Confession Time! ((ABSOLUTELY NO JUDGEMENT))
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lyrical_melody wrote: »happyheart15 wrote: »It's comforting to know that other people eat the whole bag, box, or package of something sometimes. It's like you can't help it. You buy it with the intention of eating the serving size, but cravings take over, and it's gone.
This is really good to know that I am not alone in this. I will eat entire bags of things if they are in my house. I can not have chips, sweets, or anything of that sort in my house or I will eat it all.
This is why I do not have any food in my house. Seriously. Cat food is it.0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »lyrical_melody wrote: »happyheart15 wrote: »It's comforting to know that other people eat the whole bag, box, or package of something sometimes. It's like you can't help it. You buy it with the intention of eating the serving size, but cravings take over, and it's gone.
This is really good to know that I am not alone in this. I will eat entire bags of things if they are in my house. I can not have chips, sweets, or anything of that sort in my house or I will eat it all.
This is why I do not have any food in my house. Seriously. Cat food is it.
To clarify I never binge eat cat food....I am a vegetarian after all.0 -
I booked a hotel room for myself to just relax today and I'm at 1500 calories at 4:30... no regrets and I plan on hitting at least 3k by the end of the day haha0
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fitfatty88 wrote: »AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »qn4bx9pzg8aifd wrote: »qn4bx9pzg8aifd wrote: »
! -- (wait, *what*?!!!)
This... is such a foreign 'concept'...and in reading of its existence, feels as though I've just learned that some previously-understood, unwritten 'rule', about something 'fundamental' in the universe, has just been discovered to be false... (guess what? -- it turns out you *can* divide by zero!... <--- you might as well have just 'announced' *that*, the utter shockwave-inducing consequence of finding out that jujubes have now had a 'hey, you got jujubes in my chocolate!', Reese's-like 'big bang' moment, was *that* stunning (and summarily shattered my previous understanding of what would constitute viable 'chocolate-coverable, candy concoction compatibility complexes (jujubes and chocolate...?...! -- it's almost 'sci-fi' -like, it's so 'otherworldly'...!
))...
ythannah, I'm a fan of chocolate, and have historically been a fan of jujubes... but I'm gonna 'need a moment' to let this one sink in...
There was entirely too much bacon in this thread, IMHO. It needed another injection of chocolate.
It's funny you mention that, because something I thought, but somehow refrained from conveying (perhaps I received a telepathic signal from you? :P ), was that the only way to make those chocolate covered jujubes any better would be to wrap them in bacon...! (I'm not kidding -- that actually crossed my mind... )
(An associated reality, however, would be the likely subsequent need to freaking toothpick-ize them, and *that's* not gonna happen (unless they're served as appetizers at some party for which the attendees are prepared to 'expect the unexpected' (though it still might warrant having them sign liability waivers, what with the pending shock being of such non-trivial 'magnitude' ))...
I read your posts, but I don't have time to reply to everything. Although I'm wondering why 2 of your posts on an earlier page were flagged??? Any idea why?
I read the posts and why all the (( )) ) ( ()) (() )() ( )) () () () )( )( ((( ))) )) ) (( ( )) )( ()( )( ) ()() ()() just sayin.
^This.
1) For those curious...the new raspberry cheesecake donut squares at Dunkin are super gross. Completely not worth buying and eating. I'm mad I did it.
2) A hilarious amount of people have been getting on my nerves this week and my to-do list is so far behind I've decided Saturday I'm going to lock myself in my house and dance around in my underoos and clean. But knowing me, I'll end up at Target by 3.
I am SOOOOO glad you said that. I have been looking at it. Cheesecake is one of my weaknesses and ultimate favorite foods. I am sorry they go rid of the dunkin go bars.0 -
I have completely irrational anxiety about talking on the phone to anyone but my immediate family. As a result I don't answer the phone when I don't recognise the number, most of the time I don't answer it even when I do. I absolutely hate having to call to make appointments (doctors, hair etc). Even my manager at work has taken the hint and now texts/emails me instead to ask if I can cover for someone.
