UK.
This massive tree like plant has shop up rapidly over the last 2 years.
It's right beneath my window.
I actually like it because it gives me privacy and I like the seclusion. I'd rather have a tree blocking the view than a pair of curtains.
But I'm worried that the roots growing right under the window could be a problem.
I need this loving area to feel like a separate distinct area to the adjoining kitchen.
I'll be renting out to housemates and don't want us to all feel like we're on top of each other all the time.
I was thinking about curtains on the second archway (by the couch) and something else to enclose the space on the adjacent...
But curtains could absorb smells from the kitchen so I dunno.
Also I don't know how to arrange furniture in this area, to make it feels like a place you want to be, and not like a waiting room.
I'm thinking a large round or oval rug cos the YouTube guy said that's better for Feng shiu... I'm clueless.
My house has no earthing. It's old. I need to fit ceiling lights. I want brass fixtures. All the ones I've looked at are class 1. Need double insulated ones. But I cannot search for them anywhere readily because nowhere seems to specify the class.
Where does them reliability? Losing patience with the wild west that is the ceiling light industry.
Long story short, got a write-up last year.
I missed a meeting one morning when shit went down at home. Total bs, the higher up just wanted to fuck with me for pleasure, I let him at it. Didn't have the mental wherewithal at the time to challenge it formally, and tbh I know it would have been pointless. Toxic management from the top down.
I was on "Documented feedback" lasting 6 months. There was nothing ever documented and no feedback during that time.
My performance reviews are always excellent. The people I actually work with know me, like me a lot, and value my work.
Anyway, the following year my bonus and pay increase were nuked, citing the write up.
I am now concerned that this place runs on petty grudges and spite. Senior site management would take great satisfaction in poisoning any reference.
Is this possible or likely? Should I be concerned?
The "would you rehire" question is a foregone conclusion.