u/jemappellelara

Basically title.

I have an opportunity to take on a full-time role working at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. So far I just had an interview with the hiring manager after having done a one way interview and will hear back soon since the World Cup is approaching. The role is fixed term from end of May to mid-July. However, I currently have a full-time job.

I’m just wanting to plan out how I’ll need to go about this with my current workplace should I actually get an offer. The position at FIFA is a great opportunity and aligns with my career interests even if it’s only for two months. If I get the offer, should I just quit or would this be an acceptable circumstance to request a leave of absence for? I know LOAs are non existent in the work place except for medical emergencies but with this economy, I don’t want to be out of a job over a short term position.

Thanks.

I was at a local Nissan dealership yesterday wanting to test drive a new 2026 Nissan Sentra (most likely my first mistake). I was torn between getting a higher trim SR or a lower trim SV with convenience package. A salesman approaches me and I tell him I’m looking at two cars on the lot and want to test drive both with the difference coming down to the features, particularly safety features and some interior features like ambient lighting.

We get into one of the cars, and I realized there were a few features missing in the SR but wanted to confirm. For one of the features, I ask the salesman where I can find it on the dash. He couldn’t find it, so I was mindlessly scrolling around trying to find it myself. We concluded we couldn’t find it, so we went inside and sat back in his cubicle area. He didn’t even know the name of the actual feature itself, I had to tell him the wording they used while he looked it up on his computer. Then, we eventually found out the car didn’t have that specific feature after all and I asked him to drive the lower trim with the premium package. We tried to find and we eventually find it, which made me question whether we could find it on the higher trim. Any feature I asked about was met with “I don’t know let’s find it”. It absolutely drove me nuts and made for an awkward experience. I wish I just drove the damn car myself, because that’s what I felt like.

I understand if I was at some independent used car lot because there’s just so many used cars, but knowing nothing about a NEW car at a dealership for a make YOU represent is fucking crazy. And this Nissan dealership is a smaller dealership which only sells new cars, so it’s just unacceptable to not know about the car you’re selling. Being a car salesman must be so easy though, because you can know nothing and still make money. Must be great to have a job where you’re a sack of shit and you still make money.

A recruiter on LinkedIn contacted me about a Brand Ambassador role at EPIC Insurance Brokers. It’s basically marketing which is what I’m looking for, plus event management and sales outreach. I applied and got asked to do a 30 minute phone call tomorrow afternoon.

They are providing relocation assistance which is a massive relief, because the salary has me worried and I’ll probably be looking at roommates. Basically, I’m a bit worried on what to expect and I don’t want to move across the state just to hate the job or even worse, find out it’s not all what it seems. I have an interest working in the insurance sector and this could be a great opportunity to get my foot in the door for sure.

Anyone working at EPIC Brokers currently or in the past, particularly as a Brand Ambassador? I couldn’t find too much about this role and would appreciate your insight whether or be about EPIC the company, the role, etc.

Thanks!