It was someone else's problem. That's how it works in places like that. If you ask questions the best outcome is someone thanks you for noticing it, but the worst case scenario is you get extra unpaid work or told off for asking questions you don't need answers to. The end result is people learn to keep their head down and never ask questions.
@@kevinimperati8644 OP explicitly said it; next to the piles of paper, it was not that big, and I'm guessing the whole place had assorted stacks of papers, so nobody noticed. Too bad it was the most important pile. And yes, like @scragar said, it was someone else's problem.
When my twins were babies a woman told me I had them dressed too warmly for March and they will die from heat exhaustion, the second their little hats came off they sang the song of their people until finally she saw the error of her ways and apologized.
*Story 5 - that dude totally deserved what happened to him!!!* My hubby works with forklifts and knows how to run them properly, but others are careless 😒 One dude *ran through a wall* because he wasn’t paying attention to what he was doing! 🙄 *Smart people actually know how things should be done!!!*
@@fdm2155 Sounds like Dad is cut from the "Hard graft made me the man I am today. If that bone idle sod wants my company, he can bloody well sweat for it!" cloth which is probably why Fred got it in the first place..
Story 1: Something similar happened to me on an Amtrack train. I was standing in line at the ticket booth when this old couple cut in front of me. Rather than say anything, i just shrugged it off. When i got to the desk i was asking if i could move my departure time from several hours later to the next 30-45 minutes. I told the lady I'd understand if she couldn't; I just thought I'd ask. I saw her get this look on her face, push a few keyboard keys, smile & say, "Yes, I can do that." Turns out the only way she could do it was to upgrade me, which she did for free. 😊
Story 1: Never underestimate the power of being nice. Reminds me of this one time. I'm a regular at this coffee shop where I get breakfast sandwiches before starting my shift at work. One day out of the blue the manager just offers up my usual sandwiches on the house just because I've always been good and respectful to the employees. Only ever happened once but it felt good and it just stuck with me.
It goes both ways, too-sometimes a regular’s kindness and friendly demeanor are exactly what an employee wants to see in the middle of an exhausting day, and it feels like the least we can do to give them a little something to show that they’re appreciated. There isn’t much that makes me feel more powerful than getting to do a small kindness for someone else when I’m having a bad day.
Had the same happening to me with softdrinks when I was a regular at a pizzeria close to work. They were really nice people and why would one mistreat the people handling ones food? That would be just stupid!
Story 5; Fred is lucky all he lost were a couple fingers. other people haven't been as fortunate in similar situations, especially considering how reckless he was in modifying the machine like that. Hopefully this unfortunately expensive and costly lesson will teach him and he walked away from the situation wiser and more mature.
I worked with that guy, his real name is Frank. He was asked to leave because he tried to molest a female coworker in the kitchen/appliances area because "he knows the camera blindspots". He was hired back (same store, she still worked there) 3 years later.
@JadenYukifan28 You mean rehire? He reapplied, and there was no proof of any wrongdoing, and they were unwilling to promote the people that were already in store that had been doing the job of their superiors. There was also a fat Mexican department head that slept in the break room regularly, and since she was the wife of a keyholder they liked, she didn't get fired or demoted. Probably didn't help that one of the area managers and his wife were swingers, and so was the store manager... That store was more incestuous than the hapsburgs in terms of managers sleeping with managers.
The manager stories: “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power,” Abraham Lincoln. Amazing how a little power make people go into madness.😮
Even to the point they defy the power of those above them! Seriously, what was the idiot thinking?! What if the RM came on a surprise inspection and noticed the notice was not posted above the clock? Essentially, it'd be the same result, except the RM would be there to PERSONALLY bollock Dick for his act of stupidity!
Funny though that such a quote could be attributed to a man who also suspended habeus corpus rights because he couldn't stand how newspapers were talking about him. A tall man making himself small.
“Power doesn’t corrupt, it reveals what was already there to begin with.” -Omniman in invincible. I agree. It’s not a test of someone’s character nor is it corrupting themed it’s just revealing what someone already was. Which was kinda the whole premise of the first Captain America movie and kinda why I like how the super serum works in the MCU, they say it just makes them a more extreme version of who they already were.
@@Nurple17 You do realize most governments do that sort of thing when war happens right? In fact its literally written into the constitution that the president CAN suspend habeus corpus in times of emergency, and I'd say a fucking civil war counts as such an occasion. Lincoln's suspension of habeus corpus during the American Civil War had next to nothing to do with newspapers.
Story 6: "Watching toddlers shouldn't really be that hard, hun." Ma'am, my parents have told stories of how me and my slightly younger sibling were both crazy and hard to control when we were super young. You sound like you've never had a child before. Seriously, there are a lot of posts EVERYWHERE on how toddlers are like wild animals at times.
I know how children are ESPECIALLY TODDLERS I have one literally right next to me right now trying to bite my leg while I clean...damn my sister sometimes
I needed a child leash as soon as I learned to walk, I was that much of a handful. All my friends have kids, and most of them are that age. I have witnessed a toddler's potential for chaos, so I won't be taking any words downplaying that chaos seriously. Most parents do their best, but sometimes kids gotta nyoom.
I have more luck controlling where the wild animals around me go than I do a toddler. Seriously- I can keep the deer, elk, and wolves out of my garden bed. I can't keep my friends toddler from trying to eat the chicken eggs raw.
My sister once stabbed me in the face with a fork because we were playing. I don't remember what we were playing, but apparently getting stabbed was fun.
Story 3: If someone tells you they need to do something in a private place, like a bathroom, just let them! It'll save you from embarrassment (and an HR complaint) Dude's ego just couldn’t let the guy tuck his shirt away from everyone else, and he gets the consequences
Story 6: You know, I no longer cared about the old lady the moment "cancer scans" were brought up. Glad she doesn't have to worry about possibly leaving her babies without a mom now.
Story 3 - That same thing happened when I was in high school. The assistant principal saw one of my classmates in the cafeteria with his shirttail hanging out. He told him to tuck it in. My classmate said he would go to the restroom and do it, but the assistant principal insisted he had to do it right then. My classmate didn't exactly drop his pants, but he did undo them to tuck in his shirttail. The assistant principal didn't like that one bit, and my classmate got detention. I later heard my classmate say, "I don't know why he got so mad at me. I just did what he told me!"
Yeah, Assistant Principle realised he'd stuffed up, & saw his career could vanish if a complaint was made by the parents, & they had witnesses to verify the incident.
Kindness will pay in unexpected ways! I once had a cast member at Disneyland buy me a churro, when at one of the kiosk pin stands the parent told her kid she didnt have enough to buy a pin the kid liked, so I took one of mine, different but featuring the same character, and gave it to the kid free of charge.
As a mom of twins, the twin story is all too relatable. Except that I told people off about parenting my kids. Once upon a time, I was at a large bulk-buy store with my infant twins. Back in 2016, there was a huge kerfuffle about women who breast-fed needing to cover up. I was alone with my babies and I had 2 carts: one for groceries and one for my infants whom were around 4/5 months old. They were still breast feeding, and I didn't have bottles on me. The food court was full save for one seat kinda in the back. So I pushed my kids up to the table and asked the lady sitting there eating a hotdog if I could feed my kids across from her. Well, my kids did not like to be covered as they were eyes everywhere all the time. I started with my son, and I politely faced away from her. I wasn't shy about feeding my kids, but I was trying to be nice to those around me. I got my son started first since he was the fussiest one. He started to suckle, but then something would catch his eye and he would stop and stare at whatever it was. I tried to get his attention back, but to no avail. I tucked my shirt as best as I could over his head and myself to try and get him to focus, but once he was looking at other things, there was no stopping him. The lady across from me then stood up, and loudly but rudely told me, "We all know you're just an old sow.". Now, I have no idea what she meant by this. She was trying to shame me for feeding my kids. So I looked up at her and said, loudly and smugly, "So it's ok for you to shove phallic shaped food in your mouth, but it's not okay for my infants to have a meal?" Because of her statement, the place had gone as quiet as a food court could get, and all attention was pretty much on us. She went beet red and stormed off while I got thumbs-ups from the tables around me and chuckles at her departing back. Moral of the story: Do not cross a mom trying to do her best. Especially a mom of multiples.
