I’m a 30 yr old EMT in Seattle, I have around 2 years of EMS experience in Seattle (OD’s, stabbing, shootings, MVC’s) . I’ve been applying for LE and getting disqualified recently. I’ve noticed a trend and I’m wondering if it’s nationwide or just this area. PD’s around Seattle that claim they are understaffed are still pretty picky with applicants. I’ve applied with Seattle PD and many surrounding depts, all DQ’ed.
Background on me: I experimented with harder drugs in college 2012-2016 (coke, LSD, shrooms, adderall, whippets), smoked pot a lot, drank underage, partied hard but still went to class and got my BA. One buzzed driving incident in 2017 from a bar close to my house. (4 strong beers in the span of 2 hrs then drove a mile home, whoops)
Quite a few jobs but clean work history my entire twenties except for a fire academy that asked me to resign in 2023, and a previous EMS company that I was fired from in 2022. In the fire academy I liked to ask the instructors a lot of questions and I think I annoyed some of them unintentionally and they saw it as disrespectful, my physical performance and skill retention was great. The EMS company did only interfacility transfers of people, nursing home to hospital, no 911, I refused a call with 5 minutes left of shift because I had very important plans after work, that got me fired, this company would exploit employees end of shift times constantly. I wouldn’t have refused the call if I was doing 911 obviously. But since I was doing interfacility transfers the patients were never in an emergent situation, they just needed a taxi ride basically.
During my oral board interviews I’m completely transparent that I’m not a perfect Boy Scout type applicant with my drug use and work history, and they seem to have appreciated that. But the depts I’ve gone to backgrounds with I will get a disqualification letter after they screen my background. Should I keep applying and hope to find a dept that is willing to hear my job explanations or take a break from applying?
I find it very strange a department like Seattle PD is that picky with applicants when they are in a staffing crisis. Thanks guys.
Update: thanks for all the replies! If you could keep the rude and snarky comments to yourself that would be nice, I came here for feedback not to be torn a new asshole. I had a BI from a dept I applied at recently tell me today, it’s my recent negative work history that’s concerning, they don’t care about the drugs or intoxicated driving that much cause it was so long ago. I’ll get more time at my current employer and reapply. That’s what she told me.

My company is offering me onsite (Finland) opportunity as a means to retain me. I started my NP without any job offer and couple weeks after my resignation my company offered me onsite. I have a few questions,

1. Is there a way to ensure that they will send me?Like an onsite opportunity offer letter. If yes, how do I ask for one.
2. After working for let say 6-8 months, can I switch my job there and do these companies (WITCHA) make us sign any contract that says we can't switch when at onsite?
3. If point 2 is possible should I do it and what are the opportunities there like? Any obstacles that I should know of?
4. If point 2 is not possible or I can't get any offers there, what value does onsite hold in India when switching?

Buckle up. This ride is a little crazy. My son was hired by a DoD activity and required a Secret clearance. They granted him an interim clearance which gave him access to most things he needed to do and places he needed to go. After a couple of months of waiting for the final clearance determination, his supervisor queried security and it came out that they had marked his clearance No Determination and stopped working on it. It turns out they never should have even given him an interim at that point. So they told him to turn in his badge and go home. He was put on administrative leave. After a month of paid administrative leave, HR said they can’t keep paying him if he can’t get a clearance and they would have to terminate him. His supervisor (who liked him very much and wanted him back in the office) tipped him off and advised him to resign so he wouldn’t have a termination on his record. Son followed that advice but HR said he couldn’t resign once the termination was already in process. So he got a termination letter. From what we could gather (none of this was communicated to us directly) DCAS requested verification of sponsorship from the activity and the security department failed to respond. So that’s why DCAS couldn’t proceed with the clearance investigation and marked it None. For the sake of full disclosure, he did admit to smoking weed in college (within a year) and he did check himself into a psych facility for a week from which he was discharged and hasn’t had a problem since; but he was never told that he was denied a clearance. Son emailed the CO of the activity for help, naively thinking he would want to correct the failure of his security department. But instead, Son ended up getting his final SF-50 saying he resigned, in contradiction to the termination letter.
So after three months, he applied again. Now his clearance is pending a suitability evaluation because, get this, he answered yes to the question “Have you ever been fired or quit because you were told you were going to be fired?”
If you made it this far, I applaud you.
If they decide he’s not suitable because of the termination/resignation that was completely their fault, what recourse do we have?

