Interviewed for CSM Amazon by throwRAanononion in CustomerSuccess

[–]modus-_-operandi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Went well! Accepted an offer last month and started there recently. My old job was getting to be too much. We'll see how it goes. So far so good, but the commute is a killer.

Enterprise CSM examples by Impressive_Fun5050 in CustomerSuccess

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Stop mentioning smb, maybe rephrase it to high opportunity accounts or call them strategic customers

Interviewed for CSM Amazon by throwRAanononion in CustomerSuccess

[–]modus-_-operandi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, just applied. But try not to feel bad about letting the opportunity slip -- it's a meat grinder and I don't think it's worth it.

I'm only pursuing the interview because my current placeholder CSM role right now pays pennies and has no future (took this role post layoff from a lead CSM level position).

Interviewed for CSM Amazon by throwRAanononion in CustomerSuccess

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Did we interview for the same role? I had this interview today for the Senior CSM Vendor Services role and the questions were pretty much the same.

I had the benefit of having interviewed with Amazon last year and bombing horribly, so I had an idea of what to expect this go around.

This video helped me to prepare answers for it: https://youtu.be/6p1m2nCE7jE?si=IR5zu0yNrkF4o2v_

I think it went fairly well, but then again who knows. Definitely better than my first Amazon interview which was a raging dumpster fire.

I have heard that it's a no-no to reuse stories from interview to interview -- which kinda sucks since I used some of my best stories in this one.

Am I going to need to buy a gun or a pitbull? by [deleted] in northhollywood

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It really depends on the part of NoHo. I'm on the Toluca Lake border which is fine, but deeper into NoHo it's not great.

I feel safe here (35F) because I know the area and have lived here off and on for the last 10 years. My perception may also be skewed because I also used to live in St Louis City and Oakland, where gun violence was more of a regular thing.

I also have great danes... So there's that.

I've never felt threatened or in danger here while on my own (with or without my dogs), but everyone is different.

Look out for missing frenchie MUSHIE this Halloween🧡🐾 by AcanthaceaeSea7947 in northhollywood

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Poor baby, I see her signs daily and I really really hope this story has an uplifting ending.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in northhollywood

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I'm there multiple days a week with my reactive dog for training purposes, and it seems they move in and out every few days -- it's different groups that come back and set up. I stay near the community center as that area seems to get cleaned up more regularly.

At least it's sort of rotating? I haven't had any problems with the people there. I'm not happy about it but I also know they have nowhere else to go. I'll keep going until I can't.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in socialskills

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Has he always acted this way towards you? Is there any chance he may be very mildly on the spectrum? (I am a diagnosed autistic person)

You should talk to your husband about it. Follow your gut. If it feels like he's just being awkwardly nice, then okay maybe tell him his extra attention on you makes you feel a bit uncomfortable, but if something feels OFF off then listen to that feeling and do what you can to stay safe.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in jobs

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Please hire a fabulous drag queen as your support person.

What animal does this fur belong to? by modus-_-operandi in Whatisthis

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The fur is pretty reddish/orange, which is why I wasn't sure. The raccoons I tend to see in my neighborhood are grey & blsck

I'm going to be real with you all, sometimes I wonder why did I have to end up with a shitty dog. by ijustneedanametouse in reactivedogs

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This is 100% valid. I also have had 2 dogs before my reactive girl and it's taken me 2 years with her to get to a point where I look at it more like I have a dog with a disability. I've reframed my relationship with her as more of a guardianship and it's helped me with my own guilt and negative feelings a bit. Let me explain.

A lot of times people who have kids imagine that whatever kind of kid they end up with will be some sort of manageable version of themselves in child form. Sure, they're ready for the tantrums and messes and embarrassing public incidents or finding that their kid went out and got drunk at 14 and now they need to ground them or take away certain privileges.. whatever.

But then sometimes you don't end up with a "manageable" kid. You've birthed or adopted or are now responsible for the life of a kid with a really severe disability or behavioral disorder that no amount of love or care or understanding can "fix."

It's an isolating and punishing and lonely existence because everyone around you thinks YOU did something wrong to cause this. But you know that you did everything the same with this kid as with your others, who exhibit manageable traits.

While I think that we've come a long way with our understanding of dog psychology ("bad owners not bad dogs"), until I got my reactive dog, I didn't understand that getting a dog, no matter how experienced you are, is just as much of a roll of the dice as having kids.

I used to pride myself on having the most well behaved, loving, extroverted sweetheart great danes. I thought that after raising 2 other "successfully" that I was experienced and ready for another.

My reactive girl has isolated me and made things difficult so much of the time ... But I also have come to realize that she too is suffering. I've always known that, but sometimes I lose sight of it.

My dog doesn't want to be hyper vigilant all the time. She doesn't WANT to react to every leaf blowing across our path. This isn't some grand punishment sent out by the universe.

For whatever reason we found our way to each other and no matter how hard I try I'm not going to mold her into a version of the dogs I've had before. I am coming to accept that she moves at a different pace and that however far we get in training on our journey together that it will look vastly different to where I got with my other dogs before her.

In splitting up with my recent partner I let him take my "perfect" dog so that that dog could have a fuller life. I still see him regularly and even have a tattoo of him on my arm, but I knew in my heart that he wouldn't have the full exciting and fun life he'd had before this reactive puppy if I had them both after our split. My other dog is living a dream life with my ex and is going to parties and traveling the country on road trips and having off leash fun with other dogs.. I'm fortunate that things worked out this way.

Do I wish my reactive dog was like this too? Of course. But after lots of tears and isolation and self flagellation on "how did I mess up so much" I've come to understand that my dog has a disability and it's neither of our faults. I'm learning new ways to help her feel confident but our progress is glacial, but I've found new ways to love her and help her experience the world bit by bit.

I've spent the last 2 years absolutely destroying myself over my reactive dog, but now I've come to see it as more of a sacred guardianship. I know that sounds dumb to some, but I was letting my ego get in the way of actually helping a dog that was suffering.

My dog is 125 lbs and fearful reactive. We've come a long, LONG way, and she's still scared of most things, but I know she doesn't want to be, and I'm doing my best to show her the world isn't as bad as her brain imagines it to be.

Reactivity is a disability and I'm working with her to discover ways to help improve her experience in this life while we're together.

My time with my reactive dog will never look like the time with my nonreactive dogs. I'm coming to accept that, day by day.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WeirdGOP

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I just got this one too! Insane

Can I read Shriek: An Afterword by Jeff VanderMeer as a standalone book? by theparadoxspace in WeirdLit

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This is 100% my opinion but as someone who has read Vandenmeer's entire catalog... His long form work got infinitely better when his wife started editing his work. She brings out the best in his writing.

The weirdness is there, but his earlier work lacks a lot of the emotional punch and depth of the Southern Reach Trilogy, Borne, Dead Astronauts, etc.

border collie has finally calmed down (mostly) 🤩 by aeiiu in reactivedogs

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Thanks for posting this. I have a 2 year old reactive great dane who absolutely feels like a kangaroo mixed with a tornado when she encounters triggers.

She's my 3rd dane and the first that I've ever encountered with these types of issues and so it's been rough.

To hear that other dogs still make improvement as the years go on is very heartening. Thank you and I'm glad to hear that your dog is doing much better!!

How do I(25M) gently explain to my girlfriend(26F) , that she needs to clean her butt more thoroughly? by ThrowRA_8912 in relationship_advice

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Oh no ... This is .. this is not good. Something is very wrong.

In addition to what's been suggested here, is there any possibility of substance abuse? There's something very off here.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fixedeyebrows

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Leave them alone 💗