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AcrobaticSource3 t1_iy1iknp wrote

Reply to TIFU by letting my friend get fired over my mistake by Rejes

> after like 3 hours I noticed that my PIN code wasn’t showing

Wait, aren’t log ins and log outs time stamped? Surely someone would look into that and see that your coworker “logged out” 3 hours late and you “logged in” 3 hours late and they would do a deeper investigation

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onebadmex66 t1_iy1iam2 wrote

Reply to TIFU By asking how my boyfriend is doing by lexifirds

It's a reasonable reaction to be a bit reactionary when you're busting your ass working two jobs to make ends meet and your sig other is sitting on the couch relaxing. While he shouldn't take out his anger on anyone, I think it is a bit tone deaf to not realize how much pressure he may be under.

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TexasRedJames1974 t1_iy1hk7e wrote

Reply to TIFU By asking how my boyfriend is doing by lexifirds

It sucks what happened and the breakup, yet after your BF working two jobs for an exteneded time and still barely able to keep the two of you afloat I suspect the stress of trying to make ends meet finally got the better of him and he snapped.

Yes, him snapping was bad, but given the current job market (especially if you're in the USA) where you see "Now Hiring" or "Help Wanted" signs practically everywhere, you have to understand that the optics of him coming home from yet another double shift day/night to see you sitting on the couch without a care in the world might go badly. Had you even gone out job hunting that day? That week?

As for what to do now that you've broken up - eat a big dose of Humble Pie and apologize to your parents, let them know you were wrong (even if you feel you weren't wrong) - trust me, that humble pie is better than being homeless and hungry. If your parents let you back in (and I suspect they will), then you have to constantly keep looking for a job until you find one - and then you do whatever you have to do to keep it so that eventually you can move out on your own. It might not be the job you want, but it's the job you desperately need.

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Spiritual_Poo t1_iy1h1xr wrote

Reply to TIFU by introducing my best friend to my girlfriend by myir4

Damn son, stay in therapy for the time being. Also eventually you're going to look back on the whole thing and realize she played you from day one. You got used, hard. That shit is wrong. Entirely possible your best friend is a few months or a year or two behind you taking the same ride. Honestly she sounds like a maneater, be glad you got out when you did and hope your friend gets clear of her someday too.

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Born4thJuly t1_iy1got3 wrote

Reply to TIFU by introducing my best friend to my girlfriend by myir4

It's better they are happy together and you can move on than them concealing it from you long after you've changed major life decisions for that person. Heres your karma, She'll do it to him too don't worry. Sry that happened to you. Happens more than you'd like to know.

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indiana-floridian t1_iy1eqa5 wrote

Reply to comment by lexifirds in TIFU By asking how my boyfriend is doing by lexifirds

If that recurs you might want to call police. Immediately. (It gets harder to get them to believe you as time goes on. While it is reportable later, I personally consider it a "now or never" thing. Keep your phone in your pocket. Be able to take pictures anytime. An overnight bag and your important papers in your car or in a bag beside the door).

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ProbablyNotADuck t1_iy1em10 wrote

Reply to comment by OriVerda in TIFU By asking how my boyfriend is doing by lexifirds

Most jobs aren't what you know, they're who you know. That's how you get a leg in the door. Even when you're establishing a career and places tell you that they're not hiring. Ask for an informational interview with a manager or department head for the area you'd like to work in. Ask them questions like "what do you look for in candidates?" "What is the most challenging aspect of working in this field?" "What are key traits that help you excel in this role?" They may not be hiring right then, but it opens up the door to make a connection, it show's you're a go-getter and it will likely cause them to remember you down the road whenever they are looking for someone.

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