Daily Discussion Thread:🍊Thu 21 Mar 2024

They cancelled my offer. I have 3 charges for shoplifting against me from 9 years ago which I mentioned in advance and it was fine.

In fucked now. Completely and utterly fucked.

Mentioned in advance. Then they pulled it out of the hat at the last minute. That is absolutely gross. If they weren't OK with it, they should have said so earlier - much earlier.
By the way, you can apply to have minor offence charges struck off your record after a period of clean living. Not sure what the period is for shoplifting. Something about the Statute of Limitations. Might be worth enquiring about this at Legal Aid or other community legal service.
- Yeah, smells like failing somebody on a drug screen for prescriptions they pre declared. Not cool.
?!!!!!!?!!?! This is unbelievable. Do they do public service contracts, is that why they're so anal? Regardless, how could they tell you one thing and then do another? Aside from being horrific for you it's a waste of their own time and resources too.
I am so, so sorry. Be gentle with yourself today and try your best to focus on the good that you have brought and will continue to bring to your life and the world. This has got to be a matter of messed up communication or legal requirements. If not, then they're not good people... It's not a black mark on your character even if a part of your brain wants you to think it is. We believe in you!
- I really, really needed to hear that.
  Thank you ❤️
Name and shame. We'll all give them a crank call. Arseholes.
What the fuck?! That's unbelievably shithouse. I'm so sorry. Nine years - that's a lifetime ago.
Wtf!! That's so fucked!! At the same time, that's a red flag for them to say they're cool with it and then use it as an excuse. Fuck them!
Oh no. I'm so sorry, for what it's worth.
get your past record cleared then start applying again
and hugs , this sucks,
Oh shit. Much sympathy!
😭 Sorry to hear. You don't deserve this at all.
-hugs-
Wtf? That's shithouse on their part, fkn wot. I'm so sorry!
Damn they're shit to do that.
So sorry to hear this :(
That's really shit. I know you're probably feeling really really shit (and completely fairly), but when you start to feel better you should write them a strongly worded email, essentially calling them a gaggle of cunts. I guess the silver lining (even though that doesn't make up for it) is that at least you've seen their true colours early on. I know it doesn't change things, but you'll probably be better off working elsewhere if that's the kind of business they run.
::: also if you feel like being petty: spoiler Also, you can name and shame if you feel comfortable doing so. You won't be sued. The very worst that could happen is you may get a cease and desist (they can be sent for any reason AFAIK), but nothing would hold up in court provided you don't tell people to harass them or release personal info :::
Unbelievable. Screw ‘em, not worth working for if they do that.
That's shitty of them, and I'm sorry you've been put through that.

I have some new book covers!

Wicked!

Put in around 70 applications on seek and contacted recruiters on LinkedIn.

May as well get straight back into it I guess.

Got the word this afternoon that my role is being extended for another 18 months. They couldn't swing making it permanent, but we'll look at that again in 18 months' time. No going back to Operations. All Strategy for me!

Getting paid big bucks to be the ideas man, that's the life ;)

huh. finally remembered my login details on my new phone.

Welcome back! May you not get booted out again by a lemmy update.
- many thanks
Hello friend!! 💜💜
- thank you!
🎉
- indeed
Try using a password manager! I use Bitwarden.
G'day MW! Good to see you again. I strongly recommend a password manager. I personally use bitwarden and it's really good. I know it's a bit nerve wracking putting all your passwords in one place, especially with what happened to LastPass, but as long as you use a strong master password there's nothing to worry about
- hey! nice to see you and everyone again too.
  what happened with last pass?? I can get a free account through work, but sounds like I may not want to...

I've decided Marketing Cloud isn't for me and I think I'll find another job.

Some rather promising Victorian State Government (multiple positions) roles have come up so I'll try my luck

How are you finding government roles? On seek?
- Careers.vic.gov.au is the best site, I got my SRO contract role through there in 2021. It's a really good site for public service roles!

Fark it's cold inside my non insulated house 😔

No go with the trial shift today: I have COVID! Yay!

😱😭💀⚰️

husband insists on playing tv shows with very loud bass sound bar. we have a tiny lounge area and a small screen. I just can't even stay in the same room, even if it's a show I love

it's not immersive, it's unreal and doesn't add to the experience ,

Gawd walking to dans for goon just now after shifting those couches to the tip yesterday has roooned me.

Quads are on fire.