Context: my boss that hired me made a play for director under threat of departure and won, insisted on a reorg. That reorg created two new assistant directors and a new director out of a much bigger department. He resigned last October.
I ended up reporting to the erratic CEO. It didn’t play out well. He wanted me to do unethical things in violation of my professional certification which has a code of ethics. I thought I gently stood my ground, but ultimately was forced to resign my position under duress. The letter of resignation they forced me to sign, had a different title for my position. When I asked them about that, they insisted my actual title that I was hired under did not exist. Apparently they never officially created a new classification for my position during the reorg. So the official title of my classification was assistant Director of A, B and c. But I never managed anything related to C. The title that was advertised, and which was offered to me, was assistant director of A and B. Now I am job hunting and I’m afraid I’m getting bumped out of consideration due to this discrepancy. I’ve been on 10-15 interviews where I’ve had promising interviews that go completely dry. Could this be the problem? If so, should I add a bullet to clarify on my resume? Address in the interview? Unfortunately, I have 10+ resumes out right now before I made this connection.

Alright, this might be a long one due to my current emotional state. I found out today I’m being non renewed. I’m a first year English teacher. My boss explained it’s due to budget cuts, and she was having to let multiple people go. She gave me the option of resigning or letting my contract run out. She told me it might look better if I resign, since I’m a first year teacher. What do ya’ll think would be the best? I’m just worried about finances here. I hear some teachers can apply for unemployment, but that might vary state to state.
This year has been crazy. I have struggled with whether teaching is for me or not. I don’t know how to feel about this. This year has been tough because I was figuring out my teaching style and how to do things. I feel like if I was given a second chance here, I really could have done it. Now, I don’t know whether to apply for other teaching jobs or take this as a blessing in disguise and run.
My boss said they would write me a letter of recommendation and that my observation scores are all average or where they expect a first year teacher to be. They also mentioned that they think I would be better suited for the high school level than middle school based on the way I teach. I’m not sure how to take that statement.
All I know is that I have to survive a field trip tomorrow and a ceremony afterwards. I have to pretend to be okay because it’s not fair to the students. All I want to do is lick my wounds, but I owe it to the kids I’ve worked with all year to be there.

Would like to reach out to our HR regarding this sana pero baka pagkapasa na lang ng resignation letter. I still have 10 VLs & 13 SLs, macconvert kaya lahat to into cash or may bilang lang yung pwedeng i-convert?
Just like to have an idea kung anong nangyayari sa mga unused PTOs. Thanks.

I’ve got a disciplinary meeting tomorrow because of gross misconduct so it is 90% likely I’ll get sacked but after the investigation, I was given a copy of the meeting notes, disciplinary procedures for this company and a piece of paper with a number to call for retail workers mental health. On the paper that described the disciplinary meeting it said outcomes could be a formal warning or dismissal.
Speaking to the union rep he said just to resign beforehand and be done with it as I’m dead to rights with the situation as there is cctv footage as well.
1) I feel like they might give me a second chance 2) if not can I hand in resignation letter during the meeting or pretty when they say I’m going to be dismissed.
Any help or advice is appreciated, thanks

Here's a post of mine from 2017

I'm in.
Hard mode
Indefinitely
My goal is to regain, no find myself. PMO'ing since the age of 12. I'm 27 now. Porn fucked up my life. No more!
Today is one year after my attempted OD. The catalyst was my girlfriend of five years leaving me and me screwing up my career as a firefighter. I was broken then and I'm still broken now. I blame PMO and porn in general. Insanity is repeating the same cycle and expecting a different result. Time to break this cycle.
Post end
^{How naive I was}

