I'm currently pregnant so definitely overplanning as I intent to use a private nursery for my child until they're in school, but I just wondered for planning ahead how you guys cope with school holidays when your child reaches school age? I used to work in a term time only role in a school but it pays a lot less than my current job and had no progression opportunities besides going into teaching (which I don't want to do) so I'd rather not have to do that, however I see no alternatives in my local area. My job can be hybrid but I can't guarantee they'll be happy for me to work from home during holidays as everywhere seems to be keen to get workers back in the office every week.

Hello hello! I’m pretty much your standard quiet nerd. I spend most of my time outside of work gaming, reading, or watching anime. I play in a DnD group, and do enjoy being outside, hiking and kayaking and such, though I don’t get out nearly as often as I should.
I’m a cook by trade, and overall I enjoy it. I like cooking nice meals for friends and family. Though some long days of work may occasionally take that out of me. I’m a slightly chubby white dude. I consider myself average at best in most categories, but maybe i’m just being generous to myself.
For dating, I’m rather inexperienced. I was a very late bloomer, a lot of growth and introspection a few years ago. I’ve been in one relationship, that ended on mostly friendly terms. I’m not in a rush, but very open to trying to work towards a relationship.
What I’m really looking for is a friend and cuddle buddy. Someone to hang out with, cuddle up on the couch, and watch some shows and movies with. Possibly make dinner for! (Though there’s nothing wrong with ordering some pizza or sushi.) I’m not in a huge rush, happy to chat for a while, meet somewhere public, go out for dinner and a movie, whatever makes you more comfortable! That being said, I am a little awkward and wouldn’t mind rushing to the cuddling phase…
If you read this whole thing, 10/10, would chat you up. Hope you have a wonderful day!
P.S. I am interested in sexual things if that’s what you’re looking for, just didn’t want it to be the focus of my post. Also, I never grew out of my teenage emoticons phase. I’ve been seriously holding myself back this whole post. Sorry in advance :D

Hello, hope you are having a great day, I am Sal 41 Male who work in 3D art and game dev, despite my age and work, I am just another lonely guy who is looking for companionship, I have been spending a lot of time on my computer working and having fun, so I started getting worried that I am in a relationship with this computer haha. I am kinda silly and quirky most of the time trying to make jokes that don't always land haha, so I hope you don't mind that, but I can talk about serious topics as well and be supportive and kind. I have always been found of having someone online that to share my day with and talk about our problems daily lives and share our happy moments, so I had a lot of online friendships some lasts days .. months.. Or 20 years haha, yeah I am talking about you Allison. About my hobbies and interests, usually nerdy stuff like coding, 3D art, making animation, watching anime, used to play a lot of games but not much anymore. Plus some walking outside, I live in a beautiful small city called Istanbul that has nice places to walk near the sea and make friendship with lots of cats on the street. I know that I may not click with many people, it is a matter of chemistry and energy, I don't often click with the people who just keep using short answers in their chat and never ask anything and keep making me carry the conversation alone, I have pet peeve with very short replies and just emojis without words hahaha. So dm me anyway you have nothing to lose, I could be your new best friend. And please say “Hiiiiii” so I would know that you had read my post to the end the more “i”s the better haha, and please tell me about yourself a bit, let's hope you have a discord, so please respect that and have a great day.

Since there has been a lot of confusion about the topic in the past, with myths and half truths being spread around and because there have been some changes with U14 with regards to how career XP is calculated, I'll try to provide a breakdown of how the XP system actually works.
Fundamentally all XP is (mostly) derived from the scores. The scores are divided into four categories:

• Combat effectiveness - kills (amount depends on the role of the target), destroyed vehicles (again amount varies depending on the type), dismantled garrisons and OPs, dismantled structures, placement of AP and AT mines
• Offense - time spent in red territory
• Defense - time spent in blue territory
• Support - placement of OPs and garrisons, having players spawn at your constructed OPs or garrisons, building structures, placement deployables (like supplies and ammo boxes), have placed deployables being used, time spent in the driver's seat of trucks, bandaging other players, reviving other players, resource gain from constructed nodes, repairing vehicles, certain commander abilities

I do not know the exact number of points you get for any of those actions. Some research has been done in the past: https://www.reddit.com/HellLetLoose/comments/ks5d2w/hll_scoring_system_update_8/
A lot of the numbers are however outdated. Still, it should give a general idea of what to expect.
The sum of your score categories is called "Gameplay" in the XP breakdown. That is also the amount of XP you get for your roles. There is also "Time", which I'm not exactly sure how it is calculated but it's a negligible amount anyway.

