Dear Candidate_Name: (n.b.: you have to ACTUALLY PUT THE CANDIDATE'S NAME IN HERE.)
Thank you for your interest in our opening for a/an (JOB_TITLE). After reviewing your resume, we have decided to move forward with other candidates. Although we do not keep resumes on file, we do have a policy of reconsidering previous applicants who submit their resumes again for subsequent openings.
So as to eliminate as much mystery as possible. We can tell you that the opening in question received X applications. Of those, Y met the necessary criteria. Of those, Z were brought forward to the preliminary interview stage.
Although we cannot give you good news today, we do not wish to make it sound like we are closing off our organization to you forever. If you see another position that you think you are qualified for, rest assured that this particular rejection is not a blanket one.
We thank you for taking the time to apply.
Sincerely,
Acme Inc.

Hi All, I’m a second year Rx associate and I’m really struggling with enjoying Rx now. Apologizing now for the long post. For background, I ended up in Rx because I wanted to do transactional work but needed to be in a certain city for my spouse, plus I graduated when summer programs and hiring were hit by covid, so Rx seemed like my best option. I would have loved to pivot practice groups within my firm, but it wasn’t an option unfortunately.
My spouse has now been offered an amazing and rare job opportunity in another city (spouse isn’t a lawyer, but essentially they were offered a tenure track position), so we need to relocate.
I’m miserable in Rx and my mental health is taking a toll. One of the biggest reasons it’s taking a toll is because I realized the exit options aren’t super great for Rx and also one of the other junior associates primarily doing litigation left a couple of months ago, and now some of the partners are pushing me into litigation despite me clearly showing my interest in transactional work. I had been getting by doing mostly creditolender and debtor reps with a focus on distressed M&A and the finance side of things. I also have been doing corporate governance advising. I’ve been okay pushing through the long nights and fire drills, but my mental health is struggling with the push into bankruptcy litigation and I’m afraid I’ll never get out of Rx and into something like in-house now.
I’ve had the opportunity to interact with tax matters when dealing with the intersection of the bankruptcy code and tax claims, treatment of tax claims in bankruptcy plans, and doing general diligence work on the companies’ accounts and taxes for tax relief motions, and also had question or two come up in tax liability for boards/partnerships. Since I love transactional work, I think I could really enjoy doing tax work. I really enjoy company diligence and planning, so I think it could be a good fit.
I’m thinking about applying in the fall to the top Tax LLM programs, especially because one program is in the same area as my spouse’s new job. I went to a T20 but didn’t take a tax class in law school, but I have the above tax interactions and am going to try to do some tax related pro bono. I’m keeping an eye out for other junior positions at other firms in different groups, but as I’m sure everyone knows, junior lateral hiring, especially for transactional groups, is pretty rough right now.
I also don’t need to go back to biglaw after a Tax LLM (although that would be nice). I’d be fine going to an accounting firm and hopefully going in-house at some point. I just can’t keep going Rx at this point.
If anyone has any advice on how to improve my resume for Tax LLM applications, I’d really appreciate it.
Thanks all,

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Hello everyone, thanks for reading this post ! I recently got accepted for a Job Seeker permit and I will get my permit on July.
Before I fully commit into moving in, I need to find a job in Data.
I don't know if this is a good idea, but I thought in order to lower my expenses, I could try to find a job remotely until I get hired. Once I do, I could move in any city depending on the job location.
The problem is, by applying on linkedin, I am not receiving any follow-ups on my applications. I do not speak Dutch, and this seems to be a real constraint..
I am a Data Science Engineer with 2 years of work experience, and I am willing to start a Junior position in an international environment.
I could use any help, either for landing a job and increasing my chances, or plan my move in.
Feel free to suggest anything !

I am 18 and have been looking for a part time job for the summer that I will also hopefully keep as a student. I am a Teaching of English major, which means everything English and literacy related is something I am passionate about. I have been waiting for my local library to open applications for a Patron Services position for months now, and discovered just recently that they had, and I applied for it about 5 days ago through email. In the email I spoke about my interest in the position as a prospective English teacher and how important literacy is to me in just a sentence. I feel like I should do more to show my interest in the position. I tried to figure out who the hiring manager was but couldn't find any information online. Should I follow up with HR and reiterate my interest, or should I just wait?

