Receptionist manual

I’m really struggling finding a job that will accommodate my disability needs. I’m almost 30 have never worked, but I am not giving up on finding something. I’m struggling to find the legitimate WFH jobs.
I am a paraplegic and use a manual wheelchair full time. Cannot walk or stand at all. Sitting in my chair my arms are pretty short so a lot of counters, cash registers are always too high. My hips are deformed and I deal with chronic pain so can only do part-time 4 hr shift. I’m looking for a job that would be supplemental to my disability benefits, but make me not lose them.
In addition to my physical needs. My condition does affect my learning and cognition mild/moderately. I tend to need clear written direction, job tasks that are repetitive so I can be trained/shown once and then I can repeat vs. needing to figure things out from scratch on my own. I learn by repetition and memorizing vs truly understanding a concept or applying prior learned knowledge from like school to the real world.
I’ve looked into like a receptionist at a doctor office I think would be perfect but they all want an 8 hr shift that I would have my pain flare too much. Cashier I can’t find a register that I could actually reach.
Tried Voc rehab soo many times. They were a joke.

Come da titolo ho 27 anni. Ho una laurea e una magistrale "generaliste" che nel corso degli anni non mi hanno permesso di trovare altro che lavori d'ufficio in cui sono stato sfruttato (parliamo rispetto alla mia presenza effettiva in ufficio di 4/5 euro l'ora) in ruoli di help desk, customer service, sottotitolazione, revisione bozze più "lavoretti" di consegna durante il periodo universitario (in pratica mi sento facilmente rimpiazzabile). Non penso che il problema sia la laurea "generalista" in sè (mediazione linguistica), dal momento che conosco diverse persone che partendo da questa hanno poi fatto il salto andando all'estero e ponendo le basi per una carriera. Purtroppo si tratta al momento per me di una strada difficilmente percorribile perchè ho avuto per diversi anni un problema di salute non diagnosticato (ca. 3 anni) che non mi ha permesso di fare molto al di fuori delle ore effettivamente lavorate, in pratica pur non essendo percepibile dal CV (non ho buchi) le mie competenze con le lingue straniere si sono ridotte drasticamente, potrei lavorare come receptionist ma, per dire, non riuscirei a fare customer service completamente in inglese o in francese (ergo la laurea in sè se ne sta lì ma è insfruttabile se non per far punteggio nei concorsi).
Venendo al dunque, è possibile in Italia partire da zero a 27 anni per iniziare un lavoro manuale che abbia però maggiori possibilità di crescita rispetto a fare il facchino (es. elettricista, idraulico, giardiniere, falegnameria). Da quello che so nelle trade school americane la fascia anagrafica più rappresentata è proprio tra i 30 e i 35, mentre in Italia sembra che se non inizi a 16 nessuno sia interessato a formarti. Esistono percorsi di questo tipo per chi inizia a un'età "avanzata" (almeno per come si intende in questo paese) e soprattutto "funzionano", si trova lavoro? Ho 60k da parte e non avrei problemi a stare "fermo" per un po' (mantenendomi con le consegne).
Se avete esperienze personali da condividere vi ringrazio molto.

Hi everyone,
I’m 23 years old and I just graduated college last year. my employment history is honestly pretty shitty. I have a lot of short stints at jobs that make me look really flaky to a potential employer.
I currently work as an administrative assistant at a really large national financial services firm and I pretty much lied about everything that you could imagine on my résumé. (I added a year and a half of experience to my college internship. I changed a job title from receptionist to HR assistant and said that I was still working there when I applied to my current job, even though it was a seasonal position and it had ended three months prior.) I know lying is bad but my family doesn’t financially support me and I needed to make rent so I did what I thought I had to do to get a job.
When it came time for me to do the background check, I had to fill out an employment verification form so instead of filling out the dates and job titles that I put on my résumé I just filled out the truthful dates and positions. I was able to pass the background check without any major hiccups, and they offered me the role. (I should add that this was a very intense background check because it was for a financial services institution. I’m talking 10 year employment verification check, credit check, criminal background check and a drug test.)
I’ve been at my current job for about five months and it’s nothing like I imagined. The workload is really intense and although I think I’m gaining soft skills, I don’t think any of the hard skills I’m learning here will be applicable to any of the fields I would ideally like to go into. My boss is also kind of a creep and really rude.
I really want to find another job, but since I’ve only been here for five months, I feel like I need to lie again on my resume.
My question is, was it a fluke that I was able to pass such intense of a background check or could I get away with lying about my dates of employment again? I’m worried that I was only saved because I was able to manually fill in my past employment history, but if a third-party company did the research for themselves, they’d be able to see that I was lying. Any tips and information on how employment verification works would be great!

I’m not very good with cars so I’m gonna explain to the best of my ability, I have a manual 2021 WRXSTI and I got a recall notice about a month ago in the mail. Rear headlamps, rear view camera and the “r” not being displayed when in reverse on your lil screen. I never noticed any of these issues but of course I took it in and got it fixed because I don’t want to deal with that down the road. I pick it up yesterday after the service department closed, they actually called me as they were closing. Immediately driving it off the lot I notice I’m having trouble shifting into second gear and everything after 1st I hear a loud scraping/grinding noise coming from my car. In neutral it’s non existent. My question is what the fuck? I drove it right back to the dealership. They’ve got my car still and I actually had to call to tell them about this because the receptionist who said she would didn’t.

Three months ago, my life took an unexpected turn when I landed a job as an overnight receptionist at an old folks' home. I 18F fresh into adulthood, and eager to have my first real job. A friend who worked there helped me snag the position, and though I was grateful, I couldn't shake off the strange vibes I got during the hiring process. The interview felt off the manager, Daniel, was not only late but seemed disinterested in answering any of my questions about the role and was very dismissive. He assured me that whatever I needed to know would be covered by my coworker once I started. Little did I know, this was just the tip of the iceberg. On my first day, I realized the job came with no real training. I was given a brief tour the day of the interview but once again all my questions were dismissed so I had no idea what the job entailed. my clock-in number malfunctioned, forcing me to manually log my hours. Once payday came around I discovered I was paid for only one day instead of the full week I worked Despite logging a full week. When I confronted Daniel, his response was very passive aggressive, a tone that would become all too familiar. He claimed I should've known to leave the time sheet on his desk—how else would he know I’d turned it in? hinting that the mistake was somehow my fault for not placing the log sheet directly on his desk. Frustrated but needing the job, I bit my tongue and moved on. As weeks turned into months, my nightly duties included more than just manning the reception desk. The job description never mentioned it, but I found myself cleaning, taking out heaps of trash, and dealing with a finicky trash compactor tasks I tackled without complaint, despite the physical strain. Daniel's communication didn’t improve. His texts were curt and often rude, especially as we neared our yearly inspection. He insisted we stay on top of cleaning, which we did without needing the reminder. His tone was demeaning, yet he never made an appearance unless to critique. During this time, an incredible opportunity came my way. I interviewed with an aerospace company—a chance to turn a job into a career. When I received their job offer, it was both thrilling and bittersweet. But It was an offer too good to pass up. The company was doubling my pay and offering much-improved hours. but it meant leaving the old folks home and the residents I'd grown to care about. With a heavy heart, I drafted a resignation letter to Daniel, expressing my gratitude and explaining my decision. It was professional and polite, with a touch of personal thanks for the supposed opportunities to grow. I never received a reply. Instead, I later learned from the male daytime receptionist that Daniel had dismissed my letter as pathetic and spent the day mocking my decision with the higher-ups, even suggesting that hiring women was a mistake because of tasks like taking out the trash. He went as far as offering my position to the male daytime receptionist immediately, without any consideration for my stated two-week transition. Talking to my male coworker I learned that I and the other female night staff earned $12.50 an hour, our male coworkers earned $18, despite the night time having a lot more workloads and responsibilities. Not to mention that some of the women who have been here for years, still have the same wage of $12.50. This struck a nerve. Not only had I performed my duties diligently, but I had also gone above and beyond, often covering shifts for others and cleaning shared spaces no one else cared to. Now, as I reflect on my short time here, I find myself dealing with more than just job duties I’m weighing the impact of workplace culture, respect, and the blatant sexism I've faced. The decision to leave is no longer just about career advancement but about self-respect and setting a precedent for how I deserve to be treated. As I prepare for my final two weeks, I wonder about the best course of action. Should I confront Daniel about his unprofessional behavior and being an ass hole even though my male coworker told me not to say anything. Or should I focus on my new beginning, leaving behind the toxic environment but also the chance to perhaps change it for those who remain? It's a dilemma that weighs heavily on me as I stand on the threshold of a significant change, not just in jobs but in understanding the real-world challenges that come with adulthood and professional life. What would you do if you were in my shoes?
Disclaimer: in the story I use fake names

I have been on LinkedIn since over a decade. As an ex executive of a BigTech corporate, I used to have 35.000 impressions on average, and job picks that were on C- or board level.
Today I hardly get any impressions, and the only impressions I see are from people I have been messaging with. The regular Job Pick mails from LinkedIN are suddenly offering me jobs in countries outside of Germany, at a receptionist level.
For me this feels that I have been manually added to a different cluster, aka have been shadow banned. I have been critical towards posts of employees of the German ministry of Health, and towards OpenAI, but was always respectful, never used ad hominem arguments (except against Sam Altman or Thierry Breton).
Is there a way under GDPR, to get access to all information related to my personal data? Is there a way to contact LinkedIn?

