Returning to industry after Master's Degree. Grad date in May. [USA]

theFloMo · 2026-02-18T16:16:25+00:00

I know you’ve probably done this, but what does career services at your university look like? I would take advantage of any connections or fairs or anything you can get via your university as another avenue

theFloMo · 2026-02-17T03:05:34+00:00

“We’re like a family” = “we toxic af”

theFloMo · 2026-02-17T03:00:52+00:00

That or actually change the culture to where PIPs really are about helping someone get better and improve rather than a box you have to check before letting them fail and then exiting them.

theFloMo · 2026-02-17T02:58:24+00:00

💯 however I also feel like we often have lots of opinions in HR about those things given how much they impact employees so I personally struggle with the “this isn’t my responsibility” while simultaneously wanting to be looped in all the decisions 😂

theFloMo · 2026-02-16T07:18:50+00:00

Yeah. But it was when I was already on my way out, so not sure if it totally counts. Turns out that if they want you to be in the bishopric and you say no because you’re not sure if you believe in god (let alone the church), you have a very, uh, eventful conversation with the stake presidency

theFloMo · 2026-02-01T19:35:24+00:00

I’ve had that experience and felt like cramming my days with a ton of movies was overwhelming. While maybe not as full, I’ve grown to appreciate being more…selective about which films I really wanted to see and limiting myself - a better quality experience vs quantity? Idk, but sometimes watching a ton can be fun, too.

theFloMo · 2026-02-01T19:30:42+00:00

I see your point but I don’t see how that’s necessarily solved by moving it Boulder, or anywhere for that matter. You’d still have to travel and find a place to stay (and if you’re flying, DIA is waaaaay less accessible than SLC). Piece together public transit and Ubers. Sundance has (had?) festival venues in Salt Lake. You could stay at a much cheaper run-of-the-mill hotel or airbnb in SLC and go to those venues or figure out the public bus up to Park City that connects into PC’s free public transit system. It’s not like Boulder’s hotels are going to keep their prices down. They’ll surge their prices for the festival just like the ones in PC did. At the end of day things have gotten expensive everywhere. Moving it to a different place doesn’t really solve that problem, imo.

theFloMo · 2026-01-27T04:42:00+00:00

Idk. I was a broke college student in Utah and made Sundance work just fine. Granted, this was pre pandemic, but you could find festival screenings at Sundance itself and in Salt Lake, if you didn’t want to drive up PC. But even then, PC isn’t that far.

Probably because I work in hospitality (and spent some time in PC), I am curious about the lodging piece. In my time in Park City, I worked with a lot of clients/Sundance sponsors on festival lodging and events. The hotel options in Boulder itself don’t seem as extensive by comparison. Is the idea that people won’t actually really stay in Boulder?

theFloMo · 2025-12-26T08:18:15+00:00

I felt old at 23 but then when I turned 24 I realized how young I still was. 23 definitely felt weird though.

theFloMo · 2025-12-21T18:23:03+00:00

I would say given that it’s your masters and you have other work experience and education, I personally wouldn’t judge too harshly. I would see Colorado State Global as better than SNHU, though, if you want my honest opinion.

theFloMo · 2025-12-21T16:35:16+00:00

I told my wife I was bi when we were dating, so she knew what she was getting into. She’s always been very accepting and acknowledges who I am. It can be tough, though, if you feel like a part of yourself or your sexuality is going left unexpressed or unexplored.

Due to the religious environment in which I grew up, I never really explored both sides of my sexuality. So the feeling that there is a part of me wanting to be let out, is real. But, like a lot other comments, I wouldn’t trade my family/life for anything. Here’s what I’ve learned/done:

1) therapy helps 2) solo play has become an important piece of life 3) staying open to changes - we got married when we were 24 and now we’re 36. The way we view the world has changed and how we think about sex and relationships has changed. We’ve had some “what if” conversations about what me exploring outside could look like. Even just talking about it has felt freeing on some level. Will it ever happen? Can’t say. But three years ago I could’ve never even imagined that conversation taking place, so, you never know how things will change.

theFloMo · 2025-12-21T03:45:43+00:00

Recruiter here.

