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I'm a little scared to be working as a machinist again, like what if I fuck up or I'm not good enough? But it does sound like they have realistic expectations for me, and even called my bluff on something on my resume that was a bit embellished. I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be in a situation again where i'll be thrown to the wolves because management has an unrealistic expectation of my capability. Though the shop does sound like it might have a bit of a higher turnover rate, with the employer kicking out people he deems not good enough. If I can hold on there long enough to cover my critical bills and start saving a little it will help, and now that I've basically exhausted all my options for alternate career paths I'll be focusing on machining work more. I just need to not have another midnight panic attack.
 
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Betonhaus said:
I'm a little scared to be working as a machinist again, like what if I fuck up or I'm not good enough? But it does sound like they have realistic expectations for me, and even called my bluff on something on my resume that was a bit embellished. I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be in a situation again where i'll be thrown to the wolves because management has an unrealistic expectation of my capability. Though the shop does sound like it might have a bit of a higher turnover rate, with the employer kicking out people he deems not good enough. If I can hold on there long enough to cover my critical bills and start saving a little it will help, and now that I've basically exhausted all my options for alternate career paths I'll be focusing on machining work more. I just need to not have another midnight panic attack.
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Think of this as a brand new place. No point in digging up demons of the past and just focus on waking up for the job tomorrow. Humans cannot predict the future so just ride the line thinking no matter what happens good or bad you’re going the right way.
 
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Lost one of our dairy goats to coyote tonight. Dogs and I did our best to respond when we heard something happening but it wasn't fast enough. Didn't get the coyote either.

I'm not handling it well. I get it, I'm not supposed to get attached to livestock for this exact reason. But I do. I love my goats. Seeing one die suffering like this is not something I was prepared to handle tonight.

I thought we'd prepared an enclosure that would buy enough time for one of us to get down from the house with the dogs to stop attacks like this, but since coyote aren't as numerous here, this was our first real encounter.

She was a good goat. One of the friendliest ones. Always came up to me in the yard, loved attention from us. When we first got her from another farmer nearby who didn't have space for all his anymore we bottlefed her ourselves. Feeling a lot of doubt right now regarding my plans for our dairy production in the future.
 
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cornholierthanthou said:
Forgot about this beloved hellsite for months and now I'm back for the lulz.
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I can't put my finger on it, but something about a lot of the Lolcow/BP sections of the site is beginning to feel a lot more like Reddit lately.

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Are you following up with your interviews?
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I try to, but the problem is these days you only ever get the recruiter's email address, and they actively hide the interviewer's information from you. I send follow-ups to the recruiters, but it seems like a waste of time.
 
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Lost one of our dairy goats to coyote tonight. Dogs and I did our best to respond when we heard something happening but it wasn't fast enough. Didn't get the coyote either.

I'm not handling it well. I get it, I'm not supposed to get attached to livestock for this exact reason. But I do. I love my goats. Seeing one die suffering like this is not something I was prepared to handle tonight.

I thought we'd prepared an enclosure that would buy enough time for one of us to get down from the house with the dogs to stop attacks like this, but since coyote aren't as numerous here, this was our first real encounter.

She was a good goat. One of the friendliest ones. Always came up to me in the yard, loved attention from us. When we first got her from another farmer nearby who didn't have space for all his anymore we bottlefed her ourselves. Feeling a lot of doubt right now regarding my plans for our dairy production in the future.
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If it's any consolation, both you and your dogs will be more prepared for next time. If it's your dogs first experience with coyotes they may not have realized how important their roles were, and they may be more vigilant on the future
 