I can't remember if it's always been like this, but it is soo annoying sometimes!
OMG I'm exactly the same... like i will walk to the nail salon 20 minutes away to set up an appointment just so I dont have to call them. I have my bf do all phone calls and I will only answer the phone if I know whos calling
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pofoster21 wrote: »
I will join in this party.
I want to say that I enjoy your horse avatar. I imagine them gossiping and telling each other ribald jokes.
I sort of imagine them being like Statler and Waldorf on the Muppets, but younger.0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »lyrical_melody wrote: »happyheart15 wrote: »It's comforting to know that other people eat the whole bag, box, or package of something sometimes. It's like you can't help it. You buy it with the intention of eating the serving size, but cravings take over, and it's gone.
This is really good to know that I am not alone in this. I will eat entire bags of things if they are in my house. I can not have chips, sweets, or anything of that sort in my house or I will eat it all.
This is why I do not have any food in my house. Seriously. Cat food is it.
Confession: When I was a little kid, mum always had to feed the cat on top of the chest freezer, not to keep the kibble away from the dog, but to keep it away from me and my brother. We loved that stuff.0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »lyrical_melody wrote: »happyheart15 wrote: »It's comforting to know that other people eat the whole bag, box, or package of something sometimes. It's like you can't help it. You buy it with the intention of eating the serving size, but cravings take over, and it's gone.
This is really good to know that I am not alone in this. I will eat entire bags of things if they are in my house. I can not have chips, sweets, or anything of that sort in my house or I will eat it all.
This is why I do not have any food in my house. Seriously. Cat food is it.
To clarify I never binge eat cat food....I am a vegetarian after all.
I never thought otherwise, but I love that you felt you needed to clarify. On this thread, why not?
I also have a friend who is a vegetarian who loves her dog (who has all sorts of medical issues and allergies) so much that she home cooks his non-vegetarian food. I mean, I guess that would be expected, but it seems a level of commitment beyond buying the food.
(I'm a carb eater who has my cats on a low carb diet, but that's of course different.) ;-)0 -
ladybuggnorris wrote: »annette_15 wrote: »qn4bx9pzg8aifd wrote: »annette_15 wrote: »Sometimes I feel like all my posts are invisible, cause no one ever replies to them
annette-15, if it makes you feel any better, my (playfully silly) posts are seemingly not only invisible, but likely largely unread (though I understand that)... if your posts are relatively short (as in, nowhere near the length of mine), they'll definitely be read (and are)... worry not... your posts are not invisible, and are definitely being read... mine, on the other hand, would seem to be trapped within some sort of 'cloaking device', such that their presence, just off the starboard 'side' of the thread, is known only by occasional passersby, who all but 'bump into' them (and once 'seeing' any given one, are not averse to reading its length)... yes, my posts would seem to be more like tumbleweed making its way down the empty 'main street' of a 'ghost town'... on a windy day... with a tornado 'fast closing in'... though possibly 'drifting' to another 'town' anyway, all on their own... (c'est la vie...)
Edited to Add: my long posts are kinda like that Mindy Kaling commercial, where she ultimately comes to think she's invisible, and that no one can see her... and my ever receiving a reply is like the end of the commercial, where she's surprised(/startled) to find that someone sees her...
Thanks.. I'll admit to skipping ur posts a lot. Maybe its ur way of writing, but as a non native english speaker (not that this should be an excuse, cause my english is perfectly fine), I just have a hard time reading ur posts. You know how some books are just harder to read than others? Yeah..idk why, sorry, I'll try to make more of an effort from now on
I confess that I also skip your posts, since they are always soooo long and I only have so much time to waste at work. I, however, have nothing against you...just long posts.
While on the subject, there is one person (I will never tell) on this thread that I despise!
