My friend, an immigrant to my country, was laid off two weeks ago and wasn't able to land a new job. She was 4 months away from getting her PR, but without a new job, she wouldn't qualify. After many stressful nights of crying, doing resume review and interview practice, she YOLO'd and sent the CEO of her old company an email asking to be employed until she got the PR, and the CEO simply said "Sure".
Absolutely crazy, and rare to see that sort of compassion. I'm super happy for her, even though it might be awkward, but getting over this cusp will lock her in on her new life.
In this context, the question really boils down to "Do you want to ruin your former employee's life to save a bit of company money?". Which should not be a hard decision, but there's way too many people who would disagree here. Kudos to the CEO to realize this and do the right thing, and good luck for your friend.
I think it's more that most of these issues would never actually reach the CEO if brought up through standard channels. Some bs middle management explanation of why it's not possible, even though they never passed it up. CEOs are still people, and if they just randomly receive an actual personal email that wasn't debated over by a board meeting or considered inconsequential by people they hired to micromanage, they're likely to just say fuck it why not.
Good for you. Quitting nicotine is fucking hard. I quit smoking over a decade ago, but I finally got completely off nicotine products just last year.
Just some advice that helped me: keep a zero nic vape around so if you're out drinking (or some other situation where your willpower is low) and find yourself needing to vape you have one that you can hit without backsliding with nicotine. Otherwise you're going to find yourself hitting a buddy's vape loaded with 50mg nic salts or something, and you'll be back to square one.
That might help me out. I've tried to quit vaping so many times but I keep going back while drinking. I live a 2 minute walk from 2 different vape stores and disposable vapes are so easy to talk myself into buying
A friend came by that I hadn't seen in a while and while hanging out she asked me if she could put some make up on me. I agreed and when she was done I felt attractive for the first time in a long while. That was a nice experience. :)
Sound great! Being gently touched in the face always feels wonderful, I think, no matter whether in a romantic or a non-romantic setting like yours. Scratches the itch for intimacy with another being.
I found some money I squirrelled away for a big luxury purchase, so I'm buying a painting. It's the first piece of art in years that's stopped me in my tracks to stare. I have a print, but it's not the same.
Unironically the republican primary debate. My favorite part of any election season is when they drag a bunch of these clowns out of the woodwork and we get to watch them slaughter each other (verbally) over the course of six months like teenagers in an 80's movie. Too bad the fascists are always the ones that win.
My new mattress is getting delivered tomorrow. I've been sleeping on a cheap crappy Ikea mattress for years, and I just couldn't ignore how bad it is anymore. Hopefully with the new one I'll finally be able to sleep longer than six hours without waking up feeling like I've been in a fight.
I went on a vacation trip last week. We took the ferry fron Connecticut to Long Island, rode our bikes from Orient Point to the Hamptons, took the train to New York City, hung out in Brooklyn for 4 days. No car the whole way. It was awesome. Brooklyn is super cool, biking in NYC is the best way to enjoy the city. I am full of ideas for the next trip.
I played my first official league game of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and it was a great experience. Not professional gaming or anything, just hobby gaming in the lowest league. But I always wanted to do that and finally found a group of nice people to do it with.
...and figuring out how to make Silero text to speech work with any length text and got it integrated with a chat bot to talk back to me. I also just got speech to text working. Now I just need to train it on my voice and background noise and I can have a real world voice conversation with offline AI I tune and control.
A very friendly cashier lady. She was the kind of genuinely friendly person that could get even the grumpiest of grumps to smile.
Left me feeling happy for the rest of the day :)
I took the last week and a half off from work and was happy to see when I finally checked my emails (bored at the airport) it didn't look like anything went to shit!
Was nice to get away for a bit, and need to do it more often but tend to procrastinate for stupid reasons...
Also supposed to go on a second date tomorrow to a gig but we'll see if that actually happens or she got bored and moved on while I was on holidays.
