myTakes: Education & Career

Oh, where do I start? My former employer is led by narcissistic, incompetent, back-stabbing, lying, power hungry mean girls. It was the worst year of my life, pure hell. And it’s a remote agency; I’ve never even met any...

#1 It's hard, no matter how good you are Unlike with some other majors, studying any natural science truly is a long and difficult task. It's not something that will happen overnight and will certainly take a lot of...

Since I started working I have had quite a few different job roles. Anyone that might look at my CV will probably wonder whether I'm serious about actually having a job. (In the last 7 years I've been in one industry well...

Right okay, I'm doing online school and honestly, I couldn't tell you what I did in my last lesson, I at least am not learning anything from this. The work is always too long or too short so I either can't be bothered to...

Obviously in recent times, we've heard a lot more about the injustices done to women and some men in work environments due to sexism and harassment. You would think with so much policy on book, and trainings that happen...

When I was a young child, the future of my world was open as the sky. With my life having just begun, I believed I could do anything I wanted when I “grew up” if I had the slightest inclination to. Now, at eighteen years...

A Georgia teen recently went viral after she published a photo on social media of her classmates shoulder to shoulder shuffling to their next classes with no masks on or any form of social distancing. Pre-pandemic, this...

Phlebotomy the surgical opening or puncture of a vein in order to withdraw blood, to introduce a fluid, or (historically) when letting blood. Following the announcement that a select few “key” workers are receiving a pay...

I’m Chinese and I’ve always had conflicts with uneducated people A thin and rich millionaire’s wife I used to talk to flunked out of three university’s and community schools and she is never intelligent enough to know...

We are all aware of the possibility of sexual harassment at work ~ for both women and men . Few of us know or realize the existence of bullying or other types of abuse in the workplace which may even be evidence of...

Since I only really like classics, here are the books I recommend for diving into Central European and German culture. I mostly chose fairly short books because I know from experience that it’s very hard to motivate...

All through school i was bullied for lots of different reasons. I've always been very petite so i was easy to push around and I can be shy and awkward at times as well as having learning disabilities and just struggling...

I was diagnosed with dyslexia along with dyspraxia and short term memory loss aged 7. The dyspraxia and short term memory loss are kind of adds ons to my dyslexia and that's why im just gonna talk about them as a whole. a...

I am sorry to only write someting about this now but I have been incredibly busy with fixing my life. I have one week of school left and need to make sure that I get very good grades - I should be left with an average...

March 12, 2020, the Thursday before California shut down: As I dive into my synthesis essay for my AP Language and Composition class (AP Lang), my eyes immediately catch sight of a name: COVID-19. As I grumble in...

In a matter of two weeks time, many freelancers, gig workers, and those that own their own businesses, watched all their customers disappear like the wind along with the money in their pockets. Many had businesses shut...

I like looking at historical footage. The older I get, the more I look into the past. I like that it reminds us we are only a small part of this entire history. We shouldn’t be so self-centred as to think that we are more...

Confidence is a word that is mentioned a lot, maybe even ad infinitum. Some people think it, or the appearance of it, is one of the defining characteristics that necessitates a productive and fruitful life. Having...

OK, so a girlfriend told me about this new Husband Shopping Center. She knew about the awful experience that I had when I was 20 and how picky I am and said this would fix everything for me by allowing me to get the real...

I'll start studying Computer science and Mathematics in September/October 2020 and then drop one of these to pursue my Bachelor's degree in the other subject :) I've decided to start studying in the Austria and continue...