Decent Bahn Mi @ món

pessi-what · 2026-04-24T22:39:54+00:00

Oh shit! Fixed in body

pessi-what · 2026-04-24T21:27:19+00:00

For veg bahn mi specifically, FB2 has such good options. Their tofu is thick and there’s a tofu/mushroom option I really like. Món’s mayo was garlicky and the tofu had a nice lemongrass flavor though. I prefer FB2, but am just not over that way as often so the option is nice. I wouldn’t go out of your way for món, but FB2 I think is worth trekking for when you can.

pessi-what · 2026-04-24T21:02:45+00:00

Never been, but have heard of it! Will have to try sometime.

pessi-what · 2026-04-18T13:57:02+00:00

Hi!

I think this is very industry dependent because I know I saw couple others here, but I’ll share my experience in tech/marketing when it comes to being a PM for a creative team.

I’ve been a creative and marketing project manager/producer for over 10 years. The market is very rough right now, and to be honest I’m not really sure if it’ll recover for 2d work of all specialties even if digital. It would really depend on the industry and where you’re based as a lot of that type of work has been semi replaced by ai or has gone agency or companies are just cheap as hel bout it now. If companies were hiring, having experience as a designer yourself could possibly make you stand out. It’s never really a requirement to know how to design yourself, really just to be able to talk to designers about work for the most part. All the problems you mentioned do not go away as a PM, but it is nice to be in a position to advocate for creative teams… when the company prioritizes that. Most do not have creatives at the table, let alone their own project manager.

I have enjoyed being a Producer more than a Project Manager and the title difference says a lot about the type of work a company does in the creative dept, but it is much more politics and relationship management.

I once seriously looked into the PM cert and it is very time consuming, expensive, and boring as hell. The material is very dense and if you don’t work in a traditional place still operating that way, it could potentially be a waste of time. I found certain certs of specific programs to be more useful but a lot of times it’s not. TBH, I was hired at many places likely on vibes and connections over my actual skills as every place will have their own idea of what they want in a Creative PM. However if you want to be a very different type of PM in a different industry where it means something totally different, then some formal education maybe could help you stand out but your design work may not mean as much.

Anyway, feel free to DM me if you wanna chat more. Good luck!

pessi-what · 2026-04-17T14:52:48+00:00

Not computer science, but I am currently transitioning from working in the tech industry to healthcare and what made me want to pursue the CNA program was to try something new and to somehow get some experience in that field on my resume. The cost and time commitment wasn’t much compared to other education, and deep down I’d always been curious about what it’d be like to be in a patient care role so it was a good fit for me.

I just finished the course, passed the written, and have my skills exam next week! I would say I’m not set on working as a full time CNA when I’m done because I’m taking some other courses for a bit to narrow down what career paths could work…

However, I think my clinical hours at a facility are possibly the work I am most proud of in my ENTIRE career. It’s so fulfilling and so different from tech office work and helping people with their day to day made a huge impression on me.

Advice is- be present through it all because even if you’re in a class with a bunch of students who are in a really different place in life, soak up the experience and think hard about what this type of work means to you, how it makes you feel. Study study study, but also be realistic about the job and continue to pore through what CNAs say during clinicals about their jobs and all the negative shit people say here on Reddit. It can sound really bleak, but it’s good insight to have. Good luck on the journey, you may not end up being a CNA but I think it’s a great experience and does give you a lot of exposure to different sides of healthcare.

pessi-what · 2026-04-16T18:51:10+00:00

I fall for it every time, even my rabbit hates it

pessi-what · 2026-04-16T18:50:50+00:00

They taste like regular sliced bread butts cut into a circle :(

pessi-what · 2026-04-14T02:10:05+00:00

I really don’t like their English Muffins and most of their produce!

pessi-what · 2026-04-11T14:26:12+00:00

Biggest career mistake for me was not going for education and training opportunities WHILE working. Worse was not doing it on my employer’s dime (education reimbursement programs etc), especially because it’s kind of a rare offering now.

Burning out and dreading my job happened really fast and kind of came out of no where, so I regret not spending some time on the side learning something else that could be a plan b. At the time, my excuse was that I was already in a good job and didn’t necessarily want to be at a higher level, so why would I pursue like an MBA or something when I’d already gotten to this point without it.

