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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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Starting over

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.” — Anaïs Nin This is uncharacteristically raw and personal, even for me, and pretty heavy! I know many of you have seen me posting through it and I feel safe to talk about it openly now that I’ve safely landed at the start of my new life. It’s honestly even a little bit embarrassing but I think it’s important to share. I’ve never publicly mentioned it on here, but I have a husband; as of Friday, we’d have been together for 11 years, and we’ve been married for 3 years as of 2/22. I realize now that I wanted to explore what I looked like outside of my relationship with him because I had lost that. This is why PI.FYI has been so meaningful to me as a space to express myself and connect with people—to rediscover my voice. I had been living a lie this entire time, to others but worst of all to myself. He’s been verbally and emotionally abusive, physically but without touching me, to the point that every day I spent with him I was in danger. I’ve been shrinking myself and walking on eggshells to avoid making him insecure and provoking his casual put-downs and fits of rage, while hanging on for dear life to the threads of good I could see. I’ve wanted so badly to leave, more than anything, but I felt like there was no way out and that this was just something I would need to endure indefinitely—but someone who is so very dear to me helped me see that I have wings to fly, not by acting as my savior but by reminding me of my own power. The emotional safety they built and the gentle care they showed me made me feel like I could open up to them. With their encouragement I was brave enough to tell the truth to my friends, my family, my boss, and they have received me with warm, loving and open arms and rallied to support and protect me. The financial and  logistical aspects were the most intimidating to me and it’s going to be tough for a while but I’m going to be better than okay! Now I’m opening up to you. This isn’t the only abuse I’ve suffered in my life, and my old therapist told me she believed it was my mission to share my strength and light with others to inspire them and show them that change is possible. I hope that by sharing this, I can reach even just one person who is going through something similar and show that they are not alone, and they are not weak. People with certain backgrounds may be more vulnerable to abuse, but it can happen to anyone. It thrives in darkness, shame, and isolation—and breaking that silence is the first step toward freedom. Leaving is the scariest thing I have ever done but I have so many angels around me, and I am endlessly grateful. Thank you for being here with me 💌

@taterhole

Mar 16, 2025

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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