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Betonhaus said:
I'm a little scared to be working as a machinist again, like what if I fuck up or I'm not good enough? But it does sound like they have realistic expectations for me, and even called my bluff on something on my resume that was a bit embellished. I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be in a situation again where i'll be thrown to the wolves because management has an unrealistic expectation of my capability. Though the shop does sound like it might have a bit of a higher turnover rate, with the employer kicking out people he deems not good enough. If I can hold on there long enough to cover my critical bills and start saving a little it will help, and now that I've basically exhausted all my options for alternate career paths I'll be focusing on machining work more. I just need to not have another midnight panic attack.
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When I finally "made it" into my first office gig, I got no training, mentoring, onboarding, or actual tasks. Just "go pick from our shared trello". I got laid off for literally no reason and the guy who did so is now a convicted murder-pedo-rapist undergoing the biggest media trial in decades. Anyway: Then I interviewed at another family owned place under Nestlé and they were like "oh nah we don't expect shit from you the first year, just be a Yes Man and try your hardest". Was almost ready to cry, realizing what a good, realistic company is meant to be all about. Training and teaching you their ways. The director stood up and said "it's you we need!". So anyway they forgot to call me and say they found someone else.

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I can't put my finger on it, but something about a lot of the Lolcow/BP sections of the site is beginning to feel a lot more like Reddit lately.
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Related to previous: The national subreddit has always been pretty 4chan-esque, but the adjacent national truecrime subreddit is just full-on fucking normie. Someone will cover aforementioned murder trial and the comments will be just.. "KILL HIM >:(" type facebook comments. I know reddit is a normie site for people who think they aren't normies, but it really just has become dogshit. Even niche communities are rampant with facebook moms or discord troons. There are no communities or Third Places left other than shit like KF.
 
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Epsom salt and warm water soak (lots of salt, long soak ) then elevate it and take an ibuprofen. 20 min ice pack, 20 minutes heat pack (sock filled with uncooked rice microwaved for 2 minutes)
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I listened to a stranger on the internet that told me to microwave a sock full of rice, and it worked.

Pretty sure it was just muscle strain, getting better fast. Had stuff like this happen elsewhere while backpacking. My fault for working like im still 20.
 
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Baguette Child said:
She was a good goat. One of the friendliest ones. Always came up to me in the yard, loved attention from us. When we first got her from another farmer nearby who didn't have space for all his anymore we bottlefed her ourselves. Feeling a lot of doubt right now regarding my plans for our dairy production in the future.
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I am sorry about your loss; it's one of those things where you think you did everything right and things still went wrong. Don't let it derail your plans.

As for me: I feel like I'm being a turbo-Karen with customer service these days. I know it's post-COVID fallout indirectly as everything is suffering (as if some of us weren't screaming it from the rooftops back then), but if you have a supply chain issue or a personnel issue, at the very least offer me something to make up for what I paid for and am not getting or am getting way later than I expected. I get the feeling that every rep I speak to these days has a manager standing over their shoulder saying, "just let her vent, there's nothing she can do to us anyway".
 
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My stepdad's mom is in a coma. She has been fading the past few years and has registered for MAiD, but she still has highs and lows where she's active and playing games one day then really wants to die the next day, but by the time her appointment for the procedure is up she no longer wants to die again. Last time she was at a low she took a bunch of pills, and hasn't woken up since. I don't know how I feel about it as she's focused on my stepdad's side of the family and ignores my mom's side, so i never grew attached to her and I believe I'm not in her will. But she's been wanting to die for years since her husband died and honestly it's time, she's like 95 years old or something. i don't remember my biological grandparents well as they passed when i was a kid, I remember my mom's dad a bit and remember his funeral but i have only one faint memory of my dad's dad and my mom's mom and none of my dad's mom. I remember I wasn't there for my grandfather passing (mom's dad) as that day I had a fight with my sisters that tried to bring me there and i don't remember what the fight was.
 
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It's once again time for: Shitted has mystery sickness!!! Today it's: muscle pain and dizziness upon sitting or standing! Nausea! Painful legs! Hot and cold flashes! Almost passing out a few times! Painful skin! Am I dying? Tune in next time to find out!!

Ngl its likely a touch of the flu. But I feel like being dramatic.
 
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Shitted Scaredless said:
It's once again time for: Shitted has mystery sickness!!! Today it's: muscle pain and dizziness upon sitting or standing! Nausea! Painful legs! Hot and cold flashes! Almost passing out a few times! Painful skin! Am I dying? Tune in next time to find out!!

Ngl its likely a touch of the flu. But I feel like being dramatic.
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have you been eating proper meals? with the correct amount of salts and minerals?
 
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