But in a good mood. Just got home a couple of hours ago and doing some cleanup/chores.
It's been a while since I've actually felt 'happy' vs 'anhedonic'.
I finished my first semester of software development school last week. I struggled with c# programming and at one point a couple months ago I was so upset I seriously considered dropping out. But I kept at it and handed in assignments, not confident in my code. Anyways, I just got my final marks back and I got A+ in that course… and all my other courses too!
Also… I’ve been depressed for 2 days, I think I needed this post to remind me of the good things in life. I’m enjoying reading everyone’s answers!
My friend, an immigrant to my country, was laid off two weeks ago and wasn't able to land a new job. She was 4 months away from getting her PR, but without a new job, she wouldn't qualify. After many stressful nights of crying, doing resume review and interview practice, she YOLO'd and sent the CEO of her old company an email asking to be employed until she got the PR, and the CEO simply said "Sure".
Absolutely crazy, and rare to see that sort of compassion. I'm super happy for her, even though it might be awkward, but getting over this cusp will lock her in on her new life.
In this context, the question really boils down to "Do you want to ruin your former employee's life to save a bit of company money?". Which should not be a hard decision, but there's way too many people who would disagree here. Kudos to the CEO to realize this and do the right thing, and good luck for your friend.
I think it's more that most of these issues would never actually reach the CEO if brought up through standard channels. Some bs middle management explanation of why it's not possible, even though they never passed it up. CEOs are still people, and if they just randomly receive an actual personal email that wasn't debated over by a board meeting or considered inconsequential by people they hired to micromanage, they're likely to just say fuck it why not.
That’s definitely rare. Good for her and her CEO
There's a lake near where I live that doesn't allow gas boats. It's electric or manually paddles only. It's very nice how quiet it is out there.
Haven't had a smoke or vape in more than a week now. I know I'm not out of the woods yet but this is a big achievement for me.
Good for you. Quitting nicotine is fucking hard. I quit smoking over a decade ago, but I finally got completely off nicotine products just last year.
Just some advice that helped me: keep a zero nic vape around so if you're out drinking (or some other situation where your willpower is low) and find yourself needing to vape you have one that you can hit without backsliding with nicotine. Otherwise you're going to find yourself hitting a buddy's vape loaded with 50mg nic salts or something, and you'll be back to square one.
That might help me out. I've tried to quit vaping so many times but I keep going back while drinking. I live a 2 minute walk from 2 different vape stores and disposable vapes are so easy to talk myself into buying
Congrats!
Was supposed to watch something with my best friend last night but we just ended up chatting for like 4h. Never fails to cheer me up
Watched a bunch of tits (the other tits) romping about the hazel bush, they were hilarious.
Tell me more about Hazel's bush...
Rowdy birds?
A friend came by that I hadn't seen in a while and while hanging out she asked me if she could put some make up on me. I agreed and when she was done I felt attractive for the first time in a long while. That was a nice experience. :)
Sound great! Being gently touched in the face always feels wonderful, I think, no matter whether in a romantic or a non-romantic setting like yours. Scratches the itch for intimacy with another being.
Public holiday 3 day weekend
I found some money I squirrelled away for a big luxury purchase, so I'm buying a painting. It's the first piece of art in years that's stopped me in my tracks to stare. I have a print, but it's not the same.
Got health insurance AND dental b so finally fixing some dental problems that I've had for years without worry of going broke.
That's dope! I finally have insurance too, can't wait to get caught up on my health!
Aye congrats homie
Unironically the republican primary debate. My favorite part of any election season is when they drag a bunch of these clowns out of the woodwork and we get to watch them slaughter each other (verbally) over the course of six months like teenagers in an 80's movie. Too bad the fascists are always the ones that win.
One can hope for a barroom free for all, much damage all around.
The release of Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, big fan of Jet set radio. Casual tricking and good vibes, also Hideki never misses.
