How are you doing? - Kiwi Farms Wellness Check

[anustart76]

I will caution you about remote work... it's extremely convenient, but you get noticed far less and if you want to climb up, you will (more likely than not) get passed over for people your boss sees and interacts with in person everyday, if that's applicable. Especially if they grade you on a bunch of those sliding scale factors that are barely applicable to your job description that nonetheless you get evaluated on to bring you closer to the mean... your boss will rate you more highly if you have a greater rapport with them.

You're better off job-hopping every few years anyway.

 

[glass_houses]

Welp, my mother is right, my oldest niece has hit the bitchy stage. We were hoping that we still had another year or two, but we are officially in the 'head bitch in high school' saga.

God, I hate teenagers. My oldest brother's kids were such obnoxious swine while they were in high school. I hoped that my nieces might stand a chance of skipping that stage because my youngest brother and his wife aren't the raging narcs that the oldest and his oh so delightful wife are, but no such luck.

I've already bought her her Christmas gift for this year, but after that I'll be switching to gift cards. I'm not going through the "why did you get such a lame <object>" shit again. At least unlike my oldest brother's spoiled rank kids she won't be expecting people to spend hundreds of dollars on her every time.

 

[Nikes_JustDoIt]

pretty excited, celebrating my friend's birthday over the weekend and he is going to introduce his new gf to the friend group.

 

[Unsane]

pretty excited, celebrating my friend's birthday over the weekend and he is going to introduce his new gf to the friend group.

I hope the gender reveal goes well.

 

[SIGSEGV]

Don't even know what the spider-man thread is

It's where the paypigs talk shit about other users because they're too chickenshit to do it where everyone can see.

 

[LGHDR+]

It's where the paypigs talk shit about other users because they're too chickenshit to do it where everyone can see.

And here I thought I paid 20 bucks to help the forum and look at the secret cat thread.

 

[JustSomeDong]

I'm very tired, I'm very sore, but I feel good because I did a lot today, including some basic maintenance I'd been procrastinating on. Started off on a low point, with the big leafblower busting the starter spring, so I had to go to the ole rake, but it went well, my buddy came over to chill and help, and hell, a new spring will be here in 3 days can cost 8 bucks, so it wasn't anything to get upset over. And my yard is free of leaves....for about 12 hours, at least. I have this battle until early December. It comes with having 3 big sugar maples, two smaller red maples, and 4 giant, ancient oaks, plus catching some of my neighbors, because the wind hates me. They won't be done dropping for a few weeks, but if I don't stay ahead of it, I'll drown. But on the plus side, my compost pile is gonna grow by about 50% once I get a few more greens to keep it balanced. and that's good for my plans next year, even if its gonna be a bitch to keep it properly aerated, now.

 

[anustart76]

I don't really understand why, but whenever I have a meeting with my new manager, I always feel really nervous, even though she's been totally nice so far. Maybe I've just had too many bad managers (especially women managers) in the past.

 

[LGHDR+]

I don't really understand why, but whenever I have a meeting with my new manager, I always feel really nervous, even though she's been totally nice so far. Maybe I've just had too many bad managers (especially women managers) in the past.

As a dude, I always thought woman managers singled me out for my sex by being bitchy to me.

Then I climbed a bit, and saw the horrible shit they did to OTHER WOMEN, which was much more diabolical (ladder pulling, etc).

Not that male managers don't have a completely different set of psychopaths. I've only ever had two people who were genuinely alright people (one of each, surprisingly). The rest were garbage, and there's been a quite few over the decades.

And then there's the clients...

 

[anustart76]

As a dude, I always thought woman managers singled me out for my sex by being bitchy to me.

Then I climbed a bit, and saw the horrible shit they did to OTHER WOMEN, which was much more diabolical (ladder pulling, etc).

Not that male managers don't have a completely different set of psychopaths. I've only ever had two people who were genuinely alright people (one of each, surprisingly). The rest were garbage, and there's been a quite few over the decades.

And then there's the clients...

It's weird, the very first manager I ever had was awesome. Very wise older guy, and very nice. I've had some okay managers since, though nobody I'd say was as good.

