I did it! I got the contact I interviewed for. I just need to go through reference checks and I’ll start in a week. Everything has worked out and lined up for once.
This will get me on the other side of Christmas if I don’t get anything else, and it will give me recent experience in the space I want to work in again.
Amazing, congrats!
Great news!
Congrats!
Yay, that’s awesome!! Congrats!!
congrats!
Congratulations 🎉
Congrats!
Woo!
Fuck yes!!!
Dude I’m so happy for you ❤️
Thanks everyone. This 2 weeks has gone from a rather stressful period to a kind of paid holiday by my old work. I’m ready to put clunky systems, sales teams, and clueless managers behind me. It’s been great having this space to vent and get support from everyone while I’ve gone through this
That is great news!
That’s awesome and moved along quicker than I thought.
Congrats!
This has turned the termination into a blessing in disguise because I’d been speaking to recruiters and the biggest thing stopping me from moving into a contract was my notice period
Is it just a short term contract you’re getting? Any chance of it being extended?
Yeah, it’s about 6 months and these things do tend to get extended. I can put in for longer term things in that time or just see what happens where I am
God work is over. I need sleep and maybe some uber eats.
Tbh I’m still buzzing.
When I first got sober, the guy I lived with had a friend who ran open mic nights in Brunswick.
He got me to go along to watch and I ended up doing them for about a year every week. Was probably one of the few things that made me feel good about myself in those early days. Where you try to figure out who you are and what the hell normal life is supposed to be.
Once it was my birthday and they brought out a cake which was probably the happiest I’d been in more than 5ish years.
I stopped when I got into bands playing guitar again, and with Tafe and work, just stopped singing in general.
The band I was mainly concentrating on, and had an album recorded, gigs lined up etc died when lock downs happened.
Last night was a real big step back into live music. Thanks again everyone for all your support over the last 12ish months.
Means a hell of a lot ❤️
/rant
I’m really regretful that I didn’t come. It sounds like you were amazing and that everyone had a lot of fun!
All good! I’ll be going every 2nd week I reckon as it gives me time to learn new material. So if you ever feel like it, hit me up :)
We surely did! Be there or be square! (showing my age here)
Wet walk with the doggo on my rdo
Always gets to me that dogs loooove doing this, then crack the shits at the thought of a B.A.T.H.
This doggo hates a bath, but will happily walk straight in to a warm shower after a creek walk.
Seagoon update: login issues and she is waiting for her new account to be approved
I’m glad to hear she is not Seagone. The unexpected absence was concerning.
Can I pre-order a fancy big cake for a welcome back celebration?
Yes. Complete with marzipan art brushes and a fluffy meringue pair of cats on the top.
We have begun preparations
I’m glad to hear she is not Seagone.
😂
WE WANT SEAGOON, WE WANT SEAGOON, WE WANT SEAGOON!
We have no power here
Awesome ❤️
Wait, what? There’s no accounts waiting for approval?
HR dumped this on a random desk in my office to show their gratitude for all we do. Starts off with “Hi team”. There’s two people who work in this area, me and someone else and we aren’t in the same team, not even in the same site technically.
Dunno why they couldn’t be honest and just say they found this at the back of their cupboard when doing a clean out. It would have been less insulting.
Someone in HR has children that no longer likes these snacks so has empty their pantry on your desk.
Exactly my thoughts, lol.
Comes on the same day the site I work at was in the news because someone went whistle blowing to the media about conditions.
Very Homer Simpson “Inanimate? I’ll show you inanimate” vibes.
😂
You have to let it be known that a gift card would be more appreciated next time.
Probably done with the “best of intentions”, trouble is best of intentions really don’t mean shit when acting on behalf of the company.
Check the use by dates.
Can’t see any on them. Lol.
You’re still gonna eat some though I bet
Nah. I have a weird thing about packet food from strangers so I won’t touch it.