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My wife absolutely adore JSR and has been looking for a playable version on PC.
Thank you for helping me make her day!
the humidity is way down
my wife and I are actively clearing our house of things we don't need and want anymore
I'm successfully knocking a lot of small, tedious tasks off my to-do list
I got a picture of mine featured in a newsletter on Buzzly.
My girlfriend.
My new mattress is getting delivered tomorrow. I've been sleeping on a cheap crappy Ikea mattress for years, and I just couldn't ignore how bad it is anymore. Hopefully with the new one I'll finally be able to sleep longer than six hours without waking up feeling like I've been in a fight.
Sex
Drugs
Rock n Roll
What new drugs would you recommend?
Can't beat a good night of THC, GHB, LSD, PCP and possibly UFC
What new rock n roll albums would you recommend?
I went on a vacation trip last week. We took the ferry fron Connecticut to Long Island, rode our bikes from Orient Point to the Hamptons, took the train to New York City, hung out in Brooklyn for 4 days. No car the whole way. It was awesome. Brooklyn is super cool, biking in NYC is the best way to enjoy the city. I am full of ideas for the next trip.
Nothing.
No not joking
You're not alone in that.
Happy?
It's triple digit weather for the 9th week.
My friends 16 year old son just got diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
My daughter is having a rough recovery from an apendectomy.
I'm having to work extended hours due to staff shortages.
Payment from my last job is a week overdue and I don't know how I'll eat or get to my new job.
My back is fucking killing me from being on my feet 12 to 14 hours a day.
What is happiness again?
Got a 18-105mm lens for my camera and have been taking videos of absolutely everything, like my kitchen and bathroom.
I played my first official league game of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and it was a great experience. Not professional gaming or anything, just hobby gaming in the lowest league. But I always wanted to do that and finally found a group of nice people to do it with.
People being open and friendly on Lemmy.
...and figuring out how to make Silero text to speech work with any length text and got it integrated with a chat bot to talk back to me. I also just got speech to text working. Now I just need to train it on my voice and background noise and I can have a real world voice conversation with offline AI I tune and control.
Getting my mom's car fixed on my own
Polaris just dropped their upcoming LP's third track, "Overflow", and it slaps as intended.
Metalcore band from Australia, if you don't know them, chek them out.
Quality time, spent with quality people. Getting to see my significant other for their birthday weekend despite the distance was great.
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/67/ca/f6/67caf6c31b89b9f9d0573e3008548afb.jpg
When I thought about this guy every time I went out of my way to fuck shit up
A very friendly cashier lady. She was the kind of genuinely friendly person that could get even the grumpiest of grumps to smile.
Left me feeling happy for the rest of the day :)
Just discovered EU's DMA this week. Made me happy.
I don't go out very often but I did with with some coworkers and one of them thanked me and said they had a nice time
56 hours in brutal heat and humidity working in a steel mill with a weekend off
Not sure if it's happiness per-se, but I'm excited about joining uni next week.
I took the last week and a half off from work and was happy to see when I finally checked my emails (bored at the airport) it didn't look like anything went to shit! Was nice to get away for a bit, and need to do it more often but tend to procrastinate for stupid reasons...
Also supposed to go on a second date tomorrow to a gig but we'll see if that actually happens or she got bored and moved on while I was on holidays.
But in a good mood. Just got home a couple of hours ago and doing some cleanup/chores.
It's been a while since I've actually felt 'happy' vs 'anhedonic'.
I finished my first semester of software development school last week. I struggled with c# programming and at one point a couple months ago I was so upset I seriously considered dropping out. But I kept at it and handed in assignments, not confident in my code. Anyways, I just got my final marks back and I got A+ in that course… and all my other courses too!
Also… I’ve been depressed for 2 days, I think I needed this post to remind me of the good things in life. I’m enjoying reading everyone’s answers!
This post :)
Making progress on my driving license makes me feel so happy. Soon I can drive anywhere!