I don't understand the kerfuffle about women breastfeeding in public without a cover. I don't ever want kids myself, but I believe moms should be able to feed their babies however they are comfortable. It's a boob, not private parts. No different than seeing a man shirtless, imo.
@Gina Marie it's because people these days are too sensitive and want their 5 minutes of fame by making a big deal out of nothing. The breasts are now looked at in a sexual way. So, as a woman just trying to feed her baby, you're showing a part of your body that "needs to be covered" because reasons.
I saw some "mom clothes" that has zipper on the breast locations to pull out the milk jugs... and the dress includes a BIG BIB to cover the hungry infant. The mom can even lift the top of the bib to look at the infant having a happy meal.
@FoxLightstep I'm not saying women should be ashamed for beast feeding but ... right, wrong, it indifferent breasts have been private parts for a VERY long time ... they have been considered a sexual part for a VERY long time. In fact it's only been in recent couple decades (i seem to recall a married with children episode depicting this issue so late 80s early 90s) that women have been pushing the issue is breast feeding in public without a cover. I'm not saying this SHOULD be the standard but, female breasts are considered a private part and a sex characteristic by our society and have been s long, VERY long time. In fact, I'm willing to bet 99% if people who try to accuse society is being the ones to sexualize breasts don't even believe their own words ... otherwise ... i should be able to grope my wife's breasts in public and it shouldn't be considered sexual assault to grope a woman's breasts ... you're the one who sexualized them, not me ....
@@Phil926 Bewbs are for feeding infants. Then, for some reason, some weird men decided they were naughty objects to them. Today, we're simply reclaiming our right to feed our young without being judged for it by creeps like you. Grow up.
Business class story: Well, VP Karen may have been a Karen, but even she had to CYA with that "if there's room" statement. Glad OP caught that. Safety story: Given the nature of the accident I suspect OSHA still made a house call and required the new addition to be scrapped. There's reasons you don't mess with machinery. Twins story: Does anyone besides me get the feeling the cranky old lady never had children of her own?
As for that final story: (picks up a guitar and plays) Shake hands with danger! Meet a guy who ought to know! I used to laugh at safety! Now they call me three-finger Joe.
I have had a bad manager or two at various jobs. However, the ones I remember best were actually kind. One gave me a review and told me I was WAAAAY too hard on myself. Another was just trying to talk to me when I started having my first panic attack (I didn't know what it was until weeks later). He sent me to the nurse, because he had no idea why I was crying and shaking, and neither did I. I have had other bosses tell me I was doing well or to keep up the good work, but nothing like those two. The bad ones? Some dude in Arkansas tried to tell me I was faking being sick, and it turned out to be "morning sickness". One lady in Macomb, Illinois had a new manager do her dirty work and fire me after I turned in her favorites for abusing clients. They bothered me because they lied about me. The good bosses stick with me because they actually cared about their employees and treated all of us like we mattered. SO, thank you to all the kind managers/bosses out there? And the ones that lie and play favorites can go lick the inside of a very dirty toilet!
Yeah, the SOP at my former workplace allowed ONE pair of small, stud earrings. I wore them together in one ear and of course a supervisor (who had less seniority, and was less popular than me) tried to assert herself insisted that I had to have one earring in each ear. She insisted that was the rule so I insisted that she look it up in the SOP book and she did. She avoided me for the rest of the day It pays to know the rules.
I worked a place where on Fridays we wore "casual". While other departments typically wore jeans, our manager outlawed them under a dress days rule that said "no rear patch pockets". Back then we wore those oversized shaker sweaters that came way over your butt. I wore gray or green jeans made with no back pockets. My male manager demanded to see my "pockets". I said, rather loudly, are you asking me to lift my clothes to show you my BUTT?!" *Cough* and he scored into his office and never asked again!
All my suit trousers have a back pocket. Just the one. I've no idea why - I don't think I've ever used one - they're just what tailors do. Would I have fallen foul of your dress code?
@@lomax343 The dress code specified "patch pockets", so the regular slit pockets on the back of dress pants were ok. They were aiming at the pockets on the back of Levi's, Wranglers, et al. There was a guy who wore Western suits. They had a shoulder yoke (think shoulders of a cowboy shirt), and jeans type patch pockets. He was the CFO, so of course his fashion faux pas was exempt lol
I thought Karen in the call center was going to end up doing all the credit card information and end up swindling a bunch of money from the company. That's what normally happens when you have somebody who's higher up decide to do some changing of duty like that.
Thank you Darkfluff for saying that kindness gets you better results than being a Karen. As the saying goes: "you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar". I wish they'd recognise this.
While I agree with the sentiment of it, I've always hated that saying. Because while honey will certainly attract more flies than vinegar would, a literal pile of crap will attract more than either one.
That first story reminded me of a ‘celebrity’ I once met. I used to work in a trendy stationery shop called Athena way back in 1988 in Manchester, England (U.K.), this guy called Anthony H Wilson who was a ‘celebrity’ in media circles came in and was buying cards, gifts etc. I’d already started cashing his goods through the register when he wanders off to look at gift-wrap. I had a massive queue that he was holding up, so I asked him if he could please hurry up. He told me to carry on serving but I couldn’t put any other sales through the till if I was already on a sale (unlike nowadays). He then came out with that line “Don’t you know who I am ?” to which I replied “ I know exactly who you are Sir, but in here, you’re just another shopper, who is holding up my queue !” He came back to pay for his items with a scowl on his face and after he left, some of my customers were laughing because of his ‘entitled ass’ !
I have a lamer claim to fame compared to yours. 13 years ago I was working as a supermarket cashier and during a federal election campaign, I served the chauffeur of one of the electoral candidates. That candidate did manage to become Prime Minister years later and he became known as the PM who wore budgie smugglers.
Dick should have been fired for continually remove the letter that was posted by the time clock PER SOP. He should not have been simply transferred to a different department ..... unless it was housekeeping or building maintenance, on a graveyard shift, into a position with no authority over other employees. You know, just another one of the grunts doing grunt work.
Story 4: I would be furious if I agreed to make a donation on my credit card in October, November or December that didn’t get processed until January, especially if I had used the card for Christmas presents and budgeted a specific amount for the payments.
Was looking for this comment. Definitely reflects on OP's age at the time, unfamiliar with credit cards and budgeting. But I can't help noticing OP didn't mention or apologize for it after the fact now, when presumably OP is now in their 40's...
I've always noticed a type of person that has literally no clue about the situation but loves to be the first one to chime in about it. It's become an immediate red flag for me to stay away from that person. At best it's a waste of time, at worst it can cause damage.
Last Story. Talk about a win-win situation! OP got to stick to some old Karen who should be minding her own business, and she's cancer free! Awesome! I hope after that doctor's appointment, she treated herself and her twin girls to some ice cream, they all deserve it! 😊😊😊
Kind of a shame Name Dropper didn't make a stink that ended with Airline President turning to VP Karen and going "Wait, is this true?! You've been signing off on whatever this guy wants because you two are FRIENDS?! Karen, my office. NOW!"
As someone who sometimes travel, the ONLY perk I have, and take advantage of, is that I mostly travel on the US Army's dime and board early so I can make sure my bag doesn't get chucked under the plane because of lack of room, beyond that, if I had the perk of knowing some airline VP, I wouldn't name drop. Hell, I'd be that one friend that if the gate agent knew I knew a VP, and was trying to give me an upgrade, I'd randomly pick someone who's traveling alone, and give them my upgrade. Unless I find someone who's tall, and isn't sat in the exit row, then I'd say give them more leg room.