Back story with context

I now know my addiction started with MO at the age of 5. I used to do that on a daily basis to self soothe and it didn't help that I discovered what can be done with an electric massager. See my parents got divorced the first time around about then, they remarried each other, only to get divorced again. Mom remarried a abusive alcoholic, moved to my absent father and verbally abusive stepmother, all this before turning 14. Looking back I can see I was neglected and found my own coping mechanisms. Smoking cigarettes, weed and alcohol since 13, other drugs soon followed at 16, whatever I could get my hands on.
Note all my compulsive and addictive behaviours were actively being pursued in some form or another throughout my story, I merely set the stage with the background.
At 19 I lost my virginity to a broken and hurt girl that was on average banging 4 guys a week, she literally had to take off her clothes and ask me whilst naked 'What are you waiting for?' I was so inept and socially awkward. After two hours of furiously boning because I couldn't finish, I snuck back to my room only to jerk off. I recall thinking to myself was that it? Was all the hype about that? Needles to say this girl went and 'cheated' on me after a week, left me a tad embittered.
At 21 I somehow got my first girlfriend, she had been raised by her grandparents because both her parents had tragically died in two separate freak accidents, she had proper traditional values, real wivey material. Wanted to wait until marriage. None of it mattered much to me, I knew what I wanted and at 21 it certainly wasn't a wife. She was studying nursing and I was a firefighter, we were both renting, me with friends, her in a student commune. We started occasionally sleeping over at each other, very innocently at first just making out, cuddling and talking.
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She took the sheets with to wash and made a hasty retreat, I went to work in a cold sweat, post clarity had never been so fucking surreal nor had it ever garnered so much self loathing.
What had I done.
Later that day she messaged and asked me over where she gave me a hand written letter, front and back, tear stains and little hearts. In it written how beautiful it was, how much she loves me and how no-one can ever find out.
I felt physically sick.
What had I done.
We secretly moved in together and what followed was five years of a co-dependant relationship where she grew to hate me and I went progressively deeper into the abyss of porn.
In the interim my father passed away from cancer, I DUI'd and totalled into a young married couple, got arrested, went to a 'Stress clinic' and broke up with my girlfriend out of guilt. Quickly got back together and a few months later she mercifully broke up with me. I was just so weak. Maybe she just woke from being disillusioned, maybe she grew out of her naivety, maybe my addictions just followed their natural conclusion, maybe PTSD and tragedy got the better of me. She got a new boyfriend, I almost got a restraining order. (She withdrew the case in the judges chamber's on condition I NEVER contact her again) In short succession I slept with multiple partners, a few times while blackout drunk, a few one night stands and I left a wake of pain, regret, broken hearts and shame. All consensual.
Finally I tried to OD on sleeping pills, went back to the 'Stress clinic' and whilst there someone dear called and told me that to gain my life I had to give it away. Found religion or it found me, resigned from the Fire brigade.
Footnote~ The ex got married and became a mother sometime during, heard it through the grapevine.
She'll never have to see me again as per her wishes.
Learnt about NoFap {insert original post}
I moved a couple of states over, away from everything I had broken and everyone I'd hurt. Went on a journey, forgave myself, hated myself, loathed myself, forgave myself again, went on another journey. The whole time PMO and MO came and went.
Streaks came and went. Depression stayed and dark thoughts came back like a long lost friend but I kept on crawling towards the light, towards freedom.
FFW to now
I'm cold turkey from substances and on a 18 day streak. I've come to realise you can't run from this demon and this fight is worth fighting head on. PAWS or Post-accute Withdrawal Syndrome is real and even with my longer streaks I've only been kicking the can further and further down the road by occasionally binge relapsing.
I haven't been in a relationship nor have I had sex since the fallout. Real intimacy absolutely terrifies me and I suffer from anxiety and depressive episodes.
But there's hope!
I've been seeing a life coach, exercising and spending more time with friends and family, joined a men's prayer and accountability group. To go fast go alone, to go far go with others and I'm in it for the long haul.
The penny's dropped.
I can tell something has changed.
I'm coming back to life.
3 months ago I met a girl on a online dating platform, absolutely way out of my league, someone who's beautiful inside and out. I'll be meeting her for the first time this Friday and we'll be spending the weekend together, in a social setting.
I'm excited yet apprehensive. I don't want to place her on a pedestal but I want to treat her like a queen. We're only meeting and nothing intimate will happen, both of us want to wait until we're married be it with one another or someone else. But darn I'm excited. I want to hope again. I want to love and be loved.
I want to live again.
tl:dr

