ChexMax @ ChexMax @lemmy.world

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Hotels definitely have hidden fees, plus fees like $40 a night for a parking space. They know you're traveling, so why not just include that fee in the price of the room? It's a scam.

It sounds like you want planning to be fun or enjoyable. Do you think you might be better at it if you accept : this is going to suck, I'm not going to like it, but it has to get done.

If I wait to feel motivated or to think I'll enjoy something it'll just never get done.

Planning with a partner under these conditions isn't great. I end up pretty agitated and just want to get it over with. Maybe try to divide and conquer rather than plan together?

Maybe you take the less fun parts so planning doesn't ruin any of the trip for you. She can plan the fun activities, and food/reservations and you can plan the actual travel and maybe accommodations?

Another thing that helps me with this kind of thing is I'll set up my laptop and notebook right next to my relax spot on the couch. I don't have to do the work right now, I just have to get everything set up. Then, later when I'm on the couch, I'm more likely to actually do the research because I don't burn out getting everything I need / all set up.

I've been a receptionist, and I've been an office manager - if you have the choice, go for office manager! Depending on the size of the office you basically still are the receptionist you just have a lot more responsibility. For me, the hardest part of being a receptionist were the days where I had basically nothing to do but still had to sit there and look pleasant. If you work in an office where you can wear a Bluetooth piece in your ear, you can listen to podcasts which takes care of the monotony aspect.

The other hardest hurdle for me is not letting details fall through the cracks. I have come up with some checks and balances systems to make sure nothing gets forgotten, and obviously I write every single thing down as it's asked of me. I cannot rely on my brain to just remember a task someone asked me to do. I make a lot of lists.

You can also fill downtime with stuff like an online typing class which just looks like you're sending emails or whatever from the outside. Sitting and doing nothing is just too hard.

For what it's worth, I know they're the same in the DSM now, but I'm not hyperactive. If you are, being a receptionist might not be for you.

My car requires you to be in park to pair /unpair at least initially. It's several steps to pair /unpair after that. Because it's complicated, if I'm driving a passenger, I end up doing it for them even though I'm driving. Maybe you're thinking of a whole new system, but calling op stupid and unthinking is short-sighted on your part.

Do your kids homeschool? You do guys work from home? I've gotten it twice, both times from my office. There are only like 10 of us in a hybrid office, but that's still enough exposure.

The problem with this is that if a non-manufacturer sells the "same" product, and they both use the same warehouse, Amazon keeps both versions of the product in the same bin, and there's no way to guarantee whether you're getting the real product or the knockoff.

If you buy post-it notes from the official post-it's Amazon store, they're not necessarily giving you post-its from the official post-its stock. You could be getting post-its from seller A6Zodiyn which were never stored properly and several years old so the sticky note glue doesn't hold anymore. But both sellers were selling post-its in the same packaging, so they're in the same box in the warehouse and what the pickers grab is random.

But also the completely fake post-its are in that box too, and they don't stick as well plus their color is off, and there are fewer sheets per pad. But because the outer packaging is the same, same same warehouse box.

Dang, if I had to produce anything creative in the morning it would turn out completely uninspired. 9pm? Creativity out the wazoo. All my best projects happen in the middle of the night. 10am? It's hard to do regular problem solving for work emails. My brain is just not turned on for several hours after I wake up.

I purchased a catering dinner package (which came with tea, coffee, and lemonade) and full open bar - apparently neither of these included water. That was an additional $200.00.

Since you're asking for anecdotes: my VR headset consistently made me sick following 30 min to an hour at the absolute max. I still played dozens of times for short spurts, but it never got better for me.

Those of us who would revolt are too tired from working the hours to keep up with rent :( landlord raised mine another $380 this month. I was already using savings to pay for groceries. I'm almost 30 and move back to my parents' home next month.

It may be a better question to ask if you're immature enough to date her. A relationship doesn't rise to the level of the more mature person, it sinks to the level of the less. Do you consider yourself mature? If yes, you should move along. Are you a little behind your peers? This might be great for both of you! The amount of life experience and growing up is so great during 19 to 25 is so much per year that for this relationship to really serve you you probably need to be meeting in the middle. The idea that she should have to be making the sacrifices of a relationship you have in your late 20s isn't really fair to her.

Unless she's had some very difficult life experiences, she's probably not ready to forgo the types of relationships you have at 19, 20, 21 and she may really regret giving them up later. Maybe you didn't have those relationships which is why you're pursuing them now? If so, it may be a good fit!

If your life experiences up until now are similar (dating experience, financial experience, independence, working experience) then this relationship is more likely to avoid a power imbalance, but because she's so young, the most likely way for these to be true is if you're behind. It's unlikely she's going to have years of living independently while working to support herself under her belt, or several long term relationships.

A date or three to learn all this about her isn't going to hurt! Have fun! But if you learn she's inexperienced compared to you in most things, it doesn't matter how mature she is, it's unfair to her to put her in a power dynamic where she has to advocate for her needs with less life experience than you in so many categories.

How old were you? It seems so wild that you'd be young enough to not understand that the button inputs had any effect, but old enough to understand the concept of coding

When I brought up seatbelts to anti maskers they usually told me they didn't think the government should be allowed to tell them to wear a seatbelt either. These people are idiots who will fight against self preservation on principle, bless their hearts.

This is the answer. We are in this position now. Husband still unemployed, but has turned down several low offers. If we didn't have savings, he would have taken a job below what is enough to live on, but at least it'd be something.

With the cushion, he job searches full time instead outside working hours.

Yes, or say if workers keep demanding, inflation will rise as if we're not asking for more literally just trying to keep up. Between rent, insurance, transportation, and groceries, we went from saving a ton every month and are now paycheck to paycheck.

My husband asked for 75 recently at an interview and was scoffed at and offered 60. We can't budget enough to survive on that in our area. We want to be able to go to the doctor once in a while.

I don't care if my company replaces me same day if I die. They should.

Don't go out of your way for a company that will fire you if you get sick. That's the big one.

Seems like this person is actually very easy to predict... She's always going to drop you. Why do you keep going back?

This is true, but then I feel guilty throwing the bag away because it's thicker, reusable, and more expensive. If I'm bagging a cinnamon roll, I want it to be cheap and less guilt not washing it out and re-using it.

Except it's not really you /get/ to fill it out. It's more like you have to start filling it or you will die. If you ever let your pen stall for too long, you will become homeless, and you will starve. I'm just so tired and my page is still so blank.

Except now you're supposed to tip on pickup orders. I am feeling so much tripping fatigue.