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2024.05.19 14:35 HoneyBadgernurse Plastic surgery/botox in St. John’s

Hey guys. Sorry if this is sort of a weird post. I just started a job as an LPN in the province and after struggling financially for years I've finally found work with a steady income.
I'm fairly happy with how I look but I've entered my late 20s now and am looking to get some maitnence Botox to prevent wrinkles and get some filler in my laugh lines that are now starting to show. I also want to get a surgical rhinoplasty in afew years and am wondering if I can do that in the province. I am also considering getting cosmetic tatoos as well.
Dose anyone (male or female) have any recommendations for a clinic in the city? I have been told by afew nurses I went to school with that nurse practitioners can do injections for cheaper (which would be ideal). I really trusts nurse practitioners so I would love to hear if there are any NP run clinics that you would recommend. I also have not been able to find a clinic that dose rhinoplasties in general. If you know of any please let me know.
Lastly I have no tatoos at all and dye my hair myself at home. If anyone has a spa or indpendent cosmetologist that they have gone to for cosmetic tatoos that they recommend please let me know. I want somthing super natural looking.
I hope this post dose not concern anyone, I don't want to come off like I'm this vunerable, insecure person looking to completely change who I am. For the most part I like how I look but like anyone there are afew things I'd like to change. I know lot's of people who buy a new car when they get their first big job and I want a new nose LOL. I also may get none of this done but I'm looking into it. Over the past few years I've put people above myself and had to overcome alot of adversity. I'm unmarried and don't have kids to worry about and am trying to be a little more selfish . Thanks so much for your time in advance. Hope you all have a great day.
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2024.05.19 14:33 Akza-3 Despite having a good career I’m quite stupid really. I’m almost certain I’m at least neurodivergent. Any advice on where I go from here?

Please understand I’m not looking for sympathy and before people start saying “you’re not stupid” “how can you say that about yourself” I’ve literally been called stupid by friends, classmates, and family since I was 4 years old. I’m in my early 30s now and can say I’ve without doubt done stupid things so I don’t want to hear people say I shouldn’t call myself and idiot when I am. I feel like I’m a functioning person with no common sense whatsoever causing me to get by in life while being a complete idiot along the way.
Now, having said that I managed to get by in school, despite my stupidity and I obtained overall average grades. Afterwards I went university and graduated with a below average marks but admittedly this was due to me doing literally no work when I was in university. I pretty much spent at a push 10% of my time studying. Foolish I know and was doing a challenging degree.
Despite that set back I pursued a career in banking and so far earn above the London average salary. Things on paper don’t actually seem to be bad right? Yet I do stupid things from time to time. In addition to this my memory is bad, particularly my short term memory. It’s caused me humiliation over the years and even as of recent. It makes me so depressed when I think of all the dumb things I’ve done over the years and feel like I’d be the happiest person in the world if not for my stupidity. I feel like I’d be sooo much more confident in myself if not for my stupidity. Below are some examples of the stupid and weird things I’ve done over the years:
1) Bad memory - will do something and forget a couple mins later at times; like forgetting the number of the locker I put my gym clothes in, when I was learning to drive I kept forgetting the basics such as putting the handbrake fully down. There are times where I’d forbid myself to say something only to stupidly say it a few minutes later. - there are more examples I could use but simply put this is my primary issue and it’s gotten a little worse as I’ve gotten older.
2) Sometimes I can’t hear things properly- I’ll hear words but not the right words forming at times - but this maybe happens a handful of times a year if that. Not an everyday thing at all but nonetheless still a problem.
3) Forgetting to open the wine bottle cap before pouring into the glass a few times on dates.
4) Not knowing that paracetamol could be classed as a painkiller. Always just referred to it as medicine.
5) Sometimes I’ll read something then temporarily forget it. E.g. on someone’s Instagram post a woman said she was having a boy. In the subsequent post showing the birth of her baby for some reason I thought it would be a girl just because the pictures looked like it would be one.
6) Only recently classing coffee as a hot drink. For whatever reason i classed hot drinks as hot lemonade or hot versions of any other forms of fruit juice.
7) Didn’t realise “cuppa” meant coffee for some reason. Whilst I was familiar with the phrase cuppa coffee for some reason if someone just said “cuppa” I’d be a little puzzled.
8) As a child I was known for throwing a ball and doing pushups weirdly. - maybe this was an early sign of poor motor skills?
I think you guys get the idea, I’m an idiot. I could list so much more examples but don’t want this turning into a long winded essay.
In addition to the above I’ve always struggled with concentration, distractibility and of course poor memory which makes me think I have ADD or maybe some form of dyspraxia.
As mentioned above I’m not seeking sympathy or attention I just want straightforward answers on how I can get better and whether the above examples could be linked to a form of learning disability. I just want to get better and potentially receive treatment via the NHS.
Thanks
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2024.05.19 14:33 dpj2001 Boomer has finally gotten delayed karma

