Daily Discussion Thread: 🥣Thu 14 Mar 2024

I got the job!!!!!! General manager rang to congratulate me. I'll feel better once I have the contract, but still.

The search is finally fucking over. I was down to emergency levels of funding as this makes a huge difference.

It's the day for good news hey? Congrats to us both!! Hope that contract comes through soon, I can't imagine they'd dick you around. Definitely feel you on starting to scratch around a bit for funds, you'll sleep well when those paychecks come through :)
- Congratulations 🥳🥳🥳
  It absolutely is a relief.
  Yeah I mean if the GM rang me to congratulate me I can't imagine they would fuck me around.
Party noises!
Fuck yesssss! You bloody legend! Whoo hoo!!
That's awesome 😎 congrats 🎉🎉
Amazing, congratulations 🎊 🥂
Wonderful news. 🤗🤗🤗
👏🎉👏🎉
congrats!
Amazing news!
Congratulations 🎉
Congratulations!!
Yay! Congrats!
Congrats!
Congratulations!! 🥳🎉
Awesome news Gibsy, congrats!

Background checks went through, got the official job offer call, nego'd a slight bump, contract should be through tomorrow and with any luck I'll be starting next Tuesday! And how good is this: they said after a few weeks I can change my specified working days to suit my needs, so I'm not fixed to the two days I pick at the start. How good is that?? Ultra flexibility!! Feeling very good about the job 😄

Woohoo!!! 🎉🎉 Yesterday was the great plate in-stock Ng and today - jobs all round. So good!!
- I'd like to think today is an auspicious day for jobs which is good news for @bacon
Congratulations!!
Another congrats!
So many congrats going around it's hard to keep up :)
Yay! Well done you!🎉
🙌yahoo🙌
- 👉👉google👈👈
Yippee! One less reason for anxiety. Sounds like a good mob to work for too.
- Definitely feels positive on so many counts. And at the end of the day, 2 days/week makes most things manageable. Especially when it's not customer-facing!
That’s awesome! Congrats. It sounds like a great opportunity and I hope there might be more future opportunities for you coming from this!
- Yeah, a foot in the door for sure and better quality of networking compared to the private sector. It'll be great to get out of my hermit stage too!
Congratulations 🎉
Yay! Congrats! 🥳
Woohoo! That's awesome 😎
Congrats just_kitten!! Well deserved and about time. 🥳🎉

First ever actual job application submitted. Took me two days to get the CV and Cover letter in proper shape but now I can modify them lightly for other jobs.

Ms Cat had a big day yesterday. First of all she stole my bed and my girl at 6am.

Then in the evening she stole my cash.

I don't think I've carried that much cash since before Covid.
- Yeah. I guess tiny is a drug dealer
- Yeah my guess is she wanted to get on the bags.
Next she steals your car and heads to the pokies.
High roller kitty.
- Mayor of Tinytown
Ms Cat is a gold digger and a heartbreaker and MAKES NO EXCUSES FOR IT.
- Oh absolutely she is. can you believe she is the cat no one looked twice at during an adoption day. Crazy!
She’s not giving up that cash
- thats a fight she can have with Mrs B when she needs to go buy her car.
- https://youtu.be/eo_I1D2nmSg
She gonna buy the bestest box ever
- nah, I suspect hoping to bribe us to flip one of the dining chairs up on the table, she loves the little square shape it makes for napping.
That pile of cash is what my cat has cost me so far lol

My indoor cat just dashed through the door as I was going out. First time she has done this. I only adopted her almost a month.

Panic!

She jumped my fence which borders a large park. I grabbed a blanket, some food and went into the park, yelling her name but not really hopeful.

My son comes out yelling "Mum! She's at the back door!". He let's her in and she bolts for a bed to hide under.

She can have all the pets and treats tonight. My heart rate is gonna take some time to recover.