I (M40) am trying to figure out how worried I should be about this situation.
Both of my parents (early 80s) have/had been in separate aged care homes for several years. My mother previously managed all the finances (via netbanking etc). Neither of them had a power of attorney etc (mostly because my father was against the idea of it).
I found the process of getting my parents into aged care around 2017 quite challenging -- my father is a hoarder, he couldn't understand why he couldn't just stay in respite care indefinitely so we had to move him around respite care placements every few weeks, etc -- and I ended up being admitted to the mental health unit due to severe depression/stress. I have tried to limit how much involvement I've had in their care since then.
My mother passed away in December.
It was quite difficult arranging the finances for the funeral -- my father had no idea what the family finances were -- no idea that he had a defined benefit pension, no idea what bank accounts existed or how to find out what money was in them, etc.
I managed over the course of a week to take him around to the bank etc, but it was quite challenging -- visiting two bank branches took an entire day, he understood in the morning why we needed to go to the second bank branch, but by the time we got there in the afternoon he had forgotten and I had to spend 20 minutes explaining it to him again. We also had to get his PIN numbers reset but he would forget them and we would have to go back to the bank to check/reset them again.
After the funeral was paid and arranged, I tried to help him with his other finances but I was finding the process too stressfu.
I did speak to him about a power of attorney, but he want to limit my access to his day-to-day accounts (and not his superannuation or the family house, which has sat empty for several years), and I would need to give him a verbal and written explanation for every transaction I made (which would be fine, except he has a lot of trouble understanding each one.)
l was finding the situation too difficult and I told my father I couldn't help him further. I have a brother who lives in another state who agreed to help him, and I was hoping the situation would be taken care of. My brother hasn't been proactive -- he's said he'll help our father if he reaches out.
There are several bills that needed to be paid, but the most important of which was his aged care bills. His defined benefit pension covered about 3/4 of this, but he needed to manually get some money out of some superannuation accounts to cover the remainder.
It got to the point where he was 5 months in arrears on his aged care fees -- he understood that he needed to get the money out but seemed to be struggling with the process.
I've recently found out that my father went to the bank with the receptionist from the aged care facility and the outstanding bill has been paid. I emailed the manager at the aged care facility to ask about this, and he forwarded my email to the receptionist for her to respond -- she admitted it was unusual but he needed help, and perhaps a family member could be helping out.
I'm very uncomfortable with this situation because I don't believe she has any legal or fiduciary duty to act in his best interests, and in his current cognitive state he could be taken advantage of. (He owns the family home which is worth about 1.5m and probably has about 0.5m in super).
I've spoken to my brother about it but he's taking a fairly relaxed view -- he says the aged care home is a religious not-for-profit so they wouldn't take advantage of him, and they must have a protocol for these sorts of situations.
I am not an expert but I personally don't believe he has capacity to manage his finances, although this is made challenging by the fact that, when you talk to him about day-to-day stuff, you can have a normal conversation with him -- but if you try to explain bills etc, he has a lot of difficulty.
How worried should I be and what are my legal options?

Did my best trying not to worry about waiting for my next neurology assessment, but my concerns are really starting to intensify. Thought I could stick to reassuring others that they are fine, however here I am again.
I really feel like my clinical weakness began in my back and other muscles were able to compensate this whole time. The entire left side of my posterior chain is tight and sore, and the scary term of spasticity is creeping into my head. Additionally, my left arm and leg seem to be experiencing progressive weakness. This doesn’t feel like normal lack of strength, but rather very slow failure. It’s as if my brain just isn’t communicating with my left side properly. I can still lift weights, grab big objects, and perform tasks for now, but my fine motor function and dexterity seem to be declining without any improvement. Literally was just struggling to change my kids diaper and holding my phone is beginning to feel very awkward. Any time I lightly pinch my index finger and thumb together my thenar muscles go bananas on my left hand, and it happens 100% of the time. When I press with force it stops.
I saw a neurologist in December, who was also a neuro-muscular specialist. Had a clean clinical, NCS, and EMG but the EMG was only on my left leg as this was the only place I thought was weak. I was given a BFS diagnoses and told after a year of twitching there would be concerning signs right away, as soon as the needle was inserted. He said this is very sensitive test and your fasciculations were caused by neuron death alarm bells would be ringing. I just can’t accept this right now. I know my level of dexterity and coordination, my arm should not feel like it’s hanging by a thread, nor are manually induced hand twitches normal. When I’m doing pushups, it’s like a cannot press my left hand into the floor the same way my right can. The unilateral aspect of this scares the shit out of me. I’ve been working out like crazy and doing specialized shoulder stability exercises every day from a physiotherapist without any sort of strength improvements.
My hand didn’t start until March, but when I showed my doctor he referred me back for another EMG and wrote “suspected MND disease” on the referral form. I only saw it when I handed it to the receptionist and before I could ask if I need to legit start considering the possibility something is actually very wrong he was already down the hall with another patient. It could easily just be a formality since they have to indicate something, but just seeing that box checked, along with these progressive symptoms has been a nightmare.
How could a neuro-muscular specialist let me walk out the door without even considering a follow up, only for my PCP to send me back there? I’m trying to tell myself that my originally “weak” leg would have probably failed before anything started with my hands, but I just don’t know enough about the big dirty. Does anyone have any insight on that theory?
Praying this all SSRI’s messing up my brain and nervous system, but the increased difficulty of performing fine motor tasks just sucks.

I (22F) recently got fired from my job because I had an emotional explosion. On the day of the explosion there was a team meeting. My manager was going through different points for the different job roles. When she came to my role, the topic of lack of communication between us and reception came up. (More information: my boyfriend (24M) also works here under the same role I do, that’s why I keep saying us/ouwe). We had been having problems with scheduling and disgruntled customers. When discussing this I spoke up and suggested that before we are called to reception all of the client information should be filled out and collected by the receptionist. (they were saying that the problem was that clients give us the client info before giving it to reception and it prevents them from scheduling accordingly.) They proceeded to tell me that when there is a plethora of clients in the lobby it is hard to do that. My manager then proceeded to say that it shouldn’t be much to ask for us to do the scheduling and recheck the schedule because we don’t do much really and she has caught us sleeping multiple times. (she has cause my boyfriend a couple times asleep (the job is extremely manual labor heavy and it wears on your body a lot, so yes he did take a snooze every once in a while. However, in a previous meeting she mentioned that he would need to stop so because he would be written up in the future. On this specific day I was laying down on my phone because I had a bad headache, I believe this is why she mentioned the sleeping at this current meeting.) I realized that after that I felt disrespected and decided to remove myself from the situation. I couldn’t hold my anger in and it got to the point where she was following me around the building and my boyfriend was caught in the trying to diffuse our emotions. I slammed some doors and and refused to speak with my manager because I felt like she was going to berate me and not try to ACTUALLY talk, listen, understand, and try to come to a solution. I feel like I projected my upset emotions of being let down and lied to onto the situation. My boyfriend has been caught in the crossfire and now his plans for us to exit the job quietly are ruined. He says it’s because of both my manager and I, but I can’t help but feel like he’s just saying that cause he’s already accepted the fact that I’m not emotionally stable enough to handle situations like this. Now this isn’t the only time something like this has happened. I’m stuck in a loop and it’s getting to the point where I don’t feel worthy of the patience and help my boyfriend has given me. He feels like I am never there for him when he needs it the most. I know this is a lot and maybe confusing. Any advice would be appreciated because I’m trying to build a family with him and I don’t want to keep letting him down.

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Top AI resume builders on the market

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Enhancv - https://enhancv.com/

Enhancv is an online resume builder that offers a variety of resume templates, writing guides, and examples to help individuals create a professional and effective resume. It also provides a resume checker to ensure the resume is error-free and offers tips on writing a cover letter. With a range of templates and resources, Enhancv is a valuable tool for anyone looking to enhance their resume and stand out in the job market

Enhancv’s pricing:

Enhancv offers a 7-day free plan, which includes two resumes and cover letters, all resume templates, basic resume sections, and Enhancv branding. The Pro plan costs 49.39€ billed every 3 months and includes unlimited resumes and cover letters, all resume templates, real-time content suggestions, ATS check, pro resume sections, no branding, unlimited section items, and thousands of design options.

Kickresume - https://www.kickresume.com/

Kickresume offers a one-stop shop for crafting resumes and cover letters. They provide professionally designed templates, pre-written phrases to jumpstart your writing, and even AI-powered tools to generate complete drafts. A resume checker ensures your resume is polished, and job search resources like interview question generators give you an extra edge in the hiring process.

Kickresume’s Pricing:

Kickresume caters to both budget-conscious job seekers and those seeking extra features. Their free plan offers basic resume and cover letter templates, pre-written phrases, and unlimited downloads. Upgrading to a premium plan (starting at $19/month) unlocks a wider selection of professional templates, website builders, AI writing tools for resumes and cover letters, and priority support. Additionally, they provide a separate grammar proofreading service for a one-time fee.

Resume.io - https://resume.io/

Resume.io is a website that offers a free resume builder to help users create a job-winning resume. It also provides templates for cover letters and offers resume writing services. The website has a blog and a FAQ section for additional resources. Users can sign up for an account to access resume templates in various styles, including simple, professional, modern, and creative. These templates are designed to showcase different qualities and cater to different industries.

Resume.io’s Pricing:

Resume.io offers a tiered pricing structure for creating resumes and cover letters. There's a free plan that lets you build one resume and cover letter, but downloads are limited to TXT format and you have restricted sharing and analytics. Upgrading to a premium plan unlocks all features, including unlimited resumes, cover letters, premium templates, and PDF downloads. They offer a 7-day trial for $2.95 that automatically renews to a $24.95 monthly plan if not canceled. You can also opt for a one-time payment for either a 6-month ($44.95) or 12-month ($74.95) plan.

Resume Nerd - https://www.resumenerd.com/

ResumeNerd is a website that offers a resume builder tool to help users create their own resumes in just minutes. The website also provides a variety of resume examples for different professions, such as accountants, finance professionals, nurses, and receptionists. Users can also learn how to write a resume through the website's resources. Additionally, ResumeNerd offers a selection of recruiter-approved resume templates for users to choose from.

