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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 15, 2024 20:22:46 GMT
At my new 9-6 job, which is insanely stressful due to severe understaffing, I've been told numerous times that my calmness under these circumstances is admirable, even my boss said so. Which is funny because I find myself close to freaking out most of the times and I feel like a nervous wreck. But it seems I appear completely differently on the outside.
I've also found out that I'm immune to praise. We've been having record sales every day for the last couple days and my boss showered us with flattery and everyone seems so genuinely happy. I've been also drowned in daily praise, I've even been told that my bravery is admirable for successfully completing complex tasks under time pressure with no prior schooling or introduction, basically learning it on the fly learning by doing without fucking it up. And I feel absolutely nothing, I had to force a smile and a ''thank you''.
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Sir Nose D'VoidOfFunk
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by AngryFrozenWater on Sept 15, 2024 21:31:10 GMT
At my new 9-6 job, which is insanely stressful due to severe understaffing, I've been told numerous times that my calmness under these circumstances is admirable, even my boss said so. Which is funny because I find myself close to freaking out most of the times and I feel like a nervous wreck. But it seems I appear completely differently on the outside. I've also found out that I'm immune to praise. We've been having record sales every day for the last couple days and my boss showered us with flattery and everyone seems so genuinely happy. I've been also drowned in daily praise, I've even been told that my bravery is admirable for successfully completing complex tasks under time pressure with no prior schooling or introduction, basically learning it on the fly learning by doing without fucking it up. And I feel absolutely nothing, I had to force a smile and a ''thank you''. That's good news, man! Congrats with your new job. You will probably feel more relaxed once the job becomes more of a routine. And you got an income again.
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Member is Online
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dazk
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Mass Effect Andromeda, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
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Post by rewindbutton on Sept 16, 2024 6:43:44 GMT
i walked through snow and it was breathtaking beautiful. I hear the Alps are particularly beautiful at this time of the year.
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Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
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Post by Mizz Grumpy on Sept 16, 2024 6:59:41 GMT
i walked through snow and it was breathtaking beautiful. I hear the Alps are particularly beautiful at this time of the year. Alps ?? this was not in the Alps.
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Post by rewindbutton on Sept 16, 2024 7:54:34 GMT
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Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
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Post by Mizz Grumpy on Sept 16, 2024 8:41:36 GMT
I ( she ) can wink with both eyes. but uh So run as fast as you'll can to safety ... if there is any.
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Giant Ambush Beetle
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 16, 2024 17:20:56 GMT
You will probably feel more relaxed once the job becomes more of a routine. And you got an income again. Thanks, I hope so!
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All the things.
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Mass Effect Andromeda, SWTOR, Anthem, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
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All the things.
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Post by seven on Sept 18, 2024 7:42:49 GMT
You will probably feel more relaxed once the job becomes more of a routine. And you got an income again. Thanks, I hope so! Really happy for you beet. Hope things settle down for you once you get comfortable there.
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Unapologetic Western Chauvinist. Barefoot. Great Toenails
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Sept 18, 2024 15:00:45 GMT
- Ditto! 🎈 ✨ 🎆 🎇 🏆 🥇 🔔 🍕 🍺 🍰 🍾 🍸 🎈 (You said you were immune, so I overdosed.)
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Unapologetic Western Chauvinist. Barefoot. Great Toenails
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Sept 18, 2024 15:31:07 GMT
I've had almost two months of very pressing hard work, duties and tasks, innuendo. At times, I've been completely exhausted. Finally, I'm through it all. Or, basically, the few things that remain do not have any pressing schedule. So I've taken a big breath and relaxed. G'dam it feels so good to be me again. Meanwhile, as I was walking today, planning how to put up my modeling table again (yes, I will continue and finish that M3 Grant soon), I suddenly started to ponder the differences between different activities. My blood pressure rises when I play Chess. It seems like the thinking is very similar to do Sudoku. But no, my blood pressure drops when I do Sudoku. My blood pressure rises when I paint (fine arts), but my blood pressure drops when I'm assembling a model kit. So it seems there are some fundamental differences. I've also noted that building models, makes me a kinder, better human. There is something inside me that settles into a more peaceful state. I think I've figured it out: I will call the differences "Contemplative" and "Meditative". Solving Sudoku and building kits is meditative. Painting pictures or playing chess is contemplative. Sudoku and kits is a journey of discovery. Chess and painting is a journey of creation. Thinking more about this, it seems to me that for instance playing music can be either thing. A soloist who play his/her heart out, is probably in a contemplative state, while a band that plays dance music, be it jazz, country or whatever, is probably in a meditative state. Knitting is absolutely meditative, and so on.
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Unapologetic Western Chauvinist. Barefoot. Great Toenails
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Sept 18, 2024 15:55:22 GMT
Alas, I discovered that being an idiot 🤔 maybe is a requirement to operate the phone successfully. That's why I can't stand Apple. Android isn't much better, but I can at least customize it the way I want. Or choose a brand (or ROM) with less silly built-in stuff. After buying a new phone, I spend a lot of time removing stuff that collects my data. Because most apps also think I am an idiot, I mainly use the phone to communicate. You know... Its primary function. Well, I've grown to quite like my Apple since. Maybe I am an "idiot" after all. I don't know all the ins and outs yet, it's a monster of capabilities, but I think I've understood one crucial thing: If you want the phone to do something, - you get an app that does it, even the things you thought the phone would do. Actually the insane compartmentalization is probably a cool feature. I hear FBI sometimes demand help from Apple to investigate some terrorist's phone. They typically refuse and other experts that FBI turn to takes months or years to break in, if they succeed at all.
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