u/Mattress-King

I’m early 20’s and about to come up on 3 year at my dream job…. However it wasn’t always this easy, and being a gen zer, I went through hell before I acquired it, and worked a series of jobs before I got it. let me tell you my story.

Turned 18 in 2020 DURING the pandemic, I got a job a secretary, minimum wage for 40 hours…. In 2021 they lost a lot of business and cut my hours in half. In early 2022 they cut it to just 12 hours a week, and I knew I had to leave…. Good thing too because said business no longer exists, the following stories all take place over 20 months.

First job outta that was chipotle…. They literally hired me on the spot. That was a very decent job aside from all the toxic coworkers, taught me how to cook, not be afraid of the stove, free lunch. That last 6 months, until I broke up with my ex, couldn’t go into work due to needing to process it and I eventually found another job.

I got another job at Target…. This was because my cousin worked here. I did inbound! I only worked here for 2 months and this was almost 4 YEARS ago, but i swear it was so memorable that I can remember almost every procedure like it was yesterday, feels kinda surreal, it was such a simple labor induced job, kinda miss it and kinda don’t. Also I got injured (not on the job) so I eventually had to find a less straining job my doctor said.

1 month later I got a job at Whole Foods (was looking for an office job and couldn’t find anything so I took what I can). THE FUNNIEST Part, this was directed across the block from the office job that cut my hours and I quit, it was 11 months later, and looking outside the window I would see that old office. This job was relatively easy, I was in charge of produce. I only lasted 3 weeks before I was still applying trying to get into hotels/hospitality and I finally landed a role! I was sad to quit, very fun job! Chill people

Hotel- this was a rather easy job…. However I have a buddy who worked into hospitality and he told me what to say, and to lie on my resume (which I did) and I don’t know what happened, but they let me go after just 4 days, don’t even know if I got past the training part. I LITERALLY quit Whole Foods for this!

Verizon MLM- this one I feel dumb for, after 1 month of no job, I finally took this Verizon thingy, that was suspicious as hell, all the existing “employees” were no more than 1 or 2 months old, and the “owner” small shitty douce in a cheap suit, he wouldn’t allow me to ask other employees about their salary (which is illegal). He wanted us to work 60 hours a week, and all was commission based, he wanted us to walk in the hood/projects selling Verizon products. He tried not to pay us for training, and I called him out on it, so he paid for my lunch…. That’s one week of my life I’ll never get back.

I used the “experience” from “Verizon” to land a job at Spectrum…. Not a scam but ALSO toxic as hell, paid minimum wage (they paid more during training) and I was expected to upsell, upsell, upsell. Was constantly scrutinized for giving the customer EXACTLY what they wanted because I “didn’t offer the premium packages”. Three months of hell, and everyone around me was also my age, everyone acted like a kid.

I worked 2 days at McDonald- nuff said.

I worked 1 day at a cafe- they paid me with food.

All of this happened in a 20 month period, for the longest time, I used to be one of those people who, if let go from a job I would never shop at said place again from any branch’s, which made things kinda hard…. Until I realized how silly that was. That’s my Gen Z experience, if anyone know what’s I’m talking about please post too lol.

I recently got my Mexican citizenship (born in the USA) and now I’m strongly considering on getting my Spanish citizenship and I have questions!

So first question is in regards to how long am I supposed be there (and yes I know about the 2 residency rule) let me explain my situation I am currently in my early 20’s and going through a bit of rediscovery phase, my family who has been supportive has given me two options, go to school in the states (USA) or live abroad in Spain. However they will ONLY be willing to fund my expedition for 2 years, after that I will return home. They personally don’t mind paying for my expenses while I attend an online school. So once I complete the 2 year residency in Spain, can I return home, and acquire my citizenship through the consulate or deal with a lawyer who works on my behalf in Spain? I also don’t mind returning every now and then for the oath and ceremony stuff.

Question 2- while aboard what sort of documentation do I need? Or is the Visa all the proof I need? Like do I need rent receipts? An identification card? To register at the civil office? What sort of things.

Question 3- We have a family friend who lives in Spain, so I would opt to live with (they would still charge me rent, but not as much like 500 euros) does this qualify? Or no? Because it’s a private landlord, or do I need to go with a landlord who submits the payments to government idk.

