u/Healthy-Mushroom768

This is such a silly thing to ask, but I would rather be safe than sorry. A mouse has taken up residence in my compost bin it seems, or at least it has been visiting frequently for snacks. I have an open-bottom type canister composter so definitely it wouldn't be too difficult for a determined critter to get in from the bottom.

Should I be concerned about mouse poo in my compost? It will overwinter and then go in my veggie garden beds next spring. Is there any real health risk here that I should be concerned about? Less concerned about my plants and more concerned about human health risk.

Also, the compost bin is in my garden - not anywhere close to my house or garage. Personally, I would rather let the mouse do their business and let nature take its course if it's not a big health concern.

Thanks in advance!

I was contacted by a head hunter this week after sending my resume in to an agency that largely hires for corporate HR roles. I was asked to interview with a company that ironically is a major competitor to the one I currently work at (retail/hospitality sector).

I am an HR manager; I have been at my job for just shy of 3 years. I generally like it and enjoy HR work when it is done well. I also do not make work my entire life and I leave at 5 (4:30 most days lol) and I don't really think too hard about it otherwise. However, I am currently struggling with quite a few aspects of the job that are beginning to feel like deal breakers.

• the culture has changed a LOT in the 3 years including a mass layoff of our corporate team, meaning those of us left really have no internal/back-end supports (for example, they fired our safety specialist, so now I have no one to consult on health and safety issues, which you'd think is... important???)
• Poor communication from both senior leadership and site leadership, which results in a host of other issues and frustrations.
• Growth opportunities have largely dried up due to the corporate office having been downsized so drastically. Most roles have been re-assigned to the US office.
• Directly onsite at a retail location - this doesn't bother me too much, but I have a lot of days where I feel like I am babysitting adults who refuse to think for themselves and I find people take advantage of the fact that there's someone here 5 days a week who can just problem-solve for them.
• On that note, it is a younger crowd/college kids and I'm tired of chasing them down and telling them they need to come to work.
• Entry level retail recruitment SUCKS lol.
• Hostile takeover of the corporate office following a merger, fired the entire C-suite and brought in people who have absolutely no idea as to what they are doing. (I also personally find them to be rude and disengaged but that's just my opinion.)
• Reassigned the region to my manager, who is amazing, and gave her the entire region instead of half. Her workload doubled overnight and the support is just not there anymore.
• My workload has largely dried up due to budgetary constraints which means less recruitment, less people to manage, and the fact that I used to get assignments all the time from other corporate partners but none of them work here anymore due to the above-mentioned mass layoff.
• I feel I am probably underpaid for the amount of responsibility. I am also the only salaried manager in the building who isn't eligible for a bonus. (I am not hurting for money, but I'd like to be making more.)

And yet, I don't hate it. I work with great people in the office. I have a great boss which I cannot understate. I enjoy HR work. It is a pretty chill place to work and get away with phoning it in a fair amount. I have A LOT of free time, to the point where I'm doing a whole certificate program in the background (to upgrade my education and get professional designation) since I'm already here and in front of a computer. I also have good benefits and a company match retirement plan.

Anyway. This opportunity I am interviewing for is:

• Quite a bit more money. $11k more, plus bonus/profit sharing.
• At a large, well respected, locally owned business with national presence.
• They will pay for my professional development/degree upgrade, which I am paying about $6k out of pocket for.
• Seems to have some great perks and good office culture from what I can gather.
• Similar to the role I am currently in but will fully be based at their corporate office and will support all levels/locations of the business as opposed to just the retail location.
• Fully in-office, which is fine because this one is too, but I gather probably less flexibility than I currently have (ie. fucking off whenever) and will also require some travel.
• Willing to start me at the same amount of vacation I currently have, plus additional PTO days which I currently do not get.

I also just... really like to feel like what I'm doing is important and somehow impacts folks in a positive way. I know what I do in the day-to-day is important and supporting my team and making their jobs a better place to be is important... but I'm suffering for it and want to be doing more. I haven't even interviewed for this job yet but I'm kind of worried I'm experiencing some grass-is-greener-itis. I don't want to make a rash decision and throw away a job that honestly supports my life/lifestyle just fine all because I'm bored and frustrated. :(

Or have I become complacent and willing to put up with it because it's "good enough"?

Advice/insight welcome and encouraged.