some context i(f20) was diagnosed with GAD and Major Depressive Disorder around 5 or 6 yrs ago. I'm mainly just venting but if yall have any advice I'd gladly appreciate it :)
so during my Jr year of school, going onto senior year, I worked at a fast food place for 2 months. i actually enjoyed working there, and i onky got yelled at once, and after that i was starting to have some anxiety about the job. I only wanted it to be a summer job. but ended up quiting due to my anxiety making me cry before and after work. I left on good terms and my boss told me that I was one of the best workers he had in a while, and that he would miss me.
my 2nd job only lasted 2 days and it was walmart overnight stocking. I was told by everyone that I joined at the worst time and that I should just quit. 1st day was told I was slow and that I should be done before everyone because I was working with someone (she just came back after a month or 2 of not working) and that I need to hurry bc the store was behind. my 2nd day was told the something, and I decided during lunch that I would not take my last 15 min break because I was put on the toy isle with 3 big pallets, and my team lead come over and told me I need to hurry up. she was talking to some other worker while drinking coffee and laughing, so I accidentally back talked and told her that she could help me if she's standing here talking to me about it. so I quit after my shift.
my 3rd job was at cefco being on the deli on Jan of 2023 and I lasted a month there. the first 2 weeks were actually good, I was working with a friend. then after that I realized that everyone always asked me to do this and that while worrying about my own area. slowly they realized I would say yes to anything and willing to cover anyone in deli that called in, we were also short staffed. those last 2 weeks I was crying from the moment I woke up, off and on during work, after work, and before I went to sleep. it eventually got to me when I started to throw up from anxiety and then I just went up there on my off day and quit. they asked what all they could do to make me stay since I was good, but I told them that nothing would work out. and I didn't work for a year to work on my mental health
now I just started my 4th job, at the same walmart as before, for the janitor position. it's been almost 2 weeks and I already want to quit. the job isn't hard, but I realized that I stress out very easily over everything. I was applying for jobs about 4 or 5 months before I heard back from this job. I honestly didn't want it but my parents were starting to ask when I would work again since its been a whole year already. I was wanting OGP or maybe even the overnight janitor, but they only wanted me for the morning shift. I knew from the interview that I shouldn't have taken the job. I was told that the before me, they had 4 people who didn't last longer than 3 weeks due to attendance. I wasn't sure what to think about it just because why apply for a job and then stop showing up after the first week or 2, but i cant say anything since the longest job i had was only for 2 month. I ended up taking it anyways because my family needs the money, but I'm not really into money like everyone else. I was told that people mainly quit due to the bathrooms, and so far they haven't been as bad as I imagined. it's the unknown about getting called all over the store. this past Friday I was supossed to work with someone else, but he called in sick. I immediately started to go in flight for fight mode because no one was coming in until 1, and I work 7am-4pm. during my first 15 min break, I cried, like really badly. I called my mom and she talked me down and telling me that it's going to be OK. I called the accommodation number but I feel like even then it won't help. I was talking to people in a support group, but I didn't feel any better afterwards. I'm tired of feeling like this, I know it's just my brain and how it overthinks and overreacting to anything. everyone has been so nice and telling me that I will last long because im good at this job and it's only been 2 weeks. I know this is new job anxiety, but I can't help but wanting to leave. I just want to last long enough to get some money to try phlebotomy and see if that's a good career for me.
it's not like I don't want to work, I want to help my parents out and to be able to be on my own, but if this keeps happening then I don't know what I'll do with my life. I've been told everything and tired everything to get it under control, but I guess my mind and body was born this way and I can't do anything about it. I'm not too big on money either, I do want a few things but even then I probably won't get it. I'm already looking for other jobs, but I really need money for the phlebotomist course that I want to take, and even then I don't know if that'll last long. I was told by my therapist that I tend to think of what ifs and my mind tends to be in flight or fight mode if anything gets me just a little bit stressed. he's helped me so much and I'm very grateful for him.