ResumeNerd’s Pricing:

ResumeNerd lets you download your resume, but there's a catch. You'll need a paid subscription. They offer a 14-day trial for $2.75, but it auto-renews at $23.75 per month if you don't cancel before the trial ends. Alternatively, you can skip the trial and pay $99.95 for a year of access.

Resume-Now - https://www.resume-now.com/

Resume Now is an online platform that allows users to easily create professional resumes and CVs in just minutes. The website offers a variety of resume and CV templates, as well as examples and advice on how to make a strong resume. Users can also create cover letters using the Cover Letter Builder and access helpful tips and resources. The website also has a search function for users to find specific information.

Resume-Now’s Pricing:

Resume-Now offers a free trial that allows you to create and download one resume. After that, you can choose from three subscription plans: Basic ($1.95 for 14 days), Premium ($7.95 per month), or Ultimate ($17.95 per month). The Premium and Ultimate plans include additional features such as cover letter builder, unlimited downloads, online resume hosting, and more.

Resume Genius - https://resumegenius.com/

Resume Genius is a website that offers a professional resume builder and cover letter generator. It is known as the #1 online resume builder and is considered the world's smartest resume builder. The website provides resume builder software that makes creating a resume easy and does the hard work for the user. It also offers a cover letter generator for those who are short on time or do not enjoy writing.

Resume Genius’s Pricing:

Resume Genius offers a free resume builder with features like a custom career objective and work experience section. You can also download a basic text file version of your resume for free. However, to create a downloadable resume with all the builder features and formatting, you'll need a paid plan. They offer a 14-day trial for $2.95 that auto-renews to a monthly plan at $7.95 (billed annually at $95.40). The good news is that all the website's templates and examples for resumes and cover letters can be downloaded for free as Word documents.

Rezi - https://www.rezi.ai/

Rezi is a website that offers an AI resume builder trusted by over 2 million users. It guarantees a 100% money-back guarantee and is used by job seekers. The website also offers various AI features such as resume writing, bullet point writing and editing, resume summary generation, and document generation features including cover letter and resignation letter writing.

Rezi’s Pricing:

Rezi offers a free plan that allows users to create one resume with limited features. Users can upgrade to a premium plan for $29 per month or $129 lifetime plan

Resumai - https://www.resumai.com/

Resumai is a website that offers an AI resume writing assistant to help users create effective job applications. It also provides a variety of templates and examples for resumes and cover letters. The website also features a lightning fast resume bullet point editor using ChatGPT technology.

Resumai’s Pricing:

Resume.com offers a free plan with limitations. You can create one resume in a standard format and download it as a PDF. To unlock the full features, you'll need their Pro Plan for $29 per month. This gives you access to a variety of builder tools for resumes, cover letters, and resignation letters. It also includes AI features for writing bullet points, summaries, and cover letters. Additionally, the Pro Plan offers functionalities like build score, keyword targeting, content analysis, and secure blockchain verification for your resume. You'll also get unlimited downloads in PDF, DOCX, and Google Drive formats, along with access to various resume templates.

This Resume Does Not Exist - https://thisresumedoesnotexist.com/

This Resume Does Not Exist is a website that offers over 1000 AI-inspired resume examples to help individuals stand out among the competition. Users can browse through famous resumes of successful people, such as Elon Musk and Kris Jenner, to learn about their experiences in the business world and create a resume that is just as impressive. The website also offers a section specifically for business resumes.

This Resume Does Not Exist’s Pricing:

The website is free to use, but it has a catch. You have to agree to share your personal information with third-party partners, such as job boards, recruiters, and advertisers. You also have to agree to receive promotional emails and messages from them.

Resume Worded - https://resumeworded.com

Resume Worded is a website that offers free instant feedback on your resume and LinkedIn profile. It has various products such as Score My Resume, Targeted Resume, and LinkedIn Review, which provide expert resume reviews, personalized feedback, and the ability to tailor your resume to a specific job description.

Resume Worded’s Pricing

Resume Worded Pro offers three pricing plans: monthly, quarterly, and annually. The monthly plan costs $49 per month. The quarterly plan costs $33 per month, billed as $99 every 3 months. The annual plan costs $19 per month, billed as a one-time payment of $229. All plans offer unlimited resume reviews with Score My Resume, unlimited AI rewrites, 100+ resume templates, and more.

Resume Maker - https://www.resumaker.ai

Resumaker.ai is a website that offers a free resume builder to help users create a perfect resume. It provides various resume templates, examples, and a cover letter builder. The website also offers tips on how to write a resume and allows users to sign in or sign up to access their saved resumes. Resumaker.ai values privacy and has terms of use and accessibility policies. It only takes 5 seconds to screen a resume and the website claims to make resume writing easier. Users can try it for free and create their resume in just a few seconds.

Resume Maker’s Pricing

Resumaker.ai offers tiered pricing based on the number of template options you need. Their most affordable option is the Standard plan, granting access to all their premium templates for just $.99 for a 7-day trial period. If you need access for a longer period, the Professional plan provides 3 months of access for $23.75. For the most extensive access, the Expert plan offers 6 months of unlimited template downloads and other features for $45.75. Regardless of the plan you choose, you'll benefit from unlimited downloads of your resume and cover letter, an online spell checker, and valuable career expert tips.

Novo Resume - https://www.novoresume.com

Novorésumé is a website that offers a free resume builder for the year 2024. It also provides services such as cover letter writing, personal development tips, and career advice through their career blog. The website has articles on resume and academic resume writing, cover letter examples, and inspiring stories. It also offers pricing options and is available in multiple languages.

Novo Resume’s Pricing

Novoresume caters to both budget-conscious job seekers and those seeking advanced features for their resumes. They offer a free plan that lets you create a basic one-page resume using one of eight templates. However, to unlock the full potential of their resume builder, you'll need to upgrade to a premium plan. Novoresume offers tiered subscriptions with a significant discount on their most popular option. Currently, their most popular plan is priced at $39.99 every three months, which translates to roughly $13 per month. Upgrading unlocks a vast library of over 40 professional resume templates and matching cover letter templates. You'll also gain access to more customization options, allowing you to tailor your resume's design to your specific needs. Additionally, premium plans come with helpful features like an AI Resume Checker to identify areas for improvement and priority email and chat support for any questions you might have during the resume building process.

Resume Builder - https://www.resumebuilder.com/

Resume Builder is a website that offers a free online resume builder platform. It provides users with the tools and resources to easily create a professional resume for any job. The website also offers resume examples, templates, and cover letter examples to help users craft the perfect resume. Users can also create a cover letter using the Cover Letter Builder feature. The website allows users to create an account to save their resume and cover letter for future use. Overall, Resume Builder is a convenient and efficient tool for anyone looking to create a standout resume.

Resume Builder’s pricing

Resume Builder offers a free plan with limited features, but it can be a good option if you're on a tight budget. They also provide a 14-day free trial that gives you full access to all their features, allowing you to test out the service before committing. If you decide to continue after the trial, the monthly plan costs $5.95, but it's billed annually at $71.40. This means you'll pay for the entire year upfront.

Hyre Snap - https://hyresnap.com/resume-builder

Hyresnap is a website that offers a free AI resume builder and online CV maker. It provides various resume and CV templates, as well as career blogs and pricing options. With its AI-based technology, users can create ATS resumes and increase their chances of getting interviews. The website has received excellent reviews from Trust Pilot and is trusted by over 1.3 million job seekers worldwide. Its users have been hired by top companies and are preferred by HR experts. Users can easily build their resumes for free and elevate their chances of getting hired.

Hyre Snap’s pricing

HyreSnap offers a free plan with limited features, and multiple premium tiers with unlimited access to all features. For premium users, there are three subscription options: monthly, quarterly, and yearly. The monthly plan costs $12.50, while the quarterly plan is priced at $8.33 per month (billed as $25.00 total). The most cost-effective option is the yearly plan, which comes down to $8.25 per month (billed as $99.00 total). It's important to note that all HyreSnap plans are one-time purchases and won't automatically renew.

Skill Roads - https://skillroads.com/

Skillroads is a website that offers career services such as career coaching, resume writing and editing, and LinkedIn profile makeovers. It aims to help individuals get hired quickly by providing professional consultations and creating winning resumes that are ATS-friendly. With Skillroads, users can improve their chances of standing out to recruiters and landing their desired job.

Skill Roads’ pricing

The AI generator is free but they offer additional services like professional CV writers to help in the process

Visual CV - https://www.visualcv.com/

VisualCV is an online platform that offers a variety of tools to help users create professional resumes and CVs. It uses AI and chat features to assist in building a flawless resume. With over 30 resume templates and 200+ resume skills suggestions, users can easily customize their resumes to stand out to potential employers. The platform also offers a collection of premium designs and the option to export resumes to PDF.

Visual CV’s pricing

VisualCV offers a free plan with limited features. Upgrading to a Pro membership unlocks several benefits, including a wider selection of professional resume templates, the ability to create and download an unlimited number of resumes, access to their career journal pro feature, and even your own personal professional website. A VisualCV Pro membership costs $15 per month, but it's billed quarterly.

CV Engineer - https://cvengineer.io/

CV Engineer is an app that offers a resume building app. It allows users to create a free resume in just 10 minutes, with the help of a professional recruiter. The website also has a blog section and is used by over 205,000 people every month to create their resumes. By downloading the app, users can increase their chances of landing their dream job.

CV Engineer’s pricing

Their pricing is very opaque as there are in-app purchases to use the app. I wouldn’t recommend putting time into creating a CV in this app with such an opaque pricing scheme.

