OS Life Advice Thread

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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I applied to Pilot a few weeks ago and recently got an E-mail about "open interviews" on January 6th from 9 AM- 6PM or around that time. I plan on showing up at 9, but a friend who works there says to show up 15 minutes early. If I do that, is it a better chance at getting the job?

ALWAYS get to job interviews or important meetings early. Doesn't guarantee that you'll get the job but will give a good first impression.

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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ALWAYS get to job interviews or important meetings early. Doesn't guarantee that you'll get the job but will give a good first impression.

Yeah, I'd probably shoot for earlier than 15 just to be safe and if you end up getting there REALLY early, just sit in your car or something for a few minutes and kinda collect yourself and relax a little. But yeah, I definitely would not risk being late.

[RyanLaFalce]

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Before my friend told me that, I was planning on showing up right at 9 anyway. But hey, if showing up 15-30 minutes early is a better shot at getting a job, I'm all for it. I need one badly. Lol

[dsallupinyaarea]

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10 minutes early is perfect. Anything earlier is annoying for your interviewer. They have a calendar too and you showing up 30 minutes early throws it off.

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[RockinDaMike]

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That goes for work too. I've always got to work 30 minutes early. I like to chill, have my coffee go on the net and get my mind right before I start my day, I hate having that being rushed feeling.

I always got recognized for it and it helped me move up the ladder easier.






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[Cusefan]

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That goes for work too. I've always got to work 30 minutes early. I like to chill, have my coffee go on the net and get my mind right before I start my day, I hate having that being rushed feeling.

I always got recognized for it and it helped me move up the ladder easier.


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I work at 6am so no to all that noise. I feel like that can sometimes backfire as a employer can see that as just abusing OT. I say get there 10 minutes early and just work your butt off all day.

[RyanLaFalce]

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I work at 6am so no to all that noise. I feel like that can sometimes backfire as a employer can see that as just abusing OT. I say get there 10 minutes early and just work your butt off all day.

He probably didn't clock in until he needed too. That's how I see it anyway.

[dickey1331]

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Maybe he's on salary so it doesn't really matter.

[RockinDaMike]

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He probably didn't clock in until he needed too. That's how I see it anyway.

No I didn't clock in until 5 minutes before my shift and I always worked hourly plus commission jobs. I just try put in as much as I can when I work and it gives me time in the morning to visualize how much I'm gonna sell that day.






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[psychraider32]

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how do you get over a girl you really cared about who doesn't feel the same about you?

[ThreeKing]

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Definitely remember having to drink 40s to get drunk. OE! Lmao!

LOL, I remember me and my boys used to down some King Cobra before we hit the clubs.

[RyanLaFalce]

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I'll find out tomorrow if I get the job. Interview was pretty quick and I was the first one there.

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[Majingir]

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(Don't know if anyone will really bother with this since its real long and all,but seeing the thread I'm posting in, hope someone can at least provide any sort of helpful feedback other than "you're overthinking things for the ____th time!")


Recently I started connecting(technically re-connecting in a way) with some people in my family who I've rarely ever seen in my life/haven't seen in well over a decade (not cause anything bad went on, we just live too far apart to ever see each other,and it's expensive to travel/hard to see each other since it'd require everyone having vacation during same time). Only got to see them for a short period of time though, but in that time, it was fun to finally get to know them and all and we did abunch of stuff during that time too.

But once all that was over, slightly starting to feel like not as much has really changed. Seems like things have slowly just gone back to way things were before(even though now we do have each others emails,social media accounts and so on).

So not entirely sure what else to really say/do since we prob won't see each other again for a few years, but I do want to stay in touch and all(which I already mentioned to them,and they said they would too),specifically with like 1-2 people, but not entirely sure what to say in a situation like this. Don't want to come off sounding weird, or making it sound so casual as if we're regular family or something, since that's obviously not the case seeing how I was only around for a short time.

