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Rachel Au

@rachelhyau

Mental health support worker, PhDropped but trying to get back on track, MPhil graduate in Psychology, likes: books, games, travelling, philosophy (she/her)

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When it’s your last day and your supervisor told you someone like you won’t strive anywhere, you know you’re dodging future bullets.

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Today I’ve won a dispute with the landlord and got all my deposit back. Major win against that greedy person and their creative false accusations.

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Hi grad programs! If your letter of recommendation portal requires me to rate a student's "emotional stability" or similar, I will endorse everyone's "stability" as "once-in-a-decade" until you remove this stigmatizing and frankly embarrassing (for clinical psych programs) item!

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When you have raised concerns about a colleague’s questionable practices too many times that they now feel like targeting you (such as literally following you around throughout the whole shift)…

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Is music chair common in shared workspaces? I just got up from my chair to grab a folder 50 cm away and my chair was gone in a split second. And yes, this is not the first time.

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Subordinates are not your personal assistants. This senior staff needs to stop handing me used mugs after they enjoy their morning coffee.

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This person did this to another staff this time. They asked them to make a drink, disliked it, sent it back, and asked them to make a new one. Have y’all been so angry that your tears just fall?

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I lost several kg because of the stress and a new medication I am taking. Someone just congratulated me for losing weight. I can’t. I just can’t.

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It gets worse. Apparently if you search "as of my last knowledge update" or "i don't have access to real-time data" on Google Scholar, tons of AI generated papers pop up. This is truly the worst timeline.

It gets worse. Apparently if you search "as of my last knowledge update" or "i don't have access to real-time data" on Google Scholar, tons of AI generated papers pop up. This is truly the worst timeline.
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The last thing you need is a male colleague telling you to stop overreacting to a workplace incident that happened to you. I ended up putting him in his place and the whole office cheered for me.

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Success is a matter of hard work and talent. That’s what the successful argue. They got there because of hard work and talent. Wealth? Hard work and talent. Promotion? Hard work and talent. Power? Hard work. And talent. Here’s the problem with that narrative: Firstly, hard

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First place! 🥇 Kong Man Wai Vivian clinches #gold for Hong Kong, China in fencing women's épée individual! 🇭🇰 It's their first medal of #Paris2024 and their first-ever medal in women's fencing! 🤺 FIE | #Fencing #Paris2024 | #Samsung | #TogetherforTomorrow

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Very eager to find out why there’s a clinical psychologist who expects unsuccessful applicants of the assistant role to all suddenly become their unpaid assistants.