Random Fail: First World Problems

[Cantih]

Magic hands.
But no, I mean get them regularly when you're home.

And it's not just potassium/bananas, but a variety of minerals. That's why it's common during pregnancy, cause your supply is being diverted.

[Cliron]

Bad things really do happen to bad people...Lost my wallet around 14th street union square at 6pm. Never seeing that again.

Lost my Irish ID/student cards that got me out of trouble and or provided me with delicious student discounts.

And fuck Chase; cancelling a debit card shouldnt be such a pain in the ass.

[AoE]

Cliron why do you fuck up so much in NY? Also we need to get a drink sometime.

[Anoat]

Charley Horse's usually hit me after a night of heavy drinking if I didn't hydrate properly. I would rather spend an hour puking than 10 minutes of Charley Horse pain, fuck those things.

My submission for today is a random win/random fail combo. Got some prescription antibiotics today. Cost before insurance was $225, insurance knocked it down to $25. The fail is that I posted this on my FB with a sarcastic "Thanks, Obama!" joke, cue the retards who can't read sarcasm on the internet and are ready to give me an anti Obama lecture.

[Aksannyi]

I will never in my entire life understand what is so difficult about my name. My name is Julia. Not Julie. Yet every day, I get communication from some stupidfuck at work who calls me Julie.

Hi. It says JULIA on my to/from in e-mails. It also says it very plainly in my signature block that my name is Julia. So why do you motherfuckers insist on calling me the wrong name? This is not difficult. At all.

[Tokitoki]

I will never in my entire life understand what is so difficult about my name. My name is Julia. Not Julie. Yet every day, I get communication from some stupidfuck at work who calls me Julie.

Hi. It says JULIA on my to/from in e-mails. It also says it very plainly in my signature block that my name is Julia. So why do you motherfuckers insist on calling me the wrong name? This is not difficult. At all.

Someone from Con Ed kept sending emails to one of my coworkers, whose name is Krystina, calling her Katrina. Her and one of the other project managers that works with Con Ed tried to hint at it by highlighting her name, telling them to contact Krystina and that her number was in the signature, etc. Didn't work. She got fed up and sent them an email that just said "My name is Krystina."

Random fail: I cut part of my nail and the top bit of my thumb off with a kitchen knife chopping some tomato. Guy at work squeezes the bandage this morning.

[Cliron]

Cliron why do you fuck up so much in NY? Also we need to get a drink sometime.

Penance for past sins is what my catholic upbringing is telling me.

Just found out Bobby Womack is playing at City Winery on the 22nd of Dec. First time in NY in 10 years apparently. Tickets are too rich for my blood and I'll probably be heading home to Ireland that day anyway.

NYC throwing more punches.

Sure, sounds great AoE. I'm always up for some Cider.

[Moss]

I will never in my entire life understand what is so difficult about my name. My name is Julia. Not Julie. Yet every day, I get communication from some stupidfuck at work who calls me Julie.

Hi. It says JULIA on my to/from in e-mails. It also says it very plainly in my signature block that my name is Julia. So why do you motherfuckers insist on calling me the wrong name? This is not difficult. At all.

She got fed up and sent them an email that just said "My name is Krystina."

Just do this, not that hard.

I judge anyone that spells names wrong when they are right in front of their fucking face in an email or address book to be lazy and disrespectful. Take the 5 extra seconds to get the name right, christ.

[Aksannyi]

Just do this, not that hard.

I judge anyone that spells names wrong when they are right in front of their fucking face in an email or address book to be lazy and disrespectful. Take the 5 extra seconds to get the name right, christ.

I do tell them my actual name, but it still fills me with extreme amounts of rage, especially when you set me up with a new user account for a new program we're using and you put the wrong name on there. That pisses me off, and IT refuses to change it, saying, "It's not that big of a deal." Maybe not to you... And they wonder why I prefer to take care of all of this shit myself.