I’ve been sitting on this for a while as its inconclusiveness wasn’t really worth sharing, but life has gone full circle and my boomer coworker has gotten some ironic karma!
2 years ago I was driving into work and got into a very minor accident. I was following another car inside a roundabout (rotary, traffic circle, whatever you call it in your own area) when they suddenly slammed on their breaks in an attempt to yield for cars coming into the circle… Not the first time I’ve dealt with people violating the laws of the road in that way, but it was the first (and hopefully last) time I hit them as a result. I braked fast enough that the bump was super small. We checked and there was no visible damage and the young inexperienced RAV4 driver and I agreed to just let bygones be bygones. I was still a little agitated because it never should have happened and now I was late for work, but at least it was a civil exchange.
I get to work and I’m in a bad mood and when Boomy the coworker asked what happened I vented a little just explaining the story and how stupid the other driver’s action was. I didn’t want a yes-man or a, “oh you poor pained soul,” speech, but just a little sympathy between coworkers would’ve been nice. Just to lift my spirits a little? Nope. Instead I get a spiel about how technically I’m at fault and I shouldn’t have been so close and I should’ve filed a report and blah blah blah. Look. I’m willing to accept my own responsibilities. It’s not like I was tailgating, but clearly I was too close or not paying enough attention. By the letter of the law I as the rear ender am guilty, but it’s easy to ignore the nuance of the other person committing a dumber act that lead to it in the first place when you’re on the sideline. Just wait until it happens to you… and that’s exactly what has happened now.
Boomy drives a Porsche from the 60s. Very expensive car. She treats it better than her own son (a whole other story). Well, this morning I find out from her that the other day she rear ended someone who stopped their car when they weren’t supposed to. You guessed it; in a roundabout! This one was more damaging and she has to have the front bumper replaced. Of course she droned on and on about how stupid the other driver was and how they’re completely at fault and how she gave the guy a piece of her mind. Another older coworker who’s listening suggests it was intentional and an attempt at an insurance scam. All the while she’s completely forgotten what she said to me when I was in a similar position - if she even remembers it happened at all. I just sat in silence smiling to myself.
TLDR: I get into an accident and Boomer coworker berates me saying it’s my fault, then 2 years later gets into the same exact accident and whines that it’s not her fault.
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2024.05.19 14:32 dancn1 1 ticket available for today

I have 1 spare ticket to game today - North Bank upper, row 5, about in the middle. Face value (which I think is £60?).
I'll be going so can meet you with the ticket / go in with you so you know it works. Hope to be in a bit early so meet 3.15 ish ideally.
DM me if interested.
The person I'm going with had an emergency and can't make it any more, and dont want the ticket to go to waste.
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2024.05.19 14:32 Every_Driver6151 Auto onboarding bundles/domains to SSP

Question for the curious. My question is, how do SSPs onboard new bundles or existing partnership bundles?
Context: I work at an SSP that compared to the known ssps could be considered as new to the market. In some instances we have quite a ’start up’ approach. Something that really holds us up in scaling and is a massive time waster relates to how we onboard bundles and domains for new and existing publisheSSP connections. EACH domain and bundle is checked manually!!! Consider the fact that one SSP or publisher could send you 100+ ids to check, twice a week. Then Xs that by the number of connections. We are talking thousands, tens of thousands of bundles and domains to manually check each week. Each bundle takes approx 3-5 mins to check thoroughly.
Obviously, the back log of onboarding is huge and a mountain we can’t climb or see the end of.
I fail to understand in a world of tech, AI and wonderfully smart brains that this is the most effective and efficient way… it’s impossible
From the market research I have done, it sounds like other SSPs just don’t check bundles manually, they are automatically onboarded?
Does this then leave you open for IVT, MFA, poor quality traffic compliance (ads.txt, seller id mismatch)?
Does anyone have any insight? Solutions? How to fix this massive ‘time is money’ problem we are and will continue to face?
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2024.05.19 14:32 malorie9 We are Launching the Gamified Planner- and we need your opinion

