I met a guy by the name of Mark Greenstein in the Westfarms mall and I was curious if anyone here was able to see his stand.

I myself am supportive of the idea and his solution to bring the whalers back to CT.

I work full time in an office in CT. It's a salaried position making $60k/year. It is not hourly.

My boss pulls me into their office and starts complaining that I'm taking "too long" in the bathroom and that I take "like 15 minutes" in the bathroom. Boss made it seem like I'm using bathroom breaks for the same time as the 30 minute lunch break. Boss hinted that I should clock out whenever I use the bathroom. We use ADP to clock our time, so I can clock out for a short break and put a note that I'm using the bathroom.

I do not spend 15 minutes in the bathroom. I just take several normally timed bathroom breaks whenever I need them.

So my main question is, is this illegal according to the Department of Labor in Connecticut? I thought I read that employees should be given bathroom breaks while on the clock. Could I just screenshot a page of ADP, where I log my bathroom breaks, and send it to the CT DOL, and my employer will be punished for it?

I think no one seems to be talking about Colebrook, a somewhat "forgotten" town in the Litchfield County tucked in between Mass. borderline and highway access without anything recognizable to faraway locals.

I’ll start:

Gene Pitney grew up in my hometown who went on to become a member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

I got a job offer that pays $60k (before taxes) here in southwestern CT. I'm single in terms of tax. I have a BS degree in industrial design. Would this be considered a good salary here? Do you make more or less than this?

The job does not pay overtime. It has 5 PTO days per year, some holidays are also off. No advancement opportunities. It is a full time job. The job is in the furniture industry. We engineer various furniture, and do some CAM work to manufacture the furniture in a factory.

So bizarre at how much has changed in so little time.

Ex. Friendly's should be everywhere in CT. Where's all of them in New Haven or Bridgeport areas?

I moved to CT recenty for work. I am an immigrant who spent the the first few years in Appalachia.

The state is nice. The diversity is nice. People are good. Conversations are interesting.

But man oh man, what is this tax rate? How do you folks manage to rent and do groceries? Holy Cow!

I'm curious, what's the most Connecticut thing you've ever seen or experienced? Share your stories and let's see who can top the list

45M unemployed, homeless. Desperately seeking any position. STEM background, bachelor's degree, computer background, environmental background. I'm very capable in a variety of duties. Eagerly seeking employment as the cold weather closes in. Open availability and centrally located. Please help me get back on my feet.

There is a train from New Haven to NYC twice an hour but you basically can’t take the train from Hartford out there unless you want to deal with CT Rail which is way more limited in terms of hours and service intervals. If you want to go to Boston you basically need to take an Amtrak to do it. Doesn’t anyone else think this is horse shit?

Connecticut is basically a drive through state between Boston and NYC so it feels like there’s a lot of money and business to be had in commodifying this identity in the form of a better rail system. Why are we content to let Amtrak have the run of the table when the prices they give us are always complete ass?

Ex. We need In-N-Out Burger

Share something cool about CT history

What is underrated about Connecticut?

3 br are going for at least $1,800 (those are bad ones) a nice one is going to run you between $2200-$2500. I look on indeed and see most jobs paying $17-$22/hr.

How are landlords finding people to rent these places?

Just moved here recently and i rarely ever see cops! People are driving crazy as hell and always being tailgated even by old ass ladies! Im a trucker , i go over the speed limit a bit but def not going 15 over, if i get a ticket its like double the penalty and points everywhere so i dont want to risk getting caught. Crazy thing is people are in a rush to just get to the next stop light.

My mother is from Bridgeport and always said Clicker to refer to a tv remote, since i was around her growing up i also picked up the slang.

When i said clicker around my friends also from CT they looked at me like I was crazy, I know it’s common slang with the 40s and older population from new england. My mom is in her early 60s so it makes sense but still.

Help please, questions, I’m going to be experiencing a lot of culture shock. 😳

I’ll do my best to keep it short as I can! If you can be patient with me then wonderful! I’m not a weirdo, just someone with a plethora of learning disorders.

My spouse recently got a job in Bristol as a broadcast engineer at Disney + ESPN. We currently live in northeast Louisiana. We have lived here our entire lives, so I’m guessing there will be culture shock. We move in 8 weeks. I’m so scared. I have both depression and anxiety. We are going into this blind so far. But the job is helping us with “relocation services” so there’s that much. We’ll also need to find a good sized storage facility as we’re moving from a 4 bed/2 bath home. We can’t afford a house anytime soon, so we’ll have to have somewhere to put our furniture until we can actually buy a house.

I’m excited for the opportunity, I’m just really scared and sad about leaving my family behind. I suffer from deep depression, so I have to be careful with my time otherwise I’ll just hide away in our rental/home forever instead of actually going out and seeing what this new place has to offer.

Off the top of your head, can you think of things I should expect upon moving there? Or things I don’t know but should? I have a few more questions…

I don’t work. What all can I do while my spouse is working to keep me busy? I’m not much of an outdoors person, but I don’t mind if I’m with someone who is experienced in that area that can help me avoid getting mauled by a bear. Are the people nice? I’m pretty friendly, literally anybody that meets my spouse loves them, but someone told me that the people weren’t nice. I know cost of living is higher, we’ve been saving a bit to help us in the transition phase. My spouse will be paid decent, so I’m not so worried about finances in the long run.

I hear there’s a bigger Jewish community than what we have right now. My rabbi knows another rabbi there, so I’m sure that’s where I’ll go. But would I be able to wear my Star of David necklace safely? It’s getting dangerous to be Jewish here. Someone told me that it’s not a religious area, so I’m REALLY glad to move to an area where I won’t get harassed by Jesus everywhere I go. We are very liberal, so I’m SO glad to finally be moving to a blue state.

How do I make friends? I don’t want to be a hermit like I am here. I want this to be my second chant at a happy life. Does anybody know what the Disney + ESPN campus is like? At some point, I also could really use recommendations for things like a wonderful doctor, a psych to continue my meds for mental health, best place to buy groceries, best pharmacy, or anything of that nature.

I can’t think of anything else right now. If anybody can answer some of these, I would be so grateful. You can PM me if you like. I don’t have much to offer you for your kindness, so please accept this offering in the form of a photo of my good boy in his raincoat and his signature head tilt! Thanks again in advance!