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The Lone Badger: Sep 24, 2007

ghost emoji posted:

Guarantee �a situation at my work where I needed to protect myself legally� is a pending sexual harassment case.

This was my assumption too.

I also assume that showing the investigator that they've been secretly recording the person they're accused of harassing is not going to make their situation better.

The Lone Badger fucked around with this message at 02:32 on Nov 24, 2021

# ? Nov 24, 2021 02:30

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# ? May 30, 2024 11:37

pentyne: Nov 7, 2012

found this in the old thread but love the joke that came after it so much I'm reposting it so I can find it later

AITA for hiring a private investigator to catch my husband cheating?

quote:

Over the past couple of weeks I've noticed my husband acting differently. He's been. Coming home later, taking more frequent trips to conferences, and just overall being more distant. It's probably been a month since we've had sex, and not for a lack of trying on my part. He always says he's too tired or he's not in the mood. Which is fine, but it's just been all of a sudden and very not like him.

One of my friends suggested I hire someone to see where he's going and if he's actually being truthful. She said I was well within my right to be concerned.

I hired a young woman through a company to follow him. He had a surgery conference in a city about two hours away. He told me exactly where the conference would be. After thinking the decision over for several days I decided to go through with it. I told the woman I hired to go to the hotel and see if he is actually cheating. I gave her pictures of him, pictures of his car, and even told her what he would be wearing. I was constantly having second thoughts or whether I'm insane for even going to such lengths.

She says he wasn't doing anything suspicious the entire day, just sitting through lectures and going to different workshops. But after the conference he didn't go back to his hotel room, he went to the bar and ordered a drink. She said that my husband saw her and walked up to her and started a conversation. She said he was pleasant and not flirty at all. She said he respected her boundaries and was just making conversation. She told me that most guys she's been hired to follow are usually much more forward and flirty. But it's not out of character for my husband to be the more patient and methodical guy in the room.

Anyway, she went to the bathroom and called me to tell me what's happening.

After describing their conversation it didn't sound like he was trying to get with her. But she said she could be more flirty if I wanted her to. I reluctantly gave her permission to try and get my husband to cheat. And a couple of hours later she said she convinced him to go up to her hotel room to gently caress. Edit: She didn't actually go through with it.

This happened yesterday. I was shocked. I'm still shocked! It was that easy, all it took was some woman in her 30s to be flirty and he would throw away years of marriage. I'm numb, I'm not sure how to feel. I don't even know if any of this would have happened had I not hired the private investigator in the first place.

Was I out of line? Am I the rear end in a top hat here? What does this say about me as a spouse?

you don't need a private investigator, you need a private investigator

# ? Nov 24, 2021 02:31

ZeusCannon: Nov 5, 2009; BLAAAAAARGH PLEASE KILL ME BLAAAAAAAARGH; Grimey Drawer

Barudak posted:

All Hail Pope Corky the IX, may your reign be long and terrible

Go mad with power.

# ? Nov 24, 2021 02:50

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Barudak posted:

All Hail Pope Corky the IX, may your reign be long and terrible

CorkyBoi plz 6er me as your first act of power abuse.
My rap sheet, it is too clean. You have the power, go mad with it.

# ? Nov 24, 2021 02:58

BIG FLUFFY DOG: Feb 16, 2011; On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog.

Invisible Clergy posted:

So OP is concealing the fact she's married from Carlos to encourage him. Totally normal behavior.

Have you met Carlos?

# ? Nov 24, 2021 03:06

wizardofloneliness: Dec 30, 2008

pentyne posted:

found this in the old thread but love the joke that came after it so much I'm reposting it so I can find it later

AITA for hiring a private investigator to catch my husband cheating?
I don't even know if any of this would have happened had I not hired the private investigator in the first place.

Help, I can't figure out if these events would have happened if I hadn't hired someone to make these events happen.