We are Launching the Gamified Planner- and we need your opinion
Hey!
I am working along with my founder, on launching the Ultimate Gamified Planner in 4-6 months. and I need your opinion and honest advice. Throw eggs and tomatoes (virtually)- if you hate it.
I really want to help people achieve goals with this planner. I am working on this framework, to increase % of people who set and achieve goals.
Why launch new product in a market with so many planner? A study by the University of Scranton found that only 8% of people who set goals manage to achieve them. This means a staggering 92% of people fail to achieve their goals.
Problem we see in current Planners: In current market, most planners are about - You filling up you life goals, 1 year goal, 5 years goal. It is all about YOU filling daily todo. It is about YOU setting, doing and filling up habit trackers. But What about people who are lost? What about people who feel stuck? What about people who lost the fun to achieve milestones? What about people who fail to stay committed to write in Planner everyday?
Problem is not in Planners, but we who keep failing to commit to habits, and goals. We all share the same boat.
We fail cause we loose desire, the motivation. We fail cause the harsh truth is - achieving goal is not fun!
Dieting every week. Lifting, Being in calories deficit. No fired KFC. No chocolates- is difficult. Studying, reading a lot, staying up-to date with courses and new research studies- is not fun. Reading algorithms books, doing 20+ hours course while managing health and clean food - is not easy.
We worked on designing the gamified planner framework for increasing the 8% of goal achieving rate.
But, even we do mistake. We can fail and do something wrong.
My request and goal here is ask for support from Planner lovers here. People who have been using planners for years now, would you support us in this goal?
I wanna share my Planner with few users here and ask them their honest opinion.
If needed, we are ready to pay you for your hours of using our Planners and giving us honest feedback/ opinion. Our goal is bigger- I want to make sure this framework help us!
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2024.05.19 14:31 ninja-42000 Seeking Advice on Non-AICTE Approved MBA Courses

Hello everyone,
I am considering enrolling in the MBA in Digital Transformation course offered by NM Mumbai. However, this particular course is not approved by AICTE.
I am curious about the implications of joining a non-AICTE approved MBA course. I’ve heard that recruiters in general don’t care about accreditations. However, I am interested to know how this impacts my prospects for working with the government or going for further studies (PhD) in the future. I am also interested in understanding the potential challenges or difficulties I might face in the job market as a result of this.
If anyone has any insights or experiences related to this, I would greatly appreciate your sharing them.
Thank you in advance!
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2024.05.19 14:31 JustImposs Fight with my uncle over non - binary and lgbt. Need tips and advice

Hello. I'm not non - binary but i am a gay male and today i went to have a nice Sunday lunch with my uncle and my aunt. My uncle is my father's brother and since i was little i always viewed him as a second father. I loved him since i can remember. He always loved me like his own kid too. My whole family is extremely religious (greek orthodox) and very traditional and don't approve of everything lgbtq. When my parents found out that i like men a few years ago we had issues for a long time. Then i moved away in the country capital and everything was better. My only relatives close to me here are my uncle and my aunt where i go for a family meal every one or two weeks.
So yeah i went to my uncle, we were cooking and drinking coffee. I always kept personal things to me just because i knew my uncle wouldn't understand and when we discussed about everything else, he was very open and informative. Keep in mind that i always adored him like a superhero. Then i asked a simple question "Did you watch Eurovision?". He immediately said that it was great that he didn't because there was this "demon witch with the pentagram". I understand that a pentagram can scare an orthodox but i never expected what came next:
I understand that he may not understand or like the LGBT, he doesn't have to, but people, the momment he talked about how they should end themselves, i started panicking. I myself struggled with these thoughts and had many difficulties for many years. I have received a lot of support from friends, boyfriends and my sister. But hearing all these mean, inhumane things from a "christian orthodox that preaches love" was devastating to me. Funny thing is he "didn't want to hear a single word about it" but he kept talking to himself over and over as long as the words weren't coming from me. I went out to the balcony alone to try and relax. I was shaking. It was not that i was sad for me as an lgbt who previously wanted to end his life. I was sad that my childhood hero said mean things like these to people who just tried to find themselves. I found it unfair how Nemo grabbed the mic and preached for love and unity as a "satan follower" and the "god follower" wished death upon people. That moment i decided that even if it would hurt my uncle, i would pack and go back home for the day. My uncle said he wanted to talk but i was already packing. I know that maybe i should have stayed and talked but i was scared, sad and didn't have the courage to sit and eat or talk with him. When i was leaving he told me that "i was making him sad and that what i was doing was not right". I replied "you shouldn't go to sacrament (i had to google that) next Sunday in church". I left. I was shaking and crying all the way back.
The internet is a dark place. I know that here i might get some amazing tips about what to do next, a few discussions but also some mean things. Some people will hate the fact that a gay man tried to defend a non binary person. I mean, if people want to be mean to me they will find a way. Still, i felt the need to defend you people, even if it means ruining the relationship with my family members. I hope that i did the right thing. Even if i don't manage to get any more tips about what i should do next, the fact that i took all these thoughts out of my chest and expressed myself makes me feel relieved already. Thank you for reading my story.
P.S: Please don't show a lot of hate to my uncle :)
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2024.05.19 14:31 RealJoshLee0 Off site colo VPN

