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If it were me, I'd call the recruiter and act interested...at least long enough to find out details about the pay and the type of job. It might not turn out to be anything attractive, but you lose nothing by having the conversation.

 

I realize you don't want to be in the banking industry long term, but if you can tough out a year working for Lyft and living with your family, you can definitely endure 12 to 18 months at a bank, after which point you could leave to do something you like better without it looking bad on your resume. Speaking of which, pretty much no matter what you want to do, working at a bank will look better on your resume than working for Lyft, and you'd have predictable hours and a reliable paycheck that might enable you to move out. 

 

So...I'd say go for it? 

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32 minutes ago, Severine said:

If it were me, I'd call the recruiter and act interested...at least long enough to find out details about the pay and the type of job. It might not turn out to be anything attractive, but you lose nothing by having the conversation.

 

I realize you don't want to be in the banking industry long term, but if you can tough out a  year working for Lyft and living with your family, you can definitely endure 12 to 18 months at a bank, after which point you could leave to do something you like better without it looking bad on your resume. Speaking of which, pretty much no matter what you want to do, working at a bank will look better on your resume than working for Lyft, and you'd have predictable hours and a reliable paycheck that might enable you to move out. 

 

So...I'd say go for it? 

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Yeah, I'm going to email her back (and hope waiting a day hasn't bitten me in the ass) to say I can talk Thursday or Friday and discuss it with my therapist in... 11 hours. >> I know my brain is doing dumb things right now. There's nothing necessarily bad about this job other than it not being related to my studies. It's a job with regular hours, regular pay, and benefits. It's downtown and relatively close to all 4 subway lines (idk the exact address but she told me the street and I'm familiar with the area) so not only could I get by without a car, I could also finally start volunteering somewhere without really location being an issue since I'd be close to everything, and I'd get to network with more people. But somehow it still feels like failure to take a job that's not related to my field? Never mind that very few of the college friends, grad school cohort, and people from my study abroad gigs that I still have on LinkedIn are doing things related to anything they were studying or said they wanted to do, and never mind that millenials as a whole are underemployed. I alone am a failure even though I don't think anyone else in the same circumstances is a failure. (Thanks mom!) I guess that's my biggest issue? Or is the least common denominator for several other issues? That and the fact that I can't convince myself it's okay to leave a job after a year or so despite pretty much everyone saying it's fine. 

 

I just googled and I was slightly off; it looks like it's on the other end of the street from where I thought. Even still, very close to the T. But I'd have to switch lines and istg that transfer is like the longest walk in existence. Yay exercise?

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Litally zero downside from having that conversation.  Also, not sure why a sales assistant at a bank wouldn't have transferability into other non-bank specific corporate work.  Definitely more carryover than Lyft...

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14 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

Do you think you'll hate working in a bank more or less than working for a rideshare company and being around your family a lot?

 

12 hours ago, Severine said:

If it were me, I'd call the recruiter and act interested...at least long enough to find out details about the pay and the type of job. It might not turn out to be anything attractive, but you lose nothing by having the conversation.

 

I realize you don't want to be in the banking industry long term, but if you can tough out a year working for Lyft and living with your family, you can definitely endure 12 to 18 months at a bank, after which point you could leave to do something you like better without it looking bad on your resume. Speaking of which, pretty much no matter what you want to do, working at a bank will look better on your resume than working for Lyft, and you'd have predictable hours and a reliable paycheck that might enable you to move out. 

 

So...I'd say go for it? 

 

8 hours ago, WhiteGhost said:

Litally zero downside from having that conversation.  Also, not sure why a sales assistant at a bank wouldn't have transferability into other non-bank specific corporate work.  Definitely more carryover than Lyft...

 

Throw these three in a blender and you get what I was going to say 

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Phone call set for Tuesday next week. Ack. She already told me the salary range (thank you!) and it’s definitely where I want to be, so I guess there’s really nothing holding me back except for my stupid brain. Also now I need to go get my hair done in case an in-person interview happens. Last time I dyed it was April and while I’ve been toying with the idea of chopping it all off and letting the gray (white) grow out naturally, walking into an interview with hair that’s several shades of faded red won’t reflect well. 

