On the period story: 1. Our education system has failed us, and I’m willing to bet more than the US system when it comes to the reproductive health. You’d be surprised how many non-period havers think it’s like urinating, and those with periods can hold it in. That doesn’t even account for the pain, which is often dismissed. It’s not fun to be completely dismissed when you feel like crap. 2. MOST IMPORTANT: employers are NOT allowed to ask for details on illness for a single day. There are rules on when a note can be required and this is more complicated than a hard and fast rule, but they should never ask about an illness after 1 day (in the US at least)
I regret to inform you but the education system is not to blame for the lack of education about the female reproductive system. Blame that on society. For hundreds, if not a 1000 yrs of suppression. Women were institutionalized for PMS by their family and husband. They were even murdered because at one point, they believed they had demons. It was a very taboo subject until the 1960s. Even now it is still considered gross and something to joke about. I had to have my uterus removed due to huge tumors that made me need blood transfusions every month. Let's not talk about the pain. Men and women feel very uncomfortable when I talk about it so I don't. I also have no clue when I'm going to go into menopause, still have ovaries, cause it is still taboo to talk about and my female family members died young. I'm from the USA.
There are absolutely no federal laws that prohibit an employee from asking why you are sick And its sexist to assume men are not able to understand a woman's period, let alone this specific situation where all she had to do was say hey I got period issues can get a doc note if you require it. Instead of being vague, makes it look like you're trying to dodge work
As a female machinist in a male dominated industry as well as having autism and will be 20 in February working full time that comment of yours made me smile and feel a lot more confident in my work and it just made my day i absolutely love listening to your videos while setting up and running my machines at work that just made my day Thank you so much I’m sending hugs from Cinc, Ohio ^^
My Dad, a University Prof., got tired of students being late to his class - especially at the 8 am class - so he started giving a 5 minute quiz at the beginning of class which would count toward your grade. There were some students who didn't figure this out until the quarter was almost over. It did improve class attendance time.
I don't know, I feel like that's really dickish, if he didn't know much about his students. I was late to class almost every class last semester, and it was because in addition to being full time student, I worked full time, and back then I was also taking care of my dog, who was in kidney failure. I had a lot going on. I can't imagine someone who has no idea what I'm going through penalize me, potentially cause me to fail, no matter how hard I worked to just get to class and do my best on classwork. I'm 29 and have held my full time job for 7 years. I had lost 2 family members that semester as well within a month of each other, around the one year anniversary of my mother's death. My dog's condition was worsening, I was stressed out of my mind, but I still made it to class after taking care of him all night and all morning while working from home at the same time, and after making sure my friend was awake and ready to be watching him while I was gone. On top of all that, even if I could afford parking pass, there's no parking spaces for students on campus, so I had to drive 20 minutes in, park , walk another 20 minutes to get to class, walk back, drive home, work and take care of him, clock back out, drive back in and walk for afternoon classes, then walk back, drive home, work, take care of him and make his meals while working and trying to complete homework or study for tests, then give him his subcutaneous fluids treatment while reading textbook and trying to soothe him and give him some love and treats because it couldn't have been comfortable for him. You never know what someone has to go through. Not all students live on campus and walk 5 minutes to get to class.
@@singularity- I worked 11 - 7:30 in ICU when taking my 8am philosophy class. I was ALWAYS on time but promptly fell asleep before class started usually. LOL
Jake from Storytime > Jake from Statefarm The period story, I don't think people realize how grossed out and uneducated some men can be about periods. Also, speaking in depth about your vaginal issues can be taken up to HR and blah blah blah.
Yeah i didnt enjoy the mansplaining on that one. You mention periods to the (male) boss and they either run for cover or tell you that most women have periods so yours dont hurt. The reader can pull his bloody head in, thank you.
@@jenbobcat387 it’s 2022. If your boss gives you that you can sue for gender based discrimination. Unless you give graphic details. Simply leaving it at “I am having period cramps at a greater rate/pain than normal and can not function in a manner appropriate to a workplace environment.” There, that is all it takes. Dont go into detail with it because then yes , it can be weird. That is like discussing bowel movements. Yes it happens regularly and they can be unpleasant or painful but you don’t have to describe the details about it.
Well she didn't explain herself at all and was being vague about it. If you're a boss and have employees try to weasel out of work claiming to be sick, you have to be aware of these types of situations. And her being vague about being sick is a clear indicator. Btw sexist rants on men not understanding periods is just plain discrimination. You can be sued for that and lose your job.
@@stevenfalcon2813 Tell me, Steven, how many men do you know that would be totally okay with hearing about how much pain periods actually are? Because plenty o' times, women have been shamed for being "unable to work" through them and not being able to "just deal with it". Yeah, you try squeezing blood lots out of your piss hole for a week every month. Go mansplain somewhere else. I'm on my period right now and I'll GLADLY go through the details that OP didn't grace you with.... if you choose to stay. Up to you. 🤷🏽♀️
For the period pain story, That email could have very much opened them up to lawsuit. Your employer has absolutely no right to know why you took medical leave of any kind.
