Random Fail: First World Problems

[Moss]

They probably did, I remember watching it in English class in HS. No fucking clue who/what represented Athena though, don't remember her appearance in the Odyssey for comparison.

[Boyiee]

I'm assuming she showed them that movie if she's asking a question from it... Otherwise damn what a bitch!

[Blubbartron]

I'm gonna throw out a guess that it's the black dude they stumble across and play music with. The person who's super helpful but mostly overlooked in terms of the story. Sort of guiding, but not overtly.

[Tokitoki]

Friend's bachelor party is Friday. I had been organizing it because his best man (another college roommate of ours) is in Japan.

Got an email yesterday from the owner asking when Saturday we'd be up and when we'd be leaving Monday (we rented Friday to Sunday).

Bachelor just texts me confirming he can bring his dog, but I had told him some time ago that we couldn't get a house that allowed pets. I remember this conversation because he had then told me I needed to let his brother-in-law know to which I replied that I had told him already.

Two guys dropped out this week, one guy decided he can suddenly go, and nobody is giving me a time of arrival so that I can work around getting the bachelor there after most people are there.

COME ON GUYS. THIS ISN'T DIFFICULT.

[Zetanio]

Just spam emails and if they fuck up they fuck up.

I hope you got the money in advance.

[dasva]

Just got stung by a bee for like the first time since idk I was like 9. Luckily I noticed as soon as it started so was able to shake it off before it gave me more than just the tip. But still got stupid thing in my hand and enough venom for minor swelling but nothing at work around to dig it out. Damn little fuckers I thought we were cool after I stopped killing them from the last time I got stung oh well I'll show them

[Airenn]

That was the best little story, das, thanks. lol, you show them fuckin' bees

[Arkanna]

Reminds me of this legendary item: http://www.somethingawful.com/comedy-goldmine/bees/1/

[Zetanio]

I bet it was a fucking hornet.

Fuck hornets.

[dasva]

Glad you guys enjoyed the story. Also not sure could've been a hornet didn't really get a good look. Just kind of assumed since it was right next to a bunch of flowers and such. Don't they usually not leave anything in ya and stick around to sting ya multiple times?

[Jem]

Another day, another laughable moment at work. One of the three original directors at my company got fired last night. He was the one who I thought was most secure too. They told absolutely nobody about it so typically everyone actually knows including former employees posting on Facebook about it.

I also got warned for using my cell phone on the sales floor today during downtime. Which is fair enough (it's against company policy) except the person who gave me the warning was literally stood right in front of me using her phone with another employee also using their phone. She stopped using her phone to walk to her office, email me the warning and then came back out and stand with that person again, still using their phone.

Yeah, yeah I know I've gotta to get out. I'm trying my hardest short of just walking out with no job line up.

[Anoat]

Glad you guys enjoyed the story. Also not sure could've been a hornet didn't really get a good look. Just kind of assumed since it was right next to a bunch of flowers and such. Don't they usually not leave anything in ya and stick around to sting ya multiple times?

When a bee stings, the stinger detaches from the body and remains in the target. The bee will die shortly after. Hornets, wasps, and yellow jackets however keep their stinger and will sting as much as their little bastard hearts wish to.

[Byrthnoth]

I also got warned for using my cell phone on the sales floor today during downtime. Which is fair enough (it's against company policy) except the person who gave me the warning was literally stood right in front of me using her phone with another employee also using their phone. She stopped using her phone to walk to her office, email me the warning and then came back out and stand with that person again, still using their phone.

lol wtf is this

[Zetanio]

That's a sales job.

[Anoat]

Can confirm, sales people can do whatever the fuck they wanna do at work as long as they are continuing to bring in sales, and management doesn't care.

[Jem]

Pretty much. Like 50% of the sales floor use their phones and nothing gets said. I get warned for using mine and I'm the only person sat on the sales floor who isn't actually sales staff (You could not pay me enough). I didn't bother fighting it/pointing out the hypocrisy, there's no point

I loathe sales because it is a shit environment to be in, especially when you aren't actually in sales. I miss my office and I miss being classed as an Operations employee.

[Apelila]

Sales managers are mini-Hitlers.

If you're reading, yes you are.

[Aksannyi]

I am currently working in sales and it is truly hell. The people I work with are nice and we have a good time when we have a couple of minutes to goof off, but sales jobs are the literal pits. They're not too pushy about production as long as you're following the script and giving some rebuttals but some sales jobs I've had are fucking terrible. Constant micromanagement and some of those places don't even let you go on pause long enough to take a piss. No thanks.

[Jefe]

Soooooo one of my regular clients hired me for this bigass project (2 weeks), and fuck. Anyway, I had met this secretary a couple of months ago (she did a lousy job and didn't get my check on time), and today's my third day working around her and decides to open up about her failed marriage. You know, I'm doing w/e is that I do and she's telling me all this, and she's about to cry and shit. I'm just nodding my head and be like, 'yeah that's rough, yeah that sucks.' This is the second time it's happened to me, but at least the first time it was a coworker/friend, it was still weird af doe.

[Tokitoki]

Friend's bachelor party is Friday. I had been organizing it because his best man (another college roommate of ours) is in Japan.

Got an email yesterday from the owner asking when Saturday we'd be up and when we'd be leaving Monday (we rented Friday to Sunday).

Bachelor just texts me confirming he can bring his dog, but I had told him some time ago that we couldn't get a house that allowed pets. I remember this conversation because he had then told me I needed to let his brother-in-law know to which I replied that I had told him already.

Two guys dropped out this week, one guy decided he can suddenly go, and nobody is giving me a time of arrival so that I can work around getting the bachelor there after most people are there.

COME ON GUYS. THIS ISN'T DIFFICULT.

Owner corrected herself.

Bachelor found a place for his dog so we don't have to have the idiot in my car.

Finally got arrival times from the rest of the guys.

I know I'm going to get an earful from the Bachelorette at some point when we've been drinking because Bachelor definitely gave her his own version of the story and made me the bad guy.