It's my birthday, and I'm going to the dentist. Boo. On the plus side, I'm taking today off so will go op shopping afterwards.
EDIT: Thank you all so much! I have my eye on a few things at the local Sacred Heart ...
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Happy Lemmy Daily Thread Anniversary: https://aussie.zone/post/13234, for real this time.
I miss bright faded dog!
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Hi everyone - thank you again for all your good wishes. This means a lot to me.
Home again after a marathon opshoppery - haul includes: two (two!) gucci sweaters in my size, one black one blue. Some tailored winter wool trousers in black. All in good nick. Am sorted this winter and probably next. A rather beautiful carnival glass ashtray which I will use as a housekeys dumpspot. Some nice costume jewellery - a brass chain necklace of thin ceramic plaques hand painted with autumn leaves, a brooch made from a small turtle shell (sans turtle) with I think gold fittings and a couple of rock crystal necklaces that I am going to repurpose at some point in the future. I do like Reservoir for opshoppery, and Essendon is stupendous - I had no idea the opshops were so good there. Definitely worth a trip out to that part of town. Fitzroy & Collingwood and Thornbury were all a bit disappointing.
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I am feeling quite lost and down with recent work developments. This is my first "real" job and it's quite hurtful how little senior management values me (and everyone else). Have been unable to sleep well recently with ruminations re: future prospects, the whole negotiating new role, and now... leaving this employer. They literally don't give a fuck and are dispensing with good staff just to maintain this power of "no we won't give anyone a raise, doesn't matter what". We're paid significantly below average for our roles and it fucking sucks. Our brand means there is a horde of new applicants just waiting, and everyone is viewed as dispensable. Idk I just want to rant about it. First time looking to leave a long term role too ๐ now I'm going to bed because I had three hours sleep last night, and the last week my sleep has been fucked in general just overthinking
Most senior management anywhere are sociopaths. They aren't worth your hurt feelings, and I can assure you they certainly aren't losing sleep.
I've been through a number of job losses. Over time you will learn to take it less personally knowing that management are fucked everywhere.
So true
I am bummed out on your behalf too. That sounds like such a disappointing turn of events. Sadly, companies like that will always exist, even in the fabled Nordic countries, to churn people through.
I hope you are able to quell any feelings of "is this the best I could get for my first real job" and instead see it as a stepping stone you can look back on as some kind of formative experience... I appreciate that it's hard to secure permanent jobs in some sectors but from everything you've mentioned it sounds like if you're not concerned about needing a perm job for mortgages/family, then it might be best to cut your losses and go somewhere you're more appreciated.
Is there a mentor or anyone in the industry you could speak to for advice?
Having been through something similar recently- get out soon, for your own sake. It won't get better, and if they write you off as 'difficult' for not playing along it may get worse. Start looking around while you try to care a bit less.
Also, exercise is great for clearing your head, reducing stress levels, and making it easier to sleep.
Take care. There are better places out there.
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I feel so sorry for the girls that are victims of the ai generated images at the bacchus marsh school. How horrific. I suspect fake sexual images are gonna be the new normal of harassment and abuse in the ai era. Schools and the law need to catch up fast.
Just another way for boys and men to demote women down to just their orifices and their "fuckable-ness"
I'd feel relief tbh. If anyone starts circulating real photos of you in the buff you can just claim it's those zany AI prompters at it again and wave it off as bollocks.
I dunno how you police this shit. Back in my day (jesus I'm old) I had a... I dont wanna say "mate" but acquaintance sharing videos of him screwing an ex via Bluetooth off his old Nokia. I never saw it, never wanted to, both other horny 17 year olds did. This shits been around since the dawn of tech. Does make it right, and of course I feel horrible for the victims! And the bloke who did it should be shot into the sun... but I dont know how you stop this.
Photoshopped exploitative images, cutting and pasting heads onto magazines before that, AI is just the latest in a long chain of turds
It's a pretty fucked up situation, but unfortunately I think this is just the beginning. We (the collective we) never consider the implications of some of the uses of the technology we create.
This entire "AI" situation is concerning as a whole.
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Absolutely hate the dark and the cold just sucks the energy right out of you. Can't help but wonder how folks in the far north in the artic deal with it where some days the sun barely rises.