# ? Nov 24, 2021 03:31

Barudak: May 7, 2007

pentyne posted:

found this in the old thread but love the joke that came after it so much I'm reposting it so I can find it later

AITA for hiring a private investigator to catch my husband cheating?

you don't need a private investigator, you need a private investigator

That poor, stupid, cheating man, his tragic dry dick condition left untreated

# ? Nov 24, 2021 03:47

Rescue Toaster: Mar 13, 2003

wizardofloneliness posted:

Help, I can't figure out if these events would have happened if I hadn't hired someone to make these events happen.

Heisenberg Uncertainty Philandering

# ? Nov 24, 2021 03:50

Heliotrope: Aug 17, 2007; You're fucking subhuman

Invisible Clergy posted:

So OP is concealing the fact she's married from Carlos to encourage him. Totally normal behavior.

Is she? I interpreted her last sentence as "I didn't tell him I was married before he asked me out, so he probably didn't know unless someone else told him." Because it makes a pretty big difference if Carlos knew if she was already in a relationship or not before trying to go on a date with her.

# ? Nov 24, 2021 03:53

Motronic: Nov 6, 2009

Heliotrope posted:

Is she? I interpreted her last sentence as "I didn't tell him I was married before he asked me out, so he probably didn't know unless someone else told him." Because it makes a pretty big difference if Carlos knew if she was already in a relationship or not before trying to go on a date with her.

How young/clueless do you have to be to not check the left hand before hitting on someone?

(cue the dissent/not everybody wears rings/how do you know this OP did)

# ? Nov 24, 2021 03:56

Cowslips Warren: Oct 29, 2005; What use had they for tricks and cunning, living in the enemy's warren and paying his price?; Grimey Drawer

AITA for denying my husband a �Spot�?

quote:

Every time we buy a new couch or furniture set, my husband chooses the best seat and tries to claim it as his �spot�. Growing up, every �patriarch� had a �spot� in their homes. Any time a kid or grandkid or spouse sat in said spot they did so knowing if the man of the house came into the living room they would have to vacate the seat for him.

My stepdad had a �spot� growing up and it seemed so ridiculous to me to have to move when there were plenty of similarly available places to sit.

We have two sons and I think it�s disrespectful to expect someone to get up after being the first to claim a seat just because someone else comes in the room. Especially when there�s enough seating for the whole family in the living room. (This is completely different than offering an elderly the only available seat on say a bus or during a family gathering where I would absolutely agree that youngin�s should move to the floor to accommodate/show respect) Conversely, my husband thinks it�s a good lesson in respect and says I could claim a spot for myself.

AITA for shooting down my husband�s �spot� dreams?

This hole, it is....for me?

# ? Nov 24, 2021 04:00

Barudak: May 7, 2007

Uh, the "spot" is a laz-y-boy chair with [local sports team] memorabilia on it somewhere. The hell kind of inferior patriarchal specimen has a spot on a shared space object? Lmao, what a pathetic weakling, just incapable of p<rambles for 20 more minutes>

# ? Nov 24, 2021 04:04

Djinn and Tonic: Jan 4, 2009

Cowslips Warren posted:

AITA for denying my husband a “Spot”?

This hole, it is....for me?

Patriarchs have a recliner, wtf is this spot on the couch poo poo?

# ? Nov 24, 2021 04:57

Brawnfire: Jul 13, 2004; 🎧Listen to Cylindricule!🎵
https://linktr.ee/Cylindricule

My mom and dad always had paired recliners and my dad's always ended up way shittier-looking in a much shorter timespan

# ? Nov 24, 2021 05:24

Chloe Jessica: Nov 6, 2021; Pick 2.0

Cowslips Warren posted:

AITA for denying my husband a �Spot�?

This hole, it is....for me?

like, if you want your own chair, you can have your own chair, but i am so sick of people thinking they're entitled to """respect""". first of all, what they usually mean is "deference", not "respect"; second of all, you know they don't offer reciprocal respect.

i do my level best to respect everyone, because the world is a hard enough place without me adding to it. but it is not something to which you are entitled, and if you treat me like poo poo, i will return the favor.

# ? Nov 24, 2021 05:29

Serephina: Nov 8, 2005; 恐竜戦隊
ジュウレンジャー

Brawnfire posted:

My mom and dad always had paired recliners and my dad's always ended up way shittier-looking in a much shorter timespan

Maybe they're like my siblings?