Pre U14:

You add Gameplay, Time, your squad's total Gameplay and the end of game bonuses (25% for a loss or 50% for a win plus 10% per commendation capped at 50%. These bonuses are multiplicative and do not affect role XP).
That means that your XP is largely dependant on how much score your other squad members generate. Your Gameplay is factored in twice, since it is its own entry and you get it in the squad's total too!

U14:

You add Gameplay, Time and one of each instance of the cause of those scores plus the end of game bonuses.
For example if you placed 6 AP mines and destroyed 3 Panzer IV, your Combat effectiveness score will reflect all mines placed and tanks destroyed, in the breakdown it only counts as 1 AP mine and one Panzer IV. Since that one instance is added to your XP total you actually get XP as if you had placed 7 mines and destroyed 4 tanks.
As far as I can tell you also only get the one that is worth the most. For example if you killed 20 players and the most valuable role you killed was an Officer you'd get 9 points. If the Commander was among your victims, you'd get 12.
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In both cases you technically get more than you deserve. The new system pays out a lot less XP of course, since it's only based on your own performance instead of your entire squad's. In the old system it was easy to get well over 10,000 XP for just standing around in the field, provided your squadmates built the nodes early and your SL was building garrisons like a madman. Whether or not this change is intentional I have no way to tell.
So the issue isn't that the new system is broken but that the career XP system was always broken. It's just broken in a different fashion.
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There may be some inaccuracies in the writeup. Feel free to comment and correct me.

My mum picked up a parcel that was left on the doorstep earlier with our address but not a name we recognised. She warned me not to give it to anyone that comes to collect it and she will take it back to the post office later to be returned because it may be a scam. It's Tracked by Royal Mail, the courier took a photo of it on our doorstep but did not hand it to anyone, and it has wrapping paper on it (innocent enough? Or a deterrent to stop you from accidentally opening and seeing that it's an iPhone box bought in your name or something?) I'm not sure. I've found a lot of conflicting info and topics on this and just want to be sure before it gets taken back to the post office

Hey Reddit. Sorry for the confusing tittle, wasn’t really sure what to call this post really.
I’m in the early stages of a potential relationship/dating, and they have accidentally, (very much accidentally) set off a few of my triggers which can make me split, such as disappearing at night without saying they’re going to sleep or anything like that, suddenly shorter replies/seeming a bit off, and seeming less interested romantically (I know i’m overthinking this as they are genuinely just busy).
How do I communicate these issues on early so they’re aware but in a way to keep the relationship between us strong and healthy, without hurting their feelings about it? When they do these things it has made me nearly split and I can be a bit emotional and not fun to be around or talk to when it happens, so I’m worried that i’ve also gone on about my feelings too much, being a bit depressive and emotional unintentionally trying to communicate my feelings, which can be jarring since it can be so sudden, like they told me. I want to just be able to communicate my feelings properly rather just like venting??
Also just getting used to people being busy, when I split I tend to convince that they’re intentionally busy or “if they wanted to, they would” mindset, which can make me worry when my texts aren’t replied to or late when they’re genuinely just busy.

Hello Reddit, im 16 and is big into the outdoors, recently I’ve felt the urge to chase the feral sheep up the mountain. I don’t know what it is, but I stalk, i make little movements and I try to catch them so much, Nearly caught a lamb today, rounded up him along with a bunch of other lambs and a sheep, split them so he was going down the hill onto level ground and using the momentum of running down the hill to cut him off, I got in front of him, I had him. less than a meter apart.but I stopped myself and asked wtaf is wrong with me. I get a thrill and burst of excitement doing it. Like I feel like I have some sort of predator drive. Any advice, am I crazy?