Don't go there. In the immortal words of Taylor Swift shake it off. I just ignore that person (I suspect I know who it is). And if it's me...oh well. ☺️0 -
overlook237 wrote: »I have a phone interview tomorrow for a job, and I'm super nervous about it. I've been out of work for a long time, I really need a job (and this one sounds pretty good), and I haven't interviewed in about 5 years. I know, logically, that even if I totally blow it, I'm in no worse position than I am now...but my stomach is still jumping around like crazy.
You will do great. Take deep breaths and relax. Pretend you don't care. I always do better when I don't care! 0 -
lydiakitten wrote: »Confession - on weeks when I work out regularly and hard and see a rather embarrassing increase in libido, and I dare not google that to see if it's a common thing. (I am guessing it could be linked to upped testosterone levels? In women high testosterone is known to... up...... erm........ desire.)
Losing weight did this to me.0 -
FluffySandwich wrote: »
I completely understand, I'm the same way. The second I hear the phone ring I start getting sweaty palms. There are a lot of people who don't understand and ask "Why don't you just pick up the phone? It's just talking... you're talking to me right now, what's the difference?" It's something I can't explain! Texting >>>> Talking on the phone.I have completely irrational anxiety about talking on the phone to anyone but my immediate family. As a result I don't answer the phone when I don't recognise the number, most of the time I don't answer it even when I do. I absolutely hate having to call to make appointments (doctors, hair etc). Even my manager at work has taken the hint and now texts/emails me instead to ask if I can cover for someone.
I can't remember if it's always been like this, but it is soo annoying sometimes!
Same here. I need to find a new job after being laid off and even though I'm mainly skilled in administrative work, I won't even apply for something if answering phones is listed in the job duties. Even though every job I've had involved phones and I'm actually rather good at it, I hate it so so SO much.
The anxiety of starting over at a new job in general completely terrifies me. Somehow I've managed to keep myself together enough to hold onto good jobs in the past but this time around I'm really scared. I haven't applied for anything in a few weeks. My dream is to work alone. No phones, no face-to-face interaction...is that too much to ask?! 0 -
qn4bx9pzg8aifd wrote: »qn4bx9pzg8aifd wrote: »qn4bx9pzg8aifd wrote: »
! -- (wait, *what*?!!!)
This... is such a foreign 'concept'...and in reading of its existence, feels as though I've just learned that some previously-understood, unwritten 'rule', about something 'fundamental' in the universe, has just been discovered to be false... (guess what? -- it turns out you *can* divide by zero!... <--- you might as well have just 'announced' *that*, the utter shockwave-inducing consequence of finding out that jujubes have now had a 'hey, you got jujubes in my chocolate!', Reese's-like 'big bang' moment, was *that* stunning (and summarily shattered my previous understanding of what would constitute viable 'chocolate-coverable, candy concoction compatibility complexes (jujubes and chocolate...?...! -- it's almost 'sci-fi' -like, it's so 'otherworldly'...! ))...
ythannah, I'm a fan of chocolate, and have historically been a fan of jujubes... but I'm gonna 'need a moment' to let this one sink in...
There was entirely too much bacon in this thread, IMHO. It needed another injection of chocolate.
It's funny you mention that, because something I thought, but somehow refrained from conveying (perhaps I received a telepathic signal from you? :P ), was that the only way to make those chocolate covered jujubes any better would be to wrap them in bacon...! (I'm not kidding -- that actually crossed my mind... )
(An associated reality, however, would be the likely subsequent need to freaking toothpick-ize them, and *that's* not gonna happen (unless they're served as appetizers at some party for which the attendees are prepared to 'expect the unexpected' (though it still might warrant having them sign liability waivers, what with the pending shock being of such non-trivial 'magnitude' ))...
I'm wondering why 2 of your posts on an earlier page were flagged??? Any idea why?
I had no idea that any of my posts had been flagged... how 'nice'...
If I had to hazard a guess, it would seem that the length 'bothered' someone (though that doesn't constitute grounds for flagging)...
I just checked details associated with my notifications... 2 posts were flagged (and presumably by the same person) as being "Spam" (which they perhaps consider anything beyond a certain length to 'be' (so much for embracing the "absolutely no judgment" aspect of the thread))...
