My job at wal-mart has been fluctuating and bipolar that it’s making me want to potentially seek out other jobs. I’ve acquired a few certifications with them that enables me to operate some of their machines like electric pallet jack, sit-down forklift, a walking stacker .etc

Unbeknownst to me, I am not allowed to carry these certifications outside Wal-Mart to use. But I know I can at least mention on my resume that I am capable of using these machines.

How would I word this on my resume?

  • ᵀʰᵉʳᵃᵖʸᴳᵃʳʸ@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    1110·
    2 days ago

    Please don’t use bipolar as an adjective to describe anything but a person with the diagnosis. (Edit: or junction transistors, magnets, coordinates, or cells lol)

    And even then, consider that many people prefer person-first language to be more appropriate (I personally refer to myself as being bipolar, but to others as having bipolar disorder).

    • Nytixus@kbin.melroy.orgOP
      4·
      2 days ago

      I will continue to use bipolar as a word to describe an environment because it is still applicable. You are just gate-keeping it to where it can only describe the mental diagnoses of individuals. I am sorry your mental capacity can only register one definition.

      Please refer to your nearest dictionary to discover that it has another meaning.

      • ᵀʰᵉʳᵃᵖʸᴳᵃʳʸ@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        14·
        2 days ago

        Wow, I thought you were just ignorant, but it turns out you’re just a piece of shit

        Edit: While the term “bipolar” has broader dictionary definitions beyond the clinical mental health diagnosis, using it casually to describe non-medical situations like the weather or jobs is insensitive and trivializing of the experiences of those living with bipolar disorder. The mental health connotation of the word is so strong that even if other definitions exist, the language can perpetuate stigma. The goal is not to restrict language use, but to encourage more thoughtful and considerate terminology, especially when it comes to mental health-related words

        • tomcatt360@lemmy.zipEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          The disorder isn’t even in the top 3 definitions. Take a deep breath.

          Dictionary.com:

          adjective

          1. having two poles, as the earth.
          2. of, relating to, or found at both polar regions.
          3. characterized by opposite extremes, as two conflicting political philosophies.
          4. Electronics. of or relating to a transistor that uses both positive and negative charge carriers.
          5. Psychiatry. of, relating to, or having bipolar disorder: “His wife is bipolar.”