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I've in my second year of teaching Human Services, at a local community college. It was a lot more fun until the pandemic happened. Now the campus has been dead, and I all I do now is sit in my office on the computer most of the day...oh well, right? I still have a job so I won't complain.
LucyGray · 26-30, F
I retired this year. I might restart my music career.
@LucyGray Singer, songwriter, musician...?
LucyGray · 26-30, F
@SomeMichGuy All the above
@LucyGray Well, then best of luck!
Fauxmyope2 · 26-30, F
I am an elementary Ed. SE teacher and I love doing so.
@Fauxmyope2 I’m Nothingness btw. I changed my user name last Saturday.
@DarkHeaven Just FYI, I never thought you were nothingness, so I am glad you changed your name.
@SomeMichGuy ☮️
Longpatrol · 31-35, M
Supervisor at a department store. It’s been getting a little stressful at work, less customers means less sales, and less sales has the company cutting overtime pay and the talk of shutting the store for good has become louder recently.

The retail scene in Singapore has been taking a hammering since the 08’ financial crisis and the rise of Indonesia and Malaysia retail scenes, which are supported by domestic demand and cheaper prices, plus the availability of high street brand they would have had to come to singapore for.

Now, for my particular dept store I’m seeing more price conscious shoppers who will only come when there’s a sale, but having too many sales hurts the bottom line as well.

During the lockdown we shut for two months and I guess it’s true, once you get used to not wanting something, you realise you don’t need it, and perhaps because of that impulse purchases are down.

The other major factor is the rise of online retailing, well suffice to say my company is old school and really has not invested in making the online presence a big part of their decisions, and our member app it’s so shit folk on the app store routinely curse us.


All these and more make me think this company won’t make it to the end of the decade in a hyper-competitive environment and more savvy shoppers.
@Longpatrol Wow. This pandemic has really given a lot of businesses and corporations a black eye. I hope things work out for you.
itsok · 31-35, F
Arts management. The pandemic has definitely made changes to my work, but I’m glad I still have a job too.
@itsok Well, I hope you have an amazing December.
itsok · 31-35, F
@SomeMichGuy thank you
@itsok No prob. I don't wish anyone to go under...6' under or loss of bus./job/etc.
I’m a drain on society. When they talk about the useless individuals that don’t do anything but just need help. They are talking about me. I’m totally useless.
@DarkHeaven #rightbackatya
@DarkHeaven I am sorry you would think this. I am sure that you are not, even if you don't always see it.
@SomeMichGuy ✌️
SW-User
@SW-User ? how to pass tests?
SW-User
@SomeMichGuy It's their last year before High School, they sit a test
@SW-User Teaching to a test...ugh.
SW-User
I review the safety and performance of diagnostic tests.
SW-User
@SomeMichGuy medical
@SW-User Neat! This is an important function, esp. in a very anti-science time.
SW-User
@SomeMichGuy Yes, it's a busy time.
@dommagic lol What is one of your best examples of bad prior "craftsmanship"?
dommagic · M
trying to put up molding over glaring gaps between the ceiling and wall surfaces, I did have a family who wanted bookcases but I’d have been covering up outlets the way they wanted them, their answer was just scoot them over @SomeMichGuy
@dommagic !!! The gaps...did the previous guy think you would just go buy 20 tubes of caulk & a bunch of backer rods?

WTH...

And the bookcase ppl! lol
SW-User
I am a PhD candidate and I work as a T.A.
@SW-User Which subject? What is your research question?
SW-User
@SomeMichGuy Linguistics. My research topic is related to language change, specifically whether the loss of inflection is universal and/or unidirectional. I'm exploring a number of contemporary languages and how they are changing (including English) as well as looking at historical changes.
@SW-User Ok, now THAT is interesting.

Hmmm...are you aware of [i]Historical Outlines of English Sounds and Inflections[/i] by Samuel Moore (of Univ. of Mich.), rev'd by Albert H. Marckwardt (of Princeton)...?
Eternity · 26-30, M
I'm an electrician
@Eternity ! Hard to do that virtually. Do you do primarily residential?
Eternity · 26-30, M
@SomeMichGuy ha yeah definitely not a work from home gig.

No I do mostly industrial but I do commercial sometimes and I have done residential before but not much.
@Eternity Industrial! Definitely not for the faint of heart!
railfan1984 · 36-40, M
I work in a warehouse
@railfan1984 Have you been busier during the pandemic or not?
railfan1984 · 36-40, M
@SomeMichGuy The past few months have been very busy. So far October not so much but still have plenty of work to do.
Elessar · 26-30, M
Teach machines to perform business calculations
MURD3RM0NK3Y · 26-30, M
Factory slave
@MURD3RM0NK3Y Has your factory been up & running, still?
MURD3RM0NK3Y · 26-30, M
@MURD3RM0NK3Y Good for you!
DarkSideoftheMoon · 31-35, F
MICU patient care associate
Sit on my ass all day XD
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scabs · 51-55, T
i have no job
@scabs Sorry. 😣
travelguy01 · 41-45, M
IT contractor

 
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