The 3rd story reminded me of something similar happened to my brother which I'll call him Robert This was back when he was in middle school like around 2015 or 2016. So it was recess time and he was playing football or soccer or whatever you want to call it with his friends and suddenly a group of girls who were playing volleyball accidentally hit to ball a bit to hard it landed near one of Robert's friends that I'll call Danny. So the girls asked Danny if they can throw the ball back, which he did but instead of throwing the volleyball he kicked it and the thing is that the volleyball was so light it took of flying. The girls got mad and Danny was apologizing because he didn't mean to do that. So they kept on playing and eventually then the ball ended up landing near the girls who were playing volleyball earlier. So Robert asked the girls if they can give the ball back but the girls didn't and instead they got the ball and threw it over a fence. At that time there were some workers that were behind the fence installing or repairing something so Robert and everyone was talking to the workers to retrieve the ball and give it back to them. But there was so much commotion that the principal noticed and walked up to Robert and asked "What's going on?" Robert and his friends told their side of the story and the girls told their side of the story. The thing is the principal is basically those types of women who think that the women are superior and the men are and must be the underdogs. So the principal tells the girls "Ok you girls stay behind." Then turns to the boys and says "And you all will go to detention!" From there a kid over heard everything and walked up to the principal and yelled "Screw you miss! This the reason why no one loves you! Screw you miss this is the reason why all the 7th grade teachers are quitting! Screw you miss! This is why none of the boys like you!" Obviously the principal got mad and yelled "That's it you're going to the office!" And the kid yelled "Come on! Send me to the office I'm right here!" And so the principal did. I don't know what happened in the office with the argument but I know for sure the kid won because the next year the principal got replaced by a new principal and she got downgraded from the principal position that she works as something else that I forgot what it was.
Story #2: In short, at my former employer (guv'ment), you were able to wear casual but neat clothes during the work day, but depending on where you were at, you also needed business attire (e.g court). Every once in a while, someone would come in wearing something that be more appropriate for extracurriculars like clubbing or the beach. HR would them send out their infamous memo about appropriate attire. It was roughly two pages in length, and whenever me and my coworkers would see it, we would start playing our game, "who got the complaint?"
Story one.... Wouldn't it be some fantastic karma if the dude's luggage accidentally got sent on a plane to a city many states away from his destination? 😉
Long time ago I was working on a dock for a big box retailer. Managers that wanted to "move up" in the company had to work at least 3 months in charge of the dock. Needless to say we had bunches of morons that constantly wanted to make changes as they had "college degrees". I had one that was telling me how to do the docking of a trailer and I asked him what made him think he knew better how to do it He said he had a college degree while I didn't. I asked what was his degree in and he told me associate in photography. I then commented in front of his supervisor "so you are telling me your associate degree in photography means you can dock a semi with a 53 foot trailer as opposed to myself who has a CDL license and has backed more than 300 trailers to this specific dock location?" And followed up by saying that maybe in opposite universe it might be true but until you have one of these (showed my CDL) you will not be better than I am at this job
My Granddad ended his work life working in a foundry. He was a master machinist, patternmaker and coremaker. It's no exaggeration to say he was the most valuable employee in the place. Every so often, Granddad would run afoul of some newly minted middle manager or "efficiency expert." Granddad would never argue with them. If they got on his case too much, or especially if they interfered with his work, Granddad would simply quit, punch out, take his lunchbox and walk home. By the time Granddad got home, the owner would be on the phone begging him to come back. The person who annoyed Granddad would be called on the carpet, given a posterior chewing, and told in no uncertain terms to leave Granddad alone to do his job. Granddad said he never enjoyed working as much as he did after he had earned his pension. He worked for quite a while after that. Until one day, some idiot manager got on his case, and instead of quitting, he retired. They couldn't talk him into un-retiring.
Story 1 - I used to fly all the time, and it is truly terrible how much abuse is heaped upon the gate agents. I remember one time when we had a delay because of an unexpected repair. After a long line of upset passengers, I came up and politely asked if we had an ETD yet. When they said no, I asked if I could get a meal voucher, and they gave me one. Before I had a chance to tell the people I was chatting with about the vouchers, they made an announcement that people could go to the kiosks and get a meal voucher for their wait. They had given me twice the value that everyone else got! I hadn't been angling for a higher amount, I was just kind and sympathetic to them after the abuse they'd been getting for a while at that point. Nice matters!
This is about the last story. My brother ( better living through Chemistry ) was the complete opposite. My wife and I childless at this point where driving close to 5 hours coming back from Maine with my niece. She screamed for 4 hours and 55 minutes as my brother said you can’t give in to kids. Oh she was 2.5 years old as soon as she got back to grandmas and had a bowl of fruit loops and some red dye 137 she calmed right down. This mom was great trying to save some folks teeth ( from grinding ) but even better letting the old woman have some good old teeth grinding..
I think the VP has gotten tired of that guy's entitlement. That's why she told him "if there is space" instead of just telling him to upgrade the ticket.
Last story op should have looked at the Karen as she sat down next to her as the kids starting crying, op looks away to read leaving karen to deal with the aftermath
That "Karen" in the last story got exactly what she deserved! Unless a child/children are being mistreated NEVER, NEVER, NEVER question a mother's parenting! Lmfao
In my old job I actually kept a credit card imprint machine in the glove box in case the EFTPOS terminal went down and over the two years I worked the job I had to use it for two shifts.
Theres nothing wrong with being a strict "by the book" boss, but you actually have to do things by the book. You can't make up your own rules, that defeats the purpose.🤣
Story #1: I worked in auto parts for 30yrs and I KNOW that attitude affects everything that the customer gets. Bottom line: be nice to folks, it might just make a difference in your daily outcome of life!
The 5th story reminds of something my dad told me when he worked for a manufacturing company. My dad worked at a certain machine for a long time and knew it's ins-an-outs. Well the company ungraded to newer modern achines and they was sensitive. If the settings was off a fraction of a fraction or wasn't eagle eye constantly watching it the machine could break or literally blow up. My dad said he felt really uncomfortable using it and working with all the new machines and put in his 2 week notice. He told me that shortly after he left after his 2 weeks was up that a fellow employee said that there was a mishap with the machine my dad worked at. That the pressure on the machine got too high and things went wrong. To calculate the pressure of the machine basically a bolt or something from it got shot out at such high speed an force that it embedded insert in a concrete wall.
@@JamesDavy2009 probably so. My dad said the new machines had pressure gages on it that you constantly had to monitor. The old machines didn't. The new machines was to beef up productivity.
Second story. I aways read all of the company polices and handbooks. It may sound a bit geekish and boring but it can be worth it. For example at a previous company I was out of the office a lot at remote locations and the company wouldn't issue you with a phone but would often phone you on your personal phone during your shift with a change of plan and I would have to stop what I was working on and go and sort something else out but when I read the handbook, that they insisted had to be followed, it stated that you cannot have you personal phone on during office hours, which would be a problem if someone was trying to contact me in an emergency, so I turned it off. A couple of days later I got a call at home about 8.00pm complaining that they had been trying to call me urgently all day but my phone was off and that this was unacceptable and that this had caused a big problem. I just said well refer to the specific clause in the handbook that you insisted that we must adhere to that clearly states that all personal phones need to be turned off during office hours. After about 30 seconds there was a loud exasperated scream followed by a what! I'll sort this!! and an apology. The person who wrote the hand book was the one who got reamed out, the handbook was reviewed and we could keep our phones on.
Story #3, I'd have whipped out my...phone...hit video record, and asked ever so politely, "So, for the record, you genuinely DO want me to adjust my clothing right here in front of you, without even going to the privacy of the bathroom first?" And record his response...then pan the camera to MYSELF (a female), and hit SEND to all my friends around the continent, lock my phone, and then proceed from there.
Too many people that get promoted, let that extra power go to their head. They also think that that entitles them to make changes about things they know nothing about Fred is lucky. He only lost two fingers should’ve listen to Roy instead of throwing his weight around.
