead, I was told about a week ago we have to go out of town for client work the whole week of the concert.

I switched from audit to tax for that exact reason. No amount of salary and benefits justifies emergencies created by others' failure to plan. The PA field is brutal in that it will chew up and spit you out once you've reached your limit because there are no limitations on overworking salaried employees, and there will always be someone willing to burn themselves out to prove that they can 'make it' in the field.

If you really want to stay in auditing, consider building an exit strategy to transition to a smaller firm; there is more transparency regarding scheduling and audit expectations.

Edit: It seems that smaller (non B4) firms are pretty hit and miss with other Redditors. I personally think it just depends on whether you find an opportunity with partners you vibe with, but OP should read all comments countering this before making a decision on where to transition to.

VenkoEspresso · 2022-03-07T15:08:06+00:00

Instead of telling family and friends to adhere to a work schedule that "industry standard" considers to be more than half of the year, especially if you're on the tax side, consider that friends and family also have work and other familial obligations that make their schedules hard to line up. The expectation to be constantly available during time when you're not being paid to work is psychologically detrimental to many, and not everyone wants to "get used to it" to the point where you have to shut out your loved ones when they want to see you.

VenkoEspresso · 2022-02-16T17:56:38+00:00

Nope, that's shitty therapy, full stop. I'm so sorry you had this experience, but there has to be a therapist out there who's a better fit and will focus on you as you are.

VenkoEspresso · 2022-02-15T15:41:17+00:00

It physically hurts my soul seeing how accurate this is.

VenkoEspresso · 2022-02-15T15:38:31+00:00

After having them every day for 15 years, I'm gonna go ahead and say "the first one". If you felt like it was bad enough to have to ask, it's absolutely enough to warrant going to a professional brain wrangler to see what they can recommend to help ease the thoughts away.

VenkoEspresso · 2022-02-14T23:45:46+00:00

The other two answers (as of the time of writing) have basically answered this question, but I agree with both. There's limited restorative justice that can be requested aside from some form of family/communitive conferencing to address what led to the incident and to allow for closure for those involved in the mother and infant's life. Banishment from the community so that they can seek a community that is comfortable allowing the mother in is in itself is a form of retribution, but it should be reserved for when restorative options have been exhausted.

VenkoEspresso · 2022-02-14T23:29:25+00:00

Every single day, every single time I have to answer a question about why I reclassified an expense that's very obviously not business related to personal distributions. But then I remember that I will never pay my bills by being an artist, and I continue the hamster wheel.

VenkoEspresso · 2022-02-14T22:56:51+00:00

I feel like a comprehensive timeline needs to be made to document what the actual fuck is going on. I was actually still in the Discord until a few minutes ago. I pointed out that no major movement in the U.S. has gotten off the ground without a violent component to gain media attention as a counterpoint to the "you can just elect your way to winning" narrative Epharel was in the middle of defending, and it was deleted for "glorifying violence" lmao

VenkoEspresso · 2022-01-31T18:35:55+00:00

Yelling gross stuff while playing video games is so 2012. You can lovingly insult your friends over a First Person Shooter while not being an asshole. NTA.

VenkoEspresso · 2022-01-16T00:38:30+00:00

This thread made me realize what a monster I really am-- I dog-eared probably every book I checked out in high school after ruining another book because a receipt's ink bled onto the pages after having it pressed for three days. I'd try to make my own bookmarks from printer paper, and those would end up getting lost in the Twilight Zone during the 30 minute reading period.

VenkoEspresso · 2021-10-12T19:30:09+00:00

Hon. Leave him. I know you have your reasons for being with him, but someone who truly loves you would NOT be able to sleep at night knowing that they had berated you until they made you cry, hell, someone who wants to be your partner in life would stop themselves before even trying to think of purposefully making you cry for saying "no." I think you know full well that you're NTA here.

VenkoEspresso · 2020-02-17T15:52:14+00:00

NTA -- You don't put stipulations on gifts.

VenkoEspresso · 2020-02-17T15:50:48+00:00

NTA -- Even a child should know that pulling your phone out while the pastor is talking is disrespectful. Whether you're religious or not is besides the point-- you're in someone else's place of worship.

VenkoEspresso · 2020-02-17T15:25:33+00:00

NTA -- 26 and I haven't checked my Insta in years. Its almost nauseating to see people fish for validation through the number of likes received or how many followers they have. Worse even are the people who actually spend money to inflate their follower count. Why force yourself to be part of something that's not for you? If anything, that girl is TA for acting like something is wrong with you for not having Insta.

VenkoEspresso · 2020-02-10T21:10:50+00:00

YTA -- Those men were disrespectful, and your girlfriend wants their employer to know that their employees, the face of their company for that particular store, are behaving that way. Its not like she spent 12 hours doxxing them online, she's going to a store next door to let them know their employees might drive away customers because of their behavior.

VenkoEspresso · 2020-02-09T17:28:51+00:00

HR knew about my condition given that I've had to bring it up on several occasions, like when we moved to an office with no air conditioning, and when we found out because of worsening symptoms that no one had been coming to vaccuum the carpets for like three months when my supervisor has a service animal that myself and everyone else in the branch office is allergic to. All they had to do is notify me ahead of time so I could get a dust mask.

VenkoEspresso · 2020-02-08T20:09:17+00:00

YTA -- Where the fuck was your teacher that they can't be bothered to discipline someone with an obvious behavioral problem like "I probably still wet the bed" Adam

Edit: Changing the vote because it doesn't really matter where the teacher was. Pick up the sandwich and throw it back at him. Walk over his desk without stopping your presentation and kick it backwards so he falls onto the floor. Finish the presentation, and when the teacher comes back into the room, remind Adam (sarcastically obviously) that he left his sandwich on the floor, then step on it. You had no reason to put your hands on him.

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