They want you to give up because your experience makes you A) too intimidating and B) too expensive. “Politics” is code for “we want to boss you around and pay you under market rate.”

This is classic they’ve taken a dislike to you (for whatever reason; because you’ve asked for clarification, called them on their bullshit, demanded answers, etc.) and it’s unlikely to be amended now. I agree with CannedPam that your best option is probably to look for a new position at a different company. You’re…

Yeah, I think it’s just time to look elsewhere. There really is little benefit to staying at the same company your entire career anymore unless you’re 3 - 5 years away from retirement and there’s a pension plan. Leaving the company will get you more money in the long run and there won’t be pre-conceived notions about…

How long do you think you’ll be able to hide it?

Hi! I haven’t checked in in a long while but I thought you guys would want to know how Catalina is doing! Info and pics to follow!

Good luck! I just have one tip: if you don’t click with the first person you see, don’t give up! It’s totally normal to meet a few different therapists before you find the one that is a good match.

I desperately covet this wrap dress he did for Lane Bryant a year or two ago. Hat and all.

This week up in ‘Grief is really really fucked up: Bonus Prednisone Edition’

I find that people like that who keep popping back up in my life and there are a couple, are those who had a habit of dumping all their shit on me without necessarily returning the favor (I’m a private person so they enjoyed dominating the dynamic). When they wore me out and I ended it, which I have gotten…

Ugh, hope this is just a cold I’m fighting and not the flu. But on a happier note, the floor is laid and we’re getting the furniture back into place!

Hah, found it:

A quick highlight for folks who may not know: The National Sexual Assault hotline can help folks process trauma even if it isn’t something recent. I know sometime the word “hotline” can make people think that it’s for only immediate crises; if you’re rethinking something from the past and want safe and supportive…

I woukdn’t have remembered except for your comment, but back in college I wrote a paper comparing that movie and the Joyce Carol Oates story it was based on. So disquieting - I should look them all up again.

Has anyone seen Laura Dern in “Smooth Talk”? She was 15 at the time. This film looks like a terrific bookend for it.

Beauty thread! (I checked and there wasn’t one? Apologies if I missed it.)

I stopped fearing and avoiding and opened my mail. Sounds ridiculous but avoiding the things the mail brings (usually bills and problems or something guilt-inducing) has been a feature of a long and difficult period of life that I’m *hoping* is lifting.

Wow, SNS starting early tonight! Woot!

Excellent list - we carried all of the above on our two-week trip last year.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is fucking amazing. It’s hilarious and Rachel Broshnahan is spectacular in it.

I’m having trouble spinning up my outrage machine about any of this. I’m just numb at this point. BRB, I need more wine.