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Chicago mechanic shop with primarily spanish-speaking clients is seeking a receptionist to answer calls, answer basic customer questions, and route calls to other departments. Ideal candidates are located in Latin America or otherwise speak fluent Spanish as well as acceptable English.
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MUST HAVE:

1. Spanish fluency
   
2. English proficiency
   
3. Internet connection
   
4. Either a cell-phone or a microphone
   
5. Access to a laptop or computer
   

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Pay: $1,200 per month
Hours: 6 days per week, 8-9 Hours per day
Volume: 3-8 calls per hour, average call about 3 minutes

I get to the customers house and it’s one of those orders that says I must meet the customer. There was no option to leave at door if customer is not available in orange. Normally I take a pic and leave it anyway.
The customer had 2 items, dog food and salmon. Her porch was in the sun, and I’m in Florida. My gut told me not to leave it.
The 10 minute timer started and I left her several texts and called her and left a voicemail.
Called support (while in her driveway) which was another 10 minutes. Got a $10 bump. Returned the dog food. Chatted up support again to send pic of receipt and my phone rings (SanFran #) while I’m on w/support.
It was the damn customer pissed as hell for not leaving her order! Like WTF, this was a half hour after the order was cancelled. How the hell was the customer able to call me after the order was cancelled? It’s so f’ed up. Not what I needed today.
*cancelled on title

I have seen posts from people who fear they will never be able to enjoy eating out with friends again after surgery.
Well, I am about 10 weeks post op, and I went to a 5-course dinner event last night, and enjoyed everything!
Courses were spaced 20 minutes apart. The first three courses were served family style, so I was able to serve myself just a spoonful or two of the dish. (For me, it was better than having a pre-portioned plate served to me, because I would be sad if I couldn't finish.)
Fourth course was fish, individually plated. I ate about 2 ounces, and gave the rest to my friend to take home to her son.
Fifth course, dessert, was half of an ice cream sandwich. By this time I should have showed some restraint, but it was a small portion, about 4 ounces.
Over the course of two hours, I ate about 12 ounces. It helped that some of the food, like the ice cream, doesn't take up much space in my stomach.
***However, this is a rare treat, I don't recommend trying to eat like this every day. Just wanted to help ease some fears that you'll never be able to enjoy food or social gatherings again.

Howdy!
I’m 26 and make 60-70k a year as a financial analyst (depending on bonus / stock options). Combined my wife and I make about 150k. We’re not struggling, but I wouldn’t say we’re thriving.
My original plan was to go to law school but changed my mind last minute due to the abysmal ROI / employment stats. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to change my major as it was too late. I ended up with a BA in Poli Sci.
My first job out of school was like 40k a year in collections. It was awful. Last summer, I was able to land a job at a top 5 Fortune company as a financial analyst. So far, I’m enjoying it.
However, I really don’t want to be making this salary for the rest of my life.
I was considering going for an MBA or a Masters in Finance to try and supplement my less than desirable undergrad degree.
The company will pay for up to 6k a year towards this so I’d most likely be paying a little out of pocket towards this. I’d be doing it in the evenings / weekends. It seems like most companies offer this, so I’m okay waiting if it’s a good idea.
Does this seem like a smart move or should I wait until I’m a little deeper in my career ? (I’m about 4 years post grad)

1. Make a master to-do list for the week and prioritize tasks.
   
2. Set a timer for any task you have to do and work until the timer goes off.
   
3. Break up long tasks into shorter, more manageable chunks.
   
4. Don't procrastinate. Start working on your tasks as soon as possible.
   
5. Take regular breaks while studying to stay focused.
   
6. Find study buddies to help you stay motivated.
   
7. Create a study space that is comfortable and free of distractions.
   
8. Utilize study apps and online tools to make studying more efficient.
   
9. Use flashcards for memorizing facts and information.
   
10. Test yourself on the material to help you retain information.
    

The pain is almost gone and the doctor has recommended me to move my fingers as normal as possible for the next 4-6 weeks. Thankfully my dominant arm (right/mouse) is intact. SADLY, I cannot place my left arm over a keyboard as the cast is too bulky.
HOWEVER (omfg, thank you destiny for being cruel but at least not a complete cünt), I have realized some minutes ago that I can hold a controller. Happy-me, decides to launch any random "easy" game (i.e., Bendy and the dark revival) but oh surprise, sprinting by pressing left stick is painful/impossible.
So, can anyone recommend any nice controller-compatible pc game that would mainly require the use of the right arm, and limited use of the left one? (I can move the analog stick and reach the face buttons. Pressing with the thumb seems to be the only problem).
THANKS, the goddess of boredom Aergia will be pleased with your suggestions.