In that case, perhaps we can go trick or treating together on Halloween ?😀
Dan does the tricks, God gets the treats. Seems fair 🤷🏼♀️
Haha like a lolly pimp 😎
The only legit type of pimp
Leave it all openly placed in your desk bin?
They’re down in Hobart. They’ll never see it. Was basically a dump and run.
Mail it back (on the company dime of course)
Gosh that is tempting.
As a fundraiser, the school sent us to a website where you can view some art your kid has done and then order it as a pillow, tote bag, calendar or a bunch of other options. Only this website lets you look at every piece of art that every kid in the school has done and pick any art any kid at the school has done. You just say I want this kid’s art on my $15 tote bag, thanks.
My dilemma is my kid is not the greatest artist in the school.
If you want to send a message to encourage art improvement, get another kids art on a tote or framed lol
“This could be you one day. But for now, it’s little Tommy in your class.”
As a parent you’re obligated to get your own kid’s art.
Without a doubt!
Yeah, we will of course. His artwork is even pretty good - particularly for him.
Maybe if you want you can ask him if he wants to pick one out as well.
You go the cheapest option available with your own child’s artwork and you will love it because it’s the best artwork ever.
Ps. Can you please approve Seagoon’s new login details.
There are no new account requests waiting for approval.
Well, there was one, but it was some spam about roof repairs in Canberra and I rejected that one. Now, there are none waiting.I’ve sent a message to her.
who cares? its made with love. trumps any kind of artistic talent any day of the week.
Sounds like a copyright nightmare. Did you sign some sort of release?
I’m not sure what the dilemma is? You afraid nobody will buy their artwork?
@Duenan has hit the issue right on the head. 😆
Oh right, I thought that was a given that you would buy one. Shit, I’ll buy one
Say to the kid ‘hey you can do ANY of them! Which one you like?’
Something that’s not getting as much publicity as it probably should. This got put up in the Coburg library, a friend of mine alerted me to it last night.
That’s wild are you gonna ask your dr for the test? It would be good if it can be cleared with antibiotics. Edit: nvm I just saw your post yesterday
Now I’m worried about the dry skin around my nose, though I’m sure it’s just allergies. I hope you feel better soon, Peeler, it’s gonna be okay 💜
Googling it because I’ve never heard of it before:
“A rare and exotic bacterial infection of the skin and soft tissue”
exotic makes it sound so appealing, lol.
until you find out it’s carried by possum shit and then you freak out
ooh I had one a few years ago on the back of my calf. Was basically a 10c coin sized thing that took about a year to go away. Got it from down the bellarine where it’s quite common. For me it was really mild / didn’t hurt or itch. Interestingly the bacteria belongs to the same family as tuberculosis and leprosy.
Mine started like a ringworm looking thing, so I treated it accordingly and it flared up massively and popped up in a couple of other places on my biceps and thighs. Then I went to the Dr and he thought it was Impetigo so prescribed me antibiotics for a week. It did nothing and during that week spread even worse. Now I have open ulcerating wounds on my thighs and biceps, with other spots like the original ones popping up on my calves and lower arms 😳😳😳
It’s a Friday and I’m still feeling despondent and miserable in my bones despite every effort to cheer up. What a drag… At least I’m meeting up with a friend on Sunday as a reward for the mega-clean I gotta do tomorrow. Booked in 4 rental inspections for Sat, Mon and Tue. None are exactly ideal places but I gotta start inspecting at least for my own mental health.
I hope you find something suitable. What’s happened is really, really fucked up.
The power imbalance between landlord and renter in this country is insane. It breeds a contempt for renters.
Australia could be a paradise, but instead we’re desperately trying to find somewhere to live. For a 1st world country to be using housing as a commodity is repugnant.
Thanks mate. I agree that the obsession with real estate as investment and this rent-seeking economy has been deleterious to the fabric of society on so many levels. It is not good for anyone’s psyche…
I’m increasingly convinced that the only real way I’ll earn enough decent coin is to live with family for a while rather than upskill/work harder. Not easy living with them (and they’re interstate), but easier than sharehousing with strangers at this age.
