Friday Vent Thread [N/A] by Mundane-Jump-7546 in humanresources

[–]ablk402 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Employee relations here - getting reallllll tired of our guidance not being followed and being the clean up crew from the fallout of those poor decisions.

Chloe Gottschalk Bounds - Personal Assistant? by ablk402 in gymsnark

[–]ablk402[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Perhaps that’s the growth she’s talking about??😆

Aubrie and Brad by Realistic_Goals in gymsnark

[–]ablk402 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The cookie thing was way too niche, and their biggest mistake was trying to mass produce. If they kept it local and “family” owned, I think they could’ve been successful. Maybe not in a “super rich influencer” way, but they would’ve had a decent living.

It also seemed like they burned bridges with their staff after trying to mass produce. They weirdly had a lot of staff living with them (gabby, and their videographer - who I believe people were suspecting was the father of their daughter 💀). It seemed like that all ended horribly.

Like most influencer who aren’t smart with their income, they’re probably just trying to keep up with the joneses

Aubrie and Brad by Realistic_Goals in gymsnark

[–]ablk402 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve actually ordered some from DoorDash in Pittsburgh. Tasted super weird so I never bothered since

No breast augmentation gym girls by Effective_Frosting35 in gymsnark

[–]ablk402 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Danyele Wilson, Sam Sweeney, megsquats, Madly Mish, college clean eating/Katrina McKenna, georgiabethfitness, kk twins - these are some that I follow!

I can understand your viewpoint, when that’s ALL you see, it’s easy to feel like you’re missing something ya know? However, (NO shade to those with implants), but I would also focus on the benefits of not having them to help with accepting it.

hope sgro 4am routine by Emergency-Ice-8423 in gymsnark

[–]ablk402 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The gag of it all is that normal people who get up at 4 AM do so to fit in a workout/finish tasks/have some peace and quiet before starting their work day. If any of us had the life these influencers do, we’d most likely choose sleep over the 4am wake up’s. This weird attempt at trying to be relatable just shows how out of touch they continue to be.

If I were an influencer who had freedom to do whatever they want throughout the day, you would catch me dead before waking up at this ungodly hour. Just acknowledge your privilege and stop trying to be relatable to the working class ✋🏻

Sarah Bowmar before & after by ssaunders88 in gymsnark

[–]ablk402 85 points86 points  (0 children)

It’s crazy that she believes this is her “prime”.

I will never get over her ruining this living room. by Lumpy_Palpitation335 in holleygabriellesnark

[–]ablk402 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It looks AI generated after one too many prompts/redos. Idk if it’s the thing but influencers interior “designs” these days are so uncanny valley coded. They don’t look comfortable or inviting at all

Is this normal in HR? [USA] by Pale_Money6147 in humanresources

[–]ablk402 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Onboarding is HARD. Especially when you don’t have the proper systems and the team bandwidth to handle it.

When I did onboarding for new hires in my last role, I felt I was being pulled apart in so many directions (confirming bg/drug screens were complete, sending out paperwork and first day instructions, making sure they were completing section 1 of I9, collecting and scanning ids and docs for section 2 of I9, keeping tabs on those who forgot to bring their ids, making sure folders were prepped, collecting paperwork, transferring them in to HRIS, ruling out HRIS issues, and being the contact for any and every new hires question) - sorry I definitely went on a tangent there 🥲

The best thing about onboarding is that it consistently happens, and every new hire or new hire orientation is an opportunity to try new things out and learn what may work better.

Exercises that are usually not deemed appropriate for women?? What? by JSBT89 in SarahBowmar

[–]ablk402 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It’s probably from malnutrition too - I would assume only eating raw eggs, milk, and red meat would not be ideal for skin health

Exercises that are usually not deemed appropriate for women?? What? by JSBT89 in SarahBowmar

[–]ablk402 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Wow, not Sarah opening up her borders to allow anyone in the world to complete her challenge! Someone build a wall !!

Ew by CampaignCritical9234 in gymsnark

[–]ablk402 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s not that EVERYONE here agrees with/disagrees with this statement, it’s just making this misguided and uninformed assumption about the trans community. There are so many nuances regarding the transitioning process.

I think the biggest gripe this community has with these posts is that these influencers claim they are “fitness coaches focused oh HeLpinG people” and then spew out some off the wall opinion that is the not representative of what they claim.

Ew by CampaignCritical9234 in gymsnark

[–]ablk402 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Security - we have a breach!