 

8 hours ago, WhiteGhost said:

Litally zero downside from having that conversation.  Also, not sure why a sales assistant at a bank wouldn't have transferability into other non-bank specific corporate work.  Definitely more carryover than Lyft...

I think maybe I just got this idea from a shitty staffing agency once? In DC I was interviewing with one and they said my teller supervisor experience, where I did a lot of admin stuff, counted for nothing because “banking is retail” and even higher positions in a bank wouldn’t count for much? Talking it out now it sounds like bullshit but I definitely internalized that when it happened. 

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33 minutes ago, fleaball said:
9 hours ago, WhiteGhost said:

Litally zero downside from having that conversation.  Also, not sure why a sales assistant at a bank wouldn't have transferability into other non-bank specific corporate work.  Definitely more carryover than Lyft...

I think maybe I just got this idea from a shitty staffing agency once? In DC I was interviewing with one and they said my teller supervisor experience, where I did a lot of admin stuff, counted for nothing because “banking is retail” and even higher positions in a bank wouldn’t count for much? Talking it out now it sounds like bullshit but I definitely internalized that when it happened. 

 

Everything always fits if you frame it correctly. ;) I mean, I say that flippantly, but I know how you are with things like this. But you would be surprised how little people actually care about different components of your job history if you can fit what they want or need. 

 

To me, depending on the corporate role, the customer service from bank teller would be super important. Also, trustworthiness, ability to supervise others, communication skills, you get my point.

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14 minutes ago, Sylvaa said:

 

Everything always fits if you frame it correctly. ;) I mean, I say that flippantly, but I know how you are with things like this. But you would be surprised how little people actually care about different components of your job history if you can fit what they want or need. 

 

To me, depending on the corporate role, the customer service from bank teller would be super important. Also, trustworthiness, ability to supervise others, communication skills, you get my point.

Yup, totally get that intellectually lol. But I guess I’m bad at the framing it part because I’m too literal about everything. 

 

It’s in the commercial real estate department processing payments, doing research, etc. I’m not sure how much of it involves actual contact with customers but there’s definitely customer service involved plus teller-related stuff. (And also it looks like things I should have been doing, or at least been taught how to do as a backup person, at the other bank, but wasn’t because they sucked so hard. But I’m not bitter.) So yeah, I have the practical experience plus the regular stuff. I’m just meh about it. 

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There’s a website that gives an overview of their benefits and everything looks reasonable. Now I have to be an adult and figure out what an HSA does. 

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There’s a website that gives an overview of their benefits and everything looks reasonable. Now I have to be an adult and figure out what an HSA does. 

 

I read that as being an adult website and then got really confused.

 

HSA = Health Savings Account. They allow you to get money taken out of your paycheck to pay for medical needs through the year. It's pretty nifty (says the woman who used hers to pay for two sets of wisdom teeth removals and two rounds of braces). 

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There’s a website that gives an overview of their benefits and everything looks reasonable. Now I have to be an adult and figure out what an HSA does. 

An HSA is a high deductible plan that basically makes you your own insurer. Your money gets put into a savings account. Unlike worthless, dirty, filthy FSA's, the money doesn't go away at the end of the year if it's unused. It can accumulate over time. Basically you pay cash for most stuff, but in a Good HSA your employer will contribute to the plan alongside of your payroll deductions. Once the deductible is met for the year, pretty much everything beyond that is free till the next year when the deductible kicks in again. I've never had one, but I've been willing to get one if it were ever offered. The other benefit is that things like accupuncture and counseling visits can be paid for from the HSA, though they might not count toward your deductible.

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6 minutes ago, Sylvaa said:

HSA = Health Savings Account.

What I will be getting through my wifes job on the next open enrollment so I can get lasik

 

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Aaaand there goes my mood. Made the mistake of telling my father about the phone call (I’m not even sure if it’s an interview/phone screen or just “hey let’s chat.”) and I said something about never wanting to work at a bank again and he just goes “well at some point you’ve got to do something.” ...thanks?

 

And now I’m crying, mostly because I feel stupid. I knew nothing good would come of telling him and I 100% intended to keep it a secret until/unless something came of it, but we were talking about another mess I’ve had to clean up for him recently and then it just came out. Because no matter what I think about him, there’s still a little girl hiding somewhere who desperately wants to be recognized and told she did a good job. And she hasn’t learned yet that not only will she never get that, it always backfires horribly when she tries to make it happen. 