Please answer ONLY if you’ve gone through this process, please don’t give me baseless conjectures about things I already know, thank you!

Not sure if this is adult thing or more of a me thing. I recently moved from Sunset park to Bay ridge…. Which if you know anything they are back to back.

So I moved 15 months ago, and cuz the R train is so unreliable, I got out at 59th street and had walk home at like 12am. Anyways I’m passing my old apartment that I lived in for 5 years…. And I realized…. This is the first time I’m visiting my old block in 15 months!! I could’ve sworn that was 2 or 3 months.

A place that I lived for 5 years, and it took me 15 months to visit that place again. I’m strongly considering moving to manhattan, and I’m scared I’ll leave Brooklyn forever…. Anyone else experience this? Also for reference my “new apartment” is only like 20 blocks from the old one.

I was trying to watch Toy Story 3 recently (new movie came out and I wanted to rewatch). I obviously remember the plot and the ending, also don’t hate it but it was always my least favorite out of the series…. I was 8 when it came out (so early 20’s now). And so once the whole Lotso plot was over…. I just couldn’t help but feel watch the ending (out of fear)

So as a kid this movie I never really liked it…. I felt the plot was slow and boring…. Also thought Andy shoulda kept the toys…. I was kinda a brat growing up. But I honestly believe that.

So it took me three whole days to build up the courage to watch the ending…. And once I did…. I cried. 🥹😭 it was so beautiful. In this specific year (2026) I recently got my drivers license, I took a road trip, I went to another country for the first time alone….. I’ve done more this year than I have my entire life, and I kinda understand the message at the end…. And about letting things go.

So I wondered why I hated this movie so much as a kid…. And I stick by the original criticism. Like what kid is going to see this, and understand the lessons…. Or the secret messages. It kinda put a bad taste in my mouth. But I wanna know what movies do you think also meant for kids, but really are for adults!

I had a very exhausting day where I started on the B1 at the Kingsboro college and landed at the Bay ridge b1 depot (I live in bay ridge) I however have weird naps where I’ll close my eyes for 5 second and boom it’s an hour later. I’m not sure if it’s because sheepshead is so dense and more residential, but it just felt like a whole different city/country waking up in bay ridge.

Anyone else experience this on a bus route?? Like I knew Brooklyn was big, but is it that big? You can’t recognize where the hell you are sometimes??

I grew up in a very religious household along the poverty line, so my whole life I’ve been hearing “appropriate what you have” or “envy is sin”. So I was watching a tik tok, where a tiktoker is pretending to be the landlord and it’s all made to make fun of the landlord because of the rent freeze, but the tik tok ends with “at the end of the day your still a property owner, so why not move into your property” and the landlord version of her goes like “what are you fucking nuts, I don’t wanna live in a shithole, I wanna live in a nice big house”

So it got me to thinking! I’ve lived in 3 apartments…. A loft in ATL for like 6 months in 2020, that loft cost $1500 there and was huge, and the equivalent would cost $4000 here in NYC. I lived in my $4000 loft here with a roommate so I paid $2000, and my current one for $2800…. I get it New Yorkers are hard workers and we are all adults….. but like how would you describe your apartment? Is it something that you’re proud of?

My Apartment- https://www.reddit.com/r/NYCapartments/s/WTlZZvyGus

Also peep my apartment, almost everyone in the comments thought I paid $4000-$5000 for it, I am VERY proud of it, where do you even find a duplex in NYC? Not happy with price…. However my question isn’t about the price, I’m genuinely asking if you live an apartment that your proud of if NYC has forced you live a less quality of life like say compared to another part of the US. It’s definitely above my budget but that’s cost of being young I guess 🥲.

Anyone else think it would’ve been a funny idea to have kept the The Earth General arc in the Netflix show….. and they could’ve cast Mark Hamil as General Fong? IYKYK

Side note- Not sure if anyone else knows this…. But getting Chin Han to play Long Feng is a PHENOMENAL CASTING!! Such a great actor! Also he’s known to play two sided characters with lots of deception, who are later revealed to be bad/evil