Universal Chat Thread

[Dragon Lord]

@Moonface - Yes, I officially begin going through the process on Monday. I have to go in for like 20-30 minutes to do some stuff. Drug test and a few other things, I believe, and then we'll figure out when I'll start my training then. First thing up will be about 12 hours of watching videos, lol.

Congrats!
If you're really lucky, they'll make you watch some of those videos again in 6 months to a year to refresh your memory on all the shit you'll probably have been doing every single day on the job anyway. Publix does that a lot of the time and it gets really tedious, especially when they don't even make new videos so you start to memorise the scripts. Ours also have questions though, but getting them wrong doesn't penalise you and again, after a couple of times you start to just remember the answers. XD
Although, there is one question I never get right on the training video for food safety, which involves temperatures because the answers are in F and I'm still not used to using that.

Well, my mother has worked at the store for almost two years now and hasn't had to re-watch any of the videos, so that's probably a good sign that I won't have to experience that same type of thing, haha.

I got in for the drug test and to sign papers to okay a background check on me and then we'll go from there. This week will be my last at my current job, so I don't know if they'll just wait until next week to have me come in and start the video watching, or if maybe they'll ask me to come in before one of my shifts at the current job, or on Wednesday since I'm off. Though that would suck, because that means my next day off wouldn't be until next Sunday. Though I guess you gotta do what you gotta do. Just need to keep reminding myself of that sweet, sweet $18/hr that will be waiting for me at the end of it all.

[Moonface]

@Dragon Lord: The $18 and the freedom to sleep during the day again and be up all night.

I really can't decide what to do with myself today. I'm in the state of mind where things are either appealing until I do them, or they're just not appealing at all.
Sucks because today is my day off so I hate that I'm mostly wasting it.

[ShiraNoMai]

Once we get on our structured schedules, I think that'll solve that issue

Been having weird health issues since the 4th. My therapist thinks they're anxiety-related, tied to my return into the office, which I hadn't thought of. Thought maybe something else crazy was going on physically Hoping these subside soon cuz they've been rather inhibitive to my structures I've set up for my life lately

[Moonface]

All the more reason to ditch the office and stay home with me all day everyday.
Naked.  *shot*

Just found out that I got accepted into university to pursue my degree I tried to get over a decade ago. Excited but I'm also nervous about it. XD

What's everyone done with their day so far?

[Karo]

Hope the things will eventually subside Nikki and I think its important to mention that if it is an anxiety related thing you aren't alone and conidering the COVID change was a big change and now to go back to the office after a long time it could understandably be related to that.

Congratulations Moony!

[Moonface]

Thanks @Karo! How's your day been by the way?

Also, since you mentioned Clippy to me while I was out eating dinner, does everyone else remember it? Also, did anyone use any of the other Word characters, if they used any at all? I remember I always chose the cat. XD

[ShiraNoMai]

Hope the things will eventually subside Nikki and I think its important to mention that if it is an anxiety related thing you aren't alone and conidering the COVID change was a big change and now to go back to the office after a long time it could understandably be related to that.

Congratulations Moony!

Yeah you're right. It just came out of no where for me, especially when it was easy for me to peg it as my stomach not being friendly to the high-fat cuisine at my aunt's 4th of July event, but for it to persist as long as it has was not adding up to me 

Also many congrats to my Moony from me as well! I'm so proud of him and wish him nothing but positive vibes in his coming academic years!

[Dragon Lord]

@Dragon Lord: The $18 and the freedom to sleep during the day again and be up all night.

Mainly the $18. People have asked me why I'm leaving and I keep telling them simply: More money.

They kind of give me a look when I answer that. Obviously they're getting at that I should be loyal to the small town business (especially since I've been there for the last five years), but nah. I'm loyal to whoever offers me the most money.

[Karo]

My day have been pretty good I honestly have been a bit disappointed in myself for not getting the things I feel like I want to get done done and the days are getting away from me and next month class will start again so I feel like I won't get around to the things I want to do, but I also feel like one of my biggest thing is just the fear of failure. I try and then I fail and then I don't want to continue.

I feel like you really can only afford loyalty to a business or whatever else is when you have enough to survive and live comfortably really. Otherwise I think its always best to take more money.

[Monocle]

that's how I am at work now. loyal to them because I make enough to be comfortable and still splurge when I want. I'm usually frugal though unless it's video games.

[Mr EliteL]

@Dragon Lord : Awesome you got the job and get to move on from your old one finally!