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Please understand there is nothing stupid about wanting a parent's approval. We are hardwired that way, your recent knowledge about exactly how up your parents' parenting skills were screwed is not going to overcome millions of years of evolution. You don't have to like it either. All that to say, your feelings of wanting parental approval are valid, and your feelings about the results of forgetting your father is not going to give it are also valid. 

 

I'm not your father, but I recognize you, I'm proud of you, and I do not have the ability to express to you just how good a job you have done with working to overcome the crap your parents dumped on you.

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7 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

Please understand there is nothing stupid about wanting a parent's approval. We are hardwired that way, your recent knowledge about exactly how up your parents' parenting skills were screwed is not going to overcome millions of years of evolution. You don't have to like it either. All that to say, your feelings of wanting parental approval are valid, and your feelings about the results of forgetting your father is not going to give it are also valid. 

 

I'm not your father, but I recognize you, I'm proud of you, and I do not have the ability to express to you just how good a job you have done with working to overcome the crap your parents dumped on you.

Maaaaaan, I thought I was done crying for the day. <3

 

I know it's all normal to want approval and to feel the way I felt about it. My initial reaction was probably more disappointment than feeling stupid, I think? (Still valid, I know.) Disappointment in him for being who he is, and a little in myself for expecting anything different after 30 years. Especially after this past year and a half, where I've interacted with him more than in the previous 29 years combined. I'm not mad at myself and I know it's not a bad thing to hope that people can change, but I really wish I could train that part of myself not to get its hopes up because the only thing that ever happens is me getting hurt. 

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Just wanted to echo everything @Tanktimus the Encourager said. And I know all too well that experience of having a reaction to something, hating the reaction, knowing the reaction is normal, but still being frustrated that I can't yet stop it and also can't stop feeling bad about not being able to stop it. It always makes me feel kind of powerless. But I know better, and so do you - people aren't powerless or weak because we have human feelings or natural responses to traumatic crap. 

 

In time you will be less affected by his crap. And with physical distance once you're not living there, it'll be way less of an issue. You're playing on hard mode right now because the people who have the most power to upset you are all up in your space.

 

On the topic of the job - high fucking five for making that call! I hope the interview call goes well. I know it's not exactly what you want but hey, the salary being in the right range is good, having benefits is fantastic, and the regular schedule and money would let you do a lot of the other things in life (moving out, volunteering, setting up a regular food/exercise/sleep schedule) that'd make you happier.

 

I'd go so far as to say if this job doesn't pan out, you should consider looking at other banking jobs? If the money is where you want it to be, why not? Just as a way to get started in the FT job market and get yourself a couple years of steady income and good experience. Not all banks will be the shitshow you experienced before. Actually my brother-in-law works at the Harvard Credit Union and it's a great place to work. And he went to school for sports management so it has nothing to do with his degree either. And a lot of banks now have specialists in socially responsible banking...people who work doing community outreach and nonprofit support (I know Eastern Bank is big on this) so you might be able to get into that, which is at least closer to what you want to do?

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One more thing - my health insurance has been a high deductible plan with an HSA for four years now. It's what Tank said, and it has been pretty good for us. D's work contributes a lump sum every year into the HSA no matter what we do, and we can choose to put in money every paycheck too, which we do. Money we put into the HSA is tax free. You can either use the HSA money to pay those health care costs you're responsible for, or pay out of your own pocket and let the HSA money grow so you have a little nest egg to pay for health care when you're older. 

 

And then our health plan has certain preventive services that are free, like a yearly physical and yearly eye exam and stuff like that (oddly enough my ED sessions are included in that category which is awesome) but everything else we pay for, up to the yearly deductible. And then once we hit the deductible they pay 80% and we pay 20% coinsurance, until we hit the out of pocket maximum for the year, and then they pay for covered services 100%. We've never hit the out of pocket maximum and we only sometimes hit the deductible. The out-of-pocket maximum is reassuring because we know that even if there's like, a catastrophic car accident and we need a bunch of surgeries and stuff there's a ceiling on what we'll need to pay.

