God, that's some good news on top of everything else you're dealing with
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 3mon
Man I’m over the fucking moon. That was in the background stressing me the fuck out.
Maybe I’ll be daring and order a pizza to celebrate lol
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anotherspringchicken - 3mon
I’m so glad you’re ok! What a relief!
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 3mon
That was terrifying to the point where I was just blocking it out with everything else going on.
Finding a new job is nowhere near as bad as what else may have happened.
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PeelerSheila - 3mon
Oh my god that's such a relief! 🥳🎉
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tone212_ - 3mon
My presentation went so well! Got really great feedback from the people who attended, small group but all really engaged. Hopefully I get some new clients out of it. I think I'll get to roll it out at another co-working location too.
I catered too and ordered waaaay too much food. I'll be eating sushi and sashimi for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the next few days.
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SpinMeRound - 3mon
Yay, that's awesome to hear!!
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 3mon
Congrats!!!
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Seagoon_ - 3mon
it's a win in every way 👍😺😺😺
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PeelerSheila - 3mon
I'm glad to hear that for you, congratulations!
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TheWitchofThornbury2 - 3mon
It's 7ish am here in Munich. So far so good with DIL. Introduced the lil one to fingerpainting yesterday - so cute. Have to food shop today, so wish me luck.
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Eagle - 3mon
All good news ❤️
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SpinMeRound - 3mon
Hope you come home with some glorious paintings by the lil one and everyone remains safe and sound ❤️
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MeanElevator - 3mon
I enjoyed Munich. Love how Germans don't do small talk in shops. Go in, buy what you need, complete transaction, on you get.
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PeelerSheila - 3mon
I've embarked upon a fitness journey again. I got reasonably fit and lost weight a couple of years back (actually not sure how long ago it was) but let it all go for some reason/s (tiredness? The lure of cakes?) I downloaded an app called FitOn and have been doing short low impact routines from there for the past 4 days, sometimes twice a day. I already feel better (altruism?) and I think my balance and strength has improved, so I've got that going for me at least.
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 3mon
Fuck yeah! Keep up the good work :)
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 3mon
I gave Gibson a bit more gabapentin and she’s staring at the wall licking her cone lol
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PeelerSheila - 3mon
Wouldn't be the first time someone had a cone and stared at the wall lol
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 3mon
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 takes me back to high school lol
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Catfish - 3mon
An identical dose of that gives TheVoid mild naps, LittleOne is utterly out of it.
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 3mon
She’s been sitting like this for a while. Just staring into the void. I wonder what’s happening in that mind of hers.
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Seagoon_ - 3mon
she is plotting
you can't stay awake for ever
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Seagoon_ - 3mon
she's so embarrassed about her cone 😿
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 3mon
If you got sent this before an interview for a low paying role, what would you think:
“Just a quick heads-up – this role will report directly to “ some guy” our new Victorian Call Centre Manager and myself, so I thought I’d give you a quick intro before we chat.
I’m a proud father of two beautiful girls (ages 2 and 5), originally from Sydney, and have spent the last 20 years leading high-performing sales teams. I bought my first property at 21, and while I’m not a micromanager, I do have high standards. I’m naturally competitive (ex-athlete mindset!) and love surrounding myself with people who are driven to be the best – and I expect the same from my team.”
Honestly curious what you guys think working under this person would be like.
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SituationCake - 3mon
Run. Say you have a better offer or something, do not mention the ‘some guy’, as your reason, because you don’t want to give HR a heads up to remove it. Best leave it there for other people to be warned too.
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Seagoon_ - 3mon
I doubt there is a HR , this is a two bit operation that runs on the smell of an oily rag, expects employees to work for finger traps and waffle parties, don't expect your legal entitlements.
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bacon - 3mon
Email back to cancel the interview.
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Seagoon_ - 3mon
Your workplace is not a family situation and your job is not a competition.
These are giant red flags.
Do not go , or go just to see what these potential abusers are like.
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SaneMartigan - 3mon
That level of entitlement sets off my old bouncer habit of keeping an eye on cokey sales guys who were the type to get a girl drunk. They'd be a shit of a person who thought they could do no wrong. I'd still take the interview as practice but take it knowing they've likely already failed from your side. Even call the guy out on his shit saying that all nice for him but not how you work.
