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“We can’t let immigrants into the US! They’ll flood the labor market working for low wages, and make it harder for Real Americans (wink, nudge) to get good jobs!”
“On an unrelated note, we’re totally fine with having two million prisoners in the US working for pennies an hour.”
Why are they always forcing us to look at their stomach? Oh right, because they are likely married.
I just saw the first line as a full sentence for some reason .
OH MY GOD whyyyy did no one tell me you’re supposed to send thank-yous after interviews?? Why would I do that???
“Thank you for this incredibly stressful 30 minutes that I have had to re-structure my entire day around and which will give me anxiety poos for the next 24 hours.”
I HATE ETIQUETTE IT’S THE MOST IMPOSSIBLE THING FOR ME TO LEARN WITHOUT SOMEONE DIRECTLY TELLING ME THIS SHIT
NO ONE TOLD YOU???? WTF! I HAVE FAILED YOU. Also: Dear ______: Thank you so much for the opportunity to sit down with you (&________) to discuss the [insert job position]. I am grateful to be considered for the position. I think I will be a great fit at [company name], especially given my experience in __________. [insert possible reference to something you talked about, something that excited you.] I look forward to hearing from you [and if you are feeling super confident: and working together in the future]. Sincerely, @mellivorinae
THIS IS A LIFESAVING TEMPLATE
YOU ARE WELCOME
My brother got a really great paid internship one summer. The guy who hired him said the deciding factor was the professional thank you letter my brother sent after the interview.
should it be an email? or like a physical letter?
email, you want to send it within a few hours at max after the interview if you can so it’s fresh in their mind who you are.
Confirmed! I interviewed for a job right after arriving in NY. The interview went incredibly well, and I went home and immediately wrote a thank you letter and put it in the mail. I had a super good feeling about this interview.
I didn’t get the job.
However, a few weeks later, I was called in to interview with another editor in the same company, and I did get that job. I found out later from the initial editor (the one who didn’t hire me) that he had planned to offer me the job, but since I didn’t follow up with a thank you letter, he assumed I didn’t really want it. He offered the job to another contender–but when he got my letter in the mail shortly after the offer had already been made, he went to HR and gave me a glowing recommendation. It was based on that recommendation that I got called in for the second interview.
So: send an email thank you immediately (same day!) after the interview. If you’re feeling extra, go ahead and send a written one too. OR go immediately to a coffee shop, write the letter, and return to the office and give it to the secretary.
Either way, those letters are important.
Pro tip: If you really want HR to develop a personal interest in your application, publicly thank them on linkedin. Just make a short post telling your network about how X recruiter really went above and beyond to make you feel welcome, or about how be accommodating and professional they were, or whatever. Make sure to use the mention feature so they’ll get a notification and see it.
Flattery will get you everywhere… and public flattery that might make its way back to their manager, doubly so.
Obligatory plug for one of FreePrintable.net’s sites: ThankYouLetter.ws. They have a whole section with interview thank you letter templates, and a page with specific tips for interview thank you letters. (There are also tons of other letter templates if you browse around a bit.)
FWIW I know that thank you letters make absolutely zero difference in my workplace. The whole process is evaluated through strict criteria and decided on interview performance. Honestly we'd find thank you letters a bit odd. Maybe that's because we're British. I think they're more likely to matter in smaller companies where you interview with one person rather than a panel.
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How is there so much relatable emotion coming from that last stick fig?
Its an old issue of the New Yorker but its still relevant. #everyfuckingweek
Okay I need help. I’m still really new to tumblr and don’t really know how I should do this … I’ve got some stickers to give away. Three of the Beverly Crushers stickers (which is my favorite imaginary roller derby team name), and ten of the Gentleman Bastards stickers. Any ideas on how to give them away? Best idea gets a sticker of their choice, then I give the rest away.
Help!
*slams hands on the table* Okay what do I do to get that GBS sticker MY LAPTOP HAS NO DECORATIONS BECAUSE I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE PERFECT ONE AND THIS IS IT
GODDAMN I WANT A GB STICKER. Actually if you also sell them I am quite happy to part with money for one.