(Thank you for the heads up... and Thank you for reading my posts...)
It could also be what ythannah mentioned: your user name could be mistaken for a computer-generated spam name. I have to admit, I'd love to hear how you came up with it! Looks like what happens when I drop something on my key board.
I did spend some time last night trying to figure out if it stood for something.0 -
kellienw335 wrote: »girldownsouth wrote: »AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »girldownsouth wrote: »AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »annette_15 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »annette_15 wrote: »Sometimes I feel like all my posts are invisible, cause no one ever replies to them
It's a fast moving thread--just keep chatting!
Lol I'm well aware, I've read every single post in this thread, I'm always caught up
Throw something super juicy and gossipy up!
I don't think that really works. The guy who slept with his cousin's wife and the girl with two boyfriends were largely ignored...
When did this happen?!?!?!?!?AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »girldownsouth wrote: »AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »annette_15 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »annette_15 wrote: »Sometimes I feel like all my posts are invisible, cause no one ever replies to them
It's a fast moving thread--just keep chatting!
Lol I'm well aware, I've read every single post in this thread, I'm always caught up
Throw something super juicy and gossipy up!
I don't think that really works. The guy who slept with his cousin's wife and the girl with two boyfriends were largely ignored...
When did this happen?!?!?!?!?
Way back in the thread. I think the cousin's wife one was quite near the start. Apparently it was fun when it happened but now visiting them is awkward. Probably unsurprisingly.
I don't remember that one either. My favorite was the guy that slept with an older woman (one night stand kind of thing), fast forward a couple years, starts dating some girl, the girl takes him to meet her Mom, and guess who!
I remember all of it. I think when things get to the point we want to judge...we ignore it.0 -
xMrBunglex wrote: »berlynnwall wrote: »smashley_mashley wrote: »berlynnwall wrote: »
We went very low key. We already have two children together, we have lived together for 7 years. We don't even really care about being married, we are totally committed regardless - we mainly did it so that my now husband can adopt my older child who he has been raising this whole time. She knew that, and still made a huge fuss over nothing. Oh well.
I don't think you sound selfish. People can be so unreasonable. Also, I like your cat.
Thanks!! he is so adorable and can be a little *kitten* sometimes but he is my kid... until I have kids.
I am a huge cat person. I do have kids, but I'm just as likely to bore someone talking about my cats or showing their pictures.
My wife & I don't have kids, just cats & dogs.
We've lost 3 cats & a Lab over the years, and we took our favorite photo of them & blew them up on those 18 x 30 photo-to-canvas prints...they're major pieces of our wall art, lol
I love this. When my gelding (the love of my life) had a stroke last year I hired 2 different photographers to photograph him. He is still going strong (if walking crooked) but he will paper the walls of my condo forever (he is he bigger of the 2 black horses in my Avatar -- Oberon).0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »overlook237 wrote: »I have a phone interview tomorrow for a job, and I'm super nervous about it. I've been out of work for a long time, I really need a job (and this one sounds pretty good), and I haven't interviewed in about 5 years. I know, logically, that even if I totally blow it, I'm in no worse position than I am now...but my stomach is still jumping around like crazy.
You will do great. Take deep breaths and relax. Pretend you don't care. I always do better when I don't care!
Thanks You reminded me that that's how I got my last job. I got lost (twice) trying to find the place so I was a half-hour late to the interview. I figured I'd blown it, so I just chatted with everyone and ended up getting the job (it turned out to be one of the worst experiences of my life but that's besides the point). I'll definitely try to keep this in mind tomorrow
Yup. Me, too. My dream job is to be Jessica Fletcher from "Murder, She Wrote." Living alone in a quaint seaside town writing best-sellers. I could do without all the dead bodies though.FluffySandwich wrote: »
I completely understand, I'm the same way. The second I hear the phone ring I start getting sweaty palms. There are a lot of people who don't understand and ask "Why don't you just pick up the phone? It's just talking... you're talking to me right now, what's the difference?" It's something I can't explain! Texting >>>> Talking on the phone.I have completely irrational anxiety about talking on the phone to anyone but my immediate family. As a result I don't answer the phone when I don't recognise the number, most of the time I don't answer it even when I do. I absolutely hate having to call to make appointments (doctors, hair etc). Even my manager at work has taken the hint and now texts/emails me instead to ask if I can cover for someone.
