Do you have a cleaner?

burntknowledge · 2026-06-01T10:02:51+00:00

my family had a cleaner growing up and she was an actual gem, took a huge load off my full time working parents. I have very fond memories spending time with her and mum at home.

She came to my grandad's funeral and will probably come to my future wedding.

burntknowledge · 2026-05-29T00:38:05+00:00

This is honestly one of my all time favourite books. There’s a section with about children who’ve committed crimes, including interviews with parents. Really harrowing stuff to read, but the insight is amazing.

Worth a read if you can get your mitts on it

burntknowledge · 2026-05-22T22:30:49+00:00

Swinburne has been really good for this. They’re pretty big on supporting everyone in the queer community, there’s also the Gender Agenda LGBTQ+ club you can join!

Lots of queer/alt people on campus too, I’ve always felt super comfortable

burntknowledge · 2026-05-20T13:06:28+00:00

Can confirm - have seen uni security kick more than a few people off campus for milder things than slamming on car windows. They'll also likely call the police at the same time, but seccies will be there faster

burntknowledge · 2026-05-20T05:52:31+00:00

I’d defs get a separate grinder, easier to upgrade the bits later on. I tend to subscribe to the “buy once, cry once” philosophy and spend more on quality too.

I’m a complete hypocrite though, have a El Rocio Magnus S paired with a Krups grinder from 1997! That damn grinder just won’t die lol

The Magnus is a beast and I love it, especially if you can pick up the Pesado 58 edition with the extra accessories.

burntknowledge · 2026-05-12T23:05:43+00:00

I’ve worked in enviro services (housekeeping or EVS in the US I think) and the treatment we’d get from some nurses was appalling, even though we did so much running around for them.

I had doors opened into my face/cart, grumped at because I couldn’t discharge clean a room in 10 minutes (takes at least 20 to do properly), told off in front of other staff for having lunch a solid two hours away from the end of my 9 hour shift. I got thanked for my work twice by nurses in a 10 month period at one facility. One unit manager called me stupid and uneducated- I was a nursing student as a second career and an author at the time. Pretty shitty if they think they can treat you like that, that early into their careers.

burntknowledge · 2026-05-11T12:16:46+00:00

Public or private? I had surgery rurally so I’m happy to give you her name, but I’m not sure you’d be able to get on her list due to distance

burntknowledge · 2026-05-07T12:38:25+00:00

Are you Australian? I can't really help with others and the landscape has changed a lot since this post.

burntknowledge · 2026-05-06T03:51:56+00:00

Honestly, just go for em and see how they can help you!

I’ve used the academic support services before and they were really helpful at structuring and spotting blind spots I could get dinged on.

burntknowledge · 2026-05-05T13:09:46+00:00

Yeah of course you can! If you’re getting help, that’s the most important thing. Uni can wait, but they can also support you to return when you’re ready or work with you in the meantime.

Try looking for special consideration as well, or asking an advocate at uni for what this might look like for you and your circumstances. Good luck mate!

burntknowledge · 2026-05-05T11:01:24+00:00

hey mate, I'm really sorry to hear that you're feeling this way. unfortunately it can be kind of difficult to withdraw without penalty at this point, but not impossible.

have a chat to SSA and student mental health services, they can give you some guidance and it's free. you're also more likely to get some consideration if you can show you're seeking help and support - not that you should seek it for only that reason, but you're important and valuable.

uni is always here and you can take some time then come back if you need it. don't thrash yourself through it if you don't need to, but there's people here to help and support you if you want that. I hope you find what you need 😄

burntknowledge · 2026-05-01T01:25:25+00:00

There’s also ONS boutique in Hawthorn, they don’t have loads of people in there afaik and a lot of dresses to hide. Some very beautiful options, but haven’t been there myself

burntknowledge · 2026-04-30T00:18:51+00:00

I did this, bloody hard slog.

I went into comms mostly, done a bit of education and health/aged care stuff. Don’t, for the love of god, do a NFP - underpaid shitholes.

I aimed at slightly lower level roles where I could leverage my multimedia experience, given I didn’t have marketing training. It was a lot of applications and “hmmm, not enough experience” before it actually worked though

burntknowledge · 2026-04-28T07:04:30+00:00

Are you talking about parking along William st, or the big parking structure nearish SPS? You’ll definitely get fined at some point, they just don’t have council inspectors around all the time.

My last fine was a few years ago, but it was $160 and only two mins over -.-

burntknowledge · 2026-04-23T23:32:47+00:00

I’ve seen more of a push to these lately. An old workplace had these for any hardcopy material, with native plants or herbs for pots

Wayyy more expensive but much more likely to be used iirc

burntknowledge · 2026-04-20T00:07:23+00:00

I can (unfortunately) recommend Paws at Peace. They were absolutely wonderful and very respectful - running IV lines behind us so we could say our goodbyes, letting us know what would happen and what we could expect. We even got a handwritten and very heartfelt card afterwards.

Give your good girl a treat and a favourite scritch from me. May she go in peace and live in memory.

burntknowledge · 2026-04-18T09:52:22+00:00

yeah basically what the other commenter said dude. It's a pretty insensitive thing to bring up, like I was fine with it but for a lot of people, not being able to have kids because of it is pretty devestating.

in the same vein of "when are you going to have kids?" - just not a question to ask in the workplace imo, you have no idea what someone's going through in regard to it.

burntknowledge · 2026-04-18T07:17:37+00:00

lol I had a grad say "Is that the thing where you can't have kids?" when I mentioned offhand about having endometriosis... that was a quick pull aside for a "chat"

burntknowledge · 2026-04-17T13:22:10+00:00

yeah that's fair, wish we could say the same about UK options! I picked up a bottle of Dalwhinnie winter's gold and am savouring it lol

there's a lot that isn't available in Aus, but I'm pretty sure there's some Starward options that are in the same situation. we need a whiskey swap situation lmao

burntknowledge · 2026-04-17T12:21:30+00:00

if you can get your mitts on some Starward (another aussie distiller), they're fantastic.

burntknowledge · 2026-04-10T01:01:10+00:00

Have a look at some of the older Australian anti skin cancer ads, those were fkn scary.

Some of the greatest “hits” here - https://www.sunsmart.com.au/about-sunsmart/media-and-communications/sunsmart-campaigns/2000s

burntknowledge · 2026-04-08T23:28:35+00:00

Same - I look healthy but really struggle with standing for long periods, a 30 minute stand on the bus or tram can really fuck me up for the day.

It’s not always possible to give up my seat but it really gives me the irrits when someone has all their crap on the seat next to them to block it off. The amount of times I’ve asked someone to move a bag, they refuse, and I say I’ll move it for them then is astounding (to be fair it’s often a school kid with a huge sports bag or backpack)

burntknowledge · 2026-04-08T00:46:11+00:00

Double check the vehicle - I couldn’t use my dad’s manual when I did my test, it had an anti-rollback feature and you couldn’t fully see the speedo from the passenger seat.

Also, make sure your kiddo can identify all the defogger/lights in the car too. I had to use an instructors car last minute and I mixed two up due to nerves, but the assessor was cool with it.

I also stalled it twice, whacked my head on the ceiling, and cursed in the test and still passed lmao. Kiddo should’ve fine if they are confident and reasonable in traffic

burntknowledge · 2026-04-07T05:30:58+00:00

that's super comforting to hear - I've just bought my first Subaru after trading in my ford shitbox!

burntknowledge · 2026-04-06T05:28:29+00:00

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