I’m wondering what the best way would be to pull off an off site colo site to site vpn. I have some servers setup at a relatives house and they all sit behind their ISP routefirewall which I don’t want to touch. I don’t think IPsec between sophos(at home) and pfsense(relatives house in a VM) will work with the other device being behind a firewall without port forwards, am I right? Thus, my question. What would be the best way to do a site to site vpn? Will site to site IPsec work as long as the colo is set to initiate only and sophos is set at respond? Or would I setup a remote access ssl vpn on a vm at the colo to connect to my sophos firewall and use static routes to route everything between? Or should I setup a wireguard vpn on both sides with static routes? Doing this all at the firewall level at both locations would be ideal, but with the pfsense of the offsite at the relatives house behind behind the ISP router that I don’t want to port forward, will it be doable. Additionally, I don’t want to port forward and deal with their ISP blocking ports or something getting flagged. My home ISP is fine, they don’t block ports and won’t flag anything.
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2024.05.19 14:31 karaposu Cofounders' Codes

I recently parted ways with my cofounder. It was due to skillset difference and how we approach to the overall project. And I noticed that it was easily avoidable since my partner is a really cool person and we were unprepared for such conflicts.
This is why I thought it is a good idea to have a set of compact codes/rules to go over together at the beginning of the partnership (Preferably before starting any actual work or design). These are my drafts from my previous experiences. It would be cool if you guys add your set of rules and we can combine them to something really useful.
Cofounders' Codes (Not finalized yet, but still useful)
1. Business First Mindset: Friendship and business are different things. It should be clear as day that we do business to create a successful running business (referred to as "project"). This is the essential goal, and all other rules are based on this. It is not about having fun, gaining experience, or giving it a try. We are here to make money in the most efficient and impactful way.
2. Resilience in Partnership: Partnership is like marriage; there will be problems for sure. There will be unexpected battles of egos, habits, etc. Both sides should understand that the business will be successful to the extent that we overcome these handicaps. Overcoming these problems is part of what is called "doing business."
3. Technical Learning and Growth: For technical matters, there is usually a common way of doing things or there are industry standards or coding conventions. It is the responsibility of the less experienced person to learn and level up to these standards, and it is the responsibility of the more experienced person to help their partner grow to these standards. Ensure each partner knows their duties and respects the other's domain of expertise.
4. Thorough Documentation: Keep thorough documentation of all agreements, decisions, and processes. This helps avoid misunderstandings and provides a reference if disputes arise.
5. Commitment to Decisions: Once a common decision is made, you must stick with it. Doing things your own way might be tempting, but this is detrimental to the project.
6. Collaborative Development: Collaborate effectively by building upon each other's work. Development should be parallel yet cumulative, ensuring progress is integrated and builds on previous efforts.
7. Value Recognition: Do not overlook what your partner readily brings to the table. Just because something is done quickly doesn't mean it was easy. Recognizing the value in each other is key to maintaining resolve.
8. Experience and Innovation: Do not overlook experience. Experience will save you money and time in the long term, which are essential for success. Do not look down on "out of the box" thinking; it might be just what will save your business.
9. Conflict Resolution: Conflict resolution is straightforward. Always consider what is best for the project. If both partners are hardworking and committed to the business, maintaining the partnership will be most beneficial for the project's success. Therefore, be tolerant of each other's methods and ways, and communicate frequently.
10. Clear Communication: Establish clear and open channels of communication from the beginning. Regular check-ins and honest discussions about progress, concerns, and expectations are essential.
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2024.05.19 14:31 Mean_Ad3025 Happy lazy life

Slothana is here for people who don't like going to work for a few dollars and pretending in front of the boss. Slothana unites us with her laziness and desire to fill her life with activities that will entertain us. We are strong as a community precisely because of these qualities. This is not another shitcoin, it is different, because this is not a dog or a cat, not an animated monster token, slothana is real in each of us. Let's start our goal of independence in full swing and on Monday, as a proof of our loyalty, send more of our earned money to the market cap, so that we can continue to be idlers for the rest of our lives.
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2024.05.19 14:30 Anu-the_observer Bet budget friendly ANC devices?

