What is something that stupidly lives rent-free in your head?

[Anonymous]

Cronyism/mean girls at my office. Still makes my blood boil.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Senior year of high school 1990 I was given a Biggest Airhead “award” at an end of year team ceremony and it was absolutely humiliating- everyone laughed! I still have no idea why this category and especially that others got “real” awards like Most Beneficial, Most Helpful, etc. I was a lot of things in high school but not an airhead. I was and still am insulted!

I got “most studious”. They announced it on the loudspeaker. I certainly wasn’t, and was so offended that I walked to the parking lot, got in my car, and drove past the security guard and went home when they announced yearbook superlative photo day.

I guess that reputation benefited me because no one ever questioned where I went or why I missed half of a school day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cronyism/mean girls at my office. Still makes my blood boil.

I had a mean girl boss at a job I knew I should quit on day 2, but had to stay for health insurance. I still remember her voice and face when she said to me during a review “your hair makes you look bad.”

I had normal tidy brunette hair.

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Anonymous wrote:Work event, 1999: I had one glass of wine and was jet lagged and sauntered up to an executive director and called her the wrong name, repeatedly. Hi, Bonnie. I’m Larla from the Larling office. Just wanted to say hello. Yes, Bonnie it is true that our office blah blah blah. Great to talk to you, Bonnie.

Her name was Connie.

My name is Karen. Someone in my office (20 years ago) kept calling me Sharon. For like, two months. Every single time, I'd say "Actually, it's Karen." But no, Lisa wouldn't stop calling me Sharon. Until the day I called her Risa, and then miraculously she immediately started calling me Karen. Funny how that worked.

[Anonymous]

Decades ago I went to London to visit a very close friend (male friend but not romantic at all, he is gay). I was in the kitchen with him and a couple other people when a good friend of his walks in. He goes to greet him and tells him I am here visiting. Before he sees me, from the entryway, he shouts very enthusiastically "Mike has told me so much about you, I am so happy we finally get to meet", then he turned the corner and takes a long look at me, up and down. His face falls and he looks serious and vaguely confused. He actually says "oh". That was the end of the conversation. He moved on to the other people. I felt so shocked. It has made me feel slightly shitty every time I think about it.

[Anonymous]

Luigi

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Decades ago I went to London to visit a very close friend (male friend but not romantic at all, he is gay). I was in the kitchen with him and a couple other people when a good friend of his walks in. He goes to greet him and tells him I am here visiting. Before he sees me, from the entryway, he shouts very enthusiastically "Mike has told me so much about you, I am so happy we finally get to meet", then he turned the corner and takes a long look at me, up and down. His face falls and he looks serious and vaguely confused. He actually says "oh". That was the end of the conversation. He moved on to the other people. I felt so shocked. It has made me feel slightly shitty every time I think about it.

What a cad. Clearly the guy had no manners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Luigi

He won’t live much longer. Hopefully.

[Anonymous]

The college professor who told me I wasn’t believable as a human being after I did a presentation. Yes I was a stiff, serious, quiet person and that’s not how she wanted women to be. But damn what a way to encourage an 18 yr old first semester freshman rather than just say - let your personality shine thru in these things.

[Anonymous]

The super “sophisticated” upper east side lady who interviewed me for a lawyer role at JPM. Round 5. She couldn’t help herself just HAD TO ask how often I went home. Uh I’m from Long Island so anytime Metro North is operational? Oh no I mean home home - India. Thanks lady.