Standing around in the call center watching everyone and everything when she could be in the call center PROCESSING THE DAMN CREDIT CARDS. It's amazing how many stupid people wind up in positions of power.
as a machinist i have once told my boss i didnt feel safe doing something and he said "ok, lets find another method". That is the boss you fucking want. also the times you have the "i think i can do this but can you show me how to do it safely" moment he or the other old guy drop what theyre doing to impart some knowledge. find a job you love and you'll only work like maybe 2 days a week, because theres always some tedium.
Story 5: Actually, in DUMerica, you don't have the right to refuse unsafe work. Before his appointment to SCOTUS, Justice Frat Boy (Brett Kavanaugh) ruled that a Company was within their rights to fire a trucker with cause for refusing to stay with his broken down company truck and freeze to death in a blizzard. I'll say that again: Companies are allowed to order employees to commit suicide, and fire them with cause for refusing.
As someone who's currently in the middle of some events regarding unsafe work methods, this comment isn't true. An employer or manager knowingly putting an employee in a situation that is dangerous to their health will obliterate smaller companies, and larger companies will be slammed with punishments. The employee refusing to perform what's asked on the grounds of unsafe conditions constitutes the employer having knowledge that the act is unsafe. Using threats such as firing can constitute trying to force an employee, and if the employee is fired for it, they get to sue with DAMN good evidence if you recorded the altercation. Especially regarding the claim of truck drivers, as that's what I know most about. If you quit on the spot for a company demanding you drive in a blizzard, you are entitled to unemployment. If they fire you for that, you are entitled to unemployment and are allowed to sue. That case you list is poor and unfortunate, however that is an exception to the rule, and not the default.
@@shirothefish9688 The precedent was set. As far as I know it still stands. And until it's overturned... I think it's effectively settled law. Corporate lawyers can and will point to it at their convenience. And all lower courts would be bound by it. Traditionally, all other courts of the same level will tend to abide by it as well.
How much ya wanna bet that after losing two fingers. Dude probably goes around telling folks that he went habd to hand with 20 guys protecting a woman and that thats how he lost two fingers.
I've never understood alumni donations. You're telling me I just spent tens of thousands of dollars in student loans that I'm paying hundreds of dollars a month for years and years and years to pay off... And you want me to give you more money?
the power of being nice. Now I try to be nice at every piace I go and I do this to people from the top management to the bottom. If they is a problem then I am patient and unstanding. This has got me exta discount, free stuff and other thing they do not have to do.
#1 OP is a Champ. Way to go. As for sleazy Entitlement... Tough luck. As for that Karen VP... There is a company that need to do some pruning. #2 That's a massive Win for everyone in the department, but, a painful loss for Dick. That loss is actually a win for everyone else. So, Win-loss-win. #3 Mr. Hardass went on a power trip. Mr. Hardass fell hard. Mr. Hardass will regret his attitude for a really long time. #4 Karen on a power trip got what she deserve : The direction to the one way Exit Door. #5 That boss' son got off on a power trip and demonstrated that he's a massive ass hole. #6 That old crone got it coming. She should have kept it to herself that day. Hope she learned her lesson.
Story 5. A smart captain listens to the input of his crew. Then calculates all options. This guy was a moron. This guy clearly lost his fingers as a direct result of his own incompetence.
I'll ask for something, but accept graciously if they say no. I mean, no harm asking, but I have to be ready to accept the answer. A lot of times, when i don't push back and just say not to worry about it and it's fine, a lot of times they'll try to do something for me for being so nice about it. Thats not the reason I do it, but I don't mind if they do that.
Oof, don't exactly like Story 4, because people were getting charges to their cards in a different month than they anticipated and consented to, and that could cause problems paying it off, especially that time of year. October and November might have been fine times, but suddenly in the new year right after Christmas. Makes me wince a little.
It's a minor tragedy that not even the saner Karens - like at the college call center - will ever come across r/MaliciousCompliance or similar groups and recognize themselves.
😂😂😂 Oh hell no! Last story... See, I work with the public every day... And I get SO sick & tired of old people bad mouthing our young people! My younger customers are WAY MORE polite, kind and just GREAT PEOPLE... versus the old ones! The old ones are RUDE! And are just quite simply.. NOT NICE PEOPLE!! **Obviously I am not speaking about ALL of them!!**
As for the first story - that is a bit ridiculous. Employee has no idea who is the guy that someone above approved to be upgraded. It might be not a friend but somebody with whom the vice president wanted to work in a future. The story might be altered also. I'm not trusting 100% the employee who just ignored the direct command but also used company to change other people's reservations...
Story 4: Cool Chad was "Cool" because he treated OP with respect, listened to her and knew enough to ask the right questions.
curious how no one walked by the credit card machine and wonder what the growing stack of paper was.
It was someone else's problem.
That's how it works in places like that. If you ask questions the best outcome is someone thanks you for noticing it, but the worst case scenario is you get extra unpaid work or told off for asking questions you don't need answers to.
The end result is people learn to keep their head down and never ask questions.
@@kevinimperati8644 OP explicitly said it; next to the piles of paper, it was not that big, and I'm guessing the whole place had assorted stacks of papers, so nobody noticed. Too bad it was the most important pile.
And yes, like @scragar said, it was someone else's problem.
Cool Chad: I don't need to be the best to become the best, I just need an idiot (the Karen) to help me become the best.
When my twins were babies a woman told me I had them dressed too warmly for March and they will die from heat exhaustion, the second their little hats came off they sang the song of their people until finally she saw the error of her ways and apologized.
"they sang the song of their people"...I laughed way too hard picturing that in my head!
Thank you!
@@freecatpaws I'm imagining the Kindergarteners from Disney's Recess doing a tribal chant... only younger :P
*Story 5 - that dude totally deserved what happened to him!!!* My hubby works with forklifts and knows how to run them properly, but others are careless 😒 One dude *ran through a wall* because he wasn’t paying attention to what he was doing! 🙄 *Smart people actually know how things should be done!!!*
It is hard to be sympathetic towards people who are warned multiple times by multiple people not to do something that's clearly dangerous, yeah.
Story 5: Sometimes, people learn expensive lessons. Considering what Fred lost, I think his lesson was more expensive than anyone bargained for.
Also goes to show why you shouldn't give your incompetent kid a 'management' job
Who else groaned when they said "Fred wasn't 'cut out' for this job"?
Freddy got de'fingered
When I heard about “Fred’s” changes, that was the exact outcome I imagined.
@@fdm2155 Sounds like Dad is cut from the "Hard graft made me the man I am today. If that bone idle sod wants my company, he can bloody well sweat for it!" cloth which is probably why Fred got it in the first place..
Story 1: Something similar happened to me on an Amtrack train. I was standing in line at the ticket booth when this old couple cut in front of me. Rather than say anything, i just shrugged it off.
When i got to the desk i was asking if i could move my departure time from several hours later to the next 30-45 minutes. I told the lady I'd understand if she couldn't; I just thought I'd ask. I saw her get this look on her face, push a few keyboard keys, smile & say, "Yes, I can do that."
Turns out the only way she could do it was to upgrade me, which she did for free. 😊
Story 1: Never underestimate the power of being nice. Reminds me of this one time. I'm a regular at this coffee shop where I get breakfast sandwiches before starting my shift at work. One day out of the blue the manager just offers up my usual sandwiches on the house just because I've always been good and respectful to the employees. Only ever happened once but it felt good and it just stuck with me.
Yeah, like if you're nice to the VP of an airline you can get upgraded on every flight where there isn't mean spiteful staff.
Yes! This is what keeps repeat customers coming back. 👍
I frequent a subway on my way to work. One if the employees started applying the employee discount for me.
It goes both ways, too-sometimes a regular’s kindness and friendly demeanor are exactly what an employee wants to see in the middle of an exhausting day, and it feels like the least we can do to give them a little something to show that they’re appreciated.
