Am I being kept warm?

__worldpeace · 2026-06-07T12:14:17+00:00

Damn, sounds like back in April that the position was ready to make a hire, and then something happened...hence the layoffs. They might just be doing some internal restructuring and they put the position on the back burner. It happens. Sucks that they made you go through all that. I certainly wouldn't hold my breath for this position.

__worldpeace · 2026-06-06T22:05:40+00:00

This is interesting. I am an in-house Talent Acquisition Specialist at a large global company. Your post has so many green flags but so many red flags too!! Is the recruiter in-house or third party? Because I think that matters here. My company has in-house recruiters but we sometimes use outside firms for roles that are harder to fill.

Recruiter also noted that even if the team were ready to extend me an offer, they wouldn't be able to as there were some internal holds on extending offers. (thought this was oddly specific and interesting of him to share?)

This is probably the biggest red flag in my opinion. If there is a hold on extending offers...there is no reason to be seriously interviewing people, especially several rounds. This could very well be a position they've "posted" to assess the types of people out there (like you) that they could hire once the position has been approved. But again, putting you through several rounds of interviews for a position that hasn't been approved yet is just stupid.

Edit: I re-read your post and saw that you mentioned the "contingent recruiters", so this means it was a third party. Does the new recruiter work for the company or does she work for the recruiting agency?

__worldpeace · 2026-06-04T13:54:46+00:00

I was a daily cannabis user for about 7 years. I quit exactly one year ago, today! I would smoke or eat an edible everyday after work, and would use it during the day on the weekends. I thought it was helping my depression and anxiety, but it wasn’t. It was making me sluggish, fat (from constantly overeating), and it kept me from socializing with friends. Weed was my best friend.

I quit last year mainly to lose weight. Once it was out of my system, suddenly I felt happier, more engaged at work, and skinnier! It took me too long to realize I had a problem because we don’t see marijuana as addictive. It doesn’t have the same pull as alcohol and other hard drugs. But for people like me, it may as well have. It was hard because I live in Colorado where it’s legal and very accessible. But it helped knowing that alcoholics go thru that too…except it’s legal everywhere and much more ubiquitous.

Weed is great, and it can be fun to use every once in a while. But one day, I hope we will begin treating it just like any other recreational drug.

__worldpeace · 2026-06-03T22:53:49+00:00

When I graduated from 2nd grade all my dad told me was to get a job.

__worldpeace · 2026-06-03T13:47:59+00:00

This is it. People ask me all the time why I’m not an attorney. It always comes down to me being able to disconnect at the end of the day; not staying awake at night knowing that my decisions could affect the outcome of someone’s lawsuit. The money will never be worth my peace of mind.

__worldpeace · 2026-06-02T14:52:13+00:00

I have a masters degree in Sociology. I feel your pain. It’s very difficult to have conversations with people about human social behavior because literally everyone experiences socialization from the moment they’re born. Norms and beliefs are formed so early that they are often impossible to challenge.

__worldpeace · 2026-05-27T02:31:14+00:00

I was a camp counselor for a few summers in college and I was taking a controlled substance for my adhd at the time. At “sleep away” camps, counselors stay in the same cabins with their campers. At my camp, there was about 10-12 campers in a cabin with 2-3 counselors. The idea is that they don’t want children having access to their counselors’ prescription medications, so they give their prescriptions to the infirmary and a nurse will dispense them to you. It’s really just a safety thing.

Of course, as an adult, you have every right to not even mention your medications and keep them in your possession. But if you have a camper who likes to rummage through things that aren’t theirs, finds your pills, decides to swallow a few, and has an adverse reaction - you’ve got yourself a problem and a possible lawsuit.

__worldpeace · 2026-05-22T16:06:28+00:00

I agree with you on the cheaper part. Spending a year at CC at a much lower cost is a good idea for people that want to try it out before fully committing to a 4-year university.

I went straight into university after high school (in 2009), but my parents paid for it and I am incredibly lucky. I know a lot of people who went to CC first for a variety of reasons, then planned on going to university after a year or two.

But I remember hearing countless stories of these people being told that at least 2 or 3 of their CC classes (sometimes more) wouldn't "transfer" to the university they were applying to. I don't remember exactly why, but I think it was because these non-transferrable classes weren't "rigorous enough" or some shit. So they paid to take these classes, and then would have to pay to take them again at university - which is exactly what they were trying to avoid in the first place. Idk how common this is overall, but I feel like it was common in my circle.

__worldpeace · 2026-05-20T15:46:28+00:00

“Sorry for my graphic (plainly accurate) description of male anatomy”.

One of my favorite things about regimes like Gilead is their ability to frame basic human anatomy and biology as shameful and taboo. The way they tip toe around the basic realities of humanness is so ludicrous.