I felt great during the year I didn't work. my mom had injured herself and I ended up doing almost everything around the house. I took my brother to work, made his lunch, and get him food or anything he needs. my sister is in college so I would take her to and from college, took her to any place she had to go for college. I took both my siblings to our appointments or took them shopping for whatever they need for work or school, or if they just wanted to get out of the house. I would go do the grocery shopping, take care of my other cousins (ones in high school and the other is in chandler), went with my dad a few times to his work when he needed help, take my cats to the vet. I pretty much did everything besides cook, but the last month of me being jobless, I was learning how to cook more from my mom, and just did anything that needed to be done.
I was wanting to work and was applying like crazy and never getting a call or email back. I thought I was ready for a job since I felt great mentally and physically, but now that I have one I feel like it was a big mistake and should've just waited for another job to call back.
tdlr; i(f20), had 4 jobs and I seem to not last longer than a month due to anxiety. i liked how I was when I was jobless, but family needs money. regret new job and want to quit after 2 weeks.

The admin assistant at my work circulates all the calendar invites to our executive meetings, dinners and crucial documents I need in order to do my job and participate. Most recebtky she left me off of the mailing list for an out of town meeting leaving me scrambling at the last minute when I discovered I didn’t know the location or address of the hotel and had been given misleading information. I’ve repeatedly brought it to her attention but it continues to happen on a regular to the point that I’m almost certain it’s deliberate now and she is messing with me. When I’ve made requests for the materials she brushes me off and never sends it and acts hostile. I’m an independent contractor so what recourse do I have?

I signed up not thinking we would get the invite, did it as a joke. BUT I just got the email today and so IM FUCKING GOING! I love weddings! I think he and his wife are super cute and I’m always happy to celebrate people’s love for each other! Also, the theme is cute and when else can I say I went to the wedding of a musician I enjoy! And a spooky Disney wedding at that! I’m so happy for them! I can tell they probably saved up and took time for this. Weddings are expensive (I know, I just had one in October). Disney weddings are even MORE expensive. I’m just happy and can’t believe we got picked!
BUT for the other winners…do you guys live close to Disneyland? I wonder if they mainly picked people who lived in SoCal. We live an hour away from Disney.

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My boyfriend (M30) and I (F29) have been together for over three years and have just celebrated our anniversary.
However, I’ve started to become uncomfortable about his a female colleague (F29) who is become close too. I’ve only met her twice briefly at their work.
She started tagging him on instagram stories saying ‘even when your not here, we’re together’ with a screen shot of them video calling each other whilst she was at work. She tagged him in many more such as with her arms around him but he wasn’t doing it back.
Also whilst we were out celebrating our 3rd anniversary she rang the same evening to have a conversation with my boyfriend, even though she said happy anniversary, I felt weird.
He’s also told me conversations he’s had with her and one being of her asking if he loved me and if he’s happy with being someone who not from the same country or quiet like me. They’re both from the same country and obviously speak the same language. He told me he told her that he was in love with me and said he doesn’t find it a problem that we’re from different backgrounds.
My tipping point was when my boyfriend said she invited him to a lunch at her house. He told me about it and I said I was uncomfortable and he didn’t go which I did not say to do. He said I have nothing to worry about because he doesn’t see her as anything but a friend and someone like a bro because he’s not attracted to her like that. He also said that she’s going through a hard time and is alone, as in doesn’t move with anyone and is having family issues. He tells me most things about her.
I’m not sure how to feel about this and I don’t know what to do about it because I don’t want to break a friendship or ruin our relationship. What is the best way to go about this? TL;DR

Hi, I am an incoming associate at PwC and was invited to the intern festival this summer. I saw that the email mentioned we will get a special payment for attending. Anyone remember how much we are paid and how we will get paid if we aren't currently working at PwC? Also will we get our corporate card to charge expenses to before the event? Ty!

Hey everyone!! I just finished my freshman year and I have an internship starting on Monday. It’s R&D for a chemical company.
I already received an email about where to park, when to show up, if I’ll be getting a laptop, etc.
I plan on bringing a work bag with a notebook, pen, personal hygiene products, etc. No snacks as I’ll be going out for lunch.
