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2024.06.01 13:10 Independent_Two_8610 Employer lied to me about having sick pay
Hi, Iâm located in Chicago, IL and am an admin assistant employed through a staffing agency. 25 y/o if that matters. I was hired on a temp to hire basis with the client stating they wanted to permanently fill the role after my three month contract. As is typical for these roles, they just keep extending the contract monthly, heavily implying that a permanent position will be offered soon but iâm on month seven now and iâm being given the run around.
Upon beginning this position I inquired with my recruiter at the staffing agency whether I have sick pay and he said no. Two months ago I started having some health issues that made it really hard to come to work. Iâve been pushing myself extremely hard to show up and work on days when iâve been in a lot of pain because I canât afford a shortened check. A big part of my job is stocking so I have to lift and move a lot of boxes each week, and I have to do it all myself.
I had been calling my recruiter multiple times over the past weeks to see what the status of my contract being switched to a permanent role is because it was getting increasingly hard to not have sick time off. I made him fully aware of my condition and struggles at work related to it, and he told me twice over the phone that I do not have sick pay but he empathizes with my situation and will look into my contract conversation but he would never get back.
I usually fill out my timecard on my laptop, but i did it on my phone last week and i noticed there was a section that said âsickâ with a number of hours next to him. I emailed my recruiter a screenshot of it asking what it meant since I donât have sick time? And also called him out for never replying to my inquiries. He replied and said that I do in fact have sick time and he apologizes for the misinformation.
My question is whether this was a violation of my workplace rights because I was lied to about the benefits I have. I was told that I donât have sick pay over the phone so there is no proof of that, but in the email he apologized for the misinformation. If I tactfully respond to the email to get him to admit that he explicitly told me I donât have those benefit multiple times is there any legal action I can take? Even without that, is there anything I can pursue with his existing apology?
Iâm going to try and pursue back pay for my accrued hours as iâve had to take days off for being sick which were unpaid. If they deny me this, is that another thing that I could potentially take action against? I want to get paid out for the accrued hours now because they could end my contract at any second and then I wouldnât be able to retrieve those funds.
I know emotions donât play a factor here, but I have called my recruiter sobbing over the last weeks to tell him at the end of my rope because I am in so much pain and i need sick pay and each time he said he would look into my contract but he didnât. One email was all it wouldâve taken for him to inquire about my sick pay and it wouldâve made things so much easier for me. I know employees donât matter anywhere, especially low level office bitches like me, but iâm disheartened because I genuinely have been killing myself at this job. Staying late and working through lunches because after my manager quit they just gave all her work to me. Itâs only me and another assistant on site and everyone I report to is out of state. Itâs just been so hard and I donât want to just lie down and take this if thereâs anything I can do. Thanks in advance.
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Upon beginning this position I inquired with my recruiter at the staffing agency whether I have sick pay and he said no. Two months ago I started having some health issues that made it really hard to come to work. Iâve been pushing myself extremely hard to show up and work on days when iâve been in a lot of pain because I canât afford a shortened check. A big part of my job is stocking so I have to lift and move a lot of boxes each week, and I have to do it all myself.
I had been calling my recruiter multiple times over the past weeks to see what the status of my contract being switched to a permanent role is because it was getting increasingly hard to not have sick time off. I made him fully aware of my condition and struggles at work related to it, and he told me twice over the phone that I do not have sick pay but he empathizes with my situation and will look into my contract conversation but he would never get back.
I usually fill out my timecard on my laptop, but i did it on my phone last week and i noticed there was a section that said âsickâ with a number of hours next to him. I emailed my recruiter a screenshot of it asking what it meant since I donât have sick time? And also called him out for never replying to my inquiries. He replied and said that I do in fact have sick time and he apologizes for the misinformation.
My question is whether this was a violation of my workplace rights because I was lied to about the benefits I have. I was told that I donât have sick pay over the phone so there is no proof of that, but in the email he apologized for the misinformation. If I tactfully respond to the email to get him to admit that he explicitly told me I donât have those benefit multiple times is there any legal action I can take? Even without that, is there anything I can pursue with his existing apology?
Iâm going to try and pursue back pay for my accrued hours as iâve had to take days off for being sick which were unpaid. If they deny me this, is that another thing that I could potentially take action against? I want to get paid out for the accrued hours now because they could end my contract at any second and then I wouldnât be able to retrieve those funds.
I know emotions donât play a factor here, but I have called my recruiter sobbing over the last weeks to tell him at the end of my rope because I am in so much pain and i need sick pay and each time he said he would look into my contract but he didnât. One email was all it wouldâve taken for him to inquire about my sick pay and it wouldâve made things so much easier for me. I know employees donât matter anywhere, especially low level office bitches like me, but iâm disheartened because I genuinely have been killing myself at this job. Staying late and working through lunches because after my manager quit they just gave all her work to me. Itâs only me and another assistant on site and everyone I report to is out of state. Itâs just been so hard and I donât want to just lie down and take this if thereâs anything I can do. Thanks in advance.
2024.06.01 13:03 SporksOrDie Edward Snowden Never Stopped Working for the CIA
Edward Snowden has been blasted at us by the Media, News, TV, Movies, and probably over 100 interviews. But when was the last time you saw him photographed in Russian media? Well, I can tell you, 2014.
Since the end of the failed Russian Reset, and after invading Ukraine in 2014, Edward Snowden has NEVER been seen inside Russia.
Youâll hear about some stories you are fed to believe. The John Oliver interview is convincing, but you never see him outside. What you also likely didnât know is HBO and nearly his entire crew (if not all) knew NOTHING about the Edward Snowden interview until John Oliver came back with the recordings. Souce
Tucker Carlson is the newest shill in the Edward Snowden coverup. He swears that he met with Edward Snowden, in a Moscow hotel, in 2024. But Edward Snowden was so shy, he didnât want his picture taken. And wants privacy⌠But he has 0 issues doing talk shows every week. CIA probably gave him this so Tuck could crap on the deep state a little bit.
Hereâs a quote Edward Snowden wrote before becoming a âwhistleblowerâ.
âYears later, when characterizing his experience as a CIA TISO, Snowden would write that he was âspecially selected by [CIAâs] Executive Leadership Team for [a] high-visibility assignmentâ that ârequired exceptionally wide responsibility.â Souce
Have you ever wondered how Edward Snowden is paying for living in Russia? Do you really think Russia would pay for some helpdesk employee to tweet for a decade and not be used by Russian Propaganda? He supposedly have to give back his $4m book advance, but we know thatâs theater.
It has come to light recently that the CIA withheld information from Trump. Even Jack Smith presented the court with altered documents than what the defense provided. Here is a recent quote from a tweet from a undercover reporter: Source
Amjad Fseisi, is caught on undercover cameras implicating the highest levels of the intelligence agencies, including âThe executive staff. Weâre talking about the director and his subordinates,â former CIA Directors âGina HaspelâŚ.And I believe Mike Pompeo did the same thing too,â âkept information from him [Trump] because we knew heâd fucking disclose it.â Amjad reasons âThere are certain people that wouldâŚgive him a high-level overview but never give him any details. You know why? Because heâll leak those detailsâŚHeâs a Russian asset. Heâs owned by the fucking Russians.â
If the CIA is willing to lie about Edward Snowden, they likely provided Trump with fake intelligence that they know he would leak. I bet you the low detail intel briefs with lots of pictures and graphs was just a psyop against Trump to avoid him leaking material. And the stuff he did leak I bet was manipulated by our own government against a sitting president. But at least the CIA hasn't assassinated any more US presidents recently.
Have you ever seen a âwhistleblowerâ do more talk shows than Edward Snowden? They even made a movie about him in a few years. The media is treating Edward Snowden very differently than any other whistleblower in the intelligence community.
I donât believe weâve had a real intelligence whistleblower in a long time. Edward Snowden is just trying to misdirect us. There might be aliens, but i would not take the word of an ex CIA agent about that.\
CIA did not expect Russia to go so off the rails so quickly, so you wonât see him in Russian media ever again until he decides he wants to answer questions in USA, like a real whistleblower would do like that hero in Australia exposing war crimes.
What are the true motives behind his tweets and interviews? Does the CIA want to secretly help make our private data more secure? /s
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Since the end of the failed Russian Reset, and after invading Ukraine in 2014, Edward Snowden has NEVER been seen inside Russia.
Youâll hear about some stories you are fed to believe. The John Oliver interview is convincing, but you never see him outside. What you also likely didnât know is HBO and nearly his entire crew (if not all) knew NOTHING about the Edward Snowden interview until John Oliver came back with the recordings. Souce
Tucker Carlson is the newest shill in the Edward Snowden coverup. He swears that he met with Edward Snowden, in a Moscow hotel, in 2024. But Edward Snowden was so shy, he didnât want his picture taken. And wants privacy⌠But he has 0 issues doing talk shows every week. CIA probably gave him this so Tuck could crap on the deep state a little bit.
Hereâs a quote Edward Snowden wrote before becoming a âwhistleblowerâ.
âYears later, when characterizing his experience as a CIA TISO, Snowden would write that he was âspecially selected by [CIAâs] Executive Leadership Team for [a] high-visibility assignmentâ that ârequired exceptionally wide responsibility.â Souce
- Edward Snowden was born on June 21, 1983, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. His family moved to Maryland, near the NSA headquarters at Fort Meade.
- Geneva Assignment: Snowden was posted to Geneva, Switzerland, in 2007 under diplomatic cover as a systems administrator at the U.S. Mission. Here, he gained insight into the inner workings of the CIA and U.S. intelligence operations.
- The Media, including television and film, have had a very heavy influence in the perception about Edward Snowden.
- He would claim he looked for Aliens in his book, but i believe that is just misdirection.
- The Guardian reporter, Glenn Greenwald, was the âSnowden leakerâ but didnât reveal any facts that resulted in any substantial change at the NSA or with American civil rights. Look into his resume, and tell me he doesnât seem like a CIA asset. Souce Source Source
Have you ever wondered how Edward Snowden is paying for living in Russia? Do you really think Russia would pay for some helpdesk employee to tweet for a decade and not be used by Russian Propaganda? He supposedly have to give back his $4m book advance, but we know thatâs theater.
It has come to light recently that the CIA withheld information from Trump. Even Jack Smith presented the court with altered documents than what the defense provided. Here is a recent quote from a tweet from a undercover reporter: Source
Amjad Fseisi, is caught on undercover cameras implicating the highest levels of the intelligence agencies, including âThe executive staff. Weâre talking about the director and his subordinates,â former CIA Directors âGina HaspelâŚ.And I believe Mike Pompeo did the same thing too,â âkept information from him [Trump] because we knew heâd fucking disclose it.â Amjad reasons âThere are certain people that wouldâŚgive him a high-level overview but never give him any details. You know why? Because heâll leak those detailsâŚHeâs a Russian asset. Heâs owned by the fucking Russians.â
If the CIA is willing to lie about Edward Snowden, they likely provided Trump with fake intelligence that they know he would leak. I bet you the low detail intel briefs with lots of pictures and graphs was just a psyop against Trump to avoid him leaking material. And the stuff he did leak I bet was manipulated by our own government against a sitting president. But at least the CIA hasn't assassinated any more US presidents recently.
Have you ever seen a âwhistleblowerâ do more talk shows than Edward Snowden? They even made a movie about him in a few years. The media is treating Edward Snowden very differently than any other whistleblower in the intelligence community.
I donât believe weâve had a real intelligence whistleblower in a long time. Edward Snowden is just trying to misdirect us. There might be aliens, but i would not take the word of an ex CIA agent about that.\
CIA did not expect Russia to go so off the rails so quickly, so you wonât see him in Russian media ever again until he decides he wants to answer questions in USA, like a real whistleblower would do like that hero in Australia exposing war crimes.
What are the true motives behind his tweets and interviews? Does the CIA want to secretly help make our private data more secure? /s
2024.06.01 12:23 khawajahassan124 Dispute wrongfully closed in Favour of buyer (with proof)
 | Note: reposting from a differencet account since the previous one seemed to have been removed by reddit submitted by khawajahassan124 to PlayerAuctions [link] [comments] This is a follow up post regarding a dispute that was closed in Favour of the buyer, I now have proof that the buyer was at fault and lied in their dispute. I'll try to keep it as brief as possible and explain it according to the timeline. 50$ don't matter to me but it was my honesty and ethics brought into question when the dispute was closed in Favour of the buyer it implied me at fault which has been really bugging me. I now have proof because I have recovered the email associated with the account sold. MAY 19: I posted the offer, here's the link: https://www.playerauctions.com/cod-account/210222427a!tw2--warzone--level-100---20-guns-mw3-unbought-gun/ (if you cancel the loading before it completes you will be able to read the description) May 23, 2024, 5:16 AM: order made by the buyer https://preview.redd.it/pc2mq4myrx3d1.png?width=794&format=png&auto=webp&s=d0b3f727003fb403ace678d16da3d75e14880b09 May 23, 2024, 5:41 AM: Account is banned as per the email received on the email that I have now recovered. note the buyer has changed Activision ID and passwords to all associated accounts so I have no way of accessing them at this point. https://preview.redd.it/nulq49mzrx3d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=4b349bcf86169c2cf0c4b9f6e6373258d63c8a15 Thu, May 23, 5:51 AM: Buyer opens the dispute https://preview.redd.it/1bsdiso1sx3d1.png?width=785&format=png&auto=webp&s=fe2ed102e7675338b81401783b19118692dd2df1 This is what they say in their dispute (note: the time shown here is not my local time zone, for the sake of simplicity I'm sticking to my local time zone in the timeline) https://preview.redd.it/ge8l0vp2sx3d1.png?width=611&format=png&auto=webp&s=c9253e16476b864d6d926a25483b2ba35e3645a4 This is the screenshot that they attached https://preview.redd.it/u7425d74sx3d1.png?width=1566&format=png&auto=webp&s=ed8b1d3a1cd5c3a8ca4e8dfed3aa59ded42f07eb This is my response https://preview.redd.it/zhevtc35sx3d1.png?width=622&format=png&auto=webp&s=d4534cddfe54b0334c8918c95650f61a24b57c13 This is the screenshot that I attached (this was taken at the time i posted the offer): https://preview.redd.it/67hh0gf6sx3d1.png?width=1560&format=png&auto=webp&s=45ffc6b23984dba7e88b4e529997e6dfa060b6d3 Sat, May 25, 12:43 PM: the buyer does not respond to the dispute, so I escalate it. Mon, May 27, 7:49 AM: The dispute is closed in Favour of the buyer. here's some questions that you might have: Why did i not recover the email while the dispute was still open? how could i? until and unless the dispute was closed anything i would do to mess with the account could have been used by the buyer as evidence for their case. why did i not ask for screenshot of the ban email notification? i did not know that they (Activision) send such an email, i have never been banned before, i have never hacked in any game in my life. besides the buyer was not responding, who's to say they would comply? and they could have simply deleted the email or claimed that I had already deleted the email. Why am i posting this here and not sending an email to support? I did send an email to them, prior to recovering the email, and I'm sorry to say this and i mean no offense but the email staff is either completely incompetent, underpaid, overworked or they do not care for their work. their response does not make any sense it is completely irrelevant to what i ask them in one reply to my email they implied that the buyer was at fault, but the dispute was closed against me the seller so i have no idea what they were trying to say, not to mention that every response is from a different person so they have no background knowledge of the case so each person would have to re-read the case and all replies/emails individually to grasp the case in order to help properly which I doubt they do judging by the responses. My thoughts: Reddit staff in incredible, I appreciate you guys a lot but in my previous post you said that the only reason I lost the dispute was because I provided a 7-day protection period, and I'm sorry to say but that's like punishing me for doing something good, i thought that the 7 day protection period was an extension of the buyer confirmation period, (which in this case wasn't over so my 7 day protection hadn't even started yet) i thought that the protection implied that i the seller will take responsibility if an issue arises that was due to my mistake or fault, in no way or anywhere on the site does it say that the seller will be held responsible for an issue in which the buyer is at fault. conclusion: the purpose of this post is not to defame PA, I love the platform, mistakes can happen, no platform has a 100% accurate dispute resolution. I am genuinely trying to prove my innocence but if after this rant you want to ban me from your site and reddit, it's fine I have proven my case that I am not guilty so I'm content, but you will be losing an honest seller. |
2024.06.01 12:02 Normodox A Slush Fund for Radical Protesters?
The profusion of identical green tents at this springâs anti-Israel protests struck many as odd. âWhy is everybodyâs tent the same?,â asked New York mayor Eric Adams. Like others, the mayor suspected âa well-concerted organizing effortâ driving the protests. More recent reporting shows a concerted push behind the Gaza protest movement. But it is not as simple as a single organization secretly rallying protesters or buying tents. Instead, the movementâs most determined activists represent a network of loosely linked far-left groups. Some are openly affiliated with well-known progressive nonprofits; others work in the shadows.
The movement also draws on diverse but generous sources of financial backing. Those funding streams may soon be augmented by the federal government. As I chronicled last year in a Manhattan Institute report, âThe Big Squeeze: How Bidenâs Environmental Justice Agenda Hurts the Economy and the Environment,â the administrationâs massive program of environmental justice grants seems designed to prioritize the funding of highly ideological local groups. The Inflation Reduction Act, for example, earmarks $3 billion for âenvironmental and climate justice block grantsâ intended for local nonprofits. Today, hundreds of far-left political groups include language about environmental issues and âclimate justiceâ in their mission statements. If just a fraction of planned grants flows to such groups, the effect will be a gusher of new funding for radical causes.
As the Gaza protests spread across U.S. college campuses, many observers noted an eerie uniformity among them. From one campus to the next, protesters operated in disciplined cadres, keeping their faces covered and using identical rote phrases as they refused to talk with reporters. The Atlantic noted the strangeness of seeing elite college students âchanting like automatons.â Students held up keffiyeh scarves or umbrellas to block the view of prying cameras and linked arms to halt the movements of outsiders. At Columbia University and elsewhere, protesters formed âliberated zones,â from which âZionistsâ were excluded. Around the edges of the encampments, the more militaristic activists donned helmets and goggles and carried crude weapons, apparently eager to mix it up with police or counter-protesters. Weâve seen these tactics beforeânotably during the âmostly peacefulâ Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, when full-time agitators helped ignite riots, set up a police-free (and violence-plagued) zone in Seattle, and laid nightly siege to Portland, Oregonâs federal courthouse.
