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unnameablethings

okay i do have to say something here as the resident guy with gaming capitalism as a primary hobby/interest:

I think a helpful framework here for people who are struggling with this concept is that jobs are ALSO NOT BEING HONEST when they ask for certain qualifications.

Not consciously! Not as a nasty trick to catch you out! But because the question they are really asking is "Are You Going To Do This Job Good?" but they can't just ask that because there's no way to get an honest answer. INSTEAD they use "years of experience" and "skills" and "qualifications" to describe an imaginary person who they think would be good at the job, and then when you apply, they compare you against the imaginary person to find the person who fits the best.

HOWEVER. They are just fucking guessing, basically. They know that someone who checks every box on the list might still suck shit at the job, and they know that someone who checks like 1 box MAYBE could still be great at the job. It's just impossible for them to know until you're ON the job.

SO. if you are smart and skilled and good at telling a story about yourself, you can show up with your resume/cover letter and tell them "I don't LOOK like the imaginary person who would be good at the job if you just look at a list of my jobs, but let me explain how I have all the same TRAITS as that imaginary person, and I know it would be good at it." You're not lying, you're answering the question "Are you going to do this job good" and you're answering it ACCURATELY (hopefully) with "Yes, let me explain how."

For example - if a job asks for 1 - 2 years of experience in a professional office environment, what they are ACTUALLY asking is "do you know how to behave appropriately in a white collar office environment? Are you going to be chill with a dress code? Do you know not to cuss in front of clients? Can you sit down and work effectively at a computer for 8 hours?" And if you have been the receptionist at a hotel front desk or worked in a call center, u might think "Hell yeah, that's me," and apply even though a hotel front desk or a call center isn't technically an office environment.

(If you want help decoding what Weird Workplace Half-Truths mean, highly recommend binge-reading Ask A Manager, which is just workplace advice columns. Literally thousands of workplace scenarios to practice on.)

strawlessandbraless

What an unsurprising & completely expected turn of events that literally everyone saw coming 😮

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hausmensch

Omega 3 fatty asses

wifemoji

you literally need to humble yourself before the cheese grater because what she really craves is human flesh and she can smell your blood underneath your skin. fyi

bootdork

I wish it was easier to talk about mobile phone addiction without sounding like a boomer

bootdork

Phone addiction (specifically social media addiction) is real and it's not a joke and it is everywhere. Phone addiction literally reduces the grey matter of your brain. It's no secret young adults are more anxious and depressed than ever; more lonely than ever; more aimless than ever. Do you remember being a hugely creative kid, and feel like that spark is gone now? Can't sleep at night? Yeah, your GABA receptors are probably fucked from getting hits every 60 seconds from checking your phone. What's your daily screen time like? 6 hours? 12? These are common numbers. It's insane! It's insane and it's deliberate. Companies make more money from you when you're brain is fried from scrolling 10 hours a day through meaningless content.

But it can be reversed. Start small. If you hit this post then take 5 minutes to put your phone down in another room and do something. Do a crossword. Go for a walk. Be present! CBT is a hugely successful therapy for phone addiction and can even reverse the damage done to your brain.

I get it. I have dozens of beloved friends online, and I'm more informed now than I would ever have been without access to the Internet, but wouldn't it be nice to wonder sometimes? Wouldn't it be nice to be able to go outside and not itch for your phone screen? To have that creativity and confidence back? Start small. Start now.

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beatcroc

HIGH ON STANDARDS LOW ON SKILL. CREATIVE PROCESS MAKE YOU ILL

nomette

LOW ON STANDARDS GETS IT DONE

IT LOOKS LIKE SHIT BUT I HAD FUN

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duncebento

it’s still not a christian virtue to put children in meat grinders

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hey did you know??? that if you stop stretching and maintaining mobility in your body then it goes away?? things get tight and you can't move the way that you used to??? and when you decide to try getting a stretch routine going that the first week fucking sucks because you keep going 'damn i used to be able to do this no problem' and then you have to switch gears and be kind to yourself and just focus on getting better from here instead of berating yourself for dropping the good habits in the first place??? and your body never stops aging so you gotta keep taking care of it and sometimes you gotta take care of it extra in certain areas because of things that happened when you were younger and it's boring and sometimes hurts but it's so necessary???

i am yelling this at myself right now i am going through An Experience (trying to get into a routine of body maintenance again for my physical and mental health)