How to choose the right AI resume builder for your needs

Choosing the right AI resume builder can be overwhelming with so many options available. Here are some factors to consider when making your decision:

1. User-Friendliness: Look for a resume builder that has a user-friendly interface and offers intuitive features. This will make the resume creation process quick and easy, even for those with limited technical skills.
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3. Customer Support: Check if the resume builder offers dedicated customer support. This can be crucial if you encounter any issues or have questions during the resume creation process.
4. Reviews and Recommendations: Read reviews and seek recommendations from other job seekers who have used the resume builder. This will give you insights into the effectiveness and reliability of the tool.
5. Trial Period: If available, take advantage of any trial periods offered by the resume builder. This will allow you to test the features and functionality of the tool before making a commitment.

Common mistakes to avoid when using AI resume builders

While AI resume builders can greatly simplify the resume creation process, it's important to avoid common mistakes. Here are some pitfalls to watch out for:

1. Over-Reliance on Templates: While templates can be helpful, avoid using them without customization. Tailor the template to your specific needs and ensure that it reflects your unique qualifications and experiences.
2. Ignoring the Job Description: Don't forget to review the job description and incorporate relevant keywords into your resume. This helps your resume get past applicant tracking systems and increases your chances of getting shortlisted.
3. Lack of Personalization: Generic resumes are less likely to stand out. Customize your resume for each job application, highlighting the skills and experiences that are most relevant to the role you're applying for.
4. Neglecting Proofreading: Even with AI resume builders, it's important to carefully proofread your resume for errors. Automated tools may not catch all mistakes, so take the time to review your content manually.
5. Not Tailoring for ATS: Applicant tracking systems are used by many employers to screen resumes. Ensure that your resume is ATS compatible by following best practices and optimizing your content accordingly.

Conclusion: Embracing the future of resume building with AI

Artificial intelligence has transformed the resume building process, making it easier and more effective for job seekers. By leveraging AI-powered resume builders, you can create resumes that are tailored to your unique skills and experiences. These tools save you time, optimize your content, and increase your chances of getting noticed by hiring managers.
As the job market becomes increasingly competitive, it's essential to stay ahead of the curve. Embrace the power of AI resume builders and unlock your full potential in the job search process. With the right tools and strategies, you can create a resume that sets you apart from the competition and opens doors to exciting career opportunities. So, get started today and take your resume to new heights with AI.

Hi! I wanted to contribute to this subreddit that helped me understand no burp and the various symptoms/solutions surrounding it. Today I had an appointment to see Dr. Schindler. I was very anxious about the scope procedure and told his receptionist I wasn't sure about it before going in. They were super kind and let me know I could make all decisions when I got there.
The barium swallow/esophagram was very easy. I only had to take about two mouthfuls of the liquid and then a few sips laying down. Then I swallowed one barium pill. I was told everything looked normal, and the whole thing took maybe 5-10 minutes.
Dr. Schindler and team were great. I asked to not be numbed for the scoping procedure and when Dr. Schindler came in the room, he was able to use a camera without doing any scoping through my nose at all. He spent 10 seconds with my mouth wide open and a camera that he held on a stick of sorts toward the back of my throat -- I made a few noises per his request, and it was done. I was very relieved!
I have what he considered a 'mild' case of no burp. I cannot burp but I 'gurgle' all the time. I do not have extreme pain; I do not have problems eating meals, nor do I have much noticeable pain in my abdomen or surrounding areas. I get discomfort in my throat and have trouble doing very 'bouncy' exercises (like jogging or jump squats, etc.). I avoid carbonated beverages because they worsen my symptoms. But in general, he was very clear that I was a candidate for the procedure if I choose to proceed. I have not made a decision yet and I think I will try some of the manual movements before doing so. Because my life is not severely impacted, it's hard for me to decide if it's worth the surgery. His team is able to get it approved for you before you go in for it, so if they cannot do that, you know ahead of time. Hope this helps someone and thank you all for sharing your stories!

I’m starting a new job in a couple of months, but have serious cabin fever. Anyone know of any temp jobs that I can start quick? In the past I’ve subbed, but it takes too long to get set up (just moved here).
Probably not manual labor, but something like receptionist or restaurant. I have experience with both, and working with kids. I have a degree and tons of references, but ok with not-great pay. Actually I could do manual labor, but I’m petite and a complainer about sweating lol.
I’d work from home. I have an English and business degree. But probably would prefer to get out and interact with the world in some way.
Any ideas??
I could continue part-time indefinitely I guess, but can’t commit to full-time for more than a couple months.
I’m at a loss, but Reddit always comes through!!

I posted this on the Centrelink forum. I thought I should post it here, too.
I'm on Jobseeker with a disability network, and I have often gone to face-to-face appointments, but in recent months I've been having phone appointments by my request, largely because of social anxiety but I've also been telling them I don't have a car that I can legally drive, which is true. Over the last few weeks, the provider has become more insistent on face-to-face appointments and has been screwing me around in various ways. I think that they may be trying to shake me loose.
A couple of weeks ago, I had an appointment, and I called in to do it over the phone. We set up another appointment for 2 weeks later, which is ordinary. Then a week later (a week before the appointment was meant to happen) I get a notification saying that I have an appointment the next day. (In the past, I'd been getting notifications the day after my appointments saying when the next one is, but I have a new consultant, who seems to do things differently.)
I didn't (and couldn't) attend, and half an hour after the appointment time a call came in from the consultant, saying I had missed an appointment. I called back soon after and got her voicemail. She hadn't recorded her own voicemail greeting, and the previous consultant's welcome message played. This wasn't the first time I had left this new consultant a message, and she didn't get back to me the other time, so I wasn't too confident that she was going to get this one. I left a message saying plainly that I was told that I had missed an appointment but that my appointment had been arranged to be a week later. I wasn't rude, but I also wasn't personable because aside from being a little annoyed I didn't have a high degree of confidence that anyone would hear the message. About 30 minutes later (and possibly as revenge for the lack of affability in the message I had left), I received an automated text message stating that I had missed an appointment and that if I didn't contact my provider in the next two business days my payment would be put on hold.
After the weekend, I called the provider. I told my consultant that I had left a message after she left hers. She claimed that she didn't get it (which her boss would later admit was implausible). I then told her that she'd be able to see in her call history that I had called, and as I was doing so the phone call abruptly ended. I called back and did a "where was I", and when I started explaining the same thing the phone call ended abruptly—again, almost as if she was trying to keep the fact that she can't deny that I had called her from becoming part of the conversation because it makes her dizzy when she doesn't get her way and she knew she wouldn't be able to integrate it into our conversation without making her duplicity even more obvious. She called me back and claimed that she was with a "customer" and said that she'd call me from the landline a little later, saying that her phone has some kind of problem.
After enough time to gather herself, my consultant called me back. She claimed (lied) that she and I had agreed that our appointment would be the following week, and she had concocted a rationale that our imaginary decision was purportedly based on to shore up her lie and make it seem more indomitable, saying that we had agreed that because I hadn't attended the previous appointment in person we would make the appointment a week later instead of merely delaying it by the usual two days. She said that she "did [me] a favour". (The claim that you're doing someone a favour makes it more impolite to challenge their B.S.. That's why people say that, most of the time. A little nugget of social engineering for you folks.)
I told her pretty plainly that we had agreed that it would be on the following week (giving her the date that we had actually discussed and agreed to). She claimed that she "ha[d] it all written down". I said something like, "well we still agreed to the [following week]". She acted like she was looking through her records and after a while responded by saying that I was right and that she didn't know how she made that mistake. What she had very recently asserted with great confidence she was now contradicting. I wouldn't get much of a chance to ask her how such a mistake is possible.
It annoyed me that she had gone to considerable trouble to reinforce what I knew was not merely untrue but a lie, but I was ready to move on. Then she told me "you'd get more flies with honey than vinegar with me". I asked her what she was suggesting, and then she characterized me as being hostile. So in essence, she bumped my appointment ahead by a week, ignored my phone call about it, probably responded to my message by starting the process of putting my payment on hold because I wasn't bubbly enough when leaving it, pretended not to have got the message, hung up on me when I started discussing other evidence of my effort to contact her, lied to me about me (making me wonder what kind of lies such a person would say about me behind my back), and then after all that she couldn't tolerate me plainly stating the truth and acted as if I was the one who deserved criticism.
I accused her of deception, and she accused me of talking "in circles and circles" because of my (short-lived and unaddressed) effort to find out how it was possible for her to have been so certain about us having agreed to two separate dates. It's hard to give such a person the benefit of much doubt. She warned me that she was going to hang up and essentially reminded me that she was in control of whether or not I would get paid (so I better make nicey-nice for the narcissist).
She got off the subject by talking about my next appointment. I told her that I was still having car trouble. This didn't seem to matter to her. She told me that my next appointment would be a few days later and told me that if I wasn't able to make it that I should call the office ahead of time. She hung up when I was in the middle of telling her that I wouldn't be able to make it.
I called back and quickly got a hold of her. I told her (in full this time) that I wouldn't be able to make my appointment because I don't have transportation. She acted like she didn't hear me (again, probably because she was dizzy and needed to figure out how to antagonize me further or at least safe-guard her fragile pride). She then told me that I would be "expected to be there" anyway, even though at the end of the last call she was purporting that calling to tell her I couldn't make it would serve some kind of purpose for me. I told her that I wouldn't be able to physically attend. She told me that I'd be getting a call from her manager (in a manner that seemed like an effort to threaten me, maybe because she's afraid of her manager and thought other people would be too). I asked for the manager's phone number, and she said that the manager would be calling me. I asked her whether she was refusing to give me her manager's number, and she answered "no" but persisted in refusing to give me her manager's number, claiming that the manager was on a phone call. (Gaslighting's an especially nice thing to do to someone with social anxiety, isn't it?) She hung up on me again while I was stating that I was requesting the manager's number.
I called the office landline number and almost immediately got a hold of the manager. I doubt that she had just been on a phone call. I think my consultant was just hoping to have a few minutes to prejudice the manager against me before we talked to each other. This call was longer than the last four with my consultant combined.
We briefly discussed the conversation I had just had with the consultant, and the manager was quick to take the consultant's side. I pointed out that she had only heard one side of the phone call. She soon accused me of talking in circles. (I wonder if that phrase is in their training manual.) She was very irritable and on multiple occasions acted as if she had already addressed what I was discussing (on different subjects) even though every time I asked her something she would go off on tangents. Her agenda was to set me up for a face-to-face appointment. She told me that they only do face-to-face appointments and can't have any phone appointments anymore. She told me that all providers are this way now. I asked her how long it had been that way. She said "a long time", claiming that it was because the "Covid rules" had ended but not at first giving any approximate date. I told her that I hadn't had a face-to-face appointment this calendar year, and from then on she maintained that the rules had changed in February of this year, her most precise claim being of late February (so not "a long time" after all). She said that that's when a "notice" had been released on the subject.
I asked the manager where this notice came from. With considerable frustration, she said that it had come from the department of social services. I told her she was acting like I should already know this. She said that I "keep asking" where the notice came from—despite the fact that I only asked her one time. She told me that it seemed like I thought she was lying, which, given the context, made me more suspicious that she was lying. (I have a lot of experience with people who like to leverage a desire for equanimity against the truth.) She said that I'd be able to find this notice by searching online.
There was more to that conversation, including her acting like it was my consultant's demographics that I had a problem with, rather than her proclivity for lying and her narcissism. There were also more moments of deception, wherein she would contradict claims that she had made minutes earlier. For instance, she on at least one occasion said that we can't "just" do phone appointments, rather than that we can't do any phone appointments; but I have a hard time taking anything she told me at face-value. The upshot is that I have an appointment this week and it's supposed to be face-to-face. I'm even less enthused about a face-to-face appointment with these people now than I was a week ago, and there was no legitimate reason to deny me a phone appointment that I could pluck from between the lies.
I spent some time looking for this notice from DSS on the internet—this notice stating that providers were no longer able to conduct phone appointments—but I couldn't find it. I later called the head office for the provider, asking for the manager's email address. I was refused on the grounds that the receptionist didn't "feel comfortable" giving it to me, which I guess is understandable if you squint hard enough, even though I identified myself and I believe that these employees hand out their business cards willy-nilly. I figured out what her email address probably was and emailed this manager. I asked her for a link to the notice from DSS. My expectation is that she'll get back to me but she'll probably misrepresent what she had told me, thinking that I can't hold her to anything that she hasn't put in writing. I think she's just going to send me a link to some notice from when people stopped having to social distance probably from about the year 2022, which would be a long way off from a notice that phone appointments can no longer be conducted as of late February 2024.
Thank you for making it this far. What I'd like to know is whether there legitimately is a rule that either limits or prevents phone appointments for disability providers. If the answer is no, then it seems like my provider is probably trying to get rid of me as a client and may be exploiting my social anxiety to do so. The manager did suggest to me that I switch providers during our call. She also suggested that I get a medical certificate if I feel like I can't handle things (even though the issue I told her about related to transportation rather than anything medical). I haven't worked in quite a while (partly because my last consultant was also a bit of a narcissist and talked a prospective employer out of hiring me, which I heard from the employer), and I imagine that these people are incentivized one way or another to get rid of clients that aren't raking them in any money. I'm guessing that there are some real horror stories out there because these people don't seem to have much keeping them honest and some of them are petty enough to financially abuse impoverished participants who don't do enough to cater to their egos.

