• GibsonhasafluffybuttEnglish
    16·
    5 months ago

    Didn’t get the role I went for sadly.

    Am drowning with work atm. Asking manager for more money tomorrow.

    • StudSpud The StarchyEnglish
      6·
      5 months ago

      I’m sorry man. You got the skills to get another though, and I hope you get the raise you obviously deserve! :)

    • Duenan
      5·
      5 months ago

      Oh bugger, I’m sorry to hear that :(

    • TinyBreak
      5·
      5 months ago

      dang, was this in the same company or a different location?

        • TinyBreak
          3·
          5 months ago

          has it gotten that unsustainable at the current joint? Damn! hopefully the outgoing boss might find need for you in a new role.

          • GibsonhasafluffybuttEnglish
            4·
            5 months ago

            Everybody is leaving. We’re going to be absolutely fucked as soon as we come back from Xmas break.

            We are in serious trouble when those people finish up.

            It’s gonna get ugly.

            • just_kitten
              2·
              5 months ago

              Oof that’s the worst when you’re on a sinking ship. That sucks so much, after you had such a hard go between jobs and were so glad to land this one. How soon things change. I hope you manage to find more lifelines, it’s great that you’re able to think forward and do what’s required rather than panic and freak out until it’s too late (which is probably what I would’ve done lol)

              • GibsonhasafluffybuttEnglish
                3·
                5 months ago

                It’s disappointing because the owner, director and my manager are awesome.

                But with everyone leaving the whole dynamic changes. My client interactions will turn hostile once I can’t deliver what they need :(

                • TinyBreak
                  2·
                  5 months ago

                  have you sat down with them and asked what their plans are for such situations?

  • tombruzzo
    15·
    5 months ago

    I heard back today the university job I interviewed for want to move on to references. This is the interview where I had all the technical problems, and they still want to progress.

    The salary sacrificed ebike dream is becoming more of a reality

    • underwatermagpies
      7·
      5 months ago

      Look, it’s fine, but I’m going into a job interview soon and my hair is a frizzy mess. It’s not projecting the most professional image. But oh well, I can’t fix it.

    • ThornburywitchEnglish
      6·
      5 months ago

      My garden is loving this weather. I have put all my indoor plants outside to enjoy it too. Hope they don’t drown in the promised thunderstorms though.

    • Bottom_racer
      5·
      5 months ago

      Hehe I downvoted you for shits and gigs. First ever downvote which is exciting.

      But honestly I love this weather too and the garden also.

      E: undid it felt bad :(

    • bacon
      4·
      5 months ago

      Same, I like this weather as long as it is for just a few days.

    • just_kitten
      4·
      5 months ago

      This is infinitely preferable to the winter equivalent where it is equally grey and nearly as humid but 12C.

      I don’t mind a few days like this. Just as long as it doesn’t go above 25C with this humidity

    • CEOofmyhouse56
      9·
      5 months ago

      I like to lighten the scene up with my unimportant natter. Balance and all.

      I also think it’s most beneficial to get things out in the open even to strangers on here. Mental health and physical health are so important.

    • Seagoon_
      6·
      5 months ago

      hugs

      it kinda makes it feel normal , feel human

      and that we are able to cope by way of being human

    • Llabyrinthine
      6·
      5 months ago

      I can relate. Sometimes other people’s issues makes me feel like mine aren’t really all that bad. (Jeebus, my typos recently.)

    • Duenan
      5·
      5 months ago

      I think it’s ok too, even if just to realise that we all have things to deal with.

    • Seagoon_
      4·
      5 months ago

      it’s awful, it’s like London on a horrible day, I think I prefer warm humidity to this,

  • Duenan
    10·
    5 months ago

    Well damn. Roofer is coming tomorrow but I can’t be home so have to let the LL in handle it.

    Burnt all my days that I can take off for the year and wasn’t prepared to take leave without pay.

    Less than ideal situation but got to do it.

