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AITA (WIBTA) if i told current employer that i can't be in limbo for 2 months and looking for other jobs despite them investing 20,000 into my training?quote:I was hired as a contract to hire for an surveying/engineering firm. My first real job that isn't retail since covid. "Oh hey since we spent 20k on training, you're going to have to survive on your savings for a few months, maybe we'll give you work after that but maybe we won't... Wait where are you going?!?!"
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Hughlander posted:AITA (WIBTA) if i told current employer that i can't be in limbo for 2 months and looking for other jobs despite them investing 20,000 into my training? LOL if they didn’t make him sign a non-compete some other agreement hat keeps him on ice (which I’m sure they didn’t since they never really hired him) then they can get hosed. It would probably be cheaper for them to find make-work tasks for him or hell even just pay him to stay home than for him to take his skills elsewhere and them have to spend another $20k.
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Dec 1, 2022 08:43
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Ghost Leviathan posted:It's a thing in a lot of Asia, kinda lol given the supposed stereotype of submissive Asian housewives. Not sure how much it's connected with the obligation to spend all night drinking with your boss. I think its why its so funny. Your perfect submissive waifu has the bath drawn because you, the meat sheep, is going back out in 6 hours to earn more money you'll never see and she needs to make sure you live that long.
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Dec 1, 2022 09:22
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Magic Hate Ball posted:My dad told me my entire childhood that we were of Scottish/Norwegian descent and he was so proud of it, he even had a kilt that he'd wear to the local Scottish games, and then he did a DNA test and found out he's just an indistinct blend of French, German, and English. I've never heard him sound more disappointed. It's weird that I now have nostalgia for the culture of a country that I've never been to nor have any actual relationship with. A brick from Scotland has zero Scottish genes. It is still from Scotland.
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Dec 1, 2022 10:19
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Hughlander posted:AITA (WIBTA) if i told current employer that i can't be in limbo for 2 months and looking for other jobs despite them investing 20,000 into my training? Two months with no work, no pay and no benefits = you don't actually have a job.
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Dec 1, 2022 10:31
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AITA for “trauma dumping” after my friend’s bf tried to correct my word usage?quote:So basically I (19f) was having lunch with my friend Sarah (20f), her new boyfriend Sam (21m), and a few of our other friends. quote:Apparently he's an English major that's very particular about grammar and this is just a "thing he does".
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Dec 1, 2022 10:38
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Somebody truly committed to the study of the language really ought to appreciate the nuance that "was" can imply in that context. He should think about switching majors. Engineering may be more his speed.
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Dec 1, 2022 10:56
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I recommend you listen to this while reading this loving doozy AITA for watching TV while my daughter eats dinner? quote:I have a 2 year old daughter. Most days, my wife feeds her breakfast, I feed her dinner. She mostly feeds herself, but we watch her so she doesn't die, spill poo poo all over, or if she has any "requests". Even though some redditors are agreeing with OP, he is super combative in the comments. quote:YTA - your daughter is interacting, watching your facial expressions, taking to you, and eating. Yes it is the most boring thing ever but your being part of it is important for her developement. Screencapping some of it because I’ll be damned if I’m sorting it via mobile   
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Dec 1, 2022 10:59
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AKA Pseudonym posted:Somebody truly committed to the study of the language really ought to appreciate the nuance that "was" can imply in that context. He should think about switching majors. Engineering may be more his speed.  "Reporting that valve 5423.008 that was installed yesterday on the arsenic pentafluoride line was functioning to spec." "Don't you mean IS?" "AND WHY ARE YOU RUNNING?"
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Dec 1, 2022 11:01
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teen witch posted:AITA for “trauma dumping” after my friend’s bf tried to correct my word usage? That's literally the exact reason you use the past tense when referring to people, mister English major is just a dumbass for not recognizing it fast enough. Well, his GF too, etc etc.