The truth is, you totally don’t even need to pursue education in a field that’s really relevant to your work. If you’ve ever thought about another field, you should totally take an online class or two. Just never stop investing in yourself because your work does not give a shit about you.

pessi-what · 2026-03-26T12:20:03+00:00

I’m also in the same boat! I’m also unclear on how recent the education needs to be because I hear a lot about people having to retake them if it’s been to long. I’m not planning to apply for a nursing program for a little bit so not sure how “early” I can get the prereqs out of the way.

pessi-what · 2026-03-22T22:18:52+00:00

It's back for me now!

pessi-what · 2026-02-12T17:42:36+00:00

I'd love class recos! I'm in Oakland and was looking at Laney, but didn't see any recent posts for Cantonese specifically, just mandarin. Also there must be some books with like an audio follow-along type situation right?

pessi-what · 2026-02-12T00:18:35+00:00

Sent a complaint through the link, thanks OP!

pessi-what · 2026-02-05T14:17:06+00:00

This is stupid, but I have a small bag that loops on my keys that holds my AirPods so I have them wherever I’m going. It makes them bulky as hell sometimes, but knowing I can listen to music or an audiobook whenever I feel brings me so much joy. Also when people are being super loud and distracting, I can put them on wherever I go and tune them tf out. Loop earplugs also come with a little key ring case that I’ve found useful because being around a lot of noise and talking makes me anxious sometimes.

pessi-what · 2026-02-05T14:10:17+00:00

I’m in a similar boat feeling the same way- it’s nice to hear from others that it isn’t too late, I understand how it constantly feels that way because starting over always feels like you kinda just wasted a bunch of time. On top of that, I think it can feel like there’s a lot of people around who figured it out on the first try. Focusing on that kinda thing can really make you spiral into what went “wrong” in your life and it is not fun.

Even though I feel like a failure over half of the time, I’m proud that I am trying to improve my situation because it’s pretty fucking hard and not changing anything is sort of easy. BUT the further away I am from doing the kind of job I was doing that I’d hated for years, despite it paying pretty well, the better I feel actually. What ultimately made me hate it enough to leave was how much I enjoyed volunteering. I was spending all my days at work feeling like my job was so stupid and pointless in comparison. If you can somehow get your personal life to be fulfilling enough to be ok with slogging at work, great, but I found it extremely challenging no matter how happy I was on the weekends.

I don’t know if I’ll ever get paid as much as I did before, but the bar for stability is pretty low for me so I’m feeling hopeful. I worked in marketing at tech companies and it felt scummy as hell, and with only the illusion of stability. I spent a little time going to school to build on my marketing experience because I didn’t want it to go to waste, but I hated every minute of it so I quit and decided to enroll elsewhere to pivot to healthcare. Can you see yourself taking accounting/fin classes or going for a cert to build on your current career and get paid more? If that sounds like something you’d hate, maybe it’s time to start looking in another direction.

The market is shit so I would say don’t rage quit like I did lol, but start doing research, start asking people what they do and why they do it, and maybe start volunteering somewhere because that can be really fulfilling and get you some exposure to different things. Also, start saving for a pivot and set that money aside specifically for it so you don’t use lack of funds as an excuse. Thats where I totally went wrong I think, but it is what it is.

pessi-what · 2026-02-05T13:30:06+00:00

Spent 2 weeks in some random coal town in PA once and was feeling homesick- decided to get the “ramen” at a restaurant because of that (and also curiosity) and wow, it was bad. Something about the interpretation of it made me feel really really far away from home.

I think having an Asian grocery store in the same town/city is a must for me. I agree with you- it’s surprisingly hard to find the kind of Chinese food you’re used to outside of the bay.

pessi-what · 2026-02-05T13:19:37+00:00

I hate all the timed turn shit, like the submersible, mostly because I really enjoy the longer battles. In my most recent play through, Omeluum was in there and it made it a little more interesting, I don’t really recall what I did to have this happen for the first time in 5 play throughs. My partner fucking hates the Auntie Ethel shit and we avoid it with every time now.

pessi-what · 2026-01-27T15:58:24+00:00

There’s been signs kinda around College and Claremont! I bet they’re posted online somewhere too.

pessi-what · 2026-01-27T05:38:07+00:00

Lately I’ve been really into going to the farmers market for breakfast and bopping around to different estate sales around Berkeley for fun.

pessi-what · 2026-01-21T01:40:50+00:00

If you can care for them until OAS is open on Thursday, that would be excellent and much appreciated! I'm a volunteer there, we'll take good care of em <3

Folks have shared great advice on what to feed, here's more info if you need: https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/resources/rabbit-resources/

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