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Cake day: June 19th, 2023

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  • I was a cartpusher for my first formalish job.

    I probably wouldn’t be too annoyed having to deal with that just because the coral is a fucking hassle that made the job harder in some ways. The metal on the bottom is always all messed up from people hitting the coral and the carts need extra man handling to get through. Also having different kinds of carts makes them not stack and need to be pulled apart or left next to it and taken back by hand. Also one cart facing a different direction than all the others usually happens anyway. The benefit of having them already stacked up or close to it is already defeated by those things and you spend more time screwing around with the coral than if they were just in an open spot that allows for me to just move them.

    I’ve seen so many people put in significant effort to shove them into the sidewalk or gravel over a curb and that IS the infuriating part for me. It’s going out of your way to accomplish absolutely nothing helpful. It makes a physical pain having to lift and drag them all back. All it did was make me need to drop everything and clear off the sidewalk so people in the mobility scooters and a few regulars who came in wheelchairs could actually traverse the lot.

    I have my own theory as to the logic of where people leave the carts. Basically everyone hiding their cart in the space in front of their car like an Easter egg hunt or shoving them over the curb never appear to believe that they are doing anything other than being helpful or convenient. I think it comes down to carbrain thinking where the path that vehicles use is the big sacred thing to protect and keep clear first and foremost in their minds.


  • I have my own personal thoughts on this, so take this how you will.

    Think about times where you have been angry at how people miss handled situations with you and try not to put others in the same boat if you ever find yourself in a flipped position.

    Putting yourself in another person’s shoes also helps. If somebody is doing something that you don’t agree with but you might do if you were in the same situation as them, then you should probably cut them some slack or at least respond proportionately.

    A really big one was a lot of people is stress and having trouble dealing with their own problems. A lot of the time people will act much harsher and disregard others when they have tunnel vision from their own issues. Being aware of your own current mindset can be helpful for realizing that you might need to take a step back and breathe before committing an action or saying something that you might not mean later.

    It all basically comes down to the Golden rule and being aware that other people exist and have their own problems and perspectives.














  • It’s because if you say you take the bus it implies that you only need one and have no transfers. If somebody needs to go two cardinal directions to get to their destination they need two buses, ie they are lost to the American public transportation system and won’t be seen until archeologists find their remains.

    The hubris of those who wish to travel 7 kilometers or more using public transit in the States is punished. Those who wish to travel 5 miles swiftly learn that feat is only attainable in a a minimum of 4 hours or alternatively you can walk or bike and get run over at a crosswalk by a pickup with more blindspots than a Abrams tank.


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    11 months ago

    Anybody giving you that advice did not follow it themselves and probably works at somewhere that their friends or family set them up with.

    My advice to anybody job seeking who is dejected is just watch the monologue from the Far Cry 3 guy who quotes Einstein about how doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is insanity, and feel better than listening to some corporate shill who’s being disingenuous.


  • Personally I’m far more concerned with the amount of sauce I’ve been seeing on pizza than people’s choice of toppings, but i honestly don’t mind pineapple. The right amount and I find it a nice sweet flavor that goes nice with spicy toppings like jalapeno.

    On the sauce thing, It’s getting to the point where it’s easier to list places that don’t just give you cheesy bread with a microscopic level of sauce because apparently that’s the norm around here.