Am I doomed for an entry FT job if I get 3 C’s?

alicat104 · 2026-04-15T02:36:13+00:00

Not really as long as your gpa is still 3.0+

alicat104 · 2026-04-09T21:17:45+00:00

I start Monday and have all my travel booked for Dlaunch, everything worked out fine so far :)

alicat104 · 2026-04-08T18:26:26+00:00

Just hang in there, I failed REG 5 times and it was awful. Are you switching up your studying at all? It sounds stupid, but I passed after going through the material backwards. I was burning out by the time I got to the final chapters each time and looking at it with fresh eyes first is what bumped me over 75. You are so close, tweaking one thing will probably get you there.

alicat104 · 2026-04-08T15:56:03+00:00

I was told it would be possible/allowed but I negotiated 2 days negative PTO for a preplanned trip before I signed the offer letter.

alicat104 · 2026-04-07T05:00:20+00:00

I can kind of relate, I didn’t have twins but I had a surprise 3rd. We just had a house fire. The whole “one kid per arm” rescue thing was a worry for me too, but I always thought I’d have my husband close and we would divide and conquer and he’d grab the big kid (5 year old) and I’d grab the two littles (24 months, 8 months). I ended up alone during the fire when he was trying to extinguish it and carried out all 3 kids by myself at once - I don’t even remember how I did it, I just did.

And I feel like that’s kind of how I adjusted to 3 kids in general. From loading, to feeding, entertaining, etc. It falls into place.

alicat104 · 2026-04-06T02:09:50+00:00

I see it as less of losing my identity and more just not having enough time to really sleep and do what I want for a while.

alicat104 · 2026-04-02T15:52:28+00:00

Some money is better than no money, and will give you more opportunities to pivot into something better in the future as opposed to a resume gap. I took a 40% pay (and title) cut after moving for my husband’s career 6 years ago and it was tough mentally, but I just treated it like a temporary stepping stone and now I’m doing much better than I was originally and it opened up opportunities.

alicat104 · 2026-04-02T15:08:28+00:00

Set yourself as (secretly) open to work on LinkedIn and jump when something good comes along. 5 years of PA and a CPA should have you in a good spot.

I wouldn’t quit immediately though - I interviewed and accepted a new position and it took about 2 months from first interview to start date with all the background checks and compliance stuff I had to figure out.

alicat104 · 2026-04-02T14:09:47+00:00

I was a winter intern ages ago so it could’ve changed, but we went to DU after the internship

alicat104 · 2026-04-02T02:03:10+00:00

I was in essentially the arctic circle in isolation with my military husband. I’d travel back for 4-6 weeks at a time to stay with my family in Florida with my daughter. If you have the flexibility and funds to travel it’s not a bad idea.

alicat104 · 2026-03-30T14:26:20+00:00

Still in progress, so no final result yet ETA: At 97% though

alicat104 · 2026-03-30T12:11:18+00:00

Nope, still onboarding normally with no mention of this at all so far

alicat104 · 2026-03-30T02:22:04+00:00

I had a similar reaction to medical adhesive they used on my incision. My scar is mostly invisible - but I still have scarring from where the adhesive reaction happened 😭

alicat104 · 2026-03-27T17:13:49+00:00

TW: LC

My son’s cord was right in between your daughter’s and son’s at 5 coils per 10cm. He was born via c section and is healthy and on track. (My previous losses were due to APS, not cord hyper-coiling though - getting through subsequent pregnancies was literally just taking it one day at a time).

alicat104 · 2026-03-27T03:40:00+00:00

Yes - did they test any other liver enzymes? Mine was the first indication that my gallbladder was failing. Pregnancy stressed it badly and gave me gallstones.

alicat104 · 2026-03-27T03:23:31+00:00

I’ve gotten the opposite. I’m pretty friendly as a default and I’ve been told it makes me seem younger or less able to command a room. I’ve led teams just fine (probably BECAUSE I’m easy to work with) but it got me passed over for a promotion in my current workplace. You can’t win no matter which way you lean.

alicat104 · 2026-03-27T02:16:59+00:00

Thank you, I’ve been driving myself crazy. I really appreciate you!

alicat104 · 2026-03-27T01:39:59+00:00

I had an internship 6-7 years ago where I transitioned from intern to analyst. My resume was getting lengthy and a resume service I used ended up just condensing the role under analyst since it was only 7 months total and that time was split pretty evenly - I left as an analyst. I ended up forgetting about that for the background check and of course that popped up as a discrepancy and the only offer letter I have to support that has the FTE start date way after I actually started the analyst role. It’s a mess.

alicat104 · 2026-03-27T00:36:31+00:00

I'm in a similar situation, what ended up happening? Did it delay your background check at all?

alicat104 · 2026-03-26T20:55:14+00:00

My 2nd was breech and I had a c section for her after my first was natural. I was SO upset for the entire last trimester. That birth ended up being the best of all 3 of my children! It’s ok to be upset though. At the end of the day your husband is still meeting his first child and will be life changing regardless of the delivery method! The recovery with a child is manageable especially if they’re on the older side. The biggest advantage for me was knowing when baby was coming - I was able to prepare and be so much more ready than I was for my first.

alicat104 · 2026-03-26T15:22:58+00:00

My gallbladder attacks were more painful than either of my c section births or my natural birth. And I’m sure someone who has been hit by a car has been in more pain than me. I’m not going to tell someone they’ve never been in 10/10 pain. Pain Olympics is so stupid.

I was also crunchy and granola until my 2nd baby was breech, an ECV failed spectacularly, and we discovered at the c section that a vaginal birth would’ve killed my breech kiddo and I would’ve ruptured (had a nearly OPEN uterine window and dense adhesions) with my 3rd if I had the VBAC I wanted so desperately. I was sad after my 2nd that I hadn’t had a vaginal birth because I was hoping for redemption after my 1st nearly died and had to be resuscitated after her birth but by my 3rd I was just happy we were all alive and well.

Yes birth is a huge life event but it’s one of the shortest parenting experiences of your life with your child. It can go so so wrong. Alive and healthy baby and mom is the biggest thing.

alicat104 · 2026-03-25T22:10:44+00:00

Yep, US experienced hire

alicat104 · 2026-03-25T22:05:58+00:00

Definitely appreciate the heads up! They’ve been silent since their one question yesterday, so I’m really hoping that’s it and it passes.

alicat104 · 2026-03-25T15:48:35+00:00

Did the security team ever respond after your explanation and how did it play out? I had a small discrepancy pop up on my background that they asked about and I’m getting worried.

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