 

I have a slightly cynical view of high deductible plans with HSAs - the tax-free aspect is only beneficial for people in higher income brackets, and also I think HSA's are basically designed to make people think twice about going to the doctor. Because other than the free preventive stuff, you typically have to spend $1,000-$3,000 a year depending on your plan to meet the deductible before they start paying, and you're more likely to give that visit to the podiatrist or whatever a second thought if it's going to cost you money out of your own pocket. Basically with a high deductible plan, if something really bad happens to you, you'll hit the deductible and they'll take care of it. But if you spend a couple thousand a year on little stuff, you have to pay for that yourself and it's small consolation that it's tax free money. However, like Tank said, good companies will put money into your HSA to make up for that, at least.

 

OTOH if you're healthy and have few health care costs in a given year, it lets you save that money for future health care costs instead of "wasting" your benefits because you didn't need them that year. And you can use the tax-free HSA money to pay for things insurance wouldn't cover, which is nice.

 

Anyway, they're becoming more and more popular and I think realistically a lot of companies are going to switch to them. As long as the employer contributes to the HSA I think they're somewhere between fine and good, but without the employer contributions, they look a lot less attractive.

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20 hours ago, Sylvaa said:

 

20 hours ago, fleaball said:

There’s a website that gives an overview of their benefits and everything looks reasonable. Now I have to be an adult and figure out what an HSA does. 

 

I read that as being an adult website and then got really confused.

 

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Replying when I finish stuffing my face but first:

 

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So it turns out the lady only sent me like, half of the tasks in the job description. Found it on the website. Definitely not a job I would ever consider on my own but if their corporate recruiter decides I'm good enough for it, why the fuck not. I'm slightly concerned about the part in the qualifications section about needing to be familiar with loan things and real estate things, but meh, there will be training if I get the job. It's really bizarre writing all of this because I feel super nonchalant about it, but the difference is 100% the fact that someone who works for this company reached out to me and wants to talk to me about the position. Even though I know it doesn't mean I'll get the job, or even an interview after talking to her, apparently it means something to some part of my damaged brain. 

 

Also boo, I was hoping this would be some kind of back office, never-deal-with-customers gig, the description says something about first line of contact or something. Womp.  

 

Also also, the job that took me forever to apply for 3 weeks ago? Still open on the website. But I noticed they're also hiring an assistant director for that office so that's probably a higher priority to fill, which means I probably stressed for nothing because it's going to be a while anyway. 

 

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On 11/28/2018 at 2:40 PM, Sylvaa said:

HSA = Health Savings Account. They allow you to get money taken out of your paycheck to pay for medical needs through the year. It's pretty nifty (says the woman who used hers to pay for two sets of wisdom teeth removals and two rounds of braces). 

 

On 11/28/2018 at 2:41 PM, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

An HSA is a high deductible plan that basically makes you your own insurer. Your money gets put into a savings account. Unlike worthless, dirty, filthy FSA's, the money doesn't go away at the end of the year if it's unused. It can accumulate over time. Basically you pay cash for most stuff, but in a Good HSA your employer will contribute to the plan alongside of your payroll deductions. Once the deductible is met for the year, pretty much everything beyond that is free till the next year when the deductible kicks in again. I've never had one, but I've been willing to get one if it were ever offered. The other benefit is that things like accupuncture and counseling visits can be paid for from the HSA, though they might not count toward your deductible.

 

12 hours ago, Severine said:

One more thing - my health insurance has been a high deductible plan with an HSA for four years now. It's what Tank said, and it has been pretty good for us. D's work contributes a lump sum every year into the HSA no matter what we do, and we can choose to put in money every paycheck too, which we do. Money we put into the HSA is tax free. You can either use the HSA money to pay those health care costs you're responsible for, or pay out of your own pocket and let the HSA money grow so you have a little nest egg to pay for health care when you're older. 

 

And then our health plan has certain preventive services that are free, like a yearly physical and yearly eye exam and stuff like that (oddly enough my ED sessions are included in that category which is awesome) but everything else we pay for, up to the yearly deductible. And then once we hit the deductible they pay 80% and we pay 20% coinsurance, until we hit the out of pocket maximum for the year, and then they pay for covered services 100%. We've never hit the out of pocket maximum and we only sometimes hit the deductible. The out-of-pocket maximum is reassuring because we know that even if there's like, a catastrophic car accident and we need a bunch of surgeries and stuff there's a ceiling on what we'll need to pay.