My sister and her husband bought their own vanity chairs when furnishing their home, she got a lovely leather & metal aviator chair that looks spectacular in the living room, he got himself a recliner next to a bookshelf. Sister realized that the recliner is top notch and kept stealing it to his annoyance, so she ended up getting her own to match. Except hers isn't as nice, so she keeps using his when he's not in it.

Sometimes you just can't win.

# ? Nov 24, 2021 05:31

packetmantis: Feb 26, 2013

Why would you even want to sit in someone else's rear end groove?

# ? Nov 24, 2021 05:41

MarcusSA: Sep 23, 2007

Stupid app won�t let me cut and paste

# ? Nov 24, 2021 05:42

Pope Corky the IX: Dec 18, 2006; What are you looking at?

How Stella Got Her rear end Groove Back

# ? Nov 24, 2021 06:12

Evil Willow: Apr 26, 2007; Bored now...

AITB for getting mad at my fiancee for masturbating?

quote:

Long story short, he (28M) isn't in my (28F) good books at the moment because of a disagreement we had. As a result we haven't been having sex for the past couple weeks.

Yesterday I finished work early so went home. When I got in I called out to ask him something, but I didn't get a reply so I went into the home office (he works from home) in case he didn't hear me. When I walked in I caught him watching porn on his phone with headphones on and masturbating. I yelled "Aren't you supposed to be working?!", he jumped out of his chair and looked visibly embarrassed, and yelled at me to get out. I told him to put his pants back on, get cleaned up and come talk to me then walked out.

10 minutes later he came downstairs and apologized for his knee-jerk reaction, explained he was just took a break to rub one out, and he wasn't expecting me early so he was caught off guard. I was livid with him, reminded him that we aren't having sex for a reason and I don't feel comfortable with him masturbating at this time (normally I don't have a problem with it since it doesn't interfere with our sex life), and I better not catch him doing it again. He got upset and told me that it was none of my business, and went back to the office and continued work.

We haven't spoken much since and he took his dinner to the office last night because he wanted some space, snidely commenting that he wasn't going up there to masturbate again. I'm still very upset with him, but I let him sleep in the bed just to be sure he wouldn't do it again behind my back.

# ? Nov 24, 2021 06:21

Kenshin: Jan 10, 2007

Evil Willow posted:

AITB for getting mad at my fiancee for masturbating?

"I'm punishing you and you're getting around the punishment!"

What an rear end

# ? Nov 24, 2021 06:23

SilvergunSuperman: Aug 7, 2010

I "let" him sleep in the bed, this being a sitcom

# ? Nov 24, 2021 06:26

Chloe Jessica: Nov 6, 2021; Pick 2.0

Evil Willow posted:

AITB for getting mad at my fiancee for masturbating?

e: r/relationships: And I rubbed one out spitefully in your direction.

# ? Nov 24, 2021 06:41

Khizan: Jul 30, 2013

"Withholding sex was supposed to make you give in on our argument, you're not supposed to just jerk off instead!"

# ? Nov 24, 2021 06:45

Evil Willow: Apr 26, 2007; Bored now...

AITA for telling my friend she can�t play Borderlands with me anymore?

quote:

I (20M) play Borderlands with 2 of my friends, who I�ll call Ted and Matt. (18M and 19M) We�re working on a play through of the entire series, and have reached TPS. (So far, we�ve finished Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 1). A friend of Matt�s, who I�ll call Kate (17M) joined us to play The Pre-sequel. She mains Jack, the doppelg�nger. The problem is, she doesn�t listen. After the fight with the Blacksides (which she ripped through with a Shock elemental rifle without giving me a chance), she lept from the roof to get to the technical and teased me when I told her I�d take the normal way down. What would have taken us a 15 minutes she finishes in less than 5. She beat Deadlift in 2 minutes. Remember that elemental rifle I mentioned earlier? Kate nicknamed it �The Love of My Life�, and told me to �get off her dick� when I pointed out to her multiple times the gun already had a name. I also informed her that her build was bad and she wouldn�t get very far. Kate then challenged me to a duel. On my defeat, she said �I won and you didn�t, so clearly it�s not that bad.� We�re close to the fight with Red and Belly now. She threw a grenade into a wave of enemies and wiped them all out with one hit. I told her she can no longer play because she�s not taking things seriously and is disrespectful to me. Both Ted and Matt are pretty pissed off and claim that I only barred Kate because I�m jealous that she�s good, but that�s not the case at all. AITA? UPDATE: They�ve gone on without me and replaced me with one of Kate�s friends. They�re also getting pissy because Kate goes by �Hanlon� and would prefer if I use They/Them and I don�t call her that because I�ve known her by one name and I�m not gonna start using a stupid nickname and made up pronouns. I guess I really am the rear end in a top hat.

# ? Nov 24, 2021 07:07

haveblue: Aug 15, 2005; Toilet Rascal

I bet this guy insisted on building the Mouse Trap one part at a time according to dice rolls

# ? Nov 24, 2021 07:11

Hot Stunt: Oct 2, 2009

Me (M26) and my lady (F24) just tried to have penetrative sex for the first time and it ended horribly

quote:

We�ve been together for about 3.5 years, both are virgins, and we are on vacation together. We�re both on the larger side in terms of our size. We got silicone-based lube and condoms to have sex for our first time ever cause we did research on what we should be getting to feel safe and good.

In this vacation home, we have a 2-person tub and she immediately figured that�s where she wanted to try, so that�s why we got silicone-based lube. It started out with her in the tub as it filled up. I joined her and started to use my hand as I normally do on her. It was going very well but then I adjusted a little and my motion was off to her, so she told me to fix it. I tried and tried to �fix it,� but we were both getting frustrated at the fact that I wasn�t getting it EXACTLY how I was before. My thumb was touching her and distracting her, I was putting too little pressure, and my motion was different. She was getting too frustrated and it started turning me off, and she just kept telling me to fix it. I told her I was trying my best but now I�m turned off and am not �in it.� She started doing it herself and eventually I got turned on and got everything right again. This time she finished.

It was at this point that she decided it was time to try penetrative sex. She decided to sit on top of me but it wasn�t working out so she asked me to slide it in. I tried to my best ability but couldn�t get it in cause I didn�t know what it felt like with my penis. We tried a couple more times but neither of us could figure it out. She said it was my fault I couldn�t get it in because she can�t guide it in. She started getting way frustrated again cause �any other guy would�ve figured it out.� This made me feel extremely defeated. She eventually just sat on top of me and said she was done and pointed out that I didn�t fold my glasses up when I took them off. I mentioned I was in the moment and decided not to fold them up when I took them off. �What, so you couldn�t just fold them up?�

At this point my brain was telling me nothing I was doing was right and my emotional side came out and I started crying. �What the gently caress?!� She said angrily, got out and left the tub area. I had no idea what to do and I think I need some piece of mind in telling you guys this story. I figure we�re both new at this but she straight up told me that she didn�t not want to try again.

I think what I need are tips to figuring this whole sex thing out but I�m here to ask you guys� was my crying wrong? Would you have acted different if you were in her position?

TL;DR: We tried penetrative sex for the first time and I ended up crying because I felt like nothing I could do was right.

# ? Nov 24, 2021 07:15

Mr. Grapes!: Feb 12, 2007; Mr. who?

Ok, here is a real-life AITA that is happening to me right now!

[AITA for preventing my 'friend' from owning a new pet]

I have an [ex]friend named Jen. She adopted a dog and became a big Doggy Instagrammer for her dog. Her dog got some medical problem (not Jen's fault) that requires pretty frequent vet visits, which are pricey but not game breaking (like 2-300 bucks a month, maybe).

Jen was estranged from her family, and from what I can tell, ESH. They are very stodgy old Brexit boomers who hate on everything, she is a very ultra-woke vegan type who is constantly blathering on about how we can all be better people. Obviously they do not get along. We don't live in England, so she doesn't see them much. After a Covid scare, they decided they would reach out and make peace, and pay for her to fly home and visit them.