My mum picked up a parcel that was left on the doorstep earlier with our address but not a name we recognised. She warned me not to give it to anyone that comes to collect it and she will take it back to the post office later to be returned because it may be a scam. It's Tracked by Royal Mail, the courier took a photo of it on our doorstep but did not hand it to anyone, and it has wrapping paper on it (innocent enough? Or a deterrent to stop you from accidentally opening and seeing that it's an iPhone box bought in your name or something?) I'm not sure. I've found a lot of conflicting info and topics on this and just want to be sure before it gets taken back to the post office

Hello, hope you are having a great day, I am Sal 41 Male who work in 3D art and game dev, despite my age and work, I am just another lonely guy who is looking for companionship, I have been spending a lot of time on my computer working and having fun, so I started getting worried that I am in a relationship with this computer haha. I am kinda silly and quirky most of the time trying to make jokes that don't always land haha, so I hope you don't mind that, but I can talk about serious topics as well and be supportive and kind. I have always been found of having someone online that to share my day with and talk about our problems daily lives and share our happy moments, so I had a lot of online friendships some lasts days .. months.. Or 20 years haha, yeah I am talking about you Allison. About my hobbies and interests, usually nerdy stuff like coding, 3D art, making animation, watching anime, used to play a lot of games but not much anymore. Plus some walking outside, I live in a beautiful small city called Istanbul that has nice places to walk near the sea and make friendship with lots of cats on the street. I know that I may not click with many people, it is a matter of chemistry and energy, I don't often click with the people who just keep using short answers in their chat and never ask anything and keep making me carry the conversation alone, I have pet peeve with very short replies and just emojis without words hahaha. So dm me anyway you have nothing to lose, I could be your new best friend. And please say “Hiiiiii” so I would know that you had read my post to the end the more “i”s the better haha, and please tell me about yourself a bit, let's hope you have a discord, so please respect that and have a great day.

I am going to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya by car. My vehicle is equipped for overnight stays, and I will be spending the necessary nights in it. I plan to arrive on Saturday morning and depart on Monday morning. I am looking for a strategic parking location that is easily accessible either by walking to the circuit or by using public transportation. Safety is also a priority for me during the night. Initially, I considered Montmelo, but now I believe Granollers might be a better option.
If anyone has experience spending the night in a car or van near the circuit, I would appreciate your advice. Can you suggest a suitable parking area and the best way to reach the circuit? I would also like to know about the available transportation options and where I can find the schedules.
Last question: can I take my camping chairs to the circuit?

So, a while ago, I finally caved and bought a Miyoo Mini Plus. I was telling my colleagues about it, and they'd never heard about retro handhelds of any kind, so I bought it to the office one day. One colleague was really interested and I started telling him about the options that are out there, and he ended up being interested in buying one. Coincidentally, that day, there was a restock, so he immediately bought one. He's since told friends and family who also seemed interested, as well as his girlfriend, so they might start looking to buy one as well.
Another colleague became interested the other day as well, when the first colleague brought it to the office with the 3D printed case he was working on...
This really showed me that so many people don't know about retro handhelds but would be interested in it if they knew. I've known about retro handhelds for a while but was just holding off on buying one until I found one that would suit my needs, and now I'm spreading the retro handheld virus. 😂

I've had some ridiculous experiences with certain HR departments, and they were incredibly unintelligent. I'm sure many of you can relate. The question is, shouldn't managers review applications themselves? Otherwise, these incompetent HR folks will reject every single applicant.
Let me share some real stories that happened to me. I hold a master's degree in Programming from a European university, and I've worked on several projects. I'm also a Python developer.
1) I applied for a job in my home country (where you'd expect them to value European education). The HR lady claimed I was incompetent. Surprisingly, when I referred my friend, who has no experience in that field, she exclaimed, "Wow, what a brilliant candidate! We can offer him a full-time job!" How absurd!
2) I applied for a Junior entry-level position at a company. They gave me a test, which I aced with the help of my teacher. I performed well in the interview too. However, they still rejected me. Later, I discovered they hired a guy who claimed to have 12 years of experience in the IT field. Seriously, 12 years for an entry-level job? What on earth?
3) The last incident is hilarious. I found someone on Reddit who referred me to a company. I reached out to them, and you won't believe what happened next. They sent me a generic message with pre-set questions... It felt like they didn't even bother to read my CV. After just one day, they responded that they had chosen another candidate for the Front-end developer position. What? I didn't even apply for a front-end developer role, and they rejected a master's degree holder within 24 hours?
If you work in HR, please be honest with yourself. Remember, at the end of the day, you're a human being. When you leave the office at 6 PM, you're just like everyone else. Stop trying to please your superiors all the time. Take the time to read CVs and interview candidates. Even if you're the best employee or the biggest brown-noser, even if you're the Messi of your job, you can be replaced in a heartbeat.

