Recent comments in /f/tifu

Tanagrabelle t1_j52swg7 wrote

Reply to TIFU by pretending to be an opposite sex by [deleted]

Does this mean you want to meet him? And if you’re looking for another man to get together with, well that’s when pretending to be a woman is probably a very bad idea. Many a news report has been about how some people leave a corpse behind when they’ve been tricked like this.

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JohnArce t1_j52rncw wrote

Reply to comment by Kanniebaal in TIFU by sending my friend a condolence message about her Dad dying by damndarling

Is this a real problem though? I thought it was pretty well established it's mostly a figure of speech or "I'm here if you need to talk", not "I see you've got one person doing the shopping and another doing the dishes, maybe I can walk the dog?"

Just something we say because social norms. If you're decent friends, they might take you up on it, and if they don't, they don't.

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Galkura t1_j52j67x wrote

Reply to Tifu by signing a document accusing me of something I did not do. by PaleontologistDue401

I know it’s easier to say than do, but don’t stress it.

I’m in my late 20s, and it took me until a couple years ago to stop stressing this sort of stuff.

Best thing you can do is keep your head down, stay quiet, and start looking for a different job.

Your supervisor sounds like a tool who wants to flex his power some, judging by how he jumped straight to a write up. Those kinds of situations will only get worse.

I will offer a word of advice though: Sometimes things aren’t going to be fair, and you may get stuck on a station at work a couple times before rotating. Unless it becomes a constant issue, just roll with it and document it.

It could have simply been a mistake, and your (self-admitted) anger at the end when asked to do something simple could have been taken poorly and as an initial refusal, whether it was or not.

I’ve found that just smiling, saying yes, and looking for a new job when shit starts to stink has been the best way to go.

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NeObi-WanKenoLetItBe t1_j52hnuq wrote

Reply to comment by idoescompooters in TIFU by accruing $145 in long distance call charges for a job interview by idoescompooters

Slightly above is good. As you move up in your career, the thought is, you get what you pay for. People don't brag about how cheap their lawyers and accountants are.

I would investigate to find their emails. Linkedin, google. Figure out the pattern of how they set up their emails. First initial, lastname @ whatever.com. Say what you know its a little unconventional but you wanted to reach out to thank them for their time, explain WHY you're perfect for the role. And thank them again. I've beat out 360 other candidates just by going the extra mile in the interview process.

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idoescompooters OP t1_j52fkc8 wrote

Reply to comment by NeObi-WanKenoLetItBe in TIFU by accruing $145 in long distance call charges for a job interview by idoescompooters

I don't have their email. I already said I appreciate his time at the very end. The first interview was just HR pre-screen, and this one was basically another pre-screen but with my prospective boss. The next one is with the team for some technical questions. Also, I'm already 1 out of 4 left of the total 64 that applied. And he said he's looking for a junior engineer as opposed to someone with 6 years experience anyway.

That's an interesting thought about asking to be reimbursed for the cost of the call. Also my "expected" salary which is essentially a lateral move for me, is already "very slightly above" what they were thinking.

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rpapafox t1_j52dr3k wrote

Reply to TIFU by joking at a pet store by Twiggimmapig

> disregard for all things God has created

This same person will have no qualms about killing ants that are invading his home, swatting mosquitoes that are sucking his blood, nor taking medication to kill the bacteria that have infected his body. Where does the distinction between god's creatures begin and end?

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Papplebeast t1_j52anis wrote

Reply to TIFU by telling my show-off friend how much my partner makes and I feel awful now by Davetherocker

She will (or should) get over it because it's really not that big of a deal.

My wife (physician) feels the same way. I don't go around telling random people what she makes. I've only told one person and it was because she worked really hard to get where she is. I'm proud of her. She found out and was angry/embarrassed, but those feelings passed pretty quickly because it really doesn't matter.

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