The pandemic has worn me down; most so due to the lack of natural light. With the Canadian lockdowns; inability to access the office due to the protests and home office being a window less den. (Share my condo with my partner so only space). I saw 10 hours of natural light in January and there has been months where I don’t see any due to weekend work and sleeping in on the weekend. Have dealt with depression for years but this is the worst part

Hi, looking for an independent non union director who has green screen experience and can direct improv talent, shooting early Dec in San Fran, thank you!

Did you/would you get booster during pregnancy?

Is it too late to get biontech stock? Seems like we are going to get vaccines for Covid on a regular basis?

Staying at a Hilton currently and have had tons of minor issues in the 3 days We’ve been here. Room wasn’t ready for 45min after check in time, AC did not work, maids did not clean room...continued

Anyone else chewing gum to satiate their sudden sugar addiction while in quarantine?

Hi Fishes,

I am looking for a new job!! Any help or guidance would be appreciated. I have been in a depression for a few months and need to change for the better.
I have 5 years of experience in the customer industry and have worked in logistic operations, tech support, hospitality & insurance...

Thanks in advance.

I'm just looking for a stable job, so I can manage my house & expenses.

Anyone have senior leadership bragging to the trade press this week about how great their agency is at handling staff’s mental health when in fact they’re personally responsible for leaving disaster in their wake?

1099 or w-2 ? I have been given the option though the company prefers w-2. It’s a day rate booking couple of months or more (no end date). I already have 1099 from similar company this year and am leaning towards 1099, but I don’t want to be difficult. I do take home office deduction and they are not supplying any equipment. Suggestions?

Joining Deloitte in 2weeks. What Deloitte send laptop, do they send extra monitor, keyboard and mouse? Or does it need to be purchased using $1000 productivity subsidy? And do we need to use Amex card to purchase and then reimburse?

Any recommendations for personal trainers in Atlanta? How much do people typically pay per session/month?

How do you limit overeating? Tend to eat ~300 calories more than usual 2x a week

I got married and do not have Marriage Certificate yet, so is Marriage Certificate mandatory for getting dependent VISA?

Is Covid finally becoming endemic? Most Omicron cases (according to my ER wife nurse) are very mild, and not worth the hospital visit. How will/should this impact us as educators?

Has anyone had any side effects from Ovidrel? I did my shot on Wednesday night and Thursday and Friday I was SO tired and fatigued and it was impossible to focus. Did my IUI on Friday and I’ve been SO crampy and in pain and I’m soooo cranky and irritable and I can’t figure out if it’s from the injection still or what

Does anyone get so anxious about work that they can’t eat? The thought of food just makes you want to puke? How to manage? Skipping meals/not eating for a day is unhealthy and will cause weight gain

Is it standard or common for ad agencies to cover egg freezing and/or IVF? It’s a common perk in the US

Workout before (4:30 am) or after (6:30ish) work?

Hey Cloud gurus - my client (F50) wants to move to a public cloud ASAP (lift and shift is fine) with 1000s of workloads. Any bold ideas to speed up the migration process?

What’s a typical salary for a Director of Operations in the NYC area?

What do you think about Netflix and Disney? Netflix I bought it $176
Sell ??

Disney I bought it at $540
Sell?

What percentage of a full production budget should go to the producer rate? Ie 5,10,15%?

Anyone who’s started on their essays - how have you gone about brainstorming, especially for the more personal essay prompts? E.g., what matters most to you and why, when do you feel most alive, etc.

What’s the best place to go out near whistler?

Does anyone know much about the agency Ghost Note? What are they like as an employer?

IT band pain? Best stretches and ways to deal?

Knee pain immediately after running in the cold that subsides after you warm up. Anyone else have this problem? Solutions?

I'm in finance/tech FPA, looking to go back to the defense industry for a 25% increase in TC. But wanted to see if I should leverage the new salary with current company to see if they'll match.

Background: got a promotion at current company that didn't come with sufficient increase . After stating my case I was told it would be evaluated next October, which is what prompted the initial job search.