I have been working as an optometrist tech/front desk receptionist for nearly 3 years now. I have met many wonderful people who have made my job one of my favorites. But then, as with any job, there are days that feel more like a fever dream than reality. Today and yesterday have been one of those days. I post this in the middle of my afternoon, knowing the end of the day is just in reach. But I still weep, for I have to go back tomorrow. Will the fever dream finally end or will it continue? I know not. I pray to the gods of old for respite.
I have seen my fair share of crazy things when I worked retail. I had someone bring in their pet snake to a tea shop. I had another person bring their pet monkey in a dog stroller. I had someone buy a build-a-bear costume for their pet lemur. I've had random strangers grab my hand and whisk me away in a dance. I've had a random person shove their lip piercing into my hand and had me try to help them put it back in. They were quickly kicked out and told to go to the Claire's piercing store. These stories are expected from retail. These are fairly tame.
My tales from working as a receptionist at the optometry office are a little more...unique, I suppose. I've had the typical arguing against policies. Refusal to pay the cancellation fee that they were warned about in advance. Refusal to pay the recheck fee if their initial exam was over 3 months ago. EXTRA refusal to pay for a new exam if their initial visit was over 6 months ago. Typical things every receptionist at every doctor's office has experienced. Nothing too crazy so far. Then, yesterday, I received a phone call. A patient was trying to find our office. Here is the best reenactment I can give:
patient: Where are you guys located?
Me: We are on X and Y street.
patient: How do you get there?
me: you get onto Y street and drive until you hit X. we are across the street from store A and store B.
patient: So how do I get there from where I am?
me: where are you at currently?
patient: I am at B and C street.
me: oh! You're at the other location near the mall.
patient: yeah, but I want to know how to get to you.
me: get onto Y street. drive until you hit X street. Turn onto X street. We are in the strip mall area with store L.
patient: oh, okay! I would be using my maps, but the government is tracking me through their satellites. They know I'm onto them. People tell me that it's dangerous and they'll kill me. But that's fine. I don't care. If I die in a fiery crash, then I guess it's nighty night for me! I'll see my mom again! I know my God! I know I'm a good person! I'll go to heaven! I feel like it's my duty to let people like you and the elderly know about this. I know the truth about P. Diddy! The people saying they've seen aliens and been abducted? The government is trying to silence them! And people wonder how I'm able to go through this and just laugh, it's because I know I'm going to heaven! I'm a good person! You just gotta be careful. I know I sound crazy. But that's okay. I'll see you soon!
They were laughing during this last part. I was also trying to find a way to professionally get off the phone because another patient had come in for their appointment. This is the third time someone has ranted about their conspiracy theories to me. They were not the craziest person I have come across, but that is a tale for a different day.
On to this morning. I received a call from an online contact dispensary.
them: Hi, we have a mutual patient. Can I get confirmation on their prescription? The one they submitted looks...altered.
me: sure! I need name and birthday..........okay it looks like their prescription expired almost a year ago.
them: that's what I thought. You can tell they poorly altered the dates on here.
To sum it up: the patient tried to commit fraud by manually changing the expiration dates on their prescription so they didn't have to get a new exam. The dispensary caught it and wanted to confirm. The incident was marked in the chart.
Shortly after that phone call, a patient came in and within 2 minutes of the check in, tried to steal me from my boss so I could work at their law firm instead. They asked if I had been here long or if I had just gotten the job. Once they learned I had been here for 3 years, they dropped the subject. Maybe they knew I wouldn't be interested. Maybe they were looking for someone new to the position and wanted someone naive. Either way, that sent up a few red flags for me. Also, I love my job way too much to leave.
That is my tale of the past couple days. The day is not yet over. I hope you enjoy.

I have been treating a patient for about 2-3 weeks now. This patient was rear ended by a large SUV (IE - a suburban) while driving a tractor trailer >5 years ago. Patient notes damage to C3-5, but received a disc replacement at C56 about >1 year ago. I have a hard time believing this patient about literally anything, and these are some reasons why. Granted, my brief explanation cannot do this situation justice as to how bad it is, but I’ll do my best.

1. Patient went to another PT place prior to me and left because the PT “hurt them purposefully” due to being paid off by the guy who hit them. What this PT did was manual stretching and cervical spine PROM in supine.
2. The guy who hit them is stalking them, following around everywhere and is spying on them
3. Before the eval, the patient was talking my receptionist’s ear off about their issues, with every few minutes saying “oh I shouldn’t of told you that, my daughter would kill me”
4. Constantly whispering to provide subjective information
5. Got mad at me for “asking their life story” as I was attempting to assess their situation since it spans 7 years.
6. Performing shoulder shrugs, cervical spine isometrics, and scap squeezes cause immediate extreme tightness and pain to entire cervical and upper thoracic regions that result in them needing to go home and rest for 1-2 days prior to attending PT again. As such, is beginning to refuse exercise despite consistent education on why it’s important.
7. Refuses any manual interventions except STM
8. Currently has a lawsuit and is attempting to gain disability (malingering?)
9. Refuses any imaging or neurological studies since the surgery was performed
10. “Entire life is ruined, I want my life back, I can’t do anything” minimum 10x in a 30min period every visit.
11. Surgeon said they’ll never have full rotation or side bend ever again (This makes absolutely no sense to me)

I desperately want to tell this patient that PT is not helping them and to f/u with PM&R and their surgeon instead of coming to me. I’m not a massage therapist (no shade to my MTs out there, just not what I went to school to do). My owner and supervising PT see how much we are being paid per visit from the insurance company and are telling me “for the quick and simple treatment you are doing, just go with it.” I don’t want to just go with it. My gut is telling me that the symptom presentation is being grossly over-exaggerated and the treatments are a waste of my time. And if this patient has legit issues physically (they definitely need a mental health specialist too), I’m not doing anything for them. Plus, the patient gives me a weird feeling, like I’m uncomfortable being around them (definitely a few screws loose - you can tell by the mannerisms and the eyes). As a PTA, I don’t have the same autonomy as a PT. What should I do? The thought of continuing to treat this patient makes me want to go play in traffic.

