Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In my first job after college I saw that the boss' son was hired to be an intern while in college along with his best friend they were being paid $22/hr each. That was $10-$12 more than what I along with some of my other entry level co-workers were making. Not only did the nepotism upset me, but during my 1 year review I was told that I was being given the highest raise they'd ever given an employee at their one year anniversary because I was such an awesome worker. That "biggest raise ever" was $0.75 more per hour.
I started interviewing soon after that and once I'd secured another job, I "accidentally" left a photocopy of one of their pay stubs in the printer for someone to find. Luckily it was a co-worker with a big mouth who had been with the company for 5 years and who was only making $30k/year. He along with two others quit that day. Just walked right out the building and did some paper throwing and chair flipping on the way out. About 6 more gave their 2 weeks notice, along with me, and I found out later that 4 more people left over the next few months.
This is the least impressive story. I am having a different and bad reaction. People get paid differently for various reasons in the marketplace. Usually it's gender or race or the people's varying degrees of people skills. It can be connections too. How many sons could the owner have had? They were temporary interns, the mature thing would have been to let it go. That so many quit makes me wonder how responsible of a bunch this group was. Sounds like high schoolers behavior. . What job was this?
Anonymous wrote:In my first job after college I saw that the boss' son was hired to be an intern while in college along with his best friend they were being paid $22/hr each. That was $10-$12 more than what I along with some of my other entry level co-workers were making. Not only did the nepotism upset me, but during my 1 year review I was told that I was being given the highest raise they'd ever given an employee at their one year anniversary because I was such an awesome worker. That "biggest raise ever" was $0.75 more per hour.
I started interviewing soon after that and once I'd secured another job, I "accidentally" left a photocopy of one of their pay stubs in the printer for someone to find. Luckily it was a co-worker with a big mouth who had been with the company for 5 years and who was only making $30k/year. He along with two others quit that day. Just walked right out the building and did some paper throwing and chair flipping on the way out. About 6 more gave their 2 weeks notice, along with me, and I found out later that 4 more people left over the next few months.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When I lived in NYC, I participated on a music-related message board for many years. Since we were all based in NYC/LI/NJ, we would have meet-ups for happy hour and music shows.
Two of the regular posters on the message board got into heated arguments that usually devolved into personal insults. The female poster, K, was quite funny and very popular with the in-crowd on the board. The male poster, S, was a bit quirky/on-the-spectrum and not as popular. Ironically, both of them attended the same Ivy League university, though I'm not sure they knew each other from there. K would mercilessly lay into S. I believe she may have even humiliated him in-person a number of times.
After a while, S devised a plot to turn K's message board screen name (which included her real-life first name) into a street art meme. He began plastering the city with stickers of "STFU [K's screenname]" and taking photos, then uploading them to the message board. It caused quite a scandal as many message board posters thought it was hilarious, while others (mostly female) thought it was a form of harassment. He began a blog that documented the proliferation of his meme, giving out thousands of stickers to random strangers. He started getting photos of the sticker in random cities all over the world.
He made hundreds of t-shirts with the "STFU [K's screenname]" logo printed on them and gave them out to a ton of NY'ers. K would be out at a bar or on the subway and see a random person with the "STUF [K's screenname]" t-shirt. It completely pissed her off.
That all happened over 10 years ago. The message board shut down probably 5 years ago. S is still keeping up his art project and has successfully showed branded objects and photos with the "STFU [K's screenname]" logo at art gallery shows. He's sold tens of thousands of dollars woth of "STFU [K's screenname]" merchandise. I think he even trademarked K's screen name.
That is the most epic trolling I've ever seen in my life. The gag has been going on for close to 15 years.
If this is all true, this defines "epic."
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Am I the only one who thinks the exhusband sounds much worse than the exwife? Why wouldn't he use at least a little of that money to fix up the house? Shows that he was never really fully committed to the marriage, if you ask me.
And what is really low.. who GLOATS about the fact that a daughter won't speak to her mother? A good father will try to build understanding between his children and their mother. Not revel in the destruction of their relationship. Using the children against an ex-spouse is about as low as it gets, parenting-wise.
Anonymous wrote:When I lived in NYC, I participated on a music-related message board for many years. Since we were all based in NYC/LI/NJ, we would have meet-ups for happy hour and music shows.
Two of the regular posters on the message board got into heated arguments that usually devolved into personal insults. The female poster, K, was quite funny and very popular with the in-crowd on the board. The male poster, S, was a bit quirky/on-the-spectrum and not as popular. Ironically, both of them attended the same Ivy League university, though I'm not sure they knew each other from there. K would mercilessly lay into S. I believe she may have even humiliated him in-person a number of times.