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Eagle - 3mon
I'd be running far far away, slowly as I'm not an athlete. Not saying I'm not very good at what I do, and I am driven but he sounds like a flog.
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 3mon
Thanks for the perspective. I thought it was just me. The house at 21 thing sounds like someone born on third base who thinks he hit a home run.
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Catfish - 3mon
Run. They have a huge ego about stuff that has nothing to do with work. You'll have no privacy and be treated like a slave.
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 3mon
He's gonna ask you what you got up to every single weekend because we're like a family here.
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Pilk - 3mon
Would love to know what he believes separates his management style from that of a micromanager. Asked directly, I don't think he'd have an answer.
A high performance manager would be sitting in on that interview, too. I bet he's got more important things to do.
I suspect this is some kind of ploy to filter out people who can detect he's a dickhead.
Also, you'd have two people to report to? Does not sound fun.
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SpinMeRound - 3mon
I physically recoiled reading that. I'd cancel so fast.
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MeanElevator - 3mon
Person sounds completely insufferable and probably narcissistic. They would be 100% a micromanager who look at long (unpaid) hours as a badge of honour.
His family situation, property achievements and ex-athlete status are completely unrelated to work but they make it part of their personality.
At the start he'd all friendly and cheery, give it a few weeks and the nightmare would start.
Also, he seems like the type who would call people 'champ' and mean it.
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Seagoon_ - 3mon
His family situation, property achievements and ex-athlete status are completely unrelated to work but they make it part of their personality.
That's most likely a lie.
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MeanElevator - 3mon
See, I don't think it is. I think they're the only things he sees as achievements. Ex-athlete could mean he played something at a high-ish level but not professionally. The house at 21 is very achievable when parents get involved. Have relatives in similar situations.
Boiling down your entire work persona into these 3 things, is pretty sad.
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Seagoon_ - 3mon
like Al Bundy then
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MeanElevator - 3mon
Oh that's uncanny.
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tone212_ - 3mon
Why are the children relevant? Why is the property at 21 relevant? Honestly a completely tone deaf thing to send to a candidate.
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Bottom_racer - 3mon
Geez I'd be worried about that.
Personally I'd go just to see how up himself the dude is lol (probably not good advice).
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tombruzzo - 3mon
I find it very weird they're so willing to share things like this over email ahead of an interview. It wouldn't make me enthused to work for the company or under this guy
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 3mon
Patient is a bit wobbly but doing ok!
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Nath - 3mon
"Dear Nath & wifey,
In lines with 'jus coz policies, we're increasing your rent to $800/week starting somedate soon.
lots of love,
Real estate agent on behalf of boomer landlord who has at least three other properties with us."
So much for the raise my wife just earned through her awesomeness. 😞
$41,600 per year in just rent.
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Seagoon_ - 3mon
don't sign yet, find another place asap then give notice
and go cheap and save save save
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Nath - 3mon
There are some essential criteria for a place to live:
3+ bedrooms
2+ bathrooms (there are four of us including a teenager)
Inside the catchment of the high school.
With those points, there are presently two places in our suburb for $750/week. Moving is a lot of effort to save $2,600 in a year - assuming either place is comparable to our present (fairly nice) townhouse.
It honestly does appear to be the going rate for houses in Perth. Even going out of the school catchment doesn't save much. The "cheap" suburbs with crime being a variable are still $550-$600/week. Which is what we were paying for a decent 4 bedroom home in the next suburb over only three years ago. Housing prices in Perth have gone bananas.
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Catfish - 3mon
This sort of math is why we bought when I didn't feel ready. It's working out only a tiny bit more expensive, but massively more brain secure. The expensive bit is about to vanish, but inheritance isn't a fun way to do that.
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Seagoon_ - 3mon
Tenants need agents who represent them as buyers, agents with legal clout
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Catfish - 3mon
Random street find: strip of stickers of exotic chickens 🖤
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Catfish - 3mon
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Force_majeure123 - 3mon
Love finding some flamboyant, exotic cocks while wandering the streets
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Eagle - 3mon
I gave my mum a roll of 500 of them from Temu!
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 3mon
Like chicken cacciatore and crispy honey chicken exotic?