There isn’t much that makes me feel more powerful than getting to do a small kindness for someone else when I’m having a bad day.
Had the same happening to me with softdrinks when I was a regular at a pizzeria close to work. They were really nice people and why would one mistreat the people handling ones food? That would be just stupid!
Story 5; Fred is lucky all he lost were a couple fingers. other people haven't been as fortunate in similar situations, especially considering how reckless he was in modifying the machine like that. Hopefully this unfortunately expensive and costly lesson will teach him and he walked away from the situation wiser and more mature.
Fred won't be flipping anymore birds after that accident.
Story #2: I'm assuming that Richard got chewed out for changing the rules, hence why he stopped throwing out the paper...
I worked with that guy, his real name is Frank. He was asked to leave because he tried to molest a female coworker in the kitchen/appliances area because "he knows the camera blindspots". He was hired back (same store, she still worked there) 3 years later.
@@willdavis3802 Why would they hire a guy like him if he did those nasty things....?
@JadenYukifan28 You mean rehire? He reapplied, and there was no proof of any wrongdoing, and they were unwilling to promote the people that were already in store that had been doing the job of their superiors. There was also a fat Mexican department head that slept in the break room regularly, and since she was the wife of a keyholder they liked, she didn't get fired or demoted. Probably didn't help that one of the area managers and his wife were swingers, and so was the store manager... That store was more incestuous than the hapsburgs in terms of managers sleeping with managers.
As OP said, SOP was god, and the dude was a 'heretic' for trying to subvert it.
The manager stories: “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power,” Abraham Lincoln. Amazing how a little power make people go into madness.😮
Even to the point they defy the power of those above them! Seriously, what was the idiot thinking?! What if the RM came on a surprise inspection and noticed the notice was not posted above the clock?
Essentially, it'd be the same result, except the RM would be there to PERSONALLY bollock Dick for his act of stupidity!
Funny though that such a quote could be attributed to a man who also suspended habeus corpus rights because he couldn't stand how newspapers were talking about him. A tall man making himself small.
“Power doesn’t corrupt, it reveals what was already there to begin with.” -Omniman in invincible. I agree. It’s not a test of someone’s character nor is it corrupting themed it’s just revealing what someone already was.
Which was kinda the whole premise of the first Captain America movie and kinda why I like how the super serum works in the MCU, they say it just makes them a more extreme version of who they already were.
@@Nurple17 You do realize most governments do that sort of thing when war happens right? In fact its literally written into the constitution that the president CAN suspend habeus corpus in times of emergency, and I'd say a fucking civil war counts as such an occasion. Lincoln's suspension of habeus corpus during the American Civil War had next to nothing to do with newspapers.
Abe Lincoln was a wise man
Story 6: "Watching toddlers shouldn't really be that hard, hun."
Ma'am, my parents have told stories of how me and my slightly younger sibling were both crazy and hard to control when we were super young. You sound like you've never had a child before.
Seriously, there are a lot of posts EVERYWHERE on how toddlers are like wild animals at times.
I know how children are ESPECIALLY TODDLERS I have one literally right next to me right now trying to bite my leg while I clean...damn my sister sometimes
Just remember, a toddler's reach is exceeded only but his grasp.
I needed a child leash as soon as I learned to walk, I was that much of a handful. All my friends have kids, and most of them are that age. I have witnessed a toddler's potential for chaos, so I won't be taking any words downplaying that chaos seriously. Most parents do their best, but sometimes kids gotta nyoom.
I have more luck controlling where the wild animals around me go than I do a toddler. Seriously- I can keep the deer, elk, and wolves out of my garden bed. I can't keep my friends toddler from trying to eat the chicken eggs raw.
My sister once stabbed me in the face with a fork because we were playing. I don't remember what we were playing, but apparently getting stabbed was fun.
Story 3: If someone tells you they need to do something in a private place, like a bathroom, just let them! It'll save you from embarrassment (and an HR complaint)
Dude's ego just couldn’t let the guy tuck his shirt away from everyone else, and he gets the consequences
That's the only way I can tuck my shirt in. Especially if the pants are kind of tight.
@@user-bo1hs6vo1fBusiness casual
I was hoping the guy that day was going commando
@@countOfHenneberg I was thinking that would be the only thing that would make this better.
Story 6: You know, I no longer cared about the old lady the moment "cancer scans" were brought up. Glad she doesn't have to worry about possibly leaving her babies without a mom now.
Absolutely this.
Story 3 - That same thing happened when I was in high school. The assistant principal saw one of my classmates in the cafeteria with his shirttail hanging out. He told him to tuck it in. My classmate said he would go to the restroom and do it, but the assistant principal insisted he had to do it right then. My classmate didn't exactly drop his pants, but he did undo them to tuck in his shirttail. The assistant principal didn't like that one bit, and my classmate got detention. I later heard my classmate say, "I don't know why he got so mad at me. I just did what he told me!"
Ass Principal was power tripping.
Yeah, Assistant Principle realised he'd stuffed up, & saw his career could vanish if a complaint was made by the parents, & they had witnesses to verify the incident.
Kindness will pay in unexpected ways! I once had a cast member at Disneyland buy me a churro, when at one of the kiosk pin stands the parent told her kid she didnt have enough to buy a pin the kid liked, so I took one of mine, different but featuring the same character, and gave it to the kid free of charge.
"Where people get exactly what they ask for, not what they want.. Your favorite!"
Fluffy boi always knows just what I wanted for the day 😊
As a mom of twins, the twin story is all too relatable. Except that I told people off about parenting my kids. Once upon a time, I was at a large bulk-buy store with my infant twins. Back in 2016, there was a huge kerfuffle about women who breast-fed needing to cover up. I was alone with my babies and I had 2 carts: one for groceries and one for my infants whom were around 4/5 months old. They were still breast feeding, and I didn't have bottles on me. The food court was full save for one seat kinda in the back. So I pushed my kids up to the table and asked the lady sitting there eating a hotdog if I could feed my kids across from her. Well, my kids did not like to be covered as they were eyes everywhere all the time. I started with my son, and I politely faced away from her. I wasn't shy about feeding my kids, but I was trying to be nice to those around me. I got my son started first since he was the fussiest one. He started to suckle, but then something would catch his eye and he would stop and stare at whatever it was. I tried to get his attention back, but to no avail. I tucked my shirt as best as I could over his head and myself to try and get him to focus, but once he was looking at other things, there was no stopping him. The lady across from me then stood up, and loudly but rudely told me, "We all know you're just an old sow.". Now, I have no idea what she meant by this. She was trying to shame me for feeding my kids. So I looked up at her and said, loudly and smugly, "So it's ok for you to shove phallic shaped food in your mouth, but it's not okay for my infants to have a meal?" Because of her statement, the place had gone as quiet as a food court could get, and all attention was pretty much on us. She went beet red and stormed off while I got thumbs-ups from the tables around me and chuckles at her departing back.
Moral of the story: Do not cross a mom trying to do her best. Especially a mom of multiples.
I don't understand the kerfuffle about women breastfeeding in public without a cover. I don't ever want kids myself, but I believe moms should be able to feed their babies however they are comfortable. It's a boob, not private parts. No different than seeing a man shirtless, imo.
@Gina Marie it's because people these days are too sensitive and want their 5 minutes of fame by making a big deal out of nothing. The breasts are now looked at in a sexual way. So, as a woman just trying to feed her baby, you're showing a part of your body that "needs to be covered" because reasons.
I saw some "mom clothes" that has zipper on the breast locations to pull out the milk jugs... and the dress includes a BIG BIB to cover the hungry infant.
The mom can even lift the top of the bib to look at the infant having a happy meal.
@FoxLightstep I'm not saying women should be ashamed for beast feeding but ... right, wrong, it indifferent breasts have been private parts for a VERY long time ... they have been considered a sexual part for a VERY long time. In fact it's only been in recent couple decades (i seem to recall a married with children episode depicting this issue so late 80s early 90s) that women have been pushing the issue is breast feeding in public without a cover.
