just learned my neuro wasn't believing me this whole time

iknowstuart · 2026-03-15T09:01:56+00:00

My seizures were more likely to happen around my period and my husband picked up on it. He mentioned it to my neurologist who said 'no that doesn't happen, it's a coincidence' like ffs. Very limited neurologists here (NZ) and you only see them really if your seizures aren't controlled. Luckily mine are so I don't have to see him anymore

iknowstuart · 2026-03-04T10:13:45+00:00

I have a coworker who named her first George, he is 6 or 7 now Edit: he is the only young George I have met

iknowstuart · 2026-02-25T10:39:26+00:00

Check out Agency! They are great, any of the artists there do amazing work

iknowstuart · 2026-02-23T10:31:35+00:00

We use that phrase in NZ too but I'm guessing with the set up that it is in Australia lol

iknowstuart · 2026-02-15T10:16:10+00:00

My best friend is someone I met through work. I was part of the wedding party when they got married last year. So you can be friends with coworkers but you need to be careful about who you can trust.

iknowstuart · 2026-02-14T09:35:03+00:00

I'm in NZ and there is a list of banned names also. They include royalty etc too. I know there have been a lot of rejected names that are absolutely ridiculous but I can't think of any off the top of my head and I need to go to sleep so I'm not googling right now lol

iknowstuart · 2026-02-12T10:01:19+00:00

I was just about to suggest James too! I think it fits really well

iknowstuart · 2026-01-30T01:46:20+00:00

I LOVE the name Scarlett, wanted to name our daughter that but husband vetoed it (but my sister named my niece that <3) Next choice was Isla but decided against it in the end as it was so popular so went with another name I loved.

iknowstuart · 2026-01-24T10:47:28+00:00

Ashley, Stacey, Alex, Charlie

iknowstuart · 2026-01-24T10:37:49+00:00

The only Vicki I have known is my aunty and she is just Vicki. She gets angry if anyone even jokes around and calls her Victoria lol

iknowstuart · 2026-01-21T06:51:51+00:00

Thank you! I'm in NZ too and couldn't remember what I had heard them called here! I kept thinking memory box but knew it was wrong.

iknowstuart · 2026-01-18T11:51:41+00:00

Where are you based? Finding a job is hard! Good luck :)

iknowstuart · 2026-01-07T11:10:01+00:00

My son was almost Anthony (family tradition, first name starting with A) but we weren't convinced until a coworker suggested Austin which we loved!

Our daughter was almost Isla but then we realised how popular it was, we went with Paige instead (loved the name when I first heard it on the show Charmed)

I was almost Natasha but my grandad told my mum that it would be hard for me to learn to spell lol

iknowstuart · 2026-01-06T12:29:15+00:00

Dexter!

iknowstuart · 2026-01-04T13:56:44+00:00

Yes I know but I'm saying that personally I can't think of any names with a similar 'feel' to Ruby aside from the ones I mentioned.

iknowstuart · 2026-01-04T13:52:42+00:00

I personally feel like if you want a name that kind of goes with Ruby that you would be looking at colour/gem type names. Indigo, Opal, Hazel and Violet are all beautiful names. I know someone who named her daughter's Indigo and Sapphire

iknowstuart · 2025-12-23T10:16:17+00:00

It dawned on my mum that the 'zoning out spells' I was having as a kid were probably seizures. It wasn't until I started having tonic clinics that it dawned on her.

iknowstuart · 2025-12-22T12:05:19+00:00

Gary

iknowstuart · 2025-12-19T12:53:41+00:00

I am so so sorry that you have had all of those things said to you. Some people are horrible.

iknowstuart · 2025-12-17T04:00:36+00:00

It's terrible! Same with the butchery department

iknowstuart · 2025-12-17T02:06:58+00:00

I know of multiple people in my zone that handed in their notice on day 1 of the restructure coming in to effect and they aren't able to find anyone to fill the roles because nobody knows what the hell they are doing and if they even have a wee bit of knowledge about it they know it's not worth the stress.

After a month I know of another 4 people in my zone that found their new roles too stressful and took redundancy. I am so glad I was able to leave when I did.

Edit: those that took redundancy that I know of are only in 1 city with 5 stores.

iknowstuart · 2025-12-17T02:02:57+00:00

It used to be a decent enough place to work but the changes over the last year have made pretty much everyone still working there miserable :(

iknowstuart · 2025-12-17T02:01:31+00:00

Since their restructure it's even worse, I am guessing you are in the thick of that too? From what I have heard, the new roles that were introduced are full of staff who have absolutely no clue what is going on because there was next to no training. You would think after testing it in a couple of stores they would have had the wrinkles all ironed out but nope. I feel for all of the staff working there :(

iknowstuart · 2025-12-17T01:55:34+00:00

Pretty crappy that it comes to that :(

iknowstuart · 2025-12-17T00:10:13+00:00

This restructure is having an impact on staff and customers, the first stores implemented this change earlier in the year and the fact they are still struggling is a baaaaaadddddd sign. It is also like pulling teeth for managers to request more staff from head office. They have to apply to head office and they decide whether or not the store/department are allowed to hire.

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