NtccCat:

My girl broke through a flyscreen while I was out. I got home and freaked the fuck out. Ran around in a panic.
Found her hiding from the rain, meowing sadly next to the window she broke out of.
- Aww! poor girl! I bet the relief you felt when you got her back was intense. Sounds like the rainy weather kept her close.
  My girl just bolted. When she jumped the fence my heart dropped. We're close to Scotchmans Creek and the foxes there that have been known to attack cats. She's not much of a climber inside so seeing that just told me how panicked she was. Or determined.
  Since she's been back inside she's had some bonus treats and resumed sitting in her favorite spot by the window.
Silly puss.

In pants on a tram. The things I do for money...

if you're on a tram without pants I think that costs you more money, just quietly.

Some snacks while we wait for the main event

May I have the reci-pie?
- They were pulled from the sky
I'll take all the egg and ham ones, everyone else can fight for the rest
- Greedy. Smack!

Today’s lunch is, in fact, a pie

Same! Chunky beef here.

My daughter sent me this

Is your daughter American? 😆

Well it's sad to see the Bendigo Hotel closing, they have also done a lot to pee off the metal scene recently.

Things have been really sus there since the start of this year. Booking less metal, removing metal merch on the wall, and trying to change the vibe of the place.

Looks like the Ungrateful Dead fest also has to find a new venue as well.

I'm going there this weekend. What happened to piss off the metal scene?
- Long term booker was sacked (there's reasons), but their replacement knew nothing about Metal. Hardly any gigs got booked since August last year, or if there is a gig, its was a shitty Destroy All Lines lineup.
  Due to poor sales, the Bendi then tried to move away from metal. They also put on normie events like industry night and non-metal trivia nights. Metal merch on the walls was slowly disappearing as well.
  This pissed off metal heads, as they felt they weren't welcome there anymore. The $17 dollar pints also added more insult to injury.
  Meanwhile Old Bar and The Tote have fucking killer lineups, and way cheaper drinks. Way better to just go down the road.

I hope you all have a life like Pi; never ending and irrational

A friend used that in their wedding vows. It was awesome.

Zucchini slice in da oven..

First time making it.

Suffice it to say I'm hoping I don't fuck it up.

After reading some pointers a few said to strain the zucc after grating so it's not mushy and I have to say the raw juice was delicious.

Zucchini slice has been my go to for kids lunches for a while. I never strain the zucchini. Has never come out bad.

Pi day pide dough has been made and is now rising. I'm going to do a mix of eggplant and tomato with a bit of roast lamb with moroccan seasoning and top with some slices of bocconcini.

Have an interview with a different place this afternoon. If they move me to the 2nd stage then I'll probably send an email to the other guys and see if they can give me an answer soon.

That heat really knocked me around. My sleeping pattern is worse than ever

I spent the whole day sweating like crazy for no good reason. Body must still be adjusting to normality
- It's cooled down but still feels muggy? (inside at least)

⏰🥊 slowly merging into this feeble construct

⏰🤖 Run as administrator mode enabled

Mrs gets the mechanical check back on her potential new car today. If it passes she'll probably be picking it up tonight. Told her this is it though. If I'm back on carsales again within the next 4 years i'll lose my mind. Her new-to-her car will be the 6th car we've "owned" in the last 2 years. I'm absolutely over it.

What was wrong with the other cars?
- Car 1 too small for Baby and occasionally tried to kill her. Car 2 Mazda Diesel. Just dont ever, trust me. Occasionally tried to kill me and our baby. Car 3 (my car) sold to pay off the debt of car 2. Sadly missed. Car 4 (my new car) SUV, the only one we still have. Car 5 her work car, but she resigned (which she hated, both the car and the job).

Thanks to you guys I've got an in on today's NYT crossword - usually Fridays (e: also Thursdays!) are too hard for me but I might still have a chance having figured out the theme early.

"An irrational reason to celebrate?" (5)

there was a theme? 😬
and today is thursday
- Yes, I'm doing the Thursday 14 March crossword set by Jeffrey Martinovic... I can read dates...
  E: oops I realise you meant the reference to Friday. My bad. I am also bad at Friday xwords

I’m going to hop on the bike for a bit

you’re supposed to peddle

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I could not find a nice card for Steak and Blowjob day😞

I think that's the point. You don't need a card, just an appetite for meat.

