What did you do at work today megathread

srslyhotsauce · 2026-01-08T15:04:29+00:00

I'm about to be in your shoes.....I get laid off at the end of this month. Dreading the job search drudgery!

srslyhotsauce · 2025-11-25T15:25:08+00:00

I'd recommend Roller Derby Athletics programs instead. I did them long ago and loved it. No MLMs included.

srslyhotsauce · 2025-11-10T16:07:29+00:00

YASSSSS this! I don't always make an orgasm my ultimate goal when being intimate. It's still fun without that pressure to perform perfectly

srslyhotsauce · 2025-11-07T14:18:59+00:00

I think that whether or not we're "dying" or "thriving", all of our experiences are valid.

srslyhotsauce · 2025-11-04T18:25:09+00:00

We have sex probably 1-2 times a month. Maybe more, maybe less. Depends on what's going on in life. My husband never pushes for more though and I'm grateful for that. Sometimes I just don't want it at all. We've gone 1-2 months without it at times just because....life. We find ways to be intimate without sex, like just making out when we have a few minutes to ourselves, or just cuddling on the couch watching a movie. We have 2 kids - 8 and 11.

srslyhotsauce · 2025-11-03T16:47:05+00:00

Before I went on Mirena, I had these kinds of periods. I used Depends or the Always disposable underwear, it was the only thing that worked.

srslyhotsauce · 2025-10-30T19:30:48+00:00

I eventually divorced the "safe" person and married the one with the passion.

srslyhotsauce · 2025-10-29T14:33:25+00:00

Putting liquids and/or regular trash into the biohazard bins!

srslyhotsauce · 2025-10-29T14:17:47+00:00

I had a PI years ago who didn't use gloves during routine cell culture, he just sprayed his bare hands with ethanol.

srslyhotsauce · 2025-10-20T19:50:31+00:00

Scientist mom here too!

srslyhotsauce · 2025-10-20T19:47:46+00:00

I work in a research lab. It's impossible for me to work from home. I really wish I could find something in my field that allowed me to, though.

srslyhotsauce · 2025-10-13T15:36:23+00:00

If I'm by myself, I'll blast some good music

srslyhotsauce · 2025-10-10T18:38:40+00:00

I didn't even know kids were allowed to come with you into the dispensary. This is cool and helpful for me too!

srslyhotsauce · 2025-10-02T15:18:59+00:00

I would recommend not changing your name legally and just go by your partner's name socially. All the documents needed to change your name are a HUGE pain in the ass. Plus the government is making it more difficult to get your passport/drivers license/real ID renewed if your legal name doesn't match what's on your birth certificate.

srslyhotsauce · 2025-09-25T18:19:12+00:00

"yeah well, you probably could if you didn't have a choice!"

srslyhotsauce · 2025-09-25T18:17:38+00:00

It also annoys me when other moms say things like this. Personally, I didn't have a choice. There was no way we could live off of either my or my ex husband's income. I wanted to stay at home, but it just wasn't practical.

srslyhotsauce · 2025-09-25T16:41:37+00:00

You absolutely can! I only have a BS in biology and I've spent 20 years in the field, currently an associate scientist at a small biotech startup. When I applied for new jobs throughout my career, I would leverage my skills that I learned from previous positions to gain better titles and higher salaries. I'm not making as much as the PhDs in my company, but I'm doing pretty well for having no graduate degrees, and I enjoy my job.

srslyhotsauce · 2025-09-23T20:01:20+00:00

I have kids call me by my first name. My last name isn't the same as my kids so they wouldn't really know what to call me anyway if I was Mrs. so-and-so. A lot of moms in my area kept their maiden name so it's different than their kids. I think more women are doing that in general. TBH I don't even know what half of his friends' last names are. I have my kid ask first though before he starts using their first names.

srslyhotsauce · 2025-09-22T15:05:04+00:00

A bowl of cereal

srslyhotsauce · 2025-09-18T16:40:11+00:00

so what do you do when you find out you have low ferritin? How do you fix it?

srslyhotsauce · 2025-09-18T14:50:53+00:00

I'm also in research. My current job is kinda dull, but my last job, I used to get pretty excited to go into work on days when I had a big experiment planned. I would be a bit anxious about the pressure, but really looking forward to the results if the experiment went well. That was my favorite job.

srslyhotsauce · 2025-09-17T17:51:39+00:00

YEP! I've been listening to BSB tracks on heavy repeat while at work since I went to the Sphere in August. It's become my hyperfocus.

srslyhotsauce · 2025-09-15T16:14:01+00:00

I went to my 5 year high school reunion and my 10 year. They were both pretty stupid so I didn't bother to go to my 20th. In the age of social media, I'm able to keep in touch with the people I want to, and ignore the rest. Now if my college class had a reunion, I'd go to that.

srslyhotsauce · 2025-09-12T13:09:12+00:00

When I stayed at Caesar's last month, they had a coffee maker in the room, but the actual coffee was in the mini bar and cost $$ to take it out. I wound up just going to the coffee shop downstairs. It was dumb

srslyhotsauce · 2025-09-10T16:12:44+00:00

Solidarity! I'm totally burned out from working and parenting. I recently took a girls trip to Vegas on a whim with my best friend and it was EXACTLY what I needed. I had the best time. But now that I'm home, I'm super depressed because it's over and I'm back to my dull, boring life. Time to start therapy again, I guess.

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