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▲ 2 r/TTEC

Up-to-date advice, tips, or tricks to getting an interview appointment through TTEC?

As I understand it, even once I complete an interview, assuming I get a job offer, training may be weeks or months out from that, and assignments even further out, which is why I want to get the ball rolling as soon as humanly possible.

If anyone has help for me, I'd appreciate it. I have a relatively thick skin and experience with customer service, passed their assessment, all I need is the dang interview.

I've heard to do the following

  • check at midnight (I am)
  • check multiple times a day (I'm currently checking 3 times a day, once in morning, once in afternoon, once at midnight)
  • call them (does this actually accomplish anything?)
  • email them (again, does this actually do anything?)

If you think to comment "don't work here" or something similar, please do not bother unless you have a recommendation of a company that you 1) actually got a job at, 2) is completely WFH/remote, 3) does not require you to be on camera. Just telling me to "not work here" or "run for the hills" etc is extremely unhelpful. If you want to tell people to avoid TTEC you should be ready to provide helpful alternative suggestions instead.

u/MaelstromSeawing — 7 days ago
▲ 2 r/roaches

How to prevent the sweet musty smell?

I've had roach colonies for years but I think I've become more sensitive to the smell lately?

They're dubias and I use paper egg cartons and paper towel tubes as their main housing. They're in a big bin with a mesh vent I installed.. it's not humid in my room at all.

I think I can smell them more because usually i leave my windows open day and night, but as it's gotten hotter I've had to close everything and keep my window AC unit on 24/7. This means there's no "fresh air" in here.

Other than picking out the dead ones, making sure I remove all uneaten food, etc, is there literally no way to keep the "sweet" "dirty" "musty" smell out of my room? I have no option but to house them in here. I could swap to another staple feeder, but crickets smell worse and are impossible to breed and are loud, and superworms and mealies aren't healthy long term :( for my animal to eat.

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u/MaelstromSeawing — 1 month ago
▲ 0 r/BadRPerStories

[request] Keizaal Online (Skyrim RP servers) Bad RP / Fail RP stories

I've been enjoying the hell out of Keizaal Online (Skyrim RP) lately, but I won't lie I've also had some really sour Fail RP interactions & just bad faith RP.

I want to hear your Skyrim/Keizaal RP stories.

u/MaelstromSeawing — 2 months ago
▲ 0 r/TransSupport

Question about changing gender marker & moving states

I currently live in CA. I will be moving to TX.

Due to the Executive Order, I cannot change my gender marker within the SSA.

I will be changing my CA drivers license, birth certificate, etc while I'm still in CA.

When I get to TX, and get a TX drivers license, will they be using SSA information, or will they look at my CA DL and give me the 'correct' gender license?

I'm guessing they will not care if my CA DL has the correct gender, and will use the SSA information to give me my new license. So I will end up with 1 license of the correct gender and 1 of the incorrect gender.

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u/MaelstromSeawing — 3 months ago
▲ 1 r/FurryArtists

Should /r/furryartists continue to allow adoptables & commission ads?

With our subreddit growing a little , I feel that I should set up some long term rules on adverts.

This vote/poll will last 7 days and aid me in making a decision for the rules of the subreddit.

After spending some time observing the subreddit, I'm noticing that it's kind of becoming flooded with lots of ads and there are pros and cons to this.

CONS (to allowing ads)

- I think there are several websites better suited to commission advertising and commission seeking, for one.. Also realized that a lot of people who are users or viewers of the subreddit may be driven away if every single post they look at is an advertisement or someone trying to get money out of them/sell something. Personally when I visit other subreddits I am actively turned off by advertisements and will leave if it's too frequent. So i understand this side of the user base...

PROS (to allowing ads)

- Now I also understand that as an artist, places where you can share your work are valuable. I also recognize that it can be really hard to find places that allow advertising on Reddit, and the traffic that certain for a subreddits get can be useful for artists to gain clientele. if I close off one other avenue for advertisement of commissions it might be inconvenient to artists looking for work.

In the end, I want to get the community's opinion. Do you find it annoying to wade through sales posts and comm ads? Or do you not mind?

I think there is a balance to strike; I am a big fan of the "no ads, but artists should be encouraged to leave a link to their commission info in the post/comments," This would allow users to seek out commissions on their own time after being inspired or impressed by art, instead of users being subjected to a flood of adopts, comm sheets etc. What do y'all think? I take community polls seriously when modding, I try to make popular decisions that will be good for the user experience when possible.

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u/MaelstromSeawing — 3 months ago
▲ 82 r/FursuitMaking

Masterlist of Beginner FursuitMaker Resources

Hello folks! UNFORTUNATELY I am FORCED to omit certain links as reddit is very unclear about which links keep causing my post to be removed. Please bear with me and understand most links (aside from youtube or other common domains) will be typed out. If you want the list of hyperlinks, please consider joining our discord server.

Discord: https://discord.gg/2UvVXv4tjm

Now to begin!

📼 Video Tutorials & Youtube Channels

Video content is an invaluable tool for those first learning. You can study, watch over and over, and even build along to them! Please give them a watch...

🎨 Fur Suppliers & Color Matching

When making fursuits, of course one of the most often crucial supplies is the fur itself. These websites have good resources.

