"Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness" (long-voyager-2nd-edition)
05/31/2019 at 07:13 • Filed to: Rant
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"Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness" (long-voyager-2nd-edition)
05/31/2019 at 07:13 • Filed to: Rant | 0
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You don’t realize how stupid someone is until you have to work with them every day.
So a while back, I got a friend of mine a job where I work. At first it was great..........Then I became his venting/advice person.
Now I don’t have a problem with listening while others vent, nor do I have a problem with people asking for advice. What I do have a problem with is people venting/asking for advice on the same shit, every single day, because they are too fucking stupid to actually listen to what you have to say.
Scene 1: He wants to know where a good place to take his car is. I ask him why he doesn’t do the work himself, as he has a giant shop full of tools. He’s too lazy, ok whatever, I suggest a couple places and tell him ones to avoid. Fast forward a week or so, he comes in bitching about the shop he went to ( one of the ones I told him to stay away from ) messing up his car and not wanting to fix it on their dime. Hmmm, almost like there’s a reason I told you to stay away from them. Then his mom’s van breaks down, where does he take it??????? To the same goddamn shop! Then again bitches about them doing work wrong ( used regular struts on a handicap van, installed exhaust with one hanger ). This is no surprise, I don’t know why you keep going back there? Gives me some BS line about getting vehicles there, blah blah, the goddamn place is miles away from them and they have to go out of their way to get there! This scene has been playing pretty much nonstop since he started.
Scene 2: His kid is always constipated. Again asks me for experience, of which we have plenty having 3 kids. I tell him to write down what he’s eating, then figure out what’s causing it, and change his diet. So they start a journal, which lasts for about a week, then they decide to just give him a laxative daily instead of actually solving the problem. His excuse? Well my wife has always had issues too. Really, you don’t think it has anything to do with the fact that she eats like crap do you?!?! Oh no, it’s always been a problem for her... She never eats vegetables, never drinks water ( or enough liquid to count as drinking ), and she’s not active, you really think her lifestyle isn’t the problem!?!?
Just a couple recent ones, this shit is a daily occurrence .
farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
05/31/2019 at 07:25 |
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gotta love co workers
one of mine is convinced store bought vegetables will cause cancer and other disseases...its all a big gubment scam to keep big pharma rich by having lots of sick people to medicate or some shit
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> farscythe - makin da cawfee!
05/31/2019 at 07:29 |
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Working with him has severely diminished their standing as friends.
Which I will say, kinda sucks, because we used to hang out all the time.
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
05/31/2019 at 08:41 |
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“this shit is a daily occurrence" except for your friends wife and kid
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> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/31/2019 at 10:08 |
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BAHAHAHA!
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> Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
05/31/2019 at 10:29 |
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Have you laid it out for the guy, frankly? As in why didn’t you take my advice? I got to this point with my mother many many years ago, and I’d ask her at the beginning, is this about “x?” If so, have you tried “y” like we discussed? If not then I don’t want to hear it.
This was before I understood that women just like to vent at times. But it worked for us at the time. She wouldn’t get worked up, nor would I.
You’re definitely not in a fun spot. But if the guy is truly that ignorant, you might be better served to spend your friend time with other people. Some folks just aren’t worth the frustration. Sorry to hear about your situation, not fun at all.
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05/31/2019 at 10:33 |
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Oh yes, both politely and very frankly, numerous times.
We don’t hang out outside of work anymore at this point, which sucks because we had a lot of good times messing with vehicles and shooting the shit on vehicle stuff, I’m just beyond hearing about the issues, giving advice, then seeing them continue doing the same stupid shit.
This is just a couple things in a very long list of examples like this. Generally money/kid/wife related. Like bitching about never having money, then leaving early twice this week, dropping $300 to have wheels powder coated, then going out to dinner 4 times this week!?!?
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> Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
05/31/2019 at 15:25 |
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Yeah, some people just can’t be helped. It’s a shame.