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MeanElevator - 3mon
exotic 🤣
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anotherspringchicken - 3mon
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Catfish - 3mon
🖤 I actually want spotty quail, but don't think I can meet council regs here
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Catfish - 3mon
Fancy feather colours you nonk!
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 3mon
My first thought was this
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melbaboutown - 3mon
Yesterday I was falling asleep in the waiting room. Came home completely exhausted and slept. The glands are really swollen in my neck and under my arm so either I’m sick or have a quietly simmering infection.
In the (daylight) morning I’m just going to shove everything into the other room and do a quick sweep. Crack the door for some fresh air, put dishes to soak in hot soapy water, change bedding. Clean litterboxes.
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Seagoon_ - 3mon
lots of hugs, just do what you can and rest
and tomorrow see if you can get home help from the council or state gov
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tombruzzo - 3mon
Work is just under 14km away and the bike says it can do 15km on the lowest assist setting and 8 on the highest. Lets see if i have to do some manual pedalling on the way to work today
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tombruzzo - 3mon
Got in with some power to spare. I've taken to charging the bike at work so we don't even have to pay for the electricity to charge it
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 3mon
It's awesome you're riding there man. What a huge saving in petrol/PT cash.
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tombruzzo - 3mon
I've done about two tanks worth of petrol on the bike so the savings are adding up slowly
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Bottom_racer - 3mon
Huzzah got the soundcard and HDDs. Place I got the HDDs from threw in a tiny (9g) packet of jelly babies lol which was a nice touch.
Will finally have a functional studio again. Can't wait to make some glorified synthesised fart noises with 2.5ms latency.
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 3mon
Congrats!!! If you need any plugins I know a guy lol
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tombruzzo - 3mon
It's funny the place you bought the HDDs from gave you lollies because that's something Sweetwater in the US is known for
Despite the fact I overheard "we should have ice cream for dinner" the fam ate pretty healthy while I was recuperating. No dishes to be done and no eggs left.
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anotherspringchicken - 3mon
Was it scrambled eggs for every meal? That’s what we ate as kids when mum was in hospital for a few days
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 3mon
No. About a dozen boiled eggs. They also used lebanese bread as plates.
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anotherspringchicken - 3mon
Smart thinking!
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Seagoon_ - 3mon
😊👍
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tombruzzo - 3mon
I've tidied up a playlist of albums from 2022 I want to listen to and now it's 1 song from each album, so I can scroll through the list easier and go to the album to add to my queue. There are 125 tracks in there, each representing a larger album. I should probably do this for my other playlists as well.
That being said, the way we have to track and group music through streaming is terrible and this interface shows how the platforms are trying to kill the album. On Youtube Music you can't even sort things by release date, which is bullshit because alternative Youtube Music frontends let you.
I swear to god, if a streaming service offered something like album shuffle, or album playlists I would switch in an instant.
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 3mon
I need to make playlists again. After I fucked Spotify off because of its endorsement of AI music I haven’t setup Apple Music properly.
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tombruzzo - 3mon
I'm on YouTube Music for the other benefits but there's so much of it that sucks. Tidal gives the best royalties to artists but I'm not sure what the rest of it is like
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 3mon
Apple Music has some great features and last I heard they take down Ai rot which I’m all for.
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Seagoon_ - 3mon
I think eating much less dairy ( I might have one thing a week ) and no bread has made me lose weight. I'm not complaining.
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tombruzzo - 3mon
It's great being able to play Silksong on a laptop as I can do it in the bedroom when the kids don't settle properly, but I think I should save some of the harder stuff for the big computer. Silksong has an uncapped framerate so maybe the extra responsiveness of the big monitor might make a difference. Plus, the game looks gorgeous in 4k
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SpinMeRound - 3mon
NGL I hadn't heard about Hollow Knight until last week and kinda wanna give it a whack, but it looks like a lot of precision jumping and I'm just not great at that. I've been playing Odi and the Blind Forest and precision timing/jumping wears me out really quickly.
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tombruzzo - 3mon
There are some sections of very precision platforming. The hardest parts are towards the end of the game and are completely optional based on what ending you want. They are both tough games, but they're so cheap you can just pick Hollow Knight up and just give it a go. Plus, it's Australian made.