On the plus side all the neighbours were out doing their gardening things on the way home all saying hello to eachother so that was wholesome.

This morning I was saying g'day to all the adeladinans that walked past me. I got 3 hellos from 9 gdays, but the 6 who didn't reply all had earphones in so they get a pass I guess

Doing overtime for the first time ever this week. Only an extra hour per day but it's really taking it out of me! Little extra money next payday will sure be nice though

I just found my spare car key, which I lost about 10 years ago! It was in a magnetic keyholder on the inside of the door of my shed in the carport. Now that I have found it I have a vague recollection of putting it there because I need to move the car to fully open the shed door. Obviously this did not turn out to be a helpful move.

Ah the wonderful recollections of putting an item intentionally somewhere only after you find it. How useful is that?
Hiding it so well you couldn't find it!

Got a cold call for a job that's a lot like what I used to do so I'm 95% sure I don't want it, but I've got dragged into a chat with the director on Monday anyway despite telling the recruiter it's probably not for me??

Am bored/curious so I'll go, although I don't like wasting people's time... but geez the recruiter was persistent. I'm sure he must be getting a cut for any interview he scores even though the chance of converting it into a hire is low

Never feel bad about wasting a company's time when it comes to hiring. Everyone gets jerked around in the hiring process, it's good to give it back to them now and then
- Very fair point. That makes me feel better about going in out of sheer curiosity and to work out where I fit in in the industry and maybe make a couple connections. It has been a long road towards not taking these evaluations too personally (whether positive or negative) or feel like I need to be selling myself at all times. And it's a small industry, so it's easy to feel over-conscious about what people think, but I'm sure I can still maintain a decent enough profile with a gracious "thanks but no thanks" at the end of the interview.
They don't get a cut for the interview, but they do if you are hired and it's a lot. Something like 5-10% of your salary. If they fill a $100k position, they get something like $10k. Or, their employer does. Which is why you see so many recruiters self-employed.
- I figured it should be for hires, not just finding candidates and getting interviews. Guy must be a bit of a rookie if he thinks I'd seriously convert into a hire but I guess it's a tight market in that specific sector.

Nothing makes me feel richer than buying something that's hidden behind the counter and only has empty boxes on the shelves

Are you responsible enough with that stamp young friend?
One day you'll be able to tell the younger generation "back in my day we had stamps and they kept them behind the counter".
- back in my day there used to be stamp vending machines. You put your 2 or 5c coin in and a single stamp would come out and you would have to detach it from the perforations
  https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.freeimageslive.co.uk%2Ffiles%2Fimages009%2Fstamp_vending_machine.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=d4527005fa91006019c0a201b6ec1dc4d792f56c1dd387b78d4c862c4a69af09&ipo=images
- Are you responsible enough with that stamp young friend?
  I don't think so old friend. I had to google how the hell they worked and even now I'm essentially just guessing. It said it's $1.20 postage to Melbourne, so I think it'll arrive. In any case, I learnt through an eBay seller that Auspost don't just refuse to deliver if you don't put enough stamps on, they just make the recipient pay the difference, so I can't really mess up (I think)

It's cold outside, going out in full scarf, coat, beanie and gloves kit today.

What happened to the whether inbetween the extremes?

Hope you brought a bag to carry those in on the way home 😁

Kittenpants was swaying a little while sitting so I was worried about the infection moving to her inner ear. Tied her normal carrier to the pram frame and dragged our butts down to emergency. Yep. Ear infection. They prescribed her more drops but didn't have the ear cleaner wash in stock.

I'm completely wiped out for the next few days, the normal vet and pet shop will likely be shut tomorrow and so I've ordered the ear cleaner wash online and will wipe her ears out with warm water until that arrives. Pet shop didn't have fast delivery... I'm wondering if I should have chanced it in an uber tomorrow morning and just seen if somewhere was open :(

1am smoke alarm battery pipping. An alarm that was supposedly serviced in January. Fuck these fraudster companies!

I've ordered another pet pram to replace the ruined one (keeping the frame as a spare part). Support has been a bit spotty the last few weeks and the little one still seems a bit off, so I want the security of knowing I can get Melbcat to the vet by myself in an emergency. My physical health/ability is another matter but it's much easier with weight bearing wheels. The last pram paid for itself.