I can see why nobody reads this "independent"

My elbow scab is SO ITCHY!! ARGH!! It has been itchy for days but I've done really well to not scratch at it but it's driving me mental!

Not that it helps 5 hours later but slap the skin around it lightly instead of scratching. That’s the go to for tattoos
Edit: Do it really light around the itchy spot, little taps! Just enough to ease an irresistible urge to scratch or rub. Don't do it a lot or to the extent you irritate or pull on it, and don't slap on a healing wound itself

Nashi break

Come to think of it…does anyone know where Smeg went/if she’s all right? I haven’t seen her DTing in months

I checked her profile a while ago cause I was concerned, but she was posting on puppy subs, so I figured she'd just been lost to the DT amongst all of... that gestures vaguely

Occasionally I look up the date for special days and discovered today is Steak & Blow job day. Don't worry ladies there's Cake & Cunnilingus day on April 14 for us. And here I thought they were just for birthdays. I went with pi day.

I must admit to having forgotten pi day this year. Out of pastry. It’s a good excuse for a walk to the shops.
- I saw your collection and I'm in love ♥

Seem to have succumbed to whatever-it-is - I suspect a touch of the lurgie plus leftover exhaustion from the heat catching up.
Considering my work today would have likely been driving a 97 year old to do his shopping plus cleaning for a cancer patient who apparently is worse since I last saw her plus an immunocompromised father and daughter, it was definitely safer to stay home.

Has anyone here ever changed jobs without qualifications/experience and was successful in getting a new job in the new field? If so, how did you go about writing the cover letter?

Since I'm studying teaching and realise it is a lot of theory, I thought I might apply for a job as a teachers assistant but I don't have any experience in the field. I've been working on my cover letter and covered how I am studying my education degree, relevant skills I've picked up in my current and past roles, why I want to change careers and how I want to get some hands on experience so I can be best prepared to be a teacher and even mentioned it as an investment in both (the school and me) our futures.

I also mentioned Ive done work with kids for school talks with my books

I said I don't have any experience and someone told me I shouldn't mention that. But I figure being upfront about it is the best way to go. They're going to see it on the resume and even in the cover letter.

Any thoughts on including that part or anything else I should mention?

And should my resume cover my past work roles and all I've done or things that might be relevant to the role I am applying for?

Thanks,

The answer depends a lot on who you're applying to, and how they recruit. If you are dealing with a larger organisation or one that hides behind a tier of recruitment agencies, you'll be better off being less upfront as to your lack of experience. AI bots going through applications are looking for buzzwords. If the position description is asking for skills a, b and c - be certain to have those words in your application.
Once you reach a human, the best general advice I can offer is: Explain how you can solve their problem. They have two problems:
They need someone to do this job.
Recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training/onboarding a person in this job is heaps of work.
You're here to solve problems. Not create problems. If you lack the experience they're looking for, explain how you'll solve their problem anyway. It sounds like you're already doing this a bit, but really focus on it. I don't know anything about the education sector to give you specifics, but I know how employers think - I've been that person hiring people. That person wants someone who wants to be there, will be reliable, and who won't be a problem. Ideally someone who will be around for as long as they need (whether that's long-term or a school year etc). They most especially don't want to be back in this place a few weeks from now because you suck or you were over-qualified and got a better offer a few weeks after being hired.
So yeah - tell them that you don't have experience being a teacher's aid, specifically. But also tell them how that's not really a problem because you have worked with kids before, are studying an education degree, and whatever other skills you bring to the table. That's the sort of stuff they're looking for - and your honesty on the matter of experience will be appreciated.
As to the resume, I'd list employers and expand with dot points under each job anything relevant to the present position.
- So yeah - tell them that you don’t have experience being a teacher’s aid, specifically. But also tell them how that’s not really a problem because you have worked with kids before, are studying an education degree, and whatever other skills you bring to the table. That’s the sort of stuff they’re looking for - and your honesty on the matter of experience will be appreciated.
  That has been pretty much my focus. Really on about the benefits and I am taking this career change seriously since I am studying, over anything else.
Pretty sure there is an Ask a Manager post about exactly this

I feel like my body's run down at the moment.