Around a month ago when the Big 3 were releasing their results, I found out I was surprisingly accepted to ADMU for the Management Engineering course (which i’m not certain but is apparently only open to the top 10% in the ACET?) Over the weeks after that i’ve been readying myself to go to ateneo; i’ve confirmed my application, paid the fee, and fortunately my parents said they were willing to fund my education.
Fast forward to today, I was originally listed as DPWAS for UPD, and just two day ago we were asked to fill out a form asking us to apply to the remaining programs with available slots. Just this morning, I received an email saying that I was accepted for BS Business Administration, and the worst thing is I only have until midnight to decide if I’m accepting the offer or not.
I was a HUMSS student, top of my class, originally wanted to study Psychology but decided I’d rather pursue management for better prospects and financial security in the future. While may kaya naman talaga parents ko, I also recognize that in my situation, picking Ateneo would be selfish as I’d be putting the family into an arguably avoidable and unnecessary financial strain than if I’d pick UPD.
However, I’ve also heard that you’d get more professional connections (maybe even an immediate job since ADMU’s ME program is so well regarded?) in one’s time in Ateneo. While for people who went UP, they cited how the environment lifted them out of their comfort zone and pushed them to be better, basically better preparing them for the real world.
So here’s my desperate question: considering my situation, along with the future prospects provided by both programs, what would be a better choice? To take UPD’s BS BA or ADMU’s ME? Thank you for taking the time to read all of this once you get here, and I appreciate every response <33

I work in the insurance industry and have been at the same company for over two decades. I've had a great career - worked my way up from making 27k / yr doing entry level jobs, to working in the IT call center, to being a software engineer for about a decade. Now I am pretty much maxed out as an individual contributor in the CX department working with data, automation, and the general direction of the area.
My team was one of the few areas of the company that remained remote after COVID, and were told it was permanent. Well, long story short - they're bringing us back next month. And I am not thrilled.
Obviously, in this job market I can't just quit, but I've been applying to other jobs ever since we got the news. 200+ applications and I've only had one soft "interview".
So my choices are:

1. Keep working in my area as an individual contributor with not much room to move up. I would be forced to sit in an open office area that is noisy, distracting, and generally unpleasant.
2. Apply to management positions in other areas (that I am actively being recruited for) where I would at least get a cubicle, more money (only ~ 10k more to start), and can learn a new skillset.

My ultimate goal is to work remotely, and it is not likely to happen where I currently am. I do have some limited management experience (temporary job change for 3 months) and currently participate in hiring, mentoring, coaching, etc. I'm basically managing without the title or pay.
Would it be better to take a management role for the time being with the plan to use that experience on my resume, bettering my chances of getting a remote role elsewhere?