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Dec 1, 2022 11:07
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I'm confused, why can't he just play the podcast out loud and tell her what he thinks about it. Then it might be fun and interesting to them both
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Dec 1, 2022 14:13
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not a problem at all and the comments he's being combative about are dumb as hell
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Dec 1, 2022 14:26
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teen witch posted:I recommend you listen to this while reading this loving doozy I see we have another zaurg
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Dec 1, 2022 14:29
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therobit posted:LOL if they didn’t make him sign a non-compete some other agreement hat keeps him on ice (which I’m sure they didn’t since they never really hired him) then they can get hosed. It would probably be cheaper for them to find make-work tasks for him or hell even just pay him to stay home than for him to take his skills elsewhere and them have to spend another $20k. Scolding is a lot cheaper though
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Dec 1, 2022 14:48
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teen witch posted:I recommend you listen to this while reading this loving doozy This is upsetting, that poor kid
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Dec 1, 2022 15:31
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Midnight Voyager posted:I wonder if this guy argued. *clicks his username to see his comments- SPITS DRINK* Hahahaha 
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Dec 1, 2022 15:41
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Cowslips Warren posted:AITA for refusing to pay my brother for gas? Bro needs to send dipshit freeloader a link to Craigslist for some used bikes & stop giving him rides, especially after this quote:We buy our own food and I can’t walk to work because we live right directly in front of a highway and it’s a longer walk then it is a drive. And I split rent with him and I make $13/hour I don’t have money to be just throwing him because he can’t afford his car and is trying to put this off on me to fill his tank when it isn’t even empty and I know the distance to the shoe store and my haircut place wouldn’t nearly make him run out of gas I don’t believe that Boo loving hoo kid, get to stepping & put those Jordans to good use
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Dec 1, 2022 15:53
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Ghost Leviathan posted:The whole idea of 'You have to do X or you don't REALLY trust each other' strikes me more as telling on themselves. Yeah, the thing is that whether you do split or shared finances you still wind up having to deal with the same budgeting issues. Having joint finances doesn't stop someone from micromanaging their partner's expenses and having split finances won't save you from having to negotiate shared/household expenses. It's purely a difference in how you organize and track your finances; if you're both responsible and don't hate each other things will tend to work out regardless of which system you use, and if you're not then they won't.
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Dec 1, 2022 15:57
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metachronos posted:Hahahaha The question in the pic is literally literally "Hey we're going to this [BRAND NAME] store abroad." There's absolutely no reason to ask that question that they're asking.
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therobit posted:LOL if they didn’t make him sign a non-compete some other agreement hat keeps him on ice (which I’m sure they didn’t since they never really hired him) then they can get hosed. It would probably be cheaper for them to find make-work tasks for him or hell even just pay him to stay home than for him to take his skills elsewhere and them have to spend another $20k. Even then, non-competes are one of the few areas of employment law where the system still gives employees some protection. For an entry-level position there probably wouldn't be much they can do to enforce a non-compete beyond "don't directly solicit our customers for yourself/other employers." (On the other hand, more and more employers are writing provisions for clawing back training costs into employee contracts and courts are more open to enforcing those. But even then I think they'd have a hard time finding a judge that would agree that the employer could recoup training costs after voluntarily letting their contract expire.)
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Dec 1, 2022 16:11
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3D Megadoodoo posted:The question in the pic is literally literally "Hey we're going to this [BRAND NAME] store abroad." There's absolutely no reason to ask that question that they're asking. How else are they going to brag that they’re going to Paris?
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Dec 1, 2022 16:21
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BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:How else are they going to brag that they’re going to Paris? I think you mean "they're going to Paris to shop. For stuff they can get in the US."
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Dec 1, 2022 16:23
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3D Megadoodoo posted:I think you mean "they're going to Paris to shop. For stuff they can get in the US." So the bougie equivalent of going to a foreign country and asking if the McDonalds or Burger King there is better?
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Dec 1, 2022 16:40
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Edmund Sparkler posted:So the bougie equivalent of going to a foreign country and asking if the McDonalds or Burger King there is better? Depends. Due to the way the Hermes game works it can be genuinely cheaper to fly to France for a week and buy your tat there then to try and do it in your home country. If you live in China its significantly, insultingly cheaper to fly to Japan to do it (well pre-covid anyway)
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Barudak posted:Depends. Due to the way the Hermes game works it can be genuinely cheaper to fly to France for a week and buy your tat there then to try and do it in your home country. If you live in China its significantly, insultingly cheaper to fly to Japan to do it (well pre-covid anyway) Oh yeah like in the US apparently it's hard to buy a Rolex due to engineered scarcity, but anywhere else you just pop into a shop and pick one.
