Description : Any ask-public women ever been from working in a job to housewife or stay-at-home-mum or simply unemployed?
Last Answer : I’ve made it several times!
Description : In your opinion what is the best way to deal with a coworker, who is simply mean and vindictive?
Last Answer : And NO!! Mrs Squeeky isn’t going to quit she really likes the job and pay, and hiring a hit man seems a little drastic, so again how would you deal with it??
Description : Does it sound like I suffer from workplace performance anxiety, how can I treat it?
Last Answer : You might benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy or dialectical behavioral therapy to combat the anxiety. Yes, therapy is covered by insurance. What you're experiencing is a heightened reaction to normal ... situations the way you are. You can unlearn it, but it takes time. Seek therapy.
Description : Is your fear and anxiety and/or depression essentially brought on by something specific?
Last Answer : Wife is dying, so yeah it bums me out too much.
Description : Which of the following terms has been defined by the American Psychiatric Association as a group of behavioral or psychological symptoms or a pattern that manifests itself in significant distress ... of the unknown. d) Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a specific disorder characterized by psychosis.
Last Answer : a) Mental disorder The definition was adopted by the American Psychiatric Association in 1994.
Description : Are many of you here suffering from anxiety or a sense of fear for no particular reason?
Last Answer : I used to, but not anymore. I conquered it through sheer force of will.
Description : How to cure fear and anxiety on the long run.
Last Answer : fight or flight… I am choosing flight at the moment and it’s not looking great…so try might try fighting for a bit…
Description : Where do you typically feel fear/anxiety in your body?
Last Answer : Definitely my gut/stomach.
Description : Which word in the passage helps create a sense of fear and anxiety?
Last Answer : death
Description : Which of the following phases of psychological reaction to rape is characterized by fear and flashbacks? a) Heightening anxiety phase During the heightened anxiety phase, the patient demonstrates anxiety, ... the incident is put into perspective. Some patients never fully recover from rape trauma.
Last Answer : a) Heightening anxiety phase During the heightened anxiety phase, the patient demonstrates anxiety, hyperalertness, and psychosomatic reactions, in addition to fear and flashbacks.
Description : Adolescents may experience Options: A) feeling of self-actualization B) feeling of satiation about life C) anxiety and concern about themselves D) feeling of fear about sins committed in childhood.
Last Answer : A) feeling of self-actualization
Description : For those of you who have gone from working outside of the home to working from home due to COVID, how has it been?
Last Answer : I worked from home from March 2020 to June 2021 - working a few half days in the office from June 2020 to June 2021. I loved working at home. I loved not having the stressful one hour ride each ... , rather than be at the mercy of a new supervisor in a new department. I'm now happily retired.
Description : Have you ever worked really, REALLY hard to accomplish something, maybe worked for years only to have some people say, "You're so lucky."?
Last Answer : Yes! I just laugh. ;)
Description : Did you ever quit a job or refuse to go along with something because it was unethical?
Last Answer : I told Tony Soprano to keep his dirty job.
Description : What would you do if something important slipped out of your mind?
Last Answer : Gosh, it depends on how important. “Gosh, the funeral slipped my mind. Sry!”
Description : Almost went to my job still wearing my slippers. What is something you forgot upon going out (the house)
Last Answer : I have found myself (not too often, as it happens) out and about with one slipper and one shoe on. No one cares.
Description : Due to shrinkage stresses, a simply supported beam having reinforcement only at bottom tends to (A) Deflect downward (B) Deflect upward (C) Deflect downward or upward (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Could you leave your present employer without having another job to walk into?
Last Answer : I could but then I’m nearly at retirement age.
Description : Do you find that only after having worked hard makes any form of relaxation pleasurable?
Last Answer : I worked my butt off all day yesterday, and was supposed to work again today. After waking up cockeyed lame I decided to stay home and eat Norco's. Relaxing? Noop. Pleasurable? Not since I built up a tolerance ... it's looking like a 4 day Labor day weekend. I'm going to have to live with it again.