So yhh basically the title...best active noise cancellation devices or tools or whatever y'all can recommend that can help me effectively in studying and sleeping...like whatever can work...idk earplugs, earbuds, headphones, earmuffs or literally anything esle that xan help...keep in mind most of the noise comes ppl in the same room....shouting and all...going to a different room doesn't really help as they might come there..too...we live in a very small actually..so unfortunately don't even have the luxury of a separate room of own for personal space and privacy and stuff.... .so I would need things that can counter that much noise as well that too coming from so much proximity... Also budget friendly as in...pls not above 10k at least🥺🙏...(tho if it's above 5k too💀 that can be a problem cuz that's all my pcoket money cash kinda allows atm...but ig if ir happens to be product good enough to suit my needs...i mitjt consider going a bit above budget...as long as it helps..again al suggestions are welcome!!) Just pls don't be rude/insensitive/unnecessary in the comment section ✨
Rant/vent:- [It's jsut suffocating living in this hellhole of a house...where at keast 2 people are such lowest level of jerks (like i mean sometimes i wonder too how can someone be this shameless...i try to be cunning but even i can't bring myself to be this bad lmfao💀)..u constantly have to om eggshells around them. It's as if they are so hell bent and determined to trouble me, create so much problmes for me and never co-operate. Lmfao today itself i was trying to sleep and study..and this mf was shouting so loudly shamelessly being damn well aware I am studying and it's causing me problems. Like really how can someone be so low? I tried...but even i can't be this much loll...anyway skip the rant...i would really appreciate your opinions/suggestions on all this...]
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2024.05.19 14:30 wanderayeing 23 [M4F] Sulat mula sa demonyong mabait.

Hi, I’m currently looking for so called constant, not a situationhip. I don’t believe on that. Let’s start as a friend, so we’ll get to know each other flaws, wants, needs and beliefs in our life. Lowkey I want it to be exclusive but I dont want to close each other door as there is a possibility that you may find me boring. What I mean by constant is someone will understand what I am or what you are , who will listen to each other story, asking each other how our day went and a study buddy. If we click or you think we share almost the same wavelength then we’ll proceed naman to so called serious relationship.
About me:
About you:
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2024.05.19 14:29 Icy-Bid-6915 Meeting new friends in Jersey in their 20s

I moved from London more than half a year ago and I find it extremely difficult to find friends here that I can connect with. I’m in my 20s and I’m working in a more mature finance environment which doesn’t help me with expanding my circle. I’m also very shy and more of a stay at home person. How can I meet people that are similar age and share similar hobbies with ?
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2024.05.19 14:29 throwawayagain20244 Support on issues im having with the police.

Hi,
At the start of this year my phone was siezed by the police. I literally have nothing to hide I gave all my passwords and pin codes because I literally didnt care I thought id get my phone back in a few weeks. Turns out through online research it will take a few months. 6+ months - a few years apparently?
My house was raided prior for the same issue but they didnt find anything it was CASM but I know the people who live with me and I dont believe they did it its literally my mother (40+) and sister (8) has a tablet and they dont even know how to use a phone correctly.
Police checked our phones first time round last year we all had samsungs they found nothing and on they went. But this time I was the only one who moved to iPhone and annoyingly the iPhone 14 pro max and they siezed it because I used to previously use a cloud storage app which was related to CASM? I didnt get arrested they just seized the phone because of that app because I had previous data from that cloud app which was deleted. I gave the cloud app login which I said to them check it.
I used that cloud storage for work seriously it only had stuff from work on it but I dont know why they did this? We changed our ISP but any ideas on whats going on?
Anyways again im not really scared or worried because I had nothing to hide im just extremely annoyed they took my phone my girlfriend lost her shit when I didnt message her for a few hours when I usually do. Friends got worried too.
This was in the UK
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2024.05.19 14:29 Fujifilm-X100V As a contractor, how do you request higher pay without people treating it as if you're asking for a raise?

I am currently a contractor for a federal agency and have been so since Late 2021.
At the end of 2022 the contracting company I was with, to their surprise, lost the contract with the federal agency I work for. They were applying for a 5-year extension rather than the normal 6-month extension these companies normally get, and I guess whatever amount they were asking for the agency didn't agree with so they dropped them last minute in place of a new contracting company. - This is further solidified by the fact that my recruiter from the previous contracting company texting me asking who the new contracting agency is and how much they're paying me, which I never responded to.
The pay I was offered for the new company was abysmal to be frank. It was a $10,000 pay cut. Given that I live in a high COL area and my position involving a lot of travel around the state I told them this new pay would be impossible to work with. I already wasn't making much to begin with but it was somewhat livable. My new pay is not.
The recruiter told me over the phone to just sign the papers since they needed to get the paperwork filed ASAP, and that they'll handle getting me my former pay rate before I'm officially back on. Absolutely major mistake on my end to not get that in writing because when I contacted the recruiter after my first check they played dumb about the conversation we had over the phone. "Oh it says here on the papers you signed that this is the pay rate you agreed to, if there's an issue we can talk to the CEO." - I knew I was fucked from that moment and got played.
I'm a year and half in with this new agency and have seen 0 raises. I did ask, but was told that decision has to be made by a specific person at the federal agency and that the contracting company doesn't have the ability to provide raises.
Unfortunately, said person at the federal agency has a lot going on in their personal life right now, so getting me higher pay is pretty damn low on their list of priorities right now, and I feel like I'd be overstepping my boundaries trying to contact them directly.
I tried contacting my manager at the federal agency but my email was ignored. Which I don't blame my manager for since they probably have to very careful about how they respond to everything I said.
I get that the government is cheap, and I was told that the new contracting agency I signed on with basically got it because they accepted the lowest offer the gov made. They are hoping to get a 5-year extension at the end of the year, but I was told by a supervisor at the federal agency that that's not going to happen, and that it never happens. They'll just dump the company off once they ask for too much money and repeat the process taking on a new company that accepts the lowest offer.
Am I just SOL? I had to reiterate several times that I am not asking for a raise, just my former pay. I am seriously lost as to how my pay goes down but I'm expected to travel upwards of 700 miles upon request. I've heard FTE's refuse to travel for their managers for significantly less distances under 100 miles.
My manager has told me to apply for direct hire previously, but the jobs related to my position have
Only one other agency got "back" to me. I made it to the assessment test phase which I didn't do once I saw the job was overnight. I'm kinda kicking myself for that one since it had a $35,000 pay bump.
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2024.05.19 14:29 Blueredreditor Advice for Prospective NUS Business Student