1. Porn can mess you up and the abyss is deeper than you can imagine.
   
2. Addiction is not about the substance but rather underlying behaviours and coping mechanisms.
   
3. Circumstances nor your past should determine your future.
   
4. There's alway's hope!
   

i’ve been working as a behavioral specialist at a behavioral center for 3 months now, where i handle kids with autism and speech/behavioral problems
6 months yung contract of service ko sa center pero gusto ko na magresign kasi sobrang burned out na ako sa nature ng trabaho ko. however, nung ininform ko yung case manager nung linggo na magre-resign na ako and would draft my resignation letter this week, sinabi niya na kailangan ko daw muna i-transition yung kids na handle ko bago ako magresign kaso wala pa daw akong mapagta-transitionan ng kids ko kasi hindi pa daw sure yung bagong behavioral specialist na magsisimula na sana. i then asked her kung anong dapat gawin kasi halos lahat ng mga trainee hindi tumutuloy kaya hirap silang makahanap ng bago pero sabi niya baka daw pala tumuloy yung bagong trainee kaya sinabihan niya ako na magrender until may 31 (supposedly 12 days lang ang rendering period as per the training coordinator, but i don’t mind basta makaalis na ako). unfortunately, hindi na naman tumuloy yung bago nitong monday kaya namomroblema ako ngayon kasi di ko alam kung anong gagawin ko kapag tapos na akong magrender pero hindi ko pa rin nata-transition yung kids na handle ko sa iba. sinasabi pa nung katrabaho ko na hindi daw ako makakaalis o makakapagresign sa center hanggat hindi ko daw nata-transition yung kids na handle ko kaya mas lalo akong naaanxious. possible ba talaga na hindi ako pwedeng magresign hanggat hindi ko pa nata-transition yung kids ko at wala pang nahahanap na kapalit ko? as far as i remember, walang nakalagay sa contract na dapat makahanap muna ng kapalit bago magresign
pls be nice sa comment section. this is my first job, so i have no idea how to go about my situation :(

In the starting stage of my career around 1.8 yrs of experience . Yesterday i msged one of my colleague we are both on bench but she is on bench for a longer period then me and also one year more experience shes having. So she said that her manager had asked her to give resignation as she will be effected is company terminate her because of lack of project. So she handed her resignation one day back and today she told me so should i also be scared because right now i am peeing my pants hearing this. But in my case my manager hadn't told me shit whats gonna happen.
What should be my best move now.
One more follow up question - if company lay me off will it not give me experience letter , termination letter and all those formalities.
And if i apply for some other company in future will it make me look bad that i got laid off?

