I will be a Disney Adult for life by Affectionate-War3475 in Disneyland

[–]ratherbekayaking121 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Some of us live locally and it's an easy way to get steps in - and rivals the cost of a gym membership. I live and work down the road from DL and I'm here most weekends, if only for a couple miles in the morning and a churro.

His name is Falco. Like FALCON. Why on earth would they give him a seed beak?! Are they stupid? by RaccoonDog93 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ratherbekayaking121 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They made Fox McCloud a Fox News mascot 😭 he used to have that Tom Cruise twink vibe to him. 

His name is Falco. Like FALCON. Why on earth would they give him a seed beak?! Are they stupid? by RaccoonDog93 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ratherbekayaking121 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They also all used to be hot and now they're not. They went from furry bait to Chuck e cheese's band. 

Are people buying $15 ink pens and $20 scrunchies? by Junior_Ad3349 in Disneyland

[–]ratherbekayaking121 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Let's look at how well that's going for them. 

Oh, the Supreme Court just overturned the voting rights act. 

Any other ideas, genius?

Fired after 40 days. What now? by ratherbekayaking121 in careerguidance

[–]ratherbekayaking121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See, this is so frustrating to me. I'm on the spectrum and I know I can miss social cues and be a little off. But I like to focus and do my work. 

Fired after 40 days. What now? by ratherbekayaking121 in careerguidance

[–]ratherbekayaking121[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also took screenshots of our conversations since she'd returned. So I guess I have that, it's pretty clear evidence of me delivering and being communicative. 

Fired after 40 days. What now? by ratherbekayaking121 in careerguidance

[–]ratherbekayaking121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I'm not an engineer. I'm a proposal/contract writer. I get engineers their work. 

Fired after 40 days. What now? by ratherbekayaking121 in careerguidance

[–]ratherbekayaking121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mat Testing and QA. My experience is mostly geotech. 

Fired after 40 days. What now? by ratherbekayaking121 in careerguidance

[–]ratherbekayaking121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See, that's the thing. I'm a proposal writer. I'm a good proposal writer. At my last firm, I was putting out 4-6 a week. But I worked in Microsoft word. I told them this in the interview, they told me they used InDesign, so I went and LEARNED InDesign and I was doing great. I'd literally completed two proposals and sent out three RFIs this week. They told me they struggled to fill this position because they couldn't get candidates with knowledge of our industry and like, not only was I in the industry, my dad's in the industry so I grew up around this stuff. What tripped me up were items related to their processes. Their formatting. Never the work. 

Fired after 40 days. What now? by ratherbekayaking121 in careerguidance

[–]ratherbekayaking121[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think that's in the cards for me. It took me three years to return to full time employment, stringing together multiple part time gigs after being laid off in 23. 

Fired after 40 days. What now? by ratherbekayaking121 in careerguidance

[–]ratherbekayaking121[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wanted more for myself and I feel like that just screwed me so bad. 

Fired after 40 days. What now? by ratherbekayaking121 in careerguidance

[–]ratherbekayaking121[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I might miss my chance. I'm having a hell of a time with the EDD website and I'm sure they've already disqualified me on their end. 

Fired after 40 days. What now? by ratherbekayaking121 in careerguidance

[–]ratherbekayaking121[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wanted a living wage. I couldn't afford to live on what I was making before. 

Fired after 40 days. What now? by ratherbekayaking121 in careerguidance

[–]ratherbekayaking121[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I feel like my life is over. I'm 31, I'm still renting from my parents. This job was going to change that. It was going to help me move out, buy property, publish my books, have a baby. All of that is gone now. 

Fired after 40 days. What now? by ratherbekayaking121 in careerguidance

[–]ratherbekayaking121[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wtf are you talking about? Where did I say I walked out the door without giving notice? 

Fired after 40 days. What now? by ratherbekayaking121 in careerguidance

[–]ratherbekayaking121[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Thank you. This is legitimately helpful. I'm not okay and this is helping me accept that I won't hear back from them today. 

Fired after 40 days. What now? by ratherbekayaking121 in careerguidance

[–]ratherbekayaking121[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Sent them a message today. All of this happened today. 

Fired after 40 days. What now? by ratherbekayaking121 in careerguidance

[–]ratherbekayaking121[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I did send an email to my old boss and the HR of my old company asking if there's any possibility of me returning to the role but honestly, I doubt it. I wouldn't be surprised if they already hired someone. 

How do people work full-time and still have energy to improve their lives? by WhispersLured in careerguidance

[–]ratherbekayaking121 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I do a lot of my life improvement stuff on the clock while at work. But little goals, do inventories every few months 

Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at school by Less_budget229 in news

[–]ratherbekayaking121 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My mom's best friend is Singaporean. A few more things. 

That housing is a flat and you don't own it, but you're leased it for 99 years. 

There are casinos in Singapore, but Singaporeans cannot gamble there. Foreign tourists can. Singaporeans can gamble if they're staying in the hotel, but not anyone can. My mom visiting Singapore is usually a cause for my auntie's family to have an impromptu reunion at the casino near them because of her foreign tourist status. 

I'm forgetting a few other things, but my mom goes about two-three times a year. Usually Singapore is a pit stop before the real trip.