Recycling question.
Do youse guys remove packing tape from cardboard before putting the cardboard in the recycle bin?
I always do but it seems a lot of work.
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Poor norflands just can't catch a break this year huh
We just need floods and pestilence and my bingo card will be full
Shhhh!
knocks on wood
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Today I visited the centrelink office for the first time in 18 years. I walked in and froze. It's changed so much and it's quiet which was a contrast to the last time when some cunt was having a melt down, throwing chairs and punches and the cops were called.
I think they prefer us to do everything on line now
medicare is the same, they do not like walk ins
Yeah. I did everything online but I had to go in to show ID.
you have my sympathies
I've rarely had a good experience with gov admin the past few years
I've never had a problem with them but I'm not a frequent flyer.
It was meltdowns and yelling or people crying back in the day at my local one
Yes! I remember it as a combo of an airport waiting lounge and a rough pub.
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And old boss messaged me with a link to a a position he's advertising. Same salary as I am on 2 year contract vs 3 years that I'm on right now.
I'm not a huge fan of the new workplace, but cannot imagine working for him again. Top bloke, great for a chat and a beer, but absolutely shocking manager.
My message will be as follows 'Thanks for thinking of me with this role, however I'm enjoying this new job and want to see how it pans out. Maybe in another year or so'.
My resignation has been officially announced, so now it’s real. My manager has checked if I’m still comfortable with the decision and it’s a resounding hell yes.
Now I just need to somehow stay awake after a lunch wrap that turned out way too greasy and heavy.
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I'm back at my old place today. It looks really tatty without the furniture hiding things. It's amazing how dirty walls can get. Vacuuming is improving things slightly, but it really needs a good renovation (if it's not knocked down entirely).
I've dismantled Miss Meow's old cat tree, when the weather warms up I'll use the pieces to make her an outdoor tree in the covered area.
Next main task is a quick cleanup of my nasty carpet stain. It was caused by a dented tin of plums fermenting and spraying juice everywhere. But it looks like a murder scene.
It's not blood, I promise!
not perfect, but a vast improvement. A good stain treatment could probably deal with the last of it.
That’s an incredible improvement, nice work! I really didn’t think you’d be getting that stain out
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No, brain, you do not need to investigate whether computers still need disk defragmentation…
SSDs - no. Standard hard drives depends. IIRC (from when this thought struck me and I could not resist the rabbit hole) Linux ext type file system doesn't really need it and Mac/windows do it automatically. So unless your disk is nearly full and / or you are doing something weird it is a thing of the past...
Such a lovely thing though...all those bits sorting themselves out...
I used to love watching the graphic as all the bits moved along, and then happiness if the computer worked better afterwards
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trying to eat a tuna sammich. The kittens are massing. They have taken the kitchen and the hallway. I have barred my office, but cannot hold them for long. The paws scritch at the wood....mews. mews in the hall. I cannot get out. I gobble mouthful after mouthful until my chest chokes with bread. A bell rings behind me....I cannot get out....They are coming.
This is why you always have an extra tin for them
Light the beacons and Rohan will answer!!!
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Help! I am trying to write a job application for a secondment position and it’s like pulling teeth. Haven’t written to selection criteria for years so am very rusty, and the procrastination is kicking in. So far have called Medicare and done other life admin, and the vacuuming is looking tempting.
Put the selection criteria and some of your key words into chat gpt. Don't use what it produces word for word, but let it help you build your application. I hadn't written an application in 20+ years but it got me the position.
Oh, good idea. Chat gpt definitely writes better than me, lol. It’s been nearly that long between job applications for me, too. I’d like something different but there’s a lot of work involved in changing jobs and I’m very out of practice
Its tough when we want something different but don't have the self confidence or time to put yourself out there. I'm 4 months into a 6 month secondment. There is word that the PD is being rewritten to an ongoing position with more hours if I want it. If I can make that change, you can too!
Yeah, lacking time and self confidence is the thing.
I’m crossing everything for you - hope it works out!
It sucks but if you look up the STAR method it will give you some structure. Then you can just fill in the blanks instead of writing things from scratch.
I also saved all my selection criteria responses in a master document so I could just roll them out for other applications since so many positions ask for the same thing
Thanks, that’s a good tip. I know I can do all the things, but somehow writing it down formally is difficult
It's hard when you haven't done it in a while. Once you enter Jobseeker Mode you get into a better rhythm and you start seeing things you do at work from the perspective of how it would look on your resume. It's good to enter that mode occasionally to keep things up to date
A fresh, warm cinnamon scroll for late breakfast. With extra frosting. No regrets.
The sugar & caffeine high might get me into my work day, we'll see.
Yum. I'm having a lentil dahl pie for early lunch.
Coffee & mini jam donuts over here, mmm. Definitely powering me for the morning!