In a remarkable work of reporting, Park MacDougald recently traced the tangled roots of organizations backing pro-jihad protests, both on and off campuses. These include Antifa and other networks of anonymous anarchists, along with âvarious communist and Marxist-Leninist groups, including the Maoist Revolutionary Communist Party, the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), and the International ANSWER coalition,â MacDougald writes. Higher up the food chain, we find groups openly supported by Americaâs growing class of super-rich tech execs or the anti-capitalist heirs of great fortunes. For example, retired tech mogul Neville Roy Singham, who is married to Code Pink founder Jodie Evans, funds The Peopleâs Forum, a lavish Manhattan resource center for far-left groups. As the Columbia protests intensified, the center urged members to head uptown to âsupport our students.â Following the money trail of other protest groups, MacDougald finds connections to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Ford Foundation, andâsurprising no oneâthe George Soros-backed Tides Foundation.
Of course, the current wave of anti-Israel protests also involves alliances with pro-Hamas organizations such as Students for Justice in Palestine. Last November, Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies testified to the House Ways and Means Committee that SJP and similar groups have deep ties to global terrorist organizations, including Hamas.
For many keffiyeh-wearing protestors, however, a recently professed concern for Palestinians is just the latest in a long list of causes they believe justify taking over streets and college quads. In Unherd, Mary Harrington dubs this medley of political beliefs the âomnicause,â writing that âall contemporary radical causes seem somehow to have been absorbed into one.â Todayâs leftist activists share an interlocking worldview that sees racism, income inequality, trans intolerance, climate change, alleged police violence, and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts all as products of capitalism and âcolonialism.â Therefore, the stated rationale for any individual protest is a stand-in for the real battle: attacking Western society and its institutions.
In the U.S., this type of general-purpose uprising goes back at least to the riots at the 1999 meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle. In those protests, mainstream liberal factionsâincluding labor unions and environmentalistsâwere joined by âblack blocâ anarchists and other radicals eager to engage in âdirect actionâ against police. That patternârelatively moderate demonstrators providing a friendly envelope for hard-core disruptorsâformed the template for many later protests: the Occupy Wall Street encampments in 2011, demonstrations following the police shooting of Michael Brown in 2014, 2016âs Standing Rock anti-pipeline movement, and of course, the calamitous summer of 2020.
These uprisings were not entirely spontaneous. In some cases, activists spend months planning mass actionsâfor example, against economic summits or political conventionsâand can recruit street fighters from across the country. In others, an event, such as George Floydâs death, sparks popular protests involving neophyte demonstrators. Those attract far-left activists, who swoop in to organize and expand the struggle, often tilting it toward more radical action.
That has certainly been the case at the college Gaza-paloozas. At Columbia, the New York Times spotted a woman old enough to be a studentâs grandmother in the thick of the action as protesters barricaded that schoolâs Hamilton Hall. The woman was 63-year-old Lisa Fithian, a lifetime activist, who Portlandâs alternative weekly Street Roots approvingly calls âa trainer of mass rebellion.â A counter-protester trying to block the pro-Hamas demonstrators told NBC News, âShe was right in the middle of it, instructing them how to better set up the barriers.â Fithian told the Times sheâd been invited to train students in protest safety and âgeneral logistics.â She claims to have taken part in almost every major U.S. protest movement going back to the 1999 âBattle in Seattle.â
Americaâs radical network has plenty of Lisa Fithians, with the time and resources to travel the country educating newcomers about the âlogisticsâ of disruptive protests. And these activists appear to have played key roles in the college occupations. The New York City Police Department says nearly half the demonstrators arrested on the Columbia and City University of New York (CUNY) campuses on April 30 were not affiliated with the schools. One hooded Hamilton Hall occupierâphotographed scuffling with a Columbia custodian before getting arrestedâturned out to be 40-year-old James Carlson, heir to a large advertising fortune. According to the New York Post, Carlson lives in a $2.3 million Park Slope townhouse and has a long rap sheet. For example, in 2005, he was arrested in San Francisco during the violent âWest Coast Anti-Capitalist Mobilization and March Against the G8.â (Those charges were dropped.)
For a quarter-century now, Antifa and other anarchist networks have worked to refine tactics and share lessons following each major action. At Columbia, UCLA, and other schools, authorities found printouts of a âDo-It Yourself Occupation Guideâ and similar documents. The young campus radicals are eager to learn from their more experienced elders. And, like the high-achieving students they are, they follow directions carefully. MacDougald asked Kyle Shideler, the director for homeland security and counterterrorism at the Center for Security Policy, about the mystery of the identical tents. There was no need for a central group to distribute hundreds of tents, Shideler said. Instead, âthe organizers told [students] to buy a tent, and sent around a Google Doc with a link to that specific tent on Amazon. So they all went out and bought the same tent.â
In other words, Americaâs radical class has gotten very skilled at recruiting and instructing new activistsâeven from among the ranks of elite college students with a good deal to lose. How much more could this movement accomplish with hundreds of millions in federal dollars flooding activist groups around the country?
From its first week in office, the Biden administration has trumpeted its goal to funnel more environmental spending toward âdisadvantaged communities that have been historically marginalized,â partly by issuing grants to grassroots organizations. Previous environmental justice (EJ) grant programs were small in scope. But, with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August 2022, a huge pool of grant money became available. EPA administrator Michael Regan told reporters, âWeâre going from tens of thousands of dollars to developing and designing a program that will distribute billions.â
More than a year and a half later, it remains hard to nail down just where the Biden administrationâs billions in EJ grants will wind up. Money is being distributed through a confusing variety of programs, and the process of identifying recipients is ongoing. To help outsource the job of sifting through proposals, the EPA last year designated 11 institutions as âEnvironmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmakers.â These groups are empowered to make subgrants directly to community organizations, under streamlined EPA oversight. In all, the Biden administration has entrusted these outfits with distributing a staggering $600 million in funding. The money is expected to start flowing this summer.
The EPAâs grantmakers include a number of educational institutions and left-leaning nonprofits. For example, the EPA chose Fordham University as its lead grantmaker in the New York region. Fordham, in turn, lists as partners two nonprofits that oppose immigration enforcement. (One, the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, states on its website: âNJAIJ believes in the human right to migrate, regardless of citizenship or political status.â) Neither group claims expertise in environmental issues. Given that the IRAâs eligibility requirements for EJ grants are extremely vague, however, perhaps thatâs not a problem. Almost any activity that could help âspur economic opportunity for disadvantaged communitiesâ (in the words of Bidenâs EJ executive order) might qualify.
Perhaps the most prominentâand problematicâEPA grantmaker is the Berkeley, California-based Climate Justice Alliance. The CJA is a consortium of mostly far-left activist groups. It describes its mission as working for âregenerative economic solutions and ecological justiceâunder a framework that challenges capitalism and both white supremacy and hetero-patriarchy.â The group is a vigorous proponent of the omnicause, embracing almost every left-wing concern as a manifestation of climate change. For example, the CJA website proclaims: âThe path to climate justice travels through a free Palestine.â MacDougald notes that the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, one of CJAâs affiliated groups, âorganized an illegal anti-Israel protest in the Capitol Rotunda in December at which more than 50 activists were arrested.â
The CJA website also includes a section dedicated to the cause known as Stop Cop City. It refers to an effort to halt the construction of an 85-acre police and firefighter training center outside Atlanta. Rag-tag activists from around the country have gathered around the facility since 2021. They have repeatedly battled with policeâsometimes with fireworks and Molotov cocktailsâand used bolt cutters to enter the site and torch construction equipment. (CJAâs Stop Cop City page features a cartoon illustration of three childlike activists; one brandishes bolt cutters.) The group also backs a legal defense fund for activists arrested in attacks on the training center or in other protests. For those looking for more inspiration, CJA links to an interview with former Black Panther and self-described revolutionary Angela Davis.
The Alliance is not an ideological outlier in Bidenâs EJ coalition. On the contrary, when the White House assembled its White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC), a panel of outside experts meant to provide âhorizon-expanding EJ advice and recommendations,â it chose CJA co-chair Elizabeth Yeampierre to help lead the committee. Like other members of the panel, she sees environmental issues through an ideological, not a scientific, lens. âClimate change is the result of a legacy of extraction, of colonialism, of slavery,â Yeampierre told Yale Environment 360. As a group, radical EJ activists tend not to focus on pragmatic ways to reduce pollution and carbon emissions; for them, the real goal is overturning what they see as an exploitative economic and political system. Since these are the voices the White House chose to help shape its EJ policies, we can assume this worldview will dominate grantmaking decisions.
In February 2023, House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer, along with fellow committee member Pat Fallon, wrote to EPA administrator Regan asking for more information on the EPAâs grant programs. They noted that the EPAâs own studies of EJ grants issued in previous years showed sloppy supervision. According to an EPA report, an earlier version of the program funded projects that did ânot logically lead to the desired environmental and/or public health [result].â Without better oversight and more clearly defined goals, the congressmen wrote, the EPAâs EJ grant machine risks becoming simply a âslush fund for far-left organizations.â
Since then, the administration has done little to reassure skeptics. To the contrary, the EPA has put at least one far-left organizationâCJAâin charge of distributing $50 million in grant money. No doubt, many of the EPA grants will go to worthwhile projects. But money is fungible. A group that gets a large grant to, say, clean up dirty parks or teach children about recycling will also be able to hire more staff and divert more resources to political action.
With graduation behind them, most of the anti-Israel college protesters have stowed away their keffiyehs and moved on to summer vacations or internships. But the peripatetic activists who helped guide and intensify those uprisings are doubtless already planning their next actions. After all, two political conventions are looming. This fall, the college protests will likely flare up again, though by then perhaps focused on a different facet of the omnicause. And, with hundreds of millions in fresh funding flowing through the activist ecosystem, the groups that quietly nurture extremistsâlike those who firebombed âCop City,â or who chant âIntifada Revolution!,â or who block bridges in the name of âclimateââwill be more emboldened than ever.
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The movement also draws on diverse but generous sources of financial backing. Those funding streams may soon be augmented by the federal government. As I chronicled last year in a Manhattan Institute report, âThe Big Squeeze: How Bidenâs Environmental Justice Agenda Hurts the Economy and the Environment,â the administrationâs massive program of environmental justice grants seems designed to prioritize the funding of highly ideological local groups. The Inflation Reduction Act, for example, earmarks $3 billion for âenvironmental and climate justice block grantsâ intended for local nonprofits. Today, hundreds of far-left political groups include language about environmental issues and âclimate justiceâ in their mission statements. If just a fraction of planned grants flows to such groups, the effect will be a gusher of new funding for radical causes.
As the Gaza protests spread across U.S. college campuses, many observers noted an eerie uniformity among them. From one campus to the next, protesters operated in disciplined cadres, keeping their faces covered and using identical rote phrases as they refused to talk with reporters. The Atlantic noted the strangeness of seeing elite college students âchanting like automatons.â Students held up keffiyeh scarves or umbrellas to block the view of prying cameras and linked arms to halt the movements of outsiders. At Columbia University and elsewhere, protesters formed âliberated zones,â from which âZionistsâ were excluded. Around the edges of the encampments, the more militaristic activists donned helmets and goggles and carried crude weapons, apparently eager to mix it up with police or counter-protesters. Weâve seen these tactics beforeânotably during the âmostly peacefulâ Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, when full-time agitators helped ignite riots, set up a police-free (and violence-plagued) zone in Seattle, and laid nightly siege to Portland, Oregonâs federal courthouse.
In a remarkable work of reporting, Park MacDougald recently traced the tangled roots of organizations backing pro-jihad protests, both on and off campuses. These include Antifa and other networks of anonymous anarchists, along with âvarious communist and Marxist-Leninist groups, including the Maoist Revolutionary Communist Party, the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), and the International ANSWER coalition,â MacDougald writes. Higher up the food chain, we find groups openly supported by Americaâs growing class of super-rich tech execs or the anti-capitalist heirs of great fortunes. For example, retired tech mogul Neville Roy Singham, who is married to Code Pink founder Jodie Evans, funds The Peopleâs Forum, a lavish Manhattan resource center for far-left groups. As the Columbia protests intensified, the center urged members to head uptown to âsupport our students.â Following the money trail of other protest groups, MacDougald finds connections to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Ford Foundation, andâsurprising no oneâthe George Soros-backed Tides Foundation.
Of course, the current wave of anti-Israel protests also involves alliances with pro-Hamas organizations such as Students for Justice in Palestine. Last November, Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies testified to the House Ways and Means Committee that SJP and similar groups have deep ties to global terrorist organizations, including Hamas.
For many keffiyeh-wearing protestors, however, a recently professed concern for Palestinians is just the latest in a long list of causes they believe justify taking over streets and college quads. In Unherd, Mary Harrington dubs this medley of political beliefs the âomnicause,â writing that âall contemporary radical causes seem somehow to have been absorbed into one.â Todayâs leftist activists share an interlocking worldview that sees racism, income inequality, trans intolerance, climate change, alleged police violence, and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts all as products of capitalism and âcolonialism.â Therefore, the stated rationale for any individual protest is a stand-in for the real battle: attacking Western society and its institutions.
In the U.S., this type of general-purpose uprising goes back at least to the riots at the 1999 meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle. In those protests, mainstream liberal factionsâincluding labor unions and environmentalistsâwere joined by âblack blocâ anarchists and other radicals eager to engage in âdirect actionâ against police. That patternârelatively moderate demonstrators providing a friendly envelope for hard-core disruptorsâformed the template for many later protests: the Occupy Wall Street encampments in 2011, demonstrations following the police shooting of Michael Brown in 2014, 2016âs Standing Rock anti-pipeline movement, and of course, the calamitous summer of 2020.
These uprisings were not entirely spontaneous. In some cases, activists spend months planning mass actionsâfor example, against economic summits or political conventionsâand can recruit street fighters from across the country. In others, an event, such as George Floydâs death, sparks popular protests involving neophyte demonstrators. Those attract far-left activists, who swoop in to organize and expand the struggle, often tilting it toward more radical action.
That has certainly been the case at the college Gaza-paloozas. At Columbia, the New York Times spotted a woman old enough to be a studentâs grandmother in the thick of the action as protesters barricaded that schoolâs Hamilton Hall. The woman was 63-year-old Lisa Fithian, a lifetime activist, who Portlandâs alternative weekly Street Roots approvingly calls âa trainer of mass rebellion.â A counter-protester trying to block the pro-Hamas demonstrators told NBC News, âShe was right in the middle of it, instructing them how to better set up the barriers.â Fithian told the Times sheâd been invited to train students in protest safety and âgeneral logistics.â She claims to have taken part in almost every major U.S. protest movement going back to the 1999 âBattle in Seattle.â
Americaâs radical network has plenty of Lisa Fithians, with the time and resources to travel the country educating newcomers about the âlogisticsâ of disruptive protests. And these activists appear to have played key roles in the college occupations. The New York City Police Department says nearly half the demonstrators arrested on the Columbia and City University of New York (CUNY) campuses on April 30 were not affiliated with the schools. One hooded Hamilton Hall occupierâphotographed scuffling with a Columbia custodian before getting arrestedâturned out to be 40-year-old James Carlson, heir to a large advertising fortune. According to the New York Post, Carlson lives in a $2.3 million Park Slope townhouse and has a long rap sheet. For example, in 2005, he was arrested in San Francisco during the violent âWest Coast Anti-Capitalist Mobilization and March Against the G8.â (Those charges were dropped.)
For a quarter-century now, Antifa and other anarchist networks have worked to refine tactics and share lessons following each major action. At Columbia, UCLA, and other schools, authorities found printouts of a âDo-It Yourself Occupation Guideâ and similar documents. The young campus radicals are eager to learn from their more experienced elders. And, like the high-achieving students they are, they follow directions carefully. MacDougald asked Kyle Shideler, the director for homeland security and counterterrorism at the Center for Security Policy, about the mystery of the identical tents. There was no need for a central group to distribute hundreds of tents, Shideler said. Instead, âthe organizers told [students] to buy a tent, and sent around a Google Doc with a link to that specific tent on Amazon. So they all went out and bought the same tent.â
In other words, Americaâs radical class has gotten very skilled at recruiting and instructing new activistsâeven from among the ranks of elite college students with a good deal to lose. How much more could this movement accomplish with hundreds of millions in federal dollars flooding activist groups around the country?
From its first week in office, the Biden administration has trumpeted its goal to funnel more environmental spending toward âdisadvantaged communities that have been historically marginalized,â partly by issuing grants to grassroots organizations. Previous environmental justice (EJ) grant programs were small in scope. But, with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August 2022, a huge pool of grant money became available. EPA administrator Michael Regan told reporters, âWeâre going from tens of thousands of dollars to developing and designing a program that will distribute billions.â
More than a year and a half later, it remains hard to nail down just where the Biden administrationâs billions in EJ grants will wind up. Money is being distributed through a confusing variety of programs, and the process of identifying recipients is ongoing. To help outsource the job of sifting through proposals, the EPA last year designated 11 institutions as âEnvironmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmakers.â These groups are empowered to make subgrants directly to community organizations, under streamlined EPA oversight. In all, the Biden administration has entrusted these outfits with distributing a staggering $600 million in funding. The money is expected to start flowing this summer.
The EPAâs grantmakers include a number of educational institutions and left-leaning nonprofits. For example, the EPA chose Fordham University as its lead grantmaker in the New York region. Fordham, in turn, lists as partners two nonprofits that oppose immigration enforcement. (One, the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, states on its website: âNJAIJ believes in the human right to migrate, regardless of citizenship or political status.â) Neither group claims expertise in environmental issues. Given that the IRAâs eligibility requirements for EJ grants are extremely vague, however, perhaps thatâs not a problem. Almost any activity that could help âspur economic opportunity for disadvantaged communitiesâ (in the words of Bidenâs EJ executive order) might qualify.
Perhaps the most prominentâand problematicâEPA grantmaker is the Berkeley, California-based Climate Justice Alliance. The CJA is a consortium of mostly far-left activist groups. It describes its mission as working for âregenerative economic solutions and ecological justiceâunder a framework that challenges capitalism and both white supremacy and hetero-patriarchy.â The group is a vigorous proponent of the omnicause, embracing almost every left-wing concern as a manifestation of climate change. For example, the CJA website proclaims: âThe path to climate justice travels through a free Palestine.â MacDougald notes that the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, one of CJAâs affiliated groups, âorganized an illegal anti-Israel protest in the Capitol Rotunda in December at which more than 50 activists were arrested.â
The CJA website also includes a section dedicated to the cause known as Stop Cop City. It refers to an effort to halt the construction of an 85-acre police and firefighter training center outside Atlanta. Rag-tag activists from around the country have gathered around the facility since 2021. They have repeatedly battled with policeâsometimes with fireworks and Molotov cocktailsâand used bolt cutters to enter the site and torch construction equipment. (CJAâs Stop Cop City page features a cartoon illustration of three childlike activists; one brandishes bolt cutters.) The group also backs a legal defense fund for activists arrested in attacks on the training center or in other protests. For those looking for more inspiration, CJA links to an interview with former Black Panther and self-described revolutionary Angela Davis.
