I'm looking to progress my project management path, while not omitting Scrum Master, Product Owner or even Coordinator roles.
This is my 4th revision of my CV to work on bringing it in line with a resume. This is very similar to the one used when I was hired with one of the big 3 tech companies. That was 2 pages dual column. I have found under this new scanning that one was not working. Modified this one also from my federal omitted some information out of the jobs for length. Should I just remove everything after the second employment.
I do run into some issues with doing that also as some of the positions I am applying for require 7 - 10 years of work to be shown.
I have received a few phone screenings and interviews from this my other column resume was complemented on it showing PM skills. Most feed back has been lost to someone with more experience. Not sure what else to edit/clean up other than the additional skills section.
I'm trying to not lie or over exaggerate, I have an understanding other systems but not enough that if some said hey build this would be a non-issue.
Had to learn power-apps on the fly for creating a change request and project intake app. This is something that I don't know enough to really justify knowing the system. I did omit that from the first employment experience.
Employment history not shown also includes Event Jr. Site Manager (construction of 10m - 50m tents for clients that range from DoD to the Mouse), and logistics crew lead for the DoD on PCS.
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So I’ve worked for Starbucks on and off and have been a barista for a total of 7 years. I wanted to be a barista since I was a teenager and at 19 I finally got my chance. I’ve worked at franchise and standalone. And for those 7 years I have LOVED my job. Bad days. Busy days. Short staffed. It didn’t matter I came in smiling and never once dreaded work. Well I took a few years off after having my second child and back in November 2023 I got my chance to go back to Starbucks (franchise). A new store for me. (Didn’t have an active manager) I was told in the interview that the Starbucks was in rough shape and was on its way to being closed down if something didn’t change but I didn’t let that scare me. They said it was due to the past managers just leaving this place hanging. (I wish I saw the red flags). I get hired on as a barista and by week 3 I’m being interviewed for manager. Now after being a barista for a total of 7 years I figured this was the next step for me so I took the offer. And ever since then my passion has slowly been dying. The actual store managers don’t give a fu*k about Starbucks and only come around when district managers are lurking. I’m not given anytime for actual manager duties and I’m blamed for things that were going wrong way before I even got hired on. I feel like I’m not being set up for success and I go home every day feeling like a failure. My team walks all over me. I’ve been overworked, scolded, and I’ve bent over backwards for this place. I just don’t know what to do I’ve obviously got bills to pay. I know it’s stupid but Starbucks was the only thing I felt like I was truly good at and passionate about. I thought management was the next step up for me but in six months my love and passion has died and now I feel like these 7 years have all been a waste. I’m sorry I just needed to vent.

I (33F) have been dating my boyfriend (32M) for almost 3 years. I feel deeply in love with him, envisioned a long future together and feel as though I found my person, but we’ve been struggling a little bit recently. His mother’s health is declining for about a year and he is really struggling with a lot of guilt, depression and has very little patience with everything he is juggling. I’ve being trying to be as patient, supportive and understanding as I possibly can be, but have felt a noticeable difference in his affection towards me and we’ve been feeling generally distant. I’ve brought up the distance to him before, and he said he would work on it, but he was more affectionate for about a week and then quickly went back to how he distant he felt. There have been times that I have tried to bring it up again to work through and I have been told I’m being too sensitive or have felt like a nuisance on top of all he is carrying. I’m a generally insecure person but it has been culminating lately for me personally as I just did a bunch of job switch ups and started a really big state job, which has been tough for me mentally. I’ve not really tried to tell him because I don’t want to add to his plate and been trying to focus on navigating how to support him through this time (and sometimes failing because I’ve not experienced losing a parent yet and struggle to know what is helpful). But it gets really overwhelming and I feel often I’m struggling through my insecurities in our relationship alone.
Last weekend, in a moment of weakness, I felt the sting of jealousy take me over and I got it in my head that he must be talking to another person if he is so distant. I went through his phone for about 5 minutes, luckily I found nothing, but I’m not smooth in the slightest (and he never puts his phone down) and he caught me. I immediately came to my senses and have been apologizing profusely since, and he initially said it was ok and seemed to want to move forward. But this weekend, he got pretty drunk and treated me very horrible when I was over, saying he actually didn’t feel over it. He wanted to break up that night, saying I’ve destroyed his trust. And I was a mess. We’ve just started talking tentatively again, we never stay long apart and I know he misses me. He says he doesn’t want to break up, and wants work on it, but that we need to rebuild our trust. My plan so far is to invite him to a nice dinner this weekend, write him a letter telling him why I love him, and see if we can plan for steps forward (specifically wanting to ask him what actions he needs me to take to rebuild his trust). But also want to talk about things I hope we both can maybe work on, like rebuilding affection and making sure we have an environment where I feel safe to bring up concerns to him and not feel like I’m being annoying.
What are other ways I can rebuild trust with him? And is it totally inappropriate to bring up things I need to feel more secure in our relationship?

I had an interview today and during the interview, I was asked what my compensation expectation were for that role. I had researched the wages for the position the day prior, but they seemed to range from $40k-$75k and in the job listing they only stated "from $40,000 a year." Before my brain caught up with my mouth, I had already started to tell them how much I was making hourly at a vaguely similar job in a different field. After a few more questions, the interview wrapped up and I was told that there was one more candidate to interview and they should have an answer in a few days.
Three hours after I left the interview, I received an offer letter with a salary equivalent to what I said I was making hourly. I felt like the interview went pretty well, but not stellar in a way to get a same-day offer. It is within the range I was expecting, but I'm worried I might have underbid myself with the number I said during the interview. Because my last position was hourly, I typically made an extra $10k in overtime over the course of a year.
What would be the best way to respond with a counter offer that is reflective of at least what I was making hourly plus overtime?

