Really?

Do you take your whole 30 minutes?

F for Effort

Applying for jobs is tough; every entry-level position wants 3-5 years of experience, which makes the distinction of “entry-level” an oxymoron. Most career coaches will tell you to apply for jobs you're inexperienced in anyways because, usually, the people writing the job ads set the bar higher than they need to draw in more qualified applicants. Luckily, as time progresses in your career, you become overly qualified for those measly entry-level positions and begin to move up in the world. No l…

Meeting new people is often incredibly awkward and demeaning. Not all of us are Mrs. Peacock from the Clue movie based on the bestselling board game. When she's introduced to a group of new and unfamiliar people in Mr. Boddy's mansion, she monologues, "Well, someone's got to break the ice, and it might as well be me. I mean, I'm used to being a hostess; it's part of my husband's work. And it's always difficult when a group of new friends meet together for the first time to get acquainted. So I'…

This can't be legal

New year, same hours

I am running away from my responsibilities. And it feels good.

We all need a holiday

Mean girls never grow up

Things are not looking good in the world of Twitter right now. I'm trying to stay optimistic; I'm not planning on leaving this app before my official 10-year anniversary on it in February 2023. In fact, I'm not trying to leave Twitter at all, which makes the addition of “views” on tweets so disheartening. This feature literally adds nothing to the experience and makes everybody sad that people didn't like their tweets! I've been trying to train my eye not to look at the views on my tweets, but…

Absolutely tragic

Back at it

So many job postings list very strange requirement for applying. Sometimes they're innocuous, like jobs that anyone could learn in 3 days needing applicants with 3-5 years of full time working experience. Other instances are shadier, like when jobs that require no manual labor whatsoever need employees who have the ability to life 30-50 pounds. That was a requirement for my job as a library security guard. The heaviest thing I had to lift in that job was a walkie talkie. It's far less socially…

Damn, that's harsh

So hospitable