The Alliance is not an ideological outlier in Bidenâs EJ coalition. On the contrary, when the White House assembled its White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC), a panel of outside experts meant to provide âhorizon-expanding EJ advice and recommendations,â it chose CJA co-chair Elizabeth Yeampierre to help lead the committee. Like other members of the panel, she sees environmental issues through an ideological, not a scientific, lens. âClimate change is the result of a legacy of extraction, of colonialism, of slavery,â Yeampierre told Yale Environment 360. As a group, radical EJ activists tend not to focus on pragmatic ways to reduce pollution and carbon emissions; for them, the real goal is overturning what they see as an exploitative economic and political system. Since these are the voices the White House chose to help shape its EJ policies, we can assume this worldview will dominate grantmaking decisions.
In February 2023, House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer, along with fellow committee member Pat Fallon, wrote to EPA administrator Regan asking for more information on the EPAâs grant programs. They noted that the EPAâs own studies of EJ grants issued in previous years showed sloppy supervision. According to an EPA report, an earlier version of the program funded projects that did ânot logically lead to the desired environmental and/or public health [result].â Without better oversight and more clearly defined goals, the congressmen wrote, the EPAâs EJ grant machine risks becoming simply a âslush fund for far-left organizations.â
Since then, the administration has done little to reassure skeptics. To the contrary, the EPA has put at least one far-left organizationâCJAâin charge of distributing $50 million in grant money. No doubt, many of the EPA grants will go to worthwhile projects. But money is fungible. A group that gets a large grant to, say, clean up dirty parks or teach children about recycling will also be able to hire more staff and divert more resources to political action.
With graduation behind them, most of the anti-Israel college protesters have stowed away their keffiyehs and moved on to summer vacations or internships. But the peripatetic activists who helped guide and intensify those uprisings are doubtless already planning their next actions. After all, two political conventions are looming. This fall, the college protests will likely flare up again, though by then perhaps focused on a different facet of the omnicause. And, with hundreds of millions in fresh funding flowing through the activist ecosystem, the groups that quietly nurture extremistsâlike those who firebombed âCop City,â or who chant âIntifada Revolution!,â or who block bridges in the name of âclimateââwill be more emboldened than ever.
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2024.06.01 11:13 yadavvenugopal Top 10 Movies to Watch When Working From Home
 | Working from home has become the de facto standard for companies these days which means things might get monotonous for you folks at times. In case you have a spot of time on your hands while taking a break, here are the top 5 movies to watch while working from home: submitted by yadavvenugopal to themoviejunkiedotcom [link] [comments] Top 10 Movies to Watch When Working From Home1. Trading Places (1983)I gleaned the plot of this entire movie with just a single easter egg from the movie "Coming to America" starring Eddie Murphy. I'm not saying the plot of Trading Places is that simplistic, but the movie was that popular and well-executed.https://preview.redd.it/tb1o1qu4ex3d1.png?width=417&format=png&auto=webp&s=29362d29a4c7987f88bf113a8b4ff3fd5fb9398f This movie revolves around two wealthy commodities brokers who run a social experiment on two people from different strata of society to settle the nature and nurture debate. Unbeknownst to them the two subjects of the experiments have plans of their own to turn the tide in their favor. Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche play the role of the Duke brothers, the steel-hearted multi-millionaires who think it fun to play around with the lives of Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy as Lois Winthorpe and Billy Ray Valentine. There is a lot of buddy comedy material, a cliche yet, well-done storyline, and an expected redemptive story arc. 2. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)In case you ever feel like taking a personal day off work, this is the perfect movie to watch. The plot here revolves around a slacker who fakes being sick to go on a joy ride through the city.https://preview.redd.it/hw5bpateex3d1.png?width=893&format=png&auto=webp&s=f9a408b9e096c5c5a2504387904bb6cd13612663 Mathew Broderick plays the role of Ferris Bueller who convinces his best friend and girlfriend to play hooky while going on an elaborate adventure. There's juvenile behavior, childish pranks, great music, and one awesome Star Wars reference. https://preview.redd.it/wa67x8tgex3d1.png?width=875&format=png&auto=webp&s=02d6cb7fa9b2d002a4fe03b24dbbe918d94b1248 There have always been theories of Ferris being the split personality persona of his best friend Cameron played by Alan Ruck. Another theory speculates that it is actually Cameron's fever dream, imagining the whole day while being sick at home. This movie is part of pop culture and is hinted at in the Deadpool movie end credits as well. You might like Aachar & Co. Depicts the Middle-Class Family as the Comedy Lead 3. Tommy Boy (1995)One of the better movies by David Spade, Tommy Boy is a buddy comedy with a Laurel and Hardy dynamic, graced by the comedic stylings of Chris Farley.https://preview.redd.it/rgowtn1jex3d1.png?width=428&format=png&auto=webp&s=a0e2180804bb6834b772961c54aa154ec4ea09e1 Chris Farley plays Tommy Callahan III an easygoing goofball who rides on his industrialist father's (Big Tom) coat-tails until he dies unexpectedly thrusting the son into an unwelcome position of responsibility. Meanwhile, Tommy gets a stepbrother in the form of Richard played by David Spade. As fate would have it, Tommy and Richard need to join forces to save Big Tom's manufacturing plant by getting a big sale order. Find out Why Two and a Half Men is a Tragic Series with a Laugh Track Tommy recognizes Richard's finely tuned people skills and puts them to work in procuring a massive sales order to save his father's manufacturing plant and legacy. The movie is a fun-filled road trip that sees the step-brothers forming an unbreakable bond while battling a common problem. Like this review? Subscribe to themoviejunkie.com 4. Office Space (1999)The dry humor in this movie is as applicable today as it was when it was released. The employees are frustrated, the boss is a gigantic douche, and growth prospects are non-existent.https://preview.redd.it/26qglralex3d1.png?width=482&format=png&auto=webp&s=ee95f6b0d79671c53a17868eebf782bb3c3bd4c1 This is not a movie that goes with the laugh track approach wherein the comedy is obvious like in Horrible Bosses. Dark humor is employed in this movie. If you are feeling frustrated at work, then this movie might be highly cathartic for you. All employees are seething with contempt for their jobs, workplaces, and everything related to those aspects. It is incredibly funny and reminds you of Dilbert comic strips. Violence against people is not funny. Violence against malfunctioning technology however can be very entertaining as seen below. One of the central themes of the movie is the faulty printer that jams and swallows essential documents at crucial times. You might like The Marvels: An Unexpectedly Fun Ride This is what inspires the trio of employees in this movie to vent their pent-up anger against an inanimate object as if it messed up on purpose. You can see how this plays out in the images given below where they take the evil printer to an isolated location and take turns eviscerating it. https://preview.redd.it/rr5pm81oex3d1.png?width=912&format=png&auto=webp&s=bb638220bd4f442bb923c8ae9339f659914d2399 This movie has been a cult classic for quite some time with references to it in pop culture. Anyone who has watched The Mandalorian will know the reference to TPS reports by Bill Burr in one of the episodes. 5. Being John Malkovich (1999)One of the most John Malkovich of all Malkovich movies is undoubtedly Being John Malkovich. This movie has the titular actor playing a fictionalized version of himself although the more you watch the more you feel this is him in real life.John Cusack plays a failing puppeteer who finds a physical door that leads into the mind of the actor John Malkovich after which you can experience life in the actor's body. https://preview.redd.it/8tvwmlmqex3d1.png?width=405&format=png&auto=webp&s=1464632c74c8f4c8fca563070c149dfc2ef90730 You BECOME John Malkovich. Catherine Keener plays Cusack's love interest Maxine and Cameron Diaz plays the third locus in this love triangle. There is also a cameo by Charlie Sheen which is interesting. You might like Examples of Mindfulness and Emotional Awareness in Movies The sheer absurdity of the movie makes it funny at the beginning, but as the film progresses relationships get knotted with each other, taking a really dark turn. This is a movie that needs to be experienced without a plot summary giving things up. However, Catherine Keener takes on movies relating to mind control such as in Jordan Peele's Get Out and Brad Bird's Incredibles 2. For some reason, this sends a chill down my spine - does she know something we all don't? 6. School of Rock (2003)One of my all-time favorite movies is this Jack Black vehicle that feels like his personality made into a movie. Jack Black plays Dewey Finn, a wannabe rockstar who is down on his luck and living with a dweebish roommate Ned Schneebly played by Mike White.https://preview.redd.it/9yenrzysex3d1.png?width=425&format=png&auto=webp&s=b4beb1ebff0361fd551da33bbd9fe08b6b016088 When Finn gets kicked out of his band, he stumbles upon an opportunity to impersonate his roommate as a substitute teacher at a private school for substantial money. As he goes about pretending to be a teacher he finds that the kids in his class have exceptional musical abilities that he immediately plans on exploiting for money. However, while chasing money, Finn forms a genuine bond with his students, helps them overcome their challenges, and finds his purpose in life. Check out Saar Punch Rapper: Defining The New Wave of Indian Hip-Hop This movie has great music, an amazing comedic cast, and original songs, and one of the few to have inspired a successful musical and a not-so-successful series. Like this review? Subscribe to themoviejunkie.com 7. Yes Man (2008)A down-on-his-luck man sinking into a self-destructive spiral of despair and negativity comes across a self-help program that changes his life. Jim Carrey's overacting is put to good use in this movie where Carrey learns to say YES to everything in his life - to hilarious effect.The images given below show the moments when Carrey is introduced to the concept of saying yes, when he meets the semi-cult self-help leader, and when he is taking action as a Yes Man. ( Saying yes to all that life has to offer) https://preview.redd.it/vlg7qqivex3d1.png?width=907&format=png&auto=webp&s=52d4273efa6611eaca5ba7d55cbfdef0bc9286b0 What will you learn from this movie:
8. Up in the Air (2009)George Clooney at his dramatic best is something you wouldn't wanna miss. As an instance of the old ushering in the young at a corporate workplace, this is insightful and entertaining at the same time.Clooney serves as a contrast against the vulnerability of a corporate drone while being considerate to the people he fires - for a living. The tables are turned however when a young ivy-leaguer decides that the company needs a makeover. Also, read Netflix Movie Review: Don't Look Up The whole movie is about Clooney training his replacement and getting a dose of his bitter medicine in the process. https://preview.redd.it/07ae1zezex3d1.png?width=906&format=png&auto=webp&s=0054645408c5d16d6b21e1397535462083d924d9 The cinematography is great in this movie, with beautiful aerial shots and stills portraying silence and contemplation. They explore loneliness and self-discovery in Up in the Air. This is a quiet movie with a slow pace and great acting. You get to see many metaphors play out throughout the movie. 9. Horrible Bosses (2011)Taking the a**hole boss stereotype to the max, Horrible Bosses is a laugh riot with a lot of physical comedy and dirty jokes aplenty. Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, and Charlie Day play Nick, Kurt, and Dale, the hapless employees with a monstrous boss.Explore Into the Spiderverse: Every Spider-Man Movie Franchise The comedy in this movie is due to the great chemistry shared by the three actors shown below. They always end up quarreling and at each other's throats, but make it through dire straits through sheer dumb luck. https://preview.redd.it/b57wt0t3fx3d1.png?width=420&format=png&auto=webp&s=7fbdbb8712cf9699e6f1dcb10f0049b478b18ebb Anyone looking for a whole load of laughs will find this movie delightful, with Jamie Foxx, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, and Julie Bowen adding to the comedy. Read Top 5 Christmas Movies to Brighten Your Day 10. The Intern (2015)Nancy Meyers always makes pleasant movies, leaving you feeling all warm and fuzzy by the end. This movie is no exception with Robert De Niro playing a man (Ben) who thinks that "he still has music left in him," and Anne Hathaway playing the role of a young CEO (Jules) running a growing e-commerce start-up.https://preview.redd.it/l5iseqn6fx3d1.png?width=430&format=png&auto=webp&s=6429310ef5af49ff376ad39b209362706f8c3b34 The movie brings both the actors together by having DeNiro volunteer as a Senior (Citizen) Intern at Hathaway's company. De Niro and Hathaway form an unlikely bond that enriches their lives and watching this happen onscreen is a genuine joy. Check out Cheerful Episodes of Star Trek The Next Generation and The Original Series You also get memorable performances from comedy regulars such as Adam Devine, and Zack Pearlman, and a great cameo by Rene Russo. One of the cutest actors in this movie is JoJo Kushner playing the adorable child of the CEO and she does an amazing job, adding to how warm and fuzzy the movie makes you feel. Is it OK to watch TV while working from home?Now, this is an interesting question. The purpose of this post is not to make you drop all you're doing and start streaming content.In case you are on a break from work (Lunch/Tea) or experiencing unexpected downtime, then it's good to have a backup playlist of movies. You can stream a show or watch part of a movie when you are taking a break from work tasks. Check out El Conde: A Quirky and Fun Chilean Film on Netflix What should I binge-watch while working from home?If you are working from home, then I would advise you not to binge anything during work hours and even during your off-time. Binging content means spending more than an hour of your time watching consecutive episodes of a show or two complete movies back to back.Binge-watching is best done over the weekend when there's no other good alternative such as hanging out with your friends. Like this review? Subscribe to themoviejunkie.com First published on 10th November 2021 and updated 1st June 2024 |
2024.06.01 11:07 Harry_is_white_hot The USS Curtiss USO incident: that time the U.S. Navy ship delivering the hydrogen bomb for the Castle Bravo test was shadowed by an Unidentified Submarine Object in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
 | Inspired by Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudetâs (Ret.) recent discussions on USOs, I thought I would relate the following. Just over 70 years ago, an interesting incident occurred on board the USS Curtis â the U.S. Navy vessel tasked with delivery of the Shrimp device to the Pacific Proving Ground in 1954 for the notorious Castle Bravo nuclear weapons test. This particular test, which scientists from Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore laboratories had calculated to have a yield of 4,8 megatons actually went far above this calculation to achieve nearly 16 megatons of TNT equivalent yield. This miscalculation exposed many U.S. military personnel to dangerous levels of radiation and, more importantly, post traumatic stress disorder from being exposed to the close-range effects of such a large blast. Was the USO incident related to the yield miscalculation event? submitted by Harry_is_white_hot to UFOB [link] [comments] USS Curtiss (AV-4) The Curtiss class were the first seaplane tenders built from the keel up for the US Navy, the previous tenders had been converted from cargo ships. They were designed to provide command facilities for forward operating long-range patrol seaplane squadrons. To accomplish this, they were heavily armed with four 5-inch (130 mm)/38 caliber dual-purpose guns, and contained repair and maintenance facilities, along with supplies for operating in forward areas for many months. The ships had a large seaplane deck located at the stern with the maintenance shops located in the superstructure just forward of it. They were built with three large cranes, one located at the starboard extreme of the stern, the second was at the aft of the superstructure on the port side, with the remaining crane located midship on the starboard side. The starboard crane at midship was removed from both ships during WWII and replaced with a 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannon gun tub. Two of the 5-in guns were staggered on opposite sides of the rear superstructure, with the remaining two in a superfiring configuration at the bow of the ships. From 23 February to 13 June 1951, Curtiss served as flagship for "Operation Greenhouse" and was the base for civilian and military technicians during the atomic tests at Eniwetok. She also provided meteorological information and operated a boat pool. Curtiss served at San Diego, in local operations until 29 September 1952, when she again sailed to Eniwetok, as flagship during the atomic tests of "Operation Ivy", during which the first hydrogen bomb was detonated. Returning to San Diego, on 4 December, she cruised the west coast, and visited Acapulco, Mexico, in 1953. From 10 January to 28 May 1954, she participated in "Operation Castle". Rather than write about the USO event, I will post verbatim the eyewitness accounts of two U.S. Marines onboard the USS Curtiss â Robert Mackenzie and G. Nicholas Stuparich. First, a little background from Mackenzie and Stuparich regarding their duties on the Curtiss: Mackenzie: So all the guys that got a clearance, we went as a group on the Curtiss. Now we knew where it was going but we really didnât know what we were going to do. Interviewer : OK, so after the fact, at some point you know that youâve gotten a clearance. Mackenzie: We didnât know that until we were already halfway on the cruise. And the way we found out is that some of the men were called in and they were told they didnât get a Queen Clearance. They got top secret but they didnât get Queen. And it was no fault of theirs, Mary. Some of them, if they had one relative that was born in another country and something, they just couldnât get one. Interviewer: Correct. Correct. So âQâ stands for âQueen.â Yes. Or is âQueenâ something you make from âQâ? I wonder. Iâve neverâ Mackenzie: Well, âQâ must be âQueen,â I guess. Yes. It must be. Interviewer: You guys said âQueen,â though, when you said clearance. Mackenzie: Yes. Yes. And itâs a Queen Clearance, yes. And theyâre still around, I understand. . Mackenzie: And I tell you why, is that when I went aboard ship, they made me an orderly, which was a great honor. And so I was the admiralâs orderly, and before that I was the captainâs orderly. In fact, by the time I was aboard the Curtiss for eighteen months, I worked as an orderly for three admirals and two shipâs captains and the executive officer, which was a great background for a young man. And I have the highest regard for naval officers. I watched them talk to their men, I watched them talk to their fellow officers, I saw how they solved problems, and just what a great example for a young man, to be around people of that caliber. It was wonderful. Interviewer: Let me ask you a question here because I donât know that much about the armed forces. The Curtiss is obviously a Navy ship. Mackenzie: Yes. Interviewer: And youâre a Marine serving on it. Is that common? Mackenzie: No. Itâs only in capital ships, normally, which would be battleshipsâ Interviewer: âCapital ships.â Mackenzie: Capital ships, which would beâthe terminology has changed today, Mary, but in my day it was battleships, cruisers, heavy cruisers, light cruisers, aircraft carriers, would have Marine detachments. Now originally the Marine detachments were almost the police force of the ship. And they were called MAs, which would be Master-of-Arms. Very unpopular with the Navy. And the brig is, of course, run by the Marines. But on our ship, we didnât have those duties, not on the Curtiss. The Curtiss, we were a special force with top secret clearances. People only didnât talk to us because they would say, Hey, you donât talk to those guys. It was that kind of thing. So anyway, but we ended up being very close with the Navy, but our duties, we didnât talk to each other about our duties. Stuparich: So, I remember signing the clearance papers and they didnât tell us what we were going to do or where we were going. We went aboard ship as supposedly just a Marine detachment, but then it ended up being as nuclear security. We were well briefed and well trained on what our jobs were aboard ship. I did security with the devices, once they were delivered to the vessel. We did perimeter security when the devices were being delivered, which meant we were out on the pier and out in the area when the trucks arrived, delivering units. Once the canisters were brought aboard, then we were assigned to security aboard the ship, which meant working in the hole. In other words, the devices were put in a particular compartment. We were responsible for the security of that department, the corridor that led to it, and I canât remember if we were reading the temperature. We had to take a reading, I believe, once an hour and record it. I do not remember whether it was temperature or radiation, but it had to be recorded; I remember that if there was something wrong, and I donât know the standard, but if it went over that standard or under that standard, we had to notify the science officer, who was also the engineering officer. That was Commander Hart, I believe. Interviewer: Now, let me back up just a tiny bit with the security piece. So thereâs a point at which youâre informed, I assume after youâre cleared, of what your mission actually is? Stuparich: Correct. Interviewer: Give me a sense of how much detail they give you there, and how much that is connected to what you already might know about nuclear weapons. Stuparich: Thatâs a little bit confusing because I know so much more now than I did then. I do not believe they gave us that much information. They definitely didnât give us a detailed description of our duties, other than that what we were doing was actually guarding a nuclear device, and thatâs all they would say. We and I think about a half-a-dozen sailors were the only ones that actually saw the canisters being brought aboard. There were not very many people. That was secured. The whole aft deck was secured when that occurred. Interviewer: And how many of there were you, when you say âweâ? Stuparich: There were probably six Marines on the dock, one or two on the trucks, then I think there were a couple in the different corridorsâwhat they did was they dogged the hatches so people couldnât come in when we were loading this particular material. Then it went down into the hole and then there was a special rack because the canisters had to be triced up in these racks. I canât remember whether there wasâI think there were six to a rack. And they were triced up like you would trice up nitroglycerine, you know, with like Bungee cords but I think they were springs. Interviewer: Say that word again. I donât know that word âtrice.