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Daily Discussion Thread: Mon 25 Sep 2023 (aussie.zone)

submitted 2 years ago by bot001@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] landsharkkidd@aussie.zone 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

So teaching another freelancer my job has hired. And she's continuously late to all of our meetings. And like I get it, I have ADHD. I understand being late. But I also let people know if I'll be late, because of the anxiety but also it's common decency. And it's just frustrating, because she also never sends a message that she'll be late.

Again, totally understand that shit happens, and I've told her about it. But this is the third time, she was 30 minutes late to the video chat and I was also training the other person that I've been looking after.

I just don't know if I'm putting expectations on her and getting frustrated because of my ADHD. Or if it's just... Iunno.

[–] Outlier1031@aussie.zone 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think this freelancer is being really disrespectful of your time and it's incredibly unprofessional. I reckon you need to lay down some hard boundaries. If you don't she will just keep doing it.

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[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ugh, I can never be late, I always am at least 30 minutes early if I can help it. If I'm late I turn into an anxious mess. I dont think you're putting high expectations on them, pretty standard etiquette to msg if you know you'll be late (if you're able to of course).

But having a conversation with her may be a good idea; she may have shit going on at home that could be the cause of her tardiness. But an open conversation with meaningful communication would be a way to find out and offer supports (EAP as an example).

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[–] baconmash@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago

Once again fallen into the early 2000s music rabbit hole

I JUST WANNA FEEEL

[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Exercises completed after I fed Minipeelers their customary Monday night dinner of spaghetti (or whatever we made at work today) bolognaise. I wasn't hungry so I heated up a container of mystery soup I found in the freezer. It turned out to be roasted broccoli and potato, which wasn't bad considering I'd forgotten to remove the bay leaves before I blended it 🤭. Also changed everyone's sheets and did a couple of loads of washing. Nothing like fresh clean sheets! Only problem is, we all need new mattresses, new doonas & pillows. I just can't afford it right now 😔

[–] MisssDarylC@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Kind of want a frank green bottle but also can't justify paying that much money for one. They're just pretty, but I don't drink a lot of water and I don't think it would motivate me to drink more. So basically what you've witnessed is me talking myself out of it.

[–] TuxOfStars@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Honestly I had one and found it a bit shit. Hard to clean and I kept not closing it properly and having it leak.

(I did just recently buy myself a simple old skool Kleen kanteen water bottle with a low tech screw lid and it's the bees knees)

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