Pain Points

Real time pain points directly from Reddit

💻Being monitored while working remotely

r/ExperiencedDevs9/9/2024

The discussion revolves around the frustration and negative sentiment regarding the implementation of monitoring software by companies to track employee activity while working remotely. The original poster shares their personal experience with being forced to install such software and raises concerns about trust, culture, and productivity.

User Quotes:

" "All negatives, not a single positive. It didn't change anything, other than irritating people." "
" "The thing is it only measured time you spend typing in Visual Studio and, of course, that's no where near all that a developer does." "
" "How can you maintain secrets if corporate IT has every keystroke and screen captures?" "
" "IMHO companies implementing this is a massive red flag that they don't have the slightest clue about what makes a developer effective." "
" "Even if remote monitoring like you're discussing were effective in discouraging 'overemployment', they decrease productivity and engagement, which is the actual things companies care about." "

✨Cost of Living and Financial Strain

r/Adulting9/9/2024

The post discusses the struggles of living with rising costs while earning a seemingly decent salary. Users express frustration over how their income is not enough to cover basic living expenses, compounded by high costs of goods and services.

User Quotes:

" "I make $52k a year...rent, groceries, gas, and all my bills...I’m tired of feeling like I’m drowning." "
" "Whenever I think in terms of 'it takes me x hours to afford this' it makes me insanely angry." "
" "Went from living comfortably to barely affording life. Prices are out of control." "
" "I earn about $40k-$42k annually for two people and my car is paid off but I have a $1265 mortgage and I have to pay $285/month for my own private health insurance. I am absolutely paycheck to paycheck." "
" "These algorithms determine the absolute maximum the average person in your location is able/willing to pay...you’re reliant upon and you’re making an average salary (65k) you’re paying the max of all of your payments." "

💼Cold Calling and Prospect Irritation

r/sales9/4/2024

The post discusses the author's frustrations as a former sales representative now on the receiving end of cold calls as a business owner, highlighting how interruptive and unpersonalized these calls can be.

User Quotes:

" 1. "Now I get 15-20 cold calls a day. Block half the numbers, tell the other half to stop calling. No matter what I still get the same amount of calls. They interrupt meetings..." "
" 3. "I thank those people who give a hard time. Cold calling should be illegal." "
" 2. "It’s always some outsourced BDR in the most least personable, I-hate-my-life voice saying something like 'hello XYZ it appears that your home qualifies for solar...'" "

🎓The Pressure of Sharing MCAT Scores

r/Mcat9/10/2024

The Reddit post discusses the emotional strain experienced by individuals preparing for the MCAT, particularly the stress of others eagerly anticipating their scores. Users express frustration over the societal expectation of sharing their results and the anxiety it causes leading up to the score release.

User Quotes:

" "It should be normalized to NOT ask how someone did on a huge standardized exam." "
" "No one is entitled to know your score." "
" "I’m still scared of disappointing everyone." "
" "You don’t have to tell your score to ANYONE." "
" "I hated everyone asking me what I got, without even knowing what the score means." "

💪Optimizing Fitness Preparation for Military Training

r/xxfitness9/4/2024

The original post discusses the user's desire to prepare physically for Air Force Basic Training within nine months. Users share insights about fitness requirements, training strategies, and their personal experiences in the military.

User Quotes:

" 1. "Don’t pay for a personal trainer - go to your recruiting station for the branch you select." "
" 3. "I recommend you look up the PT test and start there. Also, the recruiter should be able to tell you where to find fitness standards." "
" 2. "Please don't pay someone to tell you how to do pushups and situps." "

💼Struggling to Transition to a Meaningful Career with Desired Salary

r/careerguidance9/9/2024

A Reddit user expresses frustration about struggling to transition from an inbound sales position to a more fulfilling career that pays at least $65,000 per year. Despite having a business degree and attempting to network and submit numerous resumes, the job search remains unsuccessful.

User Quotes:

" "Best advice that I can give you is to try to apply for underwriting assistant jobs or get certified in risk management..." "
" "You need to expand your network and then use said connections to obtain a job." "
" "I’ve studied a lot for interviews... reach out to find out what they’re looking for." "
" "Contact people at tech firms in non coding verticals and ask what you could do to better tailor your work experience." "

✈️Incident Reporting Improvement

r/dubai9/10/2024

Several comments highlight frustrations with the current processes of reporting incidents and tracking down reckless drivers. Commenters express a desire for more efficient systems to handle these situations.

User Quotes:

" "This has to stop. It happens to me several times a day." "
" "It would have been terrifying, especially with your toddler in mind. glad you’re safe. To identify the driver, try asking around for any witnesses." "
" "They can catch a delivery driver in a matter of minutes yet let this happen everyday." "

🎮Wilderness Boss Content Frustrations

r/2007scape9/9/2024

Users express their concerns and frustrations regarding the proposed wilderness boss content in Old School RuneScape (OSRS). The primary issues revolve around the limited access to the boss encounters, time-gating, and the potential monopolization of these encounters by large player clans, leading to an unfair gameplay experience.

User Quotes:

" "The fact that you only get to fight this boss 3 times a day is what gets me…..realistically id get 1 shot a day." "
" "Wouldn't this boss be quickly monopolized by specific clans, thus permanently locking everyone else out of the content?" "
" "Wildly bosses should have an anti-pk mechanic. Something that forces pkers to also engage with the boss." "
" "The scarcity of the boss itself could potentially decrease the incentive to PK around it because the PKers would potentially make more money *killing the boss* than the people swarming around it." "
" "Honestly I feel if they also add a roaming boss to a non wildy area people wouldn't care as much." "
" "No one wants to fight an unfair fight and that's always what this type of content sets up." "

🎮Transparent DMing and Player Engagement

r/DMAcademy9/9/2024

The discussion revolves around the concept of transparency in DMing and how sharing behind-the-scenes insights with players can enhance their experience and engagement in the game.

User Quotes:

" "I didn’t say anything about what went as expected, what went differently, what other plans I had." "
" "My players don't need to believe that I've got everything set up and planned and completely prepped from the get-go." "
" "I think mystifying and keeping GMing behind a screen, as such, is one of the things keeping people from doing it." "
" "A year in I lifted the curtain a little and they were excited to hear about it and from then on occasionally told my players how they baffled me." "
" "It's like the transparent cups & balls that Penn and Teller do - understanding how the trick works can be entertaining in a different way." "

💻Request Feature Implementation

r/PleX9/10/2024

A user mentions the desire for a feature that allows friends and family to request movies directly without going through a voting system, which could simplify the process.

User Quotes:

" “Any way to make an Ombi like solution where people can request a movie to be added themselves without a voting system…” "