â Stuparich: Tricing means to tie, and what it does is it keeps something in balance so that if itâs hanging, itâs free-hanging, but itâs in a rack, and this keeps the canister in line, and itâs called trice, you trice it up. Interviewer: âTrice it up.â I see. Stuparich: We didnât do that. That was done by their people. Stuparich: We embarked out of San Diego, went up to San Francisco. Thatâs it. We went to San Francisco, went to Hunters Point for something, some sort of refurbishing. Then from Hunters Point we went over to Port Chicago, picked up our merchandise, if you will, and then when we were through with that, when we pulled out, we went down and then into the bay. At that time we picked up some escorts, and then we went under the Golden Gate Bridge, at which time the Secret Service or FBI, whoever they were, had the bridge closed, and they were waving at us as we went underneath. Interviewer: Wow, they closed the bridge. Stuparich: They closed the Golden Gate Bridge. It was kind of cool because being from the Bay Area I kind of remembered that. I think I was aft at the time and I was looking up and yeah, sure enough, they did. And that was kind of interesting. So then we headed out to the Pacific. I think we refueled and resupplied once or twice, a ship came alongside, I think they came out of Hawaii. They used the high line and brought the stuff across, and then they brought the refueler up and then they refueled us. And thatâs why they call us the Ghost Ship, because almost everything that we did, the replenishing and the refueling, was all done at sea. Now, the USO incident â which many people denied having happened. The "Russian sub" somehow penetrated the flotilla protecting the Curtiss and was completely undetected until it appeared underneath the Curtiss. This event occurred a full 6 years before the Soviet's first nuclear submarine set sail - so for a diesel powered submarine in the middle of the Pacific without logistic support this feat would have been incredibly difficult to accomplish. Stuparich Account: Stuparich : The other thing that really upset me was the submarine. Interviewer: Yes, talk to me about that a little bit. Stuparich : Well, Robert Mackenzie was the admiralâs orderly that night, and I was the orderly on the next deck down, and my job was to protect the crypto room which was, if you were looking down the hall, was to the left, and then the CIC which was straight ahead. Interviewer: CIC is? Stuparich : Is Central Intelligence Control or something like that. Itâs an area where they plot everything. [Note: on board U.S. Navy ships, the CIC is the Combat Information Center] Anyway, I was standing there and all of a sudden Commander Hart came running around the corner and said, âCome with meâ, with that I was on alert. So we went into CIC and then there wasâI stood at the door. He said, âBlock the doorâ, and I blocked the door. And it was one of those combination doors in those days. And I saw him talking with an officer, with the officer in command of the CIC at the time, or duty officer, I guess is what you call him, and then they were reallyâI could tell they were really stressed about something. Then a chief electronics mate had taken the young man off of the board and they were looking at the board and plotting on the board something, and he got on the phone to the bridge. I immediately felt the ship changing course, and we immediately started into a zigzag situation. And then I could tell, this man was stressed, and Iâd never seen him stressed like that before. This way, that way. Everything was very staccato. So went back up to the bridge and Mackenzie and the Admiral were already there. And as a young man, youâre looking at their body language and their facial features and we knew that there was something wrong. Well then, I heard the conversation, and they wanted to know, in profanity, how the son-of-a-b*tch got there. How did it get there? How did it get through the perimeter? So then they were communicating with the vessels that were on the perimeter, there were destroyers out there and everything else, and they couldnât figure it out. Admiral Wellings said, I believe thatâs heâs probably been sitting here waiting for us. He probably plotted our course and just dropped to the bottom and waited till we came by, and then he came up underneath us. And he just followed us, and it was just a Russian sub, is what we anticipated. And they figured that they knew it was a Russian sub. Yeah. And it did. It stayed with us. And then what really became scary is that I remember the admiral telling the captain, We donât have to worry if heâs directly under us. If he drops back into firing range, then we have to worry. By then, the other ships were doing crisscrosses in front and in back of us. These are the little destroyers. And sure enough, he did, he dropped back, I donât know how far, I remember they had it plotted, and he was within firing range. And so then I just, I donât know, something really bothered me and really happened to me mentally, because I just said [to myself], this whole thingâs over now, weâre through, weâre done with. And I guess I kind of convinced myself that that was going to happen. Interviewer: And this is prior to arriving in the Pacific. Stuparich: Yeah, we were on our way. Interviewer: So, just to get a sense of it, youâre well aware of what youâve got on board? Stuparich : Oh yeah, because Iâd already been down in the hole and theyâd told us what it was. Yeah, and then youâve got aâ Got this sub, and believe it or not, not very many people knew about it. I mean surprisingly, people were telling Bob [Robert W. Mackenzie] he was crazy. You donât know what youâre talking about. There was no submarine. Well, I know there was. And when I mentioned it to Bob last year he said, Thank God somebody else knows. And what weâre trying to do is find a third Marine who was on the bridge, but there may not have been a Marine on the bridge. Mackenzie account: Interviewer: So explain to me how much you knew about the mission or what you thought or whatâs that like? Mackenzie : We didnât know anything about it, frankly. You know, I realized that it was more than just a mission. Now by that time, Mary, the Korean War was over with. We were steaming out in â54? Yes, January of â54 is when we left San Diego. And Korea had been over for about six months, but the Cold War was extremely hot then. And when I first realized that there was more going on than we realized is when we had full wartime conditions on the ship. And Iâd thought, Well, what are we doing here? The shipâs all blacked out at night. Weâve got all these red lights on you see in the movies, like those submarine movies, everybody running and all those red lights on at night. And heavy, heavy drapes in front of every hatch. And you donât go outside, or as they say, out on the decks without closing that, and then you open the hatch and a red light comes on, then you close the hatch. And they were conscious of sound, of lights. And I said, Whatâs going on here? You know. And so when I really realized there was more going on is when I was on orderly duty for the admiral. And I was on duty and on duty and on duty and I just couldnât stand up anymore. So I called somebody in the Marine detachment and said, Well, when is my relief going to be here? It was real late at night, it was like eleven or twelve oâclock, Iâd gone on that morning at 6:30, and Iâd been standing all day long. Thatâs what you do. And I just got so I couldnât stand anymore. So I called down and I was told that the admiral only wanted me and there would be no relief, So just stick it out, Mackenzie. I wasnât real happy about that. But anyway, soâand Iâll put this right on tapeâso a Marine never sits down on duty, but I did. I couldnât stand up anymore. So I found a chair in an empty officerâs stateroom and I wedged that chair in a real narrow hallway that went into the admiralâs quarters, and I put my feet against the bulkhead and I rocked back and I just kind of rocked with the ship. At least I was off my feet, and I figured nobody could get by me. So I guess, I donât know if I dozed off or what, but all I know is this sailor was shaking my arm. It was about 2:30, three oâclock in the morning. And he says, âWake up the admiral! Wake up the admiral!â And I said,âWell, who are you? What do you mean, wake up the admiral? Itâs three oâclock in the morning.â [And he said], âOh, they want him on the bridge right nowâ. And I said, âWho wants him on the bridge?â [And he said], âWell, the officers, blah, blah, and all thatâ. I said, âWell, what is your name?â And he gave me his name, and I said, âWhatâs the officerâs name?â I really realized we were very, very conscious and were trained to be suspicious of everything. I donât know who this guy is. He wants to go in and see the admiral? Thatâs my job. Nobody goes in to see the admiral. And so anyway I said, âWell, Iâll go wake up the admiral and you go back and report to the bridge, and Iâm sure the admiral will be right thereâ. I didnât want him to go in with me. And so anyway, he left. So now Iâm saying, How do you wake up an admiral? You know. I wanted to do it maybe like I was back in back in boot camp and scream, say, âHit the deckâ! I says, well, no, I didnât want to go to the brig, so I didnât do that. So anyway I said, Well, how do you wake up an admiral? So anyway, I woke him up. And I remember he said, âWhat is it, Mackenzie?â And he was startled. And I said, âSir, the admiralâs presence is requested on the bridge immediatelyâ. You donât want to say âimmediatelyâ to an admiral, but I did. Anyway, he looked at me, and he had a phone right next to his bunk. And I always wondered, if he had phone, why didnât they just call him? I donât know. You know, you would wonder. And so anyway, he picked up his phone. And like I said, the respect from the naval officers, theyâre just really something, Mary, they really are. And so he went up on the deck with his blue terrycloth bathrobe on. Interviewer: He picks up the phone and confirms? Mackenzie: Right. And then he puts on his blue bathrobeâ He doesnât even get dressed. Oh no. They want him right now [sound of fingers snapping]. So I thought, Whoo, somethingâs going on. So I go up there, and it was like an old World War II movie. At my age, I grew up with those World War II movies, you know. And on the bridge, all the lights are out because weâre running at wartime conditions at night, and you can just see the shadows, you know, and those were from the glowing of the instruments and the people moving around the bridge and all that. And right away, the officer in charge of the bridge came up, and everybody was whispering. I thought, What is all this whispering about? You know. And he was talking to the admiral. And thatâs part of the job of being an orderly. Youâre there but you donât get too close because if you doâ Interviewer: Youâll hear? Mackenzie: You donât want to hear. And the admirals will let you know, and so will the captains. If youâre a little too close to them, theyâll give you one of those, turn their head around, you kind of back up. You realize youâre a little too close. They want to be guarded. They donât want anybody to get them. Thatâs your job is to protect them, help them in any way you can, so forth. But anyway, and youâll kind of back up. But I wanted to hear what was going on, you know. So then all I heard was âsubmarine.â I thought, Well, so what? You know. But anyway, it turns out that we were being shadowed by a Russian sub. Interviewer: For real? Mackenzie: For real. And the sub was directly under us [slaps hands together] like this. And they picked it up. Because I thought, well, how did it get through our screen? We were in a complete convoy, and we had carriers, we had destroyers, we had everything. And I thought, How did this guy get through all that? And they tell me what they do is they know where youâre going. They just sit down at the bottom and wait till you get there and just [slapping hands together] pop up. They donât have to go through any screens. And I said, Oh. Interviewer: Oh. So they know from â Mackenzie: Sure, they know. Yes. They probably knew, with all the spies and all that. But anyway, the admiral asked several questions, and I guess before, he asked them if they had contact with somebody. And they said,âNo, sir, we thought weâd wait for the admiralâ, and all that. And he said, âWell, you shouldâve. Did you contact anybody to tell them what the situation was? How have you tried to contact the sub?â Evidently they have an international language they use. Then of course they used Russian and they used everything, and no response. And so I always was kidding Kari because this was dramatic, you know. I always said, Whooo, thirty seconds from World War III. Well, thatâs the way you think of it later, but itâs very true. But the thing that I still remember today is when the admiral walked on the bridge, you get almost like this, your daddy had come home to save you or something. That man had a presence about him. He wasnât tall in stature. And his name was [RADM H.C.] Bruton. Iâm sure heâs gone now. But he walked on that bridge and all of a sudden, you could justâeverybody, like, The admiralâs here, weâre going to be all right. You know. And you could feel that. And he asked just a few questions. And the sub, and they were waiting for the reply to come back, Do we take action? Do we take evasive action? Now itâs pretty hard to blow up a submarine when itâs right under you. What do you do, when you think about it? How do you get a sub from under us? But we had submarines with us, too, our subs. And so it came back, they were waiting for the reply to come back, and I thought, My God, this is more serious than I realized. You know, it was kind of like a game until then, you know, it was just wartime conditions. I mean we didnât think anything about this kind of stuff. And so we knew security was extremely tight. Only certain people could go by us, then go into certain compartments, and Iâll tell you about that in a minute. But anyway, back to the sub. And so it broke away. And you know you say âbroke away,â whereâd it go? It just broke away. And the admiral, they saidâsonar reported or whatever and said, The sub has broken away. They mustâve known how many seconds they had. Later I saw a Tom Clancy movie about that, where they were checking and there were seconds and all, and I said, My golly, I saw the same thing in 1954, except for real, you know. So they said it broke away, and the admiral just calm as could be and he says, Carry on, men, you did a good job. If you need me, call, and he went back and went to bed. And I said [to myself], My gosh, it was almostâit was like nothing to him. He was so in command, just knew what he was doing, asked the right questions, congratulated everybody for the job they did, and went back to bed. Now Iâm wide awake. I didnât sit down anymore for the rest of the night. But I never told any of the guys about it. I just told that guy, one of our fellow Marines, November the tenth. It was the Marine Corps birthday. We all got together here at Dana Point. And I told him the submarine story and he says, âWhat submarine?â I said, âThe submarineâ. He said,â Well, I didnât know anything about any submarine.â And I remembered, Iâd thought about it, âWell, why should I worry the guys?â And not only that, if something happened when I was on orderly duty, you donât pass that around the ship. Thatâs a confidence between you and the admiral. And so I didnât pass it on. Interviewer: I have a couple of questions about this. Youâre aware in real time, then, that it is a submarine. Mackenzie: Absolutely. Because youâre hearing the conversation. Interviewer: Right. It makes me wonder, as Iâm listening to the story, if they had you on duty for all this time, would there have been some knowledge of some kind of danger, that they didnât let you leave orderly duty? Do you make a connection between the fact that the sub was there and the fact that you had to be on duty for so long? That makes you wonder. Mackenzie: Well, I donât know. It does, Mary. I never thought about it that way. I donât think so. I just really think the reason I was left on duty so long is that we were new at our jobs, and they just didnât realize that when youâre on orderly duty, youâre attached [slapping hands together], you know, at the hip. And not only that, is the admiral doesnât want to walk out and say, Whatâs your name? You know, he wants somebody that he can trust and could read him before he says it. I could tell what he wanted. He was looking around and so I call somebody and say, Hey, the skipperâs out of coffee. You better get some in there. See? So youâre his confidant. Heâll say, Well, how are the men thinking? Because heâs some concerned about the morale, or whatever. So youâre his sounding board. Every admiralâs different. Some really use their orderlies. Iâve had admirals when I reported, theyâd say, âWell, Iâm a little low on cigars, Mackenzie. Why donât you go down and get me cigars?â Well, I donât say, âWhat kind do you smoke?â So Iâd go down and ask the guy to open up the place where you buy the cigars, whatâd we call that? Commissary, I think. And they used to question it. And theyâd just say, âWell, you sure these are the kind of cigars you smoke, Mackenzie?â And I said, âThese are for the skipper.â And he said, âI donât think soâ. And I said, âReally? Why donât you call and ask him?â [And heâd say], âOh, OKâ. And so that kind of a thing. So, interesting. But anyway, I never did pass that submarine story on to the troops. Interviewer: Thatâs so interesting. Thatâs interesting. Mackenzie: And so then, now, as time goes by, Mary, as I watch the History Channel and Discovery Times Channel, all these things are coming back to me. And our main concern was frogmen. We were very afraid of frogmen. And so we figured if they came aboard the ship, how theyâd come aboard the ship, what we would do, you know, if one did come on. But I never thought about mines or bombs attached to the ship, and now I think about it. Can you imagine if they couldâve got to our ship, and we had people on their like [J. Robert] Oppenheimer and had all those scientists on there? We had fifty-eight scientists on the ship. We had all the bombs on the ship. I mean what a coup thatâd meant for the Russians if our ship accidentally sunk, hit a reef or something, or something went off. You know, you can just see it all right now. Itâd be another Cold War incident. Interviewer: But you donât know that youâre carrying bombs at this point, or do you? Mackenzie: Yes, we did. We knew we were carrying pieces of the bombs. Interviewer: You did. Mackenzie: Yes. Yes. Because security was so tight, it had to be something like that, when only the admiral and two or three people could go in there. And then we timed them, how long they were in, who they were with, they signed in, they signed out. They had a badge with their photograph on it. The badges were made by, at that time, the Atomic Energy Commission [AEC], and they were watermarked with all the same intensity and security as our money. And the admiral would have his picture on there. And I didnât just look on his shirt. I had to take it off his shirt, which you donât like to touch an admiral or a captain. Itâs just thisâyouâve got thatâthis little [feeling] like, âHi, Godâ- that feeling. And youâd take off his badge like that and hold it up right next to his face, make sure you got a really good look at it, and youâd flip it over and check the watermarks, check the number on it. And when I was on, Iâd have a check-off list, and his name better be on there. In fact, our own commanding officer forgot to put his name on there and our guys wouldnât let him in the post. He said, âWhat do you mean?â They said, âYouâre not on the list, sir.â [And he said], âWell, you know who I am. Iâm Captain [James] Brannaman, your commanding officer.â [They] say, âSir, we been instructed, if your name isnât on the list, you donât get on this postâ. And the guys loved doing it to him. He wasnât real happy but. Interviewer: Oh, Iâm sure. Who was this captain again? Mackenzie: Captain Brannaman. Heâs still alive. Stanford graduate. Super sharp guy. About six-five or so, something like that. Nice man. Interviewer: Iâm not well-versed in military things. Is it usual for an admiral to be on the ship? Mackenzie: No. Now the admiral on any operation, the admiral has what he calls his flagship, and he can change his flag when he wants. The Curtiss was an unusual ship, Mary, because it was designed as a seaplane tender, 1939, something like that. It was hit at Pearl Harbor, went all the way through World War II, ended up with seven battle stars. Then after that, the Atomic Energy Commission grabbed it and then converted it for all the testing. So the Marine captain isnât like a Navy captain. Whatâs confusing to everybody, and it was to me, too, the captain of the ship, the Navy ship, doesnât have to be a captain. Thatâs his job title. OK, and now the Marine captain is a captain and heâs in charge of the Marines. Interviewer: So this is the Marine captain youâre talking about. Mackenzie: The Marine captain, right. Interviewer: Got it. Not the captain of the ship. Mackenzie: Not the ship captainâthatâs right. The full transcripts of the two interviews can be found here: Interview with Robert William Mackenzie, January 1, 2005 UNLV Special Collections Portal Interview with G. Nicholas Stuparich, Jr., October 18, 2006 UNLV Special Collections Portal |
2024.06.01 10:51 Glad_Professional785 J-1 Approved, But Not Issued
I had my interview 6 working-days ago, and got verbally approved - the lady told me "your visa is approved and you're going to receive the passport after 7 days". I emailed the embassy as my flight date is approaching, and they told me "your application is under the administrative processing, and when it's required, the time varies from each case and sometimes it might take MONTHS".
