It’s a beautiful never-ending cycle: drink too much > get hammered > wake up with a hangover > complain about said hangover and pledge to never drink again > get over hangover > forget how bad the hangover was and drink too much again.
Guy with the insecure girlfriend: she has more red flags than a Soviet Union military parade. I would normally say sit her down and reassure her, but it sounds like this isn’t the first thing she’s done that’s been questionable – you mention she can be controlling, petty, unreasonable, etc. You don’t give enough of a background of your relationship, but going from what you wrote, if you’ve communicated your issues to her in the past, I’d say you should start contemplating ending things.
Actually, fun fact: Visa changed this sometime recently. They are now allowed to have a $10 minimum. I didn’t know myself about this until I went to buy something at a corner store and the owner told me there’s a $10 minimum. I called him out on it and he told me about this. I Googled it and turns out he’s right.
I don’t get reception at the local grocery store (thanks, T-Mobile) so whenever I go grocery shopping by myself, I have my girlfriend make a shopping list like for me like I’m a Goddamn caveman living in the 90s. Also, the anxiety when I’m in there and want to check Twitter but can’t is all too real.
Agreed. Talk to her, ask her to elaborate on what she meant. If she gives you a less than satisfactory answer, document everything that was discussed as soon as you finish talking to her and then go talk to HR.
I would definitely suggest leaving. You have the benefit of having a good job now so you’re not desperate to go with the first place that gives you an offer and instead can take time finding the perfect fit.
If you like working with big companies, absolutely jump ship. The grass is definitely much greener. My busy seasons now aren’t hard because of poor time and people management, like they were at Big 4, but because there’s genuinely more and difficult work to do. And I love that because I’m challenged so much and I’m learning a shit ton.
Yeah, definitely lots of shit like that to filter though. I did audit in asset management, which is a massive industry in the Bay Area, so I was getting offerings and interviews at pretty well known hedge funds and private equity companies. This was definitely the result of planning ahead when I started though, I stayed the fuck away from your typical corporate accounting because I knew it was much easier (and thus, paid less) than asset management accounting and because I didn’t want to be counting widgets, or managing people who count widgets, forever.
This may be industry specific, but when I was at a Big 4, recruiters were constantly on my balls about switching over. I actually got my current job because I was curious to see what’s out there (by March of busy season, you start to question your life and career choices) and a recruiter reached out to me.
Keep in mind, I had nothing that really described my job on LI, just the company, position and experience – at the time, about 2.5 years. So again, it could be industry specific, but at least in accounting, it can be a good way to find something good.
I’ll throw in one more: you actually keep the music to a moderate noise level so that you can talk without yelling and so that you can be respectful of your neighbors.
It’s almost as if the advice we all gave you previously is actually rooted in reality. But seriously, congrats on the (almost) sex. Don’t fuck it up by texting her too much.
It’s a beautiful never-ending cycle: drink too much > get hammered > wake up with a hangover > complain about said hangover and pledge to never drink again > get over hangover > forget how bad the hangover was and drink too much again.
Guy with the insecure girlfriend: she has more red flags than a Soviet Union military parade. I would normally say sit her down and reassure her, but it sounds like this isn’t the first thing she’s done that’s been questionable – you mention she can be controlling, petty, unreasonable, etc. You don’t give enough of a background of your relationship, but going from what you wrote, if you’ve communicated your issues to her in the past, I’d say you should start contemplating ending things.
Legitimately can’t tell if you’re referring to yourself as Daddy (a la Girl/Caroline) or if your dad still pays your credit card bills.
Actually, fun fact: Visa changed this sometime recently. They are now allowed to have a $10 minimum. I didn’t know myself about this until I went to buy something at a corner store and the owner told me there’s a $10 minimum. I called him out on it and he told me about this. I Googled it and turns out he’s right.
Going to turn into a shitshow.* An edit button would’ve been clutch here.
This is going into a shitshow and it’s beautiful.
I don’t get reception at the local grocery store (thanks, T-Mobile) so whenever I go grocery shopping by myself, I have my girlfriend make a shopping list like for me like I’m a Goddamn caveman living in the 90s. Also, the anxiety when I’m in there and want to check Twitter but can’t is all too real.
“Want to go on a date with me?” he responded, cutting to the chase far more quickly than I anticipated.
@BostonMax
To be honest, most of his “problem” pieces could be easily solved, but then he’d have nothing to bitc…write 1,000 words about.
@Todd
Agreed. Talk to her, ask her to elaborate on what she meant. If she gives you a less than satisfactory answer, document everything that was discussed as soon as you finish talking to her and then go talk to HR.
I would definitely suggest leaving. You have the benefit of having a good job now so you’re not desperate to go with the first place that gives you an offer and instead can take time finding the perfect fit.
If you like working with big companies, absolutely jump ship. The grass is definitely much greener. My busy seasons now aren’t hard because of poor time and people management, like they were at Big 4, but because there’s genuinely more and difficult work to do. And I love that because I’m challenged so much and I’m learning a shit ton.
Yeah, definitely lots of shit like that to filter though. I did audit in asset management, which is a massive industry in the Bay Area, so I was getting offerings and interviews at pretty well known hedge funds and private equity companies. This was definitely the result of planning ahead when I started though, I stayed the fuck away from your typical corporate accounting because I knew it was much easier (and thus, paid less) than asset management accounting and because I didn’t want to be counting widgets, or managing people who count widgets, forever.
This may be industry specific, but when I was at a Big 4, recruiters were constantly on my balls about switching over. I actually got my current job because I was curious to see what’s out there (by March of busy season, you start to question your life and career choices) and a recruiter reached out to me.
Keep in mind, I had nothing that really described my job on LI, just the company, position and experience – at the time, about 2.5 years. So again, it could be industry specific, but at least in accounting, it can be a good way to find something good.
I’ll throw in one more: you actually keep the music to a moderate noise level so that you can talk without yelling and so that you can be respectful of your neighbors.
“We’ll knock a chick up and flee the country to get away from her tyrannical religious nut father.”
Stay away from those crazy Crown Heights chicks.
“I hardly talked to Jen during the dinner”
It’s almost as if the advice we all gave you previously is actually rooted in reality. But seriously, congrats on the (almost) sex. Don’t fuck it up by texting her too much.
The hotter*
Busy season, man. The more stressed I get at work, the hot my takes on PGP get.
Red caviar > black caviar. Tastes much better and you can buy like 5 pounds of red for the cost of an ounce of black.