#Creepy chatter

[creepyscritches]

[lips directly on the microphone] you cannot be "too smart" or "too analytical" to teach others. You literally are just unskilled at educating and would rather blame others instead of building those neglected skillsets.

[creepyscritches]

So idk if it's bc everyone in my field inevitably goes through hell at the start of their careers and then a few times after, but this is actually a COMMON thing I hear from candidates that I interview AND there is a way to explain this professionally!

The reason interviewers don't like to hear about how toxic your last bosses were is bc the interviewers see themselves as your potential next boss and disparaging comments are more of an unprofessional conduct flag than an explanation.

"My last boss was incredibly toxic, so I left for my mental health" can be rephrased as something like "My previous position wasn't a good fit for my work-life balance and I am exploring opportunities that allow me to thrive."

You can also stay even vaguer if you'd like. "I decided to seek new opportunities for growth in my field" (very true!) "I'm looking to join a team that I can collaborate and share my knowledge with" (I'm in medical stuff, so this is usually a sexy way to flaunt you know complex specialties, but it could apply to MANY fields beyond)

I can say with confidence that the reason bad-mouthing previous employers is a red flag is bc we DO sometimes hire people who do that, but we tend to experience a lot of issues w that new employee when it comes to professional communications. Not every time, but it is a measurable trend. Being able to maintain professionality is KEY to interviews AAAAND the job if you get it. You WILL face conflict at some point and it is imperative that it is handled professionally for everyone involved (you get better outcomes on your end as well!).

Now, I feel like this goes without saying, not every employer is going to be a good opportunity either. Some interviews WILL just suck! But the employers who take their teams' wellbeing seriously are very protective of who they add to said team. Put yourself in their shoes when answering questions. "Does this signal I am reactionary to workplace friction or does this show I can maintain professionality even if that means I had to leave a previous position?"

Leaving a job bc of conflict is like THE final boss of workplace friction. If you leave that situation with grace (or at least tell us you did), that is a HUGE way to get major points in your favor. Last year I got in a huge dispute w my newly hired boss + colleague and it was escalated to our boss's boss's boss's boss, but since things were navigated professionally (I took my yelling offline lol...)it was something that really strengthened my position when I interviewed for my boss's job after she moved to another role (unrelated to conflict). Very Pretty Woman moment for me lmao, but idk if I'd have gotten my current position if I hadn't proved my ability to navigate even the most complex conduct disputes.

Handling buttheads with grace is a GIANT FLASHING SIGN that gives a first impression of "No matter what, I am here to participate w the team and I won't let conflict endanger myself or my colleagues."

As far as multi-year work gaps go, I've seen "covid-19 pandemic" listed as the only explanation several times and it's understood before the interview begins. We know it's been insane in the workforce and we don't need further explanation on the gap -- we are on the same page. If you had a gap bc it was hard to get hired, you can also say something simple like "I have been looking for an opportunity that fits my work style and needs -- I am excited to learn more about this role today :)"

Keep trying and remember YOU are the most valuable part of the interview!!!

Job interview tip I got from a tiktok but it's genius:

If you were unemployed for a while, they're going to ask if you can explain the gap in your resume. Unless you were actually doing something cool & relevant, this is hard to answer in a way that makes you sound like a good corporate cog. So here's the best and infallible answer -

No you cannot, because you signed an NDA.

You now sound mysterious, desirable, worldly, experienced. They can't even really ask you more about it! Perfect.

[one-pump-chump]

disclaimer this is NOT me trying to woobie trevor but. well.

DO we ever see him hurt women? we see him harass women, we see him chase them and then let them go, but unless we the player make him i can’t think of a single time he physically hurts a woman

[dread-knight]

thinking about how someone added scp 096 to Minecraft in a horror mod and realizing, in everything but appearance, it’s straight up just an enderman (albeit slightly more powered up)

[pretend-pretend-vampire]

okay well alex ward is just my new favourite I think. he plays jasper who I know AND a tzimisce named isaac who I saw 1 gif of and immediately decided was goals

[creepyscritches]

honestly I never thought my gay tonic immobility shark memes would ever have another time to shine. We ride

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[agendratum]

why the fuck did i just think, "oh it's been months since my last interaction with my english teacher from the courses after i procrastinated to reply to him for almost a month, he hasn't texted ever since so he probably decided not to send me anything anymore after that fucking genius move on my part" and a fucking minute later i get a new message from him???

am i a mind reader?? is he a mind reader????

[edgepunk]

also one thing I've never realized until now is that accidents on Aegis VII were so common that the Ishimura staff were growing clones in tanks for limb replacement

[creepyscritches]

He's the only one in my party that can cast fireball, so I bring him everywhere and dress him like my little jester wizard. Between durge, Astarion, + Shadowheart he is trapped at the mean girls table, jingling for my amusement.

ever since bg3 came out I’ve liked Gale, mostly based on looks and malewife energy. Finally started actually playing the game and holy shit man talks like a faerun redditor. Man literally cannot shut up to save his life. He loves the sound of his voice and he loves stating things with as many words as possible. Cannot have both him and Astarion in my party at the same time because I will straight up murder one of them. Jesus christ man.

