u/WishboneAccording643

Hi beautiful people! Really need some advice.

My current workout routine is I walk 30 minutes with light dumbbells about 3 days a week, and I want to add yoga mainly for mental health (anxiety, depression, OCD, intrusive thoughts and rage). Menopausal female here. If you know, you know. 😢

My mental health this at an all time low and I’m hoping this helps. 😢

My plan would be one 30 minute workout in the morning, 6 days a week alternating:

- 3 days 30 minutes of walking with light weights

- 3 days 30 minutes of vinyasa or power yoga

I’m already at a healthy weight, so I’m not trying to lose, just maintain, feel better mentally, and get a bit more toned and I can’t do heavy weights for medical reasons. I just want to stick to lighter.

I may do a longer sessions of 60 minutes on the weekend if I have time but right now the above is the time I have in the mornings before work.

My questions:

- Is 30 minutes 3 days per week enough for vinyasa or power yoga to get mental health benefits and some toning?

- Does this seem like a good balance overall with walking and yoga?

These are all home workouts.

Thanks in advance! 🧘🏽‍♀️

Hi all! I just started a new job and recently finished my second week. Overall I’m really happy to be here and want to do well and know I can do well, but I’ve run into a challenge with the person training me.

The pace of training can be very fast, which I’ve tried to adjust to, but the bigger issue has been the tone during some interactions. There are frequent comments like “remember, I told you this” or “like I said,” which makes it feel like I’m expected to retain everything immediately while still learning. It was my 2nd week!

There was also a moment during a training session where I asked one last question before we ended, and the trainer audibly sighed (“ughh… go ahead”) before me asking the question. That made me feel uncomfortable and more hesitant to ask questions.

I’m also trying to take notes and update procedures (since I’ll be responsible for maintaining them), but I’ve gotten feedback like “why are you taking notes, it’s in the procedure,” even though the documentation is outdated. It’s been challenging to follow along, reconcile differences, and document updates while things are moving quickly.

I have tried asking to slow down during sessions, but I’m still finding it difficult to fully follow and capture everything, and I’m starting to second guess when to ask questions.

Would it be reasonable to bring this up to our boss and ask for guidance on how to navigate the training dynamic?

I still have a few more weeks training with this person and want to handle it professionally, but I also don’t want to fall behind or miss important details.

I think my hesitation is that I’m still very new and don’t want to come across as difficult or like I’m causing issues early on but at the same time, I want to make sure I’m set up to learn things correctly while also being treated with some patience as a very new person.

Thanks in advance!

Hi all! I just started a new job and recently finished my second week. Overall I’m really happy to be here and want to do well and know I can do well, but I’ve run into a challenge with the person training me.

The pace of training can be very fast, which I’ve tried to adjust to, but the bigger issue has been the tone during some interactions. There are frequent comments like “remember, I told you this” or “like I said,” which makes it feel like I’m expected to retain everything immediately while still learning. It was my 2nd week!

There was also a moment during a training session where I asked one last question before we ended, and the trainer audibly sighed (“ughh… go ahead”) before me asking the question. That made me feel uncomfortable and more hesitant to ask questions.

I’m also trying to take notes and update procedures (since I’ll be responsible for maintaining them), but I’ve gotten feedback like “why are you taking notes, it’s in the procedure,” even though the documentation is outdated. It’s been challenging to follow along, reconcile differences, and document updates while things are moving quickly.

I have tried asking to slow down during sessions, but I’m still finding it difficult to fully follow and capture everything, and I’m starting to second guess when to ask questions.

Would it be reasonable to bring this up to our boss and ask for guidance on how to navigate the training dynamic?

I still have a few more weeks training with this person and want to handle it professionally, but I also don’t want to fall behind or miss important details.

I think my hesitation is that I’m still very new and don’t want to come across as difficult or like I’m causing issues early on but at the same time, I want to make sure I’m set up to learn things correctly while also being treated with some patience as a very new person.

Thanks in advance!

P.S. I also am looking for advice on how to professionally "call her out" if she keeps it up with the audible sighs or non verbal cues. Hoping that will set the tone that I'm professional but won't tolerate behavior like that, etc. I think it's so important if I'm going to have to work with her going forward.

I recently started a new job and I'm trying to understand the dress code culture.

From what I understand, the general guideline is no jeans except on Fridays. When I asked HR during onboarding, they mentioned that some departments do wear jeans during the week.

During my first week I asked my manager for clarification, and she said she prefers our team to wear dress pants during the week and keep jeans to Fridays.

The confusing part is that I’ve noticed people in other departments, including leadership and HR, wearing jeans during the week. Because of that, the rule feels inconsistent and honestly a bit outdated compared to most workplaces I’ve been in where business casual includes nice jeans.

At a recent happy hour someone asked what I was doing this weekend and I mentioned I needed to go buy more dress pants. I joked that I wish we could wear jeans, and the HR director seemed surprised and said something along the lines of “everyone else wears jeans, we may need to talk to your manager about that.”

I’m not planning to push the issue right now since I’m brand new, and for the time being I’m just following what my manager asked our team to do.

However, I’m curious from an HR perspective:

• Is it normal for dress code expectations to vary by manager even when leadership dresses more casually?

• Would it be inappropriate to revisit the conversation later (maybe after 60–90 days) and ask if there’s flexibility for jeans during the week if the outfit is still professional?

• How would you recommend bringing this up in a respectful way if I decide to ask again later?

I’m genuinely just trying to understand the culture and navigate it appropriately.

I recently started a new job and I'm trying to understand the dress code culture.

From what I understand, the general guideline is no jeans except on Fridays. When I asked HR during onboarding, they mentioned that some departments do wear jeans during the week.

During my first week I asked my manager for clarification, and she said she prefers our team to wear dress pants during the week and keep jeans to Fridays.

The confusing part is that I’ve noticed people in other departments, including leadership and HR, wearing jeans during the week. Because of that, the rule feels inconsistent and honestly a bit outdated compared to most workplaces I’ve been in where business casual includes nice jeans.

At a recent happy hour someone asked what I was doing this weekend and I mentioned I needed to go buy more dress pants. I joked that I wish we could wear jeans, and the HR director seemed surprised and said something along the lines of “everyone else wears jeans, we may need to talk to your manager about that.”

I’m not planning to push the issue right now since I’m brand new, and for the time being I’m just following what my manager asked our team to do.

However, I’m curious from an HR perspective:

• Is it normal for dress code expectations to vary by manager even when leadership dresses more casually?

• Would it be inappropriate to revisit the conversation later (maybe after 60–90 days) and ask if there’s flexibility for jeans during the week if the outfit is still professional?

• How would you recommend bringing this up in a respectful way if I decide to ask again later?

I’m genuinely just trying to understand the culture and navigate it appropriately. Thanks!