They found just enough of my best friend's body to mark him down as dead, not missing. The rest of his family wasn't as lucky. They found pieces of Wyatt, Emily, and Alice Forrester—teeth strewn across the parents' bed, strands of the girl's hair caught in the latch of her bedroom window—but there supposedly wasn't enough evidence to determine whether the rest of the family was dead or alive.
After the discovery, my town entered an unofficial, unspoken lockdown. Any peace of mind gained from Fred's arrest was shattered by the realization that, even if he was guilty of grave robbing and killing animals, there were far worse criminals operating in our community. I talked a big game in my last post, saying that I'd put down whatever entity I'd unleashed like some kind of wannabe ghostbuster. In reality, all I did for days was sit in my room, imagining the terror and pain Liam must have felt in his final moments. I submitted an application to visit Fred through the county jail's website, but it took a while to get approved.
Just over a week ago, I received an unexpected visit from Liam's girlfriend, Eleanor. When I answered her knock at my door, she instantly pulled me into a hug and burst into tears, so I figured, despite the two of us not being close, she'd come to commiserate over our shared loss. Not sure what else to do, I invited her inside.
In some ways, it was nice to have someone else who felt the same pain that I did, but in others, seeing her cry just made me feel guilty. She'd come all this way to confide in me, not knowing the role I played in her boyfriend's death. At one point my grandma came in from her garden and made Eleanor some tea, which helped calm her down a little.
It occurred to me that if I was supposed to be investigating the thing that killed Liam, Eleanor might be a good place to start. As gently as I could, I asked her if she'd noticed anything strange about Liam before the discovery.
She shook her head and told me: "He was the same as ever. I just can't see Liam or the rest of his family having any enemies. His parents owned a bakery—that's like the most innocuous job ever. And Alice, I mean, she was only twelve. The only person I might've suspected was your creepy boss. But he was already in jail by that night."
After a minute of silence, she sighed, saying, "That asshole is real bad news. I practically begged Liam not to take that job. We hardly ever disagreed on anything, but we fought about that stupid job all the time." Eleanor started tearing up, so I refrained from asking any follow-up questions. When she composed herself again, she set the teacup down and excused herself, so I walked her out to her car.
I didn't think much about it at the time, but when Eleanor talked about Fred, she seemed really upset. A lot of people in my town have long been wary of Fred, but Eleanor seemed particularly bitter, like there was a painful history between them. Who knows, maybe I'm not the only one who witnessed him messing with dead bodies. I'll have to ask her more the next time I see her.
Before I made it back inside the house, my grandparents appeared on the porch, dressed for an outing. My granddad let me know they were going to The Home Depot for a new raccoon trap, since apparently there was an issue with our current one. He said, "Every morning I find food everywhere and an open trap door. Either the thing's broken or the coyotes have grown opposable thumbs."
After that, they left me alone with the unpleasant notion that something other than coyotes had gotten into the trap. I walked to the edge of our front yard to investigate, and sure enough, the trap door was open and the dog food we used as bait was scattered all over the grass. It looked like someone had reached an arm inside just to knock over the dog food bowl, and yet when I looked closely, I saw a small clump of fur caught in a bottom corner. At some point, there had been an animal in that trap, but something else had opened the door for it. Whether they had done so out of compassion or because they wanted the trapped animal for themselves, I didn't know. I did know that after a week of doing nothing, I finally had a plan.
I spent most of last Saturday gathering supplies, hitting up most of the hunting and camping stores in our small town. My itinerary included four traps in total: two for raccoons; one for mice and other, smaller animals; and one bear trap. I also bought dog food and peanut butter to bait the raccoon and mice traps accordingly. Finally, I bought a pack of four trail cameras. All together, I spent so much that I practically blew through all the money I'd earned at Sundae Central, but I was hoping that it would be worth it.
On Sunday, I set up the traps. My grandparent's house, like all the others on this side of our street, borders a canyon. We've got a nice plot—a huge fenceless yard, at the edge of which sits a greenhouse that my granddad built for my grandma's 50th birthday. Beyond the flat portion of the backyard is a long, gradual decline to the arroyo below, not quite sheer enough to be called a cliff, but too steep and full of trees and boulders to do anything with.
I set up the first trail camera to point to the newly-replaced raccoon trap in the front yard, dedicating the area as Site A. Next, I placed the mouse trap next to the greenhouse, propped up the second trail camera against one of the greenhouse's shelves, and designated it as Site B. I set up the remaining raccoon traps at sites C and D, which lay right at the bottom of the hill and at the very edge of our property respectively. The bear trap, for the time being, I kept in reserve.