Congrats on choosing and making it into NUS Business School! I previously wrote here: https://www.reddit.com/SGExams/comments/118r7cg/all_about_studying_business_in_nussmuntu/ on what are some factors when considering between NUS, SMU and NTU business school. For better or worse, you'll be stuck here for the next 4 years so here's some broad advice on making the best out of it.
1. Put in effort to draft out your own Study Plan; Future you will thank you
What is a study plan? Essentially, it's an outline on what modules you'll be taking throughout your 4 years in University. Especially for a business student, a study plan should go beyond "what majospecialization/double majominor". Yes, figuring what major (or majors) that you want to eventually take is the first step. The next step is also considering whether you intend to take a gap semester (i.e. leave-of-absence) to do internships (which is becoming increasingly more common place; maybe not 1 gap sem but possibly even 2!). The unfortunate truth is that many biz student realize late in Year 2/3 that they might not be as competitive as their peers and usually then seek out LOA internships and end up delaying their graduation (whether its a good or bad thing is debatable). Besides gap semesters for internships, there are student who do credit bearing internships (which counts for some credits/MCs) or even do a part-time internship during the semester while studying (Do modules on Mon and Tues, FT work of Wed, Thurs, Fri). Not every student get's their desired summer internships, and often student have to compensate by applying for Off-Cycle LOA internships.
In your study plan, you would also have to take into consideration possibly going on overseas semester exchange or even the 6M to 1 Year long NOC program if you're interested! Overloading more modules earlier in your Uni (Y1 and Y2) gives you more flexibility to adapt to changes in the future. Of course, you need to gauge yourself whether you're able to cope with the workload. (Overloading in earlier sems, mean being more free in later sems to do internships/explore other modules or minors).
Additionally, most higher-level modules have pre-requisites (mostly ACC1701). If you delay taking these pre-requisite modules, your whole study plan can be delayed by a semester. My advice is to take ACC1701 (and consequently FIN2704) earlier rather than later, because these two mods open up the other majors/specializations available to you. You'll also figure out whether you'll want to to take the finance major after taking these two modules.
  1. CCAs
There's a ton of CCAs available NUS-wide or Business School related. I strongly encourage you to take multiple CCAs (importantly taking into consideration what you can manage and your workload) so that you're able to meet new people and learn new skillsets. NUSC/RCs/Hall activities also count here. The unfortunately truth is that portfolio does matter in business school, and simply being good in academics (which can be competitive in itself) isn't enough. You GPA/CAP allows you to have your foot in the door; your portfolio and experience allows you to enter it. Consulting CCAs in general are great an improving your eye of aesthetic and detail which I recommend. You'll be surprised that many biz kids are outright bad and atrocious at making PowerPoint slides even at Year 4... I would say that the CCAs you join do shape your uni experience in a large way.
  1. Group Mates
Find good friends and group mates! Those in NUSC/RCs/Halls have an easier time for this. For most of your basic core 1k modules, you group is usually randomized and you have no say on who you're working with. It is during these randomized group that you'll figure out the pain of having poor group mates, and things get worse if you're taking higher level and tougher modules alone. On this note, try to find friends that will do various modules together with you! Having friends doing the module together with you is a huge advantage, from extra resources, dead line reminders, doing quizzes/tests together etc. 5 brains working on a problem set is always better than 1 brain by itself, these 5 ppl will often get a better grade than the one hardworking individual working alone. Implicitly, those who stay on campus have a huge edge over those who don't.
  1. Business is ultimately not a technical degree
Controversial to some, but business school at the end of the day doesn't really teach you much, we cant code, cant stats and no domain knowledge outside of finance). The only thing that it does teach is showmanship (and even then sometimes not taught well enough). Business School arguably teaches you how to carry yourself well, make fancy PowerPoints, use some excel, working with people (?) etc. Many of the more relevant things you learn, you learn them in your internship and your own experiences outside of the classroom e.g. CCAs. To me, doing well in Biz School is focusing on everything outside of academics (ensuring that you have some baseline CAP/GPA).
5. Figure out early whether you prefer Excel or Power Point.
The corporate world only runs on two applications, Excel and Power Point. Dabble in both, figure out early which application you prefer more and find a relevant internship/role/job that you enjoy decently that uses one over the other. Truly, Excel and PPT are the only takeaways when you leave the university. Great consultants are adept at handling PPT, navigating through them quickly with many templates in their desktops. Finance peeps do a little more excel work and have to do them well, fast and creatively. Even at the end of uni, there are still many students who can't use excel proficiently at a high level.
6. Internship Hell is real for those who care
Internship application period in itself can be a full-time commitment (for those that care). When internship applications open, you can will going through your own interview prep, doing several recorded interviews, applying to new internships etc. Many moving parts to juggle and a lot of ground work to be done. From preparing for interview questions, writing cover letters, tailoring your CV etc alot of the hell you experience in Biz school actually comes outside of academics contrary to popular belief (as Jean-Paul puts it, "hell is other people", bad group mates im looking at you). For those applying to more technical roles, you might also need to prep extra for technical questions e.g. IB 400 questions, consulting cases, market sizing brain teasers etc.
7. Not so much of an advice, but rather a plea from me to you
I really hope business students can be more code literate and savvy i.e. being able to read (and to a lesser extent implement) coding e.g. python or SQL. ~90% of the biz population are code illiterate (having only taken just 1 "coding module"). In a normal corporate workplace, you'll never have to code. But being able to think computationally, knowing the steps you can take to automate your task, time and workflow brings you more benefits than you can imagine when most corporate work that people do and typically repetitive and administrative.
In conclusion, do your best in biz school. I think effort correlates strongly to how well you do here. You don't need to be smart (it makes life easier) but with enough forward thinking and future planning, you'll be able to grow through the next 4 years (and hopefully be worth it).
Feel free to ask any question in the comments, or for any seniors to elaborate and share their own experience! Left out a lot of controversial views not wanting to trigger anyone or NUS. Edit: I'm a graduating student from Biz, later they dont let me grad
Some extra links:
  1. An event calendar regularly updated by NUS Careers, usually has lots of interesting and relevant events, competitions, webinars (if that's your thing): https://nus.edu.sg/cfg/events
  2. Grading rubrics to apply for SEP, there is an actual rubrics to secure an SEP, please refer for those wanting to go: https://bba.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2019/07/SEP-Place-Allocation-Grading-System-2018-10.pdf
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2024.05.19 14:29 DeerFlyHater Nice update out of Carroll County--Mia has been found and is safe.