To say i’m PISSED is an understatement. Back in March I submitted a LOA for my pregnancy because my warehouse was not able to accommodate me, well DLS put their big pants on and requested many documents from my PCP which I provided within the timeframe but they were the ones that took forever, keep in mind I never signed the first forms they send giving them permission to contact any of my medical providers. They had never done it. So yesterday, barely heard back from an investigator accusing me of falsifying documents and faking my pregnancy. I explained to her, that my Obgyn is out of the country since I work at the border of CA/TJ so as being so close to the border, employees there get access to the mexican healthcare crossing the border. The way those doctors fill out forms are completely different and I let DLS know ahead of time and they said it was no issue at all. LIES. I’ve been under investigation since submitting documentation Mid April and was barely notified when they couldn’t reach my providers because obviously they still use HIPPA Laws and won’t share information with anyone but the patient. I also have an Obgyn in CA but barely go since I prefer the attention of the MX one. The investigator wants my mexican providers to forward her DIRECTLY the documents, one: they will not do because they cannot, and two: only one that can is my ObGyn and she is out of town. In mx there is no NA, MA, PA, JUST MD and only that one MD can go into your case unless a life threatening emergency. I contacted my Obgyn in CA and explained, they were more than happy to fax over the physician statements to back up my LOA, to which then the investigator replied and said she will not be taking those into consideration. She wants me to log onto my portal, sharing my username and password and showing her the steps of how to download those documents. Mexican healthcare doesn’t have a portal.. Lol. It’s been an argument back and forth, and I was not paid for the time I was given off. Never even placed on a LOA, just says pending and my schedule still shows. She’s being a big pain in the butt, and I want to quit. She has her head in her butt and is convinced I faked documents and faked my pregnancy even though I have several ultrasound pictures and other letters verifying my pregnancy along with due date. All statements have the stamp and license number of Obgyn’s. She contacted my Obgyn in CA also after I strictly told her not to, and the MA there left a detailed voicemail as to what she asked and requested. This is highly unprofessional. I will be placing in my resignation as no job is worth this much hassle. I was simply requesting an unpaid LOA. I’ll probably be flagged as Permaban but idc, they discriminated me with my first born too and didn’t accept documentation.

Transitioning to a permanent role, how to approach my manager?
I began a position this January covering a maternity leave in the legal team. Now, my colleague has presented her resignation letter, coinciding with the expiration of my contract. I see this as a great opportunity to continue with the company, especially since she recommended me for the position before leaving. However, being early in my career, I'm unsure about the best approach.
For reference, my colleague and I essentially formed the whole legal team together, with her in a senior role and me in a junior position. The person I am covering is a senior so I would still be a junior, the dynamic of the team would not change. While it seems like the perfect moment for me to step into her role, I'm not sure if I should approach my manager or wait for them to initiate the conversation.
Additionally,, I started working one month in advance and have been taking on work beyond my scope, aiming to give 200% effort and secure a place in the company after the person I'm covering returns, so I guess I can use that for something, maybe.
With three months remaining before the position needs to be filled, and her resignation being recent, I'm seeking advice on the best way to approach this situation. Any guidance or insights would be greatly appreciated!

I began a position this January covering a maternity leave in the legal team. Now, my colleague has presented her resignation letter, coinciding with the expiration of my contract. I see this as a great opportunity to continue with the company, especially since she recommended me for the position before leaving. However, being early in my career, I'm unsure about the best approach.
For reference, my colleague and I essentially formed the whole legal team together, with her in a senior role and me in a junior position. The person I am covering is a senior so I would still be a junior, the dynamic of the team would not change. While it seems like the perfect moment for me to step into her role, I'm not sure if I should approach my manager or wait for them to initiate the conversation.
Additionally,, I started working one month in advance and have been taking on work beyond my scope, aiming to give 200% effort and secure a place in the company after the person I'm covering returns, so I guess I can use that for something, maybe.
With three months remaining before the position needs to be filled, and her resignation being recent, I'm seeking advice on the best way to approach this situation. Any guidance or insights would be greatly appreciated!

