Lurker > clearaflagrantj

I don't think I need it but it makes me smell better

MutantJohn posted...

clear, aren't you a coder? Work on a pet project

I'm a mech engineer with CAD experience, I got like surface level knowledge of coding (mostly python). Not enough to compete with comp sci coders.

AlecSkorpio posted...

You should definitely spend any downtime not looking for a job or working out cleaning the house and cooking (or learning to cook?) for your girlfriend.

You want her bragging to her friends about how amazing it is that you're not working, and not how awful it is.

Yeah I've been taking over dinners (I've always been the main cook but now I'm having it ready when she gets back), and cleaning up after my messes. I feel like Michael Keaton in Mr Mom

darkmaian23 posted...

I have a few recommendations:
1. Work 8 hours a day at finding a new job. Basically, finding a job and developing skills is your job.
2. Make sure to get dressed, shower, do chores, etc. like you normally would.
3. If you live with somebody else, carve out some time to do nice things for them like cook.
4. When done for the day, be done for the day. Anything past 8 hours is counter productive.
5. Don't be too hard on yourself and don't let the stress control you.

Good luck!

This is all great advice which I appreciate. Right now I have 3-4 ideas on how to move forward that I'm taking action on, and my biggest fear is having paralysis before actually executing them. It takes a conscious effort to carry out shit sometimes, like any jackass can say "I'm gonna get in shape," but it takes balls to actually go outside and run.

Bossdog421 posted...

clearaflagrantj posted...

Bossdog421 posted...

Look for a job slacker!

Already applied to about 30

Couple of headhunters asking for more deets, a few automated rejections already.

I didn't miss the full time job hunter life. This shit is demoralizing

It's actually refreshing to hear that aren't enjoying the unemployed life. It usually takes people a week or 2 before they are sick of it.

Job hunting can really suck. Keep your chin up and keep at it.

Honestly living with my girlfriend is a huge factor.

When I was younger I was living at home with my parents, so there was no real risk of financial ruin.

Now that I'm paying rent and living with my girlfriend, and I see how upset she is about how our relationship could suffer, it's motivating as shit to bounce back.

Headhunter: Are open to relocation?

Me: No

Headhunter: Okay. Are you interested in [job]?

Me: Yes, is it near me?

Headhunter: No you would need to relocate.

Fucking kill me

Bossdog421 posted...

Look for a job slacker!

Already applied to about 30

Couple of headhunters asking for more deets, a few automated rejections already.

I didn't miss the full time job hunter life. This shit is demoralizing

Gary_Busey posted...

clearaflagrantj posted...

Unfortunately I can no longer work out before work at 6am because the commute back from the gym is a nightmare (didn't have to do it when I drove to work right after)

Run around your block
Do body weight exercises

You are aware you don't need a gym to exercise, right?

I need the gym for bench, squat, and deadlift.

I can get by with my running routine and accessory work with the clubhouse gym

So two days a week I will spend at the gym, making a 30 minute commute each way

The Admiral posted...

Romulox28 posted...

you need to get into a routine or you'll go nuts, it takes years to adjust the NEET lifestyle

This. The easiest way to avoid turning into a worthless sack of shit is to get up at a normal hour every morning and exercise. Just that level of routine and discipline prevents a full slide into uselessness.

I wake up with my gf at 5:30 to make coffee for us

Unfortunately I can no longer work out before work at 6am because the commute back from the gym is a nightmare (didn't have to do it when I drove to work right after)

Makeveli_lives posted...

I was unemployed for 8 months, ran out of money 7 months in. Made me regret wasting the first 3 not even looking for a job.

Dude the longer you go unemployed the harder it gets to find a job

I don't know what that is.

SuperExcitebike posted...

Striking Vipers was eh and Smithereens kinda collapsed in the end. I haven't watched Bandersnatch or Miley yet

Miley is basically a disney channel original movie

It's like you have to make a conscious effort to not regress into a pit of despair and it's only been 30 hours so far.

Rachel Jack and Ashley Too was abysmal

The other two were decent

Youngster_Joey_ posted...

Clear does that every time we explain to him what his problem is.

I'm not trying to kick you while you're down, Clear. We've been telling you this shit for months and you never listen.

You legitimately need to decide if you want to follow this career path or not, and if you do you need to learn how to appeal to people better.

You don't know the whole story. My two bosses at my prior company loved me, my boss at my (former) boss gave me a glowing letter of commendation with a retention bonus, it wasn't until he hired my manager that shit started to go wrong for me.

You are absolutely correct that I need to decide if engineering is my passion or not, in fact I've been considering other careers the past few weeks. But as far how I work with others, I don't work well with certain personality types and I won't apologize for it

Party Fowl

I closed it.

Even though there were some people offering legitimate advice which I appreciated I feel like a few were using it as an opportunity to kick me when I was down.

Trying to stay positive here, it's a pretty rough experience.

Damn some of you are really kicking me while I'm down

Romulox28 posted...

clearaflagrantj posted...

- Filing for unemployment

are you eligible for unemployment if you're fired?

Absolutely

You are only really ineligible if you quit or commit an egregious crime, but even in some cases if it's a minor crime or you quit for valid reasons you may still receive it.

treewojima posted...

you mean all that time you were bitching and moaning about your job and how you were next to be fired, you hadn't been shopping your resume around?

boxington posted...

that sucks...but I would have thought you would quit/find another job before that happened

hopefully you find something soon-ish

I was job hunting the entire time, I've been job hunting for like two years, but I was holding out for something that paid substantially more than my current role. Turned down a few jobs that were below my experience level but now in my current state I will be much more amenable to accepting garbage.