Demographics

• Gender: Male
• Race/Ethnicity: white
• Residence: socal :)
• Income Bracket: middle class
• Type of School: public
• Hooks (Recruited Athlete, URM, First-Gen, Geographic, Legacy, etc.): n/a

Intended Major(s): (write here)
international relations or poli sci (depending on the school)
Academics

• GPA (UW/W): 3.87/4.59
• Rank (or percentile): n/a
• of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: 11 aps
• Senior Year Course Load: academic decathlon, ap lit, ap stats, apah, ap french, ap gov/ap micro

Standardized Testing

• ACT: 34 (36E, 32M, 33R, 33S)
• AP/IB: ap euro (4), ap lang (3), ap spanish (5), apush (5), apes (4)

Extracurriculars/Activities

1. academic decathlon president
2. shift leader at parents' small business
3. spanish national honors society treasurer
4. varsity discus and shot put captain
5. religious school post-confirmation
6. local library volunteer
7. spanish and french tutor
8. local climate change awareness organization
9. summer program at prestigious university
10. youth leadership program

Awards/Honors
List all awards and honors submitted on your application.

1. a handful of academic decathlon medals from county competitions
2. scholar athlete
3. national spanish exam bronze medal
4. ap scholar with distinction

Letters of Recommendation
ap spanish: 9/10
apush: 5/10
counselor: 6/10?? idk
Interviews
brown video: 4/10 it was pretty bad and i had a terrible time filming it
american u: 7/10 it was my first one and my only one in person, i thought it went good
washu: 6/10 i didn't get one with an alum but i got one with a current student, so im not certain if it counted
occidental college: 4/10 i did not click with my interviewer at all lmao
syracuse: 9/10 i accidentally missed my interview originally but my interviewer was super understanding and we rescheduled and it went great
northwestern: 9/10 i felt like this one went really well, and i really clicked with my interviewer
georgetown: 8/10 nothing really remarkable that i can remember, i just remember feeling good afterward
Essays
im going to keep this anonymous just in case im recognized from this (i hope im not lol). i think on the whole everything was pretty decent.
Decisions (indicate ED/EA/REA/SCEA/RD)
brown ED: rejected
maryland EA: accepted+merit
wisconsin EA: accepted
uc davis RD: accepted
uci RD: waitlisted -> withdrew
sdsu RD: accepted
american u RD: accepted+merit
uw RD: accepted
ucla RD: rejected
ucsb RD: waitlisted -> withdrew
washu RD: rejected
oxy RD: accepted+merit
syracuse RD: accepted
gwu RD: accepted+merit
northwestern RD: rejected
georgetown RD: rejected
cal poly RD: rejected
cal RD: rejected
DECISION: MARYLAND CO '28!!!! GO TERPS
Additional Information:
i go to a pretty competitive high school in a relatively wealthy area and learned about the process, got high hopes, and honestly got a little prestige obsessed around my junior year. I had five dream schools (brown, ucla, washu, northwestern, and georgetown) and ended up getting rejected from all of them which was both a total punch in the gut and a much needed wake up call. the decision for me based on fit and financials came down to maryland, washington, and davis, and as a result of the really generous merit aid i recieved at umd as well as the university's perfect location near washington DC, it was just the perfect fit. After visiting the school, I totally fell in love with the campus, the culture, and having a big 10 sports program definitely didn't hurt it. looking back on everything, i was totally naïve and applied to a ton of schools, which thankfully worked out for my targets, but i was at one point certain that i would get into at least one of my reaches. in the end, im really glad that i didnt get into any of them because i would have never considered maryland, a school i almost didnt even apply to. also, as a jewish student, the thriving jewish community on maryland's campus is really comforting, especially with everything going on right now at colleges. congrats to all of this years seniors and good luck to all the incoming seniors with their apps! and if youre going to maryland next year, hmu!!!

This is the second megathread for the current ongoing conflict between HYBE and ADOR, which is both directly and indirectly related to NewJeans. Part 1 is linked here. We will continue to update this thread as relevant articles and news about this topic pertaining to NewJeans and their label ADOR are released. Feel free to contribute in the comments below if/when new updates are released. Thank you for understanding!
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I don’t know. I wanted to post here. I’m going to school for a job where nothing is guaranteed in the field I’m studying. Jobs are more so on a job to job basis and steady jobs are few and far between. My parents have been supportive of me up to this point but I don’t think they fully understand that job to job opportunities are how the field is. I understand this and am willing to take a risk, but I don’t think they are as confident. I’m going into my senior year. I’ve had zero internships or barely any jobs related to this (freelance stuff once or twice a year). I’m focusing on my own things, but no money is being made now. Part of this is on me for not giving 110% (writing letters to alumni, friending people on LinkedIn) and only applying via websites. I’ve asked professors for opportunities and all of their options rejected me.
As well, I quit my day job. I thought about accepting an unpaid gig, but it would have been a two hour commute one way. I told the day job I accepted the position. The window is still open for me to do it, but it would require me to move somewhere for the summer where the only free housing would be a two hour commute. As I’ve stated before, I’m working on my own things. I am in 90% control of the outcome of one and 60% of the other. Both could help me a lot if they turn out successful. I’m working on finding another wage slave job at the moment too, but all interviews have seemed unfruitful. Maybe it’s bad interviewing on my end? I seem confident when I interview, so maybe it’s because I’m a student? Even if I find a job, it would be less time spent on my personal projects.
Speaking of which, I try to do things for fun. I don’t really socialize too much with people. Most of the people I like have left the area for summer. The people where I grew up and I have grown in different ways (for the most part) and I don’t enjoy being with them too much anymore. It is a once in a blue moon thing. Where I live now, I have acquaintances but rarely hang out. Part of this lack of socialization stems from being a weird kid and also thinking everyone is judging me. I tend to zone out a lot so I maybe staring off at nothing and then realize I’m staring at someone. Trying to make conversation is weird because I don’t know what to talk about other than projects/work/school. I don’t like hearing about drama unless it affects what I’m doing. I don’t have anything going on in my life that’s worth more than a few sentences, so I have nothing to talk about. Even though, again, I’m not social, there still is a part of me that wishes I was doing these things with someone.
My free time is spent going on drives to nowhere (unfortunately my favorite leisure activity) which kills mileage on my car and eats up gas. The person I used to go on random adventures with is a year or two older and I think he’s reached the point where he can no longer do these things. I will be at that point soon because I will have student loans to pay off.
Even having a love life is hard because what I go to school for, personal and work lives are mixed. Acting on these feelings can lead to awkward work relationships and missed opportunities. You have to think about the long game.
Anyway, this has been on my mind for sometime and would love advice as to what I should do?