Here's a post of mine from 2017

I'm in.
Hard mode
Indefinitely
My goal is to regain, no find myself. PMO'ing since the age of 12. I'm 27 now. Fucked up my life. No more!
Today is one year after my attempted suicide. The catalyst was my girlfriend of five years leaving me and me screwing up my career as a firefighter. I was broken then and I'm still broken now. I blame PMO and porn in general. Insanity is repeating the same cycle and expecting a different result. Time to break this cycle.
^{How naiive I was}

Back story with context

I now know my addiction started with MO at the age of 5. I used to do that on a daily basis to self soothe and it didn't help that I discovered what can be done with an electric massager. See my parents got divorced the first time around about then, they remarried each other, only to get divorced again. Mom remarried a abusive alcoholic, moved to my absent father and verbally abusive stepmother, all this before turning 14. Looking back I can see I was neglected and found my own coping mechanisms. Smoking cigarettes, weed and alcohol since 13, other drugs soon followed at 16, whatever I could get my hands on. Opiates, hallucinogens, psychoactives, stimulants, depressants, inhalants if it could be abused chances are I would and have, fortunately not crack or needles, it blessedly somehow never crossed my path but the rest was fair game when it did and I was always on the prowl for something new or a quick fix.
Note all my compulsive and addictive behaviours were actively being pursued in some form or another throughout my story, I set the stage with the background but nothing I've done is justifiable.
At 19 I lost my virginity to a broken girl that was on average banging 4 guys a week, she literally had to take off her clothes and ask me whilst naked 'what am I waiting for?' I was so inept and socially awkward. After two hours of furiously boning because I couldn't finish, I snuck back to my room only to jerk off. I recall thinking to myself was that it? Was all the hype about that? Needles to say this girl went and 'cheated' on me after a week, left me a tad embittered.
At 21 I somehow got my first girlfriend, 18 straight out of school she had been raised by her grandparents because both her parents had tragically died in two separate freak accidents, she had proper traditional values, real wivey material. Wanted to wait for her big day. None of it mattered much to me as I started the process to groom her over the course of 3 months. I knew what I wanted and at 21 it certainly wasn't a wife. She was studying nursing and I was a firefighter, we were both renting, me with friends, her in a student commune. We started occasionally sleeping over at each other, very innocently at first just making out, cuddling and talking.(explicit)>! Progressively I moved towards groping and heavy petting. Until one morning after a house party at my place. I woke up with a boner and her snuggling up against me. I had had enough of waiting. I won't try to sugarcoat it or gloss over it or paint it pretty.!<
She said no.
More than once.
My mind went into that blank primal space of no return, the same space it would go with porn. I forced myself on-top of her and I raped her.
She took the sheets with to wash and made a hasty retreat, I went to work in a cold sweat, post clarity had never been so fucking surreal nor had it ever garnered so much self loathing.
What had I done.
Later that day she messaged and asked me over where she gave me a hand written letter, front and back, tear stains and hearts. In it written how beautiful it was, how much she loves me and how no-one can ever find out. I felt physically sick.
We moved in together and what followed was five years of a co-dependant relationship where she grew to hate me and I went progressively deeper into the abyss of porn. Maybe she just woke from being disillusioned, maybe she grew out of her naiivety and maybe my addictions just followed their natural conclusion, maybe PTSD and tragedy got the better of me.
In the interim my father passed away from cancer, I DUI'd and totalled into a young married couple, got arrested, went to a mental institute and broke up with my girlfriend. Got back together and she mercifully broke up with me. I was just so weak. She got a new boyfriend, I almost got a restraining order. (She withdrew the case in the judges chamber's on condition I NEVER contact her again) In short succession I slept with multiple partners, a few times while blackout drunk, a few one night stands and I left a wake of pain, regret, broken hearts and shame. All consensual.
Finally I tried to OD on sleeping pills, went back to the mental institute and whilst there someone dear called and told me that to gain my life I had to give it away. Found religion, resigned from the Fire brigade.
Footnote~ The ex got married and became a mother sometime during, heard it through the grapevine. She'll never have to see me again, that was her wish and one I will gladly grant.
Learn about NoFap {insert above post}
I fled a couple of states over, away from everything I had broken and everyone I'd hurt. Went on a journey, forgave myself, hated myself, loathed myself, forgave myself again, went on another journey. The whole time PMO and MO come and go.
Streaks came and went. Depression stayed and suicidal thoughts came back like a long lost friend.
FFW to now
I'm cold turkey from substances and on a 18 day streak. I've come to realise you can't run from this demon. PAWS or Post-accute Withdrawal Syndrome is real and even with my longer streaks I've only been kicking the can further and further down the road by occasionally binge relapsing.
I haven't been in a relationship nor have I had sex since the fallout. Real intimacy absolutely terrifies me and I suffer from anxiety and depressive episodes.
But there's hope, I hope
I've been seeing a life coach, exercising and spending more time with friends and family and I've joined a men's prayer and accountability group.
The penny's dropped.
I can tell something has changed.
I'm coming back to life.
3 months ago I met a girl on a online dating platform, absolutely way out of my league, someone who's beautiful inside and out. I'll be meeting her for the first time this Friday and we'll be spending the weekend together, in a social setting.
I'm excited yet apprehensive. I don't want to place her on a pedestal but I want to treat her like a queen. We're only meeting and nothing intimate will happen, both of us want to wait until we're married be it with one another or someone else. But darn I'm excited. I want to hope again. I want to love and be loved.
I want to live again.
tl:dr