I got a whole 2 hours of sleep before my body decided to wake me up. I’ve said it before that I’ve felt like I’ve been hit by a car, but this time, I think I got mauled by one of those heavy machine with the rollers in the front.
Symptoms are terrible. Nausea to the point where I’m manually breathing. Pain. Face feels like it’s burning off with inflammation.
Now I see why doctors who don’t know my medical condition completely look at me like I’m insane.
Guess I’m calling the doctor when the office opens to see if I can get zofran on hand again. I’ve seen my primary doctor so much lately that they’ve decided to send in scripts without me coming in on appts and my receptionist remembers me, checking me in as I walk through the door. Feels like this is a never ending hell full of doctors. 😮‍💨
Edit: I appreciate everyone’s concerns more than you know, the support is amazing. I do have a rheumatologist I see and I’m waiting for the follow up. I travel far for my specialists, so my primary and I work hard with what we’ve got. I had a huge setback going to a prior rheumatologist that gaslit me and claimed my weight loss was healthy because I was small. It does sound like my care is slacking, but I’m having to make up lost progress from the prior specialist. My testing comes back normal, so my primary is limited on what she can treat also due to a chemical sensitivity I have. I can’t even take ibuprofen without an opposite effect. We’ve also tried a plethora of medications, but I’m sure you know where I’m headed with that. I do have a few comorbidities figured out, but we are figuring out the big puzzle piece that keeps hiding. It’s believed to be an autoimmune disease and ehlers danlos syndrome, but yet to be determined. Thank you again for caring! I love the supportive energy here, you don’t see it often away from here. 💕

Hi!
I (24F) moved to a new city and needed to refill my prescriptions asap. I found a in-network doctor and went for an annual physical visit, to learn that I had made a terrible mistake.
This place was fishy to begin with, no building sign over their office and the receptionist took my vitals didn't know how to work a manual scale or a blood pressure cuff (it was placed around my elbow).
This doctor who smelled like pee then spent 30 minutes pushing their semaglutide & allergy program. I am a healthy, active female with a BMI in a normal range, but they entered my height as 53 inches, not 5'3" and diagnosed me with Obesity. (they also coded multiple other information incorrectly)
She did not do any of the normal physical exam other than my heart beat and my breathings. She rather lifted her shirt up to grab her own belly fat to push the semaglutide injections. I think I saw more of her than she saw of me.
I also have hypermobility that causes knee pains, which I asked for a referral and the knee doctor insisted that she checks for "everything" just to be sure and mentioned that the cost would be covered by my insurance. (took 11 vials of blood). She didn't ask me anything about the pain, how long I've had it, when it hurts, etc. that I would expect from a doctor.
When I got my visit summary and the lab result, I was shocked to see that she had diagnosed me with "other chronic conditions" (in addition to knee pain diagnosis) and ordered SO MANY bloods tests including ones for autoimmune diseases. I followed up with the doctor's office on the basis of the diagnosis which they all ignored, so I reached out to health care professionals who confirmed the tests ran on me were irrelevant and absurd.
The doctor also billed my insurance for almost $3k for lab tests (on top of the bill I received), and I suspect that she might be abusing the insurance.
While I am not a healthcare professional, this whole thing was so fishy and left a bad taste in my mouth. I admit that I should've done my research before going, but I didn't expect it to go so horribly.
Some have suggested that I report it to my insurance to investigate, but I am afraid that this will effect me adversely. Has anyone reported a doctor to their private insurance, and what are the consequences you faced? Should I just pay the bill (hundreds of dollars) and move on with my life?
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UPDATE: I have reported her to the Medical Board in my state and I am also going to submit a grievance to my insurance as well! Thank you for all your responses
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I'll try to keep it brief as I am still in shock.
I've been working as a receptionist/office admin at a medium size government office for the last 8 months. The role is a contract one, and has been for the last 10 years.
However, a month after I began the position, the person who hired me, the supervisor of the team, was internally promoted and never replaced. Since then a lot of stuff has gone down which made apparent the need for the role to become a permanent one so there was more independence by way of access to the database, which only permanent employees can legally have.
Here's the thing- I was great at the job. My interim supervisor, who knew nothing about the specifics of the role (its complex- far moreso than your average receptionist job), had based the job description on a template I made her about what had changed about the role since the supervisor of the department had left and in the absence of any direction, and other tasks I thought would be possible for reception to accomplish. So clearly I knew the role very well.
The impression this interim supervisor had given me was that she would love to hire me directly, but due to guidelines set out by the government, the office had to run a bureaucratic but necessary hiring process known as a competition, but since there was no one else currently trained on reception procedures since my backup left in December, I shouldn't worry about it too much.
I just... do not get it. I never had a single complaint about my behavior or performance brought to me. Was mostly on time daily apart from occasional issues with traffic and train service, was rarely absent, and got along very well with everybody I worked with. Not only that, but I had thought I distinguished myself there, even creating a form and process that solved a major paperwork issue for the office, among other things. Just yesterday morning, before I got the news that I lost the competition, I was handed a new project to work on.
Yesterday before I left, I told a few of my close colleagues at work and they were literally in tears. EVERYONE expected me to get the job. Every time I was asked about it, it was with the tone of wondering when I would be getting access to our database, be able to assist with some projects, that they were glad that it looked like I'd be staying long term. I was preemptively congratulated, told no one there is ever let go because the knowledge required for our office is so niche that any worker with any knowledge on how things work is an asset, and so on. I'm never ever confident, but I was fully confident in THIS.
Finally, the thing that makes the least amount of sense- my department, and the entire organization, is insanely understaffed. One of the reasons they decided to make the position permanent is to reduce inefficiencies since reception often has weeks where the work slows to a trickle and has capacity to take care of some of the department's less important work. My department knows how to handle the absolute basics of the position, like tracking the switchboard rotation and receiving the mail, but there is no one there apart from me who knows the complexities of the position. There isn't even a procedural manual except for one that I created for my reference- no one else has access to it since I was creating it from scratch. People in my department have joked before about how sick it would be if they replaced me and made them do the training since they have NO time and NO idea what the job entails now. 2 months ago I was sick for 3 days, I came back and there wasn't a single thing that was done procedurally correctly. And in our case it matters since our output is audited- certain procedures have to meet certain compliance standards. So while it isn't my problem, I'm shocked they would do this to themselves, even.
Today is supposed to be my last day- I do want to go and collect some references and say my goodbyes, but I'm in complete shock. It feels sick and twisted to have me come in for my last day. My colleages I've spoken with are confused, upset and angry. I do not know what to expect. How do I deal with this failure? I had NO idea this was coming. I thought I was on my way up there. Now, it's looking quite bleak.
Any advice or feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Here is the ADHD version of my entire post in simple chunks if you can't tolerate reading. Thanks Copilot:

• The story on the page describes a mysterious and unsettling experience that the narrator had while working alone at a community center. Here’s a brief summary:
• Background: The narrator is a rational, analytical person who works at a community center built in 1951, which includes an auditorium used for various events.
• Unusual Occurrence: During a routine task of breaking down a mass-like service setup, the narrator hears loud noises and sees a storage room door moving as if someone is inside, but finds no one.
• Intensifying Mystery: The noises and movements intensify with the narrator’s steps, stopping abruptly when they reach the last chair, leaving them rattled and searching for explanations.
• Haunted Reputation: A coworker confirms the auditorium is rumored to be haunted, sharing his own sightings of a vanishing figure, adding to the narrator’s unease.
• The story captures the narrator’s attempt to rationalize the inexplicable events, leaving them and the readers pondering the possibility of a supernatural presence.