Hi there, I just wanted to ask if anyone knows whether it's possible to get two warnings for transport but for seperate reasons?
The first warning I received was because I forgot to tap on. This was about one year ago.
The second one is recent where I didn't know I had to carry my concession card entitlement (which I don't know how I missed) I only just started using my concession card. The transport officer said that she'll just give me a warning because I clearly didn't know.
I was wondering if it's possible or okay to receive two warnings (but for seperate things)? Or will they change their mind because of the first unrelated warning and send me a fine letter instead?
Thank you for reading and even more I would appreciate ANY information or experiences on this.

Hey I know we talk to each other all the time but this is so much more than the talks we have everyday, this is my way to say how grateful I am for the motivation and support that I’ve received from you through life and school itself.
Since I moved to the U.S I have moved to a lot of states before finding the stability I found when I moved to Hartford. The first time I got to Hartford I was with the expectation of enjoying it the least knowing that probably in any time longer I was probably moving again. It was post- covid so school in person was optional, when I started school I only had to go there for only a month because we moved really late in the school year. You were the only person who I knew, the only person who supported me when I got told that my credits wouldn’t work for me to be in 11th grade so I got lowered. You were so happy about it, we were gonna graduate together but you knew I wasn’t so happy because my biggest goal was to graduate. School sophomore year and I got to know your friends. My whole summer I wished for school to start so I could see that “friend” I made, but I suppose summer made me forget you had a life before I came to it. My second year of high school and the worst decisions of my whole life. “The people you surround yourself with are excellent mirrors for who you are” I don’t really know who said that but i’m pretty sure he didn’t lie with that quote. My sophomore year was surrounded with bad friends and a lot of skipping class and disrespecting teachers just because “school wasn’t that important in sophomore year”, you made my Bulkeley school years important. At the middle of the year you were there reminding me my purpose and that after finishing something another thing always started. There’s no more way of saying how thankful I am for you being my friend, for you showing me how to look better to myself. You gave me power to get to try things I was really scared to try before and even cheered me while doing those things. You made a group of friends who were comfortable with themselves and with each other and that is the most valuable thing to me. You made me feel like I was gonna stay forever with you all, and it didn’t happen. I knew that good things don’t last very long but I was never ready to let go of any of y’all. I’m so grateful I got to know y’all, Kharla, Martin, Jeremy, Zari, Jennifer, Natalie, and to me the most important, You. Thank you so much Dani for being the person who gives me motivation to be who I am right now. There’s no one else that I would dedicate a letter of gratitude to than to you. Thank You

This is what I think will happen and what I would like to happen in Winds of Winter.
North:
Stannis wins, but loses almost all his forces and in Winterfell there are no resources left, so he is forced to return to the wall leaving a few men in Winterfell. Ramsey had sent the false pink letter to provoke Jon, because Stannis used Theon and the false Arya as bait, making Ramsey go out with a few men to capture them (against the orders of his father Roose). Ramsey wanted to provoke Jon to make him leave Castle Black (knowing that Jon was his Lord Commander) and thus turn the Night's Watch against him. Ramsey eventually captures Theon and the fake Arya, but on his way back he finds the castle taken by Stannis, so he flees to Dreadfort. Jon is dead, and Selysse, upon learning of the pink letter, proposes to Melissandre to burn Shireen in order to help Stannis, and she accepts. By burning Shireen, Jon is resurrected. A second letter arrives, and this one says that Stannis has taken Winterfell but that he must return to consolidate the supply line (since Winterfell has no supplies to feed the survivors of his army). Jon, upon learning what has happened, with the help of the wildlings and those still loyal to him in the guard, imprisons Selysse along with all those who were part of his murder.
However, Jon decides to let Melissandre escape knowing that Stannis would kill her for what she did, and he does so because as much as it disgusts him that she burned Shireen, there is a power in her or her Red God or whatever that may be necessary for the war against the Others. Stannis returns and learns what has happened from Jon's words (I think this would be a very good moment to see Stannis in a moment of great vulnerability, to see a man like him break). Stannis decides to execute Selysse, and Jon executes all those responsible for his murder. Jon proposes to Stannis to join him this time as Jon Stark (leaving everything related to the Watch, including the Hardhome issue) to save Arya along with the help of the wildlings. Stannis accepts, knowing that the girl Ramsey has is not really Arya, omitting the truth out of interest. This time the North joins Stannis' cause for Jon Stark, and they march to Dreadfort. The battle of the bastards occurs, Jon, Stannis and Mance Ryder win handsomely saving Theon and Jeyne Poole (Jon realizing it wasn't Arya). This is when the wall is destroyed or the Others have somehow gotten through (as by Eastwatch freezing the sea itself). Jon realizes that he abandoned his guard and his brothers for nothing. (At this point the Iron bank funding comes to Stannis, but I doubt very much that it would do much good. Maybe for a large fleet in White Harbor, which would serve to evacuate the north to the free cities).

