Confessions

[Bob Long]

51 minutes ago, 4petesake said:

 

Tonight I am camped along the Gulf of St Lawrence getting ready to take the Confederation Bridge to PEI tomorrow. By an odd coincidence we went into a Loblaws here in New Brunswick yesterday to get milk. What costs me $4.59 for 4l in Abbotsford cost just under $9 here. Back to the boycott for me!

 

Justin!!!!!!!!

[MeanSeanBean]

After years of hard work and sacrifice, I was offered a permanent, full time position at my dream job. Instead of being excited, I feel only anxious. I have no idea what that means or what to do with these feelings and I hate it.

[Bob Long]

3 minutes ago, MeanSeanBean said:

After years of hard work and sacrifice, I was offered a permanent, full time position at my dream job. Instead of being excited, I feel only anxious. I have no idea what's that means or what to do with these feelings and I hate it.

 

I find sometimes you feel stuff more once you can. You don't have to bottle it up so it all spills out. 

[MeanSeanBean]

26 minutes ago, Bob Long said:

 

I find sometimes you feel stuff more once you can. You don't have to bottle it up so it all spills out. 

I've been working with a therapist trying to understand why my brain works this way and I'm really upset right now that I can't figure out the root of this anxiety. I'm also frustrated that I don't get to feel happy over what should be an incredible accomplishment.

[runningback33]

Got stung by a wasp today

[Wilbur]

20 minutes ago, runningback33 said:

Got stung by a wasp today

I have never been stung, knock on wood.  And I have never been an indoor person.  Played baseball, badminton in the backyard barefoot all the time.  

[gwarrior]

Tomorrow should be interesting. Saturday on father's day weekend, and I have to try to do both deli production AND product packing..... It's not gonna work out well. But I'm going to do what I can. If it's not good enough, schedule someone to FUCKING HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!

[gwarrior]

Today went better than expected, other than the panthers Oilers game. Had backstock on almost everything, and they threw me a bone and I had a pair of hand to pack pepperoni while I slayed everything else. Only problem is now the day is catching up to me and I'm sore as hell.

[gwarrior]

Took today off. I have been up most of the night worried about my dog, she has an injury to her paw or leg. So we are taking her to the vet later this morning. 

[gwarrior]

Got the dog home a couple hours ago. She had a broken claw and a bit of an infection in her paw. And yet, she still looks happy.

[bishopshodan]

2 minutes ago, gwarrior said:

Got the dog home a couple hours ago. She had a broken claw and a bit of an infection in her paw. And yet, she still looks happy.

 

She's handling the 'cone of shame' very well.

 

She's a beauty. 

[6of1_halfdozenofother]

I confess that I thought there would be no Canucks signings before this year's Cup Finals were complete.  I am happy to know that my thought was wrong.  

[gwarrior]

19 minutes ago, bishopshodan said:

 

She's handling the 'cone of shame' very well.

 

She's a beauty. 

I think she's just happy to be home. 

[Snoop Hogg]

I’m worried about my best friend. For like the last few months all he ever talks about is He-Man, the cartoon, lore and his action figure collection. When I try to change the subject, he always finds a way to circle back to He-Man. I love him like a brother but it’s getting on my nerves. 

[RWMc1]

I have trouble with the upvote thing. I don't upvote many posts that I agree with because it doesn't even occur to me to do so. I will get an upvote and realize that maybe I'm being rude and will give a few. I then forget and go back to not upvoting. Sorry guys, nothing personal.

 

With music I can't listen to the same stuff so many times I can't even listen to a song even though I like it. Once again, nothing personal. I upvote the song and not the person. I also try to keep personal feelings out of the music threads. To me music is something that can connect people even if they don't speak the same language.

 

 

[Sharpshooter]

On 6/7/2024 at 7:36 PM, MeanSeanBean said:

I've been working with a therapist trying to understand why my brain works this way and I'm really upset right now that I can't figure out the root of this anxiety. I'm also frustrated that I don't get to feel happy over what should be an incredible accomplishment.

I confess that I’m gonna punch you in your dick for getting your dream job.

 

Stop overthinking shit. Just be present in the moment and be the best person you can be.

 

Do I need to hold your hand always? 
 

The answer is no. 
 

You got this bud. 
 

Otherwise I’m going to be your older brother and make you hit yourself until you take the opportunity right in front of you. 
 

 

[Psylocke]

I have found another new hobby: nail stamping. Now I'm obsessed with looking at all the different nail stamping plates and watching YouTube tutorials. 

[brilac]

I did it!

