Closing out an era and will no longer be using this blog. I’ll be active on my former side, now main blog
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Closing out an era and will no longer be using this blog. I’ll be active on my former side, now main blog
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Every now and then I'm reminded Real People with Actual Jobs use tumblr and I've always been legitimately curious what all you weird adults are up to when you're not on this site and with tumblr's New Poll Feature I can finally get an answer! (or the closest approximation of an answer possible with only 10 available options h a)
What job do you currently have (or plan on having in the future)?
Deals With People (customer service of any kind, waiter, hospitality, etc.)
Professional Nerd (engineer, programmer, accountant, etc.)
Keeping Things Running (maintenance, janitorial, delivery, construction, etc.)
Never Left School (teacher, academic researcher, still a student, etc.)
What Kids Consider "Real" Jobs (lawyer, government agent, doctor, etc.)
Graphic Design Is My Actual Passion (designer, animator, artist, etc.)
Literal Backbone of Society (farmer, assembly operator, temp., chef, etc.)
Like And Subscribe!! (influencer, comedian, sales, marketing, performer, etc.)
Full Time Public Service Baby (firefighter, non-profit, social worker, etc.)
My Job Is Cool But Not Listed (slap that in the tags if it's fun)
See Resultssent an email without exclamation points #mean #meanie #meancore #evilgirl #hurtingyou #indifferent #gayandrude
#i dont get it anyone explain?
ok going from bottom to top:
Theranos: Blood testing tech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes that ended up being a huge scam
WeWork: Provider of coworking spaces, still operational afaik but has had its fair share of scandals including stock-related stuff im pretty sure
FTX: Crypto exchange/hedge fund founded by Sam Bankman-Fried that went bankrupt after a huge fraud scandal that got Sam arrested and awaiting trial on like i think 12 criminal charges?
SVB: The most recent, Silicon Valley Bank, a bank which primarily financed tech and crypto bros, which just collapsed
this linkedin user managed to work in all these places somehow
The 'Forrest Gump' reference is how in that 1994 film the main character was, through a combination of questionable choices and sheer luck, managed to insert himself into almost every major newsworthy event in history.
the biggest lesson im learning is that nothing is as extreme or as permanent as our emotions convince us they are. nothing is certain and things are always fluctuating and there are always exceptions and there are always mistakes. there is always pain and there is always love. everything is a delicate touch away from changing