Nothing happened on Monday night. I stayed up late, watching the trail cams on my laptop, until I got bored and fell asleep. The following morning, I watched the sped-up recordings, and was both relieved and disappointed to see that nothing had paid the traps a visit.
Site B caught a mouse on Tuesday night. It crawled into the trap near the greenhouse at around 3 AM, but nothing else came to investigate. I released it into the woods the next day. The Site D camera caught something moving in the distance just before dawn, but the trail cam's night vision quality is so bad that I have no idea what it was. From the way the brush swayed in its wake, though, it was something big.
Wednesday night was when things started to get weird. At around midnight, I was sitting at my desk. I've been asked to speak at Liam's funeral, so I was fruitlessly attempting to draft a speech when I looked up at my computer screen to check the cameras. Clicking through the four feeds, I saw that the trap at Site C had caught an opossum. I full-screened the Site C feed and watched the animal scurry around inside the trap for a while. I sat there for a long time. When an hour passed and nothing else happened, I was ready to throw in the towel on the whole stupid operation and just go to bed.
And then, all of a sudden, the trap door slid open.
The opossum was still huddled in the back corner of the cage; the door seemed to have opened all on its own. Cautiously, the creature approached the exit, slowly making its way out of the metal cage. It took a few steps out into the night, and then it stilled. Its head turned to the side, its glowing eyes fixed on something that I couldn't see. I squinted at the video feed. For a moment, I thought I saw depressions in the grass, like something was walking next to the trap.
I blinked, and the opossum disappeared.
I've played back that footage so many times now, and I just can't make sense of what I saw. One second, the creature was standing there in the grass, and the next, it was simply gone. The next morning, when I investigated the area, I saw no trace of the opossum or any other animal. For reasons I still can't comprehend, the thing that's been taking our local wildlife isn't showing up on my cameras.
I focused my efforts on Site C. On Thursday evening, just before dusk, I swapped the dog food in the raccoon trap in favor of a slab of bloody, raw meat I'd bought from the butcher. I also hauled the bear trap down the hill and set it up in front of the raccoon trap, chaining it to a large tree and disguising it as best I could with leaves and dirt. Finally, I sprayed some bear and raccoon repellant around the surrounding area. I've never used a steel-jawed trap on an animal before—I've only ever used humane, catch-and-release-style traps for pest control and I'd like to keep it that way. It was my hope that the repellant would deter the animals from getting too close.
I stayed up the entirety of Thursday night for nothing. No animals graced the trail cam feed, nor did any monsters.
Friday night was similarly slow. I spent so many lonely hours struggling to write my speech and staring at grainy trail cam footage. Maybe I was going a little crazy from my self-imposed isolation, but I kept thinking I saw something moving in the background of Site D.
Last night was when everything went to hell. The slab of meat had been so thoroughly ravaged by flies that I swapped it out for a new one on Saturday evening. Then, I returned to my room to wait. At 3 in the morning, long after my grandparents had gone to sleep, something in the Site C camera caught my eye. Movement in the brush. Depressions in the grass, so slight I never would've seen them if I wasn't looking for them. I held my breath …
And then the bear trap snapped shut.
I stood up from my desk, ecstatic that I'd finally caught my prey and terrified that I'd finally have to confront it. With shaking hands, I quickly tied my shoes and fitted a headlamp over my forehead. As I prepared to leave, the bear trap thrashed around on my screen, presumably as whatever entity it held fought for escape. The last thing I grabbed before I jogged into the night was my granddad's rifle from his gun safe.
Once outside, I made my way towards the bottom of the hill. The weight of the gun in my hand gave me some reassurance as I descended, but I was still more scared than I'd like to admit. Eventually, I drew close enough to the trap to hear the clink of the metal chain. I clicked on my headlamp to see what I'd caught.
There was a woman sitting on the ground, her back towards me. Her hair was blonde, her frame was thin, and she wore a black dress similar to the one I'd seen on the woman outside of Sundae Central. The sight of that dress made my heart sink—instantly, I knew that I was dealing with more than one enemy.
The woman turned around to look at the source of the light, and as she did so, she released her leg. She'd been holding her trapped foot up to her mouth with both hands, and from the look of the gaping wound below her calf, she'd been trying to bite through her leg to free herself. The sight of all that gore made me sick to my stomach. When she saw me, she rose to her feet, though how she could possibly stand in such a state I couldn't fathom.