A house fire in Milwaukee killed three people early Wednesday, including an 83-year-old man, authorities said. First responders who were called to the scene at 4:36 a.m. CDT had the fire under control in about 90 minutes, said Erich Roden, deputy chief of the Milwaukee Fire Department. Roden said one person was pronounced dead at … Continue reading WI house fire kills 3, including 83-year-old man

So I am a really bad procrastinator and have 105 pages to learn in 4 days. I get that it's not a lot but I just cannot seem to be focused for more than 15 minutes.

1. Recruiter contacted me over LinkedIn regarding a really interesting front end job they had posted. “Unfortunately it has already been filled but I hope we can keep in touch for future opportunities.”
   
2. Recruiter contacted me and said my profile was perfect for a new job opening (the job looked very interesting, I filled all requirements and nice-to-haves, and salary was generous). When we spoke over the phone he asked me to read my entire resume for him, asked me if I also have experience with cloud based services, and when I said no he ended it with that since I don’t fulfil the minimum requirements there was no point to continue this conversation.
   
3. Recruiter contacted me after ACTUALLY reading my profile, saw that I am currently employed as front end dev and wanted to sell me in on the exciting chance to once again work in IT support. Benefits included subsidised shared bedrooms, a hefty 60% payout of what I currently make, fun Fridays where the office goes out to drink, and chance of a lifetime to help people over the phone.
   
4. Recruiter contacted me about a job that sounded really exciting in the game industry. We even got as far as setting me up with an interview with the company. Turned out that I had to record a video of myself telling them how much it would mean for me to work at their company. A bit annoyed but still wanted to be professional I did the recording telling them that I am always happy for new opportunities and their company values suited my own. About twenty minutes after posting the HR manager visits my LinkedIn page, five minutes later I get a rejection email saying I didn’t pass because one of the requirements was to be friends already with one of my coworkers.
   
5. Recruiter actually managed to set me up with a job way back. It was a two month probation and during that time one manager decided that I was a pebble in her shoe, she contacted the recruiter and berated me several times without my knowledge. When probation was over and I obviously wasn’t allowed to stay despite them being short staffed my recruiter contacted me, informed what had been said and then told me I need to learn to handle managers better. My other manager that I actually worked knew about first managers behaviour was apologetic and gave me a glowing reference that I am sure helped me get the job after.
   

So I am 6'4" and I need to change the date of one of my flights at the last minute. Plane is an A320, I can either fly in row 33 in an aisle or a middle seat in C+. I have never flown in a middle seat before how bad is it?

So I accepted this order from Boston Market the other day ($14.75 for 4 miles) . As soon as I get to the restaurant restaurant staff tells me Chicken Pot pies are out of stock. So I proceeded to call the customer, no answer. Then i sent a text explaining the situation, no answer.Waited five minutes still no answer. Texted support to cancel order. Got half pay and moved on.

Today is day 3 of my diagnosis, and I feel even more confused than I did when I started down this journey. My official diagnosis at this time is "Idiopathic Hypersomnia with characteristics of narcolepsy" because I did not have any SOREMs during my MSLT, but I have described experiences that I believe are cataplexy to my doctor, however he has not personally witnessed them.
At my diagnosis appointment, I was offered an opportunity to participate in a drug trial for treatment of IH with Wakix. My doctor's thinking was, Wakix is known to help with cataplexy, you have a diagnosis of IH, so perfect, two birds, one stone. However, the doctor in charge of the study went through an extensive conversation with me about my cataplexy symptoms, as cataplexy would mean narcolepsy, and the study does not accept narcolepsy patients.
During this conversation he said that my descriptions of cataplexy are slightly atypical, as I have hurt myself during a cataplexy attack before, and apparently that isn't a thing? My injury was caused when I fell, laughing, while standing up from a chair, and I landed across a footstool, bruising my shoulder. It's the only instance of injury I have so far (fingers crossed). I have only recently (6-7 months) started having narcolepsy symptoms/cataplexy, and they have definitely evolved over time. My more recent descriptions of my cataplexy - tingles starting at my head, down my body, then eyes drooping, tongue heavy, I can't keep my head up, sometimes full on slumping over - he said sounds like more typical cataplexy (which funny, I wasn't even calling it cataplexy, I've been calling them sleep attacks, because compared to my earlier cataplexy experiences, these make me way more sleepy).
All of this to say, it appears my ideas and what I've learned is cataplexy may not be accurate? But that I'm likely still experiencing it, but misunderstanding it to be sleep attacks? So my questions: can people predict their cataplexy attacks, in the moment? Do you feel them coming on before they hit? Are you sleepy during them? After them? When you fall, is it a controlled fall? If not controlled, have you hurt yourself? Do you feel tingles, like goosebumps but not, when you laugh, but without loss of muscle control? How often do you have cataplexy? I think my average is at least 1-2 times a day, some days none, some days closer to 3-4. But, sleep attack like, not full body, so I thought I was doing better? But the study doctor was alarmed when I told him how often....
And unrelated to cataplexy, but my no SOREM MSLT, is it possible I did something wrong before or during my MSLT that could have impacted my results? Did I just happen to unfortunately have a rare good day? I was very sleep deprived before my study due to a fussy toddler, could sleep deprivation have actually worked against me? My sleep latency was 3 minutes.
My current plan is to check for HLA, and if I'm positive for that, get a lumbar puncture to check my orexin. My original doctor was fine leaving me with the "abnormal IH", but the doctor on the drug trial convinced me it was worth it to look into things further. If I'm HLA negative, he said he'd feel more confident in my IH diagnosis, and place me in the Wakix study. But if I'm positive, and have symptoms looking so much like cataplexy, then I should try to determine if it's actually narcolepsy, and he was against a second MSLT, hence the lumbar puncture.
Anywho, thank you for getting this far if you have! Any help anyone can give me to better understand what is going on in my head and body is much appreciated.

