The Venting Thread

[Shai]

Did you see my new foster? I feel the same....except I want all that AND don't want to work. I want a money tree *nods*

I think I wrote that post about ten seconds after seeing your foster

I want to keep a Mirapup next spring and I want a Merckclone, Travelerclone, and Pageclone (yeah two of those are not-Chaz dogs), among others. I'm on the young side, but I'm not sure I have enough lifetime left to have and do justice to all those dogs.

 

[Julee]

My heart keeps having weird palpation things this week and it's freaking me out a bit.

 

[noludoru]

Agreed. That's my back up plan. Move to Colorado. We'll just all end up in Colorado.

And thanks guys.

Do it.

I would never voluntarily move somewhere that gets that much snow, LOL. But seriously, selling the house isn't an option. It's so torn up I would have to sell it for less than I bought it for, which would leave me not only broke but in debt with payments that go towards absolutely nothing except digging me out of a hole. At least being broke and in debt with a mortgage means my payments are going towards me actually owning a house... and since I have no money anymore, I can't just pick up and go anywhere hoping to land a job when I get there. I am stuck now. Unless the government wants to bail me out on my mortgage like they did a bunch of other people. The people who just moved in next to my parents got like $40k from the government for their house. Where's my $40k? I would like that.

Sigh. More hugs? Middie hugs, even?

 

[Dogdragoness]

I want to work ... just not doing something I hate . Unfortunately, all the "fun" jobs don't pay as well.

 

[Red Chrome]

I want to work ... just not doing something I hate . Unfortunately, all the "fun" jobs don't pay as well.

That's BS. I love my job and it is fun most days and the pay is good.

 

[CaliTerp07]

That's BS. I love my job and it is fun most days and the pay is good.

That's awesome. In general though, I have to agree with DD--there seems to be an inverse relationship between salary and how "fun" a job is. I went back and got a masters degree to switch into teaching, and now make less than 2/3 of what I did with my bachelors in IT consulting (and had I stayed, I'd have cleared 6 figures by now, so I'd be making over twice what I do as a teacher).

You can't put a price on job satisfaction though. There are days that I'm stressed over money, but at the end of it all, I much prefer being a teacher

 

[Beanie]

Just because YOU don't listen doesn't mean nobody else does.
YOU fail at communication but that doesn't mean I do.

*flips table*

 

[Julee]

Crap, I forgot I have to go to the DMV today.

Faaaak. Kill me, please?

 

[Lyzelle]

I want to vent, but there isn't much I can say. I just feel betrayed and hurt, scared and unsure. My entire life has been flipped upside down again, due to one person. Again. Because of someone misleading and petty and insane, like Jin. I've lost a friend, the best I had and who I thought I could always trust. I haven't slept all night and it is so hard to be logical and be the one who stands ground and lands on her feet, again. Somehow. I'm so tired of strife and drama. Tired of no way out, and tired of being betrayed by those closest to me.

Sigh. Life sucks.

 

[sassafras]

Not sleeping well lately, and it's catching up with me. So weary.

 

[Sekah]

I hate the middle of the day. Or, more accurately, I hate being stuck at work, browsing dog forums in the middle of the day. It makes it so the only thing I want is to go home and do some training with my dogs, but I'm stuck here feeling antsy and unsatisfied. It's intensified by me feeling like my training hasn't been going very well lately, and that I've not had enough time to work on what needs work. I find myself in a total funk for a few hours every day, without fail.

STUPID WORK. I JUST WANT TO GO HOME AND TRAIN DOGS. GAH.

My life is very hard.

 

[Dogdragoness]

That's BS. I love my job and it is fun most days and the pay is good.

Unfortunately, in my area, that's often not the case

The horse jobs pay well but their is no healthcare (unless you buy it externally) & the hours suck (7 days a week often times, early mornings, late nights handling unstable dangerous animals). The part time job I have right now is fun & rewarding but it doesn't pay that well but I suppose I should just be grateful I have employment at all in today's economy.