I pointed the rifle at her. Her lips and chin were completely stained with blood, but I could get a good look at the rest of her face—at her reddish-brown eyes and straight nose, at her freckles and pale skin. Unlike the dark haired woman I'd seen before Liam's death, this woman seemed more corporeal. There was none of the dizzying, distorted effect I'd gotten from looking at the other woman for too long. This woman also seemed younger. She shouldn't possibly have been older than 25.
"What are you?" I asked. She didn't respond, nor did she move at all. Blood dripped off of her chin and pooled on the forest floor beneath her.
"What are you doing in my town?" No response but an unblinking stare and an apathetic expression. I asked her a few more questions, though what exactly I said I can't remember, before finally asking her about Liam.
"My best friend was murdered two weeks ago, for no reason at all. Did you kill him? Did your friend?"
At that, the woman lowered her gaze. Her lips parted, revealing two sets of teeth—a row of normal, human teeth in front, and a row of jagged, shark-like teeth behind them.
"I didn't kill him, but I'm sorry he had to die." Her voice was surprisingly soft, but her words were difficult to make out. It seemed difficult, almost painful, to talk around so many teeth.
"What do you mean 'had to die'?"
"He interfered. He saw too much. And now so have you." Her tone carried no malice and her expression looked almost remorseful. I kept the rifle trained on her, but I took a few steps forward, studying her face. I noticed that she had two beauty marks, one under her left eye and one above her left eyebrow. The weird thing is, I'm pretty sure I've seen a girl with those exact birthmarks before. In fact, the longer I looked at her the more familiar she seemed, but I couldn't for the life of me put my finger on where I'd seen her before.
"Do I know you from somewhere?" I asked her, and she looked surprised.
"I don't …" She started, and then trailed off. She turned away from me, peering intently into the dark woods. I heard something faint, like boughs snapping in the distance, and a familiar feeling settled in my gut. I felt like I was back in the car outside Sundae Central, face to face with the thing that would eventually kill my best friend. Whatever I'd seen that night, I got the sense that it was approaching.
The blonde woman looked back towards me. "You should go," she said, and I didn't have to be told twice. I took one last look at her, trying to take in every detail of her face, and then I turned around and ran for my house.
By the time I was halfway up the hill, I was certain that I was being followed. I could feel a presence behind me, yet I heard no one: no heavy breathing, no snapping of twigs underfoot. Figuring that I couldn't hear my pursuer because they were too far behind me, I risked a glance backwards and failed to stop the scream that escaped me.
Less than five feet behind me was the dark haired woman I'd seen outside the ice cream shop. I have no idea how she got so close behind me without making a sound. Though I only caught the briefest glimpse of her face, I saw that her lips were torn at the corners, allowing her to open her mouth unnaturally wide. Like the blonde girl I'd spoken to, this woman's mouth was cluttered with a double-row of jagged teeth. Figuring I could run faster without my rifle, I threw my it at the woman and put everything I could into that final sprint towards my house.
I didn't stop or look behind me until I was inside with the door shut and locked. I couldn't believe I'd made it in one piece. Hurrying to the back window, I looked out across the backyard and saw, at the very edge of the property, the faint shape of the dark-haired woman. She was perfectly still, staring in the direction of the greenhouse, though at what exactly I'm still not sure. After a few minutes, she turned around and disappeared past the treeline. Her long, black dress swayed around her ankles and made her look like she was floating instead of walking on two feet.
The recording from Site C ended abruptly after I left the scene. When I returned to the scene in the daylight this morning, I found the camera in pieces at the base of the tree it was once hanging on. I also found that the bear trap itself was nowhere in sight. The chain I had used to tie it to a nearby tree was now connected to nothing, leaving me to wonder if the dark-haired woman bit clean through the metal links in order to free her friend.
It's Sunday now, and while I'm in desperate need of some sleep, I wanted to make sure I wrote everything down before I forgot all the details. Though I've learned a lot from my experiment, every new revelation has resulted in more questions. I know that I'm dealing with more than one creature, but I don't know what they are or what they want. I know that Liam was killed for "interfering", but with what exactly I have no clue. The blonde woman's face is still fresh in my mind; maybe I should draw a sketch or something before I go to sleep. She seems so very familiar, and I feel like if I figure out where I've seen her before, I might be one step closer to unraveling this whole fucked-up mystery. I also finally got cleared to visit Fred this week, so hopefully he'll shed some light on what we're dealing with.
Until then, I just have to pray that no sharp-toothed women kill me in my sleep for "seeing too much." I hate that they know where I live now, and that I have no clue how many of them there are. Whatever the case, I'm going to do my best to get to the bottom of it, and try to keep you all updated as I do.
Wish me luck.