 

I have a slightly cynical view of high deductible plans with HSAs - the tax-free aspect is only beneficial for people in higher income brackets, and also I think HSA's are basically designed to make people think twice about going to the doctor. Because other than the free preventive stuff, you typically have to spend $1,000-$3,000 a year depending on your plan to meet the deductible before they start paying, and you're more likely to give that visit to the podiatrist or whatever a second thought if it's going to cost you money out of your own pocket. Basically with a high deductible plan, if something really bad happens to you, you'll hit the deductible and they'll take care of it. But if you spend a couple thousand a year on little stuff, you have to pay for that yourself and it's small consolation that it's tax free money. However, like Tank said, good companies will put money into your HSA to make up for that, at least.

 

OTOH if you're healthy and have few health care costs in a given year, it lets you save that money for future health care costs instead of "wasting" your benefits because you didn't need them that year. And you can use the tax-free HSA money to pay for things insurance wouldn't cover, which is nice.

 

Anyway, they're becoming more and more popular and I think realistically a lot of companies are going to switch to them. As long as the employer contributes to the HSA I think they're somewhere between fine and good, but without the employer contributions, they look a lot less attractive.

 

Thanks for weighing in, Certified Adults™! I thought HSAs were a lot more complicated than that. Maybe I got it confused with when my mother royally fucked up the FSA through my father's work. Which, yeah, fuck FSAs. Even if she hadn't fucked it up and left a ridiculous amount of money on the table, I would not want to have to guess in January what my medical expenses would be for the year and then keep track of every bag of cough drops I bought to make sure I hit it. I may be oversimplifying, but still. 

 

This bank contributes $500 to the HSA, which sounds like nothing but whatever. I'm grumpy about the high deductible bit like @Severine but oh well. #murica. I didn't even hit the out of pocket max for my school plan when I spent that week in the hospital. I think I came close, but nope. Regardless, it's too soon to really be thinking about this stuff, since I haven't even had an interview yet and also don't know what the plans even cost. Although I did just panic for a second and go make sure my doctor would be covered by at least once of the 3 companies they offer. Looks like it, and really I shouldn't have worried because of course a big deal hospital system is going to take a shit ton of insurance plans. 

 

12 hours ago, Severine said:

Just wanted to echo everything @Tanktimus the Encourager said. And I know all too well that experience of having a reaction to something, hating the reaction, knowing the reaction is normal, but still being frustrated that I can't yet stop it and also can't stop feeling bad about not being able to stop it. It always makes me feel kind of powerless. But I know better, and so do you - people aren't powerless or weak because we have human feelings or natural responses to traumatic crap. 

 

In time you will be less affected by his crap. And with physical distance once you're not living there, it'll be way less of an issue. You're playing on hard mode right now because the people who have the most power to upset you are all up in your space.

Yup, all of this. Tbh living with these idiots is extra frustrating because I know I could be in a much better place mentally/emotionally if I weren't here, but I can't get out of here til I get the mental/emotional shit sorted to a certain degree. Rawr. And of course, moving out into a cheap place with a ton of roommates would still be a Bad Idea until I've gotten some shit sorted, so blah. Sure, I'm in a better place than I was this time last year because I'm aware of more of my triggers and issues, but I haven't necessarily been able to process or work on them yet. Side note, I'm pretty sure I have to drop therapy if I get this job. I'm not exactly worried about that yet because I'm sure she'll give me resources and shit to work on things on my own if I need it and whatever, but that was a bummer to realize. Depending on the hours of the job, I'd have to do therapy either super early or super late in the day and I'm not sure what her hours are. She did say she tries to work with people when schedules change rather than just sever the relationship, but meh. Far too soon to deal with that.

 

12 hours ago, Severine said:

On the topic of the job - high fucking five for making that call! I hope the interview call goes well. I know it's not exactly what you want but hey, the salary being in the right range is good, having benefits is fantastic, and the regular schedule and money would let you do a lot of the other things in life (moving out, volunteering, setting up a regular food/exercise/sleep schedule) that'd make you happier.