South:
Aegon conquers the Stormlands and marries Arianne Martell. The attempted coup of the Sand Snakes at King's Landing fails (Ser Robert Strong, the Mountain, protects Cersei and Tommen by killing the Sand Snakes). Dorne, the Stormlands and the golden company led by Aegon and Jon Connington invade Highgarden. Cersei asks Littlefinger for help in the Vale, and he accepts, but meanwhile Littlefinger agrees to an alliance with Aegon and swears allegiance to him if he makes him Warden of the East and Warden of the North through Sansa Stark, thus him marrying her (Robert Arryn dies in an “accident”). Aegon accepts because he knows about Stannis' advance in the North. Cersei opens the gates to the army of the Vale, and it sacks King's landing. Cersei talks to the pyromancer and tells him to burn the whole city while she plans to flee with Tommen. He obeys and begins the process. Then Arya (who has already had her development in Braavos) shows up and in some spectacular way from what she has learned in the Faceless Men kills the Mountain, and then Arya goes after Cersei and Tommen. Cersei begs Arya to spare Tommen's life, to kill her but not to kill Tommen. Arya then slowly kills Tommen in front of Cersei, and then kills her. The whole city starts to burn from the valyrian fire, but Arya escapes (She heard Cersei's orders she gave to the pyromancer being with another face, but she doesn't bother to stop him, she is totally indifferent about it). King's Landing ends up completely in ruins, exploding and burning everything and everyone who fails to escape. Aegon is left without capital and without an iron throne (Varys is also saved thanks to the secret passages).
Euron conquers Casterly Rock with the intention of plundering the gold and finds that there is nothing. In addition, Lady Stoneheart (Catelyn) kills Jaime in front of Brienne (who accepts because she swore to obey Catelyn, even knowing that Jaime had changed and still loving him, she does it out of honor). Catelyn leading the brotherhood without a banner kills and hunts down all the Freys, including Walder Frey, causing the riverlands to end in anarchy. Catelyn, for the intel she got from Jaime, goes to the westerlands to save Jeyne Westerling (Robb's Wife) in The Crag and Edmure on Casterly Rock (along the way she meets Brynden, the Blackfish). Once Catelyn saves Jeyne at The Craig she and her family tell her that they hid Robb's son in the riverlands, pretending that Jeyne had miscarried. She also learns that the Ironborn have captured Casterly Rock, where Edmure is. Catelyn is at the crossroads of going west to try to save her brother or going east to look for Robb's son.

Essos:
Barristan Selmy meets Jorah and Tyrion, and initially Barristan wants to kill Jorah for bypassing the exile but Tyrion intervenes and they focus more on finding Daenerys. The three go on an expedition in search of Daenerys (leaving the Unsullied and the Second Sons in charge of Meereen). Daenerys is trapped in the Dosh Khaleen, and Jorah, Tyrion and Barristan end up finding out somehow, so they plan to save her (Jorah knows the city will be deserted). After they are gone, Victarion and his fleet arrive in Meereen, and Moqorro sounds the horn after making sacrifices to R'hllor (thus avoiding his own death). Moqorro gains control over Viserion and Rhaegal. The Ironborn take over Meereen with the help of the dragons, and Victarion, not finding Daenerys, tells Moqorro that two dragons are enough and that they should return to Westeros. Moqorro objects, and then performs a ritual in his flames that makes him see where Daenerys is. Victarion, Moqorro and the Ironborn make an expedition to go after Daenerys to Vaes Dothrak.
The Dothrakis realize that there is an army heading towards Vaes Dothrak, so all the Khals go there to protect their holy city. Jorah, Tyrion and Barristan at first find the city completely deserted, but when the Khals arrive everything fills up and they must flee and hide. Then the Ironborn arrive, led by Victarion. The Dothrakis charge the Ironborn, and then Moqorro uses the dragons and the dragons burn them. In the midst of the chaos, Jorah, Tyrion and Barristan manage to reach Daenerys along with the other Khaleesis, but Drogon appears. Daenerys controls Drogon as best she can (he isn't under Morroqo's influence), and tells Jorah, Tyrion and Barristan to run away. Drogon then burns Dosh Khaleen along with all the Khaleesis. This is a catastrophe for all the Dothrakis, but then among the flames Daenerys appears. The Dothrakis consider this a prophecy, so all the khals prostrate themselves before her and join her army. Moqorro, Victarion and Daenerys meet, and then Moqorro gives the horn to Daenerys. Victarion objects, but being surrounded by Dothrakis and now without power over the dragons, he decides not to exert force also at Moqorro's persuasion. Moqorro tells Daenerys that death is marching on Westeros, that the wall has fallen. It is then that Daenerys decides to leave with the Dothrakis, the Unsullied and the Ironborn with Victarion's fleet to Westeros (it may be that the Dothraki went overland to the free cities and then embarked from there).
So, this would be in summary what I think would happen without reaching the end and skipping many things. Daenerys would take many months to reach Westeros, she would stop by other slaver cities to feed her great army. Meanwhile, the North led by Stannis as King, Jon Stark as guardian of the North and Mance Ryder leading the wildlings, would have to organize a massive evacuation of the entire North to below the neck. Thousands of ravens would fly. Jon, Stannis and Mance would be on the front lines fighting Aegon's army, being the golden company, dorne, the knights of the valley, what's left of the stormlands and probably also part of the tyrell (who I assume would eventually surrender to Aegon). Stannis' conquest to the south would not so much be a war as a desperate flight, Aegon would not believe anything about the others and would see Stannis only as the brother of the man who killed his father. Aegon's army is much larger, has far more supplies (the north is in ruins) and his army of far, far higher quality (the golden company and the knights of the valley are some of the best). So I would guess that Stannis would lose against the Vale and would have to decide to maneuver to the twins (which are abandoned by the passing of Lady Stoneheart). The goal would not be to win battles, but to flee from the Others. It would be like what Mance Ryder did beyond the wall but all the way north to the south. (I assume at some point Daenerys would land at Dragonstone and fight Aegon, a marriage between them would no longer be viable) Something I forgot about: I assume Davos would eventually find Rickon with Osha. White Harbor would be the most important place to evacuate the north, sending as many refugees as possible to the free cities. Now, I don't quite know what would happen with Bran really. He might be a good point of view from which to see the mass evacuation of the north, with him fleeing to the south as well. I think that the advance of the others should take over all of Westeros and even advance towards Essos through the sea of stepstones but frozen. Let it be a real massive apocalyptic event.