Does anyone have an idea what's going on? Until when will I wait? What is the "administrative processing" and what is the estimate time until it's done?
Here is the message that is being displayed on my application status:
Approved The consular officer has approved your application subject to final processing by the consular section that is necessary to issue your visa. When that processing is complete, the status will change to "Issued". However, a final screening step must still be completed prior to issuance that could lead a consular officer to conclude that you are not eligible for a visa. If that occurs, the consular officer will notify you that your application has been denied and your status will change. to "Refused".
Any helpful comment will be very appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Does anyone have an idea what's going on? Until when will I wait? What is the "administrative processing" and what is the estimate time until it's done?
Approved The consular officer has approved your application subject to final processing by the consular section that is necessary to issue your visa. When that processing is complete, the status will change to "Issued". However, a final screening step must still be completed prior to issuance that could lead a consular officer to conclude that you are not eligible for a visa. If that occurs, the consular officer will notify you that your application has been denied and your status will change. to "Refused".
For more information, please visit U.S. Embassy Sofia (link).
I am a little worried tbh.Any helpful comment will be very appreciated. Thanks in advance.
2024.06.01 10:31 Matt_eo How to reply to this school
Hi all, so long story short I sent a generic email to a school in Bangkok (Newton Sixth Form) asking if they were looking for teachers. They replied me with, I think, 10 questions to answers about my nationality, what I can teach, why I'm looking for new job, the age of students and so on. After i replied they sent another email asking me this:
"If next week the company wants to schedule an interview with you at your school, what day and time is convenient for you?"
What am i supposed to answer to a question like that?? An interview for your company in my school? What the.....??
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"If next week the company wants to schedule an interview with you at your school, what day and time is convenient for you?"
What am i supposed to answer to a question like that?? An interview for your company in my school? What the.....??
Thank you
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India is a parliamentary democracy that follows the first-past-the-post voting system, similar to the standard Westminster System. The Lower House of the Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) consists of 543 seats representing 543 constituencies that send 1 Member of Parliament (MP) each. These 543 MP's then choose a prime minister via simple majority.
For each constituency, a political party gives a ticket to a single Candidate. The Candidate with at least a plurality of votes in a constituency represents that Constituency in parliament as a member of the party.
There are no party level primaries in India, the candidate for a constituency is decided by the party high command and only one person from a party can be on the ticket for a particular seat. You can contest multiple constituencies though from the same party as both Narendra Modi (2014 BJP Candidate for both Varanasi and Vadodara) and Rahul Gandhi (2024 Congress Candidate for both Rae Bareili and Wayanad) have done. If no existing political party gives you a ticket, you can contest as an Independent Candidate or form your own party and contest as a member of your own party.
The government can be formed by the party or the alliance that has a simple majority of MP's. When no single political party has a majority of MP's, an alliance of various parties can be formed that contains the majority of MP's. This is called a post-poll alliance, where the parties contest elections separately but might come together after the elections in order to form the government or be part of the government. However there is also the pre-poll alliance where political parties join or form an alliance before the elections.
THE DATES -
THE RESULTS -
EXIT POLLS -
THE FIGHTS -
Economy & Employment:
The incumbent BJP-led NDA government makes the positive case of economic growth and development under its decade long tenure. It points to strong rejuvenated GDP growth with relatively low inflation, rising wages, a growing middle class, stable macroeconomic positioning, strong spending, slashing of multidimensional poverty, a strong and well administered welfare state, expanded free trade, sharp reduction in regulation, increase in select manufacturing and industry, a revitalized finance sector, and a thriving service market.
The government points to the large-scale infrastructure development undertaken, expanding roadways, delivering expansive electrification, and provisions of basic utility services. They point to the stagnation and policy paralysis observed under the tenure of the last Congress government (UPA 2), and further make point to the opposition's alleged proposed populist economic programs as untenable and unfeasible. They make the case that the opposition has leftist economic policies that are not grounded in economic reality.
The INC-led I.N.D.I.A opposition on the other hand, makes the negative case against the incumbents, pointing to large scale youth unemployment, even among educated youth. They point to an alleged inability of the government to tie growth to employment. They allege a failure of manufacturing capacity and sufficient industrialization of the economy, highlighting the lack of sufficient private capital inflows. They criticize the growth figures of the economy by casting doubt on the government's statistics, and focusing extensively on growing wealth inequality, alleging that growth only occurs for the rich billionaire class, with minimal relief for the poor, targeting specific attacks against domestic industrial magnates, Adani and Ambani. They allege favoritism on the part of the incumbent government towards their select base, highlighting the state of Gujarat as being prioritized over other states.
In making their positive case, they propose a more inclusive and redistributive model of growth, proposing heightened subsidization programmes, more welfare and support programmes, higher taxation on the wealthy and corporations, leveraging private capital inflows for infrastructure development, and prioritizing equitable growth through a caste census, developing corrective policies for inequalities between castes.
They aim to solve the employment crisis through expanding roles in state enterprises and filling government vacancies, alongside expanding labour intensive industries like manufacturing and mining, whilst pointing to high growth rates of the economy as well as committing to expand manufacturing through reforms and subsidy platforms like the PLI, FAME etc., further claiming that increased infrastructure spending will lead to crowding in effect thus enabling faster industrialization.
Social Justice:
The issues of social equity and justice have become major cornerstones of both the incumbent and opposition electoral platforms. This is most prevalent through the forthcoming section on sectarianism, but also focuses on key issues regarding class equality and - most importantly - caste-based discrimination.
The incumbent BJP-led NDA government point to their solid track record of universal poverty alleviation, targeted successful welfare and affirmative action programmes. The INC-led I.N.D.I.A opposition on the other hand, point to growing wealth inequality and apparent institutional and systemic discrimination against underprivileged caste communities in academia, employment, governmental programmes, courts, the military, etc. They allege that the government has not committed to taking resolute and definitive action against casteism through corrective policy.
This all boils down to the Reservation system, a large scale, affirmative action initiative, conducted through a systematic quota-based policy of allotment of institutional positions in education, governmental employment, schemes and programmes, direct political representation, etc.
With reservations estimated to have hit 59.5% of Central Government Institutional positions, there are now broader calls to expand the scale and scope of this drive. The opposition wanting to break the cap limits and even introduce this system into the private sector to potentially induce parity, while the government commits to more modest hikes of upto 62.5% while playing into incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi's identity as a member of an underprivileged caste community.
While the opposition campaigns on removing limits to the quota system to deliver equity, the government alleges these commitments to be populist and detrimental, while alleging that the opposition seeks to potentially appease its Muslim voter base by introducing expanded reservations for Muslims, thereby allegedly sabotaging the disadvantaged Hindu lower castes, and redistributing their wealth to Muslims, in a bid to gain their votes.
Communalism:
Both the incumbent BJP-led NDA government and the INC-led I.N.D.I.A opposition have framed communalism as a lynchpin issue of the Election. The incumbent government points to alleged casteist and bigoted rhetoric against select caste groups and Hindus. They allege the opposition panders to minorities for their votes, whilst not delivering on the real issues. They allege the opposition seeks to drive up divisiveness and shared social harmony in India. They further allege that the opposition engages in divisive rhetoric on key issues of Hindu-Indian culture like that of the Ram Temple, in ways that contradict the spirit of the Indian State.
The opposition on the other hand, accused the incumbent government of being bigoted against minority communities, from the large Muslim community, to the lower caste communities of Indian society. They allege use of hateful and divisive rhetoric against these communities, and point to select controversial government positions and policies on issues like the Ram Mandir, the controversial CAA-NRC laws, the proposed Uniform Civil Code, among others. They further allege institutional degradation of key offices including policing, academia, and the military in discriminating against minority groups.
Institutional Independence:
The INC-led I.N.D.I.A opposition alleges institutional degradation and capture of various independent governmental entities by the incumbents. They point to the use of Executive, Investigative, Anti-Corruption, Enforcement, & Tax authorities against opposition figures and media as evidence, highlighting specific cases of the detaining and arrest of two sitting opposition Chief Ministers, and the resignation of one. They highlight alleged selective targeting of opposition figures for raids, charges, and arrests, creating an alleged environment of impunity for the government. The opposition alleges heightened and blatant partisanship of members of the Judiciary in support of the incumbent government. They also allege illegitimate freezing of campaigning funds, crackdowns on press freedoms via capture of media institutions, and also critically alleges institutional capture of the Election Commission, casting doubts on election results primarily critiquing India's Electronic Voting Machines (EVM).
The Government rebukes these claims as part of a strong anti-corruption drive, highlighting a drop in governmental corruption cases since the previous Congress government (UPA 2, infamously riddled with such allegations). The government frames the opposition parties as corrupt and power-hungry, while further disparaging the opposition's alleged unfounded attacks on Indian institutions, apparent partisan attacks on the judiciary and critiquing apparent unfounded claims of election denialism.
THE FIGHTERS â
The election is primarily clash between two large coalitions, and their leading parties. On one side, you have the incumbent government of the BJP-led NDA, or National Democratic Alliance, and on the other, you have the opposition INC-led I.N.D.I.A, or Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, a new mega coalition of more than 35 parties, with a few unofficial supporters too.
The following is a list of some key players in each of the alliances and is by no means a comprehensive or exhaustive list of all involved factions.
The incumbent NDA includes:
Also because one family has been controlling the Congress for decades, it has caused various state-level leaders to either form their own party or join another one. They see no future in the Congress anymore because the door to leadership is always closed for them. This has destroyed the ground level cadre of Congress party in many key states.
Rahul Gandhiâs privilege combined with the lack of any real political acumen so far has led to the INC taking damage due to is infamy.
Nepotism and dynastic politics has been a key issue throughout the last 10 years as BJP positions itself as the âcommon manâs partyâ
Following a century of sporadic conflict, from 1853 to 1949, a revivalist movement in the 1980's would lead to rising communal tensions, culminating in the 1992 destruction of the Ram Temple by Hindu Nationalists and devotees.
The legal conflict over the land would continue until 2019, when the Supreme Court of India issued the controversial ruling that the land be handed over to government trust for the construction of a Ram Temple, with seperate land being allotted to the local Muslim community for construction of a Mosque.
Almost all elements of the dispute remain mired in controversy. From the historical and religious associations of Ayodhya with Ram, the existence of a definitively Hindu structure, the alleged deliberate destruction of the said temple, the times and events of construction and use, the participants, planning, and events of the 1992 destruction, the ASI Archeological Surveys that served as key evidence for the Supreme Court being tampered and politicised by both sides of the politcal aisle, the legality of the ruling itself, and other surrounding issues regarding justice against those alleged to have partaken in the destruction of the Babri Masjid.
SUPPLEMENTARY SOURCES:
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THE CAGE -
India is a parliamentary democracy that follows the first-past-the-post voting system, similar to the standard Westminster System. The Lower House of the Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) consists of 543 seats representing 543 constituencies that send 1 Member of Parliament (MP) each. These 543 MP's then choose a prime minister via simple majority.
For each constituency, a political party gives a ticket to a single Candidate. The Candidate with at least a plurality of votes in a constituency represents that Constituency in parliament as a member of the party.
There are no party level primaries in India, the candidate for a constituency is decided by the party high command and only one person from a party can be on the ticket for a particular seat. You can contest multiple constituencies though from the same party as both Narendra Modi (2014 BJP Candidate for both Varanasi and Vadodara) and Rahul Gandhi (2024 Congress Candidate for both Rae Bareili and Wayanad) have done. If no existing political party gives you a ticket, you can contest as an Independent Candidate or form your own party and contest as a member of your own party.
The government can be formed by the party or the alliance that has a simple majority of MP's. When no single political party has a majority of MP's, an alliance of various parties can be formed that contains the majority of MP's. This is called a post-poll alliance, where the parties contest elections separately but might come together after the elections in order to form the government or be part of the government. However there is also the pre-poll alliance where political parties join or form an alliance before the elections.
THE DATES -
THE RESULTS -
EXIT POLLS -
THE FIGHTS -
Economy & Employment:
The incumbent BJP-led NDA government makes the positive case of economic growth and development under its decade long tenure. It points to strong rejuvenated GDP growth with relatively low inflation, rising wages, a growing middle class, stable macroeconomic positioning, strong spending, slashing of multidimensional poverty, a strong and well administered welfare state, expanded free trade, sharp reduction in regulation, increase in select manufacturing and industry, a revitalized finance sector, and a thriving service market.
The government points to the large-scale infrastructure development undertaken, expanding roadways, delivering expansive electrification, and provisions of basic utility services. They point to the stagnation and policy paralysis observed under the tenure of the last Congress government (UPA 2), and further make point to the opposition's alleged proposed populist economic programs as untenable and unfeasible. They make the case that the opposition has leftist economic policies that are not grounded in economic reality.
The INC-led I.N.D.I.A opposition on the other hand, makes the negative case against the incumbents, pointing to large scale youth unemployment, even among educated youth. They point to an alleged inability of the government to tie growth to employment. They allege a failure of manufacturing capacity and sufficient industrialization of the economy, highlighting the lack of sufficient private capital inflows. They criticize the growth figures of the economy by casting doubt on the government's statistics, and focusing extensively on growing wealth inequality, alleging that growth only occurs for the rich billionaire class, with minimal relief for the poor, targeting specific attacks against domestic industrial magnates, Adani and Ambani. They allege favoritism on the part of the incumbent government towards their select base, highlighting the state of Gujarat as being prioritized over other states.
In making their positive case, they propose a more inclusive and redistributive model of growth, proposing heightened subsidization programmes, more welfare and support programmes, higher taxation on the wealthy and corporations, leveraging private capital inflows for infrastructure development, and prioritizing equitable growth through a caste census, developing corrective policies for inequalities between castes.
They aim to solve the employment crisis through expanding roles in state enterprises and filling government vacancies, alongside expanding labour intensive industries like manufacturing and mining, whilst pointing to high growth rates of the economy as well as committing to expand manufacturing through reforms and subsidy platforms like the PLI, FAME etc., further claiming that increased infrastructure spending will lead to crowding in effect thus enabling faster industrialization.
Social Justice:
The issues of social equity and justice have become major cornerstones of both the incumbent and opposition electoral platforms. This is most prevalent through the forthcoming section on sectarianism, but also focuses on key issues regarding class equality and - most importantly - caste-based discrimination.
The incumbent BJP-led NDA government point to their solid track record of universal poverty alleviation, targeted successful welfare and affirmative action programmes. The INC-led I.N.D.I.A opposition on the other hand, point to growing wealth inequality and apparent institutional and systemic discrimination against underprivileged caste communities in academia, employment, governmental programmes, courts, the military, etc. They allege that the government has not committed to taking resolute and definitive action against casteism through corrective policy.
This all boils down to the Reservation system, a large scale, affirmative action initiative, conducted through a systematic quota-based policy of allotment of institutional positions in education, governmental employment, schemes and programmes, direct political representation, etc.
With reservations estimated to have hit 59.5% of Central Government Institutional positions, there are now broader calls to expand the scale and scope of this drive. The opposition wanting to break the cap limits and even introduce this system into the private sector to potentially induce parity, while the government commits to more modest hikes of upto 62.5% while playing into incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi's identity as a member of an underprivileged caste community.
While the opposition campaigns on removing limits to the quota system to deliver equity, the government alleges these commitments to be populist and detrimental, while alleging that the opposition seeks to potentially appease its Muslim voter base by introducing expanded reservations for Muslims, thereby allegedly sabotaging the disadvantaged Hindu lower castes, and redistributing their wealth to Muslims, in a bid to gain their votes.
Communalism:
Both the incumbent BJP-led NDA government and the INC-led I.N.D.I.A opposition have framed communalism as a lynchpin issue of the Election. The incumbent government points to alleged casteist and bigoted rhetoric against select caste groups and Hindus. They allege the opposition panders to minorities for their votes, whilst not delivering on the real issues. They allege the opposition seeks to drive up divisiveness and shared social harmony in India. They further allege that the opposition engages in divisive rhetoric on key issues of Hindu-Indian culture like that of the Ram Temple, in ways that contradict the spirit of the Indian State.
The opposition on the other hand, accused the incumbent government of being bigoted against minority communities, from the large Muslim community, to the lower caste communities of Indian society. They allege use of hateful and divisive rhetoric against these communities, and point to select controversial government positions and policies on issues like the Ram Mandir, the controversial CAA-NRC laws, the proposed Uniform Civil Code, among others. They further allege institutional degradation of key offices including policing, academia, and the military in discriminating against minority groups.