I think I'm going to take the day off from work tomorrow and hopefully I'll be right after the weekend.

Pretty sure I'm going to sleep the best I have in quite a while tonight. Nice and cool. Pretty tired. I'm excited to wake up refreshed tomorrow

I coated some pieces of cardboard with the matte medium to seal the surface and am waiting for them to dry. I should be learning figure drawing but can't seem to pick up a pen. I'm just constantly depressed and exhausted.

Breakfast in Pie 🥧🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋🥧

Roasted mag-pie, a slur-pie and a whoopie pie to follow please.
- 🥧🐦🥧🥧🤬🥧🥧🥯🥧
Spanakopita pls .. that’s a type of pie, right?
- It is now
- 🥧🥬🧀🥚🥧
creampie :)
- 😲
- 🥧🥛🥧
Some sweet dumplings that filled with a milky caffeinated gloopy please. I had a dream about these last night, don't know if they exist but they sound neato
- Hmmmm condensed milk & espresso could bake into a sort of caramel tart. Or were you after something enclosed that would pop and ooze?
- 🥧☕️🥛🥟🥧
Pide with a lamb topping please.
- 🥧 🐑🥧
  🥧🥧
Curry chicken pie if you would?
- 🥧🌶🍗🥧
Stargazey pie please
- 🥧✨🥧

Right, I’m stuffed. Last 2 sheets of pasty going in the freezer for Ron.

Ron is a very lucky guy. Or unlucky maybe as he misses out on the delicious fillings.

Morning. My work day will begin shortly, but first there will be tea

π🎉

I sketched a head and a face digitally. Seems it looks a lot better when I use a reference.

I'm very tired but not sleepy at all and going insane with boredom

art videos on YT !!
- I do, but then I see advanced things like Loomis and get scared
  Currently there is one braincell online

I'm really tired but last night I dared go to sleep at 9pm, so I woke up at 1:30 and couldn't get back to sleep until 6am so now I'm scared to sleep early (for me) again :/

What’s your go-to toilet paper brand? Usually get Quilton in bulk from Amazon but they have no stock and I have no idea what to buy, it’s been my choice for ages.

The Aldi double length 3 ply Confidence brand. Comes in a four pack or an eight pack. Good quality, cheap and one roll lasts quite a long time. Yes it does fit in my roll holder. During covid I was getting the triple length rolls from colesworth and they only just fit the holder. My holder is a suction one from Bunnings and is not a permanent attachment but works fine on the tiled wall of the toot. And I can move it around if I want to or to clean the walls.
Kleenex double length.
- Do they fit in a standard roll holder? Not that I know what a standard holder is, but mine don’t go very far off the wall.
Who gives a crap, the bamboo one. Because large quantities of tp just turn up on the doorstep periodically and I don't have to think about it.
- Not sure about the bamboo one but I saw aldi selling it in Jan
- The normal one is pretty ordinary, I get the bamboo one too. A big box lasts me like a year. Set and forget.
Quilton king size. Three pieces is too many.
Ok so this is probably going to be controversial but I just use the cheap stuff they sell at aldi. I think they call it continence or something. It's just a simple 3 ply. No double length or king size, just normal
At my last place they just bought the cheapest garbage they could find. They bought 1 ply unperforated jumbo rolls, and it really sucked. It was rough, and if you were unwell with diarrhoea or whatever you were better off only doing a quick wipe and then showering because it was basically sandpaper. So my bog roll bar isn't particularly high
quilton double

There was a block of chocolate in my letterbox, no note. Has the Easter Bunny come early?

I’ve been left biscuits by a demented Christian cult before. Did not eat.
- It's white chocolate so the chances of me gobbling it up aren't high.
It always begins with a "free sample".... :D

Tortellini time?

Tortellini time

Bad fishcat