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Probably petty but I just declined a "pre-work assessment" because after reading the fine print it appears some of it will be AI assessed, and it also requested access to my webcam while I sat the test to record me.
I've emailed the recruiter and told them I'm withdrawing my application and why I'm withdrawing it. Probably won't hear anything back but I'd rather not work for a company that can't even assess me themselves.
Yeah no thanks. F that. Good on you for having self respect enough to say "Jog on"!
Creepy. That's really gross. Good on ya for pushing back, I'm worried that this is the way of the future
It very much is. I'm in the process of trying to change jobs in the public sector, and easily 8/10 result in some sort of psychometric testing or one-way video interview with absolutely no human interaction. I've heard from friends in the private sector it's all very much the same as well, lots of video pitches and AI assessments through 3rd party agencies.
As an enjoyer of Asian mushrooms, having sampled a wide variety of mushrooms from Asia, I can testify that none of the popular Asian mushrooms look remotely like death cap.
When in doubt, blame it on an Asian
Mushroom Murder Lady is a cack. "Asian grocery store" my ass, she's a racist apparently.
Edit: also she lives in a smallish community in buttfuck Vic and she doesn't remember which of the three "asian groceries" she went to? Ha ha ha, liar!
She's already tried and convicted in the court of public opinion. And the media. May all the gods/goddesses help truth be known. I refuse to be a slave to Murdoch media.
EDIT: there's a nasty smell of 'a dingo took my baby' about this whole thing. And look how that turned out - eventually.
Agreed. She was right to be distrustful of media.
She's such a typical and easy target of societal hatred. She's middle aged and not pretty. She's working class from a poor rural town. She's white so she's a safe target, no risk being called racist if they pick on her. She is nervous and inarticulate, that doesn't make her guilty. She might really hate those people, that still doesn't mean she's guilty. She does dumb things because she's scared, that doesn't mean she's guilty. There's loads of people I hate but I would never think of killing them. The world thinks they know how a murderer behaves or what a murderer would say and if she doesn't measure up she's "guilty".
All I know is the whole world is crazy , they will chew her up and spit her out, destroying decades of her life just for a few days of gossip, higher ratings and ad revenue.
As someone who was friends with her, Erin Patterson is not some dumb country, working class, bumpkin. She is incredibly intelligent and last time I spoke to her she was studying veterinary science and could calculate PI to a ridiculous number of places in her head. Both of her parents were academics and she came from money. She could be really manipulative and could hold a grudge, but when I knew her there was no way she would ever intentionally harm someone like she is being accused of doing.
also she lives in a smallish community in buttfuck Vic and she doesn’t remember which of the three “asian groceries” she went to
She also has a property in Mt Waverly and claims that's where the "Asian grocery" is. Apparently Mt Waverly has two Korean grocery stores, and two other grocery stores that sell east or southeast Asian goods. Still doesn't make sense.
Also, threw out the dehydrator that she didn't use to dehydrate the dried mushrooms she bought. That doesn't hold water at all.
That doesn’t hold water at all
Makes sense.. it's a dehydrator
Goddammit. Take my uplem and go
I really didn't need to take today off work, I'm not leaving for the airport until 4:30pm, but godDAMN I'm glad I did 😎
I just need to shave, beard trim, shower and pack the toiletries I use for that and I'm good to go!
No word yet on my business class upgrade bid.. they said they'd email between 24 and 9 hours before the flight so that means up until 11:25am. I'm expecting I won't get it.
I remember you were going to hire a car. Normally one would just pick it up at LAX on arrival (or wherever your final flight lands). Please please Be extra careful and take it easy when driving due to jet lag. Your reaction times are WAY off.
Uh oh. Uh oh uh oh uh oh. Was having a good enough day, but after being made aware of some stuff at work that is very very relevant to my particular skill set but purposely kept from me because of some contrived administrative procedural thing that I am still completely unclear about, I am having a Moment trying to regulate the rush of trauma-response emotions of being unworthy or punished or abandoned, and also unprecedented rage trying not to scream I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU BUT YOU WOULDN'T LISTEN. This is definitely a Bad Vibe.