Congrats @Moonface for getting that university spot, and @ShiraNoMai whatever that new anxiety hope it doesn't stick around. @Karo , don't let that kick you down, keep trying! Time does run away like a little--well darn it I usually have the same problem too so both of us have gotta keep at it. >.<

Been away from home and work for 4 days, been a good time not stuck in my room or doing work. Stayed over my older friend's place, had two quiet days because of weather then 14 mile walk yesterday with a guy we walked with last September. Got sunburnt yet the Sun spent literally 99% of the day behind clouds but I still got sniped by it . Thought I'd be fine because of the clouds making pretty much permanent shade, cool breeze and next to no blazing heat on my skin, but nope I was wrong, my skin burns that easily indeed. Felt the pain of aching areas during the last hour or so but that's OK, dealt with that before and always good to complete the walk. Then today got to watch tennis sets between two people I know of, one being my friend's brother and first time meeting the other who's 10 years younger than myself. Good to be back and will be posting more tomorrow.

[Moonface]

My day have been pretty good I honestly have been a bit disappointed in myself for not getting the things I feel like I want to get done done and the days are getting away from me and next month class will start again so I feel like I won't get around to the things I want to do, but I also feel like one of my biggest thing is just the fear of failure. I try and then I fail and then I don't want to continue.

I feel like you really can only afford loyalty to a business or whatever else is when you have enough to survive and live comfortably really. Otherwise I think its always best to take more money.

I feel you on that first point. My therapist has told me that I should try to find the positive in negative things like that, such as "Well, I'm not where I want to be but at least I care to try". I've been telling myself to make a new signature for the past week and I've yet to actually do it, but putting myself down on it isn't going to help me get it done. You can't always help if your head isn't in the game 24/7.

Loyalty to a business should always come down to whether you can afford to work there and that there also isn't something better you could go for should you want to do so. If any of us died tomorrow, our jobs would have us replaced within a week and probably forget about you in a month. My store has had three people die in the three years I've worked there, and not a soul speaks about them.

Been away from home and work for 4 days, been a good time not stuck in my room or doing work. Stayed over my older friend's place, had two quiet days because of weather then 14 mile walk yesterday with a guy we walked with last September. Got sunburnt yet the Sun spent literally 99% of the day behind clouds but I still got sniped by it . Thought I'd be fine because of the clouds making pretty much permanent shade, cool breeze and next to no blazing heat on my skin, but nope I was wrong, my skin burns that easily indeed. Felt the pain of aching areas during the last hour or so but that's OK, dealt with that before and always good to complete the walk. Then today got to watch tennis sets between two people I know of, one being my friend's brother and first time meeting the other who's 10 years younger than myself. Good to be back and will be posting more tomorrow.

How dare you take a vacation without telling me. Do you know how miserable it is going to my camera feed of your bedroom and seeing nothing for four days?! I knew I should've just kept the camera in your mums room.

[Mr EliteL]

Ooh good words there, Moony.

How dare you take a vacation without telling me. Do you know how miserable it is going to my camera feed of your bedroom and seeing nothing for four days?! I knew I should've just kept the camera in your mums room.

Ahh yeah, perhaps I shoulda said something, not a lot goes on in there either but then again there were the times my sister starts work in the morning now so who knows what happened when we both weren't there!

[Moonface]

Ooh good words there, Moony.

How dare you take a vacation without telling me. Do you know how miserable it is going to my camera feed of your bedroom and seeing nothing for four days?! I knew I should've just kept the camera in your mums room.

Ahh yeah, perhaps I shoulda said something, not a lot goes on in there either but then again there were the times my sister starts work in the morning now so who knows what happened when we both weren't there!

The things I could've done in that moment of isolation if not for being married a few thousand miles away.

I should really clean my mouse USB connector. It keeps disconnecting and rather than make my life easy and clean it to fix it, I just let myself suffer with my mouse randomly not working.

[ShiraNoMai]

I should really clean my mouse USB connector. It keeps disconnecting and rather than make my life easy and clean it to fix it, I just let myself suffer with my mouse randomly not working.

Y'all, don't give him pity. I've been literally telling his this for over a month. I'm waiting for the day he actually loses a game because of a random disconnect that won't correct itself.

Motivation is hard to come by. For me, it has to come from a chemical level where the dopamine is high enough for me to care. It can be hard to be consistent at motivation when that chemical has run dry.