But I understand. You gave up everything you had to find me. And you found me broken. It's hard for you.

River ,'Safe'


Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


-t - Dec 18, 2019 2:18:44 pm PST #14772 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

It just looks like a room to me? I feel like I'm missing something.

That's good, Jesse!

Hang in there, Zenkitty. You are better and more deserving of getting paid a lot of money than you currently feel. You're doing great jumping through all the hoops.


Theodosia - Dec 19, 2019 1:38:10 am PST #14773 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Take full advantage of whatever Unemployment orientation and training is offered -- IMHO only 10% of it is really helpful, you just don't know which 10%. If nothing else, you can go over approaches to writing up your resume, since that's a trendy stylistic thing these days.


msbelle - Dec 19, 2019 9:25:27 am PST #14774 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Informational interview over FaceTime with a placement agency in 1 hour. cross all digits.

I'm showering and trying to figure out what to wear and what to do with dogs.


Zenkitty - Dec 19, 2019 10:10:14 am PST #14775 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Thank you, -t and Theodosia. I needed that.

msbelle, I hope it goes well, or went well!

All the jobs seem to be looking for an energetic go-getter who thrives in a challenging fast-paced environment. I feel like the opposite of those things. Surely someone wants to pay a weary sarcastic questioner of authority to fix all the dumb crap they're doing wrong

surely


Jessica - Dec 19, 2019 10:13:30 am PST #14776 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Surely someone wants to pay a weary sarcastic questioner of authority to fix all the dumb crap they're doing wrong

In my experience, companies who THINK they want energetic go-getters actually NEED world-weary problem solvers. The trick is faking energetic go-getter in the interview.


Dana - Dec 19, 2019 10:19:09 am PST #14777 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

"challenging fast-paced environment" just means "we are probably under-staffed and need you to figure out stuff on your own." Which you know you can do.


Theodosia - Dec 19, 2019 10:32:58 am PST #14778 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

In my experience, companies who THINK they want energetic go-getters actually NEED world-weary problem solvers. The trick is faking energetic go-getter in the interview.

This should be memed and shown every Christmas.


Zenkitty - Dec 19, 2019 10:38:23 am PST #14779 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I suspect "challenging" means no one is going to help you, and "fast-paced" means constantly playing catch-up because disorganized and inefficient.


-t - Dec 19, 2019 10:46:34 am PST #14780 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Yup, sounds right. Alla dat.

Interview~ma, msbelle!

I'm about to go see Jumanji 2. I rented the first one (the first recent one with Mr the Rock) but I only got about 10 minutes into it. So it goes.


lisah - Dec 19, 2019 10:59:41 am PST #14781 of 30019
Punishingly Intricate

Well,my org is definitely fast-paced and we're neither disorganized nor inefficient. We just have a ton of complicated work to do on deadlines.