I am going to read some saved emails of people saying very lovely things to me and then reach out to some friends. Specifically one who works in actual proper HR and can tell me the calm factual aspects of what's going on, what the next steps are and how to resolve it with assertiveness, instead of getting struck in angry toddler space.
probably an obvious comment to make but if you are feeling it, take some notes on the situation at hand, being as factual as you can given the circumstances. contemporaenous notes are powerful documents to possess during conflicts and when things go to shit.
So far so good... the dreaded wait for everyone to finish boarding before I know for sure
Even if a baby does arrive it won’t take up much space. You’ll probably still get the armrest
Me: minding my own business
My brain: blows and pops bubblegum 'Hey'
Me: 'What'
My brain: 'So like why haven't we got that job we applied for an hour ago?'
me: sighs
Finally have completed my exercises for today. It was a hectic day at work, and hectic even before I left the house! The Minipeelers are both currently ill; the Miniest has improved and the Elder was coughing a bit and looking a bit NQR at the time, so I thought bugger it, they might as well both have the day off. I set them up with their needs as much as possible before I left so it's less their father has to do. Today however was the day the WGAC delivery arrived and also the grocery delivery arrived early (with all the disso, Glen 20 and tissues etc). The Elder Minipeeler showed a brilliant side of himself in taking the initiative and bringing it in mostly on his own (he woke his dad to help with the groceries but by his own admission Mr Peeler wasn't much help). Was also totally supportive to the Miniest, helping to keep hydrated and offering food. I said, "you're a great brother and a great son too, and I'm proud of you." Bloody legend.
Man, I hate the anxiety that comes with applying for jobs. Just give me the job now please me good worker much experienced.
Hello this is Force? Oh yes Outlier1031! Yeh they worked for me for about 18 months - honestly one of the most productive staff we had, it sucked they left. Amazing workplace culture fit too - super friendly and got along with everyone. Yeh look if you don't accept them for the job let me know I'm actually short staffed myself now. Yeh no worries.
Haha thank you. I should put on my resume 'my aussie zone friends think i'm cool' milhouse voice
The FIFA women's World Cup has turned me into a fan of soccer/football, I was so invested in the Matilda's game on Saturday and had so many emotions. It was so good!!
So it's pretty to sign easy up to volunteer for the yes23 campaign. I did it this morning. I can't manage much more than handing out how to vote cards, but I'll probably do a couple more things in the mean time. I think this is a time to step up. Deciding you're going to vote yes and figuring everyone else around you is "Melbourne Basic Woke 101" is probably not enough. https://www.yes23.com.au/volunteer
The no campaign is based on complete bullshit. Pretty much the cookers and liberal cunts who grew up after their covid misinformation campaigns have learned their lessons very well. They know how to make people believe conspiracy theories and are under no obligation to tell the truth.
Our democracy is a bit of a joke, but it's no laughing matter what colonialism has done in Australia and all over the world. The yes side are doing an ok job, but Albo is a bit of a wet paper bag.
Saturday night was a bit of a change from the usual routine of early drinks and a takeaway, instead we booked in for a dinner and a show. Broadway it was not, this was in Parkdale. The dinner was great. If you like Italian food and excellent service, Bueno is highly recommended.
Then things got a bit surreal. We arrived at the little theatre on Parkers Road about 20 mins before the play was due to start, thinking we'd get some pre-show drinks. The bar was open, but the people staffing it were not allowed to sell alcohol, so we ducked out to a nearby bar for a quick glass of wine before returning to the theatre. This was the moment when the Matildas were in the penalty shoot out and we kind of got drawn into watching that on the pub TV, but it went on so long we had only a minute or two before the play was about to start. We dashed back to the foyer and someone was watching the penalties on their phone, so we and a bunch of other strangers gathered round to watch. The theatre staff saw what was going on and actually delayed the start of the play until the winning kick lol.
The play was a self-written murder mystery by a local amateur dramatics group. Good on them for trying, but it was just awful and we left at the interval. Not sure if the guy in the audience (all 20 of us) who had fallen asleep and was snoring loudly made it to the end.
had to cancel camping trip since Im still crook. Kiddo has hit 4 months so he's not sleeping (plus he is sick too). And when he WILL sleep its only for the MRS so she's stuck doing almost all the night stuff. All is not well in the break household.