I’ll be wearing a blouse, jeans, and flats. There was no specified dress-code, but my interviewers dressed casual/business casual.
It is unusual for a freshman to get an internship, and I can’t rely on a sibling or parent to give me tips on what to do during an internship. Any advice would be lovely as I want to put my best foot forward :)

It seems like at a certain point, when seeking improvement you end up traveling to events. I am, thankfully, no longer living off of dollar New York pizza for three days so I can afford New York dance events, but I still have my tricks. I pack a cooler with frozen soup as my ice pack, which becomes my go-to 2 am after dance snack when I get back to my hotel. It keeps my bagged salads and pb&jelly cold. I usually plan one meal out per day with friends and pack my other meals so I can be sure I’m fueling properly, keep my costs down, and still be social. (If I’ve planned to eat my bagged lunch and I’m invited out, I’ll sit down and have a coffee or something, and tip well, it’s still cheaper than a whole meal).
What are your secrets? Anyone else living there cooler life?

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Inscription sur pmu.fr
L'inscription sur PMU.fr est une étape importante pour les amateurs de paris en ligne. Pour s'inscrire sur le site, il suffit de suivre quelques étapes simples. Tout d'abord, il est nécessaire de se rendre sur le site officiel de PMU et de cliquer sur le bouton d'inscription. Ensuite, il faut remplir un formulaire en fournissant des informations personnelles telles que le nom, prénom, date de naissance, adresse e-mail et adresse postale.
Une fois le formulaire rempli, il est indispensable de choisir un identifiant et un mot de passe pour sécuriser son compte. Il est recommandé de choisir un mot de passe complexe pour protéger ses données personnelles. Après avoir créé son compte, il est possible de profiter des nombreux avantages offerts par PMU.fr, tels que les paris sportifs, les paris hippiques ou encore le poker en ligne.
Il est important de se rappeler que l'inscription sur PMU.fr est réservée aux personnes majeures et qu'il est essentiel de jouer de manière responsable. Il est recommandé de fixer des limites de dépôt et de mise pour éviter les comportements excessifs. En cas de problème, il est possible de contacter le service client de PMU qui se tient à disposition pour répondre aux questions des utilisateurs.
En conclusion, l'inscription sur PMU.fr est une étape simple et rapide qui permet de profiter d'une expérience de jeu en ligne divertissante et sécurisée.
Connexion à mon compte pmu.fr
Pour les amateurs de paris hippiques et sportifs en ligne, la connexion à son compte sur pmu.fr est une étape essentielle pour profiter pleinement de tous les services offerts par ce site de renom. Que ce soit pour placer des paris, consulter les résultats ou gérer ses informations personnelles, se connecter à son compte PMU est simple et sécurisé.
Pour se connecter, il suffit de se rendre sur la page d'accueil de pmu.fr et de cliquer sur le bouton "Se connecter" en haut à droite de l'écran. Une fois sur la page de connexion, il vous sera demandé d'entrer votre identifiant et votre mot de passe. Si vous n'avez pas encore de compte, vous pouvez facilement en créer un en quelques minutes en suivant les étapes indiquées.
Une fois connecté, vous aurez accès à toutes les fonctionnalités de votre compte PMU : consultation de votre solde, dépôt et retrait d'argent, gestion de vos paris en cours, historique de vos mises, accès à des promotions exclusives, etc. Vous pourrez également personnaliser votre expérience en ligne en choisissant vos courses et compétitions favorites et en paramétrant vos préférences.
En cas de problème de connexion, PMU met à disposition de ses utilisateurs un service client réactif et efficace, joignable par téléphone, e-mail ou chat en direct. N'hésitez pas à les contacter pour toute question ou assistance technique.
En résumé, se connecter à son compte pmu.fr est un jeu d'enfant et ouvre les portes d'un univers de divertissement et de paris en ligne passionnant.
Mot de passe oublié pmu.fr
Si vous avez oublié votre mot de passe pour accéder à votre compte sur pmu.fr, ne vous inquiétez pas, car il existe une procédure simple pour le réinitialiser. En suivant quelques étapes faciles, vous pourrez récupérer l'accès à votre compte en un rien de temps.
