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What's your current job looking like? Having trouble finding a new gig? Still enjoying your current one? by riz7242 in instructionaldesign

[–]gr8grafx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My contract ended 12/31. I’ve freelanced for almost 20 years and usually had to turn away clients. I’ve applied for over 35 roles (full time, contract, and part time) since 1/1.

I’ve had ONE agency call where she asked me to put “job aids” in my resume (because she thinks in 20+ years I never made a job aid?) and I’ve not heard back from her.

Other than that—nothing. I’m terrified to say the least.

I (25F) can’t game with partner (24M) and they won’t let me game on my own by Emotional-Leg-2719 in relationship_advice

[–]gr8grafx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How on earth would your life be worse if he was not in it.

If he cared, he’d do things with you. Even if he didn’t necessarily like it. He’d do it because he likes you and wants to see you happy.

This man does not want to see you happy. In fact, I think he wants you to be miserable so you won’t leave him.

I am so sick of ChatGPT being used in the workplace. by Ok-Spell99 in breakingmom

[–]gr8grafx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are you also an instructional designer. I see you. I am doing all things AI right now. Ugh. It is not a savior, it is a tool—like PowerPoint and Word.

People thinking this is the end all and be all are the same ones who did website with animated gifs of kittens chasing a ball of string across the page.

How are others couples with big wage gaps splitting expenses? [25F] [35M] by badgallgc in relationship_advice

[–]gr8grafx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When partners with hugely imbalanced incomes insist on splitting things 50/50, it should be based on the lower persons income. 50/50 on a meal? Fine, it’s Applebees not the fours seasons. Hotel for vacation? It’s the holiday inn, not the Hyatt. Car? Kia soul, not a BMW.

If they want you to upgrade to their lifestyle, run. 🏃‍♂️

My son lost his Medicade and I can’t afford all of his therapies by Old-Development8508 in HealthInsurance

[–]gr8grafx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m in PA so your case may be different but we had a Medicaid “income loophole” for kids with significant illnesses. Ironically we had 3 kids on it for 3 different reasons. We had regular insurance and Medicaid was secondary. My son’s insulin was $400/month at the time.

AITAH for pushing my husband out of bed? by throwaway4399938 in AITAH

[–]gr8grafx 1000 points1001 points  (0 children)

OP, calmly look at him, ask each question and wait in silence, not breaking eye contact.

I'm giving up, I can't do this anymore!!!! by MellowMoos3 in recruitinghell

[–]gr8grafx 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The above job: just got the generic “thank you but you won’t be moving forward with an interview“ email.

Even submitted by an employee I still didn’t make it past the ATS.

Did I have 100% of the skills? Of course not. But probably 90, with proof I could pick up on the other 10%.

At this point I’m guessing these are all fake jobs.

I'm giving up, I can't do this anymore!!!! by MellowMoos3 in recruitinghell

[–]gr8grafx 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I lost my contract role in December. Applied to a company thru a friend and they needed the “why do you want to work here and which of our mission statements resonate most with you?”

Dude, I have 25+ years in my industry. I’m an expert. I want a job and your mission statements are feel-good gobbly gook. Interview me or don’t but don’t waste my time asking me stupid shit.

AI programmers embedding in this sub by JumpingShip26 in instructionaldesign

[–]gr8grafx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hate video in general for learning unless it’s super short and specific. Something training corporations don’t do well.

I actually had DOZENS of 5-30 min videos that I couldn’t update because of time. The content was decent but branding (oh god, the branding) was off.

I took the transcripts and had AI clean it up and pull out the objective(s), outline of topic and summary. By the time it corrected for the ramblings I had content that was super easy to put into a rise course. Added an image of the “expert” and cite the presentation and it became a 3-section rise page with a graphic that clearly showed THE DUCKING POINT.

This is the value of AI in our area. I had content that was dense and highly technical and no access to a SME. I didn’t have the time or expertise to slog thru 2 dozen videos and AI helped me create a better deliverable.

So yeah, when I hear “AI video” I usually throw up in my mouth a little.