Cream Cheese Mints
makes 95
Ingredients
8 oz cream cheese, softened (full fat)
2 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
8 cups powdered sugar, (about 2 lb), plus more for pressing
1/4 tsp fine sea salt
1 1/2 tsp peppermint extract, or to taste
Gel food coloring, optional
Instructions
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with your paddle or flat beater attachment, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth.
With the mixer on, add salt then add 2 cups powdered sugar and beat on medium/low speed until incorporated. Add peppermint extract and the remaining powdered sugar a heaping Tablespoon at a time, letting it incorporate between each addition and continue mixing until well blended then mix for a couple minutes longer, scraping down the bowl as needed.
If you are coloring the mints, divide the dough into separate bowls for each color. Stir in gel color to reach desired color. Start with 1 drop or less if a light pastel color is preferred.
Working with 1/4 of the dough at a time, roll the mints into balls (about 1 teaspoon or small cookie scoop each) and set them on a parchment-lined baking sheet. When rolling the dough, roll until the seams disappear so the dough is less likely to crack. Set balls on the prepared baking sheet 2 inches apart.
Keep the remaining dough covered as you roll so it doesn’t dry out. Once the first batch of dough is rolled, dip a fork in powdered sugar which prevents sticking and press over the top of the mints to flatten them. Repeat rolling and pressing the remaining batches of mints.
Let dry and rest at room temperature for at least 2 hours then transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to a month or freeze for up to 6 months.

Hey, wondered if anyone could help me. When playing dcs I can often play for about 15 minutes before my game crashes, I’ve set my graphics to the lowest they can possibly go despite have a pic with decent specs (I’ll say below) wondered if anyone could help me or is having a similar issue, the game just freezes and all audio turns off, it then shuts down with no error noises or notifications.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Pc specs: 16gb Corsair ram Rtx 3050 i5-10400F 250Gb ssd 4 tb external hard drive Cv650 power supply Windows 11

Hey, wondered if anyone could help me. When playing dcs I can often play for about 15 minutes before my game crashes, I’ve set my graphics to the lowest they can possibly go despite have a pic with decent specs (I’ll say below) wondered if anyone could help me or is having a similar issue, the game just freezes and all audio turns off, it then shuts down with no error noises or notifications.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Pc specs: 16gb Corsair ram Rtx 3050 i5-10400F 250Gb ssd 4 tb external hard drive Cv650 power supply Windows 11

Thought I’d share my story here because I appreciated other people’s stories going into my surgery.
Had a lapidus procedure on my left foot. I’m a 36 y/o who’s very active and I’m in Vancouver. My procedure was covered by our healthcare system.
Was supposed to only have a nerve block and light sedation but the nerve block didn’t work as well as they expected so I had to get a general. Procedure took about 45 minutes. Woke up kinda nauseous but nothing new there!
I’ve been prescribed hydromorphone every 4 hours. So I’ve been doing that religiously since 10pm last night. Its 14 hours since I’ve been home (about 20 hours since my nerve block) and my foot and leg are still pretty numb. Icing back of knee to hopefully manage some of the pain once it starts.
Zero pain so far. Can’t complain! I’ll update as I go.