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Today was my first day at a new job in what is essentially an admin role.
Going in to the role I was told that I have to work in office 100% and that my manager (lets say Sarah) would be in a different state than me. A bit annoying considering I left a hybrid role where I could WFH twice a week but I knew that going in.
So I get there just before 9 (I was told to get there for 9) where I am supposed to call and be let in to the office by someone (let's call them Bob). I call and there is no answer, so I call twice more and still nothing. Then Bob texts me saying they're off sick and that I should call this other person (let's call them Fred) to be let in.
I ask Bob if I can get Fred's number and they tell me to try and find it in the entry way near the phone that is there. I can't find Fred's number anywhere so I give up and call Sarah. (I later find out through my emails that Sarah and Fred were aware that Bob was off sick and that Fred would be showing me around. I don't understand why Sarah/Fred did not arrange this/let me know prior).
As I'm on the phone with her, two employees walk out of the office and briefly look at me (clearly lost and struggling) and just continue on out the door. A bit annoying... I figured they would be told someone new is starting?? Sarah texts me Fred's number and I call him and manage to get in.
Fred shows me to a desk and tells me to settle in. He tells me that this desk belongs to someone else who is WFH today. I'm a bit confused as to why I haven't been shown to my own desk. He then quickly introduces me to people on our side of the floor and I manage to remember 3 or 4 of the 25 or so names.
For the next hour or so everything seems to be okay. I log in and start to get things going (emails, teams, timetable etc) However, during this time NO ONE around me has tried to engage in conversation with me or greet me. I understand people are busy and are there to work but it is still a bit disappointing.
After the hour or so, I'm told by Fred that someone (Jen) will show me around the floor and the other staff on the other side of the floor. During this tour, another team member (Kim) joins us as they are fairly new too and Jen figures it is worth them joining. We start going through the normal stuff (kitchen, emergency exits) but when we get to one person on this tour, Kim and Jen decide to spark conversation with then and proceed to spend about 20 minutes having a work related conversation completely excluding me. I'm awkwardly shuffling from one leg to another and after the 20 minutes have to excuse myself as I have a virtual meeting with Sarah. I later realise I missed out on finding out where the toilets were, and how to set up a locker for myself.
After my meeting I discover in my emails a new starter check list that Fred is supposed to run through with me. (It is also important as my admin role means I will take over the onboarding process for new staff at some point) but he has not gone through a number of the points on the list.
It also asks on the email from Sarah that Fred take me to a coffee spot near by to get settled in. I understand that this may have been last minute for him, but someone else could have done this. This was the standard at my previous company. It never happened.
I am also informed by Sarah that my permanent seat will be in the reception area which is a secluded area that no one has occupied for as long as she can recall. Fred informs me that this won't work and will advocate for me to be on the floor as the reception area doesn't meet occupational health and safety standards. God knows where they mean to put me.
Then, during a team meeting with the other new admin people across the country, it appears that at least 1 of them is WFH. I thought this role had to be in the office 100%? Why is it different in different sites?
Lunch comes around and NO ONE talks to me or approaches me. Surely that is the kind thing to do to a newbie? To top it off, tomorrow I have to move to a different desk which is occupied by someone who is WFH and will have to continue doing this hopping act for the foreseeable future.
Am I over reacting and just seeing the negative or is this a poor first impression on their part? Please tell me to get a grip if I am being overly sensitive but it feels off to me.