But in general I agree with Cali, it's not healthy, nor is it healthy for anyone who works around you to not feel satisfied in your job.

 

[Laurelin]

I wish I had unlimited time, space, and money. Just like everyone else.

Too many dogs I'd like to own, too few resources for all of them.

Me too.

I get frustrated because it seems like everyone has all these funds and awesomeness and I'm... Definitely not where I anticipated I'd be. I want a house dammit. I'm just frustrated right now and know I need to move on from where I am but just don't know how....

Also my workout today sucked in that I started having severe stomach pains so I quit after .5 mile. And now I feel guilty and like a quitter.

 

[adojrts]

Unfortunately, in my area, that's often not the case

The horse jobs pay well but their is no healthcare (unless you buy it externally) & the hours suck (7 days a week often times, early mornings, late nights handling unstable dangerous animals). The part time job I have right now is fun & rewarding but it doesn't pay that well but I suppose I should just be grateful I have employment at all in today's economy.

But in general I agree with Cali, it's not healthy, nor is it healthy for anyone who works around you to not feel satisfied in your job.

Unstable dangerous horses are created and easily turned around by experienced knowledgeable horsemen/women. Horses handled in conflict will respond with conflict, but it is absolutely amazing to see how they change and how happy they become. They also race better

 

[meepitsmeagan]

That's awesome. In general though, I have to agree with DD--there seems to be an inverse relationship between salary and how "fun" a job is. I went back and got a masters degree to switch into teaching, and now make less than 2/3 of what I did with my bachelors in IT consulting (and had I stayed, I'd have cleared 6 figures by now, so I'd be making over twice what I do as a teacher).

You can't put a price on job satisfaction though. There are days that I'm stressed over money, but at the end of it all, I much prefer being a teacher

I'm glad I'm not the only one who actually wants to do something I ENJOY DOING. I'm so sick of hearing how working in NRM will never make me any money (even though it is above the average salary to start). I seriously don't want to be stuck in an office the rest of my life, or in a pharmacy (though thanks Grandma, for that idea ). Nobody can seem to get that through their head.

 

[Julee]

Finally figured out how I could do a new signature without wanting to rip my hair out...

I'm allowed to have four images in my sig.

I have four resident dogs, one co-owned dog. I can't put Deke in and it makes me super sad.

 

[Beanie]

Not having a very good day, I'm super upset (I actually told my inbox "go **** yourself" and stormed off for lunch), and as a result my brain isn't quite functioning properly. I need to code something and conceptually I know how to code it, but the actual code I need to write isn't coming forth. I'm just staring blankly wondering how to make code do what I want. Reading snippets of other people's javascript with my brain completely failing to produce any actual information to do what I need. As a result I feel like an idiot.

 

[sparks19]

Why don't my green bean plants have a single flower on them yet? normally we'd almost have pickable beans by now but not a single flower means not a single bean and the plants are huge. WHERE ARE THE FLOWERS?????

 

[JessLough]

I was so excited about this meeting I had at work today.

Then, it became clear that even those I thought were friends are just sexist pigs. Nothing was figured out, other than telling me that I lied because I just "got upset and excited". Because I'm a girl, of course.

So not impressed. I need one of the jobs I applied for to call me back. Now.

 

[CaliTerp07]

This isn't really a vent, but I don't want to start my own thread and I don't know where to put it.

My sister just came out to me. I am proud of her for being confident enough and brave enough to begin telling people who she is, but my heart breaks knowing how much harder her life is going to be. She was in tears asking me advice how to tell our parents, and I didn't have anything helpful to say. I wish I had magic words that would make things easier for her, but all I could tell her was I love her.

She's on the opposite coast in Seattle, my family is in California, and I'm in DC. She is meeting my parents in Lake Tahoe for the weekend and wants to tell them in person. I so just want to hug her or be there with her to support her and there's nothing I can do.

And people in this world are going to be crappy and make her feel like a terrible person for being who she is and there is nothing I can do to protect her from it