Walked into work, got told my performance/attitude hadn't improved, cleaned out my desk.

Right now I am:

- Filing for unemployment
- Figuring out COBRA
- Updating my resume and turning my LinkedIn to actively looking

Is there anything else you guys can help me with? Fortunately I have enough money to survive but the less I have to dig into my savings the happier I will be.

NeoBowser posted...

clearaflagrantj posted...

As a taken man I can't imagine the struggle yall single guys go trough

Trying to impress one of these skanks

Taking her home and shit

So much easier to just be in a relationship

i read this in rap cuz the title said bars

Check out these bars:

Poop de scoop

Scoopity poop

Scoop

Poop

As a taken man I can't imagine the struggle yall single guys go trough

Trying to impress one of these skanks

Taking her home and shit

So much easier to just be in a relationship

I learned manual just this year and it's so much more fun that auto

Vindris_SNH posted...

clearaflagrantj posted...

I don't really have any friends

Pretty much what happens when you get older

@clearaflagrantj
How old are you? I'm 32 and married and still have plenty of friends that I hang out with regularly.

28, doesn't help that I moved across the country

nt

How's that book coming along Snu?

How's your diet and exercise coming along?

friendbuddypal posted...

clearaflagrantj posted...

friendbuddypal posted...

KnightofShikari posted...

oh man, the party that's in bed with big business made laws to help big business while saying they weren't? color me shocked

No this was the GOP, not the Democrats.

Trumpanzees: "Democrats are in bed with big business!"
Also Trumpanzees: "Democrats just want to steal money from businesses to receive handouts!"

Not even attempting to hide the strawmen at this point. It makes me sad to think that you probably walked away from that post feeling proud of yourself.

Keep slurping your orange God

friendbuddypal posted...

KnightofShikari posted...

oh man, the party that's in bed with big business made laws to help big business while saying they weren't? color me shocked

No this was the GOP, not the Democrats.

Trumpanzees: "Democrats are in bed with big business!"
Also Trumpanzees: "Democrats just want to steal money from businesses to receive handouts!"

littlebro07 posted...

My company gives out an annual raise to everybody.

Last year it was 2.1%

This year's should be announced next week. Probably gonna be like 0.2%

Greedy bastards

My company's revenue was 4-5x average this year, nobody is getting raises

nevershine posted...

Yep all of em
Im a huge fan

You're not a true RE fan until you've beat every Outbreak level on Very Hard solo

Seriously TC? Who would actually want a nice, thick, wet penis in their mouth, veins throbbing against your tongue, ready to shoot its hot load down your throat

Don't worry boys, it will trickle down eventually!

*gets down on knees and opens mouth*

Nah only beat REmake on the regular difficulty

DrizztLink posted...

The only good thing about Snu is his massive hateboner for pinky and that's just because it's hilarious.

Pinky is cool, cultured, and gets laid all the time i.e. the exact opposite of Sunhawk, which explains his bitterness

I don't really have any friends

Pretty much what happens when you get older

No such thing as asexual

Sit ups are bad for your neck and have no advantages over crunches

Toilet seats are not as dirty as you think

I'm mixed handed, which means I write with my left and do physical things with my right, but I can't switch

Honestly I'm probably a natural lefty but I forced myself to be a righty for sports at a young age (which is fucking stupid tbh)

She is the exact opposite of my type

noice

I was a cashier at a movie theater fast food restaurant which is the absolute worst because 50% of customers yell at you for the prices as if you are the one responsible

Firewerx posted...

Reis posted...

mgs2 is one of the most overrated games of all time

it's cool if you liked it when you were a teen because of all the pseudo intellectual babble that was in it, but now that we're all adults here it's time to admit the story was trash and that kojima is a massive hack

I'm with you on that one.

You are both so horribly wrong.

You should be ashamed of yourselves

NeoShadowhen posted...

There isnt going to be a draft. The modern military is full of highly specialized and highly skilled people. They dont want a bunch of goobers that dont know what the fuck they are doing, it would be a damn liability.

I could see them doing something like a draft for people in certain fields like medical or tech, but the era of tens of thousands of people with rifles storming over the hill is over. For this country at least.

Well if they try to draft me as an engineer I'll drive to fucking Canada

Yes

So hurry up with my damn croissant

"I don't have a clear shot without potentially hitting the hostage"

"Can't you just move like 5 meters to your right?"

"No, don't be silly."

HypnoCoosh posted...

Im actually disappointed with you clear. Youre better than this.

Didn't you post in my other topic about how people making minimum wage deserve to starve

Freddie_Mercury posted...

oof ow my bone spurs

Hey he went to through his own personal Vietnam of fucking whores and avoiding contracting STDs

Strider102 posted...

I don't hate my job, I do hate some of the people when they bitch about having to work weekends though.

Person: We just fucking worked last weekend! This is bullshit!

Me: Well maybe if you wouldn't play around all day and hit your daily quota maybe you'd get weekends off.

What do you do?

Feline_Heart posted...

If youre under 35 you can still be drafted

Yeah but it starts with the 18 year olds, they won't get all the way up to me