Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Tonight marks the final countdown to a job done! Regretting my decision to see the weekend out, am very over and done with it all.
Think of the money, I guess. And you’re in the home straight!
I feel like this yo-yo weather is making all my houseplants sad. Don’t worry guys, I feel just as wilty and confused as you do right now! On the plus side I think the humidity is helping some of them…
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Going to chuck a sickie today. Something to celebrate my freedom please
thirteen avocados 🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑
I only count six and a half
the rest has been taxed
Something to make up for the cake and apple & rhubarb fruit mince pies with vanilla icecream that I’ve been eating please. 😔
more of the same yolo 🍰🍎♦️🥧🍦
Whatever is under the ladder
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I hope Force wasn’t sick in that…
I have no idea what that green liquid is
☢️👽🩲
Those avocados really run through you, I think it’s the high fat content, and you really can’t beat the pooping view from the top of a ladder!
His Lordship and I have decided to have an absolutely over the top compliment day. Made a cuppa? Oh what rapturous divine beverage crosses my lips you truly are a credit to teamakers and all their arts! You have fed those felines with the grace and deftness of Apollo himself!
It’s delightful.
Maybe it’s just this bleary Friday but feeling in a definite work rut of late. So I apologise for probably the deepest/longest post I’ve ever made online.
I’ve been in my (IT/AV/technical) industry 25 years, and at my current job almost 10, but due to some SERIOUS imposter syndrome am still pretty much doing the same work now that I was doing back in the day.
Around 15-20 years ago I was doing much more technically complex work than I am now and climbed to some higher leadership levels, but HATAED managing people so quit that job and dropped right back to the coal face where I’ve been ever since, with pretty much zero progression.
My boss’ boss - we were both at the same level when I first started. My manager, I trained them when they joined as a junior, helped them rise up to a role at my level, and then eventually supported them to go higher and they’re now my boss.
I’ve been approached by other groups over the years to join/help out/move up, but I’ve pushed back every time because I can’t help but think “I can’t do that”, “they THINK I know more than I actually do”, “if they find out I’m actually crap I’ll be unemployed with a family to support”, “I’ve hit the limit of what I’m capable of”.
GAH. I wish I could just appreciate what I’ve got, but I come to work completely on autopilot, can’t remember the last time I actually had to use my brain for anything, and seem to just be the guy everyone turns to for help/advice, train new staff and to help further their own careers. Imposter syndrome blows. Wish I had the kind of personality that could fake it till I make it.
OK vent over, time for more coffee.
It’s perfectly fine to not want to ‘move up’ to management. I do what I do because the hands on stuff is interesting. Why would I replace that with management bullshit for a smidge more money and no fun?!?! Yes, we end up with on paper senior people very much our junior. My issues about that are person specific not directly age based.
Oh I agree completely. My ‘junior’ manager is the best boss I’ve ever had! Totally cut out for it.
No way I’d ever want to take on a management role again, just wish I had the guts to push through to something at a “technically” higher level.
There’s a thing called The Peter Principle - where you rise in the organisation until you reach your level of incompetence. I have to congratulate you on avoiding this horrible fate. Horrible both for yourself and others. I’m not being ironic here - if more people had a realistic idea of their own competencies then the world would DEFINITELY be a better place.
So props to you for being honest with yourself about what you can AND are willing to do. It’s not strictly speaking imposter syndrome I think, unless you really want to play a competitive game of I’m better than you are, nyer nyer nyer. There is much to like about a regular and adequate for purpose pay packet.
Check out Dilbert syndrome online too, where incompetents are promoted to a level where they cannot impede production …I don’t know anything about the industry but that actually seems like an important role and good job security. Seconding the point about not getting promoted into a position that’s a poor fit/stresses you out. If you’re financially secure and not hating it a job can just be a job.
But if it’s getting too stagnant you could ask for a side project or (lower pressure) take one up yourself? Do you have enough comfort with your boss that you can bring this up?
should i take a nap, yes or yes?
