u/ConfidencePossible36

Hi PMDD community,

I'm starting therapy soon as an attempt to deal with many issues, PMDD included, but I am also looking into getting on birth control to help the symptoms as well. I've been really intrigued about Yaz since a lot of people seem to have had positive experiences with it. I'm currently on 150mg of Venlafaxine/Effexor though, so I was wondering if anybody here has experience with taking both at the same time.

I know both are often associated with the PMDD diagnosis (I remember my doctor mentioned that Effexor can help with PMDD symptoms when he diagnosed me) so that's why I'm asking here. I know it's a long shot that someone will be on the exact same combination I'm interested in, but I wanted to try.

Thank you in advance!

Hi everyone!

Last time I tried to post this here, I was promptly told to contact the TQS, but they have been quite unhelpful in this process as I am not yet certified with the TRB. Like, they refuse to answer my questions until I'm certified. So, here goes nothing; I'm trying again.

I (24F) just moved to BC from Montréal after graduating from McGill University. The program I completed is a Bachelor's Degree spread over 4 years. To graduate from the program, you need "150" credits, but only 120 credits are completed at the actual university. This is because, in Quebec, we graduate HS after 11th grade and have to do a 2-year pre-university program at a Cégep (sort of like a college-type thing) to even be able to apply to university. Therefore, even though I only completed 120 credits at the university level, my official transcript indicates that I graduated with 150 because my pre-university program counts for 30 credits. This means that an out-of-province student who is straight out of 12th grade would have to do that Bachelor's in 5 years, with the first year (U0) being a catch-up for those necessary 30 credits.

Does that make sense? Typing that out made me understand why Quebec has such a bad rep in the rest of this country, lmao. Sorry!!

When I look up what Salary Category I will fall into, I get mixed results from different pages. Depending on where I look, I'm either a 4 or a 5, but I would really like to know for sure before I plan my whole yearly budget on the wrong salary! Earlier, a result even told me I might be a Cat 5+, which, to me, makes no sense. Isn't that only for people with a Master's? Either way, that is when I gave up and decided to ask here because I genuinely don't know what to do. I was hired for a full-year 1.0 FTE opportunity and the district is still waiting for me to submit my TQS information, but I can't do that when the TRB takes five weeks to process every single document. Mind you, I started my application in January, so it's not like I didn't try to get this done in time...

Anyway, if you have any insight that might help me understand what Category I'll fall under, please share! I am losing my mind a little bit :)

Hi everyone! I'm (24F) moving to Vancouver at the end of June and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to get a minimum-wage job in the city. I have a Bachelor's Degree but my field is complicated right now, so I really want to have something in the meantime.

I've already been applying to a bunch of different positions online but I don't know if my current address being somewhere else is getting me ignored by whatever AI screeners companies have in place these days. I haven't gotten any responses whatsoever, even from McDonald's. In your experience, does going places in person to introduce yourself and give your CV still work? That's what I plan on doing once I'm actually there but I'm getting really worried.

On top of the Bachelor's Degree, I have a College Diploma, too, and multiple years of experience in customer service jobs. So it's not like my CV is empty and crazy weak.

Anyway, if you have any advice, do let me know!! :)

EDIT: I do have a job. I was hired as a substitute teacher by one of the school boards in the area. That's when my move was confirmed! To anyone replying that I should get a job first, that's quite literally what I'm asking advice for. It's okay if it might be difficult, I'm just asking for tips. Thank you!

I don't know if anybody relates to what I'm about to explain, but I'm genuinely just hitting a wall when it comes to staying hopeful about the future. It really feels like my generation was robbed of so many opportunities. Everyone around me tells me to stay strong and to keep my head up but it's starting to feel like I'm waiting for a miracle.