It’s otherwise so futile, pissing away so much of my hard work just to pay someone else’s mortgage and taxes.
I hope you have some luck looking at the rentals this week.
At least looking might give you some options. Hopefully the pricing will be better too in light of that.
Relax and have a nice dinner tonight.
There is one place I just saw that I’m keen on, it is a bit further away but not hugely (15-20 min drive to work) and ticks every other box. Inspection tomorrow morning.
I’m prefilling the application so I can apply asap if it suits, although my latest payslip doesn’t reflect my updated annual pay (as my change in hours kicks in from next pay cycle), and I haven’t asked for a rental ledger from my current LL yet.
I’m worried that I won’t be a very competitive tenant given that I’m single and on a confusing PT wage but I just gotta try.
Drank last night, drinking tonight (because I forgot my FIL was coming over from Perth, and always goes to the turf bar lol), prolly drinking tomorrow (races that FIL must do when he comes to Melbs).
If I end up depression-posting, remind me I’ve been drinking for three days straight please
I’m not gonna tell you about the perils of drinking but make sure you’ve got something in ya guts before ya start boozing ok.
I had a big feast of fish and chips just before lol thank you! I shall try to remember to remain hydrated!!
👍
my long son
Such a sweet boy! Gibson is a very, very different type of cat lol
Beautiful 😍
Hey so you all know my body is giving me an extremely hard time with eating/food and I’m still in a very long process of finding out why.
Would it be weird if I kept contributing to the Tucker Time thread/wherever with things I’ve had in the past or look good?
I’m trying to get the Aussie corner of Lemmy more active
No it’s not weird and I’d love you to contribute.
Sweet, I’ma check if chicken is still cheap (I know there’s a limit on eggs) and post a nice simple chicken doner I saw
Edit: Food Australia instance, that’s what I was thinking of
Tossing and turning for ages. Too wired to fall asleep lol
Goodnight everyone ❤️
Still awake?
Men have an age old solution to this problem.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’m so glad it worked out for you, sounded like you all had a blast! 🤜🏻🤛🏻
Thanks! Yeah it was a really good time. The people at the venue were real nice and having some peeps from this thread to hang out with as well made it awesome!
Sox is being unbearably cute today. Cuts through the ennui a bit, even though I’ve been neglecting her, lost in my own darkness. I’ve carefully kept away her very long whisker from last night as a good luck charm for the weeks ahead.
kawaii
If you can, I highly recommend burying your face in her fur. It really calms me; just move away if she stops purring. As long as you don’t use your hands, may tolerate it. It really helps me stay grounded, the smell of mickey, his scent mixed lightly with the clean litter. They’re soothing animals.
Saving whiskers is something I wish I started sooner. But I’ve been collecting them now and keeping them in a tin container. I hope to make him a toy with them when I have enough because he likes to eat them lol. I think keeping soxcats whiskers is a good omen, a positive influence that cats (and animals) can bring to our lives.
Wishing you a chill, cool night, Kitten. 💜💜💜
Finally got food into me.
Not feeling too great today. Was out grocery shopping and felt a wave of dizziness and, ears felt blocked and I came down with major sweats.
If I didn’t have a wall or trolley with me I would have needed to sit down right then and there.
Anyway I did manage to do my shopping and I am home now.
Going to maybe get another sandwich and coffee and sit down for awhile.
Maybe grab some cold and flu tablets just in case
Ill take some panadol and nutafen for the moment just incase since that’s all I have.
I’ve literally sat here doing nothing except the laundry ever since I got home.
I had about 3 hours sleep last night, so that sounds like a great day lol
Not really to be honest. Feeling a bit rubbish after my episode today.
How come you couldn’t sleep last night? Too wired from last night?
Way too wired. Just feeling real positive and in a good mood! I’m not saying I’m unhappy a lot, but it’s a nice change from the norm.
Anyone know if Seagoon is okay?
I’ve noticed her absence as well, I hope she is okay 💜