@@stevenfalcon2813 Well yes and no. If you are calling in sick for a short term illness like the flu your employer can comfortably ask away but can not compel you to come in sick. If you are calling in sick in relations to a long term or permanent illness it falls under the ADA which prevents your employer from asking questions beyond those that are job related and consistent with business necessity. As you can't really know if a sick call falls under these protections unless the employee is candid about it it's generally safer to ask fewer questions and request a sick note if you suspect anything.
the heater story reminded me of high school days. I had a class where it was so freaking cold inside you need to bring a coat which was funny when it was very hot outside and you still needed to bring a coat or freeze lol. My teacher did try to tape the vent shut but then it was so damn hot inside the room he quickly opened it and said we should just bring a coat lol
I had a tech ed class in middle school (late 00s-early 10s). I actually found it very valuable and up to date. We learned modeling programs, built and programed robots, and did engineering challenges etc. Granted, it was a STEM school, but it was also a public school open to anyone. They'd even send busses to neighboring school districts if kids there wanted to attend. Unfortunately, it has become very popular and there is now a lottery to choose which interested students are able to attend.
The Grandpa white pencil story reminds me of an incident that happened when I was an electrician. It was a full remodel of a grocery store, and I was installing light fixtures on the high ceiling. We kept having to scrub where the blue of chalk line was still visible. If you use baby powder instead of chalk, the line is invisible from the ground but you can see the contrast if you get close.
I had a graphic arts class in HS. Loved all the projects we got to make. My grandfather taught STEM-type classes at the HS I went to but was retired by the time I was in school. I now have a 3d printer and have taught myself CAD programs, they teach 3d printing in graphic arts now along with CAD programs (one of my nieces took the same graphic arts class at the same HS.)
I feel for op. With the nurse. Ugh I had a similar nurse to that when in school. Asthma attack, your fine go back to class. Next thing she's calling an ambulance cause I wasn't breathing. Dislocated finger badly, your fine go back to class. It was very bad had to have it put back in place in ER. Years of physical therapy and told I would need surgery when older, it still pops out and is very painful. I'm in my 40s now.
I agree with the period story. ya it might be awkward but if you say hey this is happening and it happens every once in a blue moon i need time off. Thats perfectly fine
I've gotten mad a customer service before. Last year before Christmas I wanted to get my dad a really nice dslr Cannon camera. He's showed and interest in getting pictures and doing RUclips videos for where to go for jeeping trails in the state. I ordered it from Amazon well before the rush that the website normally experiences during the holiday season, like late October early November was when it was ordered. It was about $1000 for the camera, bag and a few accessories and the amount was already taken from my account. It gets about 2-3 weeks before Christmas and there has been zero updates on this camera since I originally placed the order. I originally sent them a message asking about it with no reply after a few days. I then call the seller and ask them nicely where the camera was in terms of shipping. At the time I wasn't too stressed out about it since there was time until Christmas so I was polite and cordial with them. They tell me that they aren't really the seller and are more of a company that ships out the products once they receive notice to do so(which they did not). They gave me a different number to call and said to talk with them about it. I call the number the "seller" gave me and the rep on the phone told me that I had to go back and call the other guy again and explain what this issue was. Then was promptly disconnected. I called the other guy and at this point I'm starting to get upset since I've been sent on this goose chase to just figure out where this product was that I paid for. The "seller" tells me this isn't the first time something like this has happened and I need to demand to talk to the supervisor for the number he gave me. I'm beyond livid at this point since I've been trying to get this taken care of for an hour an a half. When I call the number again I instantly demand to talk to a supervisor. The rep who answered tried to diascalate the situation saying we could refund the camera but it was too far gone and I refused to talk to anyone else. They had told me the camera was in stock so there was no need for the refund, I wanted them to ship it asap. When I finally got ahold of the supervisor (30 minutes after talking to the 2nd rep) he proceeds to tell me that they don't have it in stock and he will only refund $500. I freaked out. I proceed to cuss out this man and demand he give me a full refund especially after his rep said I could get a full refund. He tries to tell me otherwise and wouldn't budge. I told him everything I went through for the past few hours trying to get this fixed and their well subpar way of handling the situation. He eventually gave me back the full amount of money that was taken out of my account and I haven't used Amazon since. 🙃
Cast story; where I live (Alberta) businesses are required to allow for modified light duties in such cases. He would have been fine to work in the office with the cast.
In the period story, what u said u felt was completely correct, and is how it SHOULD be. But it isnt. for us, we are told we are disgusting, and even worse things, especially to younger girls. It shouldnt be tht way but thats how it was and still is, so saying that were making it a problem by treating it like one is not true
I had a tech class in high school. There were two projects while I was there. One we had to make boats with duct tape, cardboard and glue. I skipped the class where we actually took them to a pool to test them. The other we had to put 4 lights in a box that worked with a (connected) controller to get people through a maze.
I'm dude. Women don't go around discussing their menstrual cycle to management. First, it's none of their business. Second, it's illegal. Talking bout it's no big deal.
