How Are You Feeling Right Now?

[puffymilk]

i feel as though i am teetering on the edge of nonstop chaos. The tiniest breeze is blowing me over that edge into the depts of nothingness. i feel out of control and life is relentlessly beating me down to an unusable pulp. The only thing that pulp is good for i fertilizing others to grow and thrive.

I understand this feeling. Hugs

 

[Bergerac]

Need someone to talk to, but there is no-one.

 

[mosaic hearts]

I woke up with a cold & sinus headache. I wanted to book my flu shot today but now I have to wait until I feel better. Otherwise I'm managing the best I can.

 

[AvidFan]

Oh geeze, those interviews are the worst. Ask me technical questions, no problem, but those stupid behavioral questions are bullshit. I have been on the hiring side of the interview process, and those types of questions favor those with a strong BS game but not useful skills or ability to be a good teammate.

My favorite interview question, was something like, “suppose you have a plastic sandwich bag, a 3 inch length of wire (4.5cm), and a roll of duct tape. Using this, how would you find a company RAROC.
My answer: “What the hell is a RAROC?”

That’s actually the correct answer; they were asking it to see if I would try to make up something, or if I could ask a question when I don’t know. FWIW RAROC is risk adjusted return on capital. Used for financial analysis (this was for a financial analyst position).

My point with the story is that you are better off not going into that job. You are interviewing them as much as the other way around, and the questions they ask are a signal about company leadership. Trick questions or general problem solving questions make sense to pose to a candidate, and you want to look for opportunities where the question is relevant to the job.

I got accepted regardless. It's for contract work so at least I'm not selling my soul, I'll only take work off them if I really have to - but they way things look at times, this might be the case. Hope you are doing OK!

 

[AmberMarie]

Exhausted! Mentally...

 

[LumberJack]

I got accepted regardless. It's for contract work so at least I'm not selling my soul, I'll only take work off them if I really have to - but they way things look at times, this might be the case. Hope you are doing OK!

Yeah, sorry about my pontificating re: hr reps. It’s just like they all read the same book and it’s wrong.

 

[LumberJack]

I’m irritated af. It’s a last straw type of thing where I have been trying to be flexible, but the same is not returned to me.

 

[Windhover]

It’s just like they all read the same book and it’s wrong.

😂

 

[puffymilk]

I woke up feeling better today

 

[Windhover]

I can't hold my thoughts and reactions in just to keep things all smooth and pleasant, when they throw little bombs in to conversations. Immediately after saying something really rude in response to me, they say, " now, now, that was just a joke." And walk away.
And they wonder why they don't have any friends.

 

[Harrow]

Mentally really tired and sick

 

[Lane]

My boss announced that we have to do mandatory overtime which includes Saturdays. I usually run out of work when my day's over so I'm not a happy camper.

My son says it's illegal what they do and is going to ask his professor who's a lawyer in that field. They don't pay us time and 1/2 for working over 40 hours. We just get out usual hourly pay.

I'm not crazy about being at work and I need my routine otherwise I get discombobulated so I'll see how this goes. 🤷

 

[Lane]

Mentally really tired and sick

i hope you can get some rest and feel better Harrow.

 

[Lane]

I can't hold my thoughts and reactions in just to keep things all smooth and pleasant, when they throw little bombs in to conversations. Immediately after saying something really rude in response to me, they say, " now, now, that was just a joke." And walk away.
And they wonder why they don't have any friends.

I hate that seabird. My former father-in-law and ex-husband had that type of "sense of humor" and it was always at the expense of someone.

 

[Windhover]

I hate that seabird. My former father-in-law and ex-husband had that type of "sense of humor" and it was always at the expense of someone.

I went to the healer today, and was feeling pretty good after. And then that happened.

 

[Bergerac]

They have matched me with two people:

One, who is an alcoholic, and suffered a care accident and disability, as a result. And, someone who is disabled and can't get out of the house much, so is isolated.

 

[LumberJack]

My boss announced that we have to do mandatory overtime which includes Saturdays. I usually run out of work when my day's over so I'm not a happy camper.

My son says it's illegal what they do and is going to ask his professor who's a lawyer in that field. They don't pay us time and 1/2 for working over 40 hours. We just get out usual hourly pay.

I'm not crazy about being at work and I need my routine otherwise I get discombobulated so I'll see how this goes. 🤷

Your employer is doing something wrong. Labor law is state by state, but I don’t know of any state that doesn’t have 1.5 x pay for overtime to hourly employees. That’s why in the employment software, the first piece of information after your name is whether you are exempt from OT, aka salary, or non-exempt as in hourly. Your boss is literally stealing from you by withholding wages you’re entitled to.

I have no idea what actions you could or want to take, that’s where a lawyer might be helpful. I don’t need to be a lawyer, though to know that there are bad actors in business and that those actors will do anything they can get away with.

 

[LumberJack]

I can't hold my thoughts and reactions in just to keep things all smooth and pleasant, when they throw little bombs in to conversations. Immediately after saying something really rude in response to me, they say, " now, now, that was just a joke." And walk away.
And they wonder why they don't have any friends.

That’s just trying to evade accountability. Not responsible for anything I say because it’s just a joke if it’s inappropriate. And yet you are expected to bend over backwards to accommodate their preferences, I am guessing. It’s abuse. Maybe not overt but it’s double standard and that’s corrosive to relationships.

 

[AvidFan]

Stressed but am trying to muddle through. I have one more call to get through and then can choose not to do any work for the weekend, but no more interacting with people until Monday. Speaking of interacting, there is a group run around the corner from me tonight, seeing as I was free, I decided to sign up for it and go and run with some people for a change. If I can get myself out of the house! I was going to go for a run anyway so I might as well run there, run 5k with the group, then run back home again, then have a chilled evening.

 

[Aurelia]

I guess I learned something new about the human mind today. I keep trying to stop smoking, and this morning I just left my tobacco in its usual spot. I didn't think it would affect me as much as it did. Just knowing it was right next to me made the cravings almost unbearable. So then I decided to move the tobacco into the garage, thinking it probably wouldn't change anything because I still knew it was there...just a bit further away. But surprisingly, it made a huge difference. The cravings aren't nearly as bad. Crazy, right?