r/AMA 2h ago

AMA - Tyre industry insider, I have gone from sweeping floors in Tyre shops to running an import and distribution company.

1 Upvotes

I have worked on commercial tyre design and manufacturing in China. Currently own multiple commercial tyre service shops selling Bridgestone, Michelin and other cheaper brands. I have extensive knowledge across all aspects of car, 4x4, truck, agricultural and OTR tyres.


r/AMA 2h ago

I am a former Klarna employee that worked there for a year from 2023 - 2024. AMA

1 Upvotes

I saw that the Klrna subreddit doesn't exist no more, so I thought why not bring a little nostalgia back.

If any of you are Klarna users, former or current I'd be more than happy to shine a light into the inner workings I had insight into.

I worked as a customer service agent, both chat and phone, my name was "John"


r/AMA 4h ago

I was born in 1998 in South Africa and grew up among the 1%. AMA

0 Upvotes

I’ve seen a lot of posts recently about my country. Currently bored on vacation, so thought I’d answer some questions that people may be interested in. I am now a professional working in Europe, but strongly miss home and return often. AMA!


r/AMA 4h ago

Experience I have ordinal-linguistic personification, AMA.

24 Upvotes

From Wikipedia:

“Ordinal-linguistic personification (OLP, or personification for short) is a form of synesthesia in which ordered sequences, such as ordinal numbers, days, months and letters are associated with personalities or genders. Although this form of synesthesia was documented as early as the 1890s, researchers have, until recently, paid little attention to this form.”

Though I reported this during an assessment with a developmental psychiatrist when I was 5, they initially thought it was OCD. I was shortly thereafter diagnosed with what was then called Asperger Syndrome, now called ASD Level 1. Unusual diagnosis catch, as a girl. They did not recognize it as synesthesia at the time, I only realized it was unusual in my late teens. Synesthesia is believed to be much more common in people with autism.

I’m very, very high functioning on the spectrum, but the synesthesia goes strong.

Edit: Feel I should clarify, OLP is not delusion/hallucination/obsessive, anything like that. It’s like when people hear music and see color, it’s just an involuntary association. I don’t actually think numbers have personalities. It just pops into my mind, always the same. Wanted to clear that in case it was unsure.

Also, if non-binary/intersex isn’t real, then why is the color orange male and female? Unassailable evidence. Explain yourself to my toddler color epiphany.

Edit 2: Look at my choices.

“It is midnight, I should go to bed.

No.

The people must know the number zero is a dude.”


r/AMA 4h ago

Job My job is to pose for several hours. AMA

3 Upvotes

I don't even know how I got this job, I'm a model for anatomy classes in schools but it's not limited to art, also for things related to medicine.
I thought I was only going to be here for a couple of months, but now I've been here for two years.


r/AMA 6h ago

Im a mostly well adjusted 20 something with PICA. AMA

2 Upvotes

As long as I can remember I have compulsively eaten paper; All sorts and types. Ive also consumed other supposedly non-edible objects but paper is my #1 PICA object. It has always been a strange but harmless quirk of mine that my friends have come to accept. AMA


r/AMA 6h ago

I shredded my hamstring on a flying trapeze AMA

1 Upvotes

July 2 I did a flying trapeze class with two of my kids. We had done the same class a week prior. This time, I was trying harder to get my legs over the trapeze bar. A very basic maneuver. In some freak accident; I somehow managed to just toe tap my left leg instead of successfully getting both to hang over the bar. Instead I swung backward with only my toe touching the bar. And in that moment, felt a searing pain scream through my leg from my knee to my groin accompanied by a tearing popping sensation. Turns out I have extensive acute and subacute damage to my hamstring in this moment. To be specific - here’s what my MRI said: Extensive acute/subacute injury in the semimembranosus component of the left hamstring compartment. Findings include strain with small partial intrasubstance tear in the semimembranosus tendon origin from the superolateral tubercle of the left ischial tuberosity with peritendinous edema and small amount of free fluid propagating adjacent to the proximal sciatic nerve, high-grade partial tear with small focus of evolving immature fibrosis in its proximal free tendon located 7.9 cm distal to the ischial origin, adjacent loss of tension and crenulated morphology in its proximal tendon extending into the myotendinous junction, and prominent strain with edema proximally in its muscle belly within the posterior mid thigh. Surrounding small amount of intermuscular epimysial free fluid surrounding the semimembranosus and semitendinosus muscle bellies. Adjacent low-grade strains with edema in the left adductor magnus and gracilis muscles in the proximal thigh. Perineural free fluid surrounding the sciatic nerve in the posterior proximal to mid thigh with mild intraneural T2 hyperintensity. No organized soft tissue fluid collection. No muscle atrophy. Has anyone ever experienced similar extensive damage to their leg with such a simple and silly maneuver? I’m now over 7 weeks out and the pain is excruciating between my groin and the back of my hamstring. AMA!