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SpinMeRound - 3mon
Twisted my arm, thank you! :D
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Force_majeure123 - 3mon
9am work starts may even be worse than my late shifts that start at 1145... Always packed trams is really bothersome to me
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melbourne_wanderer - 3mon
thankfully I basically set my own office hours on days I'm in. Usually at my desk by 7, leave at 2. Avoid most commuters that way (even when I'm on my bike!)
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MeanElevator - 3mon
Same!!! In office 7-ish, but I stay till around 4. Bosses are noticing the extra effort and I'm getting some concessions.
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melbourne_wanderer - 3mon
oh, I'm back at my computer once I get home....my bosses would definitely notice if I stopped responding to emails at 2!
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MeanElevator - 3mon
I admire your dedication to the cause.
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Force_majeure123 - 3mon
My favourite shift is 8-4, but I don't get enough of those 😭
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tone212_ - 3mon
This is why I take PT after 9am on days I go to the office. By then it's mainly uni students on the train and much quieter, but still higher frequency. I'm not an early morning person so going after the morning rush works better for me. Same with driving in, I leave 9am once school has started. Leaving between 7:30am and 9am adds 10 to 15 mins to the trip.
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tombruzzo - 3mon
Starting at a normal time is the worst. I can do the drive to work in less than half an hour and even home again if I leave early. The worst part of it is getting up
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MeanElevator - 3mon
I start early and finish early. Some of my coworkers hate it, but we have no set hours.
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Rusty Raven - 3mon
I start early and finish late. But 12 hour days when working equal more days with no work at all, so I think it's worth it.
A lot of people have very rigid thought patterns and can't cope with anyone doing something different. So they will decide you are lazy because you "finish early" while ignoring that you started early too. Or they berate people for "sleeping in" and ignore they worked late at night, etc. It's a constant problem for shift workers because these sorts of people can't comprehend that when you work night shifts the day is not a "day off" that is free to do things. I also get people that think because I work a lower number of days I am part time, they can't comprehend that I'm actually working a 42 hour week.
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MeanElevator - 3mon
I judge people by the quality of their work, not the time spent at a desk.
We have arrangements at work (with my team) that accommodate different work patters. We have due dates and a volume of work to get through.
Meetings are between 10-3 (mostly), and we carry on.
Works well for the most part.
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Rusty Raven - 3mon
Oh no, you're doing it wrong. You're supposed to judge people by how much time they spend telling you about how hard they are working, and by how often you see them at work (with bonus points if you see them late in the day or eating at their desk). Judging people by the quality of work (or by whether they even work or just spend all day scrolling social media and shopping) is very unfair, the best workers don't have time to do actual work because they are too busy looking busy and doing performative work to actually get things done. The actual work is supposed to be done only by the lowest levels in the company for minimal pay, the top performers are all about visibility and bragging.
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anotherspringchicken - 3mon
It appears we work at the same place
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Seagoon_ - 3mon
I listened to the audio books of the Helen Forrester autobiographies a few months ago, recommended by CEO here. ( TY 😽 )
I just can't stop thinking of them. The books have truly changed how I see poverty, how people talk about poverty and my life too.
sadly, in the family described by Helen the excuse of poverty was fake, cruelty and selfishness was the point , I know this is not normal for poverty, what Helen described was financial abuse, child abuse, not poverty
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PeelerSheila - 3mon
The mother made me so angry, such an infuriating person!
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Seagoon_ - 3mon
infuriating? She was a cruel psychopath who only stopped starving her children when threatened with prison by doctors working for the government . The mother was getting fat and the favourite children were healthy
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Seagoon_ - 3mon
Today I am listening to an LP of The Kingston Trio. ( they influenced the Beach Boys, a bit )
I thought it was going to be about someone like the pigeon lady from Home Alone 2. This is better.
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SaneMartigan - 3mon
I've been hanging out in that area of St Kilda for most of my life now. It's been a while since I've been back but it's the next place I want to move to.
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MeanElevator - 3mon
St Kilda was the first place I visited when I moved to Oz. Like a proper day. Still dig it.
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melbaboutown - 3mon
Got the vet time mixed up and they came before I managed to really tidy up -_-
I should have done the sweeping first rather than pacing myself and washing all the cat stuff. At least this way the stuff will be fully dry and I can find the floppy fish Melbcat doesn’t want.