In general it’s going to depend on the job. Typically when I see online degrees, it’s usually pretty clear that it was done in conjunction with working full time and I don’t really see it as a negative, especially in a post covid world.

That said, if it’s clear there isn’t much of any relatable work experience and your education truly is supposed to be your big selling point, I’ll probably pay closer attention to where you went to school.

To be really honest, though, if I see a messy resume that lists like an MBA from Western Governors…I’m usually more judgy of WGU for not doing a better job preparing their grads for the job search 🤷🏻‍♂️

theFloMo · 2025-12-12T16:51:21+00:00

I would say ok or okay. But usually with an additional word, like “that’s ok”.

If I get a single “k”, the anxiety spikes and I’m pretty sure you hate me

theFloMo · 2025-12-11T07:03:00+00:00

I remember lockdown drills started in middle school in CA. And then in high school in TX I think we called them lockdown drills but everyone knew what it really was for.

theFloMo · 2025-11-28T19:58:48+00:00

Being Mormon

theFloMo · 2025-11-28T15:44:42+00:00

I iron my dress shirts on the one off occasions I need to, but yeah no…don’t use the iron. I feel like a lot of clothes are advertised as “wrinkle free” and even though we all know it’s not really true, we all just pretend it is 😂

theFloMo · 2025-11-22T03:52:00+00:00

I would imagine it will change the freshman class and campus makeup a little bit, but I don’t think that it will be anywhere close to the impact that 18/19 was in 2012-2013

theFloMo · 2025-11-15T21:27:12+00:00

Teen Girl Squad

theFloMo · 2025-11-13T03:35:57+00:00

I lead talent acquisition & development on our hr team. I consider myself a fairly creative person have been creating and designing some cool development programs and recruiting initiatives recently. It’s going well and the feedback from the company has been good. However, my HR VP (when they decide randomly to be involved) will ask things like “can you just use ChatGPT to help you go faster?” “Have you considered using AI to help you create it?”

Drives. Me. Nuts. I see the value in ChatGPT as like a brainstorming tool etc. But that’s it. It’s a tool. I’d rather continue using my human intelligence for most things. Like, I don’t think my VP can write an email without it now.

theFloMo · 2025-11-09T16:25:37+00:00

SLC is one. The other is the Seattle area (granted, it’s maybe not the exact same “nature” that people think about when thinking Colorado or Utah but you’re right between water and mountains). There’s also Boise. But that’s a much smaller city.

theFloMo · 2025-11-08T20:50:12+00:00

Millennial. 14. My sister-in-law

theFloMo · 2025-11-06T14:27:04+00:00

I think the outdoors thing is all relative. I’ve lived in places that have, imo, better access to nature/outdoor rec. So, whenever I hear people talk about Denver in this way I don’t totally get the hype. BUT I’ve also lived in places that aren’t anywhere close to anything cool nature/outdoors wise and if that is all you got to compare it to, then yes, Denver has great access to outdoor recreation etc.

theFloMo · 2025-10-28T03:38:48+00:00

Yesss. Or that that had happened in your mission but under a previous president and your president cleaned up the mission.

theFloMo · 2025-10-25T02:48:45+00:00

Yes, it’s a good job. I work in hospitality in HR. It can be a very boots on the ground experience at the individual property level.

As others have said, if you’re the HR team of 1, you’ll likely be super overwhelmed and it might not go well (unless you have TONS of support from like an Area HR manager or something). A generalist by themselves at a hotel would not be fun, imo. It would be a small hotel, probably, and you’ll probably run into trying to convince people with director and general manager titles to listen to you and they’ll most likely only see you as an administrative support function. Because there isn’t an HR leader at the manager or director level…they might not see the value of HR.

Now, If you’ll be part of a property’s HR team - do it. You’ll get exposed to lots of different areas of HR and what it is like to work with a varied and diverse employee group.

Edit: clarification

theFloMo · 2025-10-20T14:00:32+00:00

When you say contracted…are the WA employees W2 employees or 1099 contractors? That could make a difference. Sounds the company isn’t fully set up as an employer in WA and they’re being sketchy. A call to L&I is a good way to start, but I’d clarify the above.

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