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Find a job that’s clean

As I’m looking for a new job, I’m reminded why I wanted to leave my current job. I walked into work today and smelt the most horrid scent … dead rats! The exterminator said he found 6 rats and those left behind sooo many flies. It was so gross. My coworkers and I all held a fly killing contest, nasty way of making the best of the situation. Aside from today, I guess I don’t mind my job as much as I used to. I work in communication at the moment, but I’m looking to switch fields. I mostly post on the organization’s social media, update the website, file simple paperwork, and make sales for the storefront. I don’t feel the most satisfied from this job, but it’s okay for now. They are trying to help out in the community, which was a big reason for me working there, but they’re just underfunded. :( My current job does give me the opportunity to look through some old donations from the community. Today, I found some old yearbooks (pictured below).

@ilucasnoah

Apr 10, 2024

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I worked for a con artist who at one point owed me 20k in backpay

if you’ve seen “Inventing Anna” or know the Anna Sorokin story, it was a similar situation. Super charismatic employer who was very good at manipulating people and told the boldest lies with all the confidence in the world. A quintessential snake oil salesman. The work was cool and the team was great so all seemed good until it was time to get paid. Suddenly it was all problems with the bank, wire delays, promises that it would be done tomorrow etc etc. Most of the team was new so we accepted the delays. It was also early pandemic and pretty impossible to find work. We would get paid in bits and pieces eventually via Zelle, a check, a wire transfer, etc. But the delays got longer and longer. Very long story short, his payroll tab started piling up and I knew that if I left the job he’d never pay me what was owed (I had seen him do it to other colleagues). At the height of things he owed me 20k and by the time the “company” shut down and he fired everyone (he had pocketed enough revenue), I was only owed 2k 🙃

@lilsolano

Apr 18, 2024

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pop culture princess

I host a pop culture video podcast and write a weekly newsletter! Got laid off a few months ago, so I'm actively looking for a senior role in comms/culture, whatever that looks like. Past lives: • Pre-professional dancer, until I was asked rhetorically at 17 if I wanted to be broke and unemployed for the rest of my life • Retail shark at the Natick Mall who sold a million dollars' worth of handbags in a bodycon dress and 4" heels on a marble floor • Corporate fashion employee who designed tools, opened new stores, and facilitated presentations to drive culture & tech adoption. Last day at my job was 3/6/20 👀 • Brand consultant • Marketing director at web3 entertainment startup

@nicole

Feb 9, 2024

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Never changing

My dad teases me about how when I was a little kid, my favorite thing to do when I was on the landline phone with somebody—be it a relative or one of my best friends—was to breathlessly describe the things that were in my bedroom so that they could have a mental picture of everything I loved and chose to surround myself with, and where I sat at that moment in time. Perfectly Imperfect reminds me of that so thanks for always listening and for sharing with me too 💌

@taterhole

Feb 23, 2025

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Finally Quitting the job that you hate

Schedule sent my resignation email for the morning, effective immediately ✅💅

@taterhole

Feb 27, 2025

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Rejecting the Commodification of the Self

I’ve been thinking about how much of social media is centered around curating our self-image. When selfies first became popular, they were dismissed as vain and vapid—a critique often rooted in misogyny—but now, the way we craft our online selves feels more like creating monuments. We try to signal our individuality, hoping to be seen and understood, but ironically, I think this widens the gap between how others perceive us and who we really are. Instead of fostering connection, it can invite projection and misinterpretation—preconceived notions, prefab labels, and stereotypes. Worse, individuality has become branded and commodified, reducing our identities to products for others to consume. On most platforms, validation often comes from how well you can curate and present your image—selfies, aesthetic branding, and lifestyle content tend to dominate. High engagement is tied to visibility, not necessarily depth or substance. But I think spaces like PI.FYI show that there’s another way: where connection is built on shared ideas, tastes, and interests rather than surface-level content. It’s refreshing to be part of a community that values thoughts over optics. By sharing so few images of myself, I’ve found that it gives others room to focus on my ideas and voice. When I do share an image, it feels intentional—something that contributes to the story I want to tell rather than defining it. Sharing less allows me to express who I am beyond appearance. For women, especially, sharing less can be a radical act in a world where the default is to objectify ourselves. It resists the pressure to center appearance, focusing instead on what truly matters: our thoughts, voices, and authenticity. I’ve posted a handful of pictures of myself in 2,500 posts because I care more about showing who I am than how I look. In trying to be seen, are we making it harder for others to truly know us? It’s a question worth considering.

@taterhole

Dec 27, 2024

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