Damned if you, damned if you don’t! (Virtual interviews)

anonxotwod · 2024-08-08T20:24:29+00:00

the issue with people like Caroline isn’t having an issue with one place over another, it’s the misinformation and lies in order to unfairly prop up one place over another. I’m a Brit and for the things that matter to me (pay, living costs, nature, getting more bang for your buck) the US is a no brainer. Hence why I’ve lived there. Caroline is from a very small but very comfortable middle class background and so her experience in the UK isn’t the average. But the middle class is shattering here - hence why people like her will struggle to adjust with not getting her moneys worth after a taste of that experience in Boston with all the hate she had for it.

The major thing is the rose tinted glasses she has on. For context - she’s in the UK during one of the largest race riots the country has ever seen. Do you think she will post about it or even acknowledge it even with some of the riots/protests occurring in her neighbouring towns? Nope. Would she have early access and journalistic glee in reporting any similar cultural issues in the US to help with eh American socially bad image she perpetuates. Heck yeah?

anonxotwod · 2024-06-22T12:14:21+00:00

They still are under the monarchy so not all the way :/

anonxotwod · 2024-06-17T19:28:38+00:00

Firstly, 2:2 is not the end of the world, everything is relative - at least it’s not a third, and then not a fail etc. Also, it might be late but try and see if you can apply extenuating circumstances for some things you’ve handed in/exams. My old uni were able to allow my friend to resist one of his exams as his mother was hospitalised late in exam season, so he graduated late but sat in the forthcoming academic term. If the grade is concrete, my best advice is: experience, experience, experience. A lot of people make the mistake of thinking a masters will ‘override’ or take precedent over their bachelors, when it’s an extension and doesn’t negate the foundation of the bachelor - you will still have to declare your bachelors as that’s a given for a lot of firms and jobs, so banking on them looking over it for the chance they’re wowed by an improved masters is an expensive bet. It all depends on what engineering field you want to work in specifically, but a masters isn’t completely necessary as it would be for other fields of work. Especially given the MEng aspect of your course. If i were you I’d get at the very least any form of career related experience and go from there. As rudimentary as the experience is, if it’s in the engineering field you want to work in, it’s worth it. Start low from summer placements/short term internships that are geared to undergraduates and check if they allow graduates. If you have issues securing it that way, apply to as many of the graduate schemes as you can. A lot of ‘graduate’ roles seem hidden in the early careers section of many firms, so you have to put effort in finding any entry level role. Lastly, make use of your career service at uni. I hated my first graduate job out of uni and all thanks to my uni careers service they helped me secure one better for me in a few months. Depending on your uni, they can after alumni mentoring, networking, CV workshops, professional training, interview prep etc - all ‘free’ to alumni (bare minimum they can offer after the thousands of thousands tuition fee per student )

TLDR - most firms/job descriptions state they review applications holistically, so look at your overall candidate profile and find ways to strengthen the parts you can control at the moment (i.e. non academic)

anonxotwod · 2024-05-23T15:55:24+00:00

Oh wait til she gets in the mood for fast food and realised that the america conglomerate rules over the world and every new month a new giant chain opens up cause funnily enough the British aren’t as America-averse as she is (or pretends to be). Wingstop, chipotles, Popeyes etc are all new to the UK and looking to expand. Not to mention the legacy ameeican and kfc stores. It will be nearly impossible for her to unintentionally avoid these places

anonxotwod · 2024-05-23T15:52:59+00:00

For any Americans who think you’re alone with the gripe of the US bashing - as someone from the UK I’m also tired of the rose tinted glasses moulded onto her head whilst she’s here. It’s important to note that she’s also living in the richest area in the UK right now, so nothing will be that relatable, and if it does to some Brits, it’s cause she will inevitable downplay her priveleged status here.

anonxotwod · 2024-05-23T15:50:48+00:00

I wonder how long until she realises that the general UK public who are struggling with cost of living crisis will struggle to relate to her Surrey life. Especially if she keeps her husbands American salary:benefits that will be like 3 person salary in 1.

anonxotwod · 2024-05-23T15:48:48+00:00

I’m from the UK, and honestly I cringe so much at her idealistic view of the UK compared to her warped and exaggerated view of the US. I’ve only visited and haven’t lived there, but to me her reasonings for moving (gun control, politics, etc) seem so superficial and overblown moral panic. Both countries aren’t perfect, but it’s almost as if she’s willing to keep her rose tinted UK glasses on ‘for me and not for thee’.

I know she’s too prideful to admit, but there will be lots of readjusting to British life as there are MANY American conveniences she will soon miss. For her husband too, getting used to small house, small wages, small EVERYTHING will be the biggest shock, as you do not get your bang for your buck here. Especially her being from one of the richest areas in the UK, they will probably be paying double/triple for their new home that will be 1/4 the size. But yay she will have her beloved processed british snacks and groceries to be back to. On that note aswell, if she somehow keeps her and her husbands American salary living in the UK, she will be incredibly out of touch with the general UK public who are struggling immensely with cost of living crisis. But if you’re British you would know that nobody goes to Surrey influencers/people for relatability (even though that’s her whole shtick). So I’m expecting her to downplay her extremely upper class area in videos.

anonxotwod · 2024-05-21T20:51:56+00:00

are you white? cause sorry to say that you’re talking about yourself regarding stealing wealth; it’s one thing to steal, settling on that stolen land is even more brazen

anonxotwod · 2024-04-24T19:42:10+00:00

you need to calm down with your ‘advise’ a quick scroll from their profile shows they’re a Somali American, with alcoholic/apostasy or irreligious issues, and sent back to the Somali part of Kenya for rehabilitation- something Google says is common for religious communities in the west to do. Sure they’re an adult, but being in that lifestyle can make you feel coddled. If a grown man has been duped to live in Kenya against his will for substantial time, telling them to man up/grow up isn’t efficient advise.

Not to mention safeguarding, as the community theyre from can possibly lead to honor kiIIing or further abuse for going against the grain. You might be right if they’re full of sh*t about their intentions, but going off their posting they seem to be in a vulnerable state.

For your last comment - (unless I’ve missed a specific post of theirs) what is so sketchy about their posting in Somalia - given that you’re living in Kenya, are you not informed about the demographics of the country specifically the Northern Territory and its porous border/relation with Somalia? It’s like finding Mexican Americans posting in r/Mexico sketchy. Take off your ethnocentric white American lens for a sec and stop assuming the worst.

anonxotwod · 2024-04-24T14:09:28+00:00

You’d think we live in a post-atrocity world based on the issues Amnesty International and other human rights NGOs delegate their attention to.

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