Hi all,
I was outside in my yard thinking about how excited I am for season 3 of Hellier, when I suddenly heard a train horn loud and clear. The thing is, I don't live close enough to train tracks and have never once heard it from my house before. It could have been something else, but I have never heard anything even remotely sounding like a train horn from my house before.
Hi all,
A few days ago, I posted about how I was lucky enough to get a job offer after almost two years being unemployed. Upon sharing the news with everyone I know in real life, I noticed an instant shift in how they treated me. They were suddenly so positive, encouraging, and supportive. They told me it was all due to my "hard work" and how impressive I must have been in the interview. Just overall very nice vibes. As they should be, but just wish they had this type of energy when I was job searching. Of course, there were people I know who were incredibly kind and non-judgmental.
However, there were plenty who kept blaming me and only me with no attempt at even understanding how bad the job market is right now, even after I would try to explain it to them. I had people tell me to just take "any" job and stop being "privileged." I even had one person tell me I probably don't dress well enough for interviews and that is why I don't get the job, even though they have zero knowledge about my professional wardrobe. That I wasn't "trying" hard enough. You get the idea. Now these same people have suddenly made a 180.
So thankful for not only the ones in my life who were supportive, but everyone online here as well.
I was waiting for the day when I could finally be one of the lucky ones to say this in here... I GOT A JOB OFFER!!! Signed the letter today. Just waiting on a background check to clear, but I am not anticipating any issues with that. I hope I didn't jinx this lol.. it does kind of suck you can never feel fully relaxed until your butt is in that office on your first day. Still, I am so so so happy I made it this far. It's been almost 2 years I have been unemployed.
So, yesterday, I posted in here that I had a panel interview Monday that I felt went really well. Monday evening, two of my references I had put down on my application told me they had gotten an email from the university to fill out a reference question form. I have been trying to get in touch with my third reference I put on my original application, and have not heard anything from her. Today, the hiring manager replied back to a thank you email I had sent Monday afternoon and she said it was nice meeting me, etc. She also said "Hopefully HR gets into contact with you soon." I am still worried that HR has a strict policy where someone needs three references. I would hope they would reach out to me to ask for an alternative, because I have plenty of back-up references who would be willing to do it.
I had a four panel interview yesterday and I thought it went very well. They said the candidate they select will receive an offer on Wednesday. However, yesterday evening, two of my references I put in my application reached out and said they were contacted. They were emailed a form to fill out. I have not heard anything from the third person I put in my application, despite sending both a LinkedIn message and email. Now I am worried they will go with someone else who was able to get all three solid references on time.
Had a 4 person panel interview today. Thought that I nailed it. I felt calm the whole time, gave thorough answers to all of their questions, and had many specific examples. During the interview, they gave me lots of positive feedback, such as nodding, smiling, and saying "good answer." Even after the interview ended all four of them gushed how good it was. But then.. one of them said, "we still have other candidates to interview before we make a decision." Maybe I'm wrong, but I have seen quite a few posts and comments on here that day that is basically a death knell. Is this true?
I love this show and this is zero critique! Over the course of the two seasons, we have seen so many ailments/injuries/issues, both "common" and uncommon. I guess I am curious about what there is left to see. I know we haven't seen butt stuff yet (added NSFW just in case), but aside from that, what new things would you all like to see?
I love this show and this is zero critique! Over the course of the two seasons, we have seen so many ailments/injuries/issues, both "common" and uncommon. I guess I am curious about what there is left to see. I know we haven't seen butt stuff yet (added NSFW just in case), but aside from that, what new things would you all like to see?
Hi all,
Two weeks ago, I opened a US Bank smartly savings and converted my existing checking account with USB to a smartly checking account. But it still says I am only getting a 0.05% APY? I thought it would have increased by now.
Hi all,
In one of our bathrooms, there seems to be a little bit of mold. My mom has been having unexplained health issues for a while and her doctor finally suggested mold could be the culprit and recommended we have professionals come out and look. We are going to do this, but have some concerns with the remediation process.
Would we be forced to vacate our home? If they find hidden mold and have to tear down the bathroom walls, would we have to be displaced for weeks? Just curious about how it went for anyone who had remediation done. Thank you.
Hi all,
I am 26F and for the past 7-8 years, my aunt (65F) nearly every single time I see her will make comments at me about how she doesn't see me as an adult and that my parents (I still live at home) should be more "strict" with me.
I can't stand her. As I said, this has been going on for years now and it got to a point where, last month, I finally told her I was done spending any sort of time with her outside important family functions.