1. Porn can mess you up and the abyss is deeper than you can imagine.
2. Addiction is not about the substance but rather underlying behaviours and coping mechanisms.
3. Circumstances nor your past should determine your future.
4. There's alway's hope!

If you have ever been approached by someone complimenting you or trying to act friendly with you, there's a solid chance they're from CCF. As someone who used to be in the organization, they will lovebomb and act like your friend, but this is only to build a rapport with the leader and you. They will tell you to give up your career and education to "follow the Lord" but they really are trying to groom you to be an intern which is where you basically have to beg your friends and family for a lot of money. These people are some of the slimiest, most fakest people I have ever met in my life and will only pretend to be your friend so that you can get sucked into their fake ass organization, which in reality is more like a cult. For reference, the organization CCF is affiliated with has been accused of numerous illegal activities:
https://abc13.com/daniel-savala-texas-sex-offender-spiritual-leader-chi-alpha-campus-ministries-sam-houston-state-university/14528137/
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2024/january/chi-alpha-abuse-lawsuit-assemblies-of-god-texas-am-savala.html
https://www.christianpost.com/news/former-chi-alpha-pastor-gets-no-jail-time-for-sex-abuse.html
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/religion/2024/03/19/481075/assemblies-of-god-campus-ministry-leaders-failed-to-protect-houston-area-college-student-from-ongoing-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-asserts/
https://www.reddit.com/UTSA/comments/uljm5j/why_i_left_the_real_truth_about_chi_alpha/
https://www.lawrentian.com/archives/1015065
https://www.christianpost.com/news/chi-alpha-national-director-resigns-in-aftermath-of-abuse-scandal.html
https://www.hercampus.com/school/utsa/open-letter-chi-alpha-fellow-roadrunner-and-christian/

I am applying for a 3-week trip to Germany and France. They asked for my employment letter, however, I already submitted my resignation and I won't go back to work after my trip. I provided them my bank statement and saving account with >$5k already. I just got my PGWP in Canada. Do you think that would affect my application?

