Up until January 2020 I had great blood pressure. Since then it's been high from my normal and high per hypertension standards but nobody seems concerned. I know life stress, work stress, chronic pain, etc. is likely the cause but today at the grocery store it was 151/72! I don't know how accurate the grocery store machines are but this is the highest it's ever been.
Mine has always been on the lower end but over the course of this horrible year, it keeps rising. I measue mine daily now and it pisses me off that it is increasing.
Up until January 2020 I had great blood pressure. Since then it's been high from my normal and high per hypertension standards but nobody seems concerned. I know life stress, work stress, chronic pain, etc. is likely the cause but today at the grocery store it was 151/72! I don't know how accurate the grocery store machines are but this is the highest it's ever been.
Mine has always been on the lower end but over the course of this horrible year, it keeps rising. I measue mine daily now and it pisses me off that it is increasing.
It’s so unnerving. I’m sorry that you’re in the same boat.
I’m at the dentist, dental school actually, so they take my pulse and blood pressure and it’s even higher than at the grocery store.
eponinepontmercy, you've got this! I also like to take on small electrical projects (with no training but utube). Last summer I took down one of four huge florescent lights in our living room and found it was covering a 10"x10" square recessed lighting hole. I came up with a unique (but easily changeable) solution with a medallion and LED light, but it took a couple months to do the whole room between trips to HD and orders from amazon.
I am so excited for light weight, not-hot LED lights. We had a big light fall in the garage (luckily not on my car) because someone else installed it with just drywall clip screws, and I used to always worry about leaving the closet light on and something touching it, getting hot, and starting a fire.
Post by seeyalater52 on Oct 20, 2021 8:02:17 GMT -5
My job search is slogging along. I’m a finalist for a position I’m pretty sure I don’t want, still sad about the position I pulled myself out of the running for (even though it was the right choice) and frustrated that the jobs I’m more interested in are slow going. Really good response rate though and I feel confident I can get a good job with time.
My boss who left for a different organization in August contacted me earlier this week about a role that is opening up on her team. She’s right that I’m extremely qualified for it, and also acknowledged that it isn’t quite the step up I’ve been looking for although she thinks they can hit at least the lower end of my target salary range. I’m super interested but feeling… idk pathetic or something? Is it totally pitiful to take a lateral-ish move with a boss who is a known quantity at a great organization? My current situation is so toxic and no room to grow and I know my old manager would look to promote me even if it means promoting me out of her team. The org has a strong culture of internal promotion and her boss (who I know and work with in my current role) seems really excited that I might apply. I know I can land an impressive role that is a clear step up from where I am now if I give myself time but I also think this is worth exploring because it pretty much eliminates the issue of being a known quantity to a new team which is one of my biggest stressors and why I resisted job searching to begin with.
seeyalater52 , I would take that job in a heartbeat. The advantage of working for a manager you know and like and who already values you is immeasurable. Especially when you are in a miserable, toxic work environment ... and may need some flexibility. Take that job and don't look back! (LOL or at least apply!)
seeyalater52 I would go for it. It’s not pathetic or anything like that. Maybe you can help grow the position/company into what you want it to be, especially with a supportive manager.
I struggled a lot in the past with moving on from jobs (whether it was my choice or not) and how it’d look on a resume or what other people will think. Now I’m realizing that if you can do the work, people don’t usually care - and if they do, I don’t want to be around them anyway.
Thanks all. I’m not sure why I have such a complex about nepotism. It really is a huge compliment that my former boss thinks so highly of me I guess.
noodleoo I appreciate the sentiment but no @ in the randoms thread please!
Getting a job that a former supervisor/ coworker recommends you for because you are qualified and they think you are a great worker is the opposite of nepotism.
You aren't Jared being put in charge of Middle East policy.
seeyalater52 - I will echo what others have said if you're still not convinced. And I did the same thing. I left a company to go work for a new one but with my old boss and an old coworker. It was the best decision I could have made. Go for it !
Post by lilypad1126 on Oct 20, 2021 10:58:04 GMT -5
seeyalater52, my new job (that I started in March) is with an amazing company, working with people I knew beforehand, and barely a lateral move. BUT, the compensation structure is better and they have a history of internal promotions and my last job was becoming toxic. Totally worth it for me. There's no shame in making a lateral move to get out of a bad/toxic job. And, like someone else said, you can keep job searching, even if it's more passive, once you move.
Post by Velar Fricative on Oct 20, 2021 11:02:38 GMT -5
Now that Season 1 is over, I highly recommend everyone to watch Only Murders in the Building on Hulu. I don't really watch much TV and stick to what's comfortable anyway, but I'm really glad this show piqued my interest and that I decided to watch. Each episode was airing weekly so I'm jealous of anyone who can start watching now and get through all 10 episodes without having to wait.
Now that Season 1 is over, I highly recommend everyone to watch Only Murders in the Building on Hulu. I don't really watch much TV and stick to what's comfortable anyway, but I'm really glad this show piqued my interest and that I decided to watch. Each episode was airing weekly so I'm jealous of anyone who can start watching now and get through all 10 episodes without having to wait.
