Hi, I’m also Terencio on mastodon.social and Sergio on lemmy.world.

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  • Sergio@slrpnk.nettoScience Memes@mander.xyzMEN.
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    28 days ago

    I didn’t say anything about gender, and I agree with everything in your comment. In addition, I maintain that the original post’s divide-and-conquer victim-blaming is one of the worst possible takes on the fact that accessing mental health care (in the US) is harder than performing esoteric medieval alchemy.


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    29 days ago

    All right, either:

    • try to decide what kind of therapist is needed (difficult)
    • figure out what kind of therapy/therapists are covered by insurance (time-consuming and stressful, sometimes impossible)
    • provide a bunch of private information (time-consuming, difficult, and stressful)
    • look through a list of relevant therapists nearby (usually easy)
    • try to identify one that you might relate to or at least be able to deal with (very difficult, sometimes impossible)
    • call them up one at a time to see if they’re really accepting new patients (time-consuming and stressful)
    • try to find a regular time that works in your schedule for the new therapist and for other obligations (difficult)
    • again provide a bunch of private information (time-consuming, difficult, and stressful)
    • go meet with the therapist. try to get along with them because if you don’t it’s your fault and you have to start all over (difficulty varies, sometimes impossible)
    • do all this while dealing with whatever problem you need therapy for (difficulty varies, sometimes impossible)

    Or:

    I know the wording’s a meme, but the hell with whoever made the original post. Fuckem.









  • One place I interviewed for actually wanted to see my physical diploma. This was memorable bc it was the only time it ever happened and luckily I happened to know where it was. Usually yeah they just contact the university’s “registrar” or “academic records” office and as part of the application process you sign a form saying it’s OK to release your records to them.




  • I’ll send an email if:

    • I still want to work there after interviewing
    • it’s to a peer (i.e. someone I might see in the future at a conference or another job)
    • I really did enjoy talking with them
    • they’re on the hiring committee (as far as I can tell)

    Then I’ll send an email like: “hi, it was great talking with you, I hope things go well and we end up working together.” Then if we do run across each other professionally in the future, we’re more likely to remember each other.