I'm not saying this SHOULD be the standard but, female breasts are considered a private part and a sex characteristic by our society and have been s long, VERY long time.
In fact, I'm willing to bet 99% if people who try to accuse society is being the ones to sexualize breasts don't even believe their own words ... otherwise ... i should be able to grope my wife's breasts in public and it shouldn't be considered sexual assault to grope a woman's breasts ... you're the one who sexualized them, not me ....
@@Phil926
Bewbs are for feeding infants. Then, for some reason, some weird men decided they were naughty objects to them. Today, we're simply reclaiming our right to feed our young without being judged for it by creeps like you. Grow up.
Business class story: Well, VP Karen may have been a Karen, but even she had to CYA with that "if there's room" statement. Glad OP caught that.
Safety story: Given the nature of the accident I suspect OSHA still made a house call and required the new addition to be scrapped. There's reasons you don't mess with machinery.
Twins story: Does anyone besides me get the feeling the cranky old lady never had children of her own?
Re: the twins story; my feelings exactly.
Final story: No cancer and revenge on a Karen. Let's have a round of applause for OP. 👏👏👏
And a golden medal too!!🏅
@@SanghaBlack Medal, trophy, the works
She beat cancer and Karen all in the same trip... That is something to be very proud of....
As for that final story: (picks up a guitar and plays)
Shake hands with danger! Meet a guy who ought to know!
I used to laugh at safety! Now they call me three-finger Joe.
Rifftrax fan! 🖐️
I have had a bad manager or two at various jobs. However, the ones I remember best were actually kind. One gave me a review and told me I was WAAAAY too hard on myself. Another was just trying to talk to me when I started having my first panic attack (I didn't know what it was until weeks later). He sent me to the nurse, because he had no idea why I was crying and shaking, and neither did I. I have had other bosses tell me I was doing well or to keep up the good work, but nothing like those two. The bad ones? Some dude in Arkansas tried to tell me I was faking being sick, and it turned out to be "morning sickness". One lady in Macomb, Illinois had a new manager do her dirty work and fire me after I turned in her favorites for abusing clients. They bothered me because they lied about me. The good bosses stick with me because they actually cared about their employees and treated all of us like we mattered. SO, thank you to all the kind managers/bosses out there? And the ones that lie and play favorites can go lick the inside of a very dirty toilet!
bro u good?
Yeah, the SOP at my former workplace allowed ONE pair of small, stud earrings. I wore them together in one ear and of course a supervisor (who had less seniority, and was less popular than me) tried to assert herself insisted that I had to have one earring in each ear. She insisted that was the rule so I insisted that she look it up in the SOP book and she did. She avoided me for the rest of the day It pays to know the rules.
Story 6: Thanks for closing with the scan results. That's what I REALLY wanted to hear! I was going to go nuts if you didn't include it!
I worked a place where on Fridays we wore "casual". While other departments typically wore jeans, our manager outlawed them under a dress days rule that said "no rear patch pockets".
Back then we wore those oversized shaker sweaters that came way over your butt. I wore gray or green jeans made with no back pockets.
My male manager demanded to see my "pockets". I said, rather loudly, are you asking me to lift my clothes to show you my BUTT?!" *Cough* and he scored into his office and never asked again!
All my suit trousers have a back pocket. Just the one. I've no idea why - I don't think I've ever used one - they're just what tailors do. Would I have fallen foul of your dress code?
@@lomax343 The dress code specified "patch pockets", so the regular slit pockets on the back of dress pants were ok. They were aiming at the pockets on the back of Levi's, Wranglers, et al.
There was a guy who wore Western suits. They had a shoulder yoke (think shoulders of a cowboy shirt), and jeans type patch pockets. He was the CFO, so of course his fashion faux pas was exempt lol
@@AnamLiath OK - it seems I've learned a new phrase. Patch pockets. Who knew they were a thing? Well everyone except me, it seems.
@@lomax343 honest, I didn't know until I was called out for it!
I thought Karen in the call center was going to end up doing all the credit card information and end up swindling a bunch of money from the company. That's what normally happens when you have somebody who's higher up decide to do some changing of duty like that.
Thank you Darkfluff for saying that kindness gets you better results than being a Karen. As the saying goes: "you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar". I wish they'd recognise this.
While I agree with the sentiment of it, I've always hated that saying. Because while honey will certainly attract more flies than vinegar would, a literal pile of crap will attract more than either one.
Actually, vinegar attracts more flies than honey. Honey attracts ants.
But what would you want with a bunch of flies? 😉
That first story reminded me of a ‘celebrity’ I once met. I used to work in a trendy stationery shop called Athena way back in 1988 in Manchester, England (U.K.), this guy called Anthony H Wilson who was a ‘celebrity’ in media circles came in and was buying cards, gifts etc. I’d already started cashing his goods through the register when he wanders off to look at gift-wrap.
I had a massive queue that he was holding up, so I asked him if he could please hurry up. He told me to carry on serving but I couldn’t put any other sales through the till if I was already on a sale (unlike nowadays). He then came out with that line “Don’t you know who I am ?” to which I replied “ I know exactly who you are Sir, but in here, you’re just another shopper, who is holding up my queue !”
He came back to pay for his items with a scowl on his face and after he left, some of my customers were laughing because of his ‘entitled ass’ !
I have a lamer claim to fame compared to yours. 13 years ago I was working as a supermarket cashier and during a federal election campaign, I served the chauffeur of one of the electoral candidates. That candidate did manage to become Prime Minister years later and he became known as the PM who wore budgie smugglers.
What in the world are budgie smugglers?
If pushing the two babies in a stroller will keep them happy and quiet I would volunteer to push the stroller, not suggest she stop!
Story 3 - I too wondered whether Tim was going commando. Good for Tim!
I have been working in Machine shops for 30+ years---when the old guy (that's me now) tells you it's a bad idea---LISTEN to him!
that was some A++ malicious compliance from the mom of twins. that old lady should have minded her own.
Dick should have been fired for continually remove the letter that was posted by the time clock PER SOP. He should not have been simply transferred to a different department ..... unless it was housekeeping or building maintenance, on a graveyard shift, into a position with no authority over other employees. You know, just another one of the grunts doing grunt work.
oh boy that untucked bit xD the way fluff read it gave me anxiety haha, that boss was so aggro
That's awesome for o.p on that last one for being cancer free
I love the story with the mom and the twins XD Yup, Karen got what she asked for :D
Story 4: I would be furious if I agreed to make a donation on my credit card in October, November or December that didn’t get processed until January, especially if I had used the card for Christmas presents and budgeted a specific amount for the payments.
I agree. It's not fun to have something pop unexpected on the bill.
Was looking for this comment. Definitely reflects on OP's age at the time, unfamiliar with credit cards and budgeting. But I can't help noticing OP didn't mention or apologize for it after the fact now, when presumably OP is now in their 40's...
Welp, Fred now has no middle fingers to flip anyone off now
My quips exactly.
I've always noticed a type of person that has literally no clue about the situation but loves to be the first one to chime in about it.
It's become an immediate red flag for me to stay away from that person. At best it's a waste of time, at worst it can cause damage.
Last Story. Talk about a win-win situation! OP got to stick to some old Karen who should be minding her own business, and she's cancer free! Awesome! I hope after that doctor's appointment, she treated herself and her twin girls to some ice cream, they all deserve it! 😊😊😊
I was so hoping the shirt Tucker was going. Commando, that way he could use a sexual harassment charge against the hard ass😮
He probably still could have regardless.
Me too- I was really, really expecting a full show! I customarily freeball, and I know I'm not the only one! Tell me to tuck in my shirt... I dare ya!
There would be grounds for it, commando or no.
For the first story, I keep thinking of Panic's line, from "Hercules": "'If', 'if' is good."