Her blood pressure is a little bit high and there may have to be a meds increase
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SpinMeRound - 3mon
I'm sure the vet was only concerned about Melbacat, not whether you had swept. Your love for her is amazing. Hopefully some med switches helps the little one out.
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melbaboutown - 3mon
Thanks. I prioritise her meds schedule and unfortunately the house is let slide.
The vet called back and thankfully she doesn’t need an increase yet ❤️
Perfection thank you. This is definitely the way to get the day off to a good start.
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Force_majeure123 - 3mon
Same as big dawg RRaven please
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bacon - 3mon
☕️🫎☕️🍰☕️☕️🍫🫘🍨☕️☕️☕️
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Catfish - 3mon
Green prawn curry please
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bacon - 3mon
🟢🦐🥘
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melbaboutown - 3mon
I ordered that hairdryer 2-3 weeks ago and no idea where it is.
It says the seller sent it, but it’s untracked and hasn’t shown up yet as sent on the progress bar. I chose for it to be sent to a local business for collection so it’s not likely to have been stolen.
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LowExperience2368 - 3mon
Dream Theater are coming to Australia in February. Just helped my dad buy tickets.
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 3mon
Oh my god I forgot about them like, 10 years ago
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Force_majeure123 - 3mon
That's a blast from the past. I was a big fan I should get back to listening to them some time
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Seagoon_ - 3mon
time for another coffee and some more sewing rasks
YarraByte in melbourne
Discussion Thread 🍰 Wednesday 10 September 2025
No cancer!!!! Woooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
was that a issue 😩
you mean fluffybutt?
Nah me lol
I did mean you
Ah my bad I’m somewhat intoxicated with joy lol
it's good, happy dance 🥰🥰🥰
God, that's some good news on top of everything else you're dealing with
Man I’m over the fucking moon. That was in the background stressing me the fuck out.
Maybe I’ll be daring and order a pizza to celebrate lol
I’m so glad you’re ok! What a relief!
That was terrifying to the point where I was just blocking it out with everything else going on.
Finding a new job is nowhere near as bad as what else may have happened.
Oh my god that's such a relief! 🥳🎉
My presentation went so well! Got really great feedback from the people who attended, small group but all really engaged. Hopefully I get some new clients out of it. I think I'll get to roll it out at another co-working location too.
I catered too and ordered waaaay too much food. I'll be eating sushi and sashimi for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the next few days.
Yay, that's awesome to hear!!
Congrats!!!
it's a win in every way 👍😺😺😺
I'm glad to hear that for you, congratulations!
It's 7ish am here in Munich. So far so good with DIL. Introduced the lil one to fingerpainting yesterday - so cute. Have to food shop today, so wish me luck.
All good news ❤️
Hope you come home with some glorious paintings by the lil one and everyone remains safe and sound ❤️
I enjoyed Munich. Love how Germans don't do small talk in shops. Go in, buy what you need, complete transaction, on you get.
I've embarked upon a fitness journey again. I got reasonably fit and lost weight a couple of years back (actually not sure how long ago it was) but let it all go for some reason/s (tiredness? The lure of cakes?) I downloaded an app called FitOn and have been doing short low impact routines from there for the past 4 days, sometimes twice a day. I already feel better (altruism?) and I think my balance and strength has improved, so I've got that going for me at least.
Fuck yeah! Keep up the good work :)
I gave Gibson a bit more gabapentin and she’s staring at the wall licking her cone lol
Wouldn't be the first time someone had a cone and stared at the wall lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 takes me back to high school lol
An identical dose of that gives TheVoid mild naps, LittleOne is utterly out of it.
She’s been sitting like this for a while. Just staring into the void. I wonder what’s happening in that mind of hers.
she is plotting
you can't stay awake for ever
she's so embarrassed about her cone 😿
If you got sent this before an interview for a low paying role, what would you think:
“Just a quick heads-up – this role will report directly to “ some guy” our new Victorian Call Centre Manager and myself, so I thought I’d give you a quick intro before we chat.
I’m a proud father of two beautiful girls (ages 2 and 5), originally from Sydney, and have spent the last 20 years leading high-performing sales teams. I bought my first property at 21, and while I’m not a micromanager, I do have high standards. I’m naturally competitive (ex-athlete mindset!) and love surrounding myself with people who are driven to be the best – and I expect the same from my team.”