Tout d'abord, rendez-vous sur la page de connexion de pmu.fr et cliquez sur le lien "Mot de passe oublié". Vous serez redirigé vers une nouvelle page où vous devrez saisir votre adresse e-mail associée à votre compte. Après avoir saisi votre adresse e-mail, cliquez sur le bouton de réinitialisation.
Un e-mail vous sera alors envoyé à l'adresse que vous avez fournie. Dans cet e-mail, vous trouverez un lien sécurisé qui vous permettra de définir un nouveau mot de passe pour votre compte pmu.fr. Assurez-vous de choisir un mot de passe sécurisé, contenant des caractères spéciaux, des chiffres et des lettres en majuscules et minuscules.
Une fois que vous avez défini votre nouveau mot de passe, vous pourrez vous connecter à nouveau à votre compte pmu.fr en utilisant vos nouvelles informations d'identification. Assurez-vous de conserver ces informations en lieu sûr pour éviter de les oublier à l'avenir.
En suivant ces étapes simples, vous pourrez rapidement récupérer l'accès à votre compte pmu.fr et profiter à nouveau de tous les services proposés par le site. N'oubliez pas de choisir un mot de passe sécurisé pour protéger vos informations personnelles et financières en ligne.
Gestion des paramètres du compte pmu.fr
La gestion des paramètres du compte PMU.fr est une étape importante pour les utilisateurs qui souhaitent personnaliser leur expérience sur la plateforme. En accédant à leur compte, les joueurs ont la possibilité de modifier divers paramètres afin de mieux adapter le site à leurs préférences.
Tout d'abord, les utilisateurs peuvent gérer leurs informations personnelles telles que leur nom, prénom, adresse email ou numéro de téléphone. Il est essentiel de maintenir ces données à jour pour garantir un service client efficace et sécurisé.
Ensuite, les paramètres de sécurité jouent un rôle primordial dans la protection du compte. Les utilisateurs peuvent activer l'authentification à deux facteurs, choisir un mot de passe fort et vérifier les connexions récentes pour détecter toute activité suspecte.
Par ailleurs, la gestion des limites de jeu est également cruciale pour prévenir les comportements à risque. Les joueurs ont la possibilité de définir des limites de dépôt, de mise ou de temps de jeu pour contrôler leur budget et limiter les risques liés à l'addiction au jeu.
Enfin, les paramètres de communication permettent aux utilisateurs de choisir les notifications qu'ils souhaitent recevoir de la part de PMU.fr, que ce soit des offres promotionnelles, des invitations à des événements spéciaux ou des informations sur les nouveaux jeux disponibles sur la plateforme.
En résumé, la gestion des paramètres du compte PMU.fr est un moyen efficace pour personnaliser l'expérience de jeu, garantir la sécurité du compte et prévenir les comportements à risque liés au jeu. Il est important pour les utilisateurs de prendre le temps de vérifier et de mettre à jour régulièrement ces paramètres pour profiter pleinement des services offerts par la plateforme.
Historique des paris sur pmu.fr
PMU (Pari Mutuel Urbain) est un acteur majeur dans le domaine des paris hippiques en France depuis sa création en 1930. L'histoire des paris sur PMU.fr remonte à plusieurs décennies, avec une évolution constante pour s'adapter aux nouveaux besoins des parieurs.
Au fil des années, PMU.fr a su conquérir un large public grâce à son offre diversifiée de paris en ligne sur les courses hippiques, mais aussi sur d'autres événements sportifs. La plateforme a su se moderniser en proposant des services innovants, tels que le live streaming des courses, les paris en direct et une expérience utilisateur de qualité.
En parallèle, PMU.fr a également développé des partenariats avec des acteurs majeurs de l'industrie du jeu en ligne pour maintenir sa position de leader sur le marché. Grâce à ses offres attractives et son expertise reconnue, PMU.fr a su fidéliser sa clientèle et attirer de nouveaux parieurs en quête de sensations fortes.