Description : Has there ever been a minimum wage lower than $0.00 a hour?
Last Answer : A person needs income to live on. Slaves had to be given free room and board. They had to either have been given food or provided with land to grow their own. Volunteers get $0.00. Could ... responsible position? Some of them may donate cash or supplies. Would that make them earn a negative income?
Description : What is the most boring job you have ever been asked to do?
Last Answer : 12 hr swing shifts of culling bad bathroom tissue rolls off a conveyor belt. Paid well at the time for an 18 year old though
Description : Has anyone ever left his old place of work(not been fired or leaving on bad terms)and returned there after some years?
Last Answer : answer:In a way, the answer is yes'. While working at one hotel, I was offered a regional position with the same company. When that job was eliminated, I worked for two other hotels (again, ... a new general manager. It was just a matter of sitting back, observing what was better and adopting it.
Description : Have you ever been part of an organization where more than 20% of the group did the work?
Last Answer : I volunteer with search and rescue and as everyone is eager to work his or her dog and possibly find the lost person (or human remains), we usually get 100% participation!
Description : Have you ever been written up at work? And how did it make you feel?
Last Answer : Not me but in the business I work, they start writing up people as protocal if they’ve been wanting to let them go.
Description : Have you ever been busy busy busy for so long that a day off feels like a miracle?
Last Answer : I hear that…lol, Today is the first day off in 4 and a half months….I work 18hrs a day 6 days a week and 15hrs on the 7th day, but this Christmas I’m taking 7 days off….it’s a Christmas Miracle lol and I plan to do Nothing
Description : Are you now, or have you ever been a "company man?"?
Last Answer : Uhm. I work for a bank. I think I’d be lynched if I wore company-branded clothing and sang the praises of my company wherever I went. :-P
Description : Have you ever been involuntarily transferred to a different area at work?
Last Answer : Being adaptable is the best job security. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. You’ll get the hang of it in a week.
Description : Have you ever been forced to do a job in which you weren't proficient? How did you cope?
Last Answer : When I started out in sales, I wasn't very proficient at all. But I learned quickly and am now very good at sales, and often give advice to others. What I did was asked tips from people lateral ... position or title that you could go to for help, or perhaps the person that gave you this position.
Description : Is there something wrong with me that I feel this way?
Last Answer : Sorry you're going through this. It seems completely reasonable and understandable that you'd want to be at work. The challenges of work can be an appealing distraction from spending time feeling helpless in ... in any real sense, and I understand the mixed feelings and a desire for things to end.
Description : When you pay for something with a credit card, do you toss it across the counter to the cashier/clerk?
Last Answer : I know exactly what you’re talking about, because I was a cashier for a long time. I’ve noticed the same thing. No, I do not do this. How rude!
Description : Was there something you were fascinated by as a child that presaged the work you do now?
Last Answer : Not really, as a child/youth I wanted to be a writer, and now what I do has nothing to do with writing (except emails). Though one day I might pursue that type of career.
Description : Is it still stealing if you tell the person you're going to take something from that you're taking it?
Last Answer : I think it's still stealing. Just because you know who took it and that they were going to take it, doesn't mean you gave them permission to do so. Oncer permission is given, it's no longer ... the person says okay , they are giving you permission and it's not stealing. Same for the stapler.
Description : What would be something inappropriate to do/say in a staff meeting at work?
Last Answer : Just constantly say “that’s what she said”..that’s what I do…under my breath.
Description : Two weeks notice. Is it something that needs to be done all the time when leaving a job?
Last Answer : You don’t want to you burn your bridges. That’s why people give notice. But if you want to screw her over, then go for it.
Description : When choosing a career and you have only two options is it best to do something that you are good at or enjoy?
Last Answer : If you have an option you are enthusiastic about and enjoy, I’d find it hard to believe you could not train and develop the skills necessary to become good at it – and in reverse, something you have no interest in and just do as a mundane task, I doubt you would continuously excel in the field.
