u/oak_stone1

Hi HR Redditors,

I am looking to take my CIPD Level 5 in People Management. For practical reasons, I need this to be online/distance learning and have whittled it down to three providers based on reviews, pass rate and cost:

Avado

E-Careers

ICS Learn

I am leaning towards e-careers, but wondered if anyone has used any of the aforementioned three and has any feedback (good or bad)?

Thanks in advance!

I am a long standing DM fan. I have rewatched the entire series so many times. Does anyone have any recommendations for what next? I love easy watching shows like this.

Apologies in advance, this has been sat in my brain for ages and one video has just pushed me over the edge tonight and I need to shout into the void of Reddit.

I am so unbelivably sick of seeing parents quite literally exploit their children online for brand deals, freebies and fame. I know this is not isolated to the equestrian community, but there is an added layer on complexity when a hobby/passion and animal are involved (IMO).

I watched a video of a FIVE year old child today with a huge following, getting brand deals left right and centre and their ENTIRE equestrian life is public. The really concerning thing is the number of saves the videos have. Why on earth are so many people saving these videos? Well, that's an uncomfortable conversation isn't it.

If a child is old enough, with enough understanding to consent to any part of their life being made public, then fair enough...but a child with no understanding of what being online means, or children literally too young to even comprehend the fact they are being shared worldwide, feels so so wrong and exploitative.

Maybe it's just me, but I just feel like it's one big safeguarding concern, but also has the potential to impact a child's life for years to come.

Do we think Ruan was a production plant or an admin error?

I don’t really understand why they wouldn’t scrap the ep 1 takes, secure a new bosun and go from there start as he was introduced and then left at the dock. Just seemed a bit weird 🤷‍♀️

I am so sickened by the number of people still willing to take their horses out to competitions in this heatwave.

I'm angry at these money grabbing, financially drive showgrounds and venues refusing to call it, but my anger sits predominantly with these owners/riders who are trying to justify travelling and competing in horses that they are not even remotely acclimatised to.

Why are people so willing to risk their horses for a 50p rosette? I cannot fathom it.

I am one of two girls, my sister being 3.5 years older. She is neurotypical and has really followed the “traditional” life path. Finished school uneventfully, went to uni, got a job, got a boyfriend, got married and is now expecting a baby.

Then there’s me. Difficult at school, bolted to college, did a diploma is something I never used again (just wanted to get out of school), got a bad job, then another, then another, resigned more times than I’ve had hot dinners, have no friends and never really had a romantic relationship.

I sometimes just sit and cry at how much I’ve failed in comparison to my sister. I feel like my parents had one good one, and one defective one. It’s so hard not to compare.

I saw a post on Facebook flagging the fact that Bubby Upton rode Mr Marmalade to a fall in the 3*L at Bicton at the end of May and we are now celebrating her win at Bramham in the 4*L. The video of the 3* showed her quite obviously pushing the horse over fences when it had no legs left, unsurprisingly, they then fell at a fence. The video was circulated online but promptly and conveniently removed.

This sits uncomfortably with me. If this rider was handed an appropriate consequence for how she rode at Bicton, her actions directly impacting horse welfare and safety, she shouldn't have been eligible to compete at Bramham, she should have been under suspension or a ban.

Yet people are literally LEAPING to her defence, claiming we all make mistakes. Is this going to be smoke screen that all these riders hide behind to get away with their actions? Heat of the moment? Error of judgement? Impulsive action?

I just wonder how many more horses have to have their lives and safety put on the line for these riders egos and careers.

I anticipate plenty of downvotes, but I had to say it.

Looking for some advice as someone looking to start the CIPD Level 5. I’ve seen such varied reviews about ICS, Reed, Avado… I just don’t know who to use!

Can people advise who they have used in the last 18 - 24 months and what their review is? Thanks!

I've just quit my full time office based job because I physically cannot do it anymore. It was destroying every single inch of me and it was getting to the point where I was having to really psych myself up to get out of the car and walk in and then coach myself through the day in the bathroom mirror.

My career experience largely centres around both Marketing & Operations, but I haven't particularly enjoyed either. I want to retrain and find a career that is comfortable for me, so it needs to be something where remote working is quite common and accepted. I am process-oriented, black and white person (shock lol) and I don't do well with nuance, ambiguity or constantly shifting agendas (the phrase ''varied role'' gives me the FEAR). I like repetition and I hate hate HATE being bored with nothing to do.

I'm not thick (I don't think), but I don't do well in number-heavy environments like finance. I also want to steer clear of marketing, any ideas?

Can we please talk about Mariska Hargitay’s acting in these eps, specifically the Russian roulette scene in Beast’s Obsession… like GIRL! The episode always has me staring, fixated - that woman has TALENT.

Whilst I understand getting rid of the S&Bs as they aren’t a great pig for meat production, I don’t understand why he didn’t just get in some more commercially bred pigs that would provide him with the cuts he wanted?? He obviously loves the pigs, has the set up, so why not just get a more suitable breed?

I don’t mind an Australian accent. I don’t mind an American accent, but Hannah’s fake forced American accent with an Aussie twang literally infuriates me, she sounds like a child trying to speak with an American accent. Is it just me? 😂

I have worked since I was 16 years old, but I’ve been a serial job hopper. My last role was my longest, lasting 2.5 years, but I left in April severely burned out and basically on my knees.

The thing is, I cannot afford to be unemployed. I’m single with a mortgage and bills to pay. I’m too “high functioning” to even get a look in on any type of disability benefit and I’m feeling really, really low about everything.

I have a new job which is 3 days in the office and 2 days at home, but it’s already taking its toll. I feel hugely emotional all the time, my anxiety is through the roof and the overwhelm hits me frequently with no warning.

I fantasise about quitting, I just want to lead a really reclusive, quiet, simple life, but it’s not possible.

I’ve desperately searched for WFH jobs, but they just aren’t common and they are so over subscribed.

I’m scared and I’m sad. I don’t know what to do.

I can count on one hand the number of people I could genuinely consider a friend, or who would consider me a friend.

I have lost two big friendships in the last six months. One I didn’t care about as I didn’t like them much anyway, but the other have hurt because I don’t feel I did anything wrong… but it keeps happening so I think I’m the common denominator.

I sit at the weekends after doing the usual tasks and maybe heading for a walk and I see people out with their friends. It all seems to easy for them.

I don’t know what I’m trying to say really, it just kinda sucks. I don’t feel like I have a single friend that “gets” me.

Intrigued to hear people’s opinions.

Personally, I see no circumstances where a flash strap should be used, they are a restrictive tool used to stop movement in the mouth. I see them as a way to mask a problem, rather than fix the root cause, but very interested to hear other people’s views!

I’ve just lost yet another friendship as they said they felt scared to say some things around me. Not scared as in a physical sense, but, for example, scared to mention they did something with someone they know I don’t like.

I’ve spent my life being labelled aggressive, bossy… even at work, I used to work in a male dominated industry and would often get the “oh I wouldn’t cross her” comments.

It’s really starting to weigh on me now, I just feel like an awful person.