After being double booked for the first interview (and I wish I had walked out and not hesitated). Hours of tests, re-areanging my Work schedule to go to a second interview and then wait a month to hear back after two follow up emails. I get this
I am very sorry for the delay here. As we were sorting through candidates and appropriate hires for the time being. We really appreciate your time and consideration and were very impressed with your passion and experience. At this time, we have decided to stall on overall directing hire and hire in some key seat "doers". Once we have settled in some in the next two months, we will circle back and will eventually touchbase. In the meantime, we wish you the very best- keep making a difference.
What the hell?

Most of us know that With Sympathy was mostly a Ministry Vanilli situation, with the record execs basically writing/producing the album in hopes of making the next Joy Division.
Whenever he's asked about this era, he always bridges it with Land of Rape & Honey, i.e. "then I did Stigmata and the whole band came together" sentiment.
Twitch seems like the lost middle child, and seeing as how it got clumped into the stuff Ministry never performed live before this last show, I get how it fits in the Sympathy era, but a few things about this I don't understand.
For one, it's grimy industrial that aligns much more with Front 242 or early RevCo, especially the drum programming. Some song structures kind of have a Sympathy feel, but it's in no way danceable to the Joy Division crowd. I can't see this being a studio forced pop project.
Secondly, it's got more samples than a Skinny Puppy album, as in offbeat clips and random industrialish stuff. I would have no issue believing this is a Ministry album if I just got into the band today.
That said, it's barely mentioned in interviews and I just feel like there's nothing cringe about it, no goofy hooks or forced lyrics. Kind of like a guitar-free Rape & Honey.
Does anyone have Al's take on it? I get that Sympathy is like a bad ex and Honey is the first marriage, so is Twitch the rebound?

I know this is for high schoolers but I don’t think College will appreciate 😬
Looking for T30 (hopefully better) MA in data science, bioinformatics, or computational biology as a rising senior in undergrad at a T40
Demographics: female, wasian, mid income, NJ
Major: Biology Minor: computer science
GPA: 3.9 with upward trend
Courses: all classes that come with a bio major and CS minor, plus basic stats, calc 1-3, discrete math, probability, linear algebra. By spring 2025 (after applying) I’ll have theory of statistics, intro data science, calc 4
Experience:
-Tutored genetics and physics for 4 semesters. - Research at an immunology lab with data analysis for 4 semesters - Summer fellowship at the same immunology lab - third name on 1 research paper in that lab - upcoming bioinformatics summer Internship at Bristol myers - Research at a cancer lab with data analysis for 2 semesters
Awards/others:
-deans list for all semesters
-Phi beta kappa starting this semester - an asian american award for a project - student ambassador for life sciences - one of the student representatives/faces of the bio department
Info: - I’m pretty good at interviews but I’m not amazing - Not sure about my LoR yet, one will be really good, the other two will probably be okay unless I ask this non-stem prof who ik will write me a glowing letter - haven’t written my statement of purpose yet (apps due dec) but I think it will be…ok? I don’t know what I’m writing about yet. Def not gonna write about being lgbt or race or smth tho

I’m in need of some advice. I feel like a failure.
This year, I found out in march that my contract will not be renewed due to my “performance”, I shortly after “resigned” (was given the option to resign or be let go). This will be my 3rd year teaching at the same school, ironically the year I’m supposed to get tenured. I’ve been rated excellent the past two years, one being the principal who didn’t renew my contract for next year.
Our principal is on her second year and has been nothing shy of horrendous. I’ve heard her call parents bitches, makes sexist comments about men at our school, yell at staff, the list goes on. I’ve never spoken about her or reported her actions due to fear that she will retaliate. During my exit meeting I did report the situation, how I was let go with absolutely no warning or explanation. That’s beside the point.
I am now reapplying in other districts and I’m losing hope. I’ve had three interviews and been turned down by all three. I have a few questions about my application.

• on my application there’s a question that asks “Have you ever failed to be rehired, been asked to resign a position, or resigned to avoid termination?”. All my colleagues have told me to mark it as “no”. (A few colleagues are in similar situation) but I feel like this is maybe effecting my chances of being hired? I’m just at a loss. I don’t know what to put.
• The second question I have is in regards to my experience. It has me fill out “supervisor information” which would be this current principal. I have no faith that she will speak kindly on my behalf, so our district HR rep said he’d be happy to be my supervisor referral. Who would look better on the application?

Thank you for taking the time to read this and give any advice you may have. Please let me know if there’s anything I need to clarify.

