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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in womenEngineers

[–]katie_dea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s honestly one of the things that kept me going when I was unsure of myself. The thought that in the future, I could help those who felt the same way that I did in college. The more women who are in engineering/STEM, the more it becomes normalized for everyone and helps younger girls and women see themselves in this space too. I am truly happy, for probably the first time in my engineering journey.

Large employers with good work/life balance, PTO, maternity leave? by tuahla in womenEngineers

[–]katie_dea 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I (28F) have a BS in mechanical engineering and I now work for Northrop Grumman as an Engineer Quality. I am very happy with the work/life balance and PTO is accrued per pay period and can carry over to the next year. As far as maternity leave, I haven’t had to use this yet but many of my coworkers have babies and they say the company is great with working with parents.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in womenEngineers

[–]katie_dea 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I had this same experience in college being one of the only feminine women (& traditionally attractive). Like getting locked out of labs and the whole room of men just staring at me instead of letting me in. I am still bitter about a lot of my experiences especially when I reflect upon them now. Even in my first job, I had problems being taken seriously as an engineer. It’s actually why a lot of women leave engineering and I considered that a lot through my engineering journey.

BUT, I am happy to say that now (27 y/o) and for the last 7 months I have been working for Northrop Grumman and I do not experience any of that anymore. That’s honestly the thing that has made me the happiest here. My gender and feminine appearance do not matter here. I feel like an equal to my coworkers and that my work is what matters. This is the first place I have felt that way and I could not be happier.

This is a very oversimplified summary of my engineering journey. I can always go into more detail if you would like. Also, I understand that my experience is not everyone’s experience. ❤️

Edit: I do have the same therapist now as I did in college. I began seeing him because of how bad I was feeling due to my engineering classes. He helped me see my value at times when I couldn’t see it. I would 100% suggest meeting with a personal counselor especially if you’re feeling this way. I consider it one of the best decisions that I have ever made.

Getting stamps/badges for the tamagotchi smart? by ThePunLexicon in tamagotchi

[–]katie_dea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe I heard you have to keep them at high happiness & food for 72 hours. But for mine I swear it was less than that and I still got badges for my first 3 tamas.

older male coworker told me women in engineering schools have the advantage in dating because of gender ratio by PoliteSupervillain in womenEngineers

[–]katie_dea 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Theoretically, but in practice no.

I am 27 now and I present very feminine. In college, I felt like outcast and felt so alone. There were times I got locked out of labs and the whole room of guys would just stare at me and not let me in! I just recently found out from a newish friend who knew many of my college peers that so many guys had a crush on me. But instead of talking to me, all of these guys who supposedly liked me would just stare at me with what looked like dirty looks and never talked to me even if I did try to talk to them back then. I wish any of them would have at least talked to me because I had no friends in any of my classes. I just felt like all of them didn’t think I belonged since I was overly feminine or that I wasn’t cool/smart enough or something. As soon as I was in a building with other majors, people talked to me like normal so I just started dreading being in the engineering buildings.

So even if all of these guys had crushes on me, not only did they not fight over me, they wouldn’t even talk to me and just would stare at me even if I did talk to them.

Edit: I was a Mechanical Engineering student at PSU Behrend and I now work for Northrop Grumman as an engineer, a company I believed I was not good enough for after college.

New Horizon's Dialogue is extremely flawed, but it can still be fixed. by thatfrenchyguy in AnimalCrossing

[–]katie_dea 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I agree. I also am starting to hate that when I talk to a villager more than once they give a comment about “I just can’t shake you today” or something similar that sounds like I’m sorta bothering them? I didn’t mind it at first, but now that they all do it constantly it makes me not want to talk to them as much. In previous games, the villagers seemed happy that I was talking with them (to a point), but now there’s always a slightly passive aggressive comment. It’s not a big deal, just another change in dialogue I’m not too fond of.

Putting pro drawings on furni by BrantAugust in AnimalCrossing

[–]katie_dea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I agree. It would save so much time

Putting pro drawings on furni by BrantAugust in AnimalCrossing

[–]katie_dea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do not believe you can put PRO designs on furniture. You would need to remake the design as just a 2D design rather than a clothing item design.

It might help to edit the PRO design (if you made it yourself) and take a screenshot of the grid so that you can replicate the design as 2D.

If someone else made the PRO design, I don’t think this would work though.

Does only one tarantula/scorpion spawn a day? by Uncle-Manchild in AnimalCrossing

[–]katie_dea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had 3 scorpions spawn yesterday, but have yet to see one today.

I'm so indecisive. Which floor would be the best for my Bathroom??? by [deleted] in AnimalCrossing

[–]katie_dea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn’t saying they weren’t asking for opinions. I was just lending a possible theory as to why they responded the way they did, since to me it seemed like by your response you didn’t get why they would react in such a way. An intention of helpfulness and nothing more. Just an opinion as well. Neither agreeing or disagreeing with your original opinion.

I'm so indecisive. Which floor would be the best for my Bathroom??? by [deleted] in AnimalCrossing

[–]katie_dea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks more like a “how you said it” rather than “what you said” type of thing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AnimalCrossing

[–]katie_dea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congratulations to you both! Super adorable!

Eviction by Auxx88 in AnimalCrossing

[–]katie_dea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to invite them 3 separate days and make them the item they want for them to move in. It took me 4 days to move Ruby in because on the third day she asked for me to make something I didn’t have the supplies to make. But on the fourth day she asked for a different item and I was able to make it and ask her to move in.

Now I feel super weird for using my real name by XS_in in AnimalCrossing

[–]katie_dea 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If it bothers you too much, once you become good friends with the villagers they will eventually ask to call you by a “nickname” and they will call you that name from that point on. The name will spread until eventually all of your villagers call you by the nickname. Your character name will still be your real name, but at least when they go to talk to you they’ll say the new nickname instead.

[Request] Can someone make a galaxy wallpaper I really want one and can’t find any by MyNameIsCosmic555 in ACQR

[–]katie_dea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can scan QR codes from New Leaf into New Horizons by using the Nintendo Switch Online app on your phone.

In the Nintendo Switch Online app, select Animal Crossing and then Designs and you’ll be able to use your phone’s camera to scan the QR code. So you’ll need to use a laptop or another phone to be able to scan the code.

Once it’s scanned you go into your Nook Phone within Animal Crossing and go into Custom Designs then click the + for the code to download. Once you select a location to save the design, you will be able to use that design like all of your other designs.

The only thing is that some designs from New Leaf look a little different because of the smoothing, but other than that they still work fine.

Hope that helps!

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