 

Another quarter of a 4.0 GPA.

 

My cumulative GPA is a 3.96. 

 

I have two-three more quarters to go depending on if I opt to take a spring quarter class or finish in winter. I've been thinking about MBA programs and have been looking at schools. I will see where I am at next year, but it is definitely a thought. I found a school that I am interested in. The tuition cost is reasonable compared to other schools. 

 

It's hard for me to plan ahead as I don't know where I will be next year - in 15 months. 

 

Anxiety of perfection. 

[Coconuts]

I made the deans list for the fourth year in a row, I also hit a 225 bench for the first time 

 

For reference I'm like 5'8.5" and roughly 195

Edited June 23 by Coconuts

[Elias Pettersson]

6 hours ago, Coconuts said:

I made the deans list for the fourth year in a row, I also hit a 225 bench for the first time 

 

For reference I'm like 5'8.5" and roughly 195

 

In my prime I was doing 5 sets of 7-8 reps with 225 pounds.  Two of those 45 plates on each side.  This was in my early 20's.  My max was 295 pounds.  I started weightlifting early in high school when I played football starting in grade 8.  I think I hit 195 pounds on the bench press in grade 12 when I was 17.  After high school, I was in the gym almost every day for a few years.  Was taking Taekwondo at the same time, so very flexible as well.  

 

Those were the good old days.  I don't go to the gym anymore though.  Just do some workouts at home when I can and do mostly cardio...

Edited June 23 by Elias Pettersson

[-dlc-]

My job is ending at the end of August and I'm really ticked off. 

 

At first, our school was closing when our lease expires on July 31st (possibly only for a year while they secured another location). The terms were all laid out and I felt good about how we were being treated. "Respected".

Now that's all blown to pieces as things have changed. They HAVE managed to secure a temporary location to keep operations going next year but it's a very small space and out of the 50 or so current employees only a handful will have jobs next year. The rest of us are out of luck. We're sad, anxious and not looking forward to the prospect of being jobless....but there's NO sensitivity being shown to us and it's very glaring how, despite promoting gratitude and respect, they are severely lacking in that department. Actions speak louder than words and the actions right now are really piss poor.

 

Initially, we were told that we'd get a 15% pay increase for July if we moved our holidays to August and helped with the shutdown of our current school during July. OK, incentive...cancelled a trip away with friends to move my holidays to August even though we were told we wouldn't have a location so would either work remotely or not at all. So we'd be off anyhow and our holidays suddenly were becoming quite meaningless as a result. The consolation? One big holiday....entire month of August. Awesome. We'd be sweating it out in July (a/c is busted) and that sounded great.

 

Then they up'd it to 30% for anyone working 20 days from June 24 - July 31. They're also giving us 2.5 days pay x number of years worked. Reasonable. Our contracts go through to August 31 so I guess it's an olive branch.

 

Now that they've got a location set for next year, they're trying to grind us to the bone. My holidays in August now have to change AGAIN because my boss reports that he needs me for the last 10 days of August (where? how?). OK, moved them once again...whatever. They've hinted that they might rent space in the back of a warehouse for us to work out of. 

 

Then I got an email Friday assigning tasks for Monday....as a "mover" (I'm an Executive Assistant - desk job). Unloading 2 steel storage containers outside, packing the contents into boxes/labelling them and then moving them indoors. 

 

Uh, no. F that. 

 

I'm a team player and have gone above and beyond doing jobs that are not part of my job description. But, at this point....boundaries are being set. Hell no I'm not going into those dirty steel hell holes to unload stuff and then cart it elsewhere. I have the number for the Turkish movers I worked with...maybe call them?

 

It's disheartening because they're frantically running around trying to "organize" last minute stuff for their carry over in a new location and we're left in the dust but being asked to do ridiculously urgent  "I NEED IT AND I NEED IT NOW" stuff. The kicker? The people who do have jobs next year are signing off for the summer? Wat?

 

I have lost all respect for an organization that I thought was better than this. A few of us have and it's really tragic that they're plowing through us like we're machines.

 

 It's like we're not there...they even did a team huddle in the doorway and all put their hands in the middle and then a big hoorah group cheer as they headed to the new location for lunch. And had the audacity to ask us to drive lunch over to them at the new site. Me: "no". My friend at the front desk: "no".

 

While the stragglers (us) are left watching the new team celebrate themselves and plan their camping trips, we're apparently expected to take on the load. 

 

Not too happy. Was feeling ok despite it all but am now just trying to survive the last 2 months without losing my cool. It's tough...I'm ready to tell them to TAKE THIS JOB AND....SHOVE IT.