Aujourd'hui, PMU.fr continue d'écrire son histoire en proposant des paris toujours plus excitants et en s'adaptant aux évolutions technologiques et aux tendances du marché. Avec une offre variée et des services de qualité, PMU.fr reste une référence dans le monde des paris en ligne et continue d'attirer les passionnés de courses hippiques et de sports.
En conclusion, l'historique des paris sur PMU.fr témoigne de son engagement à offrir une expérience de jeu unique à ses utilisateurs, tout en respectant les valeurs qui ont fait sa renommée depuis près d'un siècle.

I (48F) don’t even know where to begin so let’s start from the end. My daughter, D, (18F, I’ll use an initial for my daughter’s name) graduated high school Tuesday night. I organized a graduation dinner at a nice restaurant Wednesday night on me as part of her graduation present. I picked mom up for the graduation ceremony Tuesday night and mom starts to take digs at me. She has been taking digs at me for a week now ever since my daughter and her reconciled. I have backstory about that further down. I let those digs go since they were in the middle of the ceremony and my ex husband was seated next to us in the arena.
Fast forward to the next day, Wednesday, I am hustling all day to get ready for the graduation dinner. I got flowers from the grocery store and arranged two different bouquets into one. I went to Party City to pick up balloons that I ordered online. I had contacted a local home baker for my daughter’s allergy free graduation cake so I also picked up her cake. These were all things that I had intended to bring to the restaurant as a surprise. After checking with the restaurant about bringing the cake, it turns out the restaurant has an allergy safe dessert so I can’t bring it. I pivot and I let my daughter know that I have a surprise graduation cake for her and that I would like to drop it by her dad’s house. It had a whipped frosting so it required refrigeration as soon as possible. I pick up the cake at the 2:30pm. Ask my daughter if she is home and can I bring it by. She says yes and that her dad isn’t home but maybe we could have a slice together. I said that I don’t have a lot of time (I needed to pick up mom for dinner at 4:45pm plus squeeze in a little work and get ready for dinner) but worst case I can take a slice to go for me and mom. We ended up having a slice with her dad because he came back home right away. I go home. Get dressed for dinner, work on a few work emails, and run to pick up mom.
When I get there, she doesn’t say hello but asks me where her cake is. I groan because I forgot it in the fridge but I can tell that something is off. She then asks me hostilely why I didn’t invite her to my ex’s house for cake. I tell her that it was spontaneous and there was a lot going on in preparation for the graduation dinner. It didn’t occur to me in that moment that my daughter should have been the one to ask her over since it’s not my house. Nor did it occur to me in that moment, that my mom and D must’ve talked about this cake thing.
So I am driving to dinner and my mom is not letting this go. She starts to lay into me about excluding her and I calmly ask her to stop. She continues and starts raising her voice. I tell her there wasn’t anything intentionally done and it was spontaneous! She is yelling on the top of her lungs at this point so I yell back that I have not done anything wrong here and that she needs to cut it out. At this point she starts saying that she needs to get out of the car. I tell her to keep it together for my daughter’s sake. I stop at a stop light and she jumps out after thrusting the glass vase with the flowers at me that she was holding. I start crying and call my daughter immediately. She empathizes, asks what happened, I tell her that I don’t want to ruin her night but she insisted so I pour my heart out and cry most of the way there because our ETA was similar. Note that she is in the car with her dad and best friend and in hindsight I think that I might’ve been on speaker. I arrive at the restaurant with the flowers and balloons and we are having a nice time. Halfway through eating our entrees, my mom shows up. I didn’t tell her where the reservation was. My mom likes to be taken to things and doesn’t care to know in advance where we are going so this is normal for us. I was shocked. My mom looks around the booth and my ex makes room for her. I didn’t move in my shock but I don’t think that I would have made room for her regardless. While she is talking to my ex (whom she has hated for years based on how he treated my dad as my dad was dying), my daughter leans over and asks me if this was okay and I tell her that I didn’t tell mom where we were going. D says that she didn’t either.