Kind of a shame Name Dropper didn't make a stink that ended with Airline President turning to VP Karen and going "Wait, is this true?! You've been signing off on whatever this guy wants because you two are FRIENDS?! Karen, my office. NOW!"
As someone who sometimes travel, the ONLY perk I have, and take advantage of, is that I mostly travel on the US Army's dime and board early so I can make sure my bag doesn't get chucked under the plane because of lack of room, beyond that, if I had the perk of knowing some airline VP, I wouldn't name drop. Hell, I'd be that one friend that if the gate agent knew I knew a VP, and was trying to give me an upgrade, I'd randomly pick someone who's traveling alone, and give them my upgrade. Unless I find someone who's tall, and isn't sat in the exit row, then I'd say give them more leg room.
The 3rd story reminded me of something similar happened to my brother which I'll call him Robert
This was back when he was in middle school like around 2015 or 2016.
So it was recess time and he was playing football or soccer or whatever you want to call it with his friends and suddenly a group of girls who were playing volleyball accidentally hit to ball a bit to hard it landed near one of Robert's friends that I'll call Danny.
So the girls asked Danny if they can throw the ball back, which he did but instead of throwing the volleyball he kicked it and the thing is that the volleyball was so light it took of flying. The girls got mad and Danny was apologizing because he didn't mean to do that.
So they kept on playing and eventually then the ball ended up landing near the girls who were playing volleyball earlier. So Robert asked the girls if they can give the ball back but the girls didn't and instead they got the ball and threw it over a fence. At that time there were some workers that were behind the fence installing or repairing something so Robert and everyone was talking to the workers to retrieve the ball and give it back to them.
But there was so much commotion that the principal noticed and walked up to Robert and asked "What's going on?"
Robert and his friends told their side of the story and the girls told their side of the story.
The thing is the principal is basically those types of women who think that the women are superior and the men are and must be the underdogs.
So the principal tells the girls "Ok you girls stay behind." Then turns to the boys and says "And you all will go to detention!"
From there a kid over heard everything and walked up to the principal and yelled "Screw you miss! This the reason why no one loves you! Screw you miss this is the reason why all the 7th grade teachers are quitting! Screw you miss! This is why none of the boys like you!"
Obviously the principal got mad and yelled "That's it you're going to the office!" And the kid yelled "Come on! Send me to the office I'm right here!" And so the principal did.
I don't know what happened in the office with the argument but I know for sure the kid won because the next year the principal got replaced by a new principal and she got downgraded from the principal position that she works as something else that I forgot what it was.
Story #2: In short, at my former employer (guv'ment), you were able to wear casual but neat clothes during the work day, but depending on where you were at, you also needed business attire (e.g court).
Every once in a while, someone would come in wearing something that be more appropriate for extracurriculars like clubbing or the beach. HR would them send out their infamous memo about appropriate attire. It was roughly two pages in length, and whenever me and my coworkers would see it, we would start playing our game, "who got the complaint?"
Story one.... Wouldn't it be some fantastic karma if the dude's luggage accidentally got sent on a plane to a city many states away from his destination? 😉
Sacrificed to the airport gods as Palpatine put it.
That check in person is a damn legend
Long time ago I was working on a dock for a big box retailer. Managers that wanted to "move up" in the company had to work at least 3 months in charge of the dock. Needless to say we had bunches of morons that constantly wanted to make changes as they had "college degrees". I had one that was telling me how to do the docking of a trailer and I asked him what made him think he knew better how to do it
He said he had a college degree while I didn't. I asked what was his degree in and he told me associate in photography. I then commented in front of his supervisor "so you are telling me your associate degree in photography means you can dock a semi with a 53 foot trailer as opposed to myself who has a CDL license and has backed more than 300 trailers to this specific dock location?" And followed up by saying that maybe in opposite universe it might be true but until you have one of these (showed my CDL) you will not be better than I am at this job
My Granddad ended his work life working in a foundry. He was a master machinist, patternmaker and coremaker. It's no exaggeration to say he was the most valuable employee in the place. Every so often, Granddad would run afoul of some newly minted middle manager or "efficiency expert." Granddad would never argue with them. If they got on his case too much, or especially if they interfered with his work, Granddad would simply quit, punch out, take his lunchbox and walk home. By the time Granddad got home, the owner would be on the phone begging him to come back. The person who annoyed Granddad would be called on the carpet, given a posterior chewing, and told in no uncertain terms to leave Granddad alone to do his job. Granddad said he never enjoyed working as much as he did after he had earned his pension. He worked for quite a while after that. Until one day, some idiot manager got on his case, and instead of quitting, he retired. They couldn't talk him into un-retiring.
Story 1 - I used to fly all the time, and it is truly terrible how much abuse is heaped upon the gate agents. I remember one time when we had a delay because of an unexpected repair. After a long line of upset passengers, I came up and politely asked if we had an ETD yet. When they said no, I asked if I could get a meal voucher, and they gave me one. Before I had a chance to tell the people I was chatting with about the vouchers, they made an announcement that people could go to the kiosks and get a meal voucher for their wait. They had given me twice the value that everyone else got! I hadn't been angling for a higher amount, I was just kind and sympathetic to them after the abuse they'd been getting for a while at that point. Nice matters!
The twins story be like "prepare for trouble and make it double"
This is about the last story. My brother ( better living through Chemistry ) was the complete
opposite. My wife and I childless at this point where driving close to 5 hours coming back
from Maine with my niece. She screamed for 4 hours and 55 minutes as my brother said you
can’t give in to kids. Oh she was 2.5 years old as soon as she got back to grandmas and had
a bowl of fruit loops and some red dye 137 she calmed right down. This mom was great trying
to save some folks teeth ( from grinding ) but even better letting the old woman have some
good old teeth grinding..
I think the VP has gotten tired of that guy's entitlement. That's why she told him "if there is space" instead of just telling him to upgrade the ticket.
Last story op should have looked at the Karen as she sat down next to her as the kids starting crying, op looks away to read leaving karen to deal with the aftermath
I miss the comments in the videos about letting Stevio out for food and water. Sorry if that's not how you spell their name.
That "Karen" in the last story got exactly what she deserved! Unless a child/children are being mistreated NEVER, NEVER, NEVER question a mother's parenting! Lmfao
13:34 - Numbers (and presumably expiration) written down on paper was a violation of credit card processing agreements with every company.
In my old job I actually kept a credit card imprint machine in the glove box in case the EFTPOS terminal went down and over the two years I worked the job I had to use it for two shifts.
Theres nothing wrong with being a strict "by the book" boss, but you actually have to do things by the book. You can't make up your own rules, that defeats the purpose.🤣
Story #1: I worked in auto parts for 30yrs and I KNOW that attitude affects everything that the customer gets. Bottom line: be nice to folks, it might just make a difference in your daily outcome of life!
In your line of work, you might have "forgotten" to fix a part of an entitled customer's vehicle.
11:56 Softmore. Love it.
Story five:
fred: "I'm not cut out for this job"
me: "oh you're cut all right, trust me you're cut very good"
He couldn't handle that slice of heaven and things got dicey enough to get him the chop.
The 5th story reminds of something my dad told me when he worked for a manufacturing company. My dad worked at a certain machine for a long time and knew it's ins-an-outs. Well the company ungraded to newer modern achines and they was sensitive. If the settings was off a fraction of a fraction or wasn't eagle eye constantly watching it the machine could break or literally blow up. My dad said he felt really uncomfortable using it and working with all the new machines and put in his 2 week notice. He told me that shortly after he left after his 2 weeks was up that a fellow employee said that there was a mishap with the machine my dad worked at. That the pressure on the machine got too high and things went wrong. To calculate the pressure of the machine basically a bolt or something from it got shot out at such high speed an force that it embedded insert in a concrete wall.
Sounds like it had an overheating boiler.
@@JamesDavy2009 probably so. My dad said the new machines had pressure gages on it that you constantly had to monitor. The old machines didn't. The new machines was to beef up productivity.