Honestly curious what you guys think working under this person would be like.
Run. Say you have a better offer or something, do not mention the ‘some guy’, as your reason, because you don’t want to give HR a heads up to remove it. Best leave it there for other people to be warned too.
I doubt there is a HR , this is a two bit operation that runs on the smell of an oily rag, expects employees to work for finger traps and waffle parties, don't expect your legal entitlements.
Email back to cancel the interview.
Your workplace is not a family situation and your job is not a competition.
These are giant red flags.
Do not go , or go just to see what these potential abusers are like.
That level of entitlement sets off my old bouncer habit of keeping an eye on cokey sales guys who were the type to get a girl drunk. They'd be a shit of a person who thought they could do no wrong. I'd still take the interview as practice but take it knowing they've likely already failed from your side. Even call the guy out on his shit saying that all nice for him but not how you work.
I'd be running far far away, slowly as I'm not an athlete. Not saying I'm not very good at what I do, and I am driven but he sounds like a flog.
Thanks for the perspective. I thought it was just me. The house at 21 thing sounds like someone born on third base who thinks he hit a home run.
Run. They have a huge ego about stuff that has nothing to do with work. You'll have no privacy and be treated like a slave.
He's gonna ask you what you got up to every single weekend because we're like a family here.
Would love to know what he believes separates his management style from that of a micromanager. Asked directly, I don't think he'd have an answer.
A high performance manager would be sitting in on that interview, too. I bet he's got more important things to do.
I suspect this is some kind of ploy to filter out people who can detect he's a dickhead.
Also, you'd have two people to report to? Does not sound fun.
I physically recoiled reading that. I'd cancel so fast.
Person sounds completely insufferable and probably narcissistic. They would be 100% a micromanager who look at long (unpaid) hours as a badge of honour.
His family situation, property achievements and ex-athlete status are completely unrelated to work but they make it part of their personality.
At the start he'd all friendly and cheery, give it a few weeks and the nightmare would start.
Also, he seems like the type who would call people 'champ' and mean it.
That's most likely a lie.
See, I don't think it is. I think they're the only things he sees as achievements. Ex-athlete could mean he played something at a high-ish level but not professionally. The house at 21 is very achievable when parents get involved. Have relatives in similar situations.
Boiling down your entire work persona into these 3 things, is pretty sad.
like Al Bundy then
Oh that's uncanny.
Why are the children relevant? Why is the property at 21 relevant? Honestly a completely tone deaf thing to send to a candidate.
Geez I'd be worried about that.
Personally I'd go just to see how up himself the dude is lol (probably not good advice).
I find it very weird they're so willing to share things like this over email ahead of an interview. It wouldn't make me enthused to work for the company or under this guy
Patient is a bit wobbly but doing ok!
"Dear Nath & wifey,
In lines with 'jus coz policies, we're increasing your rent to $800/week starting somedate soon.
lots of love,
Real estate agent on behalf of boomer landlord who has at least three other properties with us."
So much for the raise my wife just earned through her awesomeness. 😞
$41,600 per year in just rent.
don't sign yet, find another place asap then give notice
and go cheap and save save save
There are some essential criteria for a place to live:
With those points, there are presently two places in our suburb for $750/week. Moving is a lot of effort to save $2,600 in a year - assuming either place is comparable to our present (fairly nice) townhouse.
It honestly does appear to be the going rate for houses in Perth. Even going out of the school catchment doesn't save much. The "cheap" suburbs with crime being a variable are still $550-$600/week. Which is what we were paying for a decent 4 bedroom home in the next suburb over only three years ago. Housing prices in Perth have gone bananas.
This sort of math is why we bought when I didn't feel ready. It's working out only a tiny bit more expensive, but massively more brain secure. The expensive bit is about to vanish, but inheritance isn't a fun way to do that.
Tenants need agents who represent them as buyers, agents with legal clout
Random street find: strip of stickers of exotic chickens 🖤
Love finding some flamboyant, exotic cocks while wandering the streets
I gave my mum a roll of 500 of them from Temu!
Like chicken cacciatore and crispy honey chicken exotic?
exotic 🤣
🖤 I actually want spotty quail, but don't think I can meet council regs here
Fancy feather colours you nonk!