[Coconuts]

10 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said:

 

In my prime I was doing 5 sets of 7-8 reps with 225 pounds.  Two of those 45 plates on each side.  This was in my early 20's.  My max was 295 pounds.  I started weightlifting early in high school when I played football starting in grade 8.  I think I hit 195 pounds on the bench press in grade 12 when I was 17.  After high school, I was in the gym almost every day for a few years.  Was taking Taekwondo at the same time, so very flexible as well.  

 

Those were the good old days.  I don't go to the gym anymore though.  Just do some workouts at home when I can and do mostly cardio...

 

I've been working out on and off since I was probably 16, but it's only the last few years I've gotten back to an actual gym and started taking it much more seriously. I was at a gym for years here and there and then just kinda fell off and had my own stuff at home, there's no substitute for an actual gym though, at least for most people. I've always veered more towards bodybuilding though.

 

Exercise is good for the mind regardless of what one does though, and good for the body obviously. Everyone should incorporate some of it if they can, though obviously it looks different for everyone. 

[Joe King]

42 minutes ago, -dlc- said:

My job is ending at the end of August and I'm really ticked off. 

 

At first, our school was closing when our lease expires on July 31st (possibly only for a year while they secured another location). The terms were all laid out and I felt good about how we were being treated. "Respected".

Now that's all blown to pieces as things have changed. They HAVE managed to secure a temporary location to keep operations going next year but it's a very small space and out of the 50 or so current employees only a handful will have jobs next year. The rest of us are out of luck. We're sad, anxious and not looking forward to the prospect of being jobless....but there's NO sensitivity being shown to us and it's very glaring how, despite promoting gratitude and respect, they are severely lacking in that department. Actions speak louder than words and the actions right now are really piss poor.

 

Initially, we were told that we'd get a 15% pay increase for July if we moved our holidays to August and helped with the shutdown of our current school during July. OK, incentive...cancelled a trip away with friends to move my holidays to August even though we were told we wouldn't have a location so would either work remotely or not at all. So we'd be off anyhow and our holidays suddenly were becoming quite meaningless as a result. The consolation? One big holiday....entire month of August. Awesome. We'd be sweating it out in July (a/c is busted) and that sounded great.

 

Then they up'd it to 30% for anyone working 20 days from June 24 - July 31. They're also giving us 2.5 days pay x number of years worked. Reasonable. Our contracts go through to August 31 so I guess it's an olive branch.

 

Now that they've got a location set for next year, they're trying to grind us to the bone. My holidays in August now have to change AGAIN because my boss reports that he needs me for the last 10 days of August (where? how?). OK, moved them once again...whatever. They're hinted that they might rent space in the back of a warehouse for us to work out of. 

 

Then I got an email Friday assigning tasks for Monday....as a "mover" (I'm an Executive Assistant - desk job). Unloading 2 steel storage containers outside, packing the contents into boxes/labelling them and then moving them indoors. 

 

Uh, no. F that. 

 

I'm a team player and have gone above and beyond doing jobs that are not part of my job description. But, at this point....boundaries are being set. Hell no I'm not going into those dirty steel hell holes to unload stuff and then cart it elsewhere. I have the number for the Turkish movers I worked with...maybe call them?

 

It's disheartening because they're frantically running around trying to "organize" last minute stuff for their carry over in a new location and we're left in the dust but being asked to do ridiculously urgent  "I NEED IT AND I NEED IT NOW" stuff. The kicker? The people who do have jobs next year are signing off for the summer? Wat?

 

I have lost all respect for an organization that I thought was better than this. A few of us have and it's really tragic that they're plowing through us like we're machines.

 

 It's like we're not there...they even did a team huddle in the doorway and all put their hands in the middle and then a big hoorah group cheer as they headed to the new location for lunch. And had the audacity to ask us to drive lunch over to them at the new site. Me: "no". My friend at the front desk: "no".

 

While the stragglers (us) are left watching the new team celebrate themselves and plan their camping trips, we're apparently expected to take on the load. 

 

Not too happy. Was feeling ok despite it all but am now just trying to survive the last 2 months without losing my cool. It's tough...I'm ready to tell them to TAKE THIS JOB AND....SHOVE IT.

Sadly there is less and less stability in the job market. I also find that people higher up in the company have little to no people skills at times. So they struggle with giving accurate information and hope everything just sorts its self out. No wonder so many more people are struggling with anxiety. Hang in there. From many of your posts I feel you are a strong minded individual and I hope you find a better job quickly. Wish you all the best going forward.