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teen witch posted:I recommend you listen to this while reading this loving doozy Christ, why even have a child if you're this disinterested in said child?
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IIRC Europeans used to fly to the US and pick up cheaper electronics because the price of a plane ticket was less than VAT + European price premium on a sack full of iPhones.
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teen witch posted:AITA for “trauma dumping” after my friend’s bf tried to correct my word usage?
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Edmund Sparkler posted:So the bougie equivalent of going to a foreign country and asking if the McDonalds or Burger King there is better? The shop in question is Louis Vuitton, so no, not really the same at all.
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Zero One posted:The shop in question is Louis Vuitton, so no, not really the same at all. Burgers and bags both come from cows
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Xlorp posted:Burgers and bags both come from cows Yes, but when I put mustard on people's LV bags they hit me.
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Halloween Jack posted:I love how this tenderqueer bullshit is just for everybody now, even the most right-wing Republicans. Uh what? the holy poopacy posted:Even then, non-competes are one of the few areas of employment law where the system still gives employees some protection. For an entry-level position there probably wouldn't be much they can do to enforce a non-compete beyond "don't directly solicit our customers for yourself/other employers." Yeah, both non-competes and clawbacks are stupid IMO. Pay to train people and then retain them with decent pay and benefits. teen witch posted:I recommend you listen to this while reading this loving doozy  hawowanlawow posted:not a problem at all and the comments he's being combative about are dumb as hell Is this a bad attempt at trolling?
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what he's doing is not a problem at all, and the pearl clutching pedantry about how big a cup is is disingenuous
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Halloween Jack posted:I love how this tenderqueer bullshit is just for everybody now, even the most right-wing Republicans. What does this mean?
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appropriation of language by minority academia intended to unpack difficult topics to instead defend lovely behaviour. it's a more developed form of "telling me not to do awful things is a form of bullying" "tenderqueer" is probably a slightly dodgy and unnecessary reference to some months back when there was a bunch of self-described tenderqueer smolbean twitter posters who all turned out to be upper-middle-class contractors for Lockheed Martin using their minority status to shield their privilege (and terrible self-serving opinions) in other areas, i.e. the thing above personally I'm more confused by the HOA guy saying you can't post in the Louis Vuitton subreddit if your karma is low? is that a thing?
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Yeah, that's a better summary than I could give. I mentioned the political stuff because this is typically associated with young lefty types, but I'm now seeing lots of chuds online claiming that, like, Nancy Pelosi is "gaslighting" them.
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Fascists love to play with and abuse language because language has no power over them, but is intensely important to honest and sincere people.
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Lt. Danger posted:"tenderqueer" is probably a slightly dodgy and unnecessary reference to some months back when there was a bunch of self-described tenderqueer smolbean twitter posters who all turned out to be upper-middle-class contractors for Lockheed Martin using their minority status to shield their privilege (and terrible self-serving opinions) in other areas, i.e. the thing above From what I remember, that was just one trans guy, Ana Mardoll. He was doxxed by KiwiFarms because KiwiFarms are nazis. He was reported by KiwiFarms as being a software developer for Lockheed-Martin, a claim that was echoed around the internet, but actually just did 10-hour/week clerical work, no coding or engineering. Hardly "a bunch of upper-middle-class contractors". DoctorWhat posted:Fascists love to play with and abuse language because language has no power over them, but is intensely important to honest and sincere people. "They are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert."
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"Ultraleft disabled shitposter who turns out to be a Raytheon engineer/hedge fund heir" is a Twitter Idiot Of The Day that recurs every few months. Edit: Whether or not someone works for Lockheed-Martin or whatever, that's just icing on the cake. It's never a good thing to write yourself a prescription that says you're allowed to be cruel to people but they're not allowed to do the same to you. Halloween Jack fucked around with this message at 19:10 on Dec 1, 2022 |
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DeeplyConcerned posted:sounds like a real class act. on the plus side, the fact that he's married means he's out of the dating pool.
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