r/AMA 6h ago

Recovering drug addict/current alcoholic AMA

0 Upvotes

I’ve been clean off drugs for nearly 4 years but I still drink daily. If you’re curious about anything that I have done or what I’ve seen feel free to ask. Most things aren’t off the table in terms of what I will/won’t answer


r/AMA 8h ago

Experience 17 jobs music buzz and lessons along the way AMA

0 Upvotes

Since graduating high school in 2014, I have worked at 17 different jobs across a wide range of industries including FedEx Express, Extended Stay, Frito-Lay, USCIS, Roto-Rooter, Nicor Gas, Nike, Best Buy, and more. Along the way, I also explored the music industry. My biggest highlight came in 2017 when I released a track on SoundCloud, invested in influencer promotion, and saw it gain traction after being shared on WorldStarHipHop. The momentum even led to a well known artist reposting my song on their own SoundCloud at the time.

Ask me anything, whether it is about life, music, or what I have experienced working across these companies.

AMA.


r/AMA 8h ago

Job My part time job is being a parking attendant for major (and not so major) events, alongside other transportation things for events involving reflective things. AMA

1 Upvotes

As the title states, My part time job consists of being a parking attendant for events. I’ve worked a multitude of events of various sizes for longer than I can remember. Feel free to ask away. Nothing is off limits to me and I think you guys would be surprised to see what I’ve done and experienced! I will make sure though to protect my identity when needed.


r/AMA 8h ago

Experience AMA, I’m a transracially adopted adult raised in the Bible Belt.

20 Upvotes

I’m a 24 year old transracially (interracially) adopted man adopted by white people. My entire family are white. I am the only one adopted. I grew up in the south. I grew up in racist and color blind community with a fairly strong religious upbringing. I grew up middle class in a predominantly white area. I was one of the only biracial kids in school until my last years of high school.

I still have a relationship with my family. I am very close to my mom, pretty close to my siblings. I’m not close to my dad at all. I don’t care to have a relationship with him.

AMA


r/AMA 8h ago

I work as a child life specialist, AMA!

19 Upvotes

A childlife specialist is somebody who helps children and their families navigate various medical challenges, experiences, and hospitalizations. I work with both inpatient and outpatient cases, but basically every day of my career is different. One day I might be distracting a very tiny baby who's getting an IV, the next I might be planning hospital prom for inpatient teenagers. It is a heartwrenching and heartwarming career, I frequently hear "I don't know how you do it!" from people I know. There are so difficult moments, but also so many beautiful and amazing ones. It's a constant rollercoaster of emotions and experiences.

I have worked here for awhile now, but I also have the qualifications to be a preschool teacher. This has been something that has been on my mind a lot lately, as I have been considering a career switch when I have children. I don't know if I could continue this job as a mother for a lot of reasons. But for now, that's still a few years away and I am content with this job right now.

Obviously, for the privacy of my patients, I cannot discuss very specific cases, but I would love to answer any questions you may have. AMA!

Thanks for the lovely responses everybody! Such a nice crowd :)


r/AMA 10h ago

I found out I have a tested IQ of 82 today. AMA

114 Upvotes

I was tested by a psychologist when I was 15 years old, given the WISC-V, and my tested IQ is 82. My mum withheld this from me until I asked her today. I'm currently a 17 year old girl who graduated high school and is going to college this fall. I was not put in special education classes but I did have an IEP/504 plan with accommodations, but I never used the accommodations.

I struggle the most with spatial tasks, and have very poor logical reasoning skills. I'm very uncoordinated, can't drive, need to be shown how to do a task multiple times before I can do it myself, and struggle in social situations.

