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I haven’t had to apply for work since early 2024. AI has exploded since then. Wondering if it’s crept into our industry here in Australia. I will be applying for in-house jobs shortly, I thought it was gonna be nice and “easy”, quick update of my folio and resume and off I go. I have never had trouble getting interviews. But now I’m not so sure! If it’s heavily AI influenced I’m guessing I’ll have to learn the art of getting through bot filters rather than getting a hiring manager’s attention with a cover letter.

2022 Golf Life 1.4L turbo
8-speed automatic (not DSG)

High pitched uniform whistle sound when coasting, lower the speed lower the pitch, starts at roughly 20km/h stops at roughly 45-50km/h

Best way I can describe it is like in old cartoons when they drop something from a height (like an anvil or a bomb lol)

Can’t hear it from inside cabin with windows closed, have to open them

Difficult to hear unless it’s bouncing back off an object (car, fence, house etc.)

Sound is unchanged by applying brakes

Sound stops when accelerator is pressed (even ever so slightly so it’s not engine noise covering it up)

Sound stops (and does not occur at all) if I switch into neutral, comes straight back if I switch back into drive

Sound does not occur if car is stationary in neutral and engine revved and let go

For my trip next year in July. I’m a solo hiker, scared of bears and I have never done hikes with scrambling or that are exposed, so now is not the time to try them on my own!

Also honestly really freaked out about bears hiking alone. So I’m wanting to stick to well-trafficked spots but still rewarding views. 1-4 hours. I don’t want to ruin my own trip being on edge all the time, not worth it.

From my limited research so far I’ve made an exception for The Big Beehive in terms of duration, and my understanding is that isn’t hard anyway, just brutally uphill (which is fine for the reward!)

I can meticulously go through AllTrails and find stuff (and Parks Canada etc.), and I will, but thought maybe you guys know some off the top of your heads might be able to give me a head start! Or eliminate the need for me to do that at all!

Worked when I went to Switzerland! Reddit and Facebook groups are a great resource haha.

Oh and my base is Lake Louise village and Jasper. I’m excited about being so close to Lake Louise, Morraine Lake, Emerald Lake, Maligne Lake, Takkataw Falls etc. so yes even though full of tourists, to me that’s not a bad thing for safety being alone, and people get spread out more when you go further than 20-30 mins from where the main viewpoints are (well, that’s what I’ve found elsewhere anyway).

For my trip next year in July. I’m a solo hiker, scared of bears and I have never done hikes with scrambling or that are exposed, so now is not the time to try them on my own!

Also honestly really freaked out about bears hiking alone. So I’m wanting to stick to well-trafficked spots but still rewarding views. 1-4 hours. I don’t want to ruin my own trip being on edge all the time, not worth it.

From my limited research so far I’ve made an exception for The Big Beehive in terms of duration, and my understanding is that isn’t hard anyway, just brutally uphill (which is fine for the reward!)

I can meticulously go through AllTrails and find stuff (and Parks Canada etc.), and I will, but thought maybe you guys know some off the top of your heads might be able to give me a head start! Or eliminate the need for me to do that at all!

Worked when I went to Switzerland! Reddit and Facebook groups are a great resource haha.

Oh and my base is Lake Louise village and Jasper. I’m excited about being so close to Lake Louise, Morraine Lake, Emerald Lake, Maligne Lake, Takkataw Falls etc. so yes even though full of tourists, to me that’s not a bad thing for safety being alone, and people get spread out more when you go further than 20-30 mins from where the main viewpoints are (well, that’s what I’ve found elsewhere anyway).

Thank you 🤩

For my trip next year in July. I’m a solo hiker, scared of bears and I have never done hikes with scrambling or that are exposed, so now is not the time to try them on my own!

Also honestly really freaked out about bears hiking alone. So I’m wanting to stick to well-trafficked spots but still rewarding views. 1-4 hours. I don’t want to ruin my own trip being on edge all the time, not worth it.

From my limited research so far I’ve made an exception for The Big Beehive in terms of duration, and my understanding is that isn’t hard anyway, just brutally uphill (which is fine for the reward!)

I can meticulously go through AllTrails and find stuff (and Parks Canada etc.), and I will, but thought maybe you guys know some off the top of your heads might be able to give me a head start! Or eliminate the need for me to do that at all!

Worked when I went to Switzerland! Reddit and Facebook groups are a great resource haha.

Oh and my base is Lake Louise village and Jasper. I’m excited about being so close to Lake Louise, Morraine Lake, Emerald Lake, Maligne Lake, Takkataw Falls etc. so yes even though full of tourists, to me that’s not a bad thing for safety being alone, and people get spread out more when you go further than 20-30 mins from where the main viewpoints are (well, that’s what I’ve found elsewhere anyway).

