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Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc)

@northwind.bsky.social

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Gamer; mental health advocate; failed linguist; spreadsheet wrangler; lover of science, math(s) and logic. UCLA, Oxford Uni. 🏳️‍⚧️ Please do not DM with just "hello." FF14 posting: @maidenofletters.etheirys.social

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Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · Nov 6

So, uh, I am now going to stop applying to fed jobs - but might as well reshare this anyway. Open to any leads on work! VERY HAPPY to relocate! Won't use this resume format, obviously.

Will drop donation links below too, because after 5+ I know nobody has work for me - but I do still need to eat.

Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · Feb 25

This resume format is used for US federal jobs; it's not the format I'd use for a private-sector role. However, it *is* highly detailed (understatement), so it's at least a good overview of all my relevant skills and experience.
(2/2)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Copy of Master Resume (PII redacted)

docs.google.com

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Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 11h

Friendly reminder that I have around 6 weeks before I no longer have a roof over my head. This is urgent!

I'm chasing up leads of my own, but so far nothing has borne fruit.

Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 16d

THEREFORE, I am now more urgently than ever seeking leads on work and safe, stable housing. Happy to relocate!

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 20h

I've been among the final interviews for 4 jobs this month so far and not been hired for a single one.

Even a freaking temp job for transfer windows 10 to 11 for a multi elderly care business, I lost to a cheaper kid even though the temp agency was the one who came up with how much we should cost

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Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 19h

Thing about the latter (and I know I’m not saying anything you or most other readers don’t already know) is, it’s so often a case where the writer has a firm idea what they’re going to write before they even start seeking scholarship on the matter. :/

Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 19h

Oh gods I was having this exact issue just the other day. Had to ask my FC, lol.

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Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 16d

THEREFORE, I am now more urgently than ever seeking leads on work and safe, stable housing. Happy to relocate!

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Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 1d

Okay, this has to be the most adorable, uplifting quest I've done in a while. (I did just finish ShB, after all.)

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Oryn Eyltanath @maidenofletters.etheirys.social · 1d

Gods, this is so relatable. This is how *I* think, irl.

Setoto's dialogue in the level 80 Scholar quest.

#Alt4Me, if one of you has OCR, mind grabbing the full text? I can't OCR on PC.

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Oryn Eyltanath @maidenofletters.etheirys.social · 1d

oooh, I've got that unlocked at last.

Might need to seek a static at last, or at least a group of people who do high-end content on the regular. I was hoping my IRL would settle a smidge more before I began seeking that, but I don't really want to miss out on Hollows if I can avoid it.

The Faux Commander announcing Faux Hollows.

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Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 2d

Ugh, and there were like two hours of credit and cutscenes after the fight too. And I kind of skipped over a lot of them; I’m going to have to go back and rewatch them later. For now, though, I’m gonna try and sleep a bit.

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Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, I stayed up almost all night doing this. I’m a night owl by nature anyway, and chances are I’d have been awake whether or not I was doing this.

Oryn Eyltanath @maidenofletters.etheirys.social · 2d

#FF14 milestone dates:

• Shadowbringers cleared: 2025-10-13

(The rest will be in the replies because this is now >300 characters.)

Oryn Eyltanath @maidenofletters.etheirys.social · Jul 23

#FF14 milestone dates:

• Started: 2024-08-09
• Porta Decumana cleared: 2024-09-21
• Before The Dawn cleared: 2024-11-03
• Heavensward cleared: 2025-01-11
• The Far Edge of Fate cleared: 2025-02-01
• Stormblood cleared: 2025-06-26
• A Requiem for Heroes cleared: 2025-07-22

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Oryn Eyltanath @maidenofletters.etheirys.social · 3d

Crown of the Immaculate cleared. IYKYK.

Gotta slightly update the bio, I guess.

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Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 3d

PSA for those who may not be aware. Discord is actually a major offender here.

Was literally discussing this the other day:

A message from me, on Discord, with context removed:

I saw the art on the artist's BlueSky account, but the artist doesn't like people sharing their art without their permission. Plus, their BlueSky privacy settings don't allow offsite sharing - and I know Discord will ignore those settings, because the BlueSky architecture actually can't enforce them on third-party apps, but it still felt scummy.
So, I had to ask permission. In Japanese. The artist provided me the twitter link to share.
But damn. I was never that good in Japanese.
（漢字が200しか読めないだ。） And I’m
surprised by how much proficiency l've lost.

Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 3d

Also means they’re not getting any word of mouth; at least Morbius got “but you have heard of me.”

Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 3d

This is the first I’ve learned of the existence of a new Tron movie.

Which doesn’t mean they’re not advertising, but *does* mean they’re not advertising anywhere I’d see it (mostly online, but I don’t use Adblock on most sites so if they were advertising I *would* have seen it).

Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 4d

Completely aside, the headline reads as if the purpose of the travel is specifically to go through these new systems

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 5d

“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

futurism.com

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 5d

Forgive me, I am by nature an open book,
but was discarded carelessly halfway through
a reading, pages splayed, binding strained.
But regard the spine: creases long and smooth
as the lines of the South Downs viewed from afar.

A chance, my friend, that’s all I ask.

#PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe

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Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 4d

You may be right. I still need work though. :/

Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 4d

Definitely didn’t parse the website as “t women dot com”

Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 4d

At least they interviewed you? I applied back in 2019 and they just ghosted me. Never heard a single word.

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Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 4d

Probably not in a position to offer anyone a job, though, huh?

Jkjk. Unless…

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Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 4d

IDEK context but I agree

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Wynn Thornton (Needs-a-job arc) @northwind.bsky.social · 4d

Took a nap. Had depressing dreams.

I just can’t win.

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💖empy💖 @empireship.bsky.social · 4d

sure, why not.

I work a job currently being affected by the US government shutdown and am in mountains of debt and medical bills, which I was already struggling with paying before my source of income was endangered. please help keep a roof over my head.

bsky.app/profile/empi...

💖empy💖 @empireship.bsky.social · 7d

Links:

cash.app/$empireship
account.venmo.com/u/empireship
www.paypal.me/empireship

Feel free to message me if there's another platform you'd like to use, but I'm probably empireship on there too.

Anything you can do to help, sharing, words of encouragement, cute animals, all are appreciated. 💖

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Remora House DC 🎃 @remorahousedc.bsky.social · 4d

If you are employed & doing pretty fine right now, set aside some money from each paycheck to dedicate to mutual aid asks. Even just $20.

Shit is really bad, the social safety net is being shredded, & truly TRULY all we have is each other right now.

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