During my undergrad years, she would say things to me about how my parents were giving me too much freedom and that I needed to have a curfew. By the way, she has never lived with us. It would come up in casual conversations with her about what I had been up to lately and telling her about all of the friends I had made in college and how we'd be out late having fun. I would tell her my parents don't care about me being home at a certain time. But she would keep saying I needed to respect them more? Very weird. She would also keep asking again and again for me to tell her the names of all of my friends and show her pictures of them. I understand how that could be interpreted as her wanting to just be more involved in my life and the people I care about, but there was something about the forceful way she would ask that would be off-putting. I would point out to her that I'm an adult and she would say, "I don't consider you an adult until you have a master's degree." There were a few times during undergrad that my parents were out of town and she would say to me she is surprised they are letting me stay home by myself for several nights and that I shouldn't have any people over???
This kind of stuff would happen A LOT during those years. Then, once I got into grad school, I remember there was one day I was out to lunch with her and she told me I couldn't order alcohol. I don't drink anyway so I wasn't going to, but I asked her what on earth she was talking about. She said, "Your parents won't like that." I was like, "My parents literally wouldn't care about this stuff." She just said, "Too bad, when you're with me, you won't be drinking." Again, I don't drink but I was so tempted to order an alcoholic drink anyway just to piss her off.
I got my Master's degree in December 2024, just two weeks before Christmas. When the family was over for Christmas, I was talking to her and she, once again, made some comment about how I'm not an adult. I reminded her she had told me when I get a Master's degree she said she would consider me an adult. She said, "You will be an adult when I say you are an adult."
After that, I started to purposefully avoid her a lot more. The thing is, over the years, I would stand up for myself by CALMLY saying things like "I am an adult even if you don't think so." She would point her finger at me as if she were scolding a child and say, "That is going to make it even longer for me to think of you as an adult."
Fast forward now to last month, we were at a family gathering and she was on my ass about the fact I hadn't had lunch with her in a year. I told her I had been busy and not doing well mentally (not a lie at all). She seemed to accept that. Then, a few minutes later, she was saying that my parents should "ground" me because I was having some people over when my parents had been out of town recently. I told her, calmly, that I am 26 now and I'm tired of her speaking to me like I'm a child and that is why I don't want to spend time with her anymore. I then walked away before she could respond. But she did look shocked and hurt. Anyway, some relatives have told me since then that her feelings are hurt. But what am I supposed to do? Hard boundaries in this case were needed, right?
Again, so many more similar incidents have happened than the examples I gave above. It's so bizarre and I'm not really sure what her issue is. Even if she was joking, I don't see anything funny about it. Especially since I told her to stop. If she isn't joking then is it some sort of weird power trip?
My parents are very chill and treat me like an adult, so I have no clue why she seems to think they don't or that they should treat me like a child. Also, she only says these things to me when there aren't other people around. I also have a younger brother (23M) and I confirmed with him she has never once made these type of comments to him.
Did I handle this correctly?
Hello!
I made it to the final round for a support specialist role in the Registrar office for a community college. There will be 4 people interviewing me. From your experience, how many candidates typically make it to this round?
Also, I get very nervous during interviews, and I bet I will be even more so since 4 people will be staring at me. Do these types of interviews have a relaxed vibe or is it an interrogation? Thanks for any insights!
Hi all,
I've been unemployed for 16 months. I've only had 6 first round phone screens and 1 first round virtual interview. Wednesday, I am finally going to a second round interview in person, with two people who will be interviewing me.
I am excited but super nervous about it. Ironically, I feel like I am getting too anxious about being anxious and coming across as unconfident during the interview.
I feel as though my nerves have hindered me in the past from moving forward. I am so annoyed with myself because I usually don't have social anxiety of any kind. It's just during interviews, no matter how much I practice them out loud and with other people, my brain stops working. My hands shake, my voice shakes, my face goes red, I stutter, I forget all of the good examples I crafted ahead of time for situational questions.
How has anyone else overcome something like this?
Don't get me wrong, I am very thankful to have been selected for any interviews at all in this hellish job market. However, it is kind of exhausting to know I will have a total of 4 rounds of interviews for a job that pays 50K.
Hi all!
A few days ago, I posted in this sub for advice on how to get a higher ed job, as I have no prior higher ed experience. A 4 year university in my area reached out to me for an interview for an Academic Affairs Coordinator position! Any tips or advice is very much appreciated, thank you!
For more context, this is a bit of a pivot from my degree (I have a Master of Arts in Biology), but I have 3 years prior experience as an operations assistant for an educational company that served K-12 students.
Hi all,
I could use some advice from this lovely sub! I am looking to pivot into this field, but all of the job descriptions I have come across say they require previous experience in a higher education environment. For context, I was an Operations Assistant at a learning company for 3 years before I was laid off, but that was K-12th grade only.
I still do apply anyway, but I am wondering if that is why I am consistently getting rejected after the application stage. Thanks!
