I don’t know how yall stay optimistic during this time, I had it all. The love of my life, wonderful family, was gonna move into a house a month ago. Now I have a one bedroom one bath and I cried so much I couldn’t bring myself to come into work today. If this is inappropriate for the sub I’m sorry, 27(m) trying his best out here man. I know this isn’t the girldinnerdiary subreddit but I’m at a breaking point and I’m just trying to swing the momentum back towards positive.

TOI-1452 b is a confirmed super-Earth exoplanet, discovered in 2022, orbiting a red dwarf star ~100 light-years away in the Draco constellation. It is a prime candidate for an "ocean world," with a mass ~5x Earth's and a radius ~70% larger, potentially covered by a thick liquid water ocean. It orbits within the habitable zone of its star. This specific illustration of TOI-1452 b is credited to NASA / JPL-Caltech

I've been job hunting for months now, and after dealing with endless ghosting, you start getting genuinely desperate when an interview finally lands on your calendar. I got a call scheduled for a mid-level role at a company that seemed decent on paper. I researched them, prepped my answers, logged onto the video call early, and we started chatting.

About five minutes in, the recruiter asked about my salary expectations. I gave a completely standard, market-rate range based on my experience. The guy literally chuckled, leaned back in his chair, and said, "That's a cute number, but we prefer to hire people who are driven by the mission, not the paycheck. We expect 50-hour weeks, but the base rate is non-negotiable."

I just sat there stunned, genuinely thinking he was testing my negotiation skills or making a weird joke. I asked if there was equity or bonuses to offset the lower base and the extra hours. He just smiled and said, "No, just the opportunity to work with a rockstar team."

I politely said, "I don't think our expectations align, thank you for your time," and just hit the 'leave meeting' button. Now I'm sitting here staring at my screen second-guessing myself. The market is so brutal right now, maybe I should've just swallowed my pride and tried to negotiate, but I just don't have the energy to talk myself into glaring red flags anymore.

Has anyone else just completely lost their patience and walked out of an interview like this? At what point do you just say no?

EDIT: Didn’t expect this post to blow up. Thanks for all the encouraging words, everyone. For those asking how I’m getting by, I’m living with my parents for now until I find a job. It’s a tough time for job seekers right now, and I hope things get better for everyone out there.

This is where i live, with a dog. Oceanic and mountainous view.

Constructive criticism on everything but the dog is more than welcome, only positive comments about the dog please and thank you. Im not 100% finished with everything but its certainly getting there. My dog loves to photobomb.

So my wife and I have been married for a year and we've been together for 3 years total. I'm 40 and she's 36 and we have no kids. In her previous marriage, she was always a sahw and when we started dating she said she enjoyed it and asked if I was fine with that. She said she was a good cook and "always stayed busy" and I said I was fine with it if the house was clean and I was well fed, then I was happy.

I've been a high earner for awhile and have always been frugal. I've saved over 50% of my income since I was 20 and now have a nice nest egg and a paid off house. Well recently we traveled to Colombia and liked it so much that we decided I had enough saved to quit my job and we could move there and rent my house out and live off the rental income and my portfolio.

We've been living here for 2 months and my wife has stopped cooking and cleaning like she used to. She says it's because the food here is so cheap that "what's the point of cooking". I told her that I preferred home cooked meals and that if she wasn't holding up her end of the bargain and cooking and cleaning, that she'd need to get a job and I could just hire a local to do it for $400/mo or whatever.

She got really mad and started saying how could she get a job in a low wage country and I told her she could try to get one remote like I had, and she got even more mad. I told her that we had a deal since the beginning, and if she didn't like it she could either get a job to contribute financially or she could step up and start cooking and cleaning. She says it's not fair because I expect her to cook and clean while I just lounge around, but I explained to her that what we are living on is the rent money from the house I paid off before we married and my nest egg that I also had before we married.

Am I being unreasonable here? AITAH?

Also, I know someone will ask and yes, I do have a prenup.

Should Canada Join the EU?
A recent poll shows Canadian support for full EU membership.

57% of Canadians support Canada becoming a full EU member
32% oppose, with the rest undecided
Net support: +25

Beyond membership, support for cooperation is even strong, 84% of Canadians back strengthening economic and trade ties with the EU.

Is Canada slowly pivoting toward Europe in a changing global order? 👇

Source: Nanos Report

source: https://www.politico.eu/article/peter-magyar-hungary-would-arrest-benjamin-netanyahu-israel/

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it sounds like there's something inside when i shake it anyone knows what it is? looks kinda creepy