u/Adamfromthedust

I have been interviewing like a freaking mad man ever since I got laid off a few weeks ago. Seems like 80% of job postings lately are all contract to hire with no benefits and so many junior techs saturating the market that companies are lowballing left and right bc they have the attitude that they will just find someone to do your job at half the price. I stuck to my values/standards and finally got a legit offer today!!! $115k!!!! I'm so happy I turned down all the other places. One company had the audacity to ask me to come in for a 6 hr interview!!!! SIX!!!! Like at least pay me for my freaking time at that point, sheeeeeeeesh. Companies know people are desperate at this point, so stick to your guns! Yall are all goddamn GIFTS to these companies, so know your self worth. Keep up the good fight 🫡

I filed for unemployment today. I made a MyUI account and registered for the Colorado workforce thing. I've seen to still report your weekly job searches even when you're waiting to get approved.....but I CAN'T FOR THE LIFE OF ME FIND WHERE TO REPORT THEM? Please can someone help? I'm getting very stressed out trying to navigate this, I spent all day doing this.

I'm from a very small town in Louisiana and hockey is NEVER talked about so I was never exposed to this sport. However, we are VERY serious about football lol Anyways, I moved to Colorado in my early 30s and I started to hear the word hockey for the 1st time ever. I met my boyfriend here this past November and he was wearing a LA Kings hat (he's from there) and I asked what sport team is that?!! He made me watch my 1st hockey game with him and I was HOOKED. I had absolutely NO FREAKING CLUE what was going on, but by my 20th game and researching the hell outta it, I became a self proclaimed expert 🤣 I've been watching religiously for 6 months and always learning something new. Yes, the Avs are my "home team" living near Denver now, but I considered myself a "free agent" as a fan since Louisiana doesn't have a team and I was never raised to be a fan of hockey. And I couldn't put my finger on it, but the Avs just didn't feel like my team, despite how great they are. I even wore my Pens jersey to the Pens @ Avs game (we creamedddddd them, it was glorious) ....so I watched and studied each team and mannnnnnn, did I love what I saw in the Pens. They were a clear underdog and being a huge Saints football fan, Crosby and the Pens reminded me a lot of Brees and the Saints. Plus both teams have almost identical colors so I saw it as a sign. I bought a Pens jersey and my boyfriend laughed. He was like why the Pens?! I said, Idk, it's just a feeling I have.... and I feel this shit in my heart 💛🖤 He smiled and said that he respected that shit. He now buys me everything Pens/Crosby and even planning a Pittsburgh trip to see them play at home. I will forever be grateful to the Pens for filling my soul with so much joy (even if it hurts sometimes, that's part of the fun) and dare I say that I may actually love it more than football