I’m travelling solo from Australia. I love hiking alone. I don’t think I would enjoy myself hiking with strangers, having to be on their timeline, not getting to stop and enjoy views when I want and for as long as I want to, being distracted by conversation, worrying about hiking too slow and pissing people off lol.

But… bears.

Y’all really helped alleviate my fears a couple of weeks back by putting into perspective that it’s super unlikely, but now I’m trying to figure out a more solid strategy 😂

I’ll be sticking to the popular 1-4 hour hikes in Banff National Park & Jasper National Park, was thinking of Yoho (just the well known spots like Emerald Lake, Takkataw Falls etc) but are there more likely to be bear encounters in Yoho? My understanding is it’s more backcountry with less chaos than the others?

I know the #1 rule is to make lots of noise. Well, I’m hiking alone so that sounds kinda hard?

Nobody come at me here, disclaimer: I hate people blaring podcasts and music LOUDLY in nature. It’s rude and stupid. So I’m not talking about doing that.

But I was wondering if playing a podcast at normal speaking volume only if the trail is sparsely populated is as effective at letting bears know you’re there, as normal conversation? Not constantly. Maybe like every 10 mins or so.

Does normal conversation even alert them or is it the loud noises like people yelling every now and then?

Genuinely trying not to be scared but it’s hard when all the information is startling a bear is the cause for most attacks and that hiking alone increases that risk exponentially and you are less intimidating to a bear than two or more people (obviously).

I am staying for 10 days at either in July. Solo female traveller. Would love to hear your experiences at them, whether you were solo or not and what room type you stayed in.

I’ve booked for myself:

Private single room at the hostel with private bathroom but communal showers across the hall. Have never stayed at a hostel before, the room looks nice (very small as expected), not a fan of the sharing showers but that’s the sacrifice for something affordable in Lake Louise!

Or

Deluxe King room at Lake Louise Inn. Surprisingly not as expensive as you’d think (I wouldn’t have booked it otherwise!) but still is gonna cost me $1,200 more than the hostel for 10 nights.

The Inn did have some smaller standard rooms but the reviews on Google for rooms like that were terrible lol and on their website they even say not recommended for longer stays.

Hi, has anyone stayed there and if so how did you find the mobile reception (mobile data for internet, plus regular calls)? I’m staying 4 nights.

The wifi is notoriously useless, which is one thing, but I’m a solo traveller from Australia and a little hesitant at being unplugged from family and friends while staying there if mobile data and phone call reception is also really bad.

Would also make trip planning for the next day difficult but I can just be ultra-organised and have a list of places to see well before I go so I don’t really need to look anything up.

Also applicable question for any of the other accomodation that’s 5-10 mins out of town too, they all have the same issue if they’re out of Jasper township itself.

If you found the reception of any kind okay, could you let me know the carrier? I’ll look into getting a SIM with them before I go maybe.

I’m Australian and I’ve never driven on the right hand side of the road before, hence the weirdly specific question, trying to avoid having to drive out into the chaos of Banff for my first 5 mins in the car! Does Canmore have as many rental options and am I maybe overthinking this? 😂 I’m staying in Banff for one night as I do want to explore it for a day, before picking up car next day and moving onto Lake Louise.

There seems to be a lot more accomodation without than with. Which, a lot of these are old buildings and the Rockies are cold more than hot, so it makes sense! But, seeing as there is SOME that have AC, should I get rooms with it if they’re available + in my budget? Will I be miserable in the ones that don’t but I potentially have no other choice 😂

Also out of curiosity, what are the average temps in mid-July? And is it a dry heat or humid? The latter makes a huge difference to comfort levels without AC. I ask Google but I feel like the answers there are from before global warming ramped up. Would rather hear from actual people who live / travel there a lot!

Hi, I’m from Australia, doing a solo trip to the Rockies (driving from Vancouver to Calgary) in summer 2027 (so probably early July), I want to do lots of hiking. I’m not experienced and I’m solo so nothing technical and I’m assuming the main hikes are high traffic and not back country? But I’m still freaked out by being solo cuz from what I’ve read, noise is the best deterrent before they even see you and so you don’t surprise them. And that nearly all attacks are on solo hikers, almost never groups. So it sounds like I’m their ideal target 😂 How likely am I to encounter a bear? How do I know if a hike will have lots of people or not? Should I stick to the busier ones for safety?

I know Australia has this reputation online for having loads of things that want to kill you but tbh aside from sharks and saltwater crocodiles (I don’t swim in the oceans so not an issue for me), the only real danger is snakes, which are easy to avoid by simply watching where you step.

