I lose the response because I start typing, then wander off to do something else, type some more... and then when I finally hit submit, I am (sometimes) prompted to go back and refresh the page. Sometimes the response is still there when I click back, sometimes not. Sometimes I remember to copy it to the clipboard, sometimes not I didn't think your comment was rude!

I hope you can figure out a way to add volume when you need it - it seems doable since screaming is so primitive, but I have no idea how to turn it on... or off... I wish I could control my flinch/scream a bit better I really *hate* strangers touching me.

What a bummer that the interesting sounding UX group is in the other state! That's not fair! Do you think you will contact them anyway? Your group just sounds so dysfunctional, everyone talking over everyone else, a boss who either doesn't give out work or who gives out the wrong kind of work. I wonder if you will learn anything new from your friend from the other group. Is this the one who left the company after her leave?

And I know exactly what you mean about that person who just went on and on with the answer. I want a two sentence answer, but they want to give me a 10 minute monologue. I've tried prefacing my questions with 'I only want a ten word answer,' but people seem to get very offended by that, go figure

I feel so overwhelmed lately that all I want to do is lie around reading. The house is trashed, the garden is full of weeds. Time goes by SO SLOWLY at the office. The more I learn about how this company operates, the less secure I feel with this as an income stream... but even just contemplating other sources of income is scary.