I have notice of termination, reason is under performance and I am still on probationary period. So we have like 5 types of trainings before regularization, I am on the 3rd part now. The maintaining average/score for overall is 85% and I am merely points away to meet the 85%. Still, I failed to achieve the maintaining score for the most recent training. The environment and people are good and easily adaptable but it is night shift, but hybrid setup.
This is my first job, as a fresh grad last ber months, I applied by last week of January and hired by February, I've got ABOVE average salary with the company so you can tell that the company I am working for is high standard. What can I do to avoid termination record for the good of my career for long? Can I file for resignation and what shall I include in resignation letter?
Thanks

I live in 3rd world country that is going downhill by the day. I work a job that earns me $96(Ghs1200) a month. I live far away from the job and the transport costs drain more than 60% of the money not to talk of even food. I eat once a day. Because of how expensive transport to work is, sometimes I come up with excuses not to go. I realized I can't continue with the work anymore. I've sent my resignation letter and would be quitting there 2 weeks time. It's draining me financially and mentally. I'd be incredibly thankful if anyone here could get me something that could earn me at least $20 for food.

need advice, kinda unsure of what to do. taking two gap years
little about me: about to graduate in two weeks. haven’t taken the mcat yet. planning to study during gap years
i did 2 and a half yrs total of research during undergrad, no pubs but did a poster presentation. two different clinical trials
i attend a t10 university.
received some prestigious awards (from a former US president) during undergrad for public service / volunteer work (was not born here, but am a u.s. citizen, travel back to my birth country every year for a public health NGO i run). ~800 volunteer hours for this
3.7 gpa… haven’t calculated my science gpa but i know its not good. probably closer to 3.2? grade deflation here is crazy
was a CNA in highschool and some of college. worked in the very beginning and throughout the peak of covid. ~800 hours
got an acceptance to attend 15 month MPH program $50k in loans at a t10…
so, what should i do? should i focus on getting a research job? should i do a post bacc to increase my science GPA ? right now i have no college debt because i got a full ride, and the MPH or post bacc would probably cost me $50k + interest in loans because i am a low income student. i’m not really interested in taking out loans before med school but i am super interested in public health and would enjoy it. i’m also not sure i have any close relationships with science professors to get letters of recommendation so maybe the mph would help me get closer to some profs? idk what to do to maximize my two gap years.

I don't know if I need advice or just to vent, I may do by the end of this post though.
I'm moving jobs... My current work placement has been a killer for my mental health. I get both physically and verbally abused at work by the kids I look after. They're a lot and sometimes it leads to restraints to keep them or us safe. I've been working here for the last two years and have struggled from time to time. Recently I've had to take a month off to try and stabilise again, but it got scary. I started to hallucinate sounds and became unbearably paranoid. It was a constant battle in my own brain. They've changed my medication over to Ablify and I honestly feel more confused and am struggling to process more than before. I got a doctor's note to help me have a phased return back to work when I started to feel better, but it said that I need to avoid stressful situations including restraints. I'm grateful for that because I don't enjoy restraining kids. I don't think it's right. My boss got really funny about it and has gotten occupational health involved... At first I was really paranoid about this, but today I had an interview for another job. I got the job and am looking forward to starting something new. Maybe I'll get back into working with kids when I feel stable but for now I thought a change may be good. Anyway I still have an occupational health appointment on Monday... I don't know what they're going to ask and I don't know how I feel about all of this... I need to hand in my resignation letter tomorrow and I guess we will go from there. I'm a bit afraid that I do or say something stupid and it'll affect me in the new job. I'm so confused and overwhelmed... Am I doing the right thing? Has anyone else been here before? Why do I feel like I'm a bad person?
I hope this isn't that confusing to read. I'm struggling to process all of this.

Hi all. I’m a teacher in WA currently on maternity leave. My maternity leave goes through the end of the school year and I will be on Paid Family Medical Leave until July. Due to many issues I’m sure you all understand, I will not be returning to teaching next year.
Since I am on maternity leave now, I’m not quite sure the best way to exit. I’m not planning on signing next year’s contract, so what’s the best way forward for me? I was planning on going in and talking to my principal and department head and letting them know I’m not planning on returning, and immediately after emailing a letter of resignation to HR with my admin CCd. I am technically not breaking my current contract I don’t believe but should I reach out to HR first and confirm?
Additionally, do I have to worry about not receiving the remainder of my FMLA if I let them know my plans to not sign next year’s contract?
Thanks in advance for any insight!