BilduEnjoyer [he/him] @ BilduEnjoyer @hexbear.net Posts 3Comments 18Joined 3 mo. ago
Ah, I recommend keeping it succinct and answering more questions should they ask. Caregiving + death of a close family member is a very good reason for a gap and, in my experience hiring and being hired- good employers will be understanding.
I can relate to wanting to explain everything, I was always (and still can be) afraid of being misunderstood, but the more I’ve practiced interviews the more I’ve learned to respond succinctly. Honestly, a job interview is more to see confidence and if you’ll get along with your co-workers.
Just talk casually, like “Yeah, I had to spend time caring for a sick family member and I lost a parent. It was a full time job.”
Anyone who is sane will be empathetic, if they aren’t, fuck that job, run.
Also my favorite job seeking tip is at the end of the interview ask this question: “If you were to hire me, what strengths do you see me in that position? What would my day to day look Iike at your company?”
By asking this question you get the employer thinking about you already working there and that will stick with them.
I also recommend that prior to the interview you have a good meal, exercise, and do some breathing exercises to relax. It is tough when you are desperate for work, but the reality is the more that you relax the better your chances. Focus on what you know you’re good at and be kind to yourself.
OK so, I’ve dealt with long job gaps before. IMO, 2 years isn’t that bad. It’s pretty easy to skirt the issue around this. (I’ve also helped with hiring employees so i know the drill)
I recommend being honest and saying “My father passed away, and I took some time to process this. Then I worked on myself did odd jobs, and now that I’m feeling better I feel I can better commit to your company.” Keep in mind- odd jobs can include hobbies, learning skills like languages, or even learning ways to improve yourself emotionally. When we were looking for employees we wanted to see people who just used that time to better themselves. (Tho I worked for a nonprofit that helped students so ymmv)
A good workplace will be sympathetic. I recommend going to a job center and doing some mock-interviews to help build your confidence up.
lol my mental health was thriving during lockdown. I was doing so many hobbies. My friends held discord movie watch parties and I reconnected with a lot of people.
I’m also an introverted nerd tho.
Regarding Edit: You’re good! It’s interesting to learn about your culture and other European experiences.
Yeah I’m really curious about anti-communism in the Balkans, was anti-communism funded by USAid?
I was curious about Balkan states so I started watching some YouTube videos and the hosts would often complain about their bad infrastructure, or that “boomers don’t know what they’re talking about, the Soviet Union was terrible!” Even though “boomers” lived in the soviet state and have lived experience. Like, I know generations can disagree on things, but the disconnect is so bizarre to me.
The Soviet Union built so much, and it’s only falling apart because the current capitalist government refuses to update/maintain/restore these buildings.
I read cultural osmosis and thought “cultural osmosis jones” and then I imagined a chud choking on an Ebola egg.
OH YEAH, that reminds me of a story-
So a few days ago I went out with classmates to Casco Viejo/Zazpikaleak/old town. It is a Basque enclave and is filled with anti-fa organizations and it’s full of Basque punks wearing. “FCK NZS” logos.
And one of my classmates is an American CHUD who listens to Louder with Crowder and Andrew Tate garbage. He was in my student apartment for a hot minute but got mad and left when my roommate didn’t humor his trash.
So this guy starts lecturing another student about how “Basque traditions aren’t even that old, they only started 28 years ago.” (This is a popular anti-Basque talking point in Spain) And he’s saying this just as we enter old town and there are punks on every corner giving him the eye and the rest of us who knew better just quietly abandoned him.
The reality is that these traditions were eradicated through -genocide- and were brought back to help rebuild community and foster appreciation for the culture. They are real traditions, but for some mysterious reason these traditions were not practiced for decades. Y’know, while families were murdered or forced to hide in graveyard crypts/hollow walls. Not that this CHUD could appreciate that, his brain pan is not formed for curiosity it seems.
I’ve seen some far right stuff here but it’s always like a teeny tiny statement written rapidly in marker really quickly because fascists get their shit kicked in on sight.
Oof, true. Those poor women getting their eggs cracked with a clown shoe.
Edit: Not like ME, a trans man who got cracked by Tumblr 2012 (owie)
That off model Bart is in violation of the series bible, I’d like to speak to the animation director about that blunder.
Oh no, where are young men going to get their personality disorders from now?
Grocery shopping, which also doubled as a work out because I had to haul it all on foot.
Don’t let him find me.
I’m trying to figure out if it’s just my windshield wiper that sucks or if this is every Cybertruck. I’ve seen a couple comments from folks about the wiper and the jets that shoot wiper fluid. I live in the Pacific Northwest and it rains a lot as well as the roads are just damp and dirty. What I’ve noticed is that not only do the jets not properly spray fluid over the entire windshield, But the wiper itself doesn’t really contact the windshield near the top of the wiper. It’s acceptable for the driver even though still about 30 to 40% of the viewable area remains dirty. But the real problem is that the area that doesn’t get enough windshield wiper fluid and the wiper doesn’t fully contact the windshield smears dirt across the entire camera housing area. Making auto pilot and FSD unuseable even in perfectly acceptable weather conditions. I received my truck on Dec 23 2024 with a vin ending in 039xxx
But the real problem is that the area that doesn’t get enough windshield wiper fluid and the wiper doesn’t fully contact the windshield smears dirt across the entire camera housing area. Making auto pilot and FSD unuseable even in perfectly acceptable weather conditions.
I strongly recommend Casefile True Crime for a more serious, journalistic perspective. The host is very respectful and content warnings are provided at the beginning of each episode and in the description. The only downside to this podcast is that some episodes center around unsolved mysteries, which I personally don’t enjoy because I don’t like speculation in my true crime.
DNA ID is a good one because it leans more academic, and the host goes out of their way to interview the detectives involved in the case if she can. Can be too pro cop sometimes, which is unsurprising considering that forensic and law students appear to be the target audience.
Some good mini-series include “In the Dark”. Their latest series on Iraqi war crimes is pretty rage inducing though, so be prepared mentally if you want to listen to that one. The hosts interviews some chuds and one guy was so infuriating that I punched the inside of my car.
“Hunting Warhead” is about a CSAM creator/distributor who contributed to some of the most heinous content ever including “Daisy’s Destruction” (NSFL RESEARCH AT OWN RISK). The podcast hosts interview Warhead’s former roommate and the detectives who created a honey pot to catch this guy, and other pedophiles. It was so good I binged the whole thing in one sitting. However, the podcast deals with the worst crimes imaginable so listen at your own risk.
Turns out the real turd was inside of him all along.