I can't remember if it's always been like this, but it is soo annoying sometimes!
Same here. I need to find a new job after being laid off and even though I'm mainly skilled in administrative work, I won't even apply for something if answering phones is listed in the job duties. Even though every job I've had involved phones and I'm actually rather good at it, I hate it so so SO much.
The anxiety of starting over at a new job in general completely terrifies me. Somehow I've managed to keep myself together enough to hold onto good jobs in the past but this time around I'm really scared. I haven't applied for anything in a few weeks. My dream is to work alone. No phones, no face-to-face interaction...is that too much to ask?!0 -
FluffySandwich wrote: »
I completely understand, I'm the same way. The second I hear the phone ring I start getting sweaty palms. There are a lot of people who don't understand and ask "Why don't you just pick up the phone? It's just talking... you're talking to me right now, what's the difference?" It's something I can't explain! Texting >>>> Talking on the phone.I have completely irrational anxiety about talking on the phone to anyone but my immediate family. As a result I don't answer the phone when I don't recognise the number, most of the time I don't answer it even when I do. I absolutely hate having to call to make appointments (doctors, hair etc). Even my manager at work has taken the hint and now texts/emails me instead to ask if I can cover for someone.
I can't remember if it's always been like this, but it is soo annoying sometimes!
Same here. I need to find a new job after being laid off and even though I'm mainly skilled in administrative work, I won't even apply for something if answering phones is listed in the job duties. Even though every job I've had involved phones and I'm actually rather good at it, I hate it so so SO much.
The anxiety of starting over at a new job in general completely terrifies me. Somehow I've managed to keep myself together enough to hold onto good jobs in the past but this time around I'm really scared. I haven't applied for anything in a few weeks. My dream is to work alone. No phones, no face-to-face interaction...is that too much to ask?!
How about an online chat representative? Might be perfect.0 -
overlook237 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »overlook237 wrote: »I have a phone interview tomorrow for a job, and I'm super nervous about it. I've been out of work for a long time, I really need a job (and this one sounds pretty good), and I haven't interviewed in about 5 years. I know, logically, that even if I totally blow it, I'm in no worse position than I am now...but my stomach is still jumping around like crazy.
You will do great. Take deep breaths and relax. Pretend you don't care. I always do better when I don't care!
Thanks You reminded me that that's how I got my last job. I got lost (twice) trying to find the place so I was a half-hour late to the interview. I figured I'd blown it, so I just chatted with everyone and ended up getting the job (it turned out to be one of the worst experiences of my life but that's besides the point). I'll definitely try to keep this in mind tomorrow
Yup. Me, too. My dream job is to be Jessica Fletcher from "Murder, She Wrote." Living alone in a quaint seaside town writing best-sellers. I could do without all the dead bodies though.FluffySandwich wrote: »
I completely understand, I'm the same way. The second I hear the phone ring I start getting sweaty palms. There are a lot of people who don't understand and ask "Why don't you just pick up the phone? It's just talking... you're talking to me right now, what's the difference?" It's something I can't explain! Texting >>>> Talking on the phone.I have completely irrational anxiety about talking on the phone to anyone but my immediate family. As a result I don't answer the phone when I don't recognise the number, most of the time I don't answer it even when I do. I absolutely hate having to call to make appointments (doctors, hair etc). Even my manager at work has taken the hint and now texts/emails me instead to ask if I can cover for someone.
I can't remember if it's always been like this, but it is soo annoying sometimes!
