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Bus Stop uses an extended version of WakabaMark markup code for post formatting.
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#25461 Name: Anonymous   45min
I've been told in two different jobs where I have to work hard that I'm too nice. First as a teacher, and now as a financial advisor. I really want future clients to have the time to get to know me enough to see that I genuinely want to help them and would do my damnedest to help them succeed. I don't get that time to show people this. New advisors often have to do quick outreach (calls, DMs on LinkedIn, etc.), which often makes people weary, which is understandable.

I just want to work hard, actually help people, and make enough to afford a home where I can sustain having 8+ kids and lots of books in the future. I don't want to be cutthroat, manipulative, or even a billionaire like some of my coworkers do. I don't ever want to misrepresent anything to a client in the hopes of making more money. I actually want to help them increase what they have and charge a cheaper amount than competitors while still being paid for my work.

I don't know what to do. New advisors don't just get handed clients on a silver platter. We have to try and get them ourselves. I want them to see my real intentions, but I am not given time for that and the short amount of communication makes it seem like I'm trying to sell them something like a salesperson when I'm not (beyond my commission when they're charged a refundable flat fee after everything is finished).

Are people with good intentions just doomed nowadays when compared to manipulative assholes?
#25462 Name: Anonymous   2h
sometimes i wonder if it's possible to have the information diet equivalent of disordered eating. to be so focused on screen time metrics and eliminating digital distraction that it the avoidance itself becomes a problem / mental spiral.
#25463 Name: Anonymous   7h
just saw two people on twitter arguing and then managing to find a common ground and wishing each other a fun, safe weekend everyone's so cute
#25464 Name: Anonymous   8h
>>25461
you have 8+ kids???
#25465 Name: Anonymous   9h
>>25461
You're working in finance, of course being nice is putting you at a disadvantage.
#25466 Name: Anonymous   9h
I slept 10 hours last night and then took a 3 hour nap this afternoon I should probably be pissed because I have a lot to do but good lord I must have needed that
#25467 Name: Anonymous   10h
Hey guys, i'm feeling pretty good, I recently got a girlfriend, and she's romanian! I really love languages and she sometimes teaches me some words and phrases in romanian. She loves the beatles and she loves me too. Isn't that so wonderful? She's also watching me type this after we looked at the hypothetical hurricanes wiki. I'm so glad that she likes me at all!
#25468 Name: Anonymous   12h
>>25464
None yet. I want that many though. I haven't even found the right partner yet
>>25465
What would you suggest I do?
#25469 Name: Anonymous   15h
>>25468
If you want 8+ kids you're better off joining one of those creepy cults in the desert than trying to get rich enough.
#25470 Name: Anonymous   16h
>>25468
are you prepared to physically, monetarily, and emotionally care for 8+ kids, or do you want 8 kids like a child wants 8 dogs? Are you aware of the commonly deteriorated quality of life for children that are raised in these large households? Is this an adoption thing? If not, do you know the ramifications and risks that come with putting whoever's having these kids in that position?

This is all assuming you're wanting your partner to have all your kids, but how do you plan to give back to them for spending, at the very least, a totaled full 6 years of their life pregnant and an additional full year just healing? You haven't even found the right partner yet, so do you know about the developmental risks to the child and physical risks to the mother that come with geriatric pregnancies? Having that many babies safely will take 14 years. This is all baseless if you're planning on adopting, but you still need to consider the non-idealized version of the life you, your partner, and these children would have if you managed this
#25471 Name: Anonymous   16h
>>25467
This is so cute I love you guys stay together forever
#25472 Name: Anonymous   16h
It's 5am rn and I'm drunk and I don't particularly feel like sleeping.

>>25467
how cute hope you guys stay together forever !

>>25463
awww that's so cute
#25473 Name: Anonymous   18h
I'm mining SUMUWW at the moment. Anyone else want to give it a go with me?
#25474 Name: Anonymous   22h
>>25473
No.