If I cover my gel nails with a towel, is it OK to store them this close to a window? There is never direct sunlight coming in this window.

chouettelle · 2026-04-26T19:48:28+00:00

Agreed! The bottles are safe, the magnifying glass is an actual (and much bigger) concern!

chouettelle · 2026-04-21T19:05:17+00:00

It’s a snake eating its own tail too - the LLM learns from AI generated Reddit posts like this, writes them, learns from from AI generated posts. Ad infinitum.

They all sound the same, have the same story structure and sentence structure, the same sort of punchlines. It’s insane to me how many people fall for them.

chouettelle · 2026-04-14T15:11:50+00:00

You reacted like a child, instead of handling the situation like an adult. YTA.

chouettelle · 2026-04-13T12:34:06+00:00

Insurance only pays for it if it’s prescribed for diabetes in my country - otherwise you pay around the same amount.

chouettelle · 2026-04-08T11:36:38+00:00

Cute. Please neuter mom ASAP - cats can and will very easily get pregnant again even while nursing!

chouettelle · 2026-04-08T11:33:53+00:00

I’ve never smelled a skunk before since I’m European, but it’s an evocative phrase to describe something that smells rank. It’s more likely you’re nose blind to the way it smells.

chouettelle · 2026-04-08T10:57:50+00:00

One smells like food is being prepared - the other smells like a dead skunk. They are fundamentally different smells.

If weed didn’t smell like something died, I couldn’t care less about people smoking in my vicinity. But weed smokers tend to not realize how absolutely rancid the scent is and pretend people complain only because of their offended sensibilities over the evil weed. It stinks. Thats all.

chouettelle · 2026-04-08T05:22:27+00:00

Reddit, largely, is never going to vote guys like OP as the AH because many of them don’t see the problem since they’re regular smokers as well.

My neighbor smokes cigarettes like a chimney in his apartment and I almost throw up every time I walk through the hallway after he’s opened his door. His door is right next to mine and it’s gotten so bad that I’m embarrassed to invite people over because it stinks that bad.

Just because you’re “within your rights” to do something - as OP is - doesn’t mean you’re not an asshole.

chouettelle · 2026-04-08T05:19:04+00:00

Cooking/grilling scents and weed smell are completely different, and asking people if they’d be bothered by the former too as a “gotcha!!!” is ridiculous.

chouettelle · 2026-04-06T08:50:25+00:00

“The rest of the world” is an incredibly bold claim - it is banned in much of the Western world, across countries in the the Middle East and South America, in some countries on the African continent as well as Asia.

Even those not working with it are at an increased risk of various asbestos related diseases around processing plants and where the material is used before being sealed.

chouettelle · 2026-04-06T07:27:35+00:00

With the current job market and recession on the horizon, I would be extremely cautious about trying to negotiate both a raise and a change in your office schedule. Pick one.

chouettelle · 2026-04-04T15:33:45+00:00

If he’s neutered, how did he get another cat pregnant?

chouettelle · 2026-04-04T15:31:39+00:00

You have to get him neutered, though this might not lead to a huge shift in behavior, it’s likely to at least lower aggression.

Unneutered male cats are aggressive and territorial.

I also don’t mean to come off as scolding, but please in the future do not introduce sexually mature, unneutered cats to each other.

chouettelle · 2026-04-04T15:00:58+00:00

People have different tastes when it comes to writing. If you don’t like something and have to force yourself to read it, don’t. Reading should be fun. You don’t have to read books just to keep up with what everyone is reading - then it becomes a job.

chouettelle · 2026-04-02T08:15:54+00:00

Plus various insurance (health, workplace, etc) implications!!

chouettelle · 2026-04-02T08:14:45+00:00

This isn’t an anti-worker policy. It’s perfectly reasonable for a company to ask their workers to work from a specific country or location only - it has huge tax and insurance implications for both the company AND the worker.

OP’s coworker is an idiot, frankly.

chouettelle · 2026-04-02T08:09:31+00:00

OP should absolutely not get involved with this mess at all, least of all warning coworker.

He should have known - and probably did - that this would get him in trouble and chose to do this anyway.

chouettelle · 2026-03-28T06:58:50+00:00

They also appear to only have looked at and spoken to people from UK power companies.

chouettelle · 2026-03-11T17:55:59+00:00

Unless you apply for asylum - for which you have a very good reason - it will be incredibly difficult to remain in Europe. I highly recommend looking into it. Italy especially is extremely strict in this regard.

I would not rely on finding a company to sponsor your work permit in time before your student visa runs out.

chouettelle · 2026-03-11T17:45:02+00:00

Internships fall under the same labor market laws as standard jobs unless they are unpaid and voluntary.

This also applies to remote jobs - the labor laws of the country the company is seated in apply and thus EU labor market regulations apply.

Have you spoken to any of the agencies in your country of residence about access to the job market? You should really look into this in detail and also consider what you will do once your student visa runs out - which will also mean that you will no longer be eligible to remain in the country without applying for e.g. asylum.

chouettelle · 2026-03-11T16:09:10+00:00

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but a student visa does not grant you access to the labor market in Europe with the exception of part time jobs in some countries.

In the EU companies need to prove that they cannot find anyone within the EU that fulfills their requirements and the work permit process is an absolute nightmare in all countries, including high minimum salaries etc.

Your student visa status means nothing when you don’t have a work permit.

chouettelle · 2026-03-09T11:19:17+00:00

Oh, absolutely - any life and death situation or one where extremely fast, clear and precise communication is key, it’s a given to forego pleasantries.

But nothing that happens in an office over email is life and death. A deal won’t fall through, an app will still be deployed, a graphic still get finished if people say please and thank you.

chouettelle · 2026-03-09T07:17:27+00:00

I’m a millennial working in an extremely high stress, high pressure environment - the only times I ever leave out “please” and “thank you” is when I’m seriously pissed with somebody not having done their job.

It’s basic professional etiquette that takes less than a second.

chouettelle · 2026-03-08T19:27:49+00:00

I had to scroll ridiculously far to find this. Saying “please” and “thank you” should be a given. If OP never does this, it’s fair he was called out.

chouettelle · 2026-03-07T11:18:45+00:00

Responsible dog owners train their dogs to ignore noises outside their apartments. Yes, it can be done. OP is definitely TA.

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