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The Great Aviation Transformation Begins
On this National Aviation Day, we’re going “X.”
Today we celebrate the birthday of one of America’s original U.S. aviation pioneers — Orville Wright. But this year we also celebrate the pioneers of right now — the women and men of NASA who are changing the face of aviation by going “X.” We’re starting the design and build of a series of piloted experimental aircraft – X-planes – for the final proof that new advanced tech and revolutionary shapes will give us faster, quieter, cleaner ways to get from here to there.
So, what is an X-plane?
Since the early days of aviation, X-planes have been used to demonstrate new technologies in their native environment – flying through the air aboard an aircraft that’s shaped differently from the tube-and-wing of today. X-planes are the final step after ground tests. They provide valuable data that can lead to changes in regulation, design, operations, and options for travel. Two of the most famous historical X-planes are the Bell X-1 and the X-15.
Why can’t I fly supersonic now, say from New York to Seattle?
Because of the loud, jarring sonic boom. Commercial supersonic flight over land and, therefore over communities, is currently prohibited. Our supersonic X-plane will fly “quiet”; there’ll still be a sonic boom but it’ll sound more like a soft “thump.” The Low Boom Flight Demonstration X-plane, scheduled for first flight in 2021 and to begin community overflight testing in 2022, will provide the technical and human response data to federal and international regulators so they can consider lifting the ban. If that happens, someday commercial supersonic passenger flights between U.S. coasts would be less than three hours.
This is a preliminary design of the Low Boom Flight Demonstration X-plane. Its shape is carefully tailored to prevent the formation of a loud sonic boom.
Will I ever be able to carry on a conversation when a plane flies overhead?
Yes. Our next X-plane will be one that flies at regular speed, but has advanced design technologies and a nontraditional shape that drop perceived noise level by more than half. It will also reduce fuel consumption by 60-80 percent, and cut emissions by more than 80 percent. Design of this piloted X-plane is expected to begin around 2020.
This possible X-plane design is a blended wing body, which reduces drag and increases lift, and also reduces noise because the engines are placed above the fuselage.
Will I ever fly on an airplane powered like my Prius?
Probably. All- or hybrid-electric aircraft that can carry 12 – 120 passengers are becoming more likely. For a larger aircraft and possible future X-plane, NASA is studying how to use electric power generated by the engines to drive a large fan in a tail-cone and get additional thrust for takeoff and reduce fuel use.
This possible future subsonic X-plane would use electricity to power a large fan in the tail-cone, providing extra thrust at takeoff.
We – along with our government, industry and academic partners – have begun the great aviation transformation. And you’ll witness every important moment of our X-plane stories, here and on every #NationalAviationDay.
Like the X-plane posters for National Aviation Day? Download them: https://www.nasa.gov/aero/nasa-x/
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Thoughts on Male Fantasy Authors Writing Female Characters*
*(mostly. it digresses. this is specifically a comparison among Neil Gaiman, Jim Butcher, George R. R. Martin, and Guy Gavriel Kay–possibility of minor spoilers, although I’ve tried to avoid them. any plot details given should be unspoilery.)
You know, because this wasn’t already written about enough, or something.
I’ll start by saying this: I actually don’t care very much when male authors don’t write women the way I prefer to see women portrayed. Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite authors ever, due to his word-smithing and world-building, and I haven’t found his match for evoking a feeling of eeriness like he’s writing about a world more true than our own. On the other hand, he definitely is a little weird in his descriptions of female characters. I particularly noticed this with the way the witches in Stardust swear by their sexual organs and the attention Shadow pays to Zorya Polunochnaya’s breasts in American Gods. (Shadow. Chill. FFS.) I’m probably forgetting other instances, because I’ve felt this way multiple times in Gaiman’s writing–it makes me go why the fuck is this relevant? and jolts me out of the story. (Some of his short stories get even more bizarrely sexual; there’s one about an STD that changes your personality. It was pretty uncomfortable, but it was probably supposed to be.) Another complaint I’ve seen is that his female characters aren’t that well fleshed-out, but honestly, neither are his male characters. And Gaiman is aware he’s doing it. I’ve read interviews and essays where he clearly states his love for established bodies of myth and stock characters. That’s fine; it’s the way he prefers to write, and in my eyes he’s a damn fine writer. (I love his poetry too.) Heck, the fact that I love it so much despite my preference for non-stock characters (and fewer interjections about breasts) says a lot. Gaiman, good job for doing exactly what you were trying to do.