Below is what I wrote and what occurred.
The following happened this past Sunday. For background on myself, I'm almost 42 and very rational and analytical about things. I did very well in science classes for being able to think from many angles about the function of things and so on. Atheist skeptic. You get the idea. However what transpired boggles me so and strangely each morning since then the memory of that very day seems to get foggy and I need to try harder to recall anything about that day which is why I'm cementing it as great a detail as possible the events.
I have a weekend job working in a community center for a major city. My tasks are to oversee renters who rent out portions/rooms at the center. The building I work in was built in 1951 and has an auditorium that also acts as a basketball court now. Once it was used as a movie theater in its early days. Many of the renters at the facility as a whole are various Christian groups of all varieties, some hold Sunday school, or a mass-like service, or too many AA meetings. The auditorium is used for a major mass-like service with several hundred chairs and lucky me has been scheduled to work as sole worker the past several months on Sundays breaking down the event which mainly consists of putting away the chairs and rented items back in storage. I have done this for over a year now, but only in the past few months have worked alone on this. I'm reliable and physically very capable of doing it alone which is probably why my boss has me scheduled alone.
Typically there is a brief overlap of time where at least two employees are scheduled, usually a half-hour or an hour. The co-worker before me is the most trusted worker there and the one who has worked the longest there, though he is much younger than me. But I trust him and him and I get things done. Once a month a larger dance event takes place in the auditorium and needs to begin being setup shortly after the mass-meeting-thing concludes because it's a big event that requires a lot of furniture. I was scheduled for work at my usual time of 1:30pm -- it varies very slightly from week to week. The renters of the auditorium have the place rented until 1:30pm as well but they are pretty much always out just after 1pm.
I arrive at work and head to the office to see the days itinerary and retrieve keys for the building rooms. I see my co-worker we chat a bit in the office about what needs to be done. As usual he has completed everything or just about which always leaves me to just go straight to the auditorium to begin breaking down the setup. So he goes off to deal with some renters and get signatures and I head off to the auditorium to begin. This is pure routine as it always is.
But this time... there are three sets of double doors to the auditorium and I will normally go through one of the first two double doors. As I approach the doors all seems normal... until I stop directly in front of the door. I suddenly hear loud noises coming from inside the auditorium. To me they sound as if people are moving things around. So in my mind I'm thinking the renters maybe had a couple of larger items that they are only now strolling out of the auditorium through the back double door. So I pull out my key and unlock the door and open the door just enough so that I could sneak in without letting anyone that may be outside catch of peak of what is being moved. But there is nothing that I can see. But what I do see as soon as I enter the building is the mechanical shutter door to one of the storage rooms -- there are two storage rooms -- being manipulated as if someone inside is pushing punching different spots on the door. I begin walking down the first aisle nearest the doors as I normally do. I take a good look at the entire place and see not a single person or moving thing besides this single door. My co-worker made no mention to me that there was anyone in the storage room but I'm thinking Maintenace worker even though maintenance doesn't work on Sunday.
I'm slowly walking down to the court floor as I'm staring at this moving door and yet I see nobody at all and wondering why both doors to that storage room are shut. The one that is being pushed about is the wider door which the basketball courts move through to be stored and we also use it to roll in and out the stacks of chairs out of storage. The other door is the single sized manual metal rolling shutter door, the kind you have to reach for the bottom and lift up into the ceiling as it rolls away. From this door you can walk across the storage room and reach the controls for the electric double door. But both doors are completely closed so I'm wondering why they would not at least have the smaller one open assuming they were working on the larger door. So I begin walking even slower toward the storage room as I'm trying to piece together what is going on. I reach for my back pocket and pull out my phone to send a text to my co-worker to ask if someone was working inside the storage room. I just then begin to hear voices and I look over to the double exit doors which I initially thought would be used to move something large out of and assume I'm hearing voices through that door, but no. They are coming from the storage room's direction. There are very tiny, very dirty windows with almost no airflow because they are so covered in dust and even then on the outside of the windows they have old fashioned metal rain deflectors. But I begin thinking to myself that maybe the voices are coming from outside that window and I'm hearing them over the barrage of banging on the door. At this point I'm at the last section of rows of chairs. There are three large sections of rows of chairs. The aisle I enter the court floor from is at the start of the middle aisle. The whole time I was working my way to the end of that aisle and the biggening of aisle nearest the storage room. I'm walking incredibly slow at this point trying to figure out what is going on. When I reach the start of that third aisle -- shit gets real. The pounding crashes with my footsteps to the point I look down at my feet and legs to see if I am triggering something -- but nothing at all. With each single step I take the pounding becomes more intense. The door is being pushed out so far now that I can sort of see the darkness from the room behind it at an angle, and I'm watching like a hawk trying to spot what is pushing it out. The last three steps I took were the most intense thing where I had to admit to even myself might be beyond what I am thinking. I'm suddenly getting the sense that I'm not wanted or I'm being intimidated by whoever is behind this prank or otherwise. I'm fixated on the pounding moving door now and I swear that I hear or sense something else to my right. I'm imagining that? The pounding door synchronized with my movement is not imagined. I reach the very last chair of the aisle. Maximum everything at this time and I'm expecting to see something with my own eyes that should not be seen. My right foot comes down firm and slow at that last chair. The instant my foot hits the floor everything stops and goes to absolute quiet. In an instant - no cooldown, slowdown of any kind. Just instant with my foot crossing that last boundary. When that happens, regardless of whatever was causing it, it was intentional and I was being watched which is what creeped me out. That very moment, I freeze in my tracks completely not knowing what to expect in that instant. In that first brief moment of silence, I give the loudest, most serious 'Fu__ This!" I have ever spoken. Still frozen in place I am just about to begin writing the text to my co-worker if someone was inside the room. But the instant my thumb touches the screen I heard the lobby door that I entered and still frozen in place, I turn my head as far around as I could to see who entered and it is my co-worker. Seeing him suddenly frees up my body and I finally move and turn around to look at him. He missed it by seconds. Easily less than ten seconds. He heard nothing, he saw nothing. He quickly just comes down the aisle and I ask him in a very serous tone and face, and tell him that I was about to text him and I ask him is someone in the storage room doing something. He says no and just walks past me to the smaller manual door. I quickly tell give him the simplest response I can give that the door was moving as if something was behind it moving it. I tell him that I was going to wait for him because there might be a person in there or animal and I don't want to get surprise attacked by either. So he says "Let's check it out". He opens the smaller door and I follow him in. It's completely dark in there and he reaches in and turns on the light and makes his way over to the electric door. Nothing. Nothing in there at all. All is suddenly quiet and normal as it has always been for the past year. Nothing out of the norm except for whatever the eff I just encountered. He obviously just dismisses me as he hits the door button to raise the door and says it was probably the wind. I tell him with the most serious face and tone. "That was not wind". I then point at the door and ask him if in all the years he has been here if he has ever seen this door move for any reason at all be it wind or anything besides going up or down when being manually controlled to do so. He thinks for a second and looks at me and shakes his head and says no. I tell him exactly. I have never seen in move at all ever for any reason in the entire time I have worked there. He doesn't know what to say and shrugs. I have no clue what to say as I am still rattled and astounded by what had just transpired. With nothing else to say I give a hopeless/sarcastic 'I guess it was just ghosts then'. To which he immediately responds in a serious quiet voice, "Don't say that.". He then looks at me and says "This place is haunted". He mentions that in particular the auditorium so it has been said. Who or where he heard this from, I did not ask. I say "Thanks for letting me know now" or something like that. I then sigh and tell him that I don't tell people anything about this, but at times I sometimes see what looks like a figure walking up there as I begin to point to the foyer, he immediately interjects "Up there right?" He tells me he has also seen what looked like person walking along that same area and then just vanish. I tell him that I see it somewhat common and I even saw it the day before, but I always chucked it up to my imagination or a trick of the light. I also tell him of something that happened more recently when I was on the other side of the court where I thought I saw someone quickly dark toward me with in a few feet but when I turned to look nothing was there. My blood ran cold that time because I thought someone had snuck up on me and was going to attack me. I tell him well at least we are not crazy or at least we are seeing the same thing, whatever it may be. Because of the big event we had to setup for, I needed help from another worker from another department whom I knew and worked with before on that same setup so I was not alone in that room for the rest of the time there. Even the janitorial lady showed up early and sat in the seats waiting for us to finish up so I was never alone the rest of the time save the very last few minutes. I tell the other worker of what just happened minutes before and he gets freaked out and believes me and says he doesn't want to be stay in the auditorium. Everything else goes normal as follows and the setup gets done earlier than normal since I adopt a more efficient way of switching out furniture. Several times during the setup I go into the storage room and look around for a possible explanation for what just transpired. A silent tornado somehow coming through the window? - nah. Air pressure difference between rooms - doesn't look like it and it would not explain the nature of the way this was pounded. I figure a pressure difference would be a one time thing in an instant, not the barrage I just witnessed and even then all the doors were sealed and locked. Mechanical? I know sometimes machines like a electric desk can sort of go both directions at the same time and tremble. I mess with the controls on the door, not only can I not make it do that but the machine is so slow to torque up that I could not even get it to move at any speed to get it remotely disruptive. Not only that, but the door doesn't even move in the way it had been moving outward. Some serious force was needed to push it out like that. I then did notice a ladder that I have never seen before or at least never gave any attention to. It was just a little passed the mechanical door. It was the kind of ladder that is built into a building and it led up into the blackened ceiling above. I did not hear any noise after the silence began and I look at the base of the ladder and it is completely surrounded by industrial fans. Someone would have had to jump over the fans to reach the ladder. Not impossible, so I was not ruling this out. But it is the only other obvious rational thing I could think of. We nearly finish the setup and my leaves back to him department with very little more to do and I still have the janitor lady now cleaning up the floor. I quickly finish up and now have to deal with closing the storage room doors. This was the point where I tested the mechanisms and controls to see if it could be mechanical in nature. And it was pure coincidence that it began and ended where it did with only me as the only witness. I close the mechanical door and plan how to get out of there as fast as possible with light still on. I get to the smaller door and stand outside just barely close enough to flip the light switch on the inside. That little door is so heavy that when closed quickly that it makes the loudest gunshot-like sound when hitting the floor, so I always close it really slow to avoid that and hurting my ears. NOT THIS TIME. I flipped that switch slammed shut that door as fast as I could. I then pressed my luck further because I did not want to come back to the auditorium and I sent the lighting in advance of the renter's arrival to their preferred dance setting which happens to be fairly dark. I took a good look round from the stage of the auditorium where the lighting controls are and plotted it in. Once I saw the lighting was good I headed straight to the exit. I can't recall if the janitor was still in the room at the time. I don't think she was. I head to the double doors and for the first time, instead of locking them until the renter arrived, I left them wide open into the sunlit lobby and back to the office to wait for another coworker who was closing. He was 30 minutes late, but he brought good New York style pizza, so I forgave. I told him what had happened and he said the same things as I would have said if I were in his shoes. Very skeptical and mention all the possible causes. I told him I would not have believed it either had I not been there. And that I was still expecting to have someone jump out with video footage of the prank. I'm still expecting that to this very moment. I tell him that I'm at a crossroads trying to decide if I write about it in the end of day report, but if I did, I would not know what to write or include. I go home and back to my normal life and weekday job, more or less. But I still try to rationalize what transpired. Of course I told my friends but I did not go over the details in any way like I am here. A couple of days later on Tuesday my aunt visits because my mother had been admitted to the hospital for some serious possibly life threatening condition she shines off for months. My aunt is asking me how I feel about the whole situation and I tell her that I've been expecting it for a long time and I'm adjusted to what may come. I tell her I'm more disturbed by what just occurred to me at work and I tell her. She is religious but also has an open mind and she reminded me of the recent story of a group of people who lived in a mall for over a year hidden away. Suddenly it seemed to click in my head and it made the most rational means. Why they would do that to me and let alone how it happened, beats me. But I am so troubled by this incident that I contact my boss and ask her if they have ever had anyone like a vagrant or something occupy the space above the storage room. She tells me that there are some who sleep around the building but not inside. I tell her she may want to send someone to check to make sure no one is up there. Or to send in exorcist. She inquires why and I tell her as best I could without sounding crazy that I think someone might be up there but I also mention that I have seen things and I saw something I have never seen before in all my time there. Not even a fraction. She asks me to give some examples of stuff I've seen and I respond to her that it is the sort of stuff nobody talks about and left it at that. But I did mention the story of the people living in the mall to her. She said she was going to have a complete walkthrough of the area of the following day, which was yesterday Wed. I started writing this Wed night and it is now 1am Thursday at the moment. I have no other update. BUT, I did see that she altered the current schedule so that there would be longer overlaps of workers during the setup and breakdown of the auditorium so that their would be a minimum of two people there. I have nothing else to report. I was planning on doing some ghosthunting/detective work this coming Saturday and Sunday, but I received a doctor's note today that my back is a bit messed up from doing the auditorium by myself and so I will be off this weekend. I'm sure people are going to think I chickened out and I'm sure word spread around the entire center and beyond. I'm still expecting footage of my reaction to pop up somewhere on social media as some sort of Ghostbusters tie-in or an extension of the $666,666 income Late Night with the Devil made that same Sunday like some sort of marketing tactic. Also, there are no cameras anywhere inside the center. There might be one at the receptionist desk if at all.
At no time was I ever afraid. Just curious and creeped out.
One thing: A several hours later as the dance is nearing its actual start time. I get a person associated with the renter of the dance who I have dealt with before and he tells me that there is no power on the stage outlets. That has never happened before but they need my help so I go. There is always a female dj who provides the music from the stage, but this time it was a new guy who was very tall and slender. He tells me that the outlets on stage right are not working. I test them and they are not working. I text my boss to inform her and she states that I may need to contact a special department to come over to do it. I'm not going to do that as I don't want to deal with anyone or even be in that room. I borrow the dj's extension hub with the power indicator light to test for a working outlet. I find one on the other side of the stage. I tell the dj I found one and he says great and I route it to the front of the table where he is setup. Done. I begin to walk away toward the steps to the court floor. He stops me, I turn around and it is very dark so I have a hard time seeing his face in the moment. He asks me my name and I tell him, he reaches out his hand to me and I shake his and says thank you and says my name. He then says something that completely off guard. He says "You are a real man, don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise." I sort of chuckle because I'm not sure what he means and because it was really awkward that any of that just happened. I did not expect the gratitude and especially the comment. But as I turn around I'm facing THE DOOR and I ponder to myself.
^{UPDATE: 12:39PM PT 3/28
My boss informed me that nothing was found out of the ordinary above or around the storage room. I have a final theory but it does sort of play on the possibility of a prank or someone behind it. I mentioned there are industrial fans near the ladder not far from the door but facing away from the door and in different directions. They would be facing over and behind the two goalpost in storage at one corner. I'm thinking if any of these fans are powerful enough to create winds that could push the door open to any extent, then it could be possible that the intensity was increased by activating more of them. There is even the possibility the sudden silence and halt of the events might be tied to a breaker faulting with additional fans running which may even explain why the power on the stage outlets was not working. Though the outlets that were not working were on the furthest side as the working outlets were actually nearest the door. This is the best I got at this time.}
Update: 11:50pm 4-1-24
This is going to be my last update to this post. I'm going to change my approach to this matter and probably post a follow link to where this is headed. My boss never responded to my question regarding being pranked. I returned to the storage room and not only are the fans not connected but there is nowhere anywhere for them to be plugged into. No outlets in that room at all. The door itself is so heavy and durable that I could not even move it with my own physical strength let alone see how it could float in the air like a curtain in no wind. I've had a small companion join me since who has appeared to me several times now and has even made a photo appearance on my houses Nest' cam. I'll post as soon as I get Amazon Photos to not share my real name on the link.
https://www.reddit.com/useDominosmofo/comments/1ce1h0l/i_witnessed_god_on_march_24th_and_then/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