Jen drops her dog off at my friend Cal's house to help take care of the dog while she spends 2 weeks in the UK. Cal is a super friendly guy, an animal lover, and kind of a doormat. Jen promised to send money for the vet visits and food etc. That was 2 years ago.

You may be unsurprised to know that Jen never came back from the UK, and never sent money either. Cal has taken care of the dog, but he is disabled himself and doesn't earn much money and this dog is a major expense for him. He would not abandon it and we do not live in a place where it would have good chances at a shelter, especially due to the health problems.

Jen's parents are kind of rich so they just pay for her to be basically a full-time drunken party girl. She is 'broke', but has enough money to do what she feels like due to her father's generosity. She still really 'loves' animals, though. She announced that she was adopting some dog from a shelter. I messaged the shelter privately and told them the whole story, and they denied her request to adopt that dog or any dog after seeing that she had abandoned one already. She then announced she was adopting yet another dog. I did the same with this shelter. I also messaged her roommates and told them to avoid letting her get a dog, because she will not take care of it and will likely leave them holding onto the responsibilities. She is the type of person to go on frequent 'spontaneous' trips with her parents' money, and I don't want her to create another Cal Situation.

Once I told her roommates Jen obviously found out it was me. This has caused a sort of schism among our friend group. On one hand, I am the rear end in a top hat for preventing her from owning a dog in the future. As far as I am concerned, she kind of sucks as a pet owner and I'd rather save the animal and her friends. I also understand how it can seem pretty vindictive to still bother her over this, but I see Cal rather frequently so I am confronted with her lovely behavior a lot as she is always promising him she will send the money, but over 2 years he's seen maybe $20. On the other hand, gently caress Jen, she should never own a dog again.

I submit my fate to the forums.

Mr. Grapes! fucked around with this message at 07:18 on Nov 24, 2021

# ? Nov 24, 2021 07:16

Mx.: Dec 16, 2006; I'm a great fan! When I watch TV I'm always saying "That's political correctness gone mad!"
Why thankyew!

I think you should sabotage her further, Jen sounds awful

Alternately, tell her you'll stop sabotaging her if she sends Cal the six grand in vet bills she owes him. (Then keep sabotaging her, because that didn't cover the food)

# ? Nov 24, 2021 07:18

Chloe Jessica: Nov 6, 2021; Pick 2.0

im not gonna give you an answer because if we let one person do it then everyone is going to start doing it and this is a mock thread, not an advice thread. take it to E/N.

AITA for telling my GF she was embarrassing me?

quote:

We were in the drive through for taco bell and the line was obnoxiously slow. We had already ordered and it was that kind of drive through with the building on one side and a curb on the other, so nowhere to bail when you got fed up with waiting.

She continuously honked and I told her that�s not going to change anything, that was the start of her being upset with me.

Once we got to the window she told the kid working there that she was unhappy with the wait. He apologized and said it was because they were short staffed and were very busy that night. She told him that she wasn�t paying for the food. He asked if that meant she didn�t want her order. She said �no, I want my food but I shouldn�t have to pay for it. I wasted so much gas waiting in that line. That�s unprofessional and unacceptable� he apologized and said he couldn�t give her a free meal. She said �well what about my gas?� He shrugged at her and I got upset and said �oh my god, you are so embarrassing. You�re embarrassing me right now, just pay for the food and stop acting so entitled�

She told me �don�t talk to me like that. Is this YOUR car? Is this YOUR gas? No? Then be quiet because you have no say in this� She then continued harassing the kid for a discount, a gift card and wanted to speak with his supervisor, which the kid declined because the supervisor was busy, unless we wanted to park and come in, which my girlfriend didn�t want to do because she had �already wasted too much time waiting in line�

In the end I paid for the meal (yes, it wasn�t even her that was paying) that was probably flavoured with spit after the way she treated him.

She�s still mad at me for this and wants me to apologize for embarrassing her but I don�t think I�m in the wrong. It wasn�t the kids fault the line took so long and I thought the way she talked to him was out of line.