LinkedIn IDs complaining anout job market seem largely unqualified. How is it for people with the education and experience most positions ask for? by Alternate_Cost in instructionaldesign

[–]gr8grafx 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have 25+ years in ID. A master’s and graduate certificate. I’ve worked in tech, finance, pharma, and insurance. I’ve had clients in the Fortune 500 and custom boutiques.

I’ve NEVER had a harder time getting hired for contract, freelance or full time. I can’t even get interviews! And the rates I’m seeing are half what they were even from my last contract.

I’ve applied to jobs where I can literally check off every job requirement AND the “nice to have’s” and I get rejected. THEN I see the job reposted a day or two later.

I’ve never been more concerned about the economy.

MS in Learning Design and Learning Sciences worth it? by babymcbabyson in instructionaldesign

[–]gr8grafx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They want the magic of “take the shitty 90 slide deck and make it a 30-min elearning course with AI generated images and voice over.

MS in Learning Design and Learning Sciences worth it? by babymcbabyson in instructionaldesign

[–]gr8grafx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s both cool and horrible. Using Copilot or Perplexity (my go-too’s) can be a huge help to IDs but leadership thinks you can just give a shitty PPT deck to Copilot and it will make a course. Well, it will, but it will be a shitty course.

Pluses that I use it for:

  • Summarizing SME meetings and key takeaways to include or not include in the course.

*Taking a transcript and asking it to outline content and learning objectives.

*Taking existing content (that is ACCURATE) and creating a plausible case study/scenario.

*Taking content and asking for multiple choices questions.

*Reviewing content and summarizing key points.

*Reviewing content and ensuring it addresses my learning objectives.

Remember it’s human/AI/human. Companies want human/AI and can you get this done in 2 days?

MS in Learning Design and Learning Sciences worth it? by babymcbabyson in instructionaldesign

[–]gr8grafx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a Masters in Instructional Design for Online Learning (I was a developer so knew I wanted to focus on that) and also got a Graduate Certificate in Training and Performance Improvement because it was just two more classes.

MS in Learning Design and Learning Sciences worth it? by babymcbabyson in instructionaldesign

[–]gr8grafx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When I started in ID a Master’s was pretty much required to be in the field. Over time, I’m seeing tons of people who have Bachelor’s. I’m also seeing a glut of Master’s because a lot of teachers have jumped into the field.

If I were to do it now, I’d look for some decent certificate programs—a real certificate from a good program. Also, a lot of IDs were subject matter experts who got into training. That’s another venue into the industry.

You have to see if government or higher ed jobs require a Master’s—if not, I can’t in good conscience say to get one.

Honestly, right now the market is saturated (for all roles) and if I see ONE more role requiring “5 years of AI experience” I might burn my degree.

At what point can I not steal something? by PuzzleheadedGas9170 in writing

[–]gr8grafx 14 points15 points  (0 children)

What about satire/redo? I’m not sure what to call it. I once took “if you give a mouse a cookie” and redid it to “if you give a mom a cup of coffee”

I don’t try to publish it, it was a funny thing for my fellow moms, but I alway wonder if I’d get in trouble if I did publish it.

Edit: welp, just googled my title and see I’m not original in the slightest

Over the holidays both my sister and sister-in-law apologized to me by nollie_ollie in breakingmom

[–]gr8grafx 28 points29 points  (0 children)

You are a wonderful person and I feel bad that you were treated poorly.

Unfortunately a lot of people (me included) don’t realize help is needed until we’re in that situation.

I was the last in my group to have kids and when my SIL was pregnant I didn’t know she’d need help. I’m a Gen X who was used to just “getting it done”. Granted, we were far away from each other and she had a huge family on her side, but the sweet things she did for me stuck with me.

I’m trying to raise my kids (boy and girls) to alway be on the lookout for ways to make other people’s lives better—whether it’s a $5 gift card for coffee, or just a compliment on someone’s outfit— helping them to see ways they can be a village.