Institutional Independence:
The INC-led I.N.D.I.A opposition alleges institutional degradation and capture of various independent governmental entities by the incumbents. They point to the use of Executive, Investigative, Anti-Corruption, Enforcement, & Tax authorities against opposition figures and media as evidence, highlighting specific cases of the detaining and arrest of two sitting opposition Chief Ministers, and the resignation of one. They highlight alleged selective targeting of opposition figures for raids, charges, and arrests, creating an alleged environment of impunity for the government. The opposition alleges heightened and blatant partisanship of members of the Judiciary in support of the incumbent government. They also allege illegitimate freezing of campaigning funds, crackdowns on press freedoms via capture of media institutions, and also critically alleges institutional capture of the Election Commission, casting doubts on election results primarily critiquing India's Electronic Voting Machines (EVM).
The Government rebukes these claims as part of a strong anti-corruption drive, highlighting a drop in governmental corruption cases since the previous Congress government (UPA 2, infamously riddled with such allegations). The government frames the opposition parties as corrupt and power-hungry, while further disparaging the opposition's alleged unfounded attacks on Indian institutions, apparent partisan attacks on the judiciary and critiquing apparent unfounded claims of election denialism.
THE FIGHTERS â
The election is primarily clash between two large coalitions, and their leading parties. On one side, you have the incumbent government of the BJP-led NDA, or National Democratic Alliance, and on the other, you have the opposition INC-led I.N.D.I.A, or Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, a new mega coalition of more than 35 parties, with a few unofficial supporters too.
The following is a list of some key players in each of the alliances and is by no means a comprehensive or exhaustive list of all involved factions.
The incumbent NDA includes:
- BJP â The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party - "Indian People's Party") is a Hindu nationalist party committed to Hindutva ideology, promoting Hindu culture, opposing Muslim immigration, and creating a nativist country wherein India embraces a fundamentally Hindu social fabric. The BJP government under Modi undertook strong reformist policies in promoting liberalization of the economy through aggressive regulatory reforms, furthering free trade through FTAs and privatization of underperforming state assets. They took aggressive stances on defense and counterterrorism against Pakistan and China, while pragmatically engaging other nations despite criticism on some foreign policy moves for being 'wolf warrior-esque'. They uphold a strong nationalist domestic and foreign policy, that simultaneously does not retreat from globalization. On National Security, they aim to make India a regional power with a strong emphasis on modernization & indigenization of military administration and technology, while also reducing bureaucratic and manpower burdens through varied recruitment windows.
- JD(U) - The JD(U) (Janata Dal (United) â âPeopleâs Party (United)â) is led by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and has been in power in the eastern state of Bihar since 2005. It was formed after a series of splits and mergers in the Janata Dal in the 90s. It is credited with doing good work in the state on roads, electricity, and water, however it has failed to provide jobs & spur manufacturing. This, combined with its leader frequently switching between rival alliances, is causing anti-incumbency.
- TDP - The TDP (Telugu Desam Party â âParty of the Telugu Land") follows a pro-Telugu ideology. It was founded as an alternative to the Congress hegemony, by emphasizing Telugu regional pride and serving as the party for farmers, backward castes and middle-class people. Since the 1990s, it has followed an economically liberal policy that has been seen as pro-business and pro-development as well as populist welfare measures.
- INC - The INC (Indian National Congress) is a big tent social-democratic/democratic-socialist party with its foundational pillars being equity, equality, and egalitarianism. They take broad commitments to secularism and class equality to be principal positions. The INC under Rahul Gandhi has taken strong positions on caste issues, shining light on inequities from past and current discrimination, and proposing active policy interventions. While the INC also holds a free-market/pro-liberalization consensus, they emphasize growing social and wealth inequality and seek inclusive and redistributive growth with strong state intervention. They also see some proposed liberalizing reforms to further inequality and take an 'anti-corporatist' position. They take a slightly less strong position to Indian foreign policy, stressing a more diplomatic approach (with minimal variance on actual positions to the incumbents). They embrace globalization in part, while emphasizing India's need for domestic development. They aim to industrialize India rapidly through stimulating private investment and aim to subsidize both supply and demand. They seek to maintain the Indian military with a focus on highly trained soldiers. They pioneered multi-alignment as the foreign policy for India.
- AAP - The AAP (Aam Aadmi Party â âCommon Man's Party"), part of INDIA coalition, currently holds power in two key states - Delhi and Punjab. Its chief figurehead and leader, Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate under an alleged liquor scam in the run up to elections. Barely a 10 year old party it has expanded very quickly to many states, running two of them, and now has national party status by the Election Commission of India (ECI). It leans centre-left to centre-right, with some play of soft Hindutva, while its economic platform comprises heavy spending in education, health, and free schemes of water and electricity. They rose to power on an anti-corruption program in 2013 and continues to have it as its central plank.
- CPI(M) â The CPI(M) (Communist Party of India (Marxist)). They commies lol. The CPI(M) is one of the larger and more mainstrean communist parties in India. Since they operate within the Indian republic's constitution they have adopted more Indian characterisrics. They are primarily against privatisation in the public sector and in favour of universal education and healthcare. Their base has traditionally been in Kerala, one of the more developed states in India in terms of income levels and HCI. they're in favour of private sector reservations and in recent years have also been pro-FDI They promise non-aligned foreign policy, but largely are very anti-US and pro-China. They promise to restore Article 370 and oppose forceful seizure of land by government. They're one of the most influential parties in India due to a strong cadre and student union ecosystem. They've had an effect on the farmers protests as well as economic positions of the INDI Alliance.
- DMK - The DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - âDravidian Progressive Federation") is a big tent broad left-wing party that is foundationally Dravidian (primarily Tamil) Nationalist, with strong emphasis on social equity and caste issues, while being staunchly secular and atheistic, and interventionist, statist, heavily welfarist, and industrialist in economic policy. They are primarily a regional party operating in the state of Tamil Nadu, led by M.K. Stalin, the state's current Chief Minister.
- RJD - The RJD (Rashtriya Janata Dal â âNational Peopleâs Partyâ) is a caste-based (Muslims & Yadavs) political party in the Indian state of Bihar, which it ruled from 1990 to 2005. Its rule was one of extreme lawlessness & anarchy. It was called the âJungle Rajâ. Between 1990 & 2000, Bihar's per capita income and power consumption fell off a cliff due to mismanagement. Its CM, Lalu Prasad, was convicted of corruption in 2013.
- SP - The SP (Samajwadi Party â âSocialist Partyâ) believes in creating a socialist society that operates on the principle of equality. Although the party previously ran on an anti-computer, anti-English, and anti-machinery platform, under its new national president Akhilesh Yadav, the party has made a 180° turn. Now, the Samajwadi Party declares itself to be the party of infrastructure while maintaining its commitment to social justice, with a special focus on teaching computer skills. The party's main base is in the state of Uttar Pradesh, which is the most populated state in India, with a population of 230 million. The only negatives associated with the party are the rampant dynasticism within its ranks and its perceived soft stance on law and order issues.
- JMM - The JMM (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha â âJharkhand Liberation Front") currently runs the govt of eastern state of Jharkhand. The party has historically centred tribal rights as its central plank and agitated for a new tribal state separate from Bihar until 2000, when their demands were met. It leans centre-left to left with their key issues being tribal control of land, mineral and mining rights, addressing issues of rehabilitation of tribals. The party is primarily run by the Soren family, with Champai Soren being its chief minister candidate in the current government after the last chief minister Hemant Soren was arrested by enforcement directorate. JMM is in alliance with the Indian national congress in the state, and part of the INDIA coalition for the Lok Sabha elections. They face charges of corruption and the image of dynastic politics.
- TMC - The TMC or AITC (All India Trinamool Congress) is a Bengali political party ruling over the state of West Bengal since 2011. It is led by Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee. It is a center-left, welfarist, Bengali Nationalist party. It has been criticized for using heavy-handed authoritarian tactics against opposition leaders in the state, corruption, and political violence. It is credited with ending 34 years of communist rule in the state. West Bengal under the AITC has registered subpar economic performance and is largely stagnant. Pertinent to note Mamata used to be Congress leader till 1998, and AITC, in spite of being sympathetic towards the I.N.D.I.A. alliance at the national level, is fighting the Congress-Left alliance in West Bengal on all 42 seats.
- AIADMK - The AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam â âAll India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation") is a broad centre-left/left-wing party adhering to foundational Dravidian philosophy, while emphasizing Tamil identity. Traditionally being less ethno-nationalist than their sister opposition party the DMK, they adhere to broad welfarist left-wing populism, focusing on social justice and communal equity, while being less economically statist than the DMK. They also focus primarily on Tamil Nadu as a regional party, currently led by Edappadi Palaniswami.
- Shiv Sena - The Shiv Sena (âArmy of Shivajiâ) was founded by Bal Thackeray in 1966 as a populist, xenophobic party, although the party gradually added Hindutva ideology to its anti non-Maharashtrian plank. It was the long time senior partner to the BJP in Maharashtra till Narendra Modi's popularity caused a change in the dynamics. After power sharing talks with the BJP failed in 2019, the Shiv Sena switched alliances to join hands with their long time rivals in Congress and NCP in an arrangement that made Bal Thackerayâs son Uddhav Thackeray the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. In 2022 again, The Majority of Shiv Sena politicians led by Eknath Shinde rebelled against the top leadership to ally again with the BJP, taking control of the party and toppling the Uddhav Thackeray government. The splinter group led by Uddhav Thackeray is called SS (UBT) and it is allied with the Congress in the INDIA Alliance.
- NCP â The NCP (Nationalist Congress Party) were founded in 1998 by Sharad Pawar and a few others who left the Congress in 1998 after Sonia Gandhi was made Congress president. Despite it's formation, the NCP was a long term ally of the Congress sharing virtually the same ideology. In 2023 however, like the Shiv Sena, In a rebellion led by Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit, a Majority of NCP politicians switched alliances to support the BJP and took control of the party. Like the Shiv Sena, the Splinter group led by Sharad Pawar and his daughter is called NCP (SP) and it's allied with the Congress in the INDIA Alliance
- YSRCP - The YSRCP (Yuvjana Sramika Rythu Congress Party â âYouth, Labour, & Farmer Congress Partyâ) was founded by the son of an old congress Chief Minister after he was denied the role of Chief Minister after his father. It's a populist centre-of-left party with strong focus on welfare schemes and cash benefits. It's mired in controversy due to its dynastic nature, its ties to Christian Fundamentalism and American Missionaries targeting the marginalized.
- BRS - The BRS (Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi â âIndian National Councilâ) was formed originally with a single-point agenda of creating a separate Telangana state with Hyderabad as its capital. They are largely neoliberal and are credited with rapid economic growth in Telangana.
- BJD â The BJD (Biju Janata Dal â âBijuâs Peopleâ Platformâ) was formed by Naveen Pattnaik the son of the former CM of Oddisha, Biju Pattnaik. Itâs a Odia regional party with a strong focus on poverty upliftment through welfare policies and equitable economic growth.
- BSP - The BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party - "Majority Community Party") is a center-left party in the state of Uttar Pradesh, which was started to uplift Dalits and other marginalized communities in India by Kanshi Ram. Its current party president is Mayawati. BSP is considered as one of the biggest parties in India as per vote share, although it's currently in decline. At its height, this party had a strong base in many states across north India, but now it's only limited to the state of Uttar Pradesh, which is one of the largest states in India with a population of 230 million. There are strong suspicions of BSP working in secret with BJP, and maybe that's why the party is not fighting this election enthusiastically. Although they can still make the competition interesting on a few seats in UP.
- Political Dynasticism:
Also because one family has been controlling the Congress for decades, it has caused various state-level leaders to either form their own party or join another one. They see no future in the Congress anymore because the door to leadership is always closed for them. This has destroyed the ground level cadre of Congress party in many key states.
Rahul Gandhiâs privilege combined with the lack of any real political acumen so far has led to the INC taking damage due to is infamy.
Nepotism and dynastic politics has been a key issue throughout the last 10 years as BJP positions itself as the âcommon manâs partyâ
- The Ram Mandir:
Following a century of sporadic conflict, from 1853 to 1949, a revivalist movement in the 1980's would lead to rising communal tensions, culminating in the 1992 destruction of the Ram Temple by Hindu Nationalists and devotees.
The legal conflict over the land would continue until 2019, when the Supreme Court of India issued the controversial ruling that the land be handed over to government trust for the construction of a Ram Temple, with seperate land being allotted to the local Muslim community for construction of a Mosque.
Almost all elements of the dispute remain mired in controversy. From the historical and religious associations of Ayodhya with Ram, the existence of a definitively Hindu structure, the alleged deliberate destruction of the said temple, the times and events of construction and use, the participants, planning, and events of the 1992 destruction, the ASI Archeological Surveys that served as key evidence for the Supreme Court being tampered and politicised by both sides of the politcal aisle, the legality of the ruling itself, and other surrounding issues regarding justice against those alleged to have partaken in the destruction of the Babri Masjid.
- Foreign Policy:
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2024.06.01 09:35 QCar Is it normal to be told "you should see how much we make other clients pay"? [UK]
Hi there,
I hope everyone here is about to enjoy a nice weekend. I apologize in advance for the slight rant as I'm deeply puzzled.
We're working on a project in the UK and our relationship with our architects has been a real rollercoaster. The project has strongly reduced in scope while inflating in budget despite us following our architects guidelines at every step, but more painfully, most conversations we have with them is an opportunity for them to make us feel we're a charity case. Allow me to explain.
We started our conversation back in early 2022 about a whole house refurb. We interviewed various architects, found one we loved, negotiated prices but not radically down (between 5 to 10% off their proposal). We went though RIBA stage 1 to 3, few hurdles with planning resulting in a smaller extension than all neighbours but ok, not by much.
Now, since RIBA stage 4, it's been extremely painful. We scoped a first phase on a budget recommended by our architects. We hired a QS, which came back with a recommended budget 50% (!) higher than the budget suggested by our architects. We scoped down heavily, carried on with the detailed design and ended up 10% above initial projected budget as per "final" QS budget. We went to tender and all bulders proposals came back between 20% and 60% more than the QS budget... Funniest bit being that the lowest priced tender used the same QS as we did... Pricing himself 20% higher than his own proposal (we discussed with him and his explanations don't hold much - "higher overhead than planned"). They eventually got a 4th tender that is closer to our QS budget but we still have to reduce further.
It has been painful. However, what really pains me and the source of this post, has been the approach our architects took to many of our conversations.
When we manifested, in a polite and calm albeit saddened manner our surprise every time the budget went up and the scope down, they regularly used elements such as "you should understand we can't give this project as much time". Yesterday after I realized they billed me a week's work for one email, I was told "you should see how much our other clients are paying us and that we're really making an effort here". Most of their solutions have been cut things or get more money. We never added a single thing to the original project but a hanging lamp worth ÂŁ300 after cutting tens of thousands for other things (windows, storage, HVAC). At some point they even told us "well at least you'll have a weatherproof space, that's the most important" when already scoping 2x+ the budget of a regular similar work.
They also made regular small mistakes such as selecting different flooring elements that don't work together, realising still not having specced some correct elements despite being at last phase of tender, which we never were arrogant about and always collaboratively flagged.
I worked as a consultant and I have never, ever made a client feel less important despite some paying me 3x less than others. I feel, since they took on the project, I shouldn't be made to feel like I owe them big time especially when the budgeting has been all over the place and mistakes have been made without a single apology.
We don't have a bank of mum and dad, this is our life savings we are putting on the table and it has been gruelling and terrifying. We are now hesitating to go through the build with them (10k more) or go directly with the builder we found with them, or another one we found ourselves.
I would love your opinion on this (although I remain discreet on some details for everyone's privacy) if I'm totally delusional, naive or indeed there's something wonky. We love their work but my wife is borderline wanting to dump the project entirely as we feel so burnt before even starting. We sunk already 30k in the project FYI.
Thank you!!
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I hope everyone here is about to enjoy a nice weekend. I apologize in advance for the slight rant as I'm deeply puzzled.
We're working on a project in the UK and our relationship with our architects has been a real rollercoaster. The project has strongly reduced in scope while inflating in budget despite us following our architects guidelines at every step, but more painfully, most conversations we have with them is an opportunity for them to make us feel we're a charity case. Allow me to explain.
We started our conversation back in early 2022 about a whole house refurb. We interviewed various architects, found one we loved, negotiated prices but not radically down (between 5 to 10% off their proposal). We went though RIBA stage 1 to 3, few hurdles with planning resulting in a smaller extension than all neighbours but ok, not by much.
Now, since RIBA stage 4, it's been extremely painful. We scoped a first phase on a budget recommended by our architects. We hired a QS, which came back with a recommended budget 50% (!) higher than the budget suggested by our architects. We scoped down heavily, carried on with the detailed design and ended up 10% above initial projected budget as per "final" QS budget. We went to tender and all bulders proposals came back between 20% and 60% more than the QS budget... Funniest bit being that the lowest priced tender used the same QS as we did... Pricing himself 20% higher than his own proposal (we discussed with him and his explanations don't hold much - "higher overhead than planned"). They eventually got a 4th tender that is closer to our QS budget but we still have to reduce further.
It has been painful. However, what really pains me and the source of this post, has been the approach our architects took to many of our conversations.
When we manifested, in a polite and calm albeit saddened manner our surprise every time the budget went up and the scope down, they regularly used elements such as "you should understand we can't give this project as much time". Yesterday after I realized they billed me a week's work for one email, I was told "you should see how much our other clients are paying us and that we're really making an effort here". Most of their solutions have been cut things or get more money. We never added a single thing to the original project but a hanging lamp worth ÂŁ300 after cutting tens of thousands for other things (windows, storage, HVAC). At some point they even told us "well at least you'll have a weatherproof space, that's the most important" when already scoping 2x+ the budget of a regular similar work.
They also made regular small mistakes such as selecting different flooring elements that don't work together, realising still not having specced some correct elements despite being at last phase of tender, which we never were arrogant about and always collaboratively flagged.
I worked as a consultant and I have never, ever made a client feel less important despite some paying me 3x less than others. I feel, since they took on the project, I shouldn't be made to feel like I owe them big time especially when the budgeting has been all over the place and mistakes have been made without a single apology.
We don't have a bank of mum and dad, this is our life savings we are putting on the table and it has been gruelling and terrifying. We are now hesitating to go through the build with them (10k more) or go directly with the builder we found with them, or another one we found ourselves.
I would love your opinion on this (although I remain discreet on some details for everyone's privacy) if I'm totally delusional, naive or indeed there's something wonky. We love their work but my wife is borderline wanting to dump the project entirely as we feel so burnt before even starting. We sunk already 30k in the project FYI.
Thank you!!
