u/PathSoggy6516

My current employment consultant is actually a nice enough person but these fortnightly face to face check ins are a complete joke. I travel forty minutes each way just to sit at her desk for less than ten minutes while she shows me photos of her cat and talks about her weekend craft projects. She just clicks a few buttons says you are doing great darling and sends me on my way. While I am glad she is not a total tyrant breathing down my neck it is incredibly frustrating having to spend money on public transport just to be a captive audience for random small talk

I have been applying for roles across the board for the last few weeks and the silence from hiring managers is getting pretty deafening. I know the local job market is a bit rough at the moment, but I am starting to think my resume is just getting immediately filtered out by those automated scanning systems before a human even looks at it

My mechanical keyboard finally gave up this morning. I'd like something hot-swappable, reasonably well built and ideally not too expensive.

I've noticed quite a few wireless Yunzii boards on Amazon that seem to get decent reviews, but I'm wondering if they're actually worth buying or if I'd be better off sticking with brands that are easier to find through local retailers

Wondering if partial completion of a diploma still counts for anything on a resume or if it's basically worthless without the full cert.

I've tried to get help with a couple of welfare related things and the process has been incredibly slow and unclear. Not sure if this is just my campus or a wider issue. I know TAFE isn't uni and doesn't have the same resources but I expected at least something functional

I’ve got a massive personal issue this week and can’t make my scheduled meeting. I’ve tried calling but nobody is picking up. What’s the worst that happens if I just miss it?

A few years ago it felt like recruiters were everywhere and companies couldn't hire developers fast enough. Now I'm hearing stories of experienced software engineers spending months applying for roles without much luck. For those working in tech around Melbourne, how are you finding the job market at the moment?

It feels like a massive food crime but low-key brilliant. Slathering a spoonful of hot gravy and mash onto a Zinger fillet before eating it seems like the ultimate hangover cure. Has anyone actually attempted this custom build?

I have noticed that every single time my phone vibrates with an unknown number or a standard automated text ID, my heart immediately drops. Even when I am completely on top of my mutual obligations and my dashboard is entirely green, there is this persistent background anxiety that an administrative glitch is going to halt my income. How do you guys manage to disconnect over the weekend and separate your actual human self-worth from a government compliance score?

The coding projects we do in class are great for learning the basics but they are all pretty generic calculator apps and basic database lookups. I am worried that when I graduate, my GitHub is going to look identical to every other person in my cohort. Are you guys building completely separate personal projects on the weekend to stand out, or is the course workload already taking up all your time?

When you are competing against thousands of other students all putting the same generic university calculator or weather app on their github what actually catches an employer's eye? Do they want to see complex data structures clean unit tests or just a really polished user interface that looks like a real product?

I am struggling to find 20 distinct roles to apply for every single month in my regional town. If I list applications where I just emailed a resume to a general office inbox, do the consultants actually call the business to verify it?

I am thinking about bypassing TAFE entirely and applying straight for the Bachelor of Computer Science, but looking at the study plan has me a bit stressed about the discrete mathematics and algorithm theory units. I only did General Maths in high school and I am worried I will be completely out of my depth without that heavy calculus background. Does the university offer any decent bridging programs or should I just stick to the TAFE path to build my confidence up first?

My GP gave me a three month temporary incapacity certificate for severe anxiety and I uploaded it to MyGov last Tuesday. My provider is still texting me demanding I show up for a face to face appointment tomorrow. Does the provider see that a certificate is pending, or do I just have to go to avoid getting cut off?

I have a minor medical thing next week and need to reschedule a routine provider interview. Are they generally relaxed if you give them a few days notice or do they demand an official medical certificate just to move a timeslot by twenty four hours

The indexation hit in March and I got a few extra bucks a fortnight but my landlord just sent a notice for a fifty dollar a week increase. It feels like the government is just subsidising the landlords at this point. Is anyone else finding that the increases are actually making the rental crisis worse?

I know the answer is probably zero but I have a long haul flight coming up and I am crossing my fingers. Has anyone ever actually been bumped up without using points or is that just an urban legend?

I'm not doing long trips regularly, mostly under 60km a day. Struggling to justify the Premium but would love to hear from people who had to choose

The Dolphin seems hard to beat for the price, but I keep hearing people say the Seal or Atto 3 makes more sense long term if you can stretch the budget a bit

Feels like we haven’t beaten a genuine top 8 side in forever and the same issues keep showing up every week. Love the effort and leadership Luke McDonald brings because nobody can question his heart, but the turnovers and decision making under pressure are getting harder to ignore. Is he still in our best starting side moving forward or are supporters just attached to the experience and effort now?