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Yes to all of the above. Butcher has been troubling me from the first book in for exactly the reasons you state. They are also the reasons I quit ASoIaF and generally try to find books that refrain from gratious violence, gore and grimdark (because gritty realism is overrated. No seriously, I mean it.). On that not - avoid at all cost: Mark Lawrence, Joe Abercrombie and Bakker. Same things, different author.
Very interesting read! I need to start reading Guy-Gavriel Kay!
@rhetoricandlogic I’m curious on one point. What makes the Gentleman Bastard books different in your opinion? They also feature lots of graphic violence.
You’re completely right, of course. There’s lots of graphic violence, but it’s not gratiuous (IMO).
Every violent act in the GB series is necessary to drive the story to the next level - for instance the death of the original GB. Without it, Locke and Jean wouldn’t have left Camorr with the same intention: revenge, justice and downright pettiness in one case. It’s different from the GRRM rape scenes in so far, as they don’t further the plot or lay grounds for the next installment or really anything.
Again: all my personal view! I’m not an expert. I’m calling you @msfehrwight
Oo OOO okay iI do have thoughts on this but I gotta express when it’s not so late! I will return to this in a couple of days but revenge is the key word here and you can expect to hear a LOT about it! (Also I am so flattered to be mentioned in this context omg <3 )
For me the difference is that although rape comes up in both Scott Lynch and Pat Rothfuss' work, in both it's firstly not depicted in graphic and titillating language. Secondly it's a big fucking deal and horrific crime not just oh well something that happens I guess. Thirdly it's shown as something that causes trauma rather than something the characters instantly bounce back from. Although I did laugh at Kvothe actually saying #notallmen to a rape victim.
Was it Mark Lawrence who started a book with the MC going "alrighty then time to gang rape these villagers!" ? I noped the hell out of that book. I know you don't have to like a MC but you do have to want to know their story. Not happening there.
How important do you have to be to have been “assassinated” instead of “murdered”?
That is…a good question
If the motivation is political, then it’s assassination. Otherwise it’s murder. You cannot be assassinated by accident.
If a jilted ex murders the Prince of Placeland, it’s just a murder.
If a jilted ex is also a member of a rival political faction, it may be assassination.
If a jilted ex is driving home in tears and accidentally runs over the Prince of Placeland in the middle of the night in a neighborhood where the streetlights are out because of the prince’s questionable infrastructure policy, it’s manslaughter.
That's interesting. I always thought that an assassination had to have other people involved: an organisation, conspiracy or somesuch. That would make more sense for the word assassin generally meaning a hired killer. But then "assassination" is often misused - it's used about the killing of John Lennon and there was no political motive there - just a guy who was very, very unwell.
So this probably sounds pretty weird, but my first job was at a Sears with horrible management and really mean and really old customers. My mom actually made me quite because my anxiety from my job was starting to effect my health. And then my next job was at a day care where I had to deal with a super abusive boss and had a lot of health issues that my boss said the whole “isn’t an excuse” and I “Had no reason to be tired” crap. After I quit that job, I literally had no confidence in myself and the abuse stayed with me for a whole year. I finally sucked it up and applied as a waitress and a hostess at a new restaurant that opened in my town and like… I’ve never been treated so kindly at a job! I honestly thought that I was gonna have issues with this job but my boss is so understanding. I think it’s because her husband is a veteran with brain trauma so she can probably tell that I’ve got a few disabilities and she’s super patient with me. And I come home everyday crying because I love my boss and co-workers so much!
