Workplace
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Like everything else, your job post had a strange aura. You are looking for qualities that are systematically eradicated from our personality in the institutions we work, after hours and hours of useless working (just because we need a job). Morals and ethics are thrown out of the windows when you are asked to be quiet just because the management wants you to be.
By Ahmad Zubair4 years ago in Confessions
Starr Theory
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. Well I am one to disagree personally; when you realize what space is you will be rushed with the feeling of euphoria beyond belief. I’ve had much fear of death recently after hardship and loss, and I went to the deepest and darkest depths of my soul. I was lost in this world and I think we all feel the same. The yearning for more, the need for validation, the desire for love, the list could go on for years. We all feel it and we all receive these gifts differently. However, it’s not just gifts we receive, and sometimes we feel hopeless. We kill ourselves slowly with cigarettes or quickly with a bullet to the dome. These experiences are all fully necessary in life as they are all different. They are all unique paths with unique stories to tell and they should be shared.
By Connor starr4 years ago in Confessions
Crazy Flirt
I think it is a little crazy when I think about how he looks at me. After the carnival he seemed to distance himself a bit. I assume that it was because I didn’t wait for him like he waited for me. While I was left with my eldest daughter and my significant other left me with our youngest, he stayed behind. He waited and I knew he did. It was finally our opportunity, but I avoided it. I didn’t want to be held accountable on why I was taking so long, especially when my one-year-old was in the car waiting for her sister and I to come. But I wanted to stay. I wanted too so bad. But I physically couldn’t, no matter how much my spirit wanted to.
By Destiny Smith4 years ago in Confessions
10 Best Gifts for Hairdressers and Hair salon owner
10 Best Gifts for Hairdressers and Hair salon owner Let's be honest: there isn't a single person on the planet who doesn't like receiving a thoughtful surprise from a loved one, even more so when it comes to your go-to barber or stylist.
By BestGift Adviser4 years ago in Confessions
Hanging up the Headset . Top Story - August 2022.
It’s been almost a year since I worked my last shift in dispatch. There are nights when I am still woken up in terror and think I have to go to work, or have nightmares about being called in. This year on the 4th of July was the first time in 10 years that I was truly able to enjoy the long holiday weekend. Yet somehow, I managed to have the most awful dream. Dispatch was short staffed so I went in on the holiday then they kept me for an extra day and I missed work at my new job. I woke up with my heart racing. I can tell you I didn’t have nightmares like that when I was working, but I didn’t get as much sleep either.
By Amber LeBlanc4 years ago in Confessions
Dreams deferred
Why didn't I get the job? Why can't I move forward with my writing? I need to create. If I just sit here for countless hours reliving my trauma and staring at Instagram reels about healing and hope. Where the hell does that get me? I really need to be playing with my kids more. They say the best way to show them love is through play. My daughter tells me she hopes I am more energetic today, but dude, didn't she see me clean the whole kitchen and the bathrooms multiple times today and pick up their crap?
By Zelda Foxx4 years ago in Confessions
I’m a Multi-Passionate Creative: I Put Too Much Pressure on My Creativity
At the beginning of 2021, I started taking my passions more seriously because I wanted to make money while also doing something I loved. As a college student, I desired to get a head start on my career. So, I had plans to start selling my paintings, writing more poetry, and experimenting with new art styles. But today, I have not sold any paintings, barely write poetry, and bounce back and forth between art styles.
By Kristina4 years ago in Confessions
I'm Sorry But Any Writer on This Site That Does Not Allow Comments on Their Stories is a Coward
At first I was very pleased when I first learned that comments on Vocal stories would now be allowed. At my former home, publishing on Medium.com I made my hay in the comments, and did some of my best writing work there. Many of these comments eventually turned into stories of their own and they tended to be some of my best work. At Medium comments were a part of the structure of the site from day one. Given its pro censorship stance it's not too surprising that it was not the case at Vocal which only introduced the ability to comment on stories very recently. Censorship and the free exchange of ideas that comments allows do not exactly go hand in hand. I do appreciate that the default position of each story is to allow comments and that a writer must pro-actively select to turn them off. Given the pro-censorship position of the people in charge at Vocal this did surprise me somewhat. Censors are concerned with limiting the free exchange of ideas and any project which increases at least the possibility of such exchanges will be discouraged. It is doubly surprising defaulting to allowing comments given Vocal's stated mission to act as our all knowing protectors and keep us safe from any content that might make us uncomfortable or scare us or even make us cry. Comments are where internet bullies and abusers live and breathe after all.
By Everyday Junglist4 years ago in Confessions
SUPER TACO. Top Story - July 2022.
Customer service is a strange thing. you go somewhere, see someone working there, they seem happy or at least, like a normal person, and they greet you. They assist you with problems, they try to make you comfortable and then when you leave, hopefully you think back fondly on the fact you had a pleasant experience and this employee helped make that happen. then at a later point in time you get your first job in customer service, and the truth is revealed to you.
By Patrick Sweet4 years ago in Confessions
