Vanessa Smith

We’re all normal to ourselves. I write. Hates hustle, loves shiny objects. Can’t even influence an ant. Anthropology & sociology graduate. Author of books.

[Vanessa Smith @normal_ness]

@jodadi_o Hopefully the fancy meds start to help

[Vanessa Smith @normal_ness]

So, genuinely, when am I “permitted” to g*ve up on job hunting? It has already gone on twice as long as last time.

(Censoring words because last time I used these phrases I got bot silenced as it assumed SI.)

Also:
https://t.co/JQFHCLf1qp

[Vanessa Smith @normal_ness]

@jodadi_o I finally got my tax done so next up is unemployment payments and then gp chat re dsp

[Vanessa Smith @normal_ness]

@jodadi_o I have to see my GP in person in a few weeks and I’m going to raise with him that I need help applying for DSP because there’s too much discrimination for a job.

[Vanessa Smith @normal_ness]

@jodadi_o This one was the most audacious because the header / job title on the site even said remote.

[Vanessa Smith @normal_ness]

"Are you able to work in a flexible remote/hybrid arrangement based in Sydney?"

When I see this shit now I just outright lie on my job applications, I mean they're lying by calling it a remote role & saying it's based in Sydney, so I'm just matching their level of accuracy 🤷‍♀️

[Vanessa Smith @normal_ness]

@urbanmel I demand you collapse for a while!

Has the intruder gotten the hint and stopped coming back yet ?

[Carole Bruce @CaroleBruce17]

Anyone in the #ME community, patient, carer, HCP etc who might be upset about the ‘ push through and be positive’ approach that Miranda seems to be advocating for #pwME during her appearance on Celeb Traitors, might like to contact her for clarification.
👇 Her agent.

[Todd Davenport @sunsopeningband]

People who insist exercise is medicine have the burden of proof. That is their assertion and therefore their obligation to prove it…or not. People who ask for proof do not have the burden of providing it because they are not making the assertion.

Them’s the rules. That is all.

[Vanessa Smith @normal_ness]

I’m particularly pissed off at how many in the ME community are still sucking up to this “celeb”. She only ever seems to harm the community.

[Susan Dougill @SusanD1408]

SOOOO MAD I have just watched a piece on BBC about Miranda Hart talking about how walking and increasing her activity helped her overcome her M.E. To some extent. She forgets to mention the Lyme disease & how she improved once she started treatment.

[MercurialJester (ジェスタ)🌡| PNGTuber ✊ 🇵🇸🍉🇱🇧✊ @MercJestr]

They can call for "turning down the heat" all they like, but they are the ones adding fuel to the fire.

There are no words for the hypocrisy at the heart of all of this, that stems directly from those in power.

[Vanessa Smith @normal_ness]

What's the saying?

Disagreements are for pineapple on pizza, not my rights.

Whatever the exact wording is - that.

[Vanessa Smith @normal_ness]

Since May l've rarely looked at the news because a) l've got other shit on my mind and b) I was sick of news after trying to coordinate it for three years.

[Vanessa Smith @normal_ness]

After looking at the news this afternoon, I am particularly annoyed that in a time of governments ignoring human rights, we are being asked to play nice and hug and agree with each other.

[Vanessa Smith @normal_ness]

One problem with “reasonable” accomodations
https://t.co/4bwZjb8VZF

[Vanessa Smith @normal_ness]

I feel like a deflated headachey pile of shit. But I still have 40 job tabs open on my computer so I don’t have permission from capitalism to give up for the day yet.

[Vanessa Smith @normal_ness]

to the complexity of how they are recruiting.)

I have LOT to say on Friday in this weeks podcast about the rejections I've received in the past month.

[Vanessa Smith @normal_ness]

It has been a month since I was told I was being post interview reference checked for a job.

I feel like they're offering it to others and I'm waiting for those acceptances to come through before they reject me. (I have followed up, but am unsure when or if I’ll hear back due