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Do the coworkers ever stop complaining? 😭

This sounds weird but I don’t know how to phrase it. Last summer, I got a dream internship in archaeology which is objectively cool as hell! I was hype all summer while doing it but a lot of my coworkers were miserable and complaining the whole time. It was really the only thing that made it difficult. I figured ok, it’ll probably be better when I get a job in the field! No! I don’t know what to do.. my coworkers, supervisors… even my bosses complain about the work a lot? I have no idea how to approach it without seeming like a total asshole who’s like “just be happier!” Cus it’s obviously much more complicated than that but this is so much a field you don’t go into because it’s a last resort but rather cus ur passionate. I keep looking forward to finally meeting “my people” in the field who are equally as passionate about the work I do but they all seem so jaded and disinterested in the work :-( to the point that when I find artifacts they just complain cus it’s more paperwork. I don’t want to become like this!!!! Have other people noticed this?? Does it ever get better? Cus it’s not a oh, a few bad coworkers thing, it’s all the coworkers I’ve ever had to deal with now two years in a row!!

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u/Extra_Pen3653 — 17 hours ago

Is a geography major useful?

Hi! I’m working on my degree in anthropology and lowkey considering double majoring in geology. I enjoy learning about human migration patterns and hear that GIS is in high demand. My geography program offers a lot of training in digital geography systems and whatnot and I’m curious if a geography major is very applicable and/or in high demand in archaeology! I’m at my first CRM job and it lowkey seems to be but idk

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u/Extra_Pen3653 — 4 days ago
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Should I get a car?

Okay. Here’s my situation. I just moved to a small town (like 10k people) in the middle of rural BC for the summer, so I will be leaving in August. I bought a bike because I thought that would be enough to zip around town. Spoiler alert, it’s not! Buying a car is a big thing AND I’d have to sell it at the end of the summer. So here’s my pros and cons cus idk what to do.

Pros:
- I can afford it
- It would be significantly easier to get around town (public transit is incredibly limited and biking is hard as it’s an incredibly steep town)
- Possibility for leisure day trips to local towns
- It would just be fun to be able to drive around

Cons
- Even if I can afford it, it’s costly
- I’ll have to sell it at the end of the summer
- I may not use it as much as I think I will (I walk to work)
- Car thefts are high in my area
- I have a feeling I’ll regret it.
- I have no idea how car ownership really works and what I need in this area

I feel like I’ll be disappointed if I don’t get it and disappointed if I do. It’s a weird situation. I think I’m trying to adapt to this area since it’s such a wild change from the big city I’m used to. … help.

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u/Extra_Pen3653 — 5 days ago

Hi!
I have pretty mild cat allergies, the kind that keeps me coughing all night long and itching my eyes. I’ll be staying in a home with a cat for the next 4 months. It’s my first night here and already pretty intense— I’ve been coughing for the last hour or so.
Unfortunately this is my only option so …

Thankfully I can bar the room off from cats and keep it separate. But it has definitely been well lived in by the cats prior to me being here.

I need everyone’s most crazy and insane tips on how to manage this. Its my first night here and I am going insane.

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u/Extra_Pen3653 — 11 days ago