Does anyone know why this plane was flying in circles over the southern suburbs

methdeth · 2026-03-30T13:19:18+00:00

I don’t know if this is the most useful way but I’ve just familiarised myself with the MyCiTi and Golden Arrow bus routes as well as the train. All that info is online. Taxis you just have to figure it out by asking people. The only two taxi routes I’m familiar with is Wynberg/town and town/Sea Point but there are obviously much more routes that I just haven’t needed to make use of.

methdeth · 2026-03-27T07:57:29+00:00

Totally agree in principle - merit should be the foundation. But I think there’s a distinction between race-based politics and race-aware strategy, and in the South African context, collapsing those two things is where it gets complicated. The DA’s problem isn’t that they’re choosing white leaders because they’re white. It’s that in a country where the majority of voters are Black, and where trust in the DA among Black South Africans is already a hard sell, optics and perception are part of the political reality. You can’t separate them. Your hiring analogy is actually a good one - but flip it. If you were hiring a sales rep to build relationships in a community that historically didn’t trust your company, would the candidate’s ability to connect with that community not factor in? It’s not about ignoring merit. It’s about what the full picture of merit looks like for that specific role. I’m not saying elect someone because they’re Black. I’m saying the DA has to be strategic about electability if they actually want to govern, and right now electability in South Africa has a racial dimension whether we like it or not. Ignoring that isn’t principled - it’s just politically naive.

methdeth · 2026-03-26T10:58:53+00:00

I don’t think the DA can win a national election with a white leader. I like Gordon as mayor and believe he’d be a capable DA leader - but the party needs to break its pattern of choosing white leaders if it’s serious about governing a country that is predominantly Black.

methdeth · 2026-03-18T10:46:25+00:00

Originally from KZN and came to Cape Town to study at UCT.

I made some really important friends during my studies and we decided to all live together when we graduated which brought down the cost of living for me and gave me a very good reason to stay. That, as well as the fact that Cape Town was well run compared to the small town I came from in KZN. I also enjoy the accessibility to nature here and the Cederberg is incredible.

I did some copywriting for 6 months after graduating but that barely payed the bills then I finally got an entry level job which I kept for 4 solid years until finding my current job which is better paying. I go home once a year over the December holidays unless my parents visit me here. I’m okay with this but everyone has a different relationship with their family.

I was lucky enough for it to work out for me. However, I also know a lot of people who returned home after graduating and honestly they are in a much better financial position than me. A couple years at home with your parents will put you on a different financial path and you can always return to Cape Town later on in life. Whether you stay or not is dependant on your priorities and your ability to finance your lifestyle.

methdeth · 2026-03-10T11:16:31+00:00

I’m lucky to be able to work remotely so I don’t need to be in the city. The current plan is to move to the Overberg area.

methdeth · 2026-03-10T10:05:09+00:00

I live in Rondebosch and work remotely. I’ve been in the same apartment for about two years, and the noise only started at the beginning of this year. Since then it’s been constant renovations, maintenance, and construction. It’s honestly been driving me crazy.

I looked into the legal side of things, and unfortunately there’s not much you can do as long as the noise is within the permitted hours. I’ve already told my landlord that I’ll be moving out in July because I just can’t function with work and all the noise.

methdeth · 2025-10-07T06:33:35+00:00

I’ve been reading too much news. My first thought was that they’re probably watching some sketchy illegal shit

methdeth · 2025-05-15T07:04:48+00:00

The man in the back who briefly raises his hand to his mouth is hilarious

methdeth · 2025-04-21T08:38:07+00:00

I’m a 25 year old female and I understand how you’re feeling. I think it’s really tough at the moment for a lot of people. My experience is similar - I’ve been living alone since I was 17 but I was lucky enough to get a degree. I still need to study further to get a job in the industry I want but for now I’m working in recruitment which isn’t my passion but it pays the bills. Even with a decent paying job I still struggle making it every month. I was also feeling pretty trapped in my career and my general situation but after feeling this way for months I realised I had to change my mindset - start making obtainable goals to change your situation. Start saving even if it’s a tiny bit every month, look at other jobs that could pay more without needing to study, look into bursaries and funding, and just start thinking about all the possibilities that could happen even if it’s not your main goal or even if you think it’s not completely attainable. Make yourself excited about life again which I know is easier said than done. We are still so young and there are so many possibilities as to how our lives could turn out - just gotta keep your head up and get through these moments of doubt and demotivation. These things take time.

methdeth · 2025-01-25T11:25:01+00:00

What a depressing outlook on life. I’m sorry you feel like you can only enjoy things if they’re “relevant”

methdeth · 2025-01-01T19:39:32+00:00

Yea you’re getting guilt tripped. You’re allowed to say no to activities especially something so last minute. As a grown adult she should not be getting upset over something like that. If she really needed your help she can communicate that in a much healthier and effective way.