I've always been an online player but recently due to the decline of game quality and increase of min/maxing tryhards I've been getting burnt out. Only recently getting into singleplayer games, I picked up Skyrim because it was on sale on the PS Store. It was entirely different than all the other games I've played since then. Initially I got bored fast due to my comfort in the online sphere. I couldn't really go 30 mins without feeling alone or overwhelmed due to not understanding a lick of the lore. The only other singleplayer game I played you were playing a preestablished character with a linear storyline. Skyrim is different, it became hard for me to make choices in the game (I'm an indecisive person) and it hindered my progress of the game. I didn't know who my character was and I felt disconnected from everything around me. That is until I learned to immerse myself into the world and essentially roleplay as my character. I made a 'character sheet' of traits my character has and their moral alignment. Now I have SO MUCH fun with the game and I can enjoy every aspect of it. I no longer feel conflicted on choices nor do I feel disconnected. It makes me feel like a fleshed out character in the world. Now I'm barely started on my first playthrough and I already can see me playing a second time as a new character with a new story.
I remember this game coming out for the first time and I'm a bit bummed I didn't play it earlier, but better late than never I guess.

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Throwaway for above reason.
A few months ago, I took a new job with a new retail store opening in my area and was hired on as a third key. Everything started out ok when the schedule was 8-4 M-F, however, after the store actually opened and the schedule changed to opening/closing and weekend shifts - all of a sudden there was an issue with the assistant manager wanting to close.
For background information, I am a single, mid-20s single woman without children. The assistant manager came to me one afternoon asking to switch her one closing shift the upcoming week with my opening shift that day because closing shifts “make her tired” and she also referenced the fact that she is a mother, and that she needs to “get home to get kid, otherwise her husband has to take off work.”
I refused to switch shifts with her and honestly made up a reason as to why I couldn’t, even though I shouldn’t have felt like I needed to. I then went and reported this to the store manager, because she also disclosed to me that she claimed that she was told in her interview she would “never have to take a closing shift.” I presented this to the store manager and basically told him he needed to handle it, because I felt uncomfortable to have someone in a supervisor position come to me and ask me in a pressuring way to switch shifts.
The store manager was perfectly understandable of this, and he did speak to the assistant manager about it. However, she quickly figured out who spoke to him about it as I was the only one she had asked to switch shifts with. This then started some pretty extreme retaliation.
Despite being told not to talk to me one on one, the next day after being spoken to by the store manager, the assistant manager approached me and asked to speak privately in the office, without a witness. She approached me somewhat aggressively, and I had an uncomfortable feeling about this conversation. I agreed to talk to her there, however, on the way, I began recording the conversation on my phone. I live in a one-party recording state.
During this conversation, the assistant manager started the conversation by asking multiple times if “we can just keep this conversation a total secret, just between you and me” and then violated open door policy by telling me that I was incorrect to go to the store manager, that she “didn’t mean anything by asking to switch shifts” and if I was uncomfortable, I should have come and talked to her instead of going to my direct supervisor (the store manager). During the course of the conversation, I counted over 4 times that she said “next time don’t talk to SM name, just come talk to me” and told me I should be understanding to the fact that “she’s a mother” and why she wouldn’t want to close. It was a very uncomfortable and unprofessional conversation overall.
I of course reported this almost immediately to the store manager and showed him the recording. He agreed this was fully out of line and spoke to the assistant manager again asking why she approached me when specifically told not to. Not knowing the conversation was recorded, the assistant manager proceeded to lie and say she just “wanted to smooth things over” and made up a completely different narrative that what actually happened. She outright denied ever telling me I could not report anything to the store manager.
After this is when the retaliation started to come out in full swing. One of my job responsibilities is to visually merchandise the store. The next day when I came in for my shift, the assistant manager was tearing down and completely resetting a floor set I had just done the day prior. I asked very plainly “what are you doing?” And she immediately told me “I am not going to deal with your attitude today and I will send you home right now.” This was 20 minutes after I arrived for an 8 hour shift.
I walked away and went to the back office and interrupted the store manager who was in a district zoom meeting at the time and let him know the assistant manager was threatening to send me home. He left the meeting and then proceeded to “mediate” on the sales floor the rest of the day, as the assistant manager did not act out of pocket when under the direct supervision of the store manager.
Another notable incident was an act of attempted physical violence before the assistant manager was fired. I was in the back stock room with the inventory manager when the assistant manager, who was pushing a large rack on wheels of very heavy merchandise (I can’t be too specific as to what the merchandise was as I’m scared it may give away where I work, but this rack would have weighed 350+ lbs easily) burst through the back stock room swinging doors without warning into my direct path. I jumped out of the way with mere seconds to spare or I would have been run over and definitely injured at the speed she was going and yelled out “excuse me!” To try and illicit a response, just in case she did not see me there.
I got no response. No apology, no excuse me, just dead pan silence as she then stared at me as she went by. It felt VERY intentional. She even dropped off the merchandise at the back of the room, turned around and walked out without ever saying a word to me. The inventory manager even rushed over to me and asked if I was alright because she could see how aggressive it was.
The next incident involved the assistant manager threatening insubordination against me, and this is when I felt like she was using language to try and write me up for something. Over the weekend, the store manager (and NOT the assistant manager) completed a new visual set as directed by corporate. Since I was not present for it, I have been previously instructed by the store manager that if I feel there is a better option to fit the set to the corporate visual standard, I have the full power to make those changes behind him. This is because he prefers to set the floor set from the beginning himself and then let me go behind and tweak his work to “make it perfect.”
Since I was previously instructed to do this, when I came into work after the set had been changed, I then proceeded to “tweak” it. My honest contributions were changing the pants on one mannequin, swapping a necklace on another mannequin, and setting a hat shelf for a group of hats that were not set on the floor at all. While setting the hats, I was told that I immediately needed to stop what I was doing because “this floor set has already been set, so you changing it right now is insubordination.” I am smart enough to recognize when she adopted new vocabulary often seen in write ups that she was probably working on one. It was at this point I finally decided enough was enough, and I called HR.
The HR rep was very understanding and listened to my complaints. I do realize HR is there to protect the company more than anything, but with the hostile work environment she was creating I felt like she was a big liability to have on their hands. I complained about hostile work environment, retaliation, harassment, and discrimination because I was made to feel as if I should close because I’m childless. She told me she would investigate my claims and then report back.
To make a long story short, my suspicions were correct and the assistant manager has created an entire write up for my “attitude”that conveniently started the day after I told the store manager about the “private” conversation she had with me in the managers office. It took about a week from when I reported it, but HR did fire her for retaliation. I did not find out about the write up she had written until after she was fired.
There were a couple incidents in the week when HR was investigating her like her calling the district manager because I took our register money to the bank to get change as instructed by the store manager. She skipped calling the store manager entirely and just went straight to the district manager and attempted to make it seem as if I was stealing. The other incident involved her yelling in my face loudly at the register in front of multiple customers and calling me a liar because I corrected her on a work policy.
Once she was fired, she immediately started calling my personal cell phone multiple times. I did not answer. She then sent me a string of multiple threatening texts messages and also tried to say that my recording of our conversation was illegal (again, we live in a one-party recording state). She had a printed out copy of the law and I think is honestly dense enough to not understand that I am the one party to the recorded conversation, therefore making the recording not illegal. I told her to never text me again, and she then proceeded to get violent and threaten to fight me if I ever saw her again and call me multiple curse words. I decided to block her number, hoping that she’d move on.
The HR rep called to tell me they had “closed their investigation” and I’d be notified of the findings on my next shift, however I told the rep that I knew she was fired because she was calling me and sending me threatening text messages. IMO, the rep started to act indifferent and told me to “report it to my local authorities if I felt uncomfortable”
Now, over the past two weeks there has been an anonymous number calling the store asking to speak with me. I have yet to pick up one of these calls, however one of my coworkers did tell the person the first time that I was there. They asked to speak with me, and then when put on hold they immediately hung up. I was nervous she may try to show up, but nothing happened that I know of that night. I chalked it up to maybe it was just an actual customer.
However, today an anonymous number called again asking to speak with someone with my first name. We have two people who work there with my first name, so when my coworker asked “which one?” The anonymous caller immediately said my last name and described my physical features to a T. My coworker told the caller I wasn’t working that day, and they asked when I would return. She told them she doesn’t know the schedule so she can’t say, and then the caller hung up.
I have NEVER shared my last name with a customer, EVER and anyone who knows me well enough to know that information would just call my cell phone and definitely not from a blocked number. I have a strong suspicion this is her, although I’m extremely nervous as to why she would keep calling after it’s been weeks since she’s been fired.
What can I do to protect myself? Am I entitled to protection from my employer given the circumstances around her termination? Does this qualify for some kind of protective order? I genuinely do not feel safe going to work right now. I do not feel like I’ve been protected enough. I understand times are hard and the job market is tough, but she put herself in a position to be fired. The state of the economy makes me nervous that she may feel as if she doesn’t have anything to lose now.
TLDR: my assistant manager was fired for retaliation against me and is now threatening me and has physically harassed me in the past and is probably calling under a blocked number to get my work schedule.