My first thought was this
Yesterday I was falling asleep in the waiting room. Came home completely exhausted and slept. The glands are really swollen in my neck and under my arm so either I’m sick or have a quietly simmering infection.
In the (daylight) morning I’m just going to shove everything into the other room and do a quick sweep. Crack the door for some fresh air, put dishes to soak in hot soapy water, change bedding. Clean litterboxes.
lots of hugs, just do what you can and rest
and tomorrow see if you can get home help from the council or state gov
Work is just under 14km away and the bike says it can do 15km on the lowest assist setting and 8 on the highest. Lets see if i have to do some manual pedalling on the way to work today
Got in with some power to spare. I've taken to charging the bike at work so we don't even have to pay for the electricity to charge it
It's awesome you're riding there man. What a huge saving in petrol/PT cash.
I've done about two tanks worth of petrol on the bike so the savings are adding up slowly
Huzzah got the soundcard and HDDs. Place I got the HDDs from threw in a tiny (9g) packet of jelly babies lol which was a nice touch.
Will finally have a functional studio again. Can't wait to make some glorified synthesised fart noises with 2.5ms latency.
Congrats!!! If you need any plugins I know a guy lol
It's funny the place you bought the HDDs from gave you lollies because that's something Sweetwater in the US is known for
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6TgDIHZxfY This video never fails to crack me up!
Despite the fact I overheard "we should have ice cream for dinner" the fam ate pretty healthy while I was recuperating. No dishes to be done and no eggs left.
Was it scrambled eggs for every meal? That’s what we ate as kids when mum was in hospital for a few days
No. About a dozen boiled eggs. They also used lebanese bread as plates.
Smart thinking!
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I've tidied up a playlist of albums from 2022 I want to listen to and now it's 1 song from each album, so I can scroll through the list easier and go to the album to add to my queue. There are 125 tracks in there, each representing a larger album. I should probably do this for my other playlists as well.
That being said, the way we have to track and group music through streaming is terrible and this interface shows how the platforms are trying to kill the album. On Youtube Music you can't even sort things by release date, which is bullshit because alternative Youtube Music frontends let you.
I swear to god, if a streaming service offered something like album shuffle, or album playlists I would switch in an instant.
I need to make playlists again. After I fucked Spotify off because of its endorsement of AI music I haven’t setup Apple Music properly.
I'm on YouTube Music for the other benefits but there's so much of it that sucks. Tidal gives the best royalties to artists but I'm not sure what the rest of it is like
Apple Music has some great features and last I heard they take down Ai rot which I’m all for.
I think eating much less dairy ( I might have one thing a week ) and no bread has made me lose weight. I'm not complaining.
It's great being able to play Silksong on a laptop as I can do it in the bedroom when the kids don't settle properly, but I think I should save some of the harder stuff for the big computer. Silksong has an uncapped framerate so maybe the extra responsiveness of the big monitor might make a difference. Plus, the game looks gorgeous in 4k
NGL I hadn't heard about Hollow Knight until last week and kinda wanna give it a whack, but it looks like a lot of precision jumping and I'm just not great at that. I've been playing Odi and the Blind Forest and precision timing/jumping wears me out really quickly.
There are some sections of very precision platforming. The hardest parts are towards the end of the game and are completely optional based on what ending you want. They are both tough games, but they're so cheap you can just pick Hollow Knight up and just give it a go. Plus, it's Australian made.
Twisted my arm, thank you! :D
9am work starts may even be worse than my late shifts that start at 1145... Always packed trams is really bothersome to me
thankfully I basically set my own office hours on days I'm in. Usually at my desk by 7, leave at 2. Avoid most commuters that way (even when I'm on my bike!)
Same!!! In office 7-ish, but I stay till around 4. Bosses are noticing the extra effort and I'm getting some concessions.
oh, I'm back at my computer once I get home....my bosses would definitely notice if I stopped responding to emails at 2!
I admire your dedication to the cause.
My favourite shift is 8-4, but I don't get enough of those 😭
This is why I take PT after 9am on days I go to the office. By then it's mainly uni students on the train and much quieter, but still higher frequency. I'm not an early morning person so going after the morning rush works better for me. Same with driving in, I leave 9am once school has started. Leaving between 7:30am and 9am adds 10 to 15 mins to the trip.
