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Anytime I’m doing an activity where my heartrate goes over ~140 BPM, for more than a minute or two, I get this severe burning pain in my chest and upper abdomen and it takes 1-2 hours for it to go away.

I’ve had this for the past 3.5 years after covid. I used to go to the hospital everytime it happened but stopped because the tests were always normal and felt like an idiot. Did the whole workup with cardiology too years ago and they couldn’t find anything.

Its so frustrating that nobody has answers to this and it greatly prohibits my ability to do a lot of things

So long story short, I’ve been trying to find optician apprenticeships for several months now with no luck. They always end up hiring people with optical experience, which I have none of.

An optician at Walmart recommended that I just get some experience under my belt working any position at a retail store. So after tons of rejections, visionworks hired me. I’ve been there for a week now and I am literally being taught how to be an optician from nothing. This week alone, I’ve adjusted frames, taught how to help patients pick glasses, sold contacts, sold lenses, learned about eye anatomy & medical conditions, learned all about lenses and frames and contacts, learned how to read an Rx, learned how to manage insurance etc. They even had me learn the pre-exam machines.

Whats odd is that I’m in a licensed state, so I don’t even know how it’s allowed that im able to do all of this, but idk. I’m grateful to be getting all this optician experience because once I do study for licensure it‘ll be easier. And they are really flexible with scheduling like if you need a certain day off in 2 weeks it’s no big deal.

But here’s the thing..

I’m getting paid less than a McDonald’s employee here. And another more clinical oriented optical office just offered me an entry level position that pays more, but it’s all technician work and no optician-like work. So id get my optical experience, but not the optician stuff. And they’re a bit more strict when it comes to time off because id be like one of only a small handful of techs.

Should I stay at VisionWorks or take the other one?

I don’t want to get a gun because I have depression. What are some non-lethal options I can have to protect my home? Preferably something projectile similar to a gun

I’m doing seed starting on my porch because I don’t have all the materials to do it inside (Heating pad, lamps etc). I sowed pumpkin, cucumber, tomato, green bean, sunflower and pea seeds. They sprouted and looked really healthy two weeks ago but ever since last week the daily high only reached low 60’s-High 50’s, the growth has stopped and some of the plants are drooping.

I have to move them inside during the night because the lows are in the 40’s. Just checked the forecast and it’s supposed to stay this way for at least another week. Are these seedlings worth salvaging? Or should I just start over mid May when the weather is more consistent

I just got hired last Monday, and did my drug test the same day and I’ve been waiting on the background check (done by hireright). They already had to push back my first day since they’re still waiting on the background check.

My concern is about my resume. I work for an insurance agency, and I technically started working there in 2024 but it was more informal. The agent would pay me to make advertisements, and then after paying me $600, I was filed as a 1099 worker. Then in August 2025, I got onboarded as a full-time W2 worker. So my resume says Oct 2024-Present, but I‘m sure the background check will only say August 2025-present, and then they will flag it as being dishonest and get my offer rescinded.

None of this has happened yet. I’m sort of catastrophizing, but what should I do? Will they let me explain and plead my case or should I give the hiring manager or HR a heads up? I really don’t want to lose this job

After months and months of interviews and rejections I finally struck some luck. Last week I interviewed for a position and then got hired the very next day. I signed the document for hireright to perform a background check and did my drug screening the same day. The manager said I will start this Monday (5/4).

It’s now Friday and I haven’t heard a word about anything. Seeing how I’m supposed to start Monday, I called the manager and just asked for an update. She couldn’t remember me and asked my name a couple times. She said “You’re not showing up in our system” and I asked if I’m still working on Monday and she said “You don’t have a start date yet but we’ll be in touch and let you know”.

Either it’s anxiety or something actually is off. My only concern is that maybe I didn’t pass my background check. At my previous employer, I started off as a 1099 worker which doesn’t show up on background checks. So I’m hoping I didn’t get flagged for embellished employment dates on my resume. Should I call back and mention this or just keep waiting until they hopefully call me sometime with more info?

After months and months of interviews and rejections I finally struck some luck. Last week I interviewed for a position and then got hired the very next day. I signed the document for hireright to perform a background check and did my drug screening the same day. The manager said I will start this Monday (5/4).

It’s now Friday and I haven’t heard a word about anything. Seeing how I’m supposed to start Monday, I called the manager and just asked for an update. She couldn’t remember me and asked my name a couple times. She said “You’re not showing up in our system” and I asked if I’m still working on Monday and she said “You don’t have a start date yet but we’ll be in touch and let you know”.

Either it’s anxiety or something actually is off. My only concern is that maybe I didn’t pass my background check. At my previous employer, I started off as a 1099 worker which doesn’t show up on background checks. So I’m hoping I didn’t get flagged for embellished employment dates on my resume. Should I call back and mention this or just keep waiting until they hopefully call me sometime with more info?

After months and months of interviews and rejections I finally struck some luck. Last week I interviewed for a position and then got hired the very next day. I signed the document for hireright to perform a background check and did my drug screening the same day. The manager said I will start this Monday (5/4).

It’s now Friday and I haven’t heard a word about anything. Seeing how I’m supposed to start Monday, I called the manager and just asked for an update. She couldn’t remember me and asked my name a couple times. She said “You’re not showing up in our system” and I asked if I’m still working on Monday and she said “You don’t have a start date yet but we’ll be in touch and let you know”.

Either it’s anxiety or something actually is off. My only concern is that maybe I didn’t pass my background check. At my previous employer, I started off as a 1099 worker which doesn’t show up on background checks. So I’m hoping I didn’t get flagged for embellished employment dates on my resume. Should I call back and mention this or just keep waiting until they hopefully call me sometime with more info?

I work for an agent at Country Financial right now. I mainly do service work and other administrative stuff, but the agent is leaving the company.

I need to find a new agent to work for and there are a lot of SF agents hiring in my area, but the job description is so vague for each one. I know it’ll depend on the agent, but what has your experience been like? Is it super sales heavy with strict quotas and stressful?

I work for an agent at Country Financial right now. I mainly do service work and other administrative stuff, but the agent is leaving the company.

I need to find a new agent to work for and there are a lot of SF agents hiring in my area, but the job description is so vague for each one. I know it’ll depend on the agent, but what has your experience been like? Is it super sales heavy with strict quotas and stressful?

I finally got hired somewhere on Monday this week and they said I will start next Monday. However, my background check is still pending and I think I know why. My previous role was working for an insurance agency that was also a family business. The first 6 months I was just making advertisements on the side and the agent was paying me out of her pocket. Then by month 7, I became a 1099 worker because she paid me more than $600. Then 2 months later, is when I got officially onboarded as an office assistant and was a W-2 worker. So the background check probably only sees that I started working there in August 2025 when it really was Oct 2024, which is what my resume says.

This may get flagged as a discrepancy. I’m supposed to start work on Monday and still have not heard anything. Should I call the hiring manager and explain this in case hire right (the background check company) flags my report? Or do I wait for them to reach out to me for explanation? My only concern is that they see the flag and then they just rescind my offer without letting me explain

Just got offered an interview for this position. Is it like a team lead where you’re just supervising the cashiers? Or are you just a normal cashier with extra duties