Tbh in the next few days I'll probably be crowdsourcing answers to some interview questions so I don't answer "why are you interested in this job?" with "because you reached out to me it and it comes with a paycheck."

 

12 hours ago, Severine said:

I'd go so far as to say if this job doesn't pan out, you should consider looking at other banking jobs? If the money is where you want it to be, why not? Just as a way to get started in the FT job market and get yourself a couple years of steady income and good experience. Not all banks will be the shitshow you experienced before. Actually my brother-in-law works at the Harvard Credit Union and it's a great place to work. And he went to school for sports management so it has nothing to do with his degree either. And a lot of banks now have specialists in socially responsible banking...people who work doing community outreach and nonprofit support (I know Eastern Bank is big on this) so you might be able to get into that, which is at least closer to what you want to do?

I've considered it tbh. The problem is most banking jobs are sales-focused. Or at least the ones I thought I could get into. I guess I'll have to go back and look at non-teller stuff now. But the branch positions of all kinds are sell sell sell, and also kiss people's asses so they don't take their money elsewhere. I'll look into credit unions for sure since the environment is probably different. I just checked Eastern for the hell of it and they have a personal banker type of position open (open accounts and shit but not a manager of any kind) and I could definitely to the regular tasks of that, but the convincing people to get things they don't want and the refunding fees to people who expect to get refunds if they throw a big enough tantrum? Pass. 

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Tbh in the next few days I'll probably be crowdsourcing answers to some interview questions so I don't answer "why are you interested in this job?" with "because you reached out to me it and it comes with a paycheck."

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Stuff I have actually said during job interviews:

 

Small company, CEO himself doing the interview:

"Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"

- "In your chair. :D"

(Got that job, btw, but didn't like it and left again after a couple of weeks.)

 

After having been fired from a company following a takeover (where they wanted to downsize a little, and I was the last one in and thus the cheapest to get rid of), and applying to another company 200 meters down the road (15 miles from my home):

"Why did your previous employment end?"

- "I thought the commute was too long. :D"

(Got that job too.)

 

Decent-sized company, but apparently with pretty poor office conditions:

"Work hours are until 5 pm but we expect you to stay until 6 pm without recuperation, like everyone else at the office."

- "Then I expect to be compensated for that extra hour, so this isn't going to work." /walks out

 

 

But I'm privileged. I have a degree and experience that'll easily get me another job should things go south, which allows me to be more casual about job interviews. :P

 

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4 hours ago, TimovieMan said:

Stuff I have actually said during job interviews:

 

Small company, CEO himself doing the interview:

"Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"

- "In your chair. :D"

(Got that job, btw, but didn't like it and left again after a couple of weeks.)

 

After having been fired from a company following a takeover (where they wanted to downsize a little, and I was the last one in and thus the cheapest to get rid of), and applying to another company 200 meters down the road (15 miles from my home):

"Why did your previous employment end?"

- "I thought the commute was too long. :D"

(Got that job too.)

 

Decent-sized company, but apparently with pretty poor office conditions:

"Work hours are until 5 pm but we expect you to stay until 6 pm without recuperation, like everyone else at the office."

- "Then I expect to be compensated for that extra hour, so this isn't going to work." /walks out

 

 

But I'm privileged. I have a degree and experience that'll easily get me another job should things go south, which allows me to be more casual about job interviews. :P

 

I would love to get to a point where I feel comfortable enough in interviews to pull this off. I know not everyone can do it anyway because if your background isn't good enough you just look dumb, but life goals for realz are to get good enough in my field + be confident enough to at least attempt it.

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Guess who just stopped at Target in the middle of Lyfting to buy a new package of underwear so she wouldn’t have to do laundry when she got home later?

 

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15 hours ago, fleaball said:

Guess who just stopped at Target in the middle of Lyfting to buy a new package of underwear so she wouldn’t have to do laundry when she got home later?

 

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Since I refuse to go into a store right now I'm super impressed!

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On 12/2/2018 at 1:22 PM, RES said:

Since I refuse to go into a store right now I'm super impressed!

This one is pretty much always dead no matter when I drive by. If it had been mobbed with Christmas shoppers I would definitely have sucked it up and done laundry instead.

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