A bad work environment can leave horrible scars even after you quit. A few years ago my boss was a really poisonous individual who never gave any kind of feedback or criticism and was really nice to everyone's face but said the most unbelievable shit about people behind their backs. She made up rumours, spread confidential information, and it was only through talking to a colleague that I could find out which bits of my performance she was unhappy with. When I quit that job and moved on it took me a long time to trust my new colleagues/boss and believe that they said what they meant and would tell me if they were pissed off.
Gonna be a long day I guess.
Me: OK brain, I'm feeling kinda groggy today so if you could do your best to help out - My brain: How about I bombard you with memories of how unhappy and afraid you were as a child? Me: No, don't do that - Brain: And how you felt completely alone with nobody to protect you from any of it - Me: Brain stahp Brain: You know, I can't think of a single childhood memory where you aren't sad and afraid. You should try blubbing like a little bitch. That's right, blub my flower. You're now at work. This is definitely the time for blubbing.
Me: Hey memory, what do you call the little stiff thing on the end of a shoelace?
Memory: An aglet.
Me: And how do you jumpstart a car?
Memory: Red to red, black to frame.
Me: And what’s the name of the computer game I played at a friend’s house once in 1998?
Memory: Bad Mojo.
Me: And what’s the name of this person that I’ve met several times recently and am about to socialize with?
Memory: lol idc
You: Here is a list of things that actually reduce abortion rates and a list of things that don't! ///Someone, inevitably: OKAY BUT IF U DID THOSE THINGS WHY U NEED ABORTION??? ///Like... yeah, the point of you making the list was to illustrate ways to make fewer abortions happen, what...
it’s incredible how much people don’t realize that there is no perfect method of contraception lmao. No matter how much we make birth control accessible to all, there will still always be a need for abortion because unintended pregnancies will still happen. Not to mention that sometimes circumstances change and people have to abort wanted pregnancies.
Prolifers often don’t seem to get that we on the prochoice side aren’t actually about everyone getting 23 abortions each. We’re pragmatic about the fact that unintended pregnancies happen, and that abortion can be the best option for someone in that situation. But successfully preventing the pregnancy before it happens is always a better option - not because embryos have feelings (they don’t) but because it’s less invasive, less unpleasant and cheaper. If the rate of abortion goes down because everyone gets a method of contraception that works well for them, that’s a win for us. And it’s a way more pragmatic approach than “keep your slutty legs shut then until you’re married!”*
* I am married. I still don’t want babies. This is why I have a Mirena, provided free by the NHS. I wish they were available free everywhere.
you could be my boyfriend of 85 years or my husband of 586778 years or my favourite teacher or my most beloved mentor but if you are a man and you yell at me or raise your voice at me i can 100% guarantee our relationship will never be the same ever again there is something so treacherous about men who needlessly raise their voice
Okay, but replace man with woman… Sounding a lil sexist.
why stop there!! let’s replace man with gecko!! i HATE reptiles!
awww. i don’t mean you gecko girl it’s okay i’m sorry
In my personal experience, women raise their voices because they feel like they aren’t being listened to. Men raise their voices because they feel like they aren’t being obeyed.
SPILL. THAT. TEA.
I can't stand having anyone raise their voice because I'm on the autistic spectrum and that shit feels like being stabbed in the brain because of my oversensitive hearing (and also my mum is the big shouter in my life) but let's unpack this whole thing a bit.
Shouting in anger (as opposed to simply raising your voice to be heard over a lot of noise) is one step towards violence. It's like a snarl from a dog. It is aggression. It's not the same as punching someone, obviously, but when someone shouts they're a step closer to that than they were before. Even if they never actually go there. Someone who shouts is indicating "I'm not entirely in control of my temper here. Do you want to see how far this anger can go?" Most people who've experienced physical harm from another person heard them shout first. Many of these people will freeze up, become deathly afraid, or want to escape the situation, if they hear someone else shouting. Most people are more afraid of violence from men than from women. Partly because men are statistically more likely to turn violent, and partly because they're more likely to do more harm if they do. Yes I know that women can be violent and abusive. But in terms of a Pavlovian response to a raised voice, this is why that shit is different coming from a man.
