Random Fail: First World Problems

[Anoat]

I don't mind mayo but I think many people have a hang up on it because it seems like EVERY fast food practically drowns your sandwich in it. There doesn't seem to be s "light mayo" option anywhere.

[Zetanio]

All I got was Canadians don't understand sandwiches.

[Astylla]

Most awkward outbound call in three years. Guy picks up rattling off a memorial company and when I ask if it's a good time to talk he informs me they are placing a headstone. Okay yeah I'll call back.

The my boss high fives me for helping getting someone fired. I mean it was inevitable ( bad driving habits/ work issues) but felt bad anyway. I was just doing my job lol.


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[FNH]

I don't mind mayo but I think many people have a hang up on it because it seems like EVERY fast food practically drowns your sandwich in it. There doesn't seem to be s "light mayo" option anywhere.

I don't like the taste of it or the consistency of how it feels in my mouth. Same with cheese on a sandwich or burger, or mac and cheese. Just feels like a goop with a weird taste to it.

that's what she said

[Zetanio]

I don't like the taste of it or the consistency of how it feels in my mouth. Same with cheese on a sandwich or burger, or mac and cheese. Just feels like a goop with a weird taste to it.

that's what she said

Hehehehehe.

[Aksannyi]

Fair warning, if you don't want to hear me rant, you might want to skip the rest of this post, because I am fucking livid.

I booked a cheap flight via Travelocity to go visit family over Thanksgiving and it happened to be with Spirit who, apparently, charges for all of your bags, including your carry-on. Rip off, but whatever, it's still cheaper, so I go online to their reservation page to pay for my fucking bags and it tells me that I have to sign up for their free account (probably so they can send me a bunch of bullshit emails) before I can pay for my bags. For some fucking reason though, no matter how I try, I can't create this account. I've never flown with them before so I know that I don't have an account already.

So I look for about 10 minutes before I find their phone number, navigate their automated system, only to be given the fucking runaround about "Everything you NEED is on our WEBSITE! Go to BLAH BLAH BLAH dot COM for ASSISTANCE!" meanwhile I want to stab things because I cannot get a real fucking person, constantly refreshing the goddamn page because I can't just sign up for this stupid account and pay for my fucking bags, as well as looking for other flights because I'm already considering canceling and starting over from scratch so I can avoid working with this shitty airline ever again. I'm so frustrated that I threw my phone and dented the wall in my fucking apartment. God bless lifeproof cases, fuck.

So I finally get in touch with a person who of course takes a level century to find my reservation because she doesn't understand military phonetics (which is how I always read letters via phone, it's so much simpler than saying "B as in Bravo" I just say "Bravo"), only to find out, that IT COSTS MORE MONEY TO PAY FOR YOUR BAGS IF YOU CALL THEM ON THE PHONE. So at this point I'm fucking seething, because that's not the goddamn price they advertised on their fucking website and I really can't be spending all this fucking money and I'm beginning to regret thinking that traveling at all was a good idea. So she tries to work with me to fix whatever error is with their website (I'm like 99% sure it's just bad coding) and I've already resolved that I am never doing business with them again and I'm still looking up prices as I speak to her because if I find anything I can afford that doesn't require me to go through this fucking level of high bullshit I'm going to fucking cancel my flight with them, and finally she realizes that whatever the problem is, she can't fix it, and she gets approval to give me the website price for bags since the shit isn't working and she can tell I'm growing increasingly pissed off.

So now I've paid for my fucking carry on (round trip), and I'm determined to avoid Spirit like the fucking plague if I ever get the opportunity to do business with this company ever again. Not worth the hassle.

[Rooney]

Spirit will nickel and dime you for everything. Printing boarding pass at the airport, baggage, etc. You can technically take a carry on for free, but it has to be *small*. As in take a normal back-pack and fold it in half kind of small. And just hope you don't have to gate check any baggage or you will be ready to kill someone for the fee. Also, the planes are tiny and cramped as shit, so have fun!

Kind of expecting to see a news story about Aks going on an airport rampage...

[Aksannyi]

Nah, the things that cause me the most rage are traffic and terrible automated systems. I don't rage at slow retail workers (though I will get annoyed at slow customers, like the lady at Little Caesars yesterday, and that was mainly because I was hangry) and even when my internet goes down and I have to call Brighthouse for the 23540582435th time, I don't bitch them out, because mostly I try to understand that these are people just doing their jobs. But automated voices telling me cheerfully to use their broken-ass website? Yeah, my blood will boil.

Plus, once I get to the airport, everything else is gravy. But trying to overcharge me? Oh no.

[bluefan]

Yeah, I have one guy (higher rank) who is primarily on the database end, but backs me up when I'm not around, and we have another person who is strictly database and the emergency shit hit the fan backup. Of that 140-150, I have approximately 30 that are offsite at all times, and that's not counting the 12-15 interns we have every year as well. If I could, I'd keep a bottle of whiskey locked in my cabinet.

My helpdesk crew is an 8 member crew (3 are absolutely useless, so I won't count them) for a corporation of 3000 employees. Weekends its just one of us (happens to be me this month and next) for ~1500 employees. It's mostly dead on the weekend though, unless a system goes down. But I just let the on-call know and request an update once an hour.

Crown corporation help desk is easy mode.

[Zetanio]

Don't fly fucking Spirit.

Spending $10 or even $40 more per ticket to avoid them is worth it 100% of the time unless you are a high frequency business traveler who knows their rules.

I'm sure I've written about this before.

[Aksannyi]

It was like an $80 difference when I booked the flight. For my broke ass, that's a big deal. Now I see why though, because the baggage fee already made up that difference.

I won't make this mistake again, I assure you.

[Zetanio]

You need to get Kayak and ITA Matrix in your life.

[Aksannyi]

Noted for next time.

[dasva]

So internet goes out for 4 hours last night... call Comcast about it and the stupid automated thing says I should check for outages by going to my computer and ya know using that internet that is out to check for outages <.<. Then goes out again this morning. Get your shit together Comcast

[Astylla]

Back to work only 4 days and I've caught the fucking office plague. I volunteered to work Saturday since I can only work a half day Wednesday due to Doctor appointment. I'm regretting my choice but at least it's coast mode for me. However losing your voice when you have to utilize voice recognition software sucks.


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[Melena]

Don't fly fucking Spirit.

Spending $10 or even $40 more per ticket to avoid them is worth it 100% of the time unless you are a high frequency business traveler who knows their rules.

I'm sure I've written about this before.

We flew spirit going to Vegas. We knew what their rules were so we were able to come prepared, made sure our carryon luggage was small enough to remain free, packed lightly, etc. For short trips if you don't need much clothes, it's not bad, but yes the nickel and dimeing can make them more expensive than southwest, jet blue, virgin, etc.

[Zetanio]

We flew spirit going to Vegas. We knew what their rules were so we were able to come prepared, made sure our carryon luggage was small enough to remain free, packed lightly, etc. For short trips if you don't need much clothes, it's not bad, but yes the nickel and dimeing can make them more expensive than southwest, jet blue, virgin, etc.

Yeah, that reinforces my point about being a prepared traveler. I know people who fly it for business because they are doing a single day turn and bring a briefcase/backpack and wear their suit on the plane. It's great for that but they assrape unprepared folks.

[Melena]

Went to a local burger joint for lunch since they have an awesome milk shake. Told it's a thirty minute wait for a shake. So I had to wash my 50/50 burger down with Diet Coke

[Aksannyi]

How does a shake take 30 minutes?

[mahler05]

Only time I've seen a milk shake take forever is if the bartender making them has a long back order


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