[hurt-comfort-cache]

knowledge is a curse, y'all. i want to write whump fic about a snakebite... but i also don't wanna fearmonger about snakes. on the one hand, they rarely bother people (and even more rarely are the aggressors) & predators are important for top-down ecosystem control. on the other hand... my favorite characters are often alone in the wilderness & they hurt so pretty.

[creepyscritches]

Banging on the walls chanting "OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR ACA THRU JAN 15" like some deranged town crier. Election results aside, you have options to access healthcare as a RIGHT through the ACA. NO one can dismantle the Affordable Care Act in less than 4 years, so SIGN UP! GET YOUR CARE! USE THE SYSTEM!

You have options RIGHT NOW that will be stable thru the next year, the one after that, and I'd be shocked to see them shrink even the year after that. That means RIGHT NOW you can get signed up for next year to gain 100% covered preventative care (your annual check ups, pap smears, dental cleaning, vision check). You have the option to get checked and screened as you need, do NOT be dissuaded from exploring ACA choices. They are SOLID, LEGISLATED, and WORK BEST WHEN PEOPLE USE THEM.

I can't change most things around me, BUT I CAN tell everyone I know that THEY CAN GET LIFE SAVING CARE. THEY CAN GET PRESCRIPTIONS. THEY CAN GET PREGNANCY CARE. THEY CAN GET CANCER CARE. AND THEY WILL GET THAT CARE!!!!!!

SIGN UP BY DECEMBER 15, 2024 FOR COVERAGE TO BEGIN ON JANUARY 1, 2025. ENROLLMENT AFTER 12/15/24 WILL HAVE COVERAGE BEGINNING FEBRUARY 1, 2025.

[ogatas-beloved]

Ogata's eyes are legitimately very pretty to me. I know people call him creepy for them bc they're so dark and blank and don't really show a lot of emotion but I think they're beautiful. They're very unique and he's got such pretty eyelashes too. And I think he looks gorgeous with his glass eye too. I love the panels where you can really see the distinction between the two eyes. Very appreciative of that detail in the art.

[cyber-streak-2]

Human reader teasing their cybertronian buddies with earths many creepy crawlies- how do you think Fulcrum, Krok, and Censere would react?

(IDW1/MTMTE) Censere, (IDW1/MTMTE) Fulcrum, & (IDW1/MTMTE) Krok being teased by Human Reader with Creepy Crawlies:

Fulcrum

{He likes you now- he has for a while, but he still doesn’t really like any other humans, or any other Earth things. Especially the animals you have with you- spiders and others.}

{Your pets are partially the reason as for why he wasn’t around you so much- he still felt the same about you for a while, but seeing those animals around/with you just made it all more unpleasant.}

{It’s really just you and Misfire who tease Fulcrum about your pets—Misfire will pick up whatever you have at the time (such as a spider or whatever else), and chase after Fulcrum—you can’t stop him, so you just watch.}

{Sometimes you’ll try to show him one of your pets... he doesn’t stick around for much longer after you reveal it—especially if you try getting closer, or try handing it off to him.}

{You’ve left some of them in Fulcrum’s habsuite before. You could hear his scream across the ship—he bolted out and went to get you (or really anyone else) who would get the animals out of his habsuite.}

{He hears you say his name, and he assumes you’re trying to find him. And, you do reach him, and that’s when he learns you named one of your newer ones after him- you tease him (and so does Misfire) about the name thing.}

Censere

{He’s not really creeped out by your ‘creepy crawlies’ as humans would call them, but he’s admittedly startled whenever he sees one where he wouldn’t expect at the moment- such as in the flowers (sometimes your doing).}

{He’s somewhat fascinated with what you have, and while you do tell him stuff about them, you still find little ways to mess with and tease the NecroBot.}

Krok

{Unlike Fulcrum, he’s not really grossed out- he’s just never really liked/cared for anything organic, until you, that is.}

{He does have to admit, that your pets do sometimes freak him out- mostly when he just least expects it. One time, he entered his habsuite, and found literally all of them in there- he tried his best not to step on any of them.}

{You were once being held by him, and to his surprise, that’s when you just held one of your pets in front of him—it startled him, and he yelped. This is something you start doing pretty frequently—to all of them.}

{He doesn’t really like the feeling of any of them on his servos, so he doesn’t really hold any of them for that long if you ever ask him to.}

[lunahallowell]

I went to a cool place called Castle Noel and this place was full of the creepiest puppets.

Happy nightmares, friends! These all came from Christmas displays.

Bonus scary Disney trees from a Snow White display:

[one-pump-chump]

i know i said i was squicked out by image of age regressor trevor when it wouldn’t leave my minds eye but there is something to be said about the frankly juvenile way he expresses himself sexually

“i might even touch your naughty bits!” “i’m sorry i showed my thingy, okay?” “fuck, i love you! hold me!” “i betchya got a tiny peepee.”

[sweetaplle]

one of my most active friend servers had an arg that i was really invested in that ended last night and turned the whole server spooky within the span of ten minutes and it freaked me out so much in my tired state that im now taking an indefinite break from that server until it's done and over with

Anyways how's your halloween going