Same here. I need to find a new job after being laid off and even though I'm mainly skilled in administrative work, I won't even apply for something if answering phones is listed in the job duties. Even though every job I've had involved phones and I'm actually rather good at it, I hate it so so SO much.
The anxiety of starting over at a new job in general completely terrifies me. Somehow I've managed to keep myself together enough to hold onto good jobs in the past but this time around I'm really scared. I haven't applied for anything in a few weeks. My dream is to work alone. No phones, no face-to-face interaction...is that too much to ask?!
So many dead bodies popped up around her and yet she was never a suspect. I never trusted her...0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »lyrical_melody wrote: »happyheart15 wrote: »It's comforting to know that other people eat the whole bag, box, or package of something sometimes. It's like you can't help it. You buy it with the intention of eating the serving size, but cravings take over, and it's gone.
This is really good to know that I am not alone in this. I will eat entire bags of things if they are in my house. I can not have chips, sweets, or anything of that sort in my house or I will eat it all.
This is why I do not have any food in my house. Seriously. Cat food is it.
Confession: When I was a little kid, mum always had to feed the cat on top of the chest freezer, not to keep the kibble away from the dog, but to keep it away from me and my brother. We loved that stuff.
I tried dog food when I was a kid. And as an adult the bran mash we feed to the horses ( includes sweet feed -- how could I not?). Gross to both. And sweet feed is NOT sweet.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »lyrical_melody wrote: »happyheart15 wrote: »It's comforting to know that other people eat the whole bag, box, or package of something sometimes. It's like you can't help it. You buy it with the intention of eating the serving size, but cravings take over, and it's gone.
This is really good to know that I am not alone in this. I will eat entire bags of things if they are in my house. I can not have chips, sweets, or anything of that sort in my house or I will eat it all.
This is why I do not have any food in my house. Seriously. Cat food is it.
To clarify I never binge eat cat food....I am a vegetarian after all.
I never thought otherwise, but I love that you felt you needed to clarify. On this thread, why not?
I also have a friend who is a vegetarian who loves her dog (who has all sorts of medical issues and allergies) so much that she home cooks his non-vegetarian food. I mean, I guess that would be expected, but it seems a level of commitment beyond buying the food.
(I'm a carb eater who has my cats on a low carb diet, but that's of course different.) ;-)
I would do this. But since I am hardly home I would PAY someone to do this if I had to.0 -
Ok my confession du jour. I have gotten so good at home eating well and not drinking. WHY WHY when I travel I blow it?????0
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Alatariel75 wrote: »So many dead bodies popped up around her and yet she was never a suspect. I never trusted her...
Or if she was a suspect, it was only for a second because who would believe such a kindly older lady would be a killer, right? You know, the first sheriff - Amos Tupper - disappeared (after the first couple seasons) and supposedly went to live in Kentucky, but I suspect that he was actually buried under her rose garden 0 -
And yet another rant... despite buying tights labelled as suitable for women up to 5'11" (and I am only 5'9"), I have once again spent the day in tights whose crotch sat about 2" below mine. Don't even get me started on the weight range... which begins about 30 lbs heavier than I am.
Well, if nothing else, the damned tights shortened my stride so I probably ended up logging more steps on my lunch hour walk. Guess there's a bright side.
The weight range for tall women is ridiculous. I hate always having to hike my hose up, it makes no sense at all.
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marissafit06 wrote: »And yet another rant... despite buying tights labelled as suitable for women up to 5'11" (and I am only 5'9"), I have once again spent the day in tights whose crotch sat about 2" below mine. Don't even get me started on the weight range... which begins about 30 lbs heavier than I am.
Well, if nothing else, the damned tights shortened my stride so I probably ended up logging more steps on my lunch hour walk. Guess there's a bright side.
The weight range for tall women is ridiculous. I hate always having to hike my hose up, it makes no sense at all.
