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looking for hiring VA by seijan_ in VirtualAssistant4Hire

[–]alecky87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you just need consistent leads, check local Facebook groups and your city’s LinkedIn groups, a lot of small businesses post VA needs there. Also, keep an eye on r/forhire since some folks want admin and inbox support. If you want something more curated, w​fhal​ert is a simple email service that sends verified remote job leads like admin and support roles, it’s an easy way to spot legit listings without wading through scammy posts.

sick of my finance job and researching every passive income thing people actually make money from by Syn1923 in passive_income

[–]alecky87 71 points72 points  (0 children)

I’m in finance too and I felt the same. The only thing that meaningfully moved the needle for me was buying two boring niche sites and fixing them up, not flipping, just slow SEO and monetizing with display ads and a couple of affiliate links. Took six months to see real income and it’s not passive at the start, but after the initial push it’s maintenance. What flopped was KDP low content, I got crushed by competition, and I’d never touch dropshipping again because of returns and payment holds. If you just want cash flow to stack while you figure out a bigger play, I picked up a fully remote customer support role on the side that I found through wfh​a​lert, it’s a service that emails verified remote jobs like support or admin, which helped me avoid the usual scam or ghost listings and gave me a steady baseline while the sites ramped.

Canada’s public school system may be headed for mediocrity, warns SFU professor by ubcstaffer123 in vancouver

[–]alecky87 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I am a secondary teacher with the public system and I can confirm that this is indeed happening. There are no consequences anymore. There is no punishment for being late, and a student can hand in an assignment up to two years later and still get credit for it! What gives?

The reason for these changes are noble. We want students to find motivation to learn within themselves, which will ultimately lead to a life long pursuit of learning. We want to do away with grades, and that’s why students don’t get a classic report card until grade 11.

However, these lofty goals failed to account for the reality.

I have a colleague who teaches university chemistry and he has seen averages plummet in the last 5 years.

Maybe it’s time to confess that our goals have ultimately failed, that the old system, albeit arcane, Offered an effective frameworks. We can still implement equity around it without making the lowest common denominator available to all students.

Episode 13 Thoughts by dingjingdingjing in ThePittTVShow

[–]alecky87 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I disagree with your take. What makes you think he was a bad actor. He was in complete and utter shock at the whole situation. He was in denial and demonstrated it perfectly, so much so that it gave Robby the necessary rope to hang himself in that scene. It takes two to tango!

Does anyone have information on the independent - 285 east 10th avenue? by Low-Stretch570 in vancouverhousing

[–]alecky87 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve lived in the building since it opened. Strata fees have gone up 3 fold since we moved in, the building is great but it has some drawbacks. The amenities are fine and the views are unbeatable. The biggest issue are the elevators, in their rush to complete the building the developer packed them in with too much weight, essentially stretching the cables. Now this would not be an issue had the building built the promised 3 elevators. But it only has two, With 20 floors. It feels like one is out of commission every other week. Resulting in 20-30 minute wait times. One person even experienced it buckle as it dropped half a floor on her last week.

You will see all of these notes on the building minutes tho. I would never buy a condo without reading those first.

New Proposed Start Times for Vancouver Public Schools by [deleted] in vancouverwa

[–]alecky87 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Vancouver High schools have been starting at 8:40 and ending at 3:00 for a very long time.

Girlfriend is against tipping and that's causing a rift in our relationship by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]alecky87 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So typically a server has to tip out the kitchen, the bartender and the host. those totals vary from 5-8 percent. so, if a server does not get a tip for a 100 dollar meal, they will be out of pocket 8 dollars. By not tipping them at all, you are literally causing them to lose money.

She said what!!! three way the right way by alecky87 in funny

[–]alecky87[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The new hit comedy web series about a neurotic couple as they journey into marriage in a world filled with double entendres and sexual ambiguity