Really shitty at that cattery for making me shell out again

It was only a little itty bitty tiny weenie bit of fluffy wind at the dinner table and I immediately knew that was a mistake.

yesterday's garlic chorizo caught up with you, eh
- Nah my body's way of saying "it's that time of month soon. Let me give you a belly rumble and a backache" as a warning.

my new orchid flowered today

Lovely. I like that orange shade.
- it's not a spectacular flower but the colour shading is definitely nice

Autumn is here

I saw sriracha hommus at Aldi and I wanted to buy it to freak my husband out because IT'S NOT HOMMUS IF THERE'S THINGS ADDED TO IT! 😂

Why does it even exist? Everyone who might like this will already have Hommus and Sirracha in their homes.
- I guess it's a novelty. Someone trying to come up with different combos.
jalapeño hummus is the bomb
- Using chillis as a vessel to shovel hommus inside one's mouth is a common thing. Using it in the hommus is a very westernised thing.
It's not even that good.
- What hommus or hommus + sriracha?

Anyone want to play 5 min bad art? I’m bored.

OPP, how can I explain it?

Oven popped perfection
Other people's....pumpkins 🙀
Overtly Perverted Piranhas
- You will not speak of my after eight staff like that!
(If the real answer to this might involve flamingos or pineapples you can pm me, but I might not be polite)
- catfishin! haha
Old Pompous Platypus
Olfactorily Pleasing Penis
Oblique & Peripheral Purposes ??
Obsessively Popped Pimples
Onus Penis Peeker

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

Pretzels and beer please. Dam all health nazis, I wants what I wants.
- 🥨🥨🍺
- Proost!
Coddled eggs & cheesy toast please
- 🥰🥚🥚🧀🍞
Hong Kong style breakfast spread 🇭🇰
- 🍳🍳🥩🍞🍲🥛☕️

I've been roped into the footy tipping thing this year, usually manage avoid it. Being in IT, nobody in my immediate team cares. With few exceptions, they know only that the sport exists. They wouldn't even be able to name more than a couple of teams.
Now, I have to somehow find $25. I feel like I'm in some RPG game.

Quest: Join Footy Tipping competition
You need:

✅ Footy tipping account.
⬜ $25 Joining Fee

Side Quest: Obtain $25
You need:

⬜ Find an ATM
⬜ Withdraw $40
⬜ Find something to buy that costs between $10 & $15

I haven't dealt with cash in years. It is very annoying. I am absolutely out of practice.

Cash? AFL? How primitive.
hmm why cash? Can't transfer it to the person who's managing it?

Sadly my credit card's interest free period on all purchases has come to an end. For 15 months I have had $10,000 parked in a savings account earning interest, which has gained me about $550 just for not paying off my card. I'm sad to see it go, but I guess its work is done. I just have to get used to seeing a minimal balance in my card offset account again.

lovely and sunny out there

really want to to walk but I must rest

My current decluttering spree is like going back in time through all of my various short-lived hobby enthusiasms. Today was fishing. So much equipment, barely used. ☹️

It mostly looks ok, but a rat has had a nibble on a section of padding on the bag's carry strap. But everything else looks like it's in good shape, so hopefully I'll be able to find it a new home. Alternatively I might have an bunch of "is this available" messages followed by ghosting, it's always hard to tell which way Marketplace is going to go.

Miss Meow enjoyed going through everything with me, although she was not impressed when I added a piece of paper to the rubbish bag she was sitting in.

Hiya

hi mum

Move review

A Vampire in the Family. Netflix.

great movie, if only it were that easy irl to get rid of blood sucking in laws

4 hobbits

What vampire movie gets your highest rating?
- @uselessmoderngod @Seagoon let the right one in
- Lost Boys, always.
- For fun The Fearless Vampire Hunters. For a little bit of horror Shadow of the Vampire, and of course all the Hammer Horror Christopher Lee movies.
  Coppola's vampire movie is under rated, it's basically a homage to silent movies.

Perfect day for WFH in shorts, uggs and a hoodie.

I love autumn days like this.

Tried to do the move details for my gas and electricity and had to phone AGL twice, the second time to actually have them do it since the system wouldn't accept the info.
I need a drink.

I'm watching this doco called Love has won: the cult of mother God. Right at the start we are told that Mother God has passed on and her body is still warm so she must be a God. Um no. I think it has to do with the thousand and one Christmas lights wrapped around her mummified corpse. But I'm no scientist. Then it's apparent they are tripping on hallucinogenics non stop throughout the day. No wonder they are seeing angels. This is fucking hilarious.