Paladin12

Pre-Covid I used to sit and read or work on my laptop at a particular Starbucks every Saturday and more than once I had an old gray haired white man sit down next to me (without asking) and then ask how I “looked like that” while “eating like that.” A) why are you looking at my… Read More

What violetbaudelairegt is saying was true back in 2015 when I bought my first home, but wasn’t true at all buying a house late in 2020. My mortgage guy ended up writing me three letters for the same house trying to help me keep the cost down to what I was willing to pay vs what… Read More

Operations Analyst for a large regional bank. Been with the bank 8 years, in this position for 1, making $41k a year, which is a big improvement over a couple years ago, but in my area you need about $10k more than that a year to afford market rent. Last year’s “raise” was a joke.… Read More

Egg 🥚

I had a great experience in my sorority. I’m an introvert and don’t always get social cues, but all the sisters were super supportive, even bending rules for me to make things easier. Even girls I didn’t really talk to much have been fun to continue to connect with on social media… Read More

I don’t teach anymore (the above probably gives you enough reasons why I left), but the worst parent I dealt with actually wasn’t horrible to me or my partner teacher. We taught second grade at a really good public elementary school in the Midwest. Our school started gifted and talented… Read More

Almost every former gifted and talented kid I know, including myself, ended up with anxiety, and/or depression, and/or autism, and/or adhd, none of which were diagnosed in childhood even though they were definitely already present. No one bothered to test us for things like adhd or… Read More

I said “Hi, welcome to [bank].” Yep. That was all it took. He then went on a five minute tirade about how I was so f***ing new and he f***ing hated new people. Like, chill out dude, I’m not even trying to help you, I just said hi. Thankfully, my boss came out of her office and asked… Read More

@yellowblueforever I literally work at a bank. They can generate plenty of profit off of lending interest and fees as well as the myriad partner products they sell like brokerage accounts and annuities and varying forms of insurance. Not all banks charge those fees - more and more… Read More

How banks charge you money for not making/having enough money. Monthly fees are waived by having direct deposits over a certain amount or a balance over a certain number. Overdraft fees charge you money for accidentally spending more than you had in the account, often even if you… Read More