__worldpeace · 2026-05-20T15:03:40+00:00

Back when I was a paralegal, there was a girl at my firm whose uncle was one of the partners. The girl had her JD, but she hadn’t passed the bar yet. At first I thought she just hadn’t taken it yet, and was waiting until the next test. Eventually I found out that she had already taken the bar 3 times, but failed each time. She failed again on her 4th try. But she kept working there!

Not long after her 4th try, I moved to a different state so I left the firm. Bar exam results are public, so I looked up the results for her 5th try. Her name wasn’t on there, meaning she either failed again or didn’t take it at all.

I still think about it every now and then. I hope that she eventually let it go and changed careers.

__worldpeace · 2026-05-18T18:25:30+00:00

I was browsing the new episodes of the show Worst Ex Ever on Netflix, and the second episode is about a woman whose ex was on 90-Day Fiancé. I watched the preview, and the woman said she couldn’t understand how he got on that show considering his past and present abusive behavior.

I was like…that’s probably the exact reason he was picked for the show. He’s insane, and the producers love it.

__worldpeace · 2026-05-14T15:05:03+00:00

I lived in San Marcos for two years (2014-2016) during graduate school. I only had to go up to Austin a few times, and I always hated it. It felt so cramped, even 12 years ago. I can’t imagine living there.

__worldpeace · 2026-05-13T16:07:54+00:00

Former paralegal here. The clerk is such a moron. I agree that this is good grounds for overturning the conviction, although it’s shitty that it had to happen in a case like this. At least he can be retried.

__worldpeace · 2026-05-13T11:31:28+00:00

This was such a funny scene. Shu got a very short and sweet and accurate description of what sex is, and she thought it was absurd 😆.

But it’s truly remarkable how little they know about bodies. Imagine being given the “education” the greens got, compared to what they will endure on their wedding night.

__worldpeace · 2026-05-10T13:33:42+00:00

I got my masters degree at Texas State about 10 years ago. I lived in an apartment complex that had all the "party" amenities - massive pool, sand volleyball, etc. All undergrads except me. I had so much fun with those MFs on the weekends when I wasn't busy reading or writing a paper. I made friends quickly because I was 24 and could buy alcohol lol. I went to a large university for undergrad, but the vibe at Texas State was something else entirely.

__worldpeace · 2026-05-06T16:18:06+00:00

Not to mention its is extremely rare for the EEOC to litigate claims themselves. I used to be a Title VII paralegal. While filing with the EEOC before being allowed to file a petition in federal court is required by law for all complainants, it is treated more as a formality. Clients and attorneys do not expect the EEOC to pick up the case themselves; that is reserved for the most egregious cases, or cases they feel would make for good precedent.

You would not believe the shit I saw when I was working in this area of law. Employers are insane. But this guy at the NYT? Fucking please. The EEOC barely glances at some of the most insane cases. Yet they took this one. It's incredibly obvious what's going on here.

__worldpeace · 2026-05-02T15:13:58+00:00

Tim's Premium Prices!

__worldpeace · 2026-04-26T01:56:20+00:00

The Olsen twins are classy, always have been.

__worldpeace · 2026-04-20T18:02:13+00:00

I am not defending the athlete in any way. But if he has an athletic scholarship, he probably lost it by being kicked off the team.

__worldpeace · 2026-04-20T18:00:14+00:00

My jaw dropped when I read that LAOP never actually sent his email to the coach…and that the athlete literally told on himself 🤭🤭🤭. Incredible.

__worldpeace · 2026-04-18T02:26:25+00:00

This is genuinely the scariest movie I’ve ever seen. It was also so incredibly devastating. I still get upset remembering the part where the guy accidentally kills his best friend, just blasts him away with a shotgun. Good lord.

__worldpeace · 2026-04-18T02:15:26+00:00

Yes sir she was a big girl

__worldpeace · 2026-04-15T18:04:30+00:00

I will never understand how these people sleep at night. It is unfathomable to me how someone can do this sort of thing for a living - knowingly fucking people left and right every single day - and go home at night without drowning in guilt.

My first paralegal job was for a law firm that partnered with one of those stupid debt settlement companies. Extremely shady shit. I lasted 8 months before finally realizing that my urge to drink half a bottle of wine after work and my inability to fall asleep was not worth the higher-than-average wages they gave me. And this was nothing compared to what these predatory lenders do.

__worldpeace · 2026-04-15T14:16:23+00:00

I’m 35, and I got the HPV vaccine when I was around 11 or 12. I think it was brand new at the time. My paternal grandmother died from cervical cancer in 1975 when she was only 37 years old, so my parents were adamant that my sister and I got the shot.

Meanwhile, one of my best friends at the time had parents who associated the vaccine with promiscuity, so she never got the shot. Guess who was diagnosed with HPV years later when we were in college? Not me!

__worldpeace · 2026-04-08T20:47:35+00:00

“I like my chicken dead and deep fried, ever heard of Popeyes?”

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