    • Seagoon_
      5·
      5 months ago

      🤔 I’ve been looking at houses in Williamstown and swamp is exactly what came to mind

      there are huge flood plains around there

  • Duenan
    9·
    5 months ago

    So I opened up at work to some people how bad things have been with some higher ups, part of my stress is coming from work and how powerless I am to control a situation that was related to yesterday afternoon.

    There was agreement in place to mitigate and manage the situation but that didn’t work yesterday and I was subjected to a lot of stress even with the aid of someone with me.

    I had to make it clear that I need to be supported at work because inevitably the root cause of the problem is coming from work and they need to support me better because it’s coming from work, I don’t believe that I should be seeking external help when the problem is actually coming from work.

    • Seagoon_
      7·
      5 months ago

      Asking mean people to not be mean

      and getting help from within a system that enables mean people

      usually does not work.

      But asking politely for it to stop and for help is a very important psychological step, this is so you can tell yourself you went through all the right steps, you tried and you are not to blame for the abuse.

      Next step is getting outside help and planning to leave, leave to another job in your own time. You don’t get a medal for having no income.

      • Duenan
        5·
        5 months ago

        I’m counting down the days till I can be free, 15 more work days.

        For context I’m not dealing with an adult.

        • Seagoon_
          6·
          5 months ago

          so many hugs

          and while a hug might sound a little trite a hug means you have internets people who understand and care and want to ease your stress and situation and this is one the ways we can help 😘😘😘

      • Duenan
        5·
        5 months ago

        I’m doing everything I can to protect myself legally as I do have concerns for that.

        Counting down, 15 more days left and I won’t have to deal with it anymore.

    • Llabyrinthine
      4·
      5 months ago

      Just wanted to chime in and say I’m proud of you for advocating for yourself. ✨

      • Duenan
        6·
        5 months ago

        I was talking about it and then I guess it sort of fell out of my brain and mouth and I starting just saying things and was getting emotional about it all.

        I felt strongly that I needed to be looked after better.

    • tombruzzo
      4·
      5 months ago

      It sucks to hear what you’re going through and it’s good to hear you’re trying to do something about it. I hope things get better, either by resolving things at work or finding somewhere better

    • just_kitten
      3·
      5 months ago

      It sounds like work is uninterested in being proactive or doing much after you’ve told the what you need. Given that it’s just 15 work days til this problem goes away, any chance of a drs cert to cover off at least a few of those days so you can reduce the stress load? I totally understand how draining and stressful it is when you are at the mercy of an unreasonable, nasty person at work. I ultimately ended up leaving and from what I hear that person has simply gotten worse and nastier…

      • Duenan
        2·
        5 months ago

        I’ve already burnt and used my allocated days off over the last couple of weeks without having to produce a certificate.

        I don’t know what I could take off with what reasons. In a lot of ways I feel like I’m fighting a losing battle but if I go missing as well that would signal that I probably lost it and gave up.

        It’s 3 weeks left then the problem goes away so I probably have to summon the strength to endure it however nasty and unpleasant it may be.

        The worst thing it happens in the last 5-10 mins of each day. It’s not the way I want or like to end the day.

        Work is doing what it can but I think at the same time they’re only half measures. I’ve only just realised today that this person has no concept of ownership over their own actions and responsibilities or accountability. They’re perception is so warped that they can’t even comprehend that the last month of their behaviour has been bad.

        I’m hoping something happens or changes soon but that’s like hoping for a miracle.

        • just_kitten
          2·
          5 months ago

          Gosh this person seriously sounds abusive. Any way you can maybe try and go for a bathroom break or disappear early? Just to limit contact with this person as much as possible. I’m getting the sense work can’t move this person on and they’re clearly not receptive to change either.

          The perception of having lost or given up doesn’t matter as much as your ongoing mental health, you need to be able to power through the remainder of the year and be well enough for next year, and if that means getting a Dr to just write up a mental health sickie for 3 days (they never need to put the reason why on the cert) I would personally go for it. Life is too short and precious to be worried about perception IMO when you’re as seriously affected as you’ve been describing

  • BakuEnglish
    9·
    3 months ago

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  • Pilk
    9·
    5 months ago

    Can get such a good deal on two pairs of glasses at Specsavers right now, including a pair of polarised prescription sunglasses, but their range is either tack and el cheapo, or obscenely priced for what it is. I’m thinking my gorgeous features deserve better?