Before you judge me hear me out first.
As a commuter everday akong nagbyahe from house to work and vice-versa, usually nagpapaupo naman ako ng senior citizen pag talagang may pagkakataon. So kahapon maaga akong umuwi due to severe migraine, sumakay ako sa terminal sa divisoria so usually walang gaanong pasahero, everything was smooth naman not until dumating sa terminal sa Caloocan para magpuno ng sakay. I was sitting sa tatluhang upuan near the window. May sumakay na group of senior citizens (5 sila) the other two sits sa dalawang upuan sa tapat ko and the other two sa tabi ko. Yung isang katabi ko is asking me if pwede daw ba akong tumayo kasi tatlo silang uupo. I respectfully decline, note ha I respectfully decline at sinabi ko na may migraine ako, I even use the word pasensya na po but she starts throwing tantrums ang dami nyang sinasabi and still doing some gestures. Hindi ko na pinansin because wala naman talaga akong balak ibigay yung upuan ko. Wala na talaga akong balak patulan ang tantrums nya not until umakyat yung konduktor, tinanong nya yung konduktor kung magkano ang fare papuntang Apalit, then she suddenly said na, "eh pano yung kasamahan naming nakatayo bawas na ba yung bayad? Wala na kasing upuan, ayaw kasing tumayo nito" (while looking at me). Sumagot yung konduktor, he said na "may sakit po si ma'am masakit po ulo nya" (I already told him kasi nasa Divisoria palang kami, nagpapagising ako incase makatulog). Then this entitled senior woman shouted saying na sakit lang daw pala ng ulo sila nga daw pagod na at masakit din ang ulo sa init and senior pa sila pero hindi sila pinapaupo, sobrang mapag-inarte daw ng mga kabaataan ngayon and that triggers the demon inside me kaya sinigawan ko din sya pabalik telling her na pare-pareho lang kaming pagod at hindi basta pag-iinarte lang yung sakit ng ulo ko dahil migraine yun at almost feel vomiting na ako sa sobrang sakit. I also told her na kung gusto nilang maupo lahat bumaba sila at intayin ang susunod na bus, ngayon kung ayaw nilang mag-intay magtiis sila. Nagulat siguro sya as well as her other companion. I know I did the right thing kasi kahit yung konduktor nag thumbs up sa akin. After nilang matahimik ng ilang seconds lahat sila naging feeling entitled ang daming sinasabi but I simply don't care. Wala akong panahong pakinggan.
But I know my demon inside me is not yet satisfied since this lady beside me ang nagsimula ng lahat I make sure na sasagarin ko ang ganti ko. Ibinuka ko ng sobra yung upo ko, making sure na wala silang enough space na dalawa para makaupo comfortably and then I sleep after. Nararamdaman ko yung tapik nila pero wala akong pake mas umuusod pa ako papunta sa kanila. And usually hindi ako sa terminal bumababa kasi maglalakad pa ako pabalik but because I heard na sa terminal sila bababa, doon na din ako bumaba to prolong their suffering. (Well they have the choice na lumipat ng upuan nung may mga bumaba but hindi sila lumipat so not my fault). Pagbaba namin nagrereklamo sila na di daw sila nakaupo ng maayos, masakit balakang etc. The hell I care, masama tingin nila sa akin but I just smiled at them. Naglakad man ako kahit masakit na ulo ko but I think okay lang since I have the satisfaction sa ginawa ko.
Masama man siguro sa iba but for me it's my sweet revenge.

