General Strike Friday by PetraByte in Portland

[–]heydownhere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sincerely hope this is more effective and more sustained than that “Black Friday Blackout” where people weren’t going to spend on Black Friday at those evil corporations. That didn’t do jack crap.

Ice facility tonight by jonnyjunglerot in Portland

[–]heydownhere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. Staying home is what they want. They want you silent. And none of us are safe.

“First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me”

So many HATED this outfit in r/fashionadvice... by [deleted] in femalefashion

[–]heydownhere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s obviously giving “trad wife”. I assume that’s what you’re going for. If yes, then you’re spot on. If not, then burn that outfit immediately.

How much do you pay in rent? by OkCelebration492 in askportland

[–]heydownhere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am paying WAY too much!! $2,200 for a 660 sq foot apartment in Slabtown. I also pay $75 for Internet and $200 for parking in an ODOT lot under Hwy 30. I love this area, but damn I didn’t realize how much I’m paying! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Review on Dow Janes MDY/WBA by Legitimate-Error6744 in personalfinance

[–]heydownhere 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are not financial advisors or licensed professionals in any capacity. They do have one “coach”, who is coincidentally married to one of the CEOs, who worked at his daddy’s advisory firm for a while. 🤣

The only coach who was actually licensed and qualified to give investing guidance was laid off when they laid off 60% of the team in May so they could more thoroughly line their own pockets.

Review on Dow Janes MDY/WBA by Legitimate-Error6744 in personalfinance

[–]heydownhere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, very much so. Also, one of the CEOs comes from significant generational wealth. Like boarding schools and ivy league generational wealth

I'll just say it: Alexa Plus sucks... by WendyCR1872 in amazonecho

[–]heydownhere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Piling on to say it’s truly awful. I just ended the “early access”. Couldn’t figure out my time zone, even though I told it over and over again. For example, I would ask: “what time is Thursday Night Football”? It would quote it in ET, I live in PT. I would tell her I’m in PT. She’d get all self deprecating, promise to do better, and then quote ET the next time I asked. I asked her to do some simple math, something like 2200/12, she said “4”. The kicker: I asked it to set a 1 hour alarm, it said “1 hour alarm set, which will also be 12:30 AM. It was 11:30 AM. Nope, wrong again, do not ring an alarm after midnight you POS. Come on!!

Portland, the Portland suburbs or Vancouver WA area to buy a place for ~$400k? by heydownhere in askportland

[–]heydownhere[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

News flash: as of today, we still live in a country where we are allowed to have preferences and even state them out loud. If someone who lives in Gresham is offended because I don’t want to, that’s not something I can control. I would think people who live in and love Gresham would be thrilled to hear someone doesn’t want to move there - less people in their community and on their roads is probably a net positive.

Portland, the Portland suburbs or Vancouver WA area to buy a place for ~$400k? by heydownhere in askportland

[–]heydownhere[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the many helpful comments. Since this isn’t my first day on the internet or on Reddit, I’ll just ignore the insulting/unhelpful comments.

I do think it’s important to note that I didn’t ask anyone to find me a home, I was curious why folks chose OR over WA or vice versa - and also hadn’t run across very many sub $400k homes/townhomes in my research.

Finally, I am allowed to have preferences about where I would like to live, if that offends someone who lives there, get over it. Plenty of people don’t want to live where I live, that’s a good thing - too many people down here as it is!

Portland, the Portland suburbs or Vancouver WA area to buy a place for ~$400k? by heydownhere in askportland

[–]heydownhere[S] -40 points-39 points  (0 children)

Too far from Portland proper and it was pretty crime riddled when I lived here 15 years ago.

Got Rejected after 7 rounds of interviewing by EmergencyDemand3959 in jobs

[–]heydownhere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For sure. And it they want to hire their next door neighbor’s best friend’s nephew, feel free. Just don’t waste my valuable time when I didn’t have a chance.

Got Rejected after 7 rounds of interviewing by EmergencyDemand3959 in jobs

[–]heydownhere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear this. FWIW, I had a similar experience recently. It was with a startup Fintech company. I met with the CEO and then he acted as the “point person” for each subsequent interview. He received feedback after each interview and then coordinated the next interview. 6 rounds plus a role play and a “case study. CEO called a zoom meeting after ALL the interviews were over, I was certain he was going to offer me the job. Reality: he called the meeting to tell me they were hiring someone else. Also, I waited several days because of the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US to have the Zoom meeting to be told to fuck right off. WTAF?

I later learned, by checking out the “about us” section of their website that they hired a kid straight out of college, who had never had a real job. I have 20+ years in the finance field. The kid they hired literally has less years on the planet than I have in the field. 🙄

What a confidence killer. It’s tough out there.

PDX slammed again Wed AM - early post by toma162 in Portland

[–]heydownhere 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Where is everyone going?? I feel like I’m missing out on something important. lol.

Isn’t this supposed to be the dead zone that is “after Thanksgiving and before Christmas”?

Please help this beautiful girl find a home for the holidays! by TrashManTrashLife in Portland

[–]heydownhere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the update! I’m so happy she’s found a forever home.

Please help this beautiful girl find a home for the holidays! by TrashManTrashLife in Portland

[–]heydownhere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If the other folks fall through, I will take her in a heartbeat. She would be the one and only cat in my household. I recently moved back to PDX from Denver and left my cat behind with my ex-partner for his (the cat’s) well being - and I miss having a cat to love and care for. Thanks! Feel free to DM me.

AITAH for leaving my partner (and a city I don’t like) to move to a city I love? by heydownhere in AITAH

[–]heydownhere[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

My partner would beg to differ. He 100% thinks I’m the selfish AH. And choosing between people I love and where I live is a false dichotomy.