I keep seeing job listings with "Minimum 2 years in python/xyz". I have no qualms about switching to a different stack but I feel not having a particular language/framework on my application has been impacting my chances. My company focuses on a single stack and I am not sure how I can work on those other stacks. The only option I see is open source.
I have applied to over 400 places in Canada with 3.5 YOE and I haven't received a single call. The hope is that adding stuff that matches the requirements will help boost my chances.
PS - I am only applying for jobs in GTA/GVA

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I have a daughter, Beatrix. I am now due with a boy in October. As I’m sure everyone mentions, boy names are hard!
Our current top contender is Ivo. Our main requirements are a name that’s somewhat unusual but definitely a name that people will have heard before, nothing uNiQuE. Something that’s most likely British. Something that’ll serve him well on job applications in the future and if I’m honest verges on the upper middle-upper class spectrum.
Other names we like but can’t/won’t use for whatever reason:
Otto Orson August Felix Atticus Rafe Phineas/Finn Bertram Jasper Milo Hector
Can anyone suggest any other names along the same lines so we can compare them to our current front runner? Much appreciated!

Expeditions North: No Small Quest
Hook: It has been 122 years since the Sixth Collapse covered the North in dangerous magical energies. The surviving population has finally stabilized into the still-habitable lands of the South, founding a handful of states along the coast and among the islands. The North has recently become survivable, at least in the short term, and the major players are all seeking their share. Remnants of once world-spanning empires looking to reclaim lost glory, upstart new kingdoms seeking power and legitimacy, opportunistic and wealthy merchant guilds seeking new venues for profit. Everyone who can afford to is funding enormous hundred-man strong exploration parties known as Expeditions North. The pay is astounding, the dangers doubly so, and the chance of returning unscarred are nearly zero, but the skilled and the desperate enlist all the same.
You don't work for those guys.
You are a newly hired adventurer of No Small Quest, the smallest and strangest Expedition that sends not 100-man endeavors, but instead 5-10 man parties into the North. Run by a mysterious person known only as the Old Woman, your organization takes requests to explore the North from those who can ill afford such an expensive service. The altruistic nature of No Small Quest and the low pay make it a hard sell for anyone but the kind of heart, or the shrewd of mind, for there is another unique feature of No Small Quest: unlike in a larger Expedition, you get to keep what you find.
Intended Vibes: The campaign will be a mix of light-hearted low fantasy hijinks, and tense dark fantasy exploration. Imagine if the protagonists of a slice-of-life story frequently dipped in and out of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
Desired Party Size: 4-6 Players.
How We Play: Roll20, using Discord for voice chat. All character sheets and rolling is done on Roll20, while notes and documents can be handled using either application.
When We Play: I do shift work, and thus do not have a single reliable day/time to play. Close to the end of the month I will post my available days on a google doc, and the party will mark which days they are free and could play. Any days with at least four free players will be considered a valid session, aiming for two a month.
Setting Features

• Thaumatic Energy: Magic is weakened in the South, where people live, due to the protective measures against the magic energies of the North. Your job will be to go into the North most of the time, where magic works like normal D&D, and in some places is supercharged. That said, there will be some adventures in the South, so be aware that a full caster may occasionally suffer.
• Localized Pantheons: Gods are just a thing that happens from time to time whenever a population gets large enough to support their worship. They go Feral when they lose all their worshippers, and are highly personable compared to normal D&D deities. Each culture has their own expansive Pantheons, and their domains match the values of their society.
• Low Fantasy South: Magic is difficult to cast and far less effective in the South, though it is far from a dying art. There are several colleges of magic that teach different elements of the magic arts, and having a mage as an attendant is quite the status symbol. That said, there is little in the way of useful magic for war or practical application anymore. The average peasant only sees magic at a large festival, or if some one in the village is gifted enough to make pretty effects. Enchanted artifacts retain most or all of their power, making their retrieval the highest priority for Expeditions North.
• Dark Fantasy North: Imagine if 90% of the world was a haunted Finnish forest. The terrain is mutable and temperamental, the creatures are shifted and changed, and even the Gods have gone Feral. Navigation is through rare stable landmarks that remain fixed with each other, but the paths between are dark, treacherous, and stalked by the unknown. The ruins of two millennia's worth of collapsed civilizations lay undiscovered, filled with secrets and horrors.