[brilac]

1 hour ago, -dlc- said:

My job is ending at the end of August and I'm really ticked off. 

 

At first, our school was closing when our lease expires on July 31st (possibly only for a year while they secured another location). The terms were all laid out and I felt good about how we were being treated. "Respected".

Now that's all blown to pieces as things have changed. They HAVE managed to secure a temporary location to keep operations going next year but it's a very small space and out of the 50 or so current employees only a handful will have jobs next year. The rest of us are out of luck. We're sad, anxious and not looking forward to the prospect of being jobless....but there's NO sensitivity being shown to us and it's very glaring how, despite promoting gratitude and respect, they are severely lacking in that department. Actions speak louder than words and the actions right now are really piss poor.

 

Initially, we were told that we'd get a 15% pay increase for July if we moved our holidays to August and helped with the shutdown of our current school during July. OK, incentive...cancelled a trip away with friends to move my holidays to August even though we were told we wouldn't have a location so would either work remotely or not at all. So we'd be off anyhow and our holidays suddenly were becoming quite meaningless as a result. The consolation? One big holiday....entire month of August. Awesome. We'd be sweating it out in July (a/c is busted) and that sounded great.

 

Then they up'd it to 30% for anyone working 20 days from June 24 - July 31. They're also giving us 2.5 days pay x number of years worked. Reasonable. Our contracts go through to August 31 so I guess it's an olive branch.

 

Now that they've got a location set for next year, they're trying to grind us to the bone. My holidays in August now have to change AGAIN because my boss reports that he needs me for the last 10 days of August (where? how?). OK, moved them once again...whatever. They're hinted that they might rent space in the back of a warehouse for us to work out of. 

 

Then I got an email Friday assigning tasks for Monday....as a "mover" (I'm an Executive Assistant - desk job). Unloading 2 steel storage containers outside, packing the contents into boxes/labelling them and then moving them indoors. 

 

Uh, no. F that. 

 

I'm a team player and have gone above and beyond doing jobs that are not part of my job description. But, at this point....boundaries are being set. Hell no I'm not going into those dirty steel hell holes to unload stuff and then cart it elsewhere. I have the number for the Turkish movers I worked with...maybe call them?

 

It's disheartening because they're frantically running around trying to "organize" last minute stuff for their carry over in a new location and we're left in the dust but being asked to do ridiculously urgent  "I NEED IT AND I NEED IT NOW" stuff. The kicker? The people who do have jobs next year are signing off for the summer? Wat?

 

I have lost all respect for an organization that I thought was better than this. A few of us have and it's really tragic that they're plowing through us like we're machines.

 

 It's like we're not there...they even did a team huddle in the doorway and all put their hands in the middle and then a big hoorah group cheer as they headed to the new location for lunch. And had the audacity to ask us to drive lunch over to them at the new site. Me: "no". My friend at the front desk: "no".

 

While the stragglers (us) are left watching the new team celebrate themselves and plan their camping trips, we're apparently expected to take on the load. 

 

Not too happy. Was feeling ok despite it all but am now just trying to survive the last 2 months without losing my cool. It's tough...I'm ready to tell them to TAKE THIS JOB AND....SHOVE IT.

 

I'm very sorry you are in this situation Deb!

 

Keep in mind that this is a reflection of them, and better things and new doors will open up for you! Just hang in there, stay professional, and move on from them when it comes. 

 

A previous job I worked at was very toxic. In the end, I was working beyond 8 hours with many job responsibilities and in many areas of the company.

 

When I was laid off, I was so happy! The stress was released.

 

It's hard, because I also strive to be that dependable employee who goes above and beyond, but people take advantage of that. I am also very team and communication oriented. 

 

It's like - how can someone be a dependable employee who goes above and beyond and is very team and communication oriented without being taken advantage of? 

 

 

Edited June 23 by brilac

[The Arrogant Worms]

On 6/21/2024 at 10:45 PM, brilac said:

I did it!

 

Another quarter of a 4.0 GPA.

 

My cumulative GPA is a 3.96. 

 

I have two-three more quarters to go depending on if I opt to take a spring quarter class or finish in winter. I've been thinking about MBA programs and have been looking at schools. I will see where I am at next year, but it is definitely a thought. I found a school that I am interested in. The tuition cost is reasonable compared to other schools. 

 

It's hard for me to plan ahead as I don't know where I will be next year - in 15 months. 

 

Anxiety of perfection. 

What are you taking?