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I found out that the agency I work for is downsizing and I will be laid off in another two months. But you know what?

I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER!!!

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I'll understand if you guys think it's weird that I'm happy about losing my job, but that's the truth! In another two months, I will be leaving my job on good terms and I can finally find work that has nothing to do with customer service. I'm not worried about it.

When it's my last week, then this will be my attitude in a nutshell:

 
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naaaaiiiiillllll!!! said:
Weird AF cosmic timing — I just had my 21 year old car fixed (just picked it up today after being car-less for 3 weeks). I was a pedestrian/cyclist for 10 years before I got a car and can live that way just fine…. …but I REALLY like having a car (a decade living and working w/o car was enough — I did my time). It was way more expensive than I thought, but I can’t get another car for what it cost to fix it. Besides, I quite love my little old fart’s car and will keep it as long as possible (w/o getting too tin foil-y, I don’t like or trust newer cars). I also got it to pass smog test in CA, which felt like trying to win a class action lawsuit (stupid state). Feeling triumphant.

I hope everything goes well for you and your car. Sending as much good vibes as I can.
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Thanks, i appreciate it. After doing the most basic of research on forums for my model of car, I'm hoping it's truly a problem with the solenoid sensors. That's way simpler and cheaper than if the entire clutch converter or transmission needs repairing. But some people say other issues could trip that engine code. Also might not hurt to get the fluid replaced, i havent done it in the two years ive had my car...

I wish I lived in a place with robust public transportation. There's none here, even Uber or Lyft is hard to get. The city I used to live in had a bus system and it was okay, but limited. Getting anywhere on foot or bike was hard unless you lived downtown. While I just got it because it was the first one I could afford, I love my car. It feels like a "90s dad car" but it's grown on me tremendously. I just want it to run properly, but I worry that since it's old it has underlying problems I may not know about. Besides this obvious one.
 
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Been doing exercise classes on the regular and feeling pretty darn good. I'm still trying to really find my groove regarding weights and in general getting bigger, but on the treadmill I feel I'm doing awesome. Was able to jog/run nonstop for six minutes straight while steadily going faster and going all out during the last minute. I feel much stronger and more attractive now because of it all.

Also, my old supervisor who's been giving me hell has left, got replaced by someone much nicer and now I have enough hours to obtain my benefits back. And I feel much more motivated to do my best now.

Combined all that with me starting to really connect more and more with God, I've felt more at peace with myself than I have in a very long time.

We still have to wear masks at work and I'm still disappointed with how the world is right now, but having faith in a higher power and focusing on self-improvement really does help you rise above it all.
 
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The Curmudgeon said:
I'll understand if you guys think it's weird that I'm happy about losing my job, but that's the truth! In another two months, I will be leaving my job on good terms and I can finally find work that has nothing to do with customer service. I'm not worried about it.
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Not at all. I understand the elation, I had it when I left doing it for AT&T during the Verizon merger. I was going to a lower paying job, but it was one that wouldn't kill my dwindling sanity.

Anyway, Omicron has left my system, pipes are cleaned, going outside and enjoying some time out with wife before heading back to work tomorrow. Savoring the dopamine dose.
 
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Spent 5 days last week honing myself, in deep introspection, and avoiding neurotic and short-term-oriented behavior. I'd say it's payed off immensely in mental clarity.

Much love to anyone struggling, keep your head up; literally, posture is integral for breathing which is integral to thinking clearly.
 
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Went upstate for the weekend, snow everywhere, pretty damn beautiful. I climbed the mountain behind my aunt’s house and it helped me take my mind off a very crummy 3 weeks. Frankly, I don’t wanna return home yet.

I still don’t know what I’m gonna do for work since everyone around me is back to treating covid like the bubonic plague and my industry is far from crisis-proof, so I’m committing my NEETdom to applying for full-time work at equipment rental facilities instead. I’m also trying to view this looming eviction as an opportunity to find a place with a bigger room.
 
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Another major plus, since you were going to be looking for work anyway, you'll get paid unemployment to do what you were going to do anyway.
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Exactly. What makes this even better is that they're letting all soon-to-be laid off employees attend job fairs and other hiring events. I'm stoked!
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Not at all. I understand the elation, I had it when I left doing it for AT&T during the Verizon merger. I was going to a lower paying job, but it was one that wouldn't kill my dwindling sanity.
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Damn straight! Sound mental health, and copious amounts of sleep, are more important than working in a job you hate no matter how much they pay you.
 
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Going well, I'm back in the States and out of the hellscape that is Canada as of yesterday and I should be home by Thursday if all goes according to plan.

That said, the day I left Canada was iffy for the first half, I started to get some form of stomach cramp on my way to the border (A family member was driving and I was navigating) and was only relieved after my gut went "fuck it, it's hwarfing time" and ended up puking into some rags. I have a feeling it was from a combination of my breakfast (coffee and Timbits from Tim Horton's), anxiety related to crossing the border, and some leftover family-related stress.
 
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I've been trying to get a new job before I quit my current one and its not going well boys. Times like these I really miss being a kid, getting to fuck around and play games all day. I know I'll land a new job soon I just hate the inbetween - when you're sick of your current gig but you cant quit or slack off because you don't have another job secured. I think once I get hired at a new place I'm gonna celebrate with getting really high and going out stargazing. I live in a sort of rural area so the stars out here are crazy at night, but I've been too busy to go hang out under them recently.
 
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After almost 4 months of bureaucratic BS and gross incompetence by the DMV (which is still not 100% resolved -- they "forgot" to forward medical info allowing my permeant license to clear and get sent out), I was able to get my car's title and license plates transferred to my new "home" state of California.

Arizona DL and title transfer: both at the same time took less than 1 hour.

Oregon DL and title transfer: both at the same time took less than 2 hours.

California DL and title transfer: three DMV trips 3+ hours each within ~4 month timespan.

Artist's impression of the multiple times at the CA DMV (artist forgot the mostly useless facemasks though):

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Otherwise, getting this over with feels good. In more fun news, my sibling sent me a link to website called gifrun that allows you to make GIFs from YouTube videos online quickly on PC or mobile (been having WAY too much fun with this). Hopefully, my fellow Farmers can have fun too:

https://gifrun.com/
 
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biozeminadae1 said:
I felt like killing myself after masturbating, so everything seems to be normal.
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And they say that after people make love there's a kind of melancholia that descends; la petite mort, you know, the little death. Well, I'm here to tell you, after a romantic night in with yourself, there's a very acute sensation of failed suicide.​

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