I (24F) was born in 2001, which means I graduated High School before Covid. All my life I heard the same regurgitation of the same thing: apply yourself in school, find out what it is you want to spend the rest of your life doing, and then work as hard as you can to make it happen. I was promised that doing that would secure me a good life. When I was a silly teenager who dreamed of becoming a screenwriter or a professional writer, the adults around me told me to aim for something more realistic, for something that would actually pay the bills. Eventually, I did that and I chose to become a teacher. I busted my ass in my post-secondary establishment to be accepted in one of the best universities in the country. I worked day and night to do my readings, complete my assignments, and told myself that one day the work would pay off. I substitute taught when I could. I did two full-time unpaid internships, one that lasted 15 weeks and one that lasted 8. And still. The comments I heard the most from teachers in the field was to "run while I still could". If not that, it would be backhanded jokes about whether I really wanted to "suffer" for the rest of my life. Even when they weren't talking to me, the thing I observed the most in all the staff rooms I frequented was a bunch of middle-aged adults with no hope in their eyes talking shit about a bunch of children. Every year, it takes about two weeks before a miserable tenured teacher who still has seven years to go before retirement starts a countdown for the amount of school days left before summer vacation. It's always been demoralizing and annoying to observe these things while you're busting your ass trying to make it to graduation, let alone to a permanent position at a decent school, but now that I've graduated and I've started applying for jobs, this shit has actually made me angry. All this work for what? Nobody is fucking hiring. I'm talking about the teaching field, but I know it's not the only field experiencing this. So what was it all for?

Most of my generation will never be able to afford a house, let alone children. I've noticed more and more people my age claiming that their biggest dream at the moment is to be able to afford a one-bedroom apartment and, if possible, a dog, too. What the actual hell are we doing, truly? Why are we being robbed of a life because the same generations who left us this miserable economy are the ones hoarding the jobs they fucking hate? It's ridiculous. I get sick thinking of all of us with our expensive Bachelor's and Master's degrees sending 50+ applications a day while Becky and John swear their way back to the houses they bought for two pennies in 1998, whining about work drama most of us would kill for because it would mean being able to afford groceries. Like, I know I'm exaggerating and that their lives aren't perfect either but I'm tired. Is anyone else not tired? We did everything they told us to do and, still, we have to use our prayers and our wishes to beg for work. Meanwhile, we get called ungrateful and entitled, but if I had a job right now, I wouldn't be half as loud as they constantly are.

Either way, I know ranting isn't gonna fix anything and that most of the higher generations still have a good amount of years to go before they retire but I had to put it into words. How are you guys dealing with this anger and this frustration, if you relate? I'm gonna have to start looking into productive coping mechanisms if I don't want to turn into one of these miserable freaks before I even make it into the workforce, haha.

Hi everyone,

I'm a little bit confused about BC's curriculum and grading system, especially the K-9 proficiency scale. I'd really appreciate it if I could find answers to some of my main questions...

My biggest concern is the competency grading. If you have competencies to base yourself on when you're grading students, how does it work with the proficiency scale? Would you create a grading rubric that uses number grades and just assign certain grades to a certain proficiency scale? Or would you just build the rubric around the "Emerging/Developping/Proficient/Extending" scale?

My other question is how you're supposed to weigh each competency. For example, if a subject has two competencies, how do you calculate the final grade? Are each competencies worth a certain amount? If so, how do you average it in a final grade if you only have a profiency scale grade and not a number?

For example, ELA. The two competencies are "Comprehend and Connect" and "Create and Communicate"... If a student is at an "emerging" in one and a "proficient" in the other... What do you give as a final grade? Developing?

Would you be able to assign a number scale to each category to guide how you average out each competency and then the final grade? If not, I really can't picture how it's doable and would love some guidance on how you do it.

I'm an ELA teacher who was trained with Quebec's curriculum and grading system and here is how it works for us. English has three competencies: Oral expression, Reading comprehension, and writing. Each competency is worth 33%. If a student receives a 87%, 63%, and 54% in each competency, their final grade for that specific report card is 68%. I can't really understand how the grades stay fair and valid if the curriculum and grading system is not attached to any number at all and is just based on vibes. If you could explain how it works by comparing it to what I'm used to, that'd be really helpful:')

I hope this makes sense, I'm just generally confused about it all. Thank you in advance!