# ? Nov 24, 2021 07:26

Mr. Grapes!: Feb 12, 2007; Mr. who?

Chloe Jessica posted:

im not gonna give you an answer because if we let one person do it then everyone is going to start doing it and this is a mock thread, not an advice thread. take it to E/N.

AITA for telling my GF she was embarrassing me?

Oh! My bad. Didn't know!

It is something I did truly wonder if I was being a vindictive rear end in a top hat and loving with her life for not letting something go after 2 years, since it is very likely I will never ever see her again.

I welcome any mockery but will refrain in the future.

# ? Nov 24, 2021 07:30

Nooner: Mar 26, 2011; AN A+ OPSTER (:

Mr. Grapes! posted:

Ok, here is a real-life AITA that is happening to me right now!

[AITA for preventing my 'friend' from owning a new pet]

I have an [ex]friend named Jen. She adopted a dog and became a big Doggy Instagrammer for her dog. Her dog got some medical problem (not Jen's fault) that requires pretty frequent vet visits, which are pricey but not game breaking (like 2-300 bucks a month, maybe).

Jen was estranged from her family, and from what I can tell, ESH. They are very stodgy old Brexit boomers who hate on everything, she is a very ultra-woke vegan type who is constantly blathering on about how we can all be better people. Obviously they do not get along. We don't live in England, so she doesn't see them much. After a Covid scare, they decided they would reach out and make peace, and pay for her to fly home and visit them.

Jen drops her dog off at my friend Cal's house to help take care of the dog while she spends 2 weeks in the UK. Cal is a super friendly guy, an animal lover, and kind of a doormat. Jen promised to send money for the vet visits and food etc. That was 2 years ago.

You may be unsurprised to know that Jen never came back from the UK, and never sent money either. Cal has taken care of the dog, but he is disabled himself and doesn't earn much money and this dog is a major expense for him. He would not abandon it and we do not live in a place where it would have good chances at a shelter, especially due to the health problems.

Jen's parents are kind of rich so they just pay for her to be basically a full-time drunken party girl. She is 'broke', but has enough money to do what she feels like due to her father's generosity. She still really 'loves' animals, though. She announced that she was adopting some dog from a shelter. I messaged the shelter privately and told them the whole story, and they denied her request to adopt that dog or any dog after seeing that she had abandoned one already. She then announced she was adopting yet another dog. I did the same with this shelter. I also messaged her roommates and told them to avoid letting her get a dog, because she will not take care of it and will likely leave them holding onto the responsibilities. She is the type of person to go on frequent 'spontaneous' trips with her parents' money, and I don't want her to create another Cal Situation.

Once I told her roommates Jen obviously found out it was me. This has caused a sort of schism among our friend group. On one hand, I am the rear end in a top hat for preventing her from owning a dog in the future. As far as I am concerned, she kind of sucks as a pet owner and I'd rather save the animal and her friends. I also understand how it can seem pretty vindictive to still bother her over this, but I see Cal rather frequently so I am confronted with her lovely behavior a lot as she is always promising him she will send the money, but over 2 years he's seen maybe $20. On the other hand, gently caress Jen, she should never own a dog again.

I submit my fate to the forums.

Go back to reddit

# ? Nov 24, 2021 07:30

Mx.: Dec 16, 2006; I'm a great fan! When I watch TV I'm always saying "That's political correctness gone mad!"
Why thankyew!

my employee refuses to lie to customers � but that�s our policy

quote:

My employee is refusing to abide by company policies due to religious conviction and I�m not sure how to handle this.

I am the owner of a very small company, around 15 people total. We are a niche online retailer. We do the vast majority of our sales through a popular online marketplace, but also have a company webstore where customers can order our products.

Because we are so small, we cannot accommodate order cancellations, and we rarely offer refunds. All of our products are warrantied and we use high quality shipping carriers to minimize losses. Refunds are granted in very limited circumstances. We only cancel orders in cases where our security system detects fraud, or if a duplicate order was placed in error. Again this is a decision that has been made for the good of the company, as we operate on very, very slim margins.