Starting at a normal time is the worst. I can do the drive to work in less than half an hour and even home again if I leave early. The worst part of it is getting up
I start early and finish early. Some of my coworkers hate it, but we have no set hours.
I start early and finish late. But 12 hour days when working equal more days with no work at all, so I think it's worth it.
A lot of people have very rigid thought patterns and can't cope with anyone doing something different. So they will decide you are lazy because you "finish early" while ignoring that you started early too. Or they berate people for "sleeping in" and ignore they worked late at night, etc. It's a constant problem for shift workers because these sorts of people can't comprehend that when you work night shifts the day is not a "day off" that is free to do things. I also get people that think because I work a lower number of days I am part time, they can't comprehend that I'm actually working a 42 hour week.
I judge people by the quality of their work, not the time spent at a desk.
We have arrangements at work (with my team) that accommodate different work patters. We have due dates and a volume of work to get through.
Meetings are between 10-3 (mostly), and we carry on.
Works well for the most part.
Oh no, you're doing it wrong. You're supposed to judge people by how much time they spend telling you about how hard they are working, and by how often you see them at work (with bonus points if you see them late in the day or eating at their desk). Judging people by the quality of work (or by whether they even work or just spend all day scrolling social media and shopping) is very unfair, the best workers don't have time to do actual work because they are too busy looking busy and doing performative work to actually get things done. The actual work is supposed to be done only by the lowest levels in the company for minimal pay, the top performers are all about visibility and bragging.
It appears we work at the same place
I listened to the audio books of the Helen Forrester autobiographies a few months ago, recommended by CEO here. ( TY 😽 )
I just can't stop thinking of them. The books have truly changed how I see poverty, how people talk about poverty and my life too.
sadly, in the family described by Helen the excuse of poverty was fake, cruelty and selfishness was the point , I know this is not normal for poverty, what Helen described was financial abuse, child abuse, not poverty
The mother made me so angry, such an infuriating person!
infuriating? She was a cruel psychopath who only stopped starving her children when threatened with prison by doctors working for the government . The mother was getting fat and the favourite children were healthy
Today I am listening to an LP of The Kingston Trio. ( they influenced the Beach Boys, a bit )
Corey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPoOwRwlEa8
Their version of Greenback Dollar is good too - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvGxZD-HNCM.
IIRC original by Hoyt Axton - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfqgSEciqCM
Cool. 😊
Found this nice docu-gif about a St Kilda pidgeon lady. https://i.imgur.com/jeg1LqE.mp4
That's so wholesome and educational.
I thought it was going to be about someone like the pigeon lady from Home Alone 2. This is better.
I've been hanging out in that area of St Kilda for most of my life now. It's been a while since I've been back but it's the next place I want to move to.
St Kilda was the first place I visited when I moved to Oz. Like a proper day. Still dig it.
Got the vet time mixed up and they came before I managed to really tidy up -_-
I should have done the sweeping first rather than pacing myself and washing all the cat stuff. At least this way the stuff will be fully dry and I can find the floppy fish Melbcat doesn’t want.
Her blood pressure is a little bit high and there may have to be a meds increase
I'm sure the vet was only concerned about Melbacat, not whether you had swept. Your love for her is amazing. Hopefully some med switches helps the little one out.
Thanks. I prioritise her meds schedule and unfortunately the house is let slide.
The vet called back and thankfully she doesn’t need an increase yet ❤️
so many hugs
you're doing great 😺
This southerly wind can go kick rocks.
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YarraByte has inspired me... may I please have some cake and coffee?
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@RustyRaven@aussie.zone ☕️🫎☕️🍰☕️☕️🍫🫘🍨☕️☕️☕️
Perfection thank you. This is definitely the way to get the day off to a good start.
Same as big dawg RRaven please
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Green prawn curry please
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I ordered that hairdryer 2-3 weeks ago and no idea where it is.
It says the seller sent it, but it’s untracked and hasn’t shown up yet as sent on the progress bar. I chose for it to be sent to a local business for collection so it’s not likely to have been stolen.
Dream Theater are coming to Australia in February. Just helped my dad buy tickets.
Oh my god I forgot about them like, 10 years ago
That's a blast from the past. I was a big fan I should get back to listening to them some time
time for another coffee and some more sewing rasks
Goodnight everyone, sweet dreams 😽