    • Seagoon_
      3·
      5 months ago

      I’ve found really good service at opsm , they even changed lenses on old glasses for me

  • tombruzzo
    8·
    5 months ago

    I managed to snag one of those white Steam Decks as a graduation present for my girlfriend. They’re a nice little unit, Valve really made sure to give them that premium feel like an Apple product

    • DrusenijaEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      How do you type on them? I’ve always wondered that, since if I invested in one it would be to play FFXIV and I’d want a way to chat. Always assumed it was a touch screen thing, and have no idea how well that would work for it.

      • tombruzzo
        2·
        5 months ago

        Yes, it would be a pop-up touch screen keyboard and the track pads work very well as a mouse too.

        I would just check compatibility with the Steam Deck if you want to play a game like FFXIV. It’s OS is Linux so some online games don’t like it because of the anti-cheat they use.

  • Seagoon_
    8·
    5 months ago

    Positive team building post. 🙂

    So what is the first song you remember? Mine is The Beatles, Twist and Shout. I must have been about two and a half, maybe younger. I remember the joy of it.

    • CEOofmyhouse56
      8·
      5 months ago

      Can’t forget Puff The Magic Dragon by Peter Paul & Mary as a first sing along at primary school.

      • imoldgreeeg
        3·
        5 months ago

        Oh that was close to being there first full song I could play on piano

    • chingatello
      7·
      5 months ago

      For some reason they played time warp at my kindy before nap time. I used to dread the end of the song… everyone falls down and stops dead

      Now it’s one of my favorites, because I have the context of Rocky Horror and adulthood.

      I’m convinced that the kindy was run by people who wanted to torment small children.

    • just_kitten
      6·
      5 months ago

      Für Elise or the Blue Danube I think, they were in a kid’s fairytale audiobook CD (not tape!) that got very heavy rotation. The Blue Danube used to come at the middle/intermission of a story that always gave me very ominous, anxious feelings and to this day I can’t think of it as a magnificent, stately song reminiscent of a big flowing river, just a sense that the baddies are around the corner. I think we had some tapes of The Carpenters (Top of the World was definitely pre-primary).

      I don’t remember anything earlier aside from your usual kids clapping songs etc.

    • anotherspringchicken
      5·
      5 months ago

      Something by Harry Belafonte or Nana Mouskouri. Now that I’ve googled Harry’s songs, I’m amazed how many I know, lol.

      • Seagoon_
        4·
        5 months ago

        I used to watch the Nana Mouskouri show every week. She was such a huge tv star, had such a lovely voice and nice personality.

    • underwatermagpies
      5·
      5 months ago

      The Play School theme I reckon. I had a Play School record, the only record I ever owned.

    • SpinMeAround
      5·
      5 months ago

      U2 - I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

      One thing I’m very grateful for with my upbringing is that there was a lot of music - the Beatles, Beach Boys, U2, Meatloaf, The Seekers. We’d go on family drives (to other country towns for their pokie joints), but the drive was always great with the music playing.

    • dumblederp
      4·
      5 months ago

      I feel like it was Michael Jackson Bad or maybe The Bangles. I feel like I didn’t hear lyrics in songs until almost my 30s. Probably part of why I liked psytrance.

    • TheWitchofThornburyEnglish
      3·
      5 months ago

      Can’t remember the very first - our house had a lot of music but most of it we made ourselves cos we all could play and us kids were all in the church choir. Maybe Cleo Laine in Porgy & Bess? Mum had the record and played it a lot. Didn’t discover ‘pop’ music until my early teens - The Beatles made a huge impression as did Herman’s Hermits.

    • Force_majeure123
      3·
      5 months ago

      Hmmmm probably Surfing USA - the beach boys. Or The Ventures - Walk don’t run