Expectations from Players

• Respectful behaviour only! Players are expected to act respectfully to each other and to the DM, and must expect the same treatment in return. This is an inclusive game, so prejudiced individuals who may find it hard to play nice with members of the LGBT+ community or have a desire to make racist or sexist remarks should please apply elsewhere.
• Play a character who wants to adventure, and has a reason to work for No Small Quest. You can be a lone wolf if you can make it work, but when it is time for the party to venture forth you have to leave the dark brooding in the tavern.
• Play something you find fun, and feel free to try something new. The intent of the Low Magic nature of the inhabited regions was to encourage experimentation. If your build is just not working and you are consistently not having fun I will work with you to solve the problem.
• PvP is voluntary only. If a player wants to act in a hostile way to another player, but the desire is not reciprocated, the hostile act does not happen. If both parties agree you may roll for things like deception, or simply choose how to feel as long as it is in character.
• Romance between characters, is permitted, but must stay consensual. There is a strict Fade to Black rule, and the DM will not describe the details of any NSFW acts. If you want your character to act romantically with an NPC, you are warned that the DM is a shy potato and may abbreviate the encounter further.
• No torturing NPCs. This comes up way to often. Interrogation is limited to threats and psychological warfare.
• When a session is scheduled, please make it a priority to attend. A changed work schedule, emergencies, and unexpected problems are fine, but please avoid cancelling a session due to an entertainment-based conflict such as going to a concert or party.

Expectations for Players

• Progression is Milestones, and will be a little slower than a normal campaign.
• Death can happen, but it is never my goal to kill the PCs. The monster want to, so expect hard fights where anything could happen, but there will never be an unwinnable situation unless you force one on yourself. Running away is always an option.
• A robust Session 0 will happen at the first scheduled date. There will be no roleplaying, and you do not need your character ready. I will explain the campaign's safety features, homebrew rules, and important setting information. You are free to ask questions before the session.

Restrictions

• Players must be at least 18 years old.
• Only PHB classes are allowed. Subclasses from UA or other supplements must be approved by the DM but are generally okay.
• All PCs must be Human. I will provide a list of homebrew Sub-Races that better reflect the setting.
• There will be a list of banned spells, which is mostly things like Speak with Plants and revival spells. This list will be updated as needed, but will not be used punitively.

Application
Fill out the following application if you are interested, with the intent of starting in July. If I like your application I will email you with a Discord invitation. Good luck, and I look forward to seeing you at the table!
[Apply Here]

I’ve been looking for work for the last 5 months, 150 applications sent out, only 2 interviews. Positions I’m overqualified for don’t even reach out.
Background is 9 years in fundraising, grassroots organizing, and some project management for nonprofits. Graduated from UCLA with a BA in Global Studies.
I’ve been applying for low level fundraising and project management jobs in the environmental and political field but to no avail.
Now I’m desperately looking for a restaurant job. I know I could widen my reach by applying to any nonprofits with open positions, but I’ve been wanting to follow my passion and work with environmental or democratic leaning organizations. Is there something else I’m doing wrong here?

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I currently work as an insurance agent in a major call center brokerage selling Medicare Advantage plans. When I got the job I thought I was going to be doing good and making good money neither of these are true. We put out massive scummy marketing to seniors telling them they qualify for grocery cards, food allowance, free dental etc. 9/10 they don’t but when they call in we redirect the conversation by lying pretty to much gather info, needs doctors and meds telling them we are just trying to see if they qualify for a grocery card but it’s really all to pitch a different plan. I hate it, it’s not what I thought I was going to be doing. And there is always a pressure to sell even if it it’s a worse plan. I have had to tell my manager no about trying to switch a seniors plan multiple times. For example I’m not gonna switch someone’s plan to raise their dental benefit a thousand dollars when it doubles there max out of pocket is a good example when I just have to blatantly disobey my boss. The job is not ethical or enjoyable, I have really helped a few people but that’s the only good thing about this job. Basically the job or the company isn’t ethical at all. Also they have changed commission structure massively 3 times in the last 2 months because they are struggling due to law suits we will go under or get shut down eventually. I don’t want to work here or do this job as it doesn’t sit right with me morally. I have only been here 3 months, what do I tell hiring managers when I start putting out applications. I want to transfer to an entry level sales job like SDR or BDR how bad will this look? Can I just be honest to hiring managers why I want to leave my current company or will that look bad on me?