Cause if I send a message/ask questions and all,some will reply(1-2 specifically,which luckily are the main ones I did want to keep in touch with to begin with,but am just messaging everyone for now just to see who does/doesn't reply), but they're never the ones to start up the conversation/ask questions to me. I actually do want to know more about their lives/hope they care enough to find out more about my life, and I want to be part of that group of people who they'd reach out to on their own(without me having to message them first),but don't feel like we really got to know each other long enough to have that type of bond.

[kehlis]

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(Don't know if anyone will really bother with this since its real long and all,but seeing the thread I'm posting in, hope someone can at least provide any sort of helpful feedback other than "you're overthinking things for the ____th time!")


Recently I started connecting(technically re-connecting in a way) with some people in my family who I've rarely ever seen in my life/haven't seen in well over a decade (not cause anything bad went on, we just live too far apart to ever see each other,and it's expensive to travel/hard to see each other since it'd require everyone having vacation during same time). Only got to see them for a short period of time though, but in that time, it was fun to finally get to know them and all and we did abunch of stuff during that time too.

But once all that was over, slightly starting to feel like not as much has really changed. Seems like things have slowly just gone back to way things were before(even though now we do have each others emails,social media accounts and so on).

So not entirely sure what else to really say/do since we prob won't see each other again for a few years, but I do want to stay in touch and all(which I already mentioned to them,and they said they would too),specifically with like 1-2 people, but not entirely sure what to say in a situation like this. Don't want to come off sounding weird, or making it sound so casual as if we're regular family or something, since that's obviously not the case seeing how I was only around for a short time.

Cause if I send a message/ask questions and all,some will reply(1-2 specifically,which luckily are the main ones I did want to keep in touch with to begin with,but am just messaging everyone for now just to see who does/doesn't reply), but they're never the ones to start up the conversation/ask questions to me. I actually do want to know more about their lives/hope they care enough to find out more about my life, and I want to be part of that group of people who they'd reach out to on their own(without me having to message them first),but don't feel like we really got to know each other long enough to have that type of bond.

I grew up with a dad that was in radio so I moved around a lot.

The LONGEST I lived in a single place growing up was 7 years and that was from when I was born to when I was 7 in a small city in Montana.

You can take this however you want to but the saying "you can never go back" is true.


Throughout my life I have had dozens of friends that I would "never lose touch with" that I haven't talked to in years.

People get married, have kids and go on living their lives. If you aren't a regular part of it you are nothing but an afterthought if your only connection with them is through social media which based on your posts is your case.

If you really want to try to continue to stay in touch with them you have to do it with actual human interaction (you know, a telephone) but even that isn't realistic.


If you really want my advice I would tell you not to stress as much about this as you do since you post about it in almost every thread you can. It doesn't last and it won't.

There are a lot of great friends I've had over the years. Whether it was college roomates, or past co-workers that were great friends.

Life moves on for everyone, just realize that social media isn't a way of solving the problem of miles between you....



My parents live 3000 miles away from me in New Mexico. I love them to death and see them rarely, if I'm lucky, three times a year. It's hard enough keeping in touch with them on a regular basis. Just imagine how hard it can be to keep in constant touch with someone who isn't directly related.

[slickdtc]

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I have a solid group of good friends, but even so I find myself feeling somewhat guilty for not keeping up with them for a few weeks/months on end. We typically take a few weekends a year to hang out (beach, lake house, New Year's, etc) but in between sometimes communication can be scarce. It's not like these friends live far away either.

It's just life. I have a full time job and a wife. I like time to myself, too. It's hard to keep track of everything, and my priority is my immediate responsibilities.

When we do get together, there's never a rift. It's not personal. Everyone is busy. When we catch up and hang out, it's just like before.

Social media helps, but it's not perfect. Even so, I rarely hit someone up on there just to catch up. We usually reconnect in the days or weeks leading up to one of our trips or events.