I might be putting an offer on a house to someone who is apparently desperate to sell for personal reasons. I'm going for another look and will get a building inspector to also take a look. The kitchen needs to be redone because apparently it was made for Shaq - for real the bench tops are so high - and the oven looks like it wouldn't be up to code (it's all old anyway).
The house has been on the market for a long time without much interest it appears as well.
I was once told that the first offer you make should be so low it even embarrasses you to offer it. I figure if the guy is keen to sell and "very flexible" may as well try it - especially given a few things need to be done to the house. It's livable now, but it needs a split system, a small part of it is unfinished (very minor and no big deal but why I am also getting a building inspector) and definitely needs a new kitchen so I figure I'll put those reasonings in for a lower offer too.
Any one ever done this? This is all new to me. It scares me spending so much money.
When we brought this place I had put in 3 offers on other places and got royaly dicked around. So I called the agent and went "My offer is 5k below asking range. Take it or leave it. Present it to your clients and if they agree you'll have the writing in offer 2 seconds after you call me. But Im not sending you a deposit to just talk to them". Turns out we were the only one, got it for 5k below the asking range (which even then was probably 10k too much). Worst case, they come back and say "Nah, how about X instead". But you never open negotiations high in the vendors favor. You miss 100% of the shots you dont take. Good luck!
I am having very intrusive thoughts about the recycling skip I saw outside the leopold shopping centre last week.
The amount of cardboard in it would suppress all of my oxalis problems. I am very tempted to contact who ever manages the centre to see if they're cool with it but illegally dumpster diving cardboard just seems exciting.
i can't believe I just said that.
I love these confessions. Here's mine. Sometimes I eat those cheese slices that everyone calls "plastic cheese" on it's own for a snack. Not just one of them. Usually it's 3 or 4.
I reckon they'll be cool with you taking the boxes and if they're not then they are arseholes.
some leek and potato soup for dinner would be nice . Never made it before. How hard could it be. some leeks, potatoes, garlic, black pepper, a vegie stock cube
I'm going to have a nap, this world is pain and I'm tired of everything.
If you want me, I'll be dead dead deader than dead.
If it makes anyone feel any better the UV index tm is the first 'moderate' day heading into this spring.
The revamped international departure security/customs experience at Tullamarine is so good. Plus it was empty so I barely slowed down (slight exaggeration) but it was completely painless. Stand here, slide passport in there, look at the screen here.. done.
Secondary note, duty free used to be cheap.. it is no longer cheap. The things I looked at were more expensive than where I've seen them at shops. I don't drink enough these days or want anything to bother with duty free anyway.
Ohh and also, the seat next to me is STILL showing as empty 😎🤞😎🤞😎
BG3 got stuck at 62% this time. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Restarted my PC and it's downloading properly again, but that's several hours of progress that was not achieved, sigh.
No horny d&d game for me yet.
Work has me anxious. I hate my office but I need to stick it out whilst I look for a new job.
Today I went in and actually felt very faint... I'm a bit worried. Low level panic attack or something else? I took the afternoon off...
Okay I think I've had enough of work now. I'd like to go home please.
BG3 got stuck at 92% again.
I am going to throw GOGs servers into a bonfire, wtf
Edit: Aborted again, restarting the download. Kill me.
Editedit: i found a few solutions on reddit and google, but I already aborted and restarted installation. If it gets stuck again, I'll start fucking around with the game files
I am so tired of block buster movies, will watch more "normal " movies.
Yesterday it was "Puzzles". So nicely made and scripted, characters so well drawn, no sets that I can tell, it was all on location, you forget you are watching a movie, it seems like voyeurism, 😭😭😭😭 ( tho the husband is not half as bad as such a character would be irl )
4 hobbits
( irl I have done nearly all the puzzles that were in movie. my fave shown was starry night , usually takes about 4 hours . The hardest puzzle I have ever done was a big one of Blue Poles )
I got through some housework and then I sat down and that was a mistake hahaha but I'm setting a timer for 4 minutes and then getting up.
I am genetically blessed but not Gillian Anderson blessed, genetically.
Anyone want to work for me today? I'm too tired and lazy. I'll give you a potato and some sardines