Tools & Resources for Fur

Individual fur supplier list:

Key: ! NOTABLE/UNIQUE offerings

  • 🇩🇪 Stoffhummel -> Stoffhummel dot shop ! EU BIGZ

  • 🇺🇸 Howl Fabrics -> Howl fabrics dot com ! UV

  • 🇺🇸 Big Z Fabric -> Big z fabric dot com ! STRETCH ! UV

  • 🇺🇸 Fursuit Supplies -> Fursuit supplies dot com

  • 🇺🇸 NFTech -> nftech dot com ! CUSTOM $$$

  • 🇺🇸 Hairymann's Closet -> hairymanns closet dot com ! NFTECH CLEARANCE/REMNANTS

  • 🇺🇸 Fabric Empire -> Fabric empire dot com ! MINI SHAGGY

  • 🇦🇺 FurAddiction -> Furaddiction dot store

  • 🇨🇳 Hopen Textiles -> on Aliexpress ! MOCHI ! GLOW

  • 🇨🇳 Linda Wholesale -> on Aliexpress

  • 🇨🇳 MofuMofu -> Mofumofu dot shop ! STRETCH

  • 🇨🇳 Gummy Shark Fabrics -> Find user RuanTang79570 on twitter/x for link ! STRETCH

  • 🇨🇳 Miemiefur -> Miemiefur on Aliexpress

🧽 Where do I buy foam?

Now that Joann's is gone, many of the community wonder where to get their foam.

These websites should be on your radar:

If you have any suggestions for reputable/trustworthy foam supplier sites please comment, modmail, or message me.

🧩 Reputable Patterns and Parts Shops

While not every one of your favorite shops may be on this list, I am trying to list all the trustworthy stores that come to mind - If you have a pattern/parts/supplies store, please tell me and I will consider adding it to the list.

  • Kloofsuits' Etsy Shop patterns for eye shapes/various paws, head base patterns for canine/big cat/domestic cat/deer/fox

  • Fuzzbutt Fursuits -> fuzzbuttfursuits dot com

  • Mugiwara Cosplay's Etsy Shop patterns for hand paws/feet paws/ears/head base/tails/wings/bodysuits/horns/lining/etc

  • SplitGrapeSoda's Etsy Shop MANY SPECIES: 3D-print eyeblanks, eye mesh, patterns tail/paw/feet/dino raptor mask hood/etc

  • Matrices' Etsy Shop useful DIY tutorials

  • [MantaCraft's Ko-Fi] (look them up on ko-fi, I suspect reddit may not like ko-fi links) swatches for linda wholesale, fursuit making patterns, supplies

  • DreamVision Creations -> dreamvision-creations dot myshopify dot com MANY SPECIES: resin moving jaw heads of many species, resin teeth/claws/eyes/horns/etc, silicone pawpads/tongues/mouthparts, LEDs, head fans

  • RunawayWorkshop head bases, larp masks, 3D-printable files, ears, eye mesh

  • DragonArtist15 MANY SPECIES: 3D-printable masks, premade masks

  • NukeCrations -> nukecreations dot com MANY SPECIES: moving jaw and foam head bases, eye blanks, etc

  • DireCreatures -> direcreatures dot com MANY SPECIES: foam head bases, moving jaw headbases (requires their hinges), eye blanks, teeth, patterns, and more

  • SaltyPuppyStudios -> saltypuppystudios dot com Realistic style, custom painted acrylic eyes

  • Ligris Cybernetics -> ligris-cybernetics dot myshopify dot com MANY SPECIES: 3D printed hinged jaw masks and miscellaneous small parts

  • Kazplay -> kazplay dot com EVA foam mask patterns & shop

  • Yazur's Critter Hub bases, silicone parts, and more

  • FurryFactoryShop Head bases (realistic and toony), parts (jawsets, tongues, horns, etc)

  • FurandAsh TPU head bases and parts

  • Cover with Fur TPU head bases and parts

🆓 FREE Resources!

When working with a big or small budget, it never hurts to have access to free knowledge!

  • EquinoxKitty's liner pattern for fursuits -> ko-fi dot com forwardslash s forwardslash 02493b87d2

  • Pwyw paw pattern -> runnerrabbit dot gumroad dot com

  • Free fursuit neck pattern

  • [Free 4-finger paw pattern -> kloofsuits dot co dot uk forwardslash free-stuff

  • Matrices' Tutorials scroll down to free section, miscellaneous tutorials for fursuit

  • FreakHound -> freakhoundstudios dot com forwardslash patterns scroll down to free section, miscellaneous patterns/tuts

🔚 End!

This post was made without the use of genai and was completely handwritten. We do not condone the use of generative ai here in this artist focused space.

Art by me.

CHECK COMMENTS FOR PART 2 - MAKER SAFETY AND SCAM PREVENTION

u/MaelstromSeawing — 3 months ago
▲ 1 r/toyhouse

Some dragons UFS. [$5-65]

https://toyhou.se/MaelstromSeawing/characters/folder:4730918

$65 Boct adopt I unfortunately did not connect with like I'd really wanted to.

Then, the following adopts by me, taking any USD offers within this range.

$5-15 Monocot

$5-15 Cobalt

$5-15 Marlin

Accepting USD only, no trades, no art, no other form of currency, just USD via PayPal goods and services. My character usage rights are very flexible, once the character belongs to you, you can do anything you want with it, it's out of my hands, although I'd prefer they *aren't* resold for more than their purchase worth (without added art), as that's just generally the etiquette to follow.

u/MaelstromSeawing — 3 months ago