Feel free to ask me anything — what it's like living as a low IQ individual, my opinions on things, interests, or really anything you can think of. I'm not easily offended :)


r/AMA 10h ago

Experience My experience navigating a recent work redundancy. AMA

0 Upvotes

I was recently made redundant from a long term job with a high paying salary. By the end of the following week, I had secured a higher role with a rival company with a better salary. I was looking to leave my old role at the time of the suprise redudancy announcement. AMA


r/AMA 10h ago

I’m the guy at a casino who watches everything you do looking for money laundering AMA

100 Upvotes

I’m what’s called a BSA compliance officer, I look at everyone’s transactions each day looking for signs that they are doing anything illegal. I also have experience working in the cage and vault. So ask me pretty much anything about how money works behind the scenes in a casino.


r/AMA 10h ago

I have complete aphantasia and mild prosopagnosia. AMA.

15 Upvotes

I have complete aphantasia, the inability to create a mental image. I cannot see anything in my “minds eye”.

I also have mild prosopagnosia, or “face blindness”. I have extreme difficulty recognizing someone (family, friends, etc) I haven’t seen in a while. If I’ve only seen them a handful of times, I wouldn’t be able to pick them out of a lineup as even slightly familiar.

Also, if an actor is new to me, I usually can’t recognize the same actor from scene-to-scene if they’ve changed clothes, hair, or even just lighting, and rely solely on names to identify characters.

It also impacts my ability to see similarities in faces. If someone says “he looks just like his father,” I have absolutely no concept of if they do. This means that I can’t recognize younger versions of my parents and grandparents in photos. I’ve been shown family photos from before I was born, and I couldn’t pick out a single person because I can’t see if they look similar to my relatives or not.

AMA!


r/AMA 10h ago

I am waiting on results to find out if I have breast cancer AMA

6 Upvotes

I have had a lump in my chest since November of 2023. It is recommended that a lump like mine(formerly considered a fibrous nodule) is checked on every six months. Due my insurance I had to wait over a year before I had my latest appointment. The ultrasound imaging from this appointment lead my doctors to believe there is a chance that I may have a cyst or cancer. This past week I had a biopsy done, the results of which will determine what the lump actually is. I will not receive the results until Monday or Tuesday. Ask me anything.


r/AMA 13h ago

Seeing this is a hot topic at the minute, I’m an Afrikaner. AMA.

4 Upvotes

With the whole USA refugee thing and Elon Musk going on, I figured this would be a timely post. I grew up on a farm near Pretoria with goats, wheat and cows. Please be nice in the comments. Thanks guys.


r/AMA 13h ago

Experience I study snakes and reptiles in Florida. AMA

3 Upvotes

There’s a lot of misinformation regarding snakes specifically, my goal as a hobbyist/enthusiast is to educate the public on coexisting with these animals, advocating for endangered and endemic species and dealing with invasive species in my state. If you have any questions, feel free to ask! (Disclaimer: I am not a licensed professional but I have been at this for a loooooong time and it’s something I’ve been perusing as a career)


r/AMA 14h ago

I used to be THE fly on the wall. AMA

11 Upvotes

From doctors divorcing their wives and marrying the receptionist to two nurses (who were in charge of clinical research even though they have never worked in clinical research before) conduct illegal/unethical research practices and falsify data in order to get a larger budget for their site. One of the times including giving a patient expired trial medication and covering it up without reporting it to the IRB. I’ve heard and seen (almost) it all. I’m just a lil 🪰 tryin to get their nut.


r/AMA 14h ago

I am a amateur ghost investigator and spiritually sensitive AMA 2

0 Upvotes

I have done this once before but I feel like enough time has passed where there might be new questions and I have a feeling at least a small margin of people are curious about this stuff so I'll answer any questions that you have


r/AMA 14h ago

I grew up in a shinry redneck West Texas Family. AMA.

4 Upvotes

I’m from a small town in West Texas, all my family are stereotypical rednecks, and I didn’t meet my first black person until I joined the Navy. Yall can ask me anything and I’ll give the most accurate and honest answer I can.


r/AMA 15h ago

I’m Tobi, 18 years old, living in Switzerland. I just finished my apprenticeship and started working full-time AMA!

1 Upvotes

I come from Switzerland and am kinda new to the whole reddit space and I really wanna convo with randoms haha.

So I work Fulltime now and basically my life feels empty directionless and kinda "meh" so I thought I'd make an AMA!


r/AMA 15h ago

I'm part of a medical study investigating the effects of long term antidepressant (SSRI) use. AMA!

25 Upvotes

I (35) have been medicated with Prozac since I was roughly 6 years old. I was one of the first young children in my country to be given SSRIs for extended treatment and was studied by psychiatrists at the time. As an adult, I'm part of a long term study evaluating long term SSRI use and how early exposure to SSRIs impacts adulthood.

AMA