dovahkiitten16

dovahkiitten16 t1_jdxs6wm wrote

Reply to LPT: Do not fall for the whole pursue "working for your dream company" idea. You will be so much better off if you have a wonderful, respectful, considerate boss at some normal business who actually values and respects you/your work, and allows you to become successful and proficient in your field. by Dismal_Body_2731

I never understood the dream company thing. Dream field or dream position? Sure. But companies come and go and some will treat you better or worse than others, and at the end of the day you’ll always be expendable. You don’t owe them loyalty let alone treating one as a dream.

I remember when I decided on my program for school all my older relatives would only ask me “who I wanted to work for” and then act like I was wasting money because I didn’t have a specific company I wanted to work for.

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dovahkiitten16 t1_j0zay43 wrote

Reply to comment by chrissesky13 in I wrapped our white elephant gifts in the shape of toilet and a giant plunger. by LeftClique

My (extended) family does a White Elephant because it’s far cheaper than having to buy gifts for everyone and is much less pressure than a Secret Santa. It’s always a fun game, but yeah, effort is made to make the gifts decent. I got a bookshelf this year and stuck my cousin with a box of chocolate covered peanuts in exchange.

I’ve never heard of gifts having to be bad or that being the qualifier for making it a White Elephant. I thought it was more about the game aspect to gift giving.

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dovahkiitten16 t1_j0zadb9 wrote

Reply to comment by APRForReddit in I wrapped our white elephant gifts in the shape of toilet and a giant plunger. by LeftClique

If you scroll down to the rules part you’ll see where the idea is that gifts can be swapped around and/or stolen. I would argue that the game part of it is what sets White Elephant apart from a traditional gift exchange or Secret Santa more than the quality of the gifts. So is there a word for it when you do that part of the game but make the gifts decent?

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dovahkiitten16 t1_iydu38y wrote

Reply to comment by Sianmaire in Meet Morrigan: our new, tiny, semi-feral House Goblin. (OC) by Sianmaire

If you’re interested in RPGs they’re solid games. Morrigan is a cool character in the game (and definitely inspired by the goddess, shapeshifting and all). She has black hair and yellow eyes, so I thought the name might’ve been a homage to the character. The goddess is still pretty awesome and the name is still an excellent fit for the cat.

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