I have extensive experience with lead generation using scrappers to find emails and send cold emails, as well as recruiting and HR tasks such as researching job descriptions, building job posts, evaluating performance, and detecting scammers.
In addition, I am skilled in project management, using tools such as Asana, Trello, and Hubstaff to keep projects on track and ensure successful completion. I am also familiar with SEO and have worked as an SEO editor and manager.
I am seeking a full-time virtual assistant position with a dynamic and forward-thinking company. I am fluent in English, have excellent communication skills, and am comfortable working remotely. I am available to work on a flexible schedule and am open to discussing pay rates.
Rate: 10USD/Hour
If you're interested in learning more about my qualifications, please don't hesitate to contact me. Thank you for considering my application!

I have extensive experience with lead generation using scrappers to find emails and send cold emails, as well as recruiting and HR tasks such as researching job descriptions, building job posts, evaluating performance, and detecting scammers.
In addition, I am skilled in project management, using tools such as Asana, Trello, and Hubstaff to keep projects on track and ensure successful completion. I am also familiar with SEO and have worked as an SEO editor and manager.
I am seeking a full-time virtual assistant position with a dynamic and forward-thinking company. I am fluent in English, have excellent communication skills, and am comfortable working remotely. I am available to work on a flexible schedule and am open to discussing pay rates.
Rate: 10USD/Hour
If you're interested in learning more about my qualifications, please don't hesitate to contact me. Thank you for considering my application!

I have extensive experience with lead generation using scrappers to find emails and send cold emails, as well as recruiting and HR tasks such as researching job descriptions, building job posts, evaluating performance, and detecting scammers.
In addition, I am skilled in project management, using tools such as Asana, Trello, and Hubstaff to keep projects on track and ensure successful completion. I am also familiar with SEO and have worked as an SEO editor and manager.
I am seeking a full-time virtual assistant position with a dynamic and forward-thinking company. I am fluent in English, have excellent communication skills, and am comfortable working remotely. I am available to work on a flexible schedule and am open to discussing pay rates.
Rate: 10USD/Hour
If you're interested in learning more about my qualifications, please don't hesitate to contact me. Thank you for considering my application!

I have extensive experience with lead generation using scrappers to find emails and send cold emails, as well as recruiting and HR tasks such as researching job descriptions, building job posts, evaluating performance, and detecting scammers.
In addition, I am skilled in project management, using tools such as Asana, Trello, and Hubstaff to keep projects on track and ensure successful completion. I am also familiar with SEO and have worked as an SEO editor and manager.
I am seeking a full-time virtual assistant position with a dynamic and forward-thinking company. I am fluent in English, have excellent communication skills, and am comfortable working remotely. I am available to work on a flexible schedule and am open to discussing pay rates.
Rate: 10USD/Hour
If you're interested in learning more about my qualifications, please don't hesitate to contact me. Thank you for considering my application!

I have extensive experience with lead generation using scrappers to find emails and send cold emails, as well as recruiting and HR tasks such as researching job descriptions, building job posts, evaluating performance, and detecting scammers.
In addition, I am skilled in project management, using tools such as Asana, Trello, and Hubstaff to keep projects on track and ensure successful completion. I am also familiar with SEO and have worked as an SEO editor and manager.
I am seeking a full-time virtual assistant position with a dynamic and forward-thinking company. I am fluent in English, have excellent communication skills, and am comfortable working remotely. I am available to work on a flexible schedule and am open to discussing pay rates.
Rate: 10USD/Hour
If you're interested in learning more about my qualifications, please don't hesitate to contact me. Thank you for considering my application!