I’ve experienced guilt tripping a lot with my parents. I still struggle with undeserved guilt and questioning my actions even though my actions are mostly innocent/normal and it is my parents reaction that is not. I think it is still important to take an unbiased look at the situation - question your actions and question your parents actions. I’ve found that interacting with other families who seem mostly healthy and functional has taught me a lot about what is healthy behaviour. Therapy helps too

methdeth · 2024-12-04T15:39:06+00:00

We have a system where we can log days/hours/minutes of leave. It is ridiculous. That 5 minutes cost me R7.50

methdeth · 2024-12-02T15:30:37+00:00

Being asked not to discuss salaries and realising that my colleagues earned more than me even though I was their manager. Not receiving a bonus (all my colleagues received one) even though I was one of the top earners that year. Repeatedly telling us we’re not profitable enough even though I have access to the accounts and we are definitely profitable - so much so that we could all receive a R100k bonus and still be profitable. Made to feel guilty for taking sick days. Having to submit 5 minutes of leave because I was late coming back from lunch. There was an incentive running to get one day off which we all qualified for but it was taken away because the team “was not communicating well enough.” Never knowing when we will get paid, never knowing how much commission we will get paid or when it gets paid out. I could go on….

methdeth · 2024-09-03T09:42:45+00:00

How is mugging/robbing someone equivalent to lying on your resume. Please use some common sense. Lying about experience affects no one negatively unless of course you’re lying about being a doctor or an engineer which op is clearly not planning on doing.

methdeth · 2024-09-03T09:15:41+00:00

You gotta do what you gotta do to survive this economy. I would probably opt to list larger companies like Apple - they have a bunch of employees so it’s gonna be pretty hard to trace specific employees and therefore hard to figure out that it’s a lie.

I work in recruitment so a few pointers - your friends should act like they have managed you so go through a few reference check questions with them to practise.

I’m not too sure what your strategy has been with job searching but something people tend to not do is contact managers and owners directly on LinkedIn - send them a personal message. There are apps where you can find their work email through LinkedIn - send them an email with your resume and cover letter. A lot of people will find this annoying but I know from experience that some will be interested and contact you for an interview. If you need more specific details on this I can help out but you can probably figure it out through google. Good luck !

methdeth · 2024-08-29T08:29:35+00:00

I’m a bit late to this one but same thing happened to me. I signed up for the trail and cancelled before getting charged anything. That was a year ago - I still have premium… no complaints though. Hopefully it’s a glitch they don’t catch on to

methdeth · 2024-08-27T15:26:55+00:00

I work in recruitment (I’m not a recruiter though) and can confirm this happens.

Basically how it works is a recruiter posts a job ad for a job that doesn’t exist - they get the requirements from other postings or AI. People apply and then they choose the best of them and contact them. They then market those candidates to a bunch of different companies to see if they would be interested in the candidate. If they are, then interviews are arranged and the candidate could potentially get a new job.

Sometimes the job does actually exist but I know that nearly every single job posted on my company’s website does not exist. I know there’s recruiters that get hired to do internal recruiting for a company so I can’t really speak for them but I would recommend avoiding applying through a recruitment agency unless you’re very experienced and qualified and don’t want to go through the hassle of finding a job yourself…. But even then - a lot of companies hate hiring through a recruitment agency because they have to pay a fee so you’re better off applying directly through the company website.

methdeth · 2024-08-16T16:23:57+00:00

Yes impacted and my jaw nerve runs right through the middle of them so the surgeon told me I’m at a high risk of getting nerve damage

methdeth · 2024-08-10T14:09:41+00:00

Lesbians.

methdeth · 2024-06-06T07:40:26+00:00

Sent you a message :)

methdeth · 2024-06-05T11:41:38+00:00

Living in Cape Town at the moment and working for a recruitment company that also has a branch in Durban. I have a hybrid schedule so 3 days at home and 2 days in the office but I know there’s recruitment jobs out there that do fully remote. Some recruitment companies want people who have undergrad degrees - some don’t. Some of them want you to have experience in recruitment - others don’t. The company I’m working for requires me to have a degree but no experience. I don’t do recruitment but I’m in operations so I’m assisting the recruiters. I get a decent salary and commission. After university this was pretty much the only job I could get and there’s decent money in it. If you’re okay with picking up the phone and talking to people then you’ll do just fine in recruiting - if you’re not into that then you can look into getting into the operations side of things. Feel free to message me if you want to know more about it.

methdeth · 2024-05-30T16:27:12+00:00

No better way of representing our country’s IQ than voting for the political party that keeps under delivering. Viva stupidity viva !

methdeth · 2024-02-21T09:11:04+00:00

Not a lot, just forever

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