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2024.05.19 14:28 confusedvexedperson The worst interview of my life was at this company called Nagarro

This did not happen recently but a few months back.
I was looking for a job (double digit years in experience) and a HR from Nagarro reached out on LinkedIn. I sent her my details, did a proctored online test and was selected for a 2nd round face to face. Since the interviewer was in US, the slot I had was Sunday at 9:45 PM IST [I was given a choice of slots but they were either 7 in the morning or 9-10 in the night, only weekends].
I joined the Teams meeting at 9:40 PM on a Sunday, turned on my camera, and waited 5 minutes for the interviewer. As soon as it became 9:45, I heard the Teams chime that I was let in, but before the sound ended, a voice started speaking. "Alright, so what things you take care?"
I looked up to see this Indian guy wearing a red hat (not THAT red hat) indoors, looking at me. I said, "Sorry, what?" And he said exasperatedly, "Your work. What. Is. It. that. You. Do." in clipped tones, as if I was not a mentally sound person.
My hand automatically moved my mouse over to the disconnect button and I almost clicked but stopped myself at the last moment. I decided to see how the interview went. I had not given an interview in a long time and wanted to get an experience.
I composed myself and started to explain my resume. In the middle of it, he stopped me and said, "Are you using dual screens?" I said yes. He scolded me for using dual screens for an interview and made me turn one off. I was on camera the whole time and it was a face to face interview so not really sure what the concern was but I still did it. The funny part was, during the interview I could hear pings from his side and see him turn to his own second screen to reply to some chat/IM messages. Anyways, I asked, "should I continue explaining my resume" and he said, "no that's alright."
"Tell me about any recent deliverable you have worked on", he asked next. We had recently worked on implementing a customized DR system so I started to explain how it was implemented and the architectural changes done. He was distracted the whole time, replying to some ping, constantly muting and unmuting his audio and saying, "That's fine. Keep going." I completed my explanation and waited. He realized I had stopped talking and said, "All that is good but I do not see what architecture change you have done." I summarized the server re-organization, the load balancers, the customized back-up and archival, even some code level changes we had to do again but he said, "I still do not see the architecture design change." I said, "I can draw an architecture diagram to show it clearly", and he said, "no that's alright. Let's move on."
I come from a .NET background, so he asked me, "do you have experience with .NET core?" I said, I did. And this is where the most weird part of the interview starts. He spent 20 minutes on a single question and you will see why, in a minute.
He asked me, "Do you know the three types of dependency injection?" I answered the three - singleton, scoped and transient.
He said, "good, now tell me how do you decide which one to use." This is a standard interview question, I gave the standard answer. It was not good enough.
He did a "tch" sound of exasperation. "All that is good, but how do you decide?" I explained again, adding more details.
He did that "tch" sound again. "All that is good, but how do YOU decide?", stressing on the word "YOU". I explained again, this time with examples of when I would make which choice.
He did that "tch" sound again. "All that is good, but those are textbook examples. Tell me about an example that you have implemented in your system"
I explained how we had used a singleton for application level settings. He did that "tch" sound again. "All that is good, but what made you decide that the application settings need to be in singleton?"
I was confused at this point. What was he looking for. "The settings need to be the same throughout the application and so a singleton is a logical choice."
He shook his head, this time not making the "tch" sound. "No, you are not getting it. I want to understand what made you decide to make the application settings class a singleton? Was it because of the name of the class or because somebody told you or because you got a feeling?"
