Ejh3k @ Ejh3k @lemmy.world

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My university's mascot was a panther. And while I was on student government we tried to pass a resolution that basically said that because we were at an institute of higher learning we shouldn't have a mascot that empirically doesn't exist.

It didn't get passed.

What's funnier to me is that they changed their mascot to essentially be a mountain lion. We have absolutely zero mountains anywhere near us.

Oh, it's a massive win. All of my leaderships support me 100% on this. The person in civil service (basically the person that adjudicates these things)called me after I filed the grievance, mad as hell that they would have ever thought to do such a thing in the first place. And they said they were taking it to our president so they could get approval to punish this person appropriately. It's a huge slam dunk.

I was able to file a grievance against a person everyone hates. It's a slam dunk grievance, I even have evidence from their Instagram.

Everyone that I've told about it has been over the moon that someone gets to put them in their place finally.

Monday morning we have our big meeting regarding it, and I'm going to straight up fuck their ass up. I hope they quit. Seriously, they are such assholes to everyone. No one has a nice thing to say about them.

Estados Unidos Mexicanos

Wait until people learn what Mexico's real name is.

And what is the maximum?

I have a boomer boss and he has a hard time with email. He also didn't know how to zoom in when taking a picture.

So completely forget excel.

My last job was my favorite job I've ever had. Great boss, good pay, paid winters off, leading crews, lots of people I liked. But the hours sucked the rest of the year, and it was fucking hard work.

My new job is union, pay isn't as good, but the benefits (health/retirement) are fantastic. Also, it's a 37.5 hour work week. I don't have paid winters off, but I have plenty of PTO, sick, and I can accrue comp time. No more overnights, and the work is a lot less physical.

If I were you, I'd take whatever job offer you get and try and leverage it for a raise and ask for the opportunity to move up. With all the training you said you've been doing, it's obvious they know you know what you are doing. They may want to keep you around.

Ages ago, when I was in the army, my best friend couldn't get promoted because his arms wouldn't straighten. It was a super dumb issue which prevented him to properly do a push up, and because of that he could t pass the PT test.

Finally months and months of doctors and paperwork, he receives a waiver and is getting promoted.

Our commander is giving a little speech about follow through and perseverance or something, and he says, "and because of his funny arms"

I immediately blurted out, "Yeah, they're really humourous."

In a crowd of 40 people, I think one person got it. I still think it was my best joke I ever cracked at a moments notice.

Didn't polestar just only release their first electric car in the past year or two? This whole thing is fucking nonsense.

Its papyrus!

What is it from?

Tenet in 70mm IMAX was absolutely incredible. I'm sorry you don't get it.

I went to university, and I currently work at university. Unless you know what you want to do, and that absolutely requires a degree, and you are 100% certain to get a job in that field, then go to university.

Otherwise, go learn a trade and join a union. By the time your friends are graduating college, you'll already be well established in your career and making much more than they likely will straight out of school.

The income ceiling is lower without a degree, but you get there much faster, have great benefits, and get to retire a lot earlier.

Also, there is nothing saying that you can't eventually go to university and get a degree.

Scientology?

Im just surprised 15 people saw your comment.

Must have been a bump in people this weekend.

Cool. Any other uninteresting facts you'd like to share?

There's some things imperial is just better at. Like temperature. 100 f is hot, but literally not even half as hot as 100 c. We as people can perceive imperial temperatures a lot better than metric.