DW Community Catch-up Thread
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Also yes, your family sounds like you would’ve gotten some *looks* in Japan. Especially back when international travel wasn’t as common/accessible or if you weren’t in a big city. In middle and high school, one of my friends had long blonde hair down to her waist and it wasn’t uncommon for older Japanese women to come up to her wanting to touch it. Sometimes they’d do so without permission. I guess one of my cousins was asked for photos in China and she thinks it’s because she’s fair with dark hair but not Asian.
I just had yet another interview and I have a very positive impression of the interviewers, one of whom would be the supervisor to the role. I don’t want to get my hopes up — it’s another role that’s open in about large U.S. cities — but I felt it went well. I won’t know if I move forward to the next round until after July 4. Fingers crossed!
ETA: I’m also really excited to buy sunscreen in Japan. Like yeah, sure, there’s a family owned pearl jeweler whose small store I cannot wait to visit, but access to sunscreens with better filters is also exciting to me.
Oh, lots to catch up on! Hope you all have excellent travels to Japan! My friend also just booked her trip to Tokyo.
Hope the job process is going well @copa! I had a couple interviews. I don’t think it panned out but not sure I wanted it. I applied for a job I thought I had a chance for and was interested in and didn’t hear back so it’s a bit disappointing. I’ll just continue on where I am.
We just came back from New Orleans. Had an amazing time! Mm beignets.
How are we feeling about crew socks? Apparently ankle socks are for millennials. I remember reading that crew socks cut off your legs and that’s why ankle socks are better. Sigh… to many fashion conundrums!
Glad you had a fun time in New Orleans. Hope you didn’t melt.
I’d not say the job hunt has been great. It has been a fairly casual search over the past year and quite underwhelming. I work to live, so that may be why. I don’t think I’ll ever be like, OMG – I’d GET to do this job? I truly cannot wait for pay transparency laws to go into effect here (in January) since I’ve encountered multiple jobs that I’ve learned in the process wouldn’t even match my current salary and barring a situation where I involuntarily lose my job, am not interested in entertaining a pay cut. Or there have been a few jobs that as I’ve learned more, realized weren’t for me. I’ve also gotten ghosted quite a bit (even after making it to the final round of interviews, which feels beyond rude). Like it’s all okay, I’m okay where I am for the time being, but it’s also not great. But on the bright side I’ve regained a level of comfort talking about myself, my strengths, the value I bring, etc. I have another phone interview on Friday but have my suspicions the salary will be low. We’ll find out!
I cannot with crew socks. The crew socks + New Balance combo are literally what my dad used to wear on vacation. And I already tend to end summers with sports bra, short, and shoe tan lines from jogging, so I don’t feel the need to have that tan line be a crew sock tan line. There are some trends that I like and would try (like longline vests) and others I’m happy to participate in again (“flare leggings” and flared jeans), but I don’t see myself jumping on the crew sock trend.
I would wear crew socks if they looked good on me, but I need to lengthen my leg, not cut it off. I have no problem with trends and I think these socks look cute on some girlies, but this is one I’m avoiding.
I broke down and bought some crew socks. I think they look cute. I have long legs, so I’m confident I won’t look like a complete idiot.
I also like the longline vests, but they aren’t practical for me. I get cold so easily. I have no idea what you’d wear over it if you were cold? I only buy tops or dresses that I can wear a jacket or sweater over.
I’ve never so much as tried a longline vest on, so I don’t even know if it’s a trend I like on me, but I like the way they look on others. I do clothing rentals from Nuuly and that’s the only way I can see myself having one for a bit. I’ve enjoyed Nuuly for trying new-to-me styles/trends and events.
I’m here for the crochet trend.
I rent from Fashion Pass and it’s fun to try out trends and then send them back. I have not tried the longline vest yet… I think it could work for the office on hot ass days when a blazer might feel too warm. I have one saved in my favorites. I think they could be great for someone who likes to cover their butt. Like you could wear it over a skinnier pant.
I love the tennis core trend! Little tennis skirts and dresses with the shorts underneath that have a phone pocket are so practical for going out and doing things in the summer. You can walk the dog, ride a bike, sightsee, day drink, do errands, play pickleball if you do that…
The tennis skirts/skorts and dresses are cute, easy outfits. The most active thing I’ve ever done in them is going to the driving range, an activity I almost exclusively participate in for the fit and company.
I like a lot of the “old money” styles. I like a lot of the linen options. We’ve already had some really hot days around here, which typically doesn’t happen until later in the summer.
I’ve seen Mary Jane ballet flats out and about — some even made of a mesh fabric — and that’s a style I’m not interested in trying. Same with the longer denim shorts. I’ve anecdotally heard that capris are back in style but have yet to see them out in the wild… that’s a trend I don’t think I’d revisit, either.
Nola was hot but if you just accept you’ll be sweaty it was ok haha. Not sure if anyone is going in the near future but Emeril’s was such an amazing experience. Definitely a splurge but the food and service was took notch. We visited the kitchen briefly and it was just like The Bear. They gave a nice card for our anniversary. They also gave us iced coffee and crumb cake to go!
Didn’t even know longline vests were a thing. I don’t love my arms and the buttons seem like they’d annoy me. But it’s good to have other summer options for work.
Yeah I don’t think I will do capris either. I think crew socks can be cute but I don’t need to cut my legs off anymore. I like the linen pants.
Off topic, but open to opinions if anyone has any. I’m currently interviewing with two different companies. I’ve had two interviews with Company 1, one with HR and one with the hiring manager + someone else I’d work under. They’re a massive company and at the end of the second interview (two weeks ago), told me they don’t plan to take any further steps until after the Fourth of July. They also mentioned that I should reach out to my HR contact if things progress with another company because they’d be able to move the process along faster for me if I am. There would be two additional rounds of interviews at Company 1. Last week I had an initial interview with HR at Company 2. Today I was invited to come in for an in-person interview with the hiring manager and another director next week. (Wrote back with my availability, so nothing is confirmed and with it being a holiday week, I am not sure if schedules will align.) Is now an appropriate time to let Company 1 I am talking to another firm, or should I wait until after my in-person interview? At present I am more interested in Company 1, but that may change after meeting the people I’d work with directly at Company 2.
Personally I’d wait until after the next interview and see if things really do progress. I think you’ll have more leverage with company 1 if you’re about to get an offer from company 2. I think that’s what they mean by, if things progress. I think just knowing you’re getting an interview may not be enough for them to get the bureaucracy to move faster, they’d have to fear they’re going to lose you to this other company.
Thank you. That makes sense… on the one hand it’s possible I will find out I will not be moving forward at all after the Fourth, but on the other it seems unlikely they’d be able to move me through two rounds of an interview process swiftly if I’m anticipating an offer elsewhere. For now I guess I’m going to tell myself to go along for the ride with each and see how things play out.