I was angry at this point, so I repeated the same answer as before. He said, "Maybe I am making it complex. Why don't I give you an example and you can explain your choice." I said OK.
"Alright, so suppose that I created a class called "" and asked you how should I use it. What will you say?"
I stared at him for a moment, wondering if this was real. I asked him what was the functionality of the class, and he launched into the most complex functionality regarding uploading documents from an API to an azure storage account involving Virtual Networks, Key Vault, different Blob types and Azure SQL database to store blob metadata. I asked him, how the class is supposed to be used. He said, "I don't know. I am the author of the class. I have given it to other people to use. Ask me questions you would ask the author of the class."
My mind was hurting at this point so I repeated, in the most bored voice, the very first standard answer I had given. He must have realized my disinterest, for he said, "Alright, I get it. Let's move on. Do you have experience writing SQL?"
I said Yes. So he asked me to share my screen and gave me a written scenario for which to write a query.
While I was working on the query, he said, "I have your resume so let's take a look at that." He opened the resume, I could see by the screen brightness reflected on his face change. And as I worked on the query, he kept going through the resume and making what I can only describe as "Passive-Aggressive comments" in a low voice in the background. E.g. "worked at So-and-so (one of the Big 4 companies)... In ", "worked with XYZ technology... for ", "SME for ABC technologies... for DEF use case"
I was done at this point so I drafted out a query with as low effort as I could and then explained it quickly. It was wrong for sure, and not fulfilling the use case completely but I had stopped caring. He also realized it because he said, "Alright, I think that is it. Do you have any questions for me?", in a very smug voice.
I said, "No, thanks for the experience", and disconnected the call.
So, that was it. The most WTF interview of my life. So far. I am not really sure what was wrong with that dude or maybe I have been out of touch for a long time and this is how it is now, but damn, man. I sat in shock for a few minutes after the call. I did check out the interviewer's profile on LinkedIn, wondering if we had crossed path before. But he was been with his company for a long, long time, first company since college and never switched. So I don't really know.
Anyways, so, yeah. Hope you are having a better experience than me.
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2024.05.19 14:28 RisingPhoenix129 Hi there we are the Celestial Outcasts a New Org, If you are looking for a regular group then check us out

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Things to know about us:
We are a new org from the EU so we will primarily be active around those time zones, however we hope to expand on this as the org grows and do have a few players from other regions such as AUS
We are a grey org meaning we allow piracy but no griefing, don't just attack players for no reason at all, it ruins the fun for them and gives us a bad reputation
If you are new to the verse, then we have you covered there too as our admin team are always to put time aside to help newbies.
All discord channels are locked behind roles to which the bot will give you upon reading the rules in the welcome channel, from there if you join the org we can give you our member role to open up even more of the server :)
Our goals for the future
To have a decent size crew and a discord server that works together and respects one another :) We want a safe environment and to make all people feel welcome.
We will aim to get all ships either as pledge or in game to explore the verse further as a team, by having these too we want to be able to run events of our own and welcome all ideas for potential future events.
To aid new players in learning and exploring the verse, as highlighted above our admin team are always more than happy to help out new players
Are you ready to join our team and build something great? click the link and you will be guided directly to our ORG page! : https://robertsspaceindustries.com/orgs/CELESTIAL2
And this link will take you to our discord server :) https://discord.gg/cMJXE2sY2Q
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