Mom doesn’t look at the menu but is prepared and orders her entree. Keep in mind, she has not been to this restaurant before. I ignore her and do not make eye contact from across the table. I have never seen her eat that fast. I lost my appetite the minute she arrived. After she finishes, she leaves the booth to visit to the restroom. At that point, I tell my daughter that to be clear I was not okay with this. My daughter says why and I respond because of how she treated me and she says how did she treat you and I looked at her shocked and said I told you just after it happened. She says oh and then says well I am glad she came. So at this point, I am shocked again. This seems intentional and not coincidental. I had thought maybe it was coincidental because I had talked about what entree I was thinking about ordering. We finish up and I pay for dinner. We leave together. I haven’t spoken to either since.
I would talk to my mom everyday and text my daughter everyday. I initiate those points of contact. I haven’t spoken to either of them since Wednesday. Neither has reached out to me. Am I off track here? What on earth is this? It feels like manipulation and backstabbing. It feels like my daughter went behind my back and triggered my mom against me. I’m trying to understand but I am too close to this to see it clearly. Please help me understand if I messed up or what I should do. I frankly don’t want to speak to either of them for awhile which works out since I am going out of the country for 20 days in less than a week.
Some background; D has been living her last year of high school with my ex husband (53M) because her high school, college (she was talking a college class in the mornings and high school in the afternoons), and work in the evenings were all closer from his house than mine as I live 30 mins away from those areas. She also favors him as he acts as a roommate versus a dad towards her.
She reconciled with my mom (74F) last week after they stopped speaking for 2.5 years. My mom was not understanding of my daughter’s medical diagnosis then and was mean/hurtful about it so my daughter stopped talking to her. I would consistently suggest reconciliation to both of them whenever they would ask about each other because it’s just the three of us. My dad passed 12 years ago. My family on my mom’s side has passed and the remaining family (my mom’s sister and her two daughters that I grew up with) are toxic so we don’t speak to them. They are toxic in the sense that when my grandma died they drafted a fake Will and filed it with the courts cutting mom out.
Ever since D and mom reconciled, my mom has been taking digs at me. Mom has always done this whenever something bothers her. She has been saying things like at least D talks to your face. I am old school and respectful to my elders. My daughter, on the other hand, is influenced by her dad and speaks disrespectfully to whomever she disagrees with. I have been setting boundaries and sticking up for myself with my mom recently.
I’m am trying to figure out what is happening here. I don’t think that I am off track feeling hurt and betrayed. I also don’t think it would make a difference to talk to them until I get back. Am I missing something? Please help me objectively understand.

I fought VETASSESS – and won! Now what?
For better or worse, many of you here are probably familiar with Australia's so called "leading skills assessment provider for migration".
Without getting into too much of the minutiae (and for anyone who cares to read my account), I received a negative outcome on my skills assessment back in October.
This, after working in Australia in virtually the same profession for more than 6 years on 457/482 visas. Understandably, I felt it was time to make things more permanent, and maybe shouldn't have waited so long to do so (choosing to leave out certain life details).
This unfortunate news arrived shortly after losing my job due to major layoffs at work (and in the AEC sector). Months prior, my employer had even agreed to cover the costs of my ‘self-directed’ PR application via the Skilled Nominated Visa (Subclass 190). I opted to go this route rather than choose the employer nominated option as I believed it would offer a quicker pathway and greater freedom (i.e., less beholden to my employer if circumstances changed).
For those who don’t know, a positive skills assessment is essential for submitting an expression of interest (EOI) and for getting invited by SkillSelect / nominated by the State or government to apply for PR through the skilled visa program.
Needless to say, I was upset with what I perceived to be a mishandling of my case. And a clear misunderstanding of the nature of my employment. Particularly as I'd already been sponsored multiple times under the exact same ANZSCO-corresponding occupation.
Contesting this negative outcome, my requests for a reassessment at no additional cost were rebuffed. These things cost about A$1,200. At which point I vowed to them that I would escalate my case to The Department – and that I did.