Second story. I aways read all of the company polices and handbooks. It may sound a bit geekish and boring but it can be worth it.
For example at a previous company I was out of the office a lot at remote locations and the company wouldn't issue you with a phone but would often phone you on your personal phone during your shift with a change of plan and I would have to stop what I was working on and go and sort something else out but when I read the handbook, that they insisted had to be followed, it stated that you cannot have you personal phone on during office hours, which would be a problem if someone was trying to contact me in an emergency, so I turned it off. A couple of days later I got a call at home about 8.00pm complaining that they had been trying to call me urgently all day but my phone was off and that this was unacceptable and that this had caused a big problem. I just said well refer to the specific clause in the handbook that you insisted that we must adhere to that clearly states that all personal phones need to be turned off during office hours. After about 30 seconds there was a loud exasperated scream followed by a what! I'll sort this!! and an apology. The person who wrote the hand book was the one who got reamed out, the handbook was reviewed and we could keep our phones on.
So glad momma got to read, and bonus! No cancer!
All that for a two hour flight? Wow!
Story #3, I'd have whipped out my...phone...hit video record, and asked ever so politely, "So, for the record, you genuinely DO want me to adjust my clothing right here in front of you, without even going to the privacy of the bathroom first?" And record his response...then pan the camera to MYSELF (a female), and hit SEND to all my friends around the continent, lock my phone, and then proceed from there.
Story 5. I knew the moment heavy machinery was brought up there was gonna be blood. =-(
Too many people that get promoted, let that extra power go to their head. They also think that that entitles them to make changes about things they know nothing about Fred is lucky. He only lost two fingers should’ve listen to Roy instead of throwing his weight around.
I saw where the shirt tucking was going. Lol
19:03 I saw what OP did there! Clever and cheeky! Clever and cheeky! Lol
About the second time he pulled this and Karen called I call the president. Not to refuse but to ask for clarification.Just to see how the boss felt.
The last one, no cancer and malicious compliance, oh yeah, it’s all coming together
Don't modify a machine when the machine. Operator of over 30 years tells you it's dangerous and not to do it . They know the machine. Best,
Typical power-tripping manager thinking-"Manager knows best, not you!" and also, "Respect my authoritah!"
On the last story, op I would have told her to mind her own business.
Standing around in the call center watching everyone and everything when she could be in the call center PROCESSING THE DAMN CREDIT CARDS. It's amazing how many stupid people wind up in positions of power.
as a machinist i have once told my boss i didnt feel safe doing something and he said "ok, lets find another method". That is the boss you fucking want.
also the times you have the "i think i can do this but can you show me how to do it safely" moment he or the other old guy drop what theyre doing to impart some knowledge.
find a job you love and you'll only work like maybe 2 days a week, because theres always some tedium.
Story 5: Actually, in DUMerica, you don't have the right to refuse unsafe work. Before his appointment to SCOTUS, Justice Frat Boy (Brett Kavanaugh) ruled that a Company was within their rights to fire a trucker with cause for refusing to stay with his broken down company truck and freeze to death in a blizzard. I'll say that again: Companies are allowed to order employees to commit suicide, and fire them with cause for refusing.
Wow…you dare to call your country the land of the free when you allow your companies to commit negligent homicide and get away with it?
As someone who's currently in the middle of some events regarding unsafe work methods, this comment isn't true.
An employer or manager knowingly putting an employee in a situation that is dangerous to their health will obliterate smaller companies, and larger companies will be slammed with punishments.
The employee refusing to perform what's asked on the grounds of unsafe conditions constitutes the employer having knowledge that the act is unsafe.
Using threats such as firing can constitute trying to force an employee, and if the employee is fired for it, they get to sue with DAMN good evidence if you recorded the altercation.
Especially regarding the claim of truck drivers, as that's what I know most about. If you quit on the spot for a company demanding you drive in a blizzard, you are entitled to unemployment. If they fire you for that, you are entitled to unemployment and are allowed to sue.
That case you list is poor and unfortunate, however that is an exception to the rule, and not the default.
@@shirothefish9688 The precedent was set. As far as I know it still stands. And until it's overturned... I think it's effectively settled law. Corporate lawyers can and will point to it at their convenience. And all lower courts would be bound by it. Traditionally, all other courts of the same level will tend to abide by it as well.
How much ya wanna bet that after losing two fingers. Dude probably goes around telling folks that he went habd to hand with 20 guys protecting a woman and that thats how he lost two fingers.
I've never understood alumni donations. You're telling me I just spent tens of thousands of dollars in student loans that I'm paying hundreds of dollars a month for years and years and years to pay off... And you want me to give you more money?
It's not about education, it's all about the money.
Story #6: My sister’s standard response is something like “My give-a-s**t is broke, it’s in the shop, and parts are on backorder.”
I love it when I'm at work and get the notification that DarkFluff dropped a new video! Keep it up!
18:56 sounds like Fred got Bowfung...
He wasn't CUT out for teh job? 😆
And this is why I have an unhealthy fear of heavy machines.
I can swear you've done this one already.
the power of being nice. Now I try to be nice at every piace I go and I do this to people from the top management to the bottom. If they is a problem then I am patient and unstanding. This has got me exta discount, free stuff and other thing they do not have to do.
#1 OP is a Champ. Way to go. As for sleazy Entitlement... Tough luck. As for that Karen VP... There is a company that need to do some pruning.
#2 That's a massive Win for everyone in the department, but, a painful loss for Dick. That loss is actually a win for everyone else. So, Win-loss-win.
#3 Mr. Hardass went on a power trip. Mr. Hardass fell hard. Mr. Hardass will regret his attitude for a really long time.
#4 Karen on a power trip got what she deserve : The direction to the one way Exit Door.
#5 That boss' son got off on a power trip and demonstrated that he's a massive ass hole.
#6 That old crone got it coming. She should have kept it to herself that day. Hope she learned her lesson.
OK the story of Fred. I truly expected to hear that Fred had caught his beard in the spindle and had scalped his face
Standby.....that means you're second in line.
Chad gave you an raise because you made him look like God's gift to fund raising lol
Story 1 = Cosmic Champion
Story 5. A smart captain listens to the input of his crew. Then calculates all options. This guy was a moron. This guy clearly lost his fingers as a direct result of his own incompetence.
That 2nd story. Yeah. I'da gone off on him. Especially if im right
Story 4 just re-affirms something i say a lot: Karens are the bottom of the barrel wherever intelligence is concerned
I'll ask for something, but accept graciously if they say no. I mean, no harm asking, but I have to be ready to accept the answer. A lot of times, when i don't push back and just say not to worry about it and it's fine, a lot of times they'll try to do something for me for being so nice about it. Thats not the reason I do it, but I don't mind if they do that.
Oof, don't exactly like Story 4, because people were getting charges to their cards in a different month than they anticipated and consented to, and that could cause problems paying it off, especially that time of year. October and November might have been fine times, but suddenly in the new year right after Christmas. Makes me wince a little.
I love me my malicious compliance.
It's a minor tragedy that not even the saner Karens - like at the college call center - will ever come across r/MaliciousCompliance or similar groups and recognize themselves.
😂😂😂
Oh hell no!
Last story...
See, I work with the public every day... And I get SO sick & tired of old people bad mouthing our young people!
My younger customers are WAY MORE polite, kind and just GREAT PEOPLE... versus the old ones!
The old ones are RUDE! And are just quite simply.. NOT NICE PEOPLE!!
**Obviously I am not speaking about ALL of them!!**
As for the first story - that is a bit ridiculous. Employee has no idea who is the guy that someone above approved to be upgraded. It might be not a friend but somebody with whom the vice president wanted to work in a future. The story might be altered also. I'm not trusting 100% the employee who just ignored the direct command but also used company to change other people's reservations...
Story 2: imagine being such a hard ass it most likely caused not getting a promotion in the future.