Just asking and it may vary but I want to know iam very curious

Hi im 15 and i discovered Santa Muerte last year. I was drawn to her and i kept on thinking about her. Maybe it’s because of my own ideologies where I want the best for people and don’t want to see, my own people especially, struggle that I was intrigued by how Santita would help people and give them hope to continue with their lives. Also because I’m not in the best place myself mentally, I thought of her as someone I could talk to. I know people use her for even the bad (as said by my parents, they told me they respect her and I alr know the stigma she has around her) and that’s what made me not become a devotee until around August. So with my parents having different views on her, I was unsure how to really go on because I did feel like she would listen. Also scared because I thought my mom would be incredibly angry with me. Then it turned more than some interest at that point. I knew that putting my faith, trust and care for her wouldn’t disappear but that feeling of having my mother find out was something I didn’t want to happen. So I bought a statue of Santita from a devotee online and I would hide her whenever I would go to school. I eventually did a ritual to invoke her in her statue and I’ve felt her presence since. When I would come back from school I would put her on my bookshelf with my crystals; I gave her water, tea, a candle and fruit sometimes. I’ve drawn her art, I would light some sage, cleanse her with it, and meditate with her. I felt a genuine connection. I think about her daily even when I fail to talk to her. I feel guilty when I don’t pray for days. I dont have the motivation to do anything at times and sometimes I generally don’t feel right doing school work or even doing a hobby when I can be doing this or that. Over the year it has gotten worse esp because of an overload of school, my job, and me being “too sensitive” as a problem in my household (resulting in my mental health declining). I’ve hidden her for long periods of times and have left hidden in my utility cart covered with a piece of paper since my mom wouldn’t notice. I’ve given her my apologies and each time I felt as if she understood but I can tell lately she’s not happy with how I’m treating her, hiding her and not taking her out, not making an effort. I don’t believe she’s angry at me but rather upset. And I understand why. When my mom caught her in my room, we argued. She told me it wasn’t good for me and talked about god (when I don’t really believe in him) is the only one I should putting my love in. She also brought up narcos and all that just like my father did. I don’t like how she has this prejudice against her but I fail to speak up for her. I feel as if I failed to even try to reach an actual understanding of Santita to my parents. But now I have a dilemma. My dad suggests to give her to a church, and actually has been asking around how to do so. And my mom says as long as I take care of Santita I can keep her :( and I really care about her I do. I don’t want her gone and I just want to make it up to her. A thing that stood out to me was my dad saying I should wait until I’m older. And I understand given my age I may not know everything obviously but I am willing to learn. Also because I guess that’s one way that they’ll let me continue being a devotee (they don’t know I’m a devotee, I’ve lied to why she was in my room and I feel terrible about it. I feel like I haven’t shown Santita my love of her and it just feels as if I’m not even loyal by lying) So I need a second opinion. Should I wait until I’m older? I don’t want to just leave her and boom she’s not apart of my life anymore until I’m a few years older because I would actually feel I don’t even know how to describe it. And how would giving her away work ???? I’m not even Christian or catholic so what will giving her to a church do ??? I don’t want them to do anything with her. I’m hoping my parents just let her be and let me take care of her. So should I wait ???? Am I actually just so blinded by what I *think* our connection is or what ??? Should I wait until I’m more mature ?????? I’m honestly just overthinking I need advice please.

For context, I graduated with my JD from a mid-tier law school in 2019 and my LLM from a T14 in 2020. I knew early on in my career that I wanted to clerk for a District Court (“DC”) judge, but due to shabby 1L grades, I knew I needed experience before I would be a competitive applicant.
My first job out of law school was at a public interest law firm, assisting folks affected by the Pandemic. My boss was wonderfully light on the reigns and let me attend at least 20 hearings on my own and handle other various tasks with minimal oversight.
I then nabbed a state Supreme Court clerkship and was there from 2021-2022. When my term expired, the pickings for post-clerkship jobs were slim. I fell into a pro se clerkship position in a fairly prestigious district but was stuck in a holding pattern there for about 18 months.
I then was hired by a newly-appointed magistrate judge to be their first clerk, after my mentor forwarded them my resume.
Frustratingly, after my judge hired me — and to be clear I love my judge, three DC judges called me for an interview which I, of course, had to decline.
I am now starting to think about post-clerkship jobs. As I previously mentioned, it has been a personal goal of mine to clerk for DC judge, and, should I decide to apply, I think I have a good chance of securing a clerkship with one of the judges who called me for an interview. But I worry that I have been clerking for too long. Beyond clerkships, I want to become an AUSA and eventually a judge. I don’t think I need the DC clerkship to become an AUSA, but I worry that without it, my chances of becoming a judge will become slimmer. If I’ve learned anything since graduation, prestige and connections matter in the legal profession.
I am confident that should I head to the DOJ after this (or a subsequent) clerkship, my years of clerking won’t be too heavily frowned upon — if at all. However, I know how competitive those positions are and need a backup plan. If I couldn’t — for whatever reason — be an AUSA after my clerkship, would I be competitive when applying to big law firms? If yes, what class year could I expect to enter as?