Current TC 103K [88/15], offer 125k base [+discretionary bonus].

Favorite moment from 2017: That BBC interview interrupted by a toddler

Do anyone have answer to OFRO TRAININGS

Thoughts on Micromass?

Third yet at a firm in a major market (not NYC). Pay is slightly below market and bonuses are not market either. What is the going rate for a holiday gift for a secretary that I was assigned to 2 months ago but has done some work for me through the year and also a paralegal that I have worked with all year?

What can I do other than teach?

I joined ey over a year ago. I got 1 terrible feedback. All rarely and every negative comment you can give to a senior. My other reviews were almost always, usually and a couple of often. Will I be on a pip? All my reviews from my start date were almost always and usually. I asked my counselor and she said she is not sure if I will be pip or not.

Any recommendation for a therapist around Jersey City/ NYC area? I have called 15 people so far and none of them are taking new clients. This isn't helping my anxiety.

I am so tired of it all. I’ve barely eaten in the last 3 days and had to take a painkiller last night to fall asleep. I’m so overworked and I constantly feel like a piece of sh*t. I don’t even have the energy to move right now and feel like I will faint any minute.

I’ve been working on making small conversations to strangers as a way to manage my social anxiety and to try to meet people the old-fashioned way, but it’s so nerve-racking. Any tips?

In a depressive episode & having trouble staying afloat at work. Luckily I’m on the bench now, but worried I’ll fully drop the ball next week when I’m traveling and staffed again. Howd you break out?

Has anyone cheated on their partner, felt horrible from the guilt, confessed to them and then managed to still save the relationship? Or is cheating something no one gets over ever?

Long story short, I burned out. Anyone who recovered from deep, deep career setbacks or failures - share tips?

My anxiety has been relatively constant during this whole wfh covid situation so I haven’t been wanting to be intimate with my partner as often. They said its bringing down their mood, any advice?

Stuck on a tech implementation for 18 months now. Part of me wants to quit my job, but a big reason I am anxious to do so is how pivotal my knowledge and experience is to the success of the project.

Are any of you sleeping all the time? Like all the time? I wake up, get some coffee and then I have no idea what to do from there. I have no reason to be awake.

My therapist just told me I'm depressed..do you ever feel like they tell you things you hear a lot or could have figured out on your own? Like take care of yourself, it's ok to feel such and such, etc. I'm still newer to therapy so wondering if that's the common experience? Do you ever have moments where you're like wow that actually is eye opening and I wouldn't have gotten that from reading self help books and websites etc?

What are tips to stop “hate scrolling,” ie looking at social media opinions/profiles that conflict w your own? Sometimes I find myself doing it just to feel something, but I know it’s bad.

I’m unstaffed for the first time this week, which means that no one wants to book me. Not even for BD. I have been crying all day and start having suicidal thoughts again.

Anyone here have severe lower back pain due to depression or other mental stressors?
Had many X-rays, MRIs, etc and they find anything.
A specialist told me it’s most likely psychological.
How do you manage?

Been seeing a therapist for a while now and feeling worse than ever. Been having suicidal thoughts. Not sure what to do.

When I get stressed I unintentionally start restricting and skipping meals. It’s not to lose weight (though I do get skinnier which I like), but more so because it feels good and helps my anxiety.

Anyone get very depressed and anxious specifically around their birthday?? Comes around every year and it’s hard because people are asking me how I’m going to celebrate or what the plan is. It’s about a month from now and every year I feel more anxious and depressed around it, I’m only 23. Wish I could just time travel to later in the year or something.

I struggle with perfectionism and anxiety and this job seems to not help. How can I learn to be less of a perfectionist in a job that highly rewards this kind of behavior?

Losing my self esteem and self confidence that I am not able to recognize humans. Anyone can come I my life , fool me and screw up my life, ruin it. Upset about why I’m emotional person.

Does anyone’s face freeze up when you start talking during a presentation? Idk if it’s my anxiety acting up physically or not. Mentally I dont feel that nervous, but my body tenses up physically.