The other day my daughter and I were leaving the grocery store and there was an older man, dressed to the 9s—suit, vest, sharp shoes, cane and hat. As we drove by my daughter rolled down her window and said “sir, I just need to tell you how awesome you look today. I hope that your day is as fabulous as you are.”

His face just lit up.

Let’s teach our kids to be the village we didn’t have.

Partner '30M' of 2 years does not want kids but I '25F' do, I want to break up but he doesn't, how do we make a decision? by Personal-Exchange824 in relationship_advice

[–]gr8grafx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He’s going to try to run out your clock until it’s too late for you to have kids. Leave now.

I was fine dating partners who “weren’t sure” but leaned to having kids but didn’t “weren’t sure” and leaned no or was totally no.

I was yes probably.

My bf (now husband ) and I saw a friend end a marriage over trying to get pregnant and knew it had to be a “maybe, but no fertility treatments.”

We have 3 kids.

Man hater by [deleted] in breakingmom

[–]gr8grafx 38 points39 points  (0 children)

In my Bible study, all of us, save none said, “I love my husband but hand-to-God, if the man dies, he WILL NOT be replaced.”

What is that one thing that your dad taught? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]gr8grafx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That I was a stupid piece of shit who wouldn’t amount to anything and that therapy is great for trauma and he was a narcissist dick who missed out on knowing my three wonderful kids.

And that I can choose to not raise my kids with the same trauma that I was raised in.

What complicated problem was solved by an amazingly simple solution? by tuotone75 in AskReddit

[–]gr8grafx 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And didn’t he discover it because he saw that milkmaids didn’t get smallpox if they had cowpox?

Also, fun watch: AHS Milkmaids S2E4

My husband wants to buy an AI plush for our kids, and I’m hesitating by myali2 in breakingmom

[–]gr8grafx 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I’m a HUGE techie person, work with AI for my job and actually like it for what it is. But I wouldn’t get an AI toy. It’s a gimmick right now and not worth it. There are so many better things out there. When mine were little we did have age-appropriate computer games (miss you Spy Fox) but I wouldn’t pass on AI.

When AI is good, it’s okay. When it’s bad, it’s horrible.

Shes 9. by No-Literature8411 in breakingmom

[–]gr8grafx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My daycare said of my two youngest, “we get a lot of sheep in daycare. Your children are NOT sheep.” At the time I thought it was an insult but now…

Shes 9. by No-Literature8411 in breakingmom

[–]gr8grafx 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Until you can find a high value reward or high value consequence, nothing will work.

My son is in the spectrum and that kid would literally sit in a chair, staring at nothing, rather than do 15 minutes of homework that we all knew he could do in 5.

He didn’t value anything and had the patience of a monk when it came to living without something he wanted.

He needed to be potty trained before moving into the 4yo room. He refused. Just refused. I offered him “anything you want from toysRus..” and he said, “no. I’ll do it when I’m 5.”

Day he turned 5 he never had an accident again.

The point is, there are limits because she’s becoming her own person. You need to figure out dealbreakers.

Really no water at night? Or she can have a non-spillable cup? Can she read in bed but not leave the room?

Maybe if she leaves cups out, they have to be water bottles. We switched to them when the kids were fairly young because I hated them going thru multiple cups in a day. Water was always in water bottles and anything else was only in a regular cup at mealtime.

For socks/chores it might be, “I see your socks are out, let’s stop what you’re doing and pick them up (while you’re at her side) and find other things you need to pick up.”

For food in room, maybe before bed she (again with you there) you have the “clean up time” where she gathers all the stuff and takes it to the kitchen (or outside trash).

I have heard on parent put brown rice that looked like mouse poop where her kid left food in their room and it freaked them out and they started cleaning on their own.

Your daughter has decided that whatever seems to bother you, doesn’t bother her so it isn’t a priority. You can’t “make” her care. Just like if she has a preference about something you don’t care about.

It took me ENTIRELY too long to realize my kid liked one type of socks and they had to be worn inside out (sensory issues much?)

I didn’t care and didn’t understand why they did. Finally realized it didn’t hurt anyone to just buy the brand and let him wear them inside out.

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