I've embarked upon a fitness journey again. I got reasonably fit and lost weight a couple of years back (actually not sure how long ago it was) but let it all go for some reason/s (tiredness? The lure of cakes?) I downloaded an app called FitOn and have been doing short low impact routines from there for the past 4 days, sometimes twice a day. I already feel better (altruism?) and I think my balance and strength has improved, so I've got that going for me at least.
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Fuck yeah! Keep up the good work :)
No cancer!!!! Woooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
was that a issue π©
you mean fluffybutt?
Nah me lol
I did mean you
Ah my bad Iβm somewhat intoxicated with joy lol
it's good, happy dance π₯°π₯°π₯°
God, that's some good news on top of everything else you're dealing with
Man Iβm over the fucking moon. That was in the background stressing me the fuck out.
Maybe Iβll be daring and order a pizza to celebrate lol
Oh my god that's such a relief! π₯³π
Iβm so glad youβre ok! What a relief!
That was terrifying to the point where I was just blocking it out with everything else going on.
Finding a new job is nowhere near as bad as what else may have happened.
I gave Gibson a bit more gabapentin and sheβs staring at the wall licking her cone lol
Wouldn't be the first time someone had a cone and stared at the wall lol
π€£π€£π€£π€£π€£ takes me back to high school lol
An identical dose of that gives TheVoid mild naps, LittleOne is utterly out of it.
Sheβs been sitting like this for a while. Just staring into the void. I wonder whatβs happening in that mind of hers.
she is plotting
you can't stay awake for ever
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It's 7ish am here in Munich. So far so good with DIL. Introduced the lil one to fingerpainting yesterday - so cute. Have to food shop today, so wish me luck.
Hope you come home with some glorious paintings by the lil one and everyone remains safe and sound β€οΈ
All good news β€οΈ
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My presentation went so well! Got really great feedback from the people who attended, small group but all really engaged. Hopefully I get some new clients out of it. I think I'll get to roll it out at another co-working location too.
I catered too and ordered waaaay too much food. I'll be eating sushi and sashimi for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the next few days.
Yay, that's awesome to hear!!
Congrats!!!
I'm glad to hear that for you, congratulations!
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"Dear Nath & wifey,
In lines with 'jus coz policies, we're increasing your rent to $800/week starting somedate soon.
lots of love,
Real estate agent on behalf of boomer landlord who has at least three other properties with us."
So much for the raise my wife just earned through her awesomeness. π
$41,600 per year in just rent.
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Random street find: strip of stickers of exotic chickens π€
Love finding some flamboyant, exotic cocks while wandering the streets
I gave my mum a roll of 500 of them from Temu!
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If you got sent this before an interview for a low paying role, what would you think:
βJust a quick heads-up β this role will report directly to β some guyβ our new Victorian Call Centre Manager and myself, so I thought Iβd give you a quick intro before we chat.
Iβm a proud father of two beautiful girls (ages 2 and 5), originally from Sydney, and have spent the last 20 years leading high-performing sales teams. I bought my first property at 21, and while Iβm not a micromanager, I do have high standards. Iβm naturally competitive (ex-athlete mindset!) and love surrounding myself with people who are driven to be the best β and I expect the same from my team.β
Honestly curious what you guys think working under this person would be like.
Run. Say you have a better offer or something, do not mention the βsome guyβ, as your reason, because you donβt want to give HR a heads up to remove it. Best leave it there for other people to be warned too.
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That level of entitlement sets off my old bouncer habit of keeping an eye on cokey sales guys who were the type to get a girl drunk. They'd be a shit of a person who thought they could do no wrong. I'd still take the interview as practice but take it knowing they've likely already failed from your side. Even call the guy out on his shit saying that all nice for him but not how you work.
Your workplace is not a family situation and your job is not a competition.
These are giant red flags.
Do not go , or go just to see what these potential abusers are like.
Email back to cancel the interview.
I'd be running far far away, slowly as I'm not an athlete. Not saying I'm not very good at what I do, and I am driven but he sounds like a flog.
Thanks for the perspective. I thought it was just me. The house at 21 thing sounds like someone born on third base who thinks he hit a home run.
Why are the children relevant? Why is the property at 21 relevant? Honestly a completely tone deaf thing to send to a candidate.
I physically recoiled reading that. I'd cancel so fast.
He's gonna ask you what you got up to every single weekend because we're like a family here.
Would love to know what he believes separates his management style from that of a micromanager. Asked directly, I don't think he'd have an answer.
A high performance manager would be sitting in on that interview, too. I bet he's got more important things to do.
I suspect this is some kind of ploy to filter out people who can detect he's a dickhead.
Also, you'd have two people to report to? Does not sound fun.
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Patient is a bit wobbly but doing ok!
Despite the fact I overheard "we should have ice cream for dinner" the fam ate pretty healthy while I was recuperating. No dishes to be done and no eggs left.
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