[Moss]

it sounds like you work with a lot of unprofessional dickheads, that sucks

[Aksannyi]

I generally like working here within my department, but the rest of the building plus the national satellites that I have to deal with are all sorts of stupid.

[Laugana]

I used to get someone who would call me Caroline instead of my real name. They both begin with C but are not even verbally close.

I also randomly get cramps in my calf during the night. You sort of half wake up just before the pain hits and then you're in agony. I have to lift my leg up vertically and point my toes towards me to pull out of the cramp. Then I have to be careful lowering the leg so that it doesn't trigger on the way down. I vaguely recall that maybe a lack of salt can cause it.

[BaneTheBrawler]

my name is slightly unusual and similar to that of a famous person's, but his is pronounced way differently, so i get people trying to call me by that name. my last name is easy as fuck (though still pretty unusual), but people still get confused because they try to fancy it up. no, there's no trick to it, just sound it out. no, one 'o' does not make an 'oo' sound, even if it's followed by two consonants. i always correct that shit at places i need to do repeat business at. they fuck it up at buffalo wild wings? idgaf. they fuck it up at mayo clinic? yeah, im gonna say something. fucking it up at a place where i work? unacceptable. i'm awful at remembering names but i just don't use them until i've got it right. especially at a place of business: shits just basic professionalism.

Only way I can think of to get the point across without having to go through management and seeming like a cry baby is to just start calling him by another name, and do the same to the IT guys until they change your account. "Oh it's no big deal."

[arus2001]

I do tell them my actual name, but it still fills me with extreme amounts of rage, especially when you set me up with a new user account for a new program we're using and you put the wrong name on there. That pisses me off, and IT refuses to change it, saying, "It's not that big of a deal." Maybe not to you... And they wonder why I prefer to take care of all of this shit myself.

Could always just deliberately call them the wrong names until they flip out about it.

[NynJa]

my name is slightly unusual and similar to that of a famous person's, but his is pronounced way differently, so i get people trying to call me by that name.

Is it Michael Bolton?
http://www.vegaschatter.com/files/45...paceBolton.jpg

[AoE]

I mean if they insist on being unprofessional, might as well call them fag until they get it right.

[Aksannyi]

I mean if they insist on being unprofessional, might as well call them fag until they get it right.

See, calling me by the wrong name wouldn't likely cause them to get fired, but calling someone a fag would probably get me fired. And as much as I'd love to not work, I kind of have to.

[Xantavia]

my last name is easy as fuck (though still pretty unusual), but people still get confused because they try to fancy it up.

[Jaybar]

Since the 5th grade my name has been misunderstood as "Jason" instead of "Justin" and almost always by adults or older individuals. People my age seem to get it right the first time.

Also on the topic of job hunting - your resume probably looks like ass and nobody wants to read blocky text or tl:dr's. You might have used too many "catch words" or too few. Of course, unless you are applying for a paper-pushing or IT job...then I can't help you.

And the people advocating that individuals seeking work should go to the company in person - that really works for niche fields that are generally smaller and not corporate-bound. I work in architecture and I can say in almost all the design fields the method of going door to door and meeting with employers works far better than if you were applying as an accountant or IT worker. I think that should be pretty self-explanatory. Think about how many potential applicants that company must receive and sift through. A CPA for a corporation? Probably hundreds to thousands. A Junior designer for a NY based firm? Probably under a hundred (unless they advertise online).

Many of my friends went door to door in Chicago and got warm welcomes from the architects and designers from various firms, large and small (except the few that were on a 3day deadline binge). Of course none were hiring but they were more than willing to show them portfolios of their work, a small tour, and contact information for possible future hires.

[Fereydoon]

Since the 5th grade my name has been misunderstood as "Jason" instead of "Justin" and almost always by adults or older individuals. People my age seem to get it right the first time.

I have been called: Jason, James, Joe. I don't know what's so hard about Justin. It's got a handful of random other letters that the other names don't, it's even worse when I'm wearing a nametag at work.