I hate that too! Plus, I wear tights so I don't get chub rub, but when they slip down, I get woorse chub rub than not wearing them at all!!0 -
marissafit06 wrote: »And yet another rant... despite buying tights labelled as suitable for women up to 5'11" (and I am only 5'9"), I have once again spent the day in tights whose crotch sat about 2" below mine. Don't even get me started on the weight range... which begins about 30 lbs heavier than I am.
Well, if nothing else, the damned tights shortened my stride so I probably ended up logging more steps on my lunch hour walk. Guess there's a bright side.
The weight range for tall women is ridiculous. I hate always having to hike my hose up, it makes no sense at all.
According the the charts, there should not even be hose in existence that fit my body. In reality, regular sizes fit me just fine--I don't even need plus or tall at just over 5'10."
Try wearing thigh-highs instead of pantyhose--very little hiking up. They just feel better overall. I LOVE this place for all kinds of stockings:sockdreams.com/0 -
overlook237 wrote: »I have a phone interview tomorrow for a job, and I'm super nervous about it. I've been out of work for a long time, I really need a job (and this one sounds pretty good), and I haven't interviewed in about 5 years. I know, logically, that even if I totally blow it, I'm in no worse position than I am now...but my stomach is still jumping around like crazy.
A very wise friend of mine made a lot of telephone calls in her working life (she's now retired) and always says that if you smile when you speak, it will come across in your voice. She worked in scheduling and had to call people in to cover shifts so she had a vested interest in sounding pleasant and cheerful.0 -
Ok so I went to the sugar thread after getting caught up on this. Sooo not judging but... Does anyone notice that it's like the same 3 or 4 people who blow up these threads? And get all nasty and judgmental? They seem to follow each other around.
I hope they never find their way to this thread.0 -
overlook237 wrote: »I have a phone interview tomorrow for a job, and I'm super nervous about it. I've been out of work for a long time, I really need a job (and this one sounds pretty good), and I haven't interviewed in about 5 years. I know, logically, that even if I totally blow it, I'm in no worse position than I am now...but my stomach is still jumping around like crazy.
A very wise friend of mine made a lot of telephone calls in her working life (she's now retired) and always says that if you smile when you speak, it will come across in your voice. She worked in scheduling and had to call people in to cover shifts so she had a vested interest in sounding pleasant and cheerful.
Y'all would hate my job. I work in retail. I talk to customers all the time. It has reaffirmed one if my favorite song lyrics: "Everybody knows, that the world is full of stupid people..."
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pofoster21 wrote: »Ok so I went to the sugar thread after getting caught up on this. Sooo not judging but... Does anyone notice that it's like the same 3 or 4 people who blow up these threads? And get all nasty and judgmental? They seem to follow each other around.
I hope they never find their way to this thread.
It's been noticed before. I guess everyone needs a hobby.0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »FluffySandwich wrote: »
I completely understand, I'm the same way. The second I hear the phone ring I start getting sweaty palms. There are a lot of people who don't understand and ask "Why don't you just pick up the phone? It's just talking... you're talking to me right now, what's the difference?" It's something I can't explain! Texting >>>> Talking on the phone.I have completely irrational anxiety about talking on the phone to anyone but my immediate family. As a result I don't answer the phone when I don't recognise the number, most of the time I don't answer it even when I do. I absolutely hate having to call to make appointments (doctors, hair etc). Even my manager at work has taken the hint and now texts/emails me instead to ask if I can cover for someone.
I can't remember if it's always been like this, but it is soo annoying sometimes!
Same here. I need to find a new job after being laid off and even though I'm mainly skilled in administrative work, I won't even apply for something if answering phones is listed in the job duties. Even though every job I've had involved phones and I'm actually rather good at it, I hate it so so SO much.
The anxiety of starting over at a new job in general completely terrifies me. Somehow I've managed to keep myself together enough to hold onto good jobs in the past but this time around I'm really scared. I haven't applied for anything in a few weeks. My dream is to work alone. No phones, no face-to-face interaction...is that too much to ask?!
How about an online chat representative? Might be perfect.
I never thought about that! It would be perfect for me 0
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