I think in some ways I just feel like I'm "getting called to the principal's office"

 

[Time 4 Guillotines]

Things are still pretty great overall but I'm on day 3 of insomnia mode. Ugh.
I don't know if it's anxiety about my upcoming business trip, some sort of dietary/hormone issue, recently quitting cannabinoid use or maybe just general bipolar mania. Probably a combination of it all. It's frustrating as shit. I've had 4 hours of sleep in the last 48 hours. I know I need to sleep but I'm wide awake.
If it is my 'polar acting up, it fucking sucks. I don't even have the fun kind of mania where I'd want to go on Alex Jones and rant about the Israeli/Yoo-hoo connection. Just sleeplessness, racing thoughts, a slightly better than usual mood and an urge to get things done.
I spent the last hour researching various herbs that aid in sleep and anxiety reduction. Ordered myself a 6 month supply of valerian, ashwaganda, lemon balm, lavender, hibiscus, rose hips and chamomile. Also a GABA/L-theanine supplement. Hopefully it helps.
Might sound strange to people who can't relate but I just want to go back to being depressed. It's pretty much my baseline mood and I am more than capable of handling it in a healthy way.

 

[innocent jogger]

[Powerlevel: I am a high school principal in Ohio, USA. Don't ask me what city.]

Well, my Halloween turned out to be pretty shitty again. I had a good talk with this troubled kid who was going around smashing pumpkins but my 5 year old son was being really impatient about carving our jack-o-lantern and kept calling Charlie Brown an "asshole" (which I think my crazy recluse neighbor heard).

Then I finally got to go out and enjoy some adult time during our local Halloween block party. The first woman I met was pretty fun and we started making out in an alley but the fun didn't last long and I left her laying against a wall next to the other black-out drunks.

Finally I hooked up with what I thought was this little hottie that was dressed like Red Riding Hood. But... When my mask came off she turned out to be a real dog. I'm still nursing that hangover and licking my wounds. Sometimes I just want to...bark at the moon.

 

[MrJokerRager]

I find it hard to sleep a lot these days.

 

[Vingle]

It's where the paypigs talk shit about other users because they're too chickenshit to do it where everyone can see.

And here I thought I paid 20 bucks to help the forum and look at the secret cat thread.

It's good to bust liars.

 

[Lance Private Drop Off]

After months of stress, something good has happened, and my situation once again is moving. I am no longer living entirely in Limbo.

The next few months should be a huge adventure, moving continents, changing my living situation, and opening up new prospects.

However, the whole process seems to be oppressive, all I can see is pain (physical and mental), as well as a great deal of stress.

So that's me, moving into hopefully a much better space, but the negatives of moving with all of the odious details are getting on top of me.

 

[Sergeant Major Buzzkill]

Numb right now. Dad just passed last night.

I'm still numb as of right now, but I think I'm doing a little better. Friends and relatives have been coming by and offering their condolences/food. I've left the house a mess, so when I get back home, I will do a little cleaning.

I've been talking to my mom and sisters a lot since it happened. I hate how something like this urges family to rebuild bonds, but it has to happen sooner or later. I feel closer to my family than ever.

 

[Betonhaus]

Today I have nothing I need to do, yay.

 

[LGHDR+]

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It's good to bust liars.

See? Good, funny post, no selfies, made me laugh. ESPECIALLY since it was you who informed me about that. I won't be petty and screenshot you mentioning it to me and then immediately @'ing me in there. Which leads me to:

I have crossed the rubicon.

I'm honestly worried about you. No more jokes or insults. I want to help.

Just meet me in the middle - no pictures. Otherwise, seriously, I'm done trolling. You need someone to talk to. I've read enough into you now that I'm truly concerned about your well being and mental state.

You (might) not need fixing - you might need an honest (and now much more polite) person to listen to you and lend a sympathetic ear and some advice. I'd be more helpful than you might think.

(This is not a Lowtax bit. I'm serious. I'm going full Null here. Don't Barb me.)

 

[LonesomeDud]

Someone peed in my bed that isn't me, so not the best.

I would say less upsetting than peeing my own bed, but irritating.

 

[Harbinger of Kali Yuga]

It's weird, the very first manager I ever had was awesome. Very wise older guy, and very nice. I've had some okay managers since, though nobody I'd say was as good.

I think in some ways I just feel like I'm "getting called to the principal's office"

I'm lucky I have a great boss who knows how to do his job.