So long story short but the company has treated me like shit but I'll likely be stuck here for a while longer. What can I do while in the office that could be useful for me personally?
There's a few others here so I wouldn't be able to speak over the microphone etc, I was thinking perhaps Duolingo etc but some exercises require voice.
Anything you could recommend would be great

This just happened yesterday. I apologize for the length because I'm still a little sour about it.
Now, I currently work in self-checkout and one thing you have to know is that there has to be three people operating the area and each person monitors a portion of the check-out registers. If understaffed, we close some down to accommodate. This doesn't technically
Yesterday, a few hours from closing, I was operating the self-checkout area with one other coworker. Now, this coworker was new, probably only a few days since hiring and was still getting used to things so I tried being patient with him. I even gave him my credentials to borrow since he didn't have his own at this point. He was that new.
Unfortunately, even with all of this into consideration, he wasn't much help. Primarily, what we do in self-checkout is to guide customers to registers, assist them when they ask for it and address any errors such as mis-scans, age restrictions, low paper, low cash, system being out of sync, etc. This is the bulk of what we do. Whenever any of this popped up, he did nothing. Whenever something went off near him, he would just stand there, and would either stare at it or ignore it. I ultimately would have to address it. He wouldn't ask any questions and do nothing to help the situation. When I was directing customers to registers, he's just standing there. When voiding items from several customers, he's just standing there. I tried to direct him around and give pointers, but it did nothing. The only productive thing he did was replace bags, and that was the only one. I was mostly doing everything else. It was stressful. It was getting crowded; I was getting yelled at and pulled by customers from every direction, I was trying to move everyone forward and keep the space clear.
At some point, management was watching as periodically, they come to check up on how we're doing and/or to send us to our breaks. They noticed his 'lack of productivity' and called him over to discuss with him. From what I heard afterwards, he mentioned that he was exhausted and wanted to take a break. Now, granted he was operating in a very strenuous position, but in my exhausted mind at the moment., compared to what I did, it was incredulous. Not everyone has the same level of drive and commitment as I do, and I was told this, so I can understand that if he needs a break, he needs a break. He has a different palate than I. He's trying his best.
Unfortunately, this led to another problem. Anyone who works knows that you have a specified amount of time you can take for a break. It can be 10 minutes or 15 minutes or some other amount. However, he decided to extend that by 5-10 minutes which inconvenienced some of us greatly. The person that was covering for him was from a different department and had some other important tasks to tend too. Eventually, the covering person did have to go so I was alone. I didn't hold it against her, kinda encouraged her actually since at that point, traffic was low, and I have some experience operating completely on my own despite circumstances.
Eventually, he did return from break, and he received another visit from management, probably related to his 'extended break'. Not long after that, I was sent away to fix up some aisles for the rest of my shift.
side note: We call this act, zoning. I'm asked to do this often because I'm regarded as one of the best zoners in the store.
I was lucky I had a very filling and nutritious lunch because that experience left me frustrated and drained, both physically and mentally.
Reflecting on this, there probably should've been a better way. Preferably, maybe have an extra person in the self-checkout for him to shadow. I couldn't do both at the same time and I don't think anyone can. I tried being as patient as I can and understanding of his position, but I realize, at some point it does become unreasonable. Some of management noted his behavior wouldn't fly well in this work environment if he were to continue. I just hope he can progress and improve so if we have another situation like this later on, it wouldn't be as challenging as it was now.
The lesson here, sometimes your coworkers won't operate on the same level as you, for valid reasons or not, and it may impede your own performance as well as your morale. Just do the best you can't because you can only address you, and not others. If you have questions or concerns about another coworker regarding their behavioperformance, bring them up to your managers and let them address it.

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I (19F) grew up with a very one sided family dynamic. I have a great relationship with my father and we have always gotten along with each other. He was way more present in my upbringing than my mother and I overall just prefer being with him. He was always there for me and never prioritized his job over the family. My mother was more focused on her work than being apart of my life and that has really drawn a wedge between us. I don't hate my mom but I don't have nearly as close of a connection with her as I have with my father. Her work was always prioritized over my father and I. It felt like my parents weren't even married.
My mother recently found out that my father has been having an affaire with a co-worker of his for the past 2 months. I had no idea about this so this definitely came as a shock to me. They are getting a divorce and my mother is planning on moving out of our house soon. My mother told me that I should start packing my stuff so that we can move out as soon as she can sign a lease on an apartment. But tbh I don't really want to move out with her and I'd much rather stay with my father. I know what he did was terrible but I still wouldn't really feel at home or comfortable living alone with my mom. I know that if I live with my father he'll continue to support and take care of me like he has been doing unlike my mother.
When I told my mother that I wanted to live with my father, she had a mental breakdown. She started telling me that her father broke up our family and that he broke her and that me choosing him over her is a massive betrayal from me towards her. My mother got really emotional and I felt bad about this all.
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AITA?

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