To my surprise, months later I received a detailed email from a human at the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations' Migrant Skills Assessment Branch. In it, they said they'd raised my concerns with VETASSESS directly (and instructed them to reassess my application at no extra cost, under a similar but alternative occupation).
Using virtually the same documentation, and now with a direct line of communication, my application was processed within a matter of days, instead of the previous 19 weeks. OUTCOME: POSITIVE
During my final days in Australia, I'd been left with few options aside from seeking a new employer willing to take on my expiring visa and re-sponsor or call it and move back to Canada. My partner and I had long debated whether to remain in Australia or move back to this side of the world to be closer to home and our families.
Had I been granted a positive outcome the first time, with time remaining on my 482 visa, there’s a good likelihood that we would have followed through with the PR process and simply chosen to stay in Australia. At least until getting our well-earned citizenship. Of course, there are no guarantees I would have been invited, but I did receive multiple emails from Live in Melbourne following up about my EOI in SkillSelect. Given that I was on their radar, I liked my chances.
It's unfortunate how my destiny was taken out of my hands. I'd prided myself on "punching my own ticket" making a life for myself in Australia. That dream essentially evaporated in a span of just a few weeks. Partly my own fault and perhaps illustrative of Australia’s “broken” immigration system.
All that said, this positive outcome has potentially reopened the door to returning to Australia, and on a much less tenuous visa arrangement. If I was to go down that path. At which point, I would have to ask myself whether it’s even worth it. Moving back to Australia would be on a permanent basis, but I'm only now settling back into the old/new life in Canada.
My regret leaving Australia is that I left without ever getting Australian citizenship, despite the time, energy, money, and contributions I'd made over nearly 8 years in Melbourne. Alas, I am an Australian in spirit only.
Do I give it another crack, submit an application and see what happens? Or just accept that it wasn't meant to be for whatever reason and focus on life here? As far as I know, a positive skills assessment is valid for three years, which gives a window from now until 2027.

October 24, 1966
Phil La Follette Vandenevenhoueven was an average 16 year old in Green Bay. He lived on the West side of town, an affluent neighborhood to be sure. It was another day back to school for him after the weekend. He was eating lunch with all his friends, having ordinary teenaged talk. Phil VDH (as people would call him instead of his full verbose last name) was, like so many other children his age and younger, named after Phil La Follette, someone he had never met and never particularly thought much of other than having been named after him. Phil VDH was one of 15 other Phil La Follettes in his high school class of 250, so most actually just called him VDH, or "V" when that letter didn't confuse him with the three other Phil La Follette Vs in his school.
He was eating Lunch with the La Follette Youth, as was the custom. It was not that large of a group, unusual for a high school in a large city of Wisconsin, but they were of course looked up to. La Follette Youth was not the chess club; they didn't let just anyone in. Typically one had to be sponsored by both a party member and a current La Follette Youth member, and the party in Brown County was quite a tight knit group, organized around Dominic Olejniczak, president of the Packers, Mayor of Green Bay and General Secretary of the Wisconsin Progressive Party of Brown County. On paper, the leader of every chapter of La Follette Youth was Philip La Follette, but in reality it was typically run by the county party's general secretary or his designee.
Amidst the cacophony of sophomoric lunch banter, a large shriek went out. Wailing was heard. After a few moments of confusion followed by eerie silence, someone resembling a school principal solemnly screamed, "LEADER PHIL HAS DIED!"
And then came more wailing. More uncontrollable sobbing. Hardest hit was the La Follette Youth, where young boys began sobbing uncontrollably like infant children.
So was the scene all throughout the People's Republic. Later on the evening of October 24, Chancellor Gaylord Nelson, acting President as well, announced to the nation, and by extension of the world, that the People's Republic would remain in mourning for six months. An intensive period of mourning would begin immediately and last for two weeks, with only the most essential of government offices and businesses being permitted to remain open. A state funeral would be held at the end of those two weeks, and all world leaders would be invited to attend.
He further announced that an election would be held in April of next year, and that he would act as both President and Chancellor until Leader Phil's successor is elected and installed.