Our customer service policy is posted on our website, but does not explicitly mention that we do not accept cancellations or offer refunds. Our internal policy is that when a cancellation is requested we tell the customer their order has already shipped and therefore cannot be cancelled. In situations where a customer has not received their order, we will reship it or they can forfeit their order, customer�s choice.

My employee has worked here for over a year and will not answer order cancellation emails. She says this is because she cannot tell lies due to her religious beliefs. She feels that if the customer has requested a cancellation and the order has not shipped, that we should not be telling them it has. I have created a canned response in our email tool so she does not need to type the message herself, but she says because her name appears in the signature she will not send the email. She will not use a different person�s signature as this too would be a lie. Her proposed solution is to tell customers in this situation that we do not accept cancellations and to tell them why (our company cannot handle the losses). The problem with that is obviously the optics are terrible, if a screenshot of such a message were to make it onto social media.

Her committment to exclusive truth-telling extends beyond these scenarios, and she will often leave me drafts of her emails for me to edit before sending to the customer as she knows that she cannot say what she wants to say. I am the primary backup person for customer service emails and need to deal with the tickets that are left over after her shift. The number of emails that she leaves takes up at least 30 minutes of my day, every day, and I am already working 12+ hours daily running the company and have young kids at home too.

I am not open to revisiting the customer service policy.

Ultimately, I would like to replace her with someone who can execute our policies as I instruct, without needing to proofread excessive numbers of emails daily. However, because she is objecting to this duty due to religious conviction, I feel my hands are tied in keeping her in the role or at least within the company. We do not have another vacancy that she could move into that would be appropriate to her skillset, nor can I afford to hire another employee without first letting one go.

Is there a way I can manage this employee so that she will be able to do the job as it needs to be done? Should I start subtly managing her out?

# ? Nov 24, 2021 07:35

Serephina: Nov 8, 2005; 恐竜戦隊
ジュウレンジャー

Nooner posted:

Go back to reddit

oi oi oi oi mate, E/N predates reddit by miles I'm sure. Next you'll be trying to act all hoity-toity cuz someone used a ~~smilie~~ -I beg your pardon- emoticon in their post. Know your flavours of trash, and take pride in which one you are!

# ? Nov 24, 2021 07:42

bell jar: Feb 25, 2009

Mr. Grapes! posted:

Oh! My bad. Didn't know!

It is something I did truly wonder if I was being a vindictive rear end in a top hat and loving with her life for not letting something go after 2 years, since it is very likely I will never ever see her again.

I welcome any mockery but will refrain in the future.

Please stop posting :tipshat:

# ? Nov 24, 2021 07:45

Megillah Gorilla: Sep 22, 2003; If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.; Bread Liar

Chloe Jessica posted:

AITA for telling my GF she was embarrassing me?

Why would you date this person? loving christ, what a terrible human being.

# ? Nov 24, 2021 07:56

Mr. Grapes!: Feb 12, 2007; Mr. who?

bell jar posted:

Please stop posting

I can fix it! I'll go back and make the story really vague and maybe throw in a laughing stock, or for all intensive purposes.

# ? Nov 24, 2021 08:11

Metis of the Chat Thread: Aug 1, 2014

Dog post was interesting imo don't feel bad for posting

# ? Nov 24, 2021 08:14

Barudak: May 7, 2007

Hot Stunt posted:

Me (M26) and my lady (F24) just tried to have penetrative sex for the first time and it ended horribly

A story where the letter M and S keep switching infront of the letters "ad"

# ? Nov 24, 2021 08:14

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# ? May 30, 2024 11:37

Nooner: Mar 26, 2011; AN A+ OPSTER (:

Mr. Grapes! posted:

I can fix it! I'll go back and make the story really vague and maybe throw in a laughing stock, or for all intensive purposes.

I would be embarrassed to post like you.

Take a look at my post history and then think for a bit what that says about you. :regd07:

# ? Nov 24, 2021 08:17

The Something Awful Forums > Main > General Bullshit > r/relationships: I have nothing against this baby.

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