u/Sufficient_Effect_15

I recently interviewed for a position at a startup and made it through to an onsite with the HR director and CEO, who I’d be working closely with. The HR director was incredibly nice and supportive, but I honestly couldn’t get much of a read on the CEO.

The CEO is a young woman, probably around my age (~30), and her dad founded the company. The role is called “Partner to the CEO,” which I suspect may be a fancy way of saying Executive Assistant. 😂 But the compensation is $180K, which is honestly wild to me as a recent MBA grad. I have other options with fancier-sounding titles, but nowhere near that salary.

I also genuinely believe in the company’s technology, and this could potentially be one of my better opportunities to build meaningful equity upside.

Anyway, the actual point of this post: I have an onsite coming up, and I’m freaking myself out a little.

I’ve always been pretty smart and apparently likable, but the past year has been a major hit to my confidence. I’m worried I’ll come across as boring, awkward, or not impressive enough. At the same time, I don’t want to overcompensate and say something stupid trying to prove myself.

For people who have worked at startups, interviewed with founders/CEOs, or hired someone to work closely with them:

What should I know going into an onsite like this? What actually makes someone stand out in a good way?

I’m especially interested in tips for:

• Reading the CEO/founder dynamic
• Showing confidence without being obnoxious
• Making good conversation outside the formal interview
• Figuring out whether I actually want this job
• Avoiding common mistakes during an onsite

I’m a first-gen student, and most of my friends and I are basically figuring out our careers together, so I don’t have much mentorship in this area. I’d really appreciate any advice—even the “obvious” stuff that people with more professional mentorship might already know.

I took the O-pill for a week while visiting my boyfriend to avoid getting pregnant. A few days after starting it, I began bleeding, and the blood had a really bad smell. When I came home, I stopped taking the pill, but my next period also smelled terrible.
My discharge started smelling bad too, and I was diagnosed with BV and a yeast infection, for which I took antibiotics. I then got a Skyla IUD and just had my first period since the insertion.
The problem is, my period smells like DEATH. It’s honestly horrible. Has anyone else experienced this after an IUD insertion, especially after dealing with BV? Did the smell eventually go away, or should I be concerned about an infection?
Any experiences or advice would be appreciated

I took the O-pill for a week while visiting my boyfriend to avoid getting pregnant. A few days after starting it, I began bleeding, and the blood had a really bad smell. When I came home, I stopped taking the pill, but my next period also smelled terrible.
My discharge started smelling bad too, and I was diagnosed with BV and a yeast infection, for which I took antibiotics. I then got a Skyla IUD and just had my first period since the insertion.
The problem is, my period smells like DEATH. It’s honestly horrible. Has anyone else experienced this after an IUD insertion, especially after dealing with BV? Did the smell eventually go away, or should I be concerned about an infection?
Any experiences or advice would be appreciated!

I'm a 29F and I've been in a wonderful relationship with the man of my dreams. He treats me incredibly well and has never given me a reason to doubt him.

He's opened up to me about how much of a jerk he was in some of his previous relationships, but honestly, every time he tells me those stories, they almost sound unbelievable because of how kind and respectful he is with me.

I never really cared much about getting married until I met him. Now I'm very open to the idea of having a husband and kids someday.

That said, I come from a family where my parents divorced, and my mom walked away with next to nothing. I'd be damned if that ever happened to me.

So I'm here to ask: what advice would you give a single woman to prepare herself for the possibility of divorce? Financially, legally, emotionally—anything you think every woman should do before getting married.

Please don't tell me not to marry him because I "have doubts." I don't. This isn't really about him. I'm just a very pragmatic person, and I know people can fake things, people can change, and life is unpredictable.

He might not even end up being my husband, and I'd still be asking this question. I'm looking for advice that applies to any woman who wants to be prepared, just in case.