Agreed. I think that this may be a galvanizing force that would otherwise would have been absent though. I think this will cause a lot of new friendships to be forged and bring about a unity that would otherwise never have been possible. Hell of a cost though, hell of a cost.

I want to post my thoughts, but at this point, I feel like the country has gone so far off the rails that I need to keep an eye on my op-sec. Suffice it to say that I’m devastated, exhausted, but filled with a new resolve. This post (a bit of a long read) has been helping me refocus and move forward: https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-things-to-do-if-trump-wins/

He didn’t even want to buy it, right? It started losing value and he tried to bail but was under contract.

That’s true, we tried. Thank you.

Sorry. I feel ashamed to be here.

1 year in and this job still seems just as cryptic and difficult. Very little documentation about the systems here and the imposter syndrome is feeling more like a reality than a pathology.

I’m about to look into different work.

I’m thankful for you, and Beehaw, too.

Right back at ya buddy ❤️

I don’t know.

It sounds like you’re assuming that everything you put out there isn’t already being stored.

https://www.eff.org/nsa-spying

Powderhorn ( @[email protected] ) OP

Ok, so I get that marketing is kinda totally evil and causes moral injury. Have you looked into:

• UX
• Product design
• Editorial Design
• Environmental design
• Illustration
• non-profit, educational, public sector\government

I realize that the market is shit right now, but use all your advantages to get what you need.

After looking for a really long time (3yr) but only halfheartedly, I landed a job last august. One of the biggest things that helped were really luck (which you can enhance through repetition and effort) and some cleverness.

Using GPT to assist with organizing and formatting my resume, as well as crafting cover letters, proved to be highly effective for me. Theoretically, this approach is ideal for navigating the applicant tracking systems that employers use, enhancing your chances of getting hired. GPT excels at incorporating relevant buzzwords and operates as an “average-ifying engine.” When it comes to resumes and cover letters, this capability is invaluable, as it optimizes your documents to align closely with what hiring algorithms and recruiters typically look for.

also, I used GPT to make the garbage I wrote in that previous paragraph more readable (full disclosure)

Also, it can, as I did up there, act as an editor, speeding up your process SIGNIFICANTLY. If you have to apply to 100 jobs, I think some shortcuts are in order.

I hope this helps. Feel free to DM me of you need someone to bounce ideas off of :) I promise I won’t just dump your message into GPT and use it to respond to you.

As for the ward… I have a lot more experience with that than I’d prefer. It’s good to stay out, but make sure you have enough support. I’ve learned that just putting everything you don’t want to think about on a shelf in the back of your mind is… poison.

Take care, Random Internet Friend

I want to help you, but first I want to know do you need more to vent or do you want practical solutions?

I’m happy to give you either.

/Sincere

I read posts like yours and I think of the turn of the old phrase “money can’t buy you happiness” to which I say “but it sure does remove an awful lot of suffering”.

Income inequality is, in my mind, the single largest contributor to all of this. If OP made as much as they should be making, and you did and I did and we all did then I think we wouldn’t have this thread. OP would afford better help than they are getting, more would be available, and I think that we wouldn’t incur so much moral injury from the positions that we are put in because they would just simply be better.

I definitely understand that life is never going to be easy, per se, but it doesn’t have to be this hard.

Don’t give up hope. Organize.

I had forgotten about their failure to codify that into law, but in the same breath, I doubt the situation was so simple. That said, I may be cynical enough default to your viewpoint.

Self intrest is a powerful motivation for anyone, let alone a politician.

Anyway, thank you for reminding me!

I’m saving this text for later. I may need it. Thanks.

I’m on some new meds and things are looking up. I’m happy.

So it’s gradually becoming Truth Social. Got it.

Seriously though, I’ve been using Reddit since probably about 2012. I never really put time into analyzing it’s demise. I didn’t care enough. Thanks for the information. 🙂

That is a fantastic deal compared to what most people in the US pay. I do empathize though. It’s a public good. It should be free.

I really looking forward to her having a job. We should be able to put most of her pay into retirement for her, and the rest into fun things with the kids, like camping.

Very excited.

I wonder if there’s a local regulatory board that you can seek resolution from. At best it doesn’t sound like a fair business practice. That sounds expensive for the US, let alone anywhere in the Eurozone.

I agree. I’m in your position. With my wife working we would make about $100 more a year than the cost of childcare so we figured it’s probably worth it for her to stay home. If you think about it, divide your pay by 2, and that’s about what you and your spouse (I assume) make together to support everyone. One good job becomes about as good as 2 meh jobs.

I often feel I am underwater.