i have a friend who has kinda bad eczema on their right hand but their left hand is fine and thats because acidity makes eczema worse and that includes vaginal acidity and my friend is both a lesbian and a slut so they finger a lot of people and that fucks up the hand they use (their right hand). Anyways do you think BBC sherlock would deduce that by looking at my friend’s hands
Nobody better slam my girl Hubble Telescope after the Webb Telescope pics came out, alright? For YEARS she was the baddest bitch around and we owe her nothing but gratitude
i might just be autistic but data entry fucking rules dudes you just. enter the data. you take the data and you plug it in. then what? who knows! who cares. the data. has been entered. what next? buddy you’re not gonna believe this it’s more fucking data. excel used to be my enemy but now she is my best friend
Things other countries might not know about Australian elections:
Voting is compulsory. The punishment for not voting is a $20 fine. There is no punishment for vandalising your vote, handing in a blank ballot, or just showing up , having you name crossed off and leaving again.
However, if you don’t enrol to vote when you turn 18, our data systems aren’t sophisticated enough to catch you.
The Liberal Party is right wing and the Labor Party is left wing.
Because we have compulsory voting, the major parties tend to aim to appeal to undecided centrallist voters. People with fixed political beliefs (most people) are kind of taken for granted. This is very boring but it keeps our politics from getting as polarised as other countries where parties aren’t just trying to win over voters but also to motivate their bases to come out and vote.
Voting happens mostly at schools and community centres.
Parties send volunteers to hang out at polling places and try convince people to vote their way. But things stay pretty polite because Australians find enthusiasm to be suspect.
Once you cross a certain line to enter the poling place those people have to leave you alone.
Schools and charities will sell things like homemade cakes and BBQ sausages in bread as a fundraiser.
The sausages are called ‘democracy sausages’ and taste just slightly of democracy.
You can also do a postal vote and vote in the days before election day at certain places.
While the above is true, there are ways to handle the question if you get asked it in an interview.
Just bc the interviewer ASKS it, doesn’t mean you have to ANSWER it.
“do you have reliable transportation?”
“Yes.”
That’s it. Do not elaborate. Do. Not.
They do not need to know what that type of transportation is. They do not have the RIGHT to ask what that transportation is. Many questions interviewers ask, they ask because they bank on you not knowing it’s illegal.
If they press the issue? Be calm, be polite, but be firm.
“what kind of transportation?”
“Reliable transportation. With respect, you’re not legally allowed to ask that question.”
If they push again? Get firmer.
“I see what you’re doing. You’re attempting to stonewall me into answering a question that you’re not legally allowed to ask, because of preconceived prejudices you may hold. The way you’re handling this issue is proof that you would not be a good fit for me as an employer, and I’m ending the interview.”
…then collect your belongings and fucking WALK OUT.
I was going to put this in the tags, but fuck it. Some companies will also list some horseshit like “must have valid drivers license” as a requirement when the job requires no driving as a way to get around this. Be wary of those folks, too.
I grew up in poverty, and I spent a lot of time very poor as an adult, and that thing where you just strongly assert your rights then get up and walk out of an interview? Yeah, LOL, that doesn’t happen when you have zero money and you desperately need that job. Because the second you assert your rights, you know for a fact that you aren’t getting that job, and no matter how much of an asshole you know that boss will be, generally speaking, any job that pays money is better than no job and no money.
Lie politely. Please lie. Make up a car in advance if you have to so that you can answer questions about it as necessary. Lie politely, blatantly, with a smile on your face. If an interviewer presses you on this, you do not owe that person honesty. You never owe a bad boss (or potential boss) honesty. Do whatever you need to do to get that job.
And then, after you start working there, if anyone asks (and only if they ask!), your previously-reliable totally-not-at-all-fictional car will have unexpectedly broken down and left you taking public transportation. Tragic! What a terrible and unexpected thing to happen! And so terrible and unexpected that it’s taking so long to replace your totally non-fictional car! How horrible!
Also, if at all possible, keep looking for another job. I know it’s really hard to do when you work full-time and you’re exhausted, especially if you have kids, but you can do this.
And yeah, nothing is simple when you’re poor.
This is what I was trying to convey here, but this is more succinct. Like I said, “just walk out” feels like a privileged take that (righteously, if not paternalistically) misses the part about being poor and actually needing a job. So yes, lie. Lie politely, lie creatively, lie with a smile, but if you’re existing in poverty and need a job? Then LIE about having transportation. And don’t feel bad about it either. If an employer illegally asks a question they shouldn’t, then you’re allowed to lie about it. Hell, if they try to fire you about it later, threaten to take them to court for illegally asking to begin with. In the meantime, put some food in your belly. Catch up on a few bills. Buy some warm clothes. Feed that baby. You can work everything else out later.
walk out when you can afford to so the interviewer is a little bit more afraid to press the issue with the next person who can’t.