My doctor has a webform for non-urgent administrative requests to take the load of the phone lines and in-person reception desk from minor issues. Good, logical, makes sense.
I have an administrative issue with my prescription that needs attention but it's not urgent. I can write out the issue in a few sentences then someone can resolve it over the next few days without needing to spend an hour on hold or take up a receptionist's time explaining it verbally. Makes sense.
The non-urgent administrative requests web form has a LOT of warnings, disclaimers and caveats that it is NOT for urgent life-threatening medical emergencies. You need to tick a box saying "This is NOT an urgent issue, emergency or potentially serious medical issue." This is explicitly for administrative issues and non-urgent tasks. The medical team will respond within 7 days, this is made explicit several times to remind you it is NOT for urgent issues and only for non-urgent administrative tasks. Makes sense.
I go to submit my request - the service is disabled because it's after 5pm and the non-urgent administrative service is only available during office hours. Makes zero sense.
The reason is because someone needs to manually review every single request ASAP to double-check it's not an emergency issue. Too many people were ignoring the many many warnings and using what is clearly a non-emergency tool to report emergencies. Then the patient dies and the family says "But we told the doctor about it, why didn't he help me sooner? It's all the doctor's fault!"
The worst part? This is England where an ambulance and visit to A&E is free. There's absolutely zero reason to submit a medical emergency to a web-form instead of calling the emergency services on 999 or the 24-7 non-emergency line calling 111 or the various online versions of 111 that are all free instant medical advice.

I saw these posts.

A lot of people have already reacted, but I see one glaring thing… OK, you can be surprised that a hotel receptionist or a waiter in a tourist area doesn’t know a minimum of English, but a janitor!
Even in countries where the English level is super high like the Netherlands or Sweden, you can’t expect a janitor to speak English at any level at all — and you shouldn’t be too surprised if they don’t speak the local language, actually, since a job as a janitor is often the first one found by immigrants.

And

The memes often come from educated people who came here to do skilled jobs or interact with other educated people (studying). They frequent circles where most people speak decent to really good English. And if their expectations were what's shown in movies, shows, comedy, etc.: Germans being absolutely incompetent and incapable of speaking any English, the gap between their expectation and experience and the resulting surprise is going to be even bigger. They never talk about the minimum/low wage, little to no education required jobs that are filled with people that don't speak English. Yes, even if they work jobs where they are likely to encounter many English speakers. Of course everyone had English lessons but if you don't use it you lose it. And using doesn't just mean speaking a few words here and there, it's holding conversations, active listening, consuming media in that language, etc.

And lastly.

I can mainly talk about Germany, but I also used to live in France for a while. So here are my 2 cents:
Probably the main reason for this is that it highly depends on your bubble when you come here. There are two main factors. One is age, and the other is education. So let's assume a young American is coming over here. He goes to a Bar in some city where lots of students meet. He will feel like everyone speaks fluent English. But it's a classic misconception to assume because of this, that all Germans speak fluent English. Not at all, that is just his bubble. He only speaks with well-educated, younger people.
Another important factor that goes in line with education is the profession. Keep in mind that Germany divides all children into three different school types and only one of them allows them to directly go to university after school while the other two are more geared towards jobs like police, security, artisanery, and so on. Now almost everyone who leaves uni is expected to speak English since research as well as management positions require you to work internationally today. All these people will use English in their everyday lives. That's a different story for the other two types. Of course, they also learn English in school, but once they leave school, they do not need the language regularly. It's crazy how fast humans unlearn languages if you do not use them often, so after a couple of years, most of these people can communicate, but on a very low level which is very far away from fluency.
Now you probably talked to "average Germans" so your experience is closer to "the truth", while other Americans, especially young people, most often communicate with a group of Germans that actually do speak fluent English. American military bases on the other hand have little to no effect on the fluency of the general population. Sure those Germans that work there speak English, but that is a very low percentage of the population.

Sorry if there long but I felt I had to share these as preliminary details for my question. The context of the quotes was they came as responses by an American who recently just toured France and Germany and was surprised at the lack of proficiency among natives in French and German despite how so much places ont he internet especially Youtube and Reddit often boasts of both countries as being proficient in English.
Particularly I'm now curious because of the first quote (in which OP was asking specifically about Parisians in a French tourism subreddit).
Its often repeated on the internet that Nordic countries are so proficient in English that you don't even ever need to learn Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, or even Icelandic and Finnish if you ever plan to live in the county long run and even have a career. That at the very least as a tourist you won't need to learn basic phrases like "can I have tea" in a restaurant or how to ask for directions to the toilets in a museum because everyone is so good in English.
Reading the posts makes me curious. Even if the proficiency is as true in Norway and the rest of Scandinavia as the stereotypes goes, would it be safe to assume as the posts point out that a native born Swedish janitor who grew up far away from Stockholm in a small town near the woods wouldn't necessarily be skilled in English? Ditto with a Norwegian lumberjack and a Danish plumber? That even in Scandinavia, maids in a hotel won't be fluent enough to discuss continental politics and the novels of Alexander Dumas or the plays of Shakespeare?
Note for arguments sake I'm not including recent immigrants and refugees but native born people whose families have lived for over a century in the Northern Europe sphere. So is English so ingrained in Northern Europe that even a dropout who never got his high school diploma and he decided to just go straight to digging ditches and buries caskets in a graveyard after funeral would be able to watch The Walking Dead without subs and discuss the finer details of Stephen King novels with any tourist from Anglo-Saxon countries? Or is it more akin to France and Germany where people with education or who work in tourist jobs and locations would likely be fluent in English but the rest of the population including those who go to vocational schools and non-scholarly academies (like police and firefighters) for jobs that don't require university degrees such as boat repair and electrician wouldn't be proficient in English, if not even be lacking in foreign languages that they'd have difficulty even asking for water?
Whats the situation like in Scandinavia for uneducated citizens especially those working in the pink collar industries and manual laborer?