2024.06.01 09:14 nimdgp Hotel Management System
 | Creating a Hotel Management System involves designing a software application that can handle various aspects of hotel operations. The system typically includes modules for reservations, guest check-in and check-out, room management, billing, and reporting. Here's a high-level overview of what such a system might include: submitted by nimdgp to u/nimdgp [link] [comments] https://preview.redd.it/07mqf5gmuw3d1.jpg?width=1131&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5a3674ef4f9b92ea9f798140545ce24b6311624c 1. **User Interface (UI)**a. **Guest Interface**
b. **Staff Interface**
2. **Backend Components**a. **Database**
b. **APIs and Services**
3. **Core Features**a. **Reservations and Booking Management**
b. **Guest Management**
c. **Room and Inventory Management**
d. **Billing and Payments**
e. **Reports and Analytics**
4. **Technologies and Tools**
5. **Security Considerations**
Sample Implementation OutlineHereâs a simplified outline of how you might start implementing this system:Step 1: Setting Up the Environment
Step 2: Database Schema Design
Step 3: Developing the Backend
Step 4: Developing the Frontend
Step 5: Integrating Payment Gateway
Step 6: Testing and Deployment
Example Code SnippetsHere are some example code snippets to illustrate the basic structure:Backend (Node.js + Express)// server.js```javascript const express = require('express'); const app = express(); const mongoose = require('mongoose'); const bodyParser = require('body-parser'); const bookingRoutes = require('./routes/bookings'); const userRoutes = require('./routes/users'); mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/hotel_management', { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true }); app.use(bodyParser.json()); app.use('/api/bookings', bookingRoutes); app.use('/api/users', userRoutes); app.listen(3000, () => { console.log('Server is running on port 3000'); }); ``` // routes/bookings.js ```javascript const express = require('express'); const router = express.Router(); const Booking = require('../models/Booking'); router.post('/', async (req, res) => { const booking = new Booking(req.body); try { await booking.save(); res.status(201).send(booking); } catch (error) { res.status(400).send(error); } }); router.get('/', async (req, res) => { try { const bookings = await Booking.find(); res.status(200).send(bookings); } catch (error) { res.status(500).send(error); } }); module.exports = router; ``` Frontend (React)// App.js```javascript import React from 'react'; import { BrowserRouter as Router, Route, Switch } from 'react-router-dom'; import Home from './components/Home'; import Booking from './components/Booking'; import Admin from './components/Admin'; function App() { return ( ); } export default App; ``` // components/Booking.js ```javascript import React, { useState } from 'react'; function Booking() { const [formData, setFormData] = useState({ name: '', checkInDate: '', checkOutDate: '' }); const handleChange = (e) => { setFormData({ ...formData, [e.target.name]: e.target.value }); }; const handleSubmit = async (e) => { e.preventDefault(); try { const response = await fetch('/api/bookings', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, body: JSON.stringify(formData), }); const data = await response.json(); console.log('Booking successful:', data); } catch (error) { console.error('Error:', error); } }; return ( ); } export default Booking; ``` This is a simplified example to get you started. A real-world hotel management system would be more complex and require thorough planning and testing. |
2024.06.01 08:53 SleepyPandaSam Starting work after a while... Help
So I started working hard at 18 til 21. I got my own apartment and moved on my own unlike my other two sisters who were older by a bit... But anyway I met someone who worried for my health and discovered I have PCOS but due to that I had a 9 cm cyst, so I had to quit my job because lack of time and I couldn't afford my apartment anyway so it just was better to quit at the time. Five months later, I was ready to work again and discovered why I couldn't even stand for an hour..yup another surgery for a cyst, and at the same time I stayed home with my fiance and my father at my dad's place. I helped my dad with his medical problems, so I couldn't work due to just coming out of surgery and not being able to heal right bother times... Anyway, after some times and failed attempts of having to move back and forth and jobs not hiring in those areas, I was and have been out of work for over three years of only working stressful or demanding physical jobs such as being a janitor for the highway department and dealing with all types of harassment between all 4 jobs I had between those times. Anyway I finally landed a job as a bowl attendant at a laid back arcade! However... Due to not driving much since I let my fiance drive everywhere since we get everywhere more efficiently and he has saved my car from several weird occurrences of bad drivers almost causing wrecks that would've made our car a third party victim (already happened lol) but my anxiety of driving and afraid of wrecking has gone down, but my lack of memory having to rely on one click of a GPS on my phone with no signal (have to get the destination before I even leave the house.) I trust myself in town just not in heavy traffic of kind of a city. So on my way to work today I was panicking and then during orientation I felt old and unable to process the information given to me about a new app they are trying to with new hires... So even troubleshooting things is hard to get a correct answer and we have to figure it out until we basically get it to work.... So I was even more anxious and out of place. I'm a medical marijuana user and I say this due to having being off of trazadone and another funky antianxiety medication I forgot the name to. But I don't want to get back on them since I made so much progress without them and I'm healing without masking myself or emotions. But I need to hear things from y'all.y fiance feels bad I feel like this and even offered to work (we both have been applying, just no one is giving him straight answers or ghosts him when he calls just to later not follow through with an interview and tell him when he asks again that they fill the position.) We have a time frame of course because long story but due to family issues of a death, we are losing our home due to someone's greed and wanting to sell the house...) Aaaanyway my fiance hates seeing me stressed but he also knows I'm going out of comfort zones just to try to work again with more than just PCOS but we don't have enough time to even apply for disability before the deadline of the house being put up for sale and stuff. I genuinely want to be the hard working person I used to be but due to the world changing (didn't go out much due to staying home saving moving and taking care of family) so many things like apps are more advanced and I just started posting more even on this site. I'm even surprised I'm writing this but... What do you guys think? Should I talk to my fiance about testing the waters on work first and then if I'm having trouble adjusting maybe pick something smaller to try to work in? Or just don't even care about what my own body is trying to tell me? My heart skips and stops occasionally and my body gets cold and numb like I'm having panic attacks but... Idk sorry for the long thingy
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2024.06.01 08:43 No-Definition-6255 Missed to share something important in the interview
I had a panel interview today and I had to present them the assessment they provided. I did my best and felt confident. I sent a thank you email as well, post interview. But now I'm thinking about the interview and realized that I missed sharing some important points during the interview. Unable to sleep and hate myself for this as it was my dream company. Almost feeling that I might not get the job :( Has anyone faced something like this? Please share your thoughts and experiences. Thank you in advance.
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2024.06.01 08:40 No-Definition-6255 Missed to share something important in the interview
I had a panel interview today and I had to present them the assessment they provided. I did my best and felt confident. I sent a thank you email as well, post interview. But now I'm thinking about the interview and realized that I missed sharing some important points during the interview. Unable to sleep and hate myself for this as it was my dream company. Almost feeling that I might not get the job :( Has anyone faced something like this? Please share your thoughts and experiences. Thank you in advance.
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2024.06.01 08:26 cheinyeanlim Filing: Ticketmaster confirms âunauthorized activity within a third-party cloud databaseâ, after a hacking group advertised alleged data of 560M users for sale
 | đ¨ Filing: Ticketmaster confirms "unauthorized activity within a third-party cloud database" after a hacking group advertised alleged data of 560M users for sale. Major data breach alert! #CyberSecurity #DataBreach #Ticketmaster #PrivacyConcerns submitted by cheinyeanlim to martechnewser [link] [comments] Filing: Ticketmaster confirms âunauthorized activity within a third-party cloud databaseâ, after a hacking group advertised alleged data of 560M users for sale
"The filing comes after a data broker advertised alleged Ticketmaster data impacting more than 500 million users for sale." Despite the massive scale of the data breach, Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation have been proactive in communicating with affected users and authorities, demonstrating the importance of transparency and swift action in the face of cyber threats. |
2024.06.01 08:23 Mysterious-Candy-368 What Does Falling Out Of Love Feel Like? I Feel Like I am Giving Up Who I Am (24F) (24M)
Hey everyone! I've been in a longterm relationship with my partner (24M) for 6 years and I am in a really tough spot. I am looking for advice from an unbiased group. Sorry for the long post.
I (24F) am a very independent person that is career driven and self motivated. My partner (24M) is a very family oriented and co-dependent person. He also does not know what he wants to do with his life (his words) which leaves him feeling directionless sometimes. None of these are problems at all! It's just where he is at in his life vs. mine.
I have been with my partner since the start of college. He has been my best friend and my rock. We have such a great respect and love for each other and have supported each other though extreme illness, family death and so much more life has thrown our way.
My favorite moments are the ones when we get into silly late night talks that have me laughing till I cry. I feel safe and grounded with him. We can truly tell each other anything and we trust each other with our lives (everything I am saying here we have discussed).
Though we share and enjoy similar interests, there are some differences that cause us to butt heads. Our work and work schedules differ. Our ability to make decisions and timelines of decisions (I a bit more "go with the flow", he need a whole war plan for a lack of better words) cause frustration. Lastly, and the biggest differences, are motivation and independence.
Since graduation, we have been trying to figure out whats next. We lived together in college and are now living at our homes again as he did not find a job once I graduated (he graduated a year before I did and stayed with me at college) and I did not make enough from my job to afford rent for the both of us. Another leading factor as to why we didn't get a place was because there was the potential for me to have to move for work.
For the past +5 years, I have been working really hard to get a stable job in my industry. Working in this industry has been a dream of mine and everything I have done to make this dream a reality has caused me to sacrifice me so much. But I love my work and feel the most me when I am in "boss" mode. I feel I can make a difference where I work and enjoy the hustle.
I had a chance to spend some independent time on-location in my field this past year and fell in love with it! I was able to accomplish so much and managed to make great connections. Since that time, I got an opportunity for stable work that would require me to move.
Before this point, my partner was aware that my career would most likely take me out of state someday. Yet, as far as I was aware from our discussions, he was always up for considering a move if it came down to it. When the opportunity became a reality though, he said "no".
He has never done well with change and said it would be too much for him. He also said that leaving family and stability of his new retail job is a lot, which I understand and don't take lightly. At the same time, I was thrown off because he had never been this direct with me before on this topic until it was right in front of our faces.
While finishing my degree, we had tirelessly tried to compromise to find a way to make this work for both parties. He did not want to leave me so he stayed in our college town after he graduated and got work to support himself. I gave up a high level internship with a major company to maintain my graduation status so we could stay together and he did not have to stay in our college town longer than expected. I worked from home for 2 years and paid for business travel out of my own pocket, allowing us to stay in our current state. But, as time went on, I was not making ground in my field and I was spending more to work than I was making. The sacrifices for my stability were taking a toll.
At this point though, knowing my dream was right in reach, I decided regardless of if he wants to take the journey with me or not, I am going to go for it and move. This means long distance, which is not my first choice (we had done this before when I was really sick and it was not fun).
For several weeks, I have been making plans to move alone. I went apartment hunting and picked an apartment for one person and I had my finances in order. I was ready to go and I was feeling comfortable and almost excited to have that independence that I have not had in a long time. And I almost felt bad about how I felt, maybe a little guilty?
I have shared this with my partner before that his co-dependent nature can feel suffocating at some times. He doesn't have friends he talks to outside of work, he doesn't really leave the house, and I feel I have to motivate him to go out and live life. When I hear phrases like I am âall he hasâ, or âI am his lifeâ, it feels like a weight, and I feel awful for feeling those things.
Partners should push each other and motivate one another, but I also feel you have to motivate and take care of yourself and he struggles to do that when I am not around.
All this to say, I recently started to feel like I was giving up too much of myself. I felt like I was giving up so much of my dreams to make our relationship work and fit his comfortability.
Back to the present.
After sharing with him that I am going to do this journey myself, he has changed his tune and has said he wants to go with me. When he said this, I should have felt excited, but I felt worried.
I kept thinking, "why don't you feel excited? Why do you feel stressed or frustrated or anxious?â I was honestly so thrown off by my reaction and the emotions that came up. Meanwhile, he was planning what the apartment would look like and talking about all we could do together now that he is going and I felt that suffocating feeling again.
Ultimately, I don't know if him deciding to go felt like a threat to my independence or if I felt upset I had to replan/rethink a move (location, apartment, etc.). It is probably a little bit of both?
I also don't know if I felt like him being there was going to hold me back from the life I wanted to live or even if I had the effort or energy to put into the relationship like he can and will. Because if I canât, that is not fair to him.
I love him, I am not questioning that. I care for him deeply. He deserves the world. He is the kindest human being I have ever met and cares so much about those around him. I don't know my life without him and I don't want to know my life without him, but I cannot ignore the alarm bells that went off when he shared something that should have made me happy, but didn't.
Is it falling out of love? Does this happen in long-term relationships? Is it just me wanting independence? I am so confused. (Prior to this, my longest relationship was 6ish months).
I donât want to break things off knowing it could have worked in a new state and ruin something that was really good and ruin something where there was a lot of love. But, I donât want him to uproot his life, pack up his things and leave his family and stable job if it wonât work out and I cannot give him what he needs. It is a big thing to ask and a decision I don't take lightly.
Maybe we find our footing again like we did when we lived together in college and everything will be ok. Maybe I can help him explore what life has to offer and adventure together. Or, maybe not.
For the first month or two, we have decided I will be living on my own before he moves down so I can get settled.
Overall, this is a stressful situation that has my heart torn in two. Those close to me, family and friends, have opinions on the matter but have been respectful enough to let me do what I think is best for me, and right now, I donât know what that is. I just don't know where to go from here. Any advice would be helpful.
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I (24F) am a very independent person that is career driven and self motivated. My partner (24M) is a very family oriented and co-dependent person. He also does not know what he wants to do with his life (his words) which leaves him feeling directionless sometimes. None of these are problems at all! It's just where he is at in his life vs. mine.
I have been with my partner since the start of college. He has been my best friend and my rock. We have such a great respect and love for each other and have supported each other though extreme illness, family death and so much more life has thrown our way.
My favorite moments are the ones when we get into silly late night talks that have me laughing till I cry. I feel safe and grounded with him. We can truly tell each other anything and we trust each other with our lives (everything I am saying here we have discussed).
Though we share and enjoy similar interests, there are some differences that cause us to butt heads. Our work and work schedules differ. Our ability to make decisions and timelines of decisions (I a bit more "go with the flow", he need a whole war plan for a lack of better words) cause frustration. Lastly, and the biggest differences, are motivation and independence.
Since graduation, we have been trying to figure out whats next. We lived together in college and are now living at our homes again as he did not find a job once I graduated (he graduated a year before I did and stayed with me at college) and I did not make enough from my job to afford rent for the both of us. Another leading factor as to why we didn't get a place was because there was the potential for me to have to move for work.
For the past +5 years, I have been working really hard to get a stable job in my industry. Working in this industry has been a dream of mine and everything I have done to make this dream a reality has caused me to sacrifice me so much. But I love my work and feel the most me when I am in "boss" mode. I feel I can make a difference where I work and enjoy the hustle.
I had a chance to spend some independent time on-location in my field this past year and fell in love with it! I was able to accomplish so much and managed to make great connections. Since that time, I got an opportunity for stable work that would require me to move.
Before this point, my partner was aware that my career would most likely take me out of state someday. Yet, as far as I was aware from our discussions, he was always up for considering a move if it came down to it. When the opportunity became a reality though, he said "no".
He has never done well with change and said it would be too much for him. He also said that leaving family and stability of his new retail job is a lot, which I understand and don't take lightly. At the same time, I was thrown off because he had never been this direct with me before on this topic until it was right in front of our faces.
While finishing my degree, we had tirelessly tried to compromise to find a way to make this work for both parties. He did not want to leave me so he stayed in our college town after he graduated and got work to support himself. I gave up a high level internship with a major company to maintain my graduation status so we could stay together and he did not have to stay in our college town longer than expected. I worked from home for 2 years and paid for business travel out of my own pocket, allowing us to stay in our current state. But, as time went on, I was not making ground in my field and I was spending more to work than I was making. The sacrifices for my stability were taking a toll.
At this point though, knowing my dream was right in reach, I decided regardless of if he wants to take the journey with me or not, I am going to go for it and move. This means long distance, which is not my first choice (we had done this before when I was really sick and it was not fun).
For several weeks, I have been making plans to move alone. I went apartment hunting and picked an apartment for one person and I had my finances in order. I was ready to go and I was feeling comfortable and almost excited to have that independence that I have not had in a long time. And I almost felt bad about how I felt, maybe a little guilty?
I have shared this with my partner before that his co-dependent nature can feel suffocating at some times. He doesn't have friends he talks to outside of work, he doesn't really leave the house, and I feel I have to motivate him to go out and live life. When I hear phrases like I am âall he hasâ, or âI am his lifeâ, it feels like a weight, and I feel awful for feeling those things.
Partners should push each other and motivate one another, but I also feel you have to motivate and take care of yourself and he struggles to do that when I am not around.
All this to say, I recently started to feel like I was giving up too much of myself. I felt like I was giving up so much of my dreams to make our relationship work and fit his comfortability.
Back to the present.
After sharing with him that I am going to do this journey myself, he has changed his tune and has said he wants to go with me. When he said this, I should have felt excited, but I felt worried.
I kept thinking, "why don't you feel excited? Why do you feel stressed or frustrated or anxious?â I was honestly so thrown off by my reaction and the emotions that came up. Meanwhile, he was planning what the apartment would look like and talking about all we could do together now that he is going and I felt that suffocating feeling again.
Ultimately, I don't know if him deciding to go felt like a threat to my independence or if I felt upset I had to replan/rethink a move (location, apartment, etc.). It is probably a little bit of both?
I also don't know if I felt like him being there was going to hold me back from the life I wanted to live or even if I had the effort or energy to put into the relationship like he can and will. Because if I canât, that is not fair to him.
I love him, I am not questioning that. I care for him deeply. He deserves the world. He is the kindest human being I have ever met and cares so much about those around him. I don't know my life without him and I don't want to know my life without him, but I cannot ignore the alarm bells that went off when he shared something that should have made me happy, but didn't.
Is it falling out of love? Does this happen in long-term relationships? Is it just me wanting independence? I am so confused. (Prior to this, my longest relationship was 6ish months).
I donât want to break things off knowing it could have worked in a new state and ruin something that was really good and ruin something where there was a lot of love. But, I donât want him to uproot his life, pack up his things and leave his family and stable job if it wonât work out and I cannot give him what he needs. It is a big thing to ask and a decision I don't take lightly.
Maybe we find our footing again like we did when we lived together in college and everything will be ok. Maybe I can help him explore what life has to offer and adventure together. Or, maybe not.