Sunset in northern Europe (London etc) during their winter solstice is like 4pm. Now that's depressing for living in a major city, don't think I could handle that.
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Have you considered high dose Vit D and a blue light lamp used at times the sun would be shining? Could be a spot of SAD
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Another lean fortnight. Going to have to be creative with the food I have.
Thank gos for frozen mince though. Means I can have pasta for a week at least.
Also no zombie movies before going to bed tonight.
If you grab some dry red lentils you can add them into the mince (they take 15-20mins to cook so you can pre cook or mix with a stock cube water and mince into savoury mince style business). Will help the mince go further while keeping the protein up.
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Uh oh. I have a feeling the Bad Sads are coming up, the kind where everything looks miserable and the smallest thing not going the way I want makes me feel hopeless and sad and like a failure. It's 12 days before my period should be starting so I don't think it's that... It's this damn weather, I swear. I bought yet more fennel yesterday. I'm going to roast a whole bulb and scarf it down ;_;
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It's party time today. ๐ I'll bring chocolate crackles. What are you bringing?
Can someone please bring jelly slice.
Baclava!
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The day I don't spill a bit of my coffee on the floor is the day I have died.
I am the Supreme Ruler and Queen of Unco and Mysterious Bruises.
I would be Princess Royal in this family
That would make me the Crown Princess?
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So much snot! Coughing up chunks of it. so over this!
Without fail, everytime I've got an appointment for a haircut, it's cold and raining. Sorry everyone ๐
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I'm trying to find things to enjoy and am getting so excited about trying new things in life, like new foods, going to a different uni next year, travelling, working full-time more or less permanently. But at the same time, nothing excites me? It's strange.
I have a trial drums lesson organised, doing a fitness challenge, planning a social thing once a week, and going to start therapy in a couple of days. All this effort to work on myself just feels a bit futile. I know these things are going to be good for me, yet part of me is not convinced.
Maybe I just have to get through things and then they will become enjoyable. What a weird state to be in.
The beauty of trying new things, is that you'll never know where they may lead you. For example, in a few months you could be playing in your first band!
Good on you for keeping your life moving forwards.
so many hugs, this is normal, you're ahead of yourself, planning and getting ready for when you will be able to enjoy life more
Tried the PB&J, kinda slaps. Would consume again!
Right?!?! I'm kind of addicted now lol
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I'm phenomenally sleepy today. Normally I'm not on my phone at work but I simply cannot summon any enthusiasm or concentration whatsoever. Holiday mode hit me too hard.
Was nice wandering around South Yarra after my haircut. I used to live around that area a while ago and I feel really nostalgic.
Everything is so alive compared to the outer suburbs. Might have to trade the house to myself for an apartment in the future.
Cat has taken up residence in front of the heater
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Sleep bad. Day bad. Can today be delayed?
Nope, still don't want to get out of bed despite falling asleep on time.
Winters suuuuuck. I'm so glad I only need to get up early twice a week
Finally starting to feel a bit better - still coughing up a lung, but my sinuses feel clearer. Some energy today, but I notice it runs out - got to be careful to not overdo it.
Love it when the fix for a PC issue is "go to the BIOS", when the issue is the PC won't even load to the point that BIOS is an option. Partner's 10 year old PC is basically dead (thinks it needs to load from a USB, when it doesn't and never has), so mine is now The Family Computer.
Which is fine for now, I'm addicted to Slice'n'Dice on my phone anyway lol
You can usually find a good deal on Ozbargin for some second hand business gear. My laptop cost me 300 bucks and honestly its a gem of a machine to use. Something like thiswould be a huge upgrade over a 10 year old machine.
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Time to swim to work I guesss
WTF https://aussie.zone/post/10468468/9551347
Are we getting spambots on Lemmy now? I pasted that comment into Google Translate and it's some ad for ghostwriting
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Finished the day early. Too tired ๐ด could stay and click buttons but I'd be so slow and make mistakes better to go home and rest.
Edit. I did manage to sneak in my lunch break before calling it though. Had Vietnamese boat noodles for the first time. Omg I was blown away. The broth is thick and so flavourful - it has pork blood in in it. Lots of delicious meaty goodies and some rice noodles. I am a big fan of all things noodle-soup, and this might be my new favourite honestly. Yes I'm including ramen and pho in that list
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