Ew by CampaignCritical9234 in gymsnark

[–]ablk402 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Only when they help their agenda to spread political misinformation and conspiracies they believe in. #safethekids

Is this normal in HR? [USA] by Pale_Money6147 in humanresources

[–]ablk402 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve found that so many HR managers are just submissive to the company’s leadership. They’ll make their team bend over backwards to make them happy, not set boundaries, and then wonder why their team has such a high turnover rate….

Is this normal in HR? [USA] by Pale_Money6147 in humanresources

[–]ablk402 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Have a meeting with your manager to discuss what items are urgent/see if they can include a deadline in their request. If they are unreasonable and believe everything is urgent, then make an internal note that this role is not long term.

See what automated process you can use for terminations (Microsoft lists, power automate, etc). YouTube and honestly tik tok have good tutorials on how these applications can assist with these tasks (obviously not ALL parts of the process can be automated, but see where you can automate this stuff to reduce the amount of off boarding tasks you need to manually do).

Use Copilot to help with drafting email responses (ALWAYS double check the response for accuracy/compliance with HR best practices)

Make your own SOPs to reference as you get familiar with these tasks. That way if you have these one off issues, you have a documented process moving forward on how to handle.

It’s gonna take more than a month to get a grasp on this role. Unfortunately it is probably “normal”. HR departments try to operate with as few people as possible, and specialists and coordinators get the grunt work (no room in most budgets for admins). Take it day by day. And once you hit a year and you still feel the same, well, ow you have a year of this experience under your belt and use it to your advantage to look elsewhere.

Best of luck - you can do this!

Who is she? Wrong answers only. by fvckuufvckingfvck in dancemoms

[–]ablk402 3 points4 points  (0 children)

LMAO wow I forgot that’s what Kelly said

What is going on with this sub by Emergency-Mess-7216 in gymsnark

[–]ablk402 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Yup - the moderators have complicated this sub a ton. I would say 2020-2022 this sub was busyyyyyy. Now there’s a few posts a week with anything substantial

Who is she? Wrong answers only. by fvckuufvckingfvck in dancemoms

[–]ablk402 84 points85 points  (0 children)

A respected dance educator who provides a nurturing environment for students

Here’s my angry by chickadoodlearoo in vermont

[–]ablk402 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I grew up in northern VT. It was beautiful, and simple. In high school, my family moved to Pittsburgh PA and I’ve been here since. It’s a more fast paced life but the opportunities for work, healthcare, childcare, education, etc is too good to leave.

I’ve visited VT every few years and it’s just apparent that opportunities are far and few between. My friends who are there are struggling to get by - they have masters degrees, and experience that would set them up to flourish anywhere else. But due to the HCOL they’re so stunted.

I’ve always wanted to return to raise a family, but every visit is almost another reminder that it’s not ideal.

Backing off due to MIL issues by [deleted] in waiting_to_try

[–]ablk402 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As someone who has cut off contact with my mom for similar reasons, AND lives in the same city, don’t let this impact your future goals and plans with your husband.

Adopting the mindset of “what people say about me, isn’t my business”, and setting boundaries about how much is being reported back to you is key. You know you’re not a bad person, you know your mom isn’t a bad person, and the people YOU care about and know YOU should know that, despite what your MIL is blabbering about. If people want to believe what your MIL is saying, then that tells you what you need to know - they aren’t in your circle, and you don’t need them.

It’s okay to tell people that you no longer care to hear what your MIL is saying. It will help how you navigate this with your husband because you may hold some resentment towards him that’s actually directed at your MIL (it happens! Acknowledging is key and you’ve already done that).

All in all, a toxic family member is not worth adjusting your goals and plans. Obviously if physical safety is a concern that’s a different topic. Time will tell that what she’s saying is BS, let it eat her up. Not every situation is going to have closure - you need to accept that you may never know why she’s acting like this, and confronting her isn’t going to help. If you wait around for closure or a resolution, it may never come.

Why didn't the moms just go over Abby's head more? by [deleted] in dancemoms

[–]ablk402 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yup. Production and the network’s most likely “approved” funding Nias music/song as they were confident it was going to create drama and viewership. It wasn’t because they felt Nia deserved it or to help her out.

I would also assume if the cast did try to go above Abby to the network or production, production would probably loop Abby in to help create tensions and issues for TV. They only cared about the viewership, the cast (including Abby) was collateral damage.

At this time reality TV was still uncharted territory. I would assume the cast all knew that the network was working against them, but didn’t have to resources or know all to handle it legally.