Description : Is my husband "doing something wrong," why can't he find a job in his field?
Last Answer : Depending on where you are and what the major companies there are doing, there simply may not be any available jobs at the moment.
Description : I got fired from my job, but they had me come in one last day. What is something funny or mischievous I can do so they wont forget me?
Last Answer : Be the bigger person and go out respectfully. You’ll be glad you did when your new job calls for references. I know it’s not the witty answer you’re looking for but you shouldn’t F around when it comes to your work reputation.
Description : How to ask for something (twice) without being a pain?
Last Answer : answer:Drop him a note or stop by and see him. Just be polite about it. “Hey, I know you’re busy, but I just wanted to make sure you didn’t forget about setting that project up for me when you get a chance. Thanks!”
Description : How would this social experiment work? Or has it been tried before?
Last Answer : Where will this cash come from, initially?
Description : Are you, or have you been a member of any boards or organizations? If so, do the people in charge bicker and exhibit their personality differences?
Last Answer : Yup, yeah,yes, oh yes,you bet, sometimes, and sometimes.
Description : Do you think this man should have been fired for his actions at Chick-Fil-A?
Last Answer : answer:Hmmm. I have a feeling there is more to this Auggie. He is expressing his right to freedom of speech - in a rather stupid, immature way as the minimum wage employee is not the correct target ... this, per se; methinks he sucked as an employee before this - and it was a grounds for dismissal.
Description : Has there been a recent occasion in your "real" life (in other words, work or personal but not online life) where you wanted to tell someone off, but knew it would be better to keep your thoughts to yourself?
Last Answer : Yes, but I let it get the best of me and got snarky.
Description : Any advice that you could give to a Mom who is re-entering the workforce (it has been 15 years)
Last Answer : answer:It sounds harsh, and I don't mean it like that, I'm not sure how to get it across completely kindly. Don't tell everyone about how hard it is to be away from house/kids/family unless you're ... it. If it's not that first job, just get through it for a while until something great comes along.
Description : What's the hardest or most obscure question you've been asked in an interview?
Last Answer : I have not had many interviews, but I always hated that “So why do you feel we should hire you/be a part of this company?”. It’s so vague and you don’t know what type of answer they are looking for exactly.
Description : Have there been times in your life where cooperation was both needed and well accomplished?
Last Answer : When I met my current partner, everything changed…he showed me that it is possible to rely on another person and everything will get done, that I don’t have to keep on being responsible for everything, that I can relax
Description : Has anyone been in trouble for being on ask-public while working?
Last Answer : Nope, my boss actually liked it and didn’t mind me going on it, but i also work at a computer store. heh
Description : Oh, Jellies, I'm rolling in early in the a.m., and am wondering why is it that after having consumed large amounts of alcohol, then closing your eyes -- why does the room spin?
Last Answer : “Cuz You’re so F*up and you’re not actually home but on a merry-go-around in a play ground.
Description : Have you ever been 'gripped/overcome/consumed with/by grief'?
Last Answer : Well….duh. Of course! Ever lost a parent you were really, really close to? No? Okay, then how about BOTH parents?! BUT….I moved on…I’m way past it and life goes on. My blitz of grief came and went and it sure as hell did not consume me.
Description : (4) None of these Explanation: Catalysis is the change in rate of a chemical reaction due to the participation of a substance called a catalyst. Unlike other reagents that ... may participate in multiple chemical transformations. Catalysts that speed the reaction are called positive catalysts.
Last Answer : Table salt gets moist during rainy season because – (1) sodium chloride is hygroscopic (2) sodium chloride is deliquescent (3) sodium chloride contains some quantity of sodium iodide (4) sodium chloride contains hygroscopic impurities like magnesium chloride
Description : Have you ever made a total career change, and how did it work out for you?
Last Answer : answer:Yes, I have done a complete change of career. I majored in English, but there was no call for English degrees when I graduated. I ended up writing computer application programs when ... your knowledge and experience with something new, you might find that you have something special to offer.