Hello, only just whacked this together in a couple of hours on this lovely Saturday afternoon, mostly from info from Google AI answers to my questions so I’m gonna guess it may need refining. And it obviously needs fleshing out (go right ahead!)

I haven’t booked anything yet, including flights, so when in summer I go and how many nights etc. all open, I’m thinking minimum of 14 nights.

I’m 35F from Melbourne (Australia).

I have chosen Vancouver to Calgary because I am pretty sure that significantly more flights go from Melbourne to Vancouver. But I could look into making Calgary work if Calgary to Vancouver is the better direction?

Rockies being my absolute priority.

I am fit and love nature, that’s why I’m going! I am just as happy to drive to viewpoints as hike but I definitely appreciate the hikes more as my fellow tourists are spread out instead of all crammed together.

For hikes I would prefer no more than 4 hours. But definitely open to single day hikes if they are absolute must-do views! Also nothing technical or too out of the way as I’m alone and not an experienced hiker.

Thanks in advance for any feedback / advice!

Here we go…

1. Fly into Vancouver (2 nights)

- Dunno what sights yet

2. Drive (2 hours) to Whistler via Sea-To-Sky Highway aka. Route 99 (1 night)

- Dunno what sights yet, more of a stopover unless there’s must-dos, then open to 2 nights

3. Drive (4 hours) to Kamloops (halfway point stop) (1 night)

- Dunno what sights yet, more of a stopover unless there’s must-dos, then open to 2 nights

4. Drive (4.5 hours) to Jasper (4 nights):

- Dunno what sights yet, I just know it’s a major spot!

5. Drive (3.5 hours) to Banff via Icefields Parkway (5 nights):

- Lake Louise (40 mins from Banff)
- Moraine Lake (1 hour)
- Dunno what else yet

6. Drive (1.5 hours) to Calgary to fly out (1 night)

- Dunno what sights, honestly just a fly out destination unless I’m missing something! Would rather have more time in nature than a city.

Do you require all your team members to show you every single piece of work they create and every single change they are requested to do by the project manager? No matter their years of experience, skill level, or how long they’ve been designing for the brand? In any other industry I feel like this would be micromanaging. So will be interested if it’s still considered as such here.

Edit for clarity: design managers / creative / art directors specifically. Brand managers etc. are outside of the design team

Have you had one before, and did you stick it out or did you bail? If you stuck it out, how did you cope? I really like the job otherwise but I’m reaching the end of my tether. Something has to give. It’s causing me so much stress. I never know when they’re gonna just react negatively in some way or another to something I do / don’t do, 90% of the time they completely blindside me when I think it’s just gonna be a normal interaction.

So it’s to the point now where I just brace myself in fear of it at all times. But then like I said 90% of the time I’m blindsided which I find incredibly distressing, it’s like they just pluck arbitrary things out of the air and then make me feel like I did something wrong by not thinking the same as them when they just randomly decided it was an issue – without ever having talked to me about it before, and sometimes when they’ve either not cared before or actively thought the complete opposite. It’s maddening.

Then the other aspect is they don’t seem to give a shit about my opinion, if we disagree on something, they bulldoze rather than genuinely sit and consider what I’m saying. I can’t work like that, it’s so disrespectful and I don’t want to be treated like a robot that has to do what they say with my own work just because they can flex their “I’m your manager” thing to make me do it. Rather than having a discussion with me where my viewpoint is valued and we figure it out together.

The thing is that the job market is really bad for my career in my country at the moment, especially for senior roles, so I can’t really leave and easily find a new job (especially not one that’s as good as this in all other ways). I’ve got enough years under my belt that I really can’t go for the lower level roles anymore without it reflecting poorly on me (not that I’d want to anyway).

Picking a new phone for my dear boomer mum. She’s run a bargain basement Oppo to the ground (it’s at least 4-5 years old), that phone was horrible from the start and pretty much unusable now. So I’m encouraging her to at least go mid-range this time.

I’m thinking the A57 (accidentally wrote 56 in title) is probably not up to par with the other two but throwing it in there just in case I’m wrong there.

Funnily enough she may actually like the Pixel better as the other two are large phones, but let’s just consider them with the screen size excluded, just comparing everything else.

I’ve had the 14 Pro Max since 2023. I dunno why but I can’t take the heft and weight of this thing anymore! I have little hands (I’m female before anyone makes that joke), I’m just TIRED of holding this thing! I definitely want a Pro because I really appreciate the brilliant camera lenses on them. So that’s a non-negotiable. But given the hefty price of them I’m wondering if I should hold out 4 more months until September. But then knowing Apple, they’ll hike up the cost of the new one so I’ll end up paying even more, so there’s no winning anyway.

Boronia station is closing from Monday 11th so just sussing out my best alternative.