After a while, S devised a plot to turn K's message board screen name (which included her real-life first name) into a street art meme. He began plastering the city with stickers of "STFU [K's screenname]" and taking photos, then uploading them to the message board. It caused quite a scandal as many message board posters thought it was hilarious, while others (mostly female) thought it was a form of harassment. He began a blog that documented the proliferation of his meme, giving out thousands of stickers to random strangers. He started getting photos of the sticker in random cities all over the world.
He made hundreds of t-shirts with the "STFU [K's screenname]" logo printed on them and gave them out to a ton of NY'ers. K would be out at a bar or on the subway and see a random person with the "STUF [K's screenname]" t-shirt. It completely pissed her off.
That all happened over 10 years ago. The message board shut down probably 5 years ago. S is still keeping up his art project and has successfully showed branded objects and photos with the "STFU [K's screenname]" logo at art gallery shows. He's sold tens of thousands of dollars woth of "STFU [K's screenname]" merchandise. I think he even trademarked K's screen name.
That is the most epic trolling I've ever seen in my life. The gag has been going on for close to 15 years.
Anonymous wrote:In highschool there was a girl who was really nasty to me, we started as friends but were enemies by senior year. I was on the yearbook committee and in charge of Senior Class photos, both formal and candids. I switched a bad portrait of her (not embarrassing or anything just not an attrtactive version) with the good one she had chosen. The yearbook was published like that. She was very vain and so beyond furious and complained to the admonstration so I got yelled at but that was about all they could do.
I have felt bad about it for years. It was a far too permanent form of revenge. If I ever see her again I will apologize but 30+years later I have never seen her and she isnt in contact with any of our old friends. Because of this, I dont "do" revenge anymore. I figure the universe takes care of balance and try hard to just let things go.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My dad mailed a girlfriend who had just broken up with him a fish filet sandwich. She lived in England and he sent the package by sea...
You sound 14. Get back to PE class.
Anonymous wrote:In highschool there was a girl who was really nasty to me, we started as friends but were enemies by senior year. I was on the yearbook committee and in charge of Senior Class photos, both formal and candids. I switched a bad portrait of her (not embarrassing or anything just not an attrtactive version) with the good one she had chosen. The yearbook was published like that. She was very vain and so beyond furious and complained to the admonstration so I got yelled at but that was about all they could do.
I have felt bad about it for years. It was a far too permanent form of revenge. If I ever see her again I will apologize but 30+years later I have never seen her and she isnt in contact with any of our old friends. Because of this, I dont "do" revenge anymore. I figure the universe takes care of balance and try hard to just let things go.
Anonymous wrote:I was in HS, working at the local grocery store as a cashier. The place was a freakin soap opera, everyone dating everyone else.... I was dating the store casanova, a guy that kinda looked like Price. But more masculine....
anyway, he was soon done with me, and moved on to another cashier, cashier #2 who he cheated on me with. Outwardly, I did and said nothing to contribute to drama, just let it go.
Then he cheated on *her* with cashier #3.
That's when I began my campaign of prank calls. This was in the days when you could prank call, it was before caller id was ubiquitous.
Cashier #2, who had stolen my BF, got the blame. I was really, really happy about that.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My wife left me, and complained on DCUM about the financial offer I gave
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/598867.page
Someone I know showed me the thread, thinking it sounded like my situation. Yeah...it was. I joined in on page 7.
In the end, in January, I filed for divorce. For cause -- proved adultery. She would not agree to anything short of 1/2 my (inherited & grown money). Because of the thread, which was admitted into evidence, ex ended up with very little. The judge yelled at her -- told her if she could, she would give me all the marital assets. Instead, she got no alimony, 1/2 401k (430K), and I bought her out of her half of the house. Plus, because DD is living with me, ex has to pay child support -- $500/month. (has not happened yet)
I have a house that is paid for, 4.8 mil in assets (was 4 in Dec, but market did well).
She is living in a crappy apartment, and was also dumped by the ex. Oh, DD will not speak to her right now.
GOOD FOR YOU! THAT WAS KARMA. Your ex sounds like an awful person.
Am I the only one who thinks the exhusband sounds much worse than the exwife? Why wouldn't he use at least a little of that money to fix up the house? Shows that he was never really fully committed to the marriage, if you ask me.
And what is really low.. who GLOATS about the fact that a daughter won't speak to her mother? A good father will try to build understanding between his children and their mother. Not revel in the destruction of their relationship. Using the children against an ex-spouse is about as low as it gets, parenting-wise.
Anonymous wrote:My dad mailed a girlfriend who had just broken up with him a fish filet sandwich. She lived in England and he sent the package by sea...