u/DeadCornHusker

I didn't feel anything. like 4 kraken rum (47%) doubles in 40 minutes. Australian bartender was amused, gave me that look when I was ordering the 4th. Before that like 4 mezcal margaritas, 2 triples.

Went home drank 5 beers in the shower. Ate a full medium pizza and woke up fine today. I didn't enjoy any of that and it cost $200 after tips and shit. I was celebrating and usually buy a $20 handle and frozen pizza, but it was payday and the bar felt more social.

Maybe its the Nal or im just bigger or it just doesn't click with me anymore.

They had some triple vodka special and I just drank like I would at home. Ordered 4-5 triples within the hour. I was the only customer there on a sunny day and kept on ordering more. The waiter eventually asked me if I was the liquor inspector. I said no and asked for another drink. He laughed it off, but what was he thinking? I was throwing drinks out?

Title says most of it.

I lost my remote job out of nowhere in 2022, and it took me 2 long years applying before I found a job in my field (digital marketing) but I had to move outside of Vancouver to do it. 2 years being unemployed is hell, and I lowered my bar and accepted jobs I otherwise wouldn't have, then crashed out in the first 3 months.

Now after 2 years of living in the mountains, I have used chat gpt in way that got me 3 job offers back in the city - one of which is a dream job. Tailoring resume and cover letters after having it ask me 20 questions I can honestly answer to add to it. Chat GPT on it's own kind of helped me cover the 2 years of unemployment in a clever way, which may have been hindering interviews. It used the right key words, spoke passionately, but not superficially, improved on my own words and gave a combo of resume and cover letter that did stand out.

A few years ago I tried the same thing, but the combo was pitiful and robotic. It's improved, and knowing how to use it is rather important these days.

One positive/negative thing about the market now, is that experience well outweighs education. I never went to college/university and a few years ago there was always a bit of an explanation needed. Now it doesn't matter at all. If you have some experience in the field actually doing the tasks (and more importantly, know how act in the workplace, especially in Vancouver there is a lot of unspoken etiquette that isn't taught in schools, but learned through situations on the job.

TL;DR use chat gpt correctly when applying. Degrees don't matter too much these days in certain industries.