Yes.
I want to incorporate a 5-10 min mobility training into my workout. Can someone suggest a good video pls & ty
How much does lease transfer typically cost? The place i’m moving to is charging $290 (which I will split with the outgoing tenant) but fuck me if that isn’t exxy
It costs $150ish to list a property on a real estate website, and they might do one or two. It seems proportionate to me.
Mmm but me moving in saves them that cost no?
Oh, I misread your post. Sorry. I’m not to sure, it does seem quite a lot in that case.
I’m surprised you’re paying it, I thought it’s usually borne entirely by the outgoing tenant
Mmm, from what i read online (and also my past tenancies) I’ve noticed that it’s usually split between the outgoing and incoming tenants 🤔
Ask them to prove the costs they’re charging. It’s a fair cost only they can charge.
I’m so burned out with my masters degree at the moment. late on everything and the quality of all my work is awful. feels like I will have to write to my professors apologising for doing such a terrible job 🫠
Was absolutely pishing down in the city just before. I was watching the rain bouncing off the buildings near my office. Sun is out now so I’m taking the opportunity to flee home.
Weeeeeekeeeeennnnnnnd
Debating whether to go on a weekend/overnight adventure or stay home.
Someone shouts you a free drink and a counter meal at the local. What are you getting? Me. The fisherman’s basket and an ouzo & raspberry.
Fish n chips & a pot
Ooo. You’re my kind of chicken.
Parma with chips and a glass of wine!
Steak and beer but not at my local😭
Laid.
👉 😎 👉
burger and alcohol free beer
Pepsi-Cola and a pint of okra chips
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a pint of okra chips on the menu and I’ve been to a lot of pubs.
You ain’t going to the right pubs miss
Probably not.
LLB and a parma I reckon
Classic. LLB is my preferred non booze drink.
Steak… But not the special, the expensive one. And a glass of red.
That’s the way
An Espresso Martini (mixed or pre mixed idc) and a porterhouse steak, or fish and chips :D
I don’t think I’ve ever had an espresso Martini. I may have to make that a goal of mine.
Oh I almost forgot… I had a pork & wild emu sausage roll for lunch at the pub. It was ok but nowhere near as good as the one from the bakery the other week. I can say I’ve eaten the coat of arms now though.
Does it really taste different for having emu in it?
It did taste different than other sausage rolls yeah. I don’t think I can really explain how though but it was different.
Sometimes that’s good enough! As long as it doesn’t taste like your average run-of-the-mill sausage roll… I imagine I’d feel a bit ripped off if it did.
Gotta hit up the Gin Gin Bakery in QLD for a croc pie! Smash one everytime I tumble through on my way up to FNQ.
That’d be interesting. I had croc spring rolls up at Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures near Cairns and they were great!
11pm and I crave sausage in bread. Nothing I can do about it.
Maybe tomorrow I go to Bunnings and eat 2 sausage. Maybe even 3 sausage.
Democracy sausage is on the menu for tomorrow.
Democracy sausage!
A black cat wishing you all a fangtastic Friday 13th
Oh he cheezin’
Miss Meow says Friday 13th can bugger off and she’s not uncurling until the weather improves.
That’s such a cute photo!
I can’t do a fang photo as she is fangless, so I have to go with cute instead.
10/10 would bury face in mysterious void.
Marceline says hellooo.
🧠🧠🧠
Oreo says try me. I did and got a swipe!
Hello bat cat! That is a great photo!
Great pic 😻🦇
Fishcat!
That’s the other one. Who just stole a lump of galangal. He isn’t orange, I swear…
Cheers on yet another miserable fucking day 🍺
Come on knackers, it’s not that bad.
I like a little bit of sun. Even if I have to look at it through the window I just like a little bit.
Oh wow it’s that time already
🍻cheers !
Cheers 🍺
