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[STICKIED] Community Question Post #20

Feb 13, 2015 10:55

Each week we post a new question for the members of the community to answer! As usual, if you have a question you'd like to see answered by the community, leave it in a comment on this post.

theidolhands asks: "Did you ever have a coworker/boss that you liked who ended up turning against you? What were the circumstances? Where are they now?"

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Rant ahoy! TL;DR boss/coworker stabbed me in the back venatorrooc February 13 2015, 19:57:37 UTC

Oh boy do I! I worked with the boss every night so all of this completely blindsided me. The boss said nothing to me about any of this despite working together every night for a month, and the one coworker apparently has been blamed for three previous workers quitting (she's said this to me herself!) and now I see why.

The boss apparently had cancer, years ago, survived it. She didn't say anything about her not being allowed to lift things. I got a lecture from her son-in-law who didn't even work there who also called me lazy. The boss didn't say anything so how was I to know? (I'm not about to babysit adults, much less my BOSS who is also the store OWNER)

We were allowed to eat a meal from the kitchen when we worked and the boss herself said that we didn't have to pay for the food (unless it was like a bag of chips). A couple nights we got so busy that I wasn't able to eat the food I made for myself so the boss would package it up for me to go. She did this at least three times the month I worked there. Son-in-law-who-doesn't-work- ( ... )

Re: Rant ahoy! TL;DR boss/coworker stabbed me in the back kaspurr February 13 2015, 20:39:37 UTC

i agree. You got pushed out because you didn't fit in. been there a lot.

they prob hired a typical girly girl after you left. i'm not girly either and even less homophobic people like to be around people who are like them or who are no threat to them (like if you have a lover, then it's cooler to know you bc it shows how 'open-minded' they are).

actually, i don't dislike kids but i ain't got none either (no sex w/ men lol), and try to keep my uterus issues to myself. srsly, that stuff is no one's business. not even my period. eff off and let's talk about something diff at work, feel me? i hate when ppl egg a conversation out of you then hold it against you if they don't like the answers

i've been in situations where i got pushed out for the opposite of prejudice, like if you're gay and they want to experiment then you should be totally up for that and have no preferences or care if they're in a long term relationship or cheating.

i'm glad u didn't need the job. but wish you could get revenge on that brother-in-law

Re: Rant ahoy! TL;DR boss/coworker stabbed me in the back kharmii February 13 2015, 22:19:11 UTC

I've had people turn on me because I wasn't the typical female type too. I've also had people turn on me because they stereotype me as being like one thing, then I'd go off and do or say something crazy different, like your icon of a dog saying quack. :-D

Re: Rant ahoy! TL;DR boss/coworker stabbed me in the back venatorrooc February 17 2015, 13:07:42 UTC

It's like they don't think complex people exist or something haha. Then again, small town hillbillies.

Re: Rant ahoy! TL;DR boss/coworker stabbed me in the back kaspurr February 17 2015, 17:09:45 UTC

in my case it was hood rats and mall bunnies, but same idea. yeah.

Re: Rant ahoy! TL;DR boss/coworker stabbed me in the back kharmii February 18 2015, 22:10:18 UTC

I've dealt with wayy too much crap from those types, for sure.

Re: Rant ahoy! TL;DR boss/coworker stabbed me in the back kharmii February 18 2015, 22:09:18 UTC

IDK, working where I do, the 'I'm from the mean streets of..' Chicago assholes could be just as bad. I can't put a finger on what kind of person is mostly likely to be a douche. If I said one thing, I could immediately find an example to the contrary.

Re: Rant ahoy! TL;DR boss/coworker stabbed me in the back ariellynn February 19 2015, 18:00:58 UTC

This is SO TRUE. I've been watching everyone discuss the various types of people who are just, I think we can all agree, so annoying & thinking "oh yeah... that kind of person is the WORST." Then someone mentions some other "type," & I'm here, nodding along "oh, no, THEY'RE the worst!"

Every type of person can be an awful pain in the a**, I think. Even if they start out sweet as sugar, I think every person has the potential. *side-long look at everyone*

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