I'm an engineer with a kinda weird assortment of experience. I have a physics degree, and I've dipped my toes into many professional waters - from biology research (in college) to designing solar energy systems (my first job after college) to making space suits (in an internship). I was laid off about a month ago, and fortunately was hired to a new job pretty quickly, which is at an electrical engineering consulting firm. It's my first week, so I haven't really established myself or grown a loyalty to my new company, though I think I'll like my coworkers a lot as I get to know them, and I'llbe able to get good at it. But the work itself isn't necessarily my forte, or my main interest. I'd rather be working on engineering a single type of product that I believe in (like when I was doing solar), or doing R&D rather than consulting. I still find my job interesting and can learn a lot from it though, and it pays pretty well.
So I'm pretty happy with my new job, and have been unsubscribing from all job alerts and telling recruiters "sorry, got a job and I like it and want to keep it." But I get a call yesterday from a recruiter who works with NASA, looking for someone to engineer space suits. Just like the internship I had (not at NASA, though) that I loved and had figured was just a once-in-a-lifetime thing.
But holy crap that call stoked the daydream fire. Should I pursue it? Is chasing Mars worth leaving the city I love and want to live in the rest of my life if I get the job? Is it worth pissing off the lovely people at my current workplace who took a big chance on hiring me? Help
My submission:
The Sunshine State Feels the Bern
“Let's not insult the intelligence of the American people. Why in God's name does Wall Street make huge campaign contributions? I guess just for the fun of it?” – Bernie Sanders
Quickly, I’d like to introduce myself. I’m a 25-year-old, private-schooled South Floridian who grew up in a 1% household in Plantation. I graduated from a top-ten business school, worked at the world’s largest hedge fund, and helped found a growing venture capital-backed startup based in Denver, where I now live. I have no debt, own property, and am an entrepreneur through-and-through.
And I’m voting for Bernie Sanders.
So, I’d like to clear up a common misconception about the growing base of tens of millions of Bernie Sanders supporters. We’re not looking for a handout or “free stuff;” we want proper allocation of our tax dollars to solve the very real problems that our country faces today. So, quickly, sidelining the fact that we may disagree on the solutions, let’s discuss some of those problems, which I do not believe are in dispute.
Americans are $1.3 Trillion in collective student loan debt. Twenty-nine million Americans do not have health insurance. We have the largest prison population in the world – more than authoritarian China – with 700,000 Americans arrested every year for simple marijuana possession. Changing climates are already causing disastrous effects here in Florida and around the world.
With that said, I would like to highlight the singular issue that affects all else: we have a corrupt campaign finance system that allows private interests to literally buy elections. This is not in dispute; in fact, this is likely the only issue that Republicans, Independents, and Democrats vigorously agree upon.
The presidency this year will be a nearly $10 billion race (up from $1B in '08 and only $530M in 2000).
As a prime example of how corrupt campaign finance is, consider the stark contrast between the Democratic frontrunners. Hillary Clinton’s Super PACs have raised tens of millions of dollars from Wall Street. Bernie Sanders has over 5 million individual contributions averaging $27 a piece – more contributions than any candidate in history at this point.
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She just made a comment about doing things for two and we're in an open relationship and I pretty much know whose it is and it's definitely not mine because I'm a girl
We've been dating for about 2.5 months, I managed to get her a job where I work, thankfully in a position where having conversations with her isn't necessary
I'm 23, she's 35, and I'm in no way mentally mature/stable enough to be with a pregnant woman and then a new mother so if she's for real pregnant and it survives (her health honestly isn't the best) and that's what she really wants in life then I without a doubt need to break up with her
We will have to see each other in person occasionally once she starts at my work but it is a bit of a trek to my place and I feel kind of weird about planning a breakup "date" without her knowing, so would it be a good idea to just call her? I managed to stop myself from sending the impulsive breakup text
Another reason why I feel weird about planning a breakup date is last year me and my ex did that for each other after about 5-6 months of seeing each other costantly without saying anything and it ended up coming out in text anyway just before the date and it was just like a solid week of anxiety leading up to it for both of us for no real reason
I don't have bipolar or another diagnosis of concern.
Complex PTSD. Hopelessness, anxiety, and depressed mood.
Anything’s appreciated, I quite literally know nothing
I'm New to this sub and fitness in general so please don't crucify me if this is a dumb question
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