This was really good! Although, I haven’t watched the finale yet. But man, I agree. How did we live most of our lives waiting a week (or more!) between episodes?
we restarted Lost last night, because we are out of things we both watch. And we were commenting on how we use to have to wait between shows. And it was so frustrating.
Now that Season 1 is over, I highly recommend everyone to watch Only Murders in the Building on Hulu. I don't really watch much TV and stick to what's comfortable anyway, but I'm really glad this show piqued my interest and that I decided to watch. Each episode was airing weekly so I'm jealous of anyone who can start watching now and get through all 10 episodes without having to wait.
Oh good! We’ve loved it so far, but haven’t seen the finale. And I’ll have to wait until H gets home next weekend to finally watch it!
Thanks all. I’m not sure why I have such a complex about nepotism. It really is a huge compliment that my former boss thinks so highly of me I guess.
You should really consider going for it.
Two things: 1. Your old boss isn’t just doing you a favor by bringing you to her new org. You’d also be doing her a big favor by filling a role that she needs to hire for. As much as you getting a new boss is an unknown, so is hiring a new employee. Because you both know each other and have a positive working relationship, you will be able to get up and running, producing work product much quicker than anyone else she could hire. 2. Don’t just see this as a life raft you need to grab because you’re panicked. Ask old boss for a plan to get you promoted/developed in a way that still gets you where you want to be. And try not to get into the mindset that you “owe” her too much to leave of something else better comes along.
Now that Season 1 is over, I highly recommend everyone to watch Only Murders in the Building on Hulu. I don't really watch much TV and stick to what's comfortable anyway, but I'm really glad this show piqued my interest and that I decided to watch. Each episode was airing weekly so I'm jealous of anyone who can start watching now and get through all 10 episodes without having to wait.
I was interested in the storyline but I wasn’t a fan of the acting. Even Steve Martin and Martin Short fell flat for me. Them, plus the prominent comedy actors who play Teddy and Sazz, had me thinking that this would have me in hysterics even as a murder mystery show. I wonder how much they were allowed to ad-lib, if at all.
I was disappointed in the ending, and I’m both intrigued and frustrated by the cliffhanger.
I’m also not a murder mystery fan (but watched it because of Short and Martin) so that may be a bias for me.
Now that Season 1 is over, I highly recommend everyone to watch Only Murders in the Building on Hulu. I don't really watch much TV and stick to what's comfortable anyway, but I'm really glad this show piqued my interest and that I decided to watch. Each episode was airing weekly so I'm jealous of anyone who can start watching now and get through all 10 episodes without having to wait.
I was interested in the storyline but I wasn’t a fan of the acting. Even Steve Martin and Martin Short fell flat for me. Them, plus the prominent comedy actors who play Teddy and Sazz, had me thinking that this would have me in hysterics even as a murder mystery show. I wonder how much they were allowed to ad-lib, if at all.
I was disappointed in the ending, and I’m both intrigued and frustrated by the cliffhanger.
I’m also not a murder mystery fan (but watched it because of Short and Martin) so that may be a bias for me.
I liked the show a lot but I didn’t like Martin Short in it 95% of the time. I wasn’t expecting it to be a comedy though.
The culprit was obvious but I enjoyed the ride! I felt like they set up season 2 well right from the beginning with the all of housing board drama.
They announced the selection for my boss who is retiring. It happened when I was eating lunch, so my phone started blowing up with everyone asking me if I knew. (I only knew it wasn't the internal candidate.)
I'm doing my best to respond with no emotion, but it's hard. I'm personally scared, but my boss and my work BFF are the only ones who know that. I'm trying to keep a brave face for everyone else.
I just cannot go through another poor leader who treats people badly.
I was interested in the storyline but I wasn’t a fan of the acting. Even Steve Martin and Martin Short fell flat for me. Them, plus the prominent comedy actors who play Teddy and Sazz, had me thinking that this would have me in hysterics even as a murder mystery show. I wonder how much they were allowed to ad-lib, if at all.
I was disappointed in the ending, and I’m both intrigued and frustrated by the cliffhanger.
I’m also not a murder mystery fan (but watched it because of Short and Martin) so that may be a bias for me.
I liked the show a lot but I didn’t like Martin Short in it 95% of the time. I wasn’t expecting it to be a comedy though.
The culprit was obvious but I enjoyed the ride! I felt like they set up season 2 well right from the beginning with the all of housing board drama.
I’d love to see a blooper reel if it exists.
Selena Gomez said in an interview that Short and Martin were great to work with, and always busting each other’s chops. Short’s his funniest, IMO, when he’s just mock-insulting people … Gomez said he was constantly making jokes about Steve Martin’s age to everyone on set.
I came as close as I ever have to quitting my job today. I love teaching but damn, how much more can they pile on us without taking a single thing off the plate?
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
I had a really traumatic weekend, and now I’m planning on moving to Chicago. Is it crazy to plan a move 12 hours away based on one traumatic weekend? (Sister almost died. I have the same condition. Life is too short to live far away from family because of something as transitory as a job).