For the first month or two, we have decided I will be living on my own before he moves down so I can get settled.
Overall, this is a stressful situation that has my heart torn in two. Those close to me, family and friends, have opinions on the matter but have been respectful enough to let me do what I think is best for me, and right now, I donât know what that is. I just don't know where to go from here. Any advice would be helpful.
2024.06.01 08:11 WhimsyWombat How do you handle interview question that asks you to ârate skill xyz from scale 1-10â?
I graduated with a BS CS from a no-name school two years ago. Actually, CS was supposed to be my second career. Since graduating, I never had any luck breaking into SWE, although I worked briefly for just a few months occasionally writing some basic SQL queries. It didnât really offer much in terms of skill building that I could add to a resume or talk about in an interview.
Finally, after applying dozens of times to a company that I really want to work for that has great benefits and is 100% remote, I recently landed an interview with the hiring manager. It was very brief, less than half an hour, and I was asked to rate my programming skills from 1 to 10. I wasnât really sure how to rate myself, and Iâm afraid I sold myself short. I mean, I was trying to be honest since I donât have SWE experience and donât feel very advanced in my skills. So I tended to pick mid-range numbers.
I am competing for this entry-level job with other people who have years of experience and advanced degrees. I am working on an MS, but I donât believe it will help me get the job. I was also asked about my knowledge of additional frameworks and libraries that were not posted in the job descriptionâs list of required skills, nor were they mentioned on my resume, so I couldnât say that I knew any of those.
Since I havenât heard anything back in two weeks, I donât feel like I was chosen. I donât know if I shot myself in the foot by not rating myself higher. I feel like questions like this might be too subjective since people might undersell or overinflate their skills.
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Finally, after applying dozens of times to a company that I really want to work for that has great benefits and is 100% remote, I recently landed an interview with the hiring manager. It was very brief, less than half an hour, and I was asked to rate my programming skills from 1 to 10. I wasnât really sure how to rate myself, and Iâm afraid I sold myself short. I mean, I was trying to be honest since I donât have SWE experience and donât feel very advanced in my skills. So I tended to pick mid-range numbers.
I am competing for this entry-level job with other people who have years of experience and advanced degrees. I am working on an MS, but I donât believe it will help me get the job. I was also asked about my knowledge of additional frameworks and libraries that were not posted in the job descriptionâs list of required skills, nor were they mentioned on my resume, so I couldnât say that I knew any of those.
Since I havenât heard anything back in two weeks, I donât feel like I was chosen. I donât know if I shot myself in the foot by not rating myself higher. I feel like questions like this might be too subjective since people might undersell or overinflate their skills.
2024.06.01 07:56 RicZepeda25 What's up with UW's hiring process ?! Are recruiters gatekeeping positions or am I crazy?
I just need to vent. As a seasoned Registered Nurse of eight years with experience across a spectrum of healthcare environments, including level 1 trauma centers, teaching hospitals, and specialized high-acuity units, I find myself absolutely frustrated with a particular issue; inability to secure employment.
Despite my extensive professional background, which encompasses not only clinical practice but also the mentoring/ precepting of new grad nurses and clinical improvement projects. I am bewildered by the scarcity of job prospects. Out of the numerous positions to which I've applied (37), I have received a mere three interviews. I even remained optimistic upon advancing to the third round of panel interviews, but yet no success.
I confidently believe that my qualifications not only meet but surpass the basic requirements for each position. Nonetheless, my applications are rejected, often within a day of submission. This has prompted my speculation regarding the efficacy of UW's Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Is it properly screening applicants?
Beyond the initial application phase; many of my submissions remain stagnant in the "Applied/In Review" category, indicating a lack of progression to managerial evaluation. This is what I believe is failure on recruitment to simply review and submit applications to hiring managers. Furthermore, those forwarded for departmental consideration have yet to yield any tangible outcome because they have been sitting in Dept Review for months.
The current employment impasse underscores the need for a comprehensive reassessment within UWs hiring practices! I'm from Texas, and I have never experienced this amount of difficultly ,in fact im still getting emails from recruiters from Texas! After applying, I would hear back within a week or two and interview shortly after. I have been applying since December! The nursing profession has been chronically understaffed, undervalued but is much needed for the health of our communities. This issue doesn't just extend to myself; I'm hearing the same frustration from other nurses who have applied with similar treatment!
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Despite my extensive professional background, which encompasses not only clinical practice but also the mentoring/ precepting of new grad nurses and clinical improvement projects. I am bewildered by the scarcity of job prospects. Out of the numerous positions to which I've applied (37), I have received a mere three interviews. I even remained optimistic upon advancing to the third round of panel interviews, but yet no success.
I confidently believe that my qualifications not only meet but surpass the basic requirements for each position. Nonetheless, my applications are rejected, often within a day of submission. This has prompted my speculation regarding the efficacy of UW's Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Is it properly screening applicants?
Beyond the initial application phase; many of my submissions remain stagnant in the "Applied/In Review" category, indicating a lack of progression to managerial evaluation. This is what I believe is failure on recruitment to simply review and submit applications to hiring managers. Furthermore, those forwarded for departmental consideration have yet to yield any tangible outcome because they have been sitting in Dept Review for months.
The current employment impasse underscores the need for a comprehensive reassessment within UWs hiring practices! I'm from Texas, and I have never experienced this amount of difficultly ,in fact im still getting emails from recruiters from Texas! After applying, I would hear back within a week or two and interview shortly after. I have been applying since December! The nursing profession has been chronically understaffed, undervalued but is much needed for the health of our communities. This issue doesn't just extend to myself; I'm hearing the same frustration from other nurses who have applied with similar treatment!
2024.06.01 07:42 cuhxz Signed job offer but haven't heard back
Hey guys,
So... just over a week ago I've received a full time job offer with a commencement date 6th of June. I've already emailed back the contract and other documents signed, and enquired them about uniform and parking but haven't heard back since. I'm a little worried they might have rescinded the offer without letting me know.
I'm assuming it'll still be ok for me to show up on my commencement date, but do you guys think it's appropriate to give their office a call to speak to the hiring manager to follow up the day before?
Also, just to add... I've left my previous full time job in March this year and have gone through quite many interviews until finally receiving 2 job offers at about the same time, where I formally declined the first one after receiving the email offer which appealed to me more. If the offer that I accepted truly was rescinded without me knowing, can I take legal action since I've already received and signed the contract offer (which is legally binding)?
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So... just over a week ago I've received a full time job offer with a commencement date 6th of June. I've already emailed back the contract and other documents signed, and enquired them about uniform and parking but haven't heard back since. I'm a little worried they might have rescinded the offer without letting me know.
I'm assuming it'll still be ok for me to show up on my commencement date, but do you guys think it's appropriate to give their office a call to speak to the hiring manager to follow up the day before?
Also, just to add... I've left my previous full time job in March this year and have gone through quite many interviews until finally receiving 2 job offers at about the same time, where I formally declined the first one after receiving the email offer which appealed to me more. If the offer that I accepted truly was rescinded without me knowing, can I take legal action since I've already received and signed the contract offer (which is legally binding)?
2024.06.01 07:22 Candid_gurl How to cope with it?
I understand how important and necessary FPR is. But I'm more worried about unemployment. The talk about being unemployed initially felt a bit exaggerated to me. But now I feel how real it is. I was shocked to know 2 GPs I know was working as SHO because they were unable to find salaried job or locum. I still tried to be optimistic and thought " Ok, maybe things would change within few years if we fight. By the time I complete training, things would turn back to normal". But then I realised how difficult it is now to enter training as now we are not competing among ourselves but with the entire world as UK training is open to all international graduates even without prior NHS experience.
One of my colleagues was unable to enter GP training because she didn't have enough MSRA score and it was sole requirement. She literally cried and said she feels like a failure. I knew she was really hardworking and even after night shifts she used to study for MSRA along with all other commitments. She was physically and mentally drained. I feel ashamed when I think about the incident when I told her that she need to chill, because MSRA cutoff is usually low for GP but I feel relieved to think that she didn't take my opinion and prepared so hard.Now it feels like a whiplash to me. When I looked online I saw 14k applications was there for GP training and even though some keeps it as a backup option, it is still too high. She was really hardworking and brilliant yet she didn't get into training. I thought maybe she was not able to prepare properly due to exhaustion. Later I saw a post in Facebook about an IMG thanking an Academy ( I don't want to mention name) about how her preparation for 4 months for MSRA was highly supported by them. She studied hard for 8 hours a day and got into GP training in first attempt. I'm happy for her that achieved what she want. But it made me equally furious because how can my colleague studying between gruelling shifts score as high as someone who have academy and dedicated time for preparation! Now the moment I think about entering training, I feel defeated. What if same thing happen for me? There is no protection for home grads to get jobs/training spots first as in all other countries.The MSRA don't seems as a good screening method and even interview is not a criteria now for some specialities. No points for NHS experience, no points for portfolio for certain specialities. What do we have to have an upper hand when competiting against the doctors from entire world to get a training spot in our home country?
Now without enjoying my life or profession,I'm constantly stressed with the thought of competition that's skyrocketing each year and the fear of unemployment. Can anyone tell me how to cope with it? Is there any hope for a change? Can we do something about it?
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One of my colleagues was unable to enter GP training because she didn't have enough MSRA score and it was sole requirement. She literally cried and said she feels like a failure. I knew she was really hardworking and even after night shifts she used to study for MSRA along with all other commitments. She was physically and mentally drained. I feel ashamed when I think about the incident when I told her that she need to chill, because MSRA cutoff is usually low for GP but I feel relieved to think that she didn't take my opinion and prepared so hard.Now it feels like a whiplash to me. When I looked online I saw 14k applications was there for GP training and even though some keeps it as a backup option, it is still too high. She was really hardworking and brilliant yet she didn't get into training. I thought maybe she was not able to prepare properly due to exhaustion. Later I saw a post in Facebook about an IMG thanking an Academy ( I don't want to mention name) about how her preparation for 4 months for MSRA was highly supported by them. She studied hard for 8 hours a day and got into GP training in first attempt. I'm happy for her that achieved what she want. But it made me equally furious because how can my colleague studying between gruelling shifts score as high as someone who have academy and dedicated time for preparation! Now the moment I think about entering training, I feel defeated. What if same thing happen for me? There is no protection for home grads to get jobs/training spots first as in all other countries.The MSRA don't seems as a good screening method and even interview is not a criteria now for some specialities. No points for NHS experience, no points for portfolio for certain specialities. What do we have to have an upper hand when competiting against the doctors from entire world to get a training spot in our home country?
Now without enjoying my life or profession,I'm constantly stressed with the thought of competition that's skyrocketing each year and the fear of unemployment. Can anyone tell me how to cope with it? Is there any hope for a change? Can we do something about it?
2024.06.01 07:18 AdFlashy5776 Denied job opportunity because of a âverbal warningâ 9 months ago.
ETA Tldr: Got denied a internal job interview because of a âwarningâ I didnât even know I had. I think thereâs more to it, but need advice on how to proceed.
Today I received a message from my big boss stating that I wasnât even going to be considered for a job opportunity that had come available because apparently if you are in an improvement plan or have write ups any movement within the program is prohibited.
GuysâŚI got denied because during the second or third week of school this year, I was visiting a small art/ craft related business with my class to learn about entrepreneurship and in a passing conversation mentioned that Iâd like to be able to do more things like sell our student creations at craft fairs with my students, but we donât really get a budget to pay the fees. One of my coworkers (I havenât figured out who) said something to someone about what I said and it got my big bossâs attention. Before the day was out, I got an email about how I needed to have a meeting the following week to discuss my âspeaking negatively about the administration and professionalism.â Prior to that email, it wasnât even something Iâd given a thought to. I had to search my memory for what Iâd even said because the comment was about a 3 second part of a two-hour visit.
Now, I will 100% admit that I am not always the most tactful person in the world and what I said probably came out wrong, but it was not intended as a slight or even a complaint. AND it was the truth. After I got that message, I immediately called the boss who sent the email and set the record straight. I explained and apologized for whatever I said thatâd come out wrong, but there was no ill intent. We both had a chuckle (I thought)l and Iâd believed sheâd agreed it was blown out of proportion. I promised Iâd be more careful with my wording and decorum. I considered the conversation concluded and the matter closed. Never once were the words âverbal warningâ or âreprimandâ or anything of the sort and I sure as hell didnât sign anything. I thought it was just a silly situation and moved on forgetting about it allâŚuntil today.
A position I am extremely qualified and perfect for opened up and I enthusiastically applied. I wonât go into too much detail, but I currently teach in a small private school (no union) with students who mostly need support with behaviors and social skills. They are all on or near grade level as far as intellectual ability. The position that opened up is a job working with older students and helping them prepare for life after high school. Considering that year after year I bust my ass working with my kids on entrepreneurship skills through our class âbusiness,â teaching life skills, cultural awareness, and other really important topics. This was on top of making sure there was progress being made in academics and behavior. I have very solid data of my students showing growth in all areas. All of my evaluations from the five years Iâve been at this school show either âdistinguishedâ or âproficientâ in all areas. Iâm never late, my paperwork is always on point and timely, the parents LOVE meâŚAdditionally, I write the monthly newsletter for the entire organization. Donât get me started on the sheer amount of personal time and money I put into it all over the years (thatâs on me, I know). Needless to say Iâm very passionate about doing everything I can to ensure my students end up productive members of society.
So anyway, I get the email and Iâm just dumbfounded. They give me the reason Iâm not being considered and end it with telling me we will talk about it next week. Nope. Donât want to discuss it any further. I sent an email back basically saying I thought this matter had been resolved and if that is the case, I donât have anything further to discuss with anybody regarding the position. My love of the work I do died that second. After that, I left shortly after dismissal because I was so angry / upset / confused I didnât want to do or say anything I might regret. I told my supervisor I was leaving and to write me up if necessary. I wasnât about to sit and stew for another hour.
Keep in mind I have butted heads with the higher ups on occasion, so Iâm not in the âinâ group. I can be terse and probably too forward with things. I bend rules at times, but never break them. Iâm also not a sycophant or ladder climber. I just want to do my job and be there for my students- even if that means pushing back sometimes if I feel itâs in the best interest of the kidsâŚnot necessarily the organization. They had nothing on me or to use against me before this.
Here are my questions now that you have a bit of background: Do yâall really think this was due to the âwarningâ or was it more of a âfuck youâ to me because Iâve made waves before? Is there a target on my back? Should I be looking for a new place to work? Iâd have been more understanding if Iâd received an actual write up in five years. But a verbal âwarning?â Seriously?
I donât want to come off as egotistical but Iâm damn good at my job and I really do believe itâll be their loss if / when I leave, but I get a strong feeling this was just a petty thing to stick it to me. But I donât know, maybe Iâm overthinking it all. What do you guys think
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Today I received a message from my big boss stating that I wasnât even going to be considered for a job opportunity that had come available because apparently if you are in an improvement plan or have write ups any movement within the program is prohibited.
GuysâŚI got denied because during the second or third week of school this year, I was visiting a small art/ craft related business with my class to learn about entrepreneurship and in a passing conversation mentioned that Iâd like to be able to do more things like sell our student creations at craft fairs with my students, but we donât really get a budget to pay the fees. One of my coworkers (I havenât figured out who) said something to someone about what I said and it got my big bossâs attention. Before the day was out, I got an email about how I needed to have a meeting the following week to discuss my âspeaking negatively about the administration and professionalism.â Prior to that email, it wasnât even something Iâd given a thought to. I had to search my memory for what Iâd even said because the comment was about a 3 second part of a two-hour visit.
Now, I will 100% admit that I am not always the most tactful person in the world and what I said probably came out wrong, but it was not intended as a slight or even a complaint. AND it was the truth. After I got that message, I immediately called the boss who sent the email and set the record straight. I explained and apologized for whatever I said thatâd come out wrong, but there was no ill intent. We both had a chuckle (I thought)l and Iâd believed sheâd agreed it was blown out of proportion. I promised Iâd be more careful with my wording and decorum. I considered the conversation concluded and the matter closed. Never once were the words âverbal warningâ or âreprimandâ or anything of the sort and I sure as hell didnât sign anything. I thought it was just a silly situation and moved on forgetting about it allâŚuntil today.
A position I am extremely qualified and perfect for opened up and I enthusiastically applied. I wonât go into too much detail, but I currently teach in a small private school (no union) with students who mostly need support with behaviors and social skills. They are all on or near grade level as far as intellectual ability. The position that opened up is a job working with older students and helping them prepare for life after high school. Considering that year after year I bust my ass working with my kids on entrepreneurship skills through our class âbusiness,â teaching life skills, cultural awareness, and other really important topics. This was on top of making sure there was progress being made in academics and behavior. I have very solid data of my students showing growth in all areas. All of my evaluations from the five years Iâve been at this school show either âdistinguishedâ or âproficientâ in all areas. Iâm never late, my paperwork is always on point and timely, the parents LOVE meâŚAdditionally, I write the monthly newsletter for the entire organization. Donât get me started on the sheer amount of personal time and money I put into it all over the years (thatâs on me, I know). Needless to say Iâm very passionate about doing everything I can to ensure my students end up productive members of society.
So anyway, I get the email and Iâm just dumbfounded. They give me the reason Iâm not being considered and end it with telling me we will talk about it next week. Nope. Donât want to discuss it any further. I sent an email back basically saying I thought this matter had been resolved and if that is the case, I donât have anything further to discuss with anybody regarding the position. My love of the work I do died that second. After that, I left shortly after dismissal because I was so angry / upset / confused I didnât want to do or say anything I might regret. I told my supervisor I was leaving and to write me up if necessary. I wasnât about to sit and stew for another hour.
Keep in mind I have butted heads with the higher ups on occasion, so Iâm not in the âinâ group. I can be terse and probably too forward with things. I bend rules at times, but never break them. Iâm also not a sycophant or ladder climber. I just want to do my job and be there for my students- even if that means pushing back sometimes if I feel itâs in the best interest of the kidsâŚnot necessarily the organization. They had nothing on me or to use against me before this.
Here are my questions now that you have a bit of background: Do yâall really think this was due to the âwarningâ or was it more of a âfuck youâ to me because Iâve made waves before? Is there a target on my back? Should I be looking for a new place to work? Iâd have been more understanding if Iâd received an actual write up in five years. But a verbal âwarning?â Seriously?
I donât want to come off as egotistical but Iâm damn good at my job and I really do believe itâll be their loss if / when I leave, but I get a strong feeling this was just a petty thing to stick it to me. But I donât know, maybe Iâm overthinking it all. What do you guys think