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Offer came but start date is far
i am grateful i got the offer but start date is five weeks away and bills no dey wait still applying in the meantime but motivation is low because head has shifted already anyone managed this gap period well, what kept you stable
Site supervisor keeps changing instructions
i document one direction then next day something else is said and im expected to just adjust quietly its not even about being stubborn, i just dont want quality issues later because we rushed how do you push back professionally when direction keeps shifting
Winter is almost over and im still tired
I thought by now body would adjust but this season dealt with me😩😩 work, school run, side exam prep, everything just feels heavy sometimes how do you people reset when you start feeling burnt out
Nobody told me permit drawing review can drag
We submitted what i thought was complete and city comments came back with fresh requests now schedule is slipping and everybody is looking at me like i caused it alone for those doing electrical design here, how do you pad timelines realistically
Anybody moved from QA to Dev here
i have done qa and test automation for a while, now i want to push into backend role proper cv has projects but i still get screened as qa only if you made that switch tell me what changed the game for you
Rent increase again this city sef
Landlord sent notice and i just sat down staring at it for like ten minutes i know prices are up but this jump is rough with everything else climbing if you moved recently how did you find a decent place without agent wahala
New manager talks too fast for me
im trying to keep up in meetings but this man can run through decisions in two minutes and move on i dont want to keep asking repeat every single time because it is affecting confidence any practical way you handled this at work
Quiet reader finally posting
been reading threads quietly for weeks and honestly this place has helped me avoid some mistakes my own issue now is daycare waitlist, i didnt know it can take this long in calgary if you solved this recently abeg share what worked
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