2:20:00 In elementary school playing on the "Swing Rings" (swing from 3-4 rings then turn on the last ring to go back) When I got to the last ring I twisted to head back, I fell and my arm HURT... I went to a teacher (not my teacher as she wasn't there) I was told to wait for my teacher.... I don't remember how I got to the front office, but getting there and showing my arm she said it was fine and barely needed an Ice pack.... My "grandmother" (By DNA only, as I seriously want to toss my cookies just typing that title for her) was the office manager she came in to look... This was the ONLY time she ever helped me, i was around 7 years old... She looked and said it was definitely broken and the nurse wanted to argue... When you bend your elbow it can look like a "V" my arm was more like a "U" broken 2-3 places.... The pain of resetting the bones OMG.... even then tylenol wasn't even near the pain relief I needed... "We got to prevent kids from accidental over dose, so lets leave them in PAIN and just torture them as much as possible"
About the story with the period issues; it may not seem like a big deal to you, and frankly, it's not a big deal to me (anymore, at least, but it used to be because I was conditioned to not talk about it ever, even when there was problem) to discuss it either, having one every month for years myself and being secure in the idea that it's a natural phenomenon. However, I think you're seriously underestimating the number of ignorant ass people (mostly men in my experience, those who were I guess not taught anything about a woman's reproductive system by their parents or their school) that are shocked and appalled by even the mention of a period, much less talking about issues with it. And the pain and nausea that sometimes present with the period? Often dismissed as trivial or something we have complete control over. When we don't get disgusted looking faces for talking about it we often get hand waving and some "urgent" excuse for the person to extricate themselves from the conversation.
I worked in the corporate world. Much as I would have not minded putting in some paid overtime it was never allowed. We had also been told that if we're injured on the job putting in overtime whether or not paid since we were all given a written handout that any injuries would not be covered. Non of us had a problem not putting in overtime
That cartridge guy was not so bad, as in a second hand bookstore we had people going through old adult magazines in a similar manner. Seeing someone crouch next to a huge pile of naughty magazines for a few hours and buying anything between 1-35 of them wasn’t the best way to spend time.
I had an almost identical experience to the kid with broken wrists, except I broke my foot playing soccer. Also, my adrenaline was pumping, so I didn't notice until afterwards and basically the same thing happened when I went to the nurse...
I heard that my high-school was under funded after I graduated 2012 this was told to me in 2015 that they dropped the shop class in order to pay for 250 pcs to update to windows 11 from windows 7 skipping 8 and 10. The auto tech class requires you to buy in/ join for 500 bucks to supply you tools. or bring your own tools that met their requirements. I heard they're also cutting that department due to lack of students. This last part is for sure true not sure the legitimate of the 1st half though.
the security job one..... if the pay is good nuff, I wouldn't mind taking that job I enjoy being alone, and I could hide a radio on myself with little earbuds.... only problem would be my feet :p
I’m an insurance agent, which means the customer has a policy with a certain company (like Nationwide, Progressive, etc) an I am the middle man that handles all questions/requests between the customer and insurance company. This one insurance company sent this woman a $1,400 refund for her home policy under the impression that her mortgage company made an overpayment on her account. When your home policy is escrowed (paid by mortgage company) any refunds due are sent directly back to the customer, not the mortgage company. So, for those who are unaware and like anyone in her position receiving a random $1,400 check, she was scared to cash it an called everyone she could over the course of 3 weeks just to confirm the check was valid - the insurance company and her agents confirmed it was her money and she was free to cash it. Okay, cool. Several months later this woman gets a letter from the insurance company saying the refund check they sent her was a mistake, because they realize that the overpayment on her account was actually because THEY mistakenly applied it to HER account, when it was actually meant for another customer’s account……..and they asked her to send it back. Now, I am a pretty chill person and it takes a lot for me to step outside of my professional mindset. But after confirming with the insurance company that this is accurate AND that they still want her to pay it back MONTHS LATER…. I lost it. The company didn’t even want to take responsibility for THEIR MISTAKE even after confirming months ago that the check was valid. As an insurance agent, so that basically means that I advocate on the customer’s behalf and get shit done. 18-20 calls to the company later, requesting the situation be escalated, trying as professionally as possible not to be disrespectful, I finally was able to get the company to take the charge off her account. That crap can ruin your credit score, why should she pay it when she tried for 3weeks to make sure the refund was valid? I’m glad that I could help her out honestly, insurance isn’t something a lot of people are experienced with and I’m glad to be the middle man
I'm so sorry for your pain and having to go back a second time with even more pain on top of it. Your misspelling did give me quite a laugh though. All the best.
Coming from a young logger (32 y.o) leave the truck there and have the mobile mechanic or mobile mechanic contractor come to the trailer for repairs, the tech will usually have a boom truck to take the poles out of required, I would rather pay the 150$-250$ per hour service fees then the 200,000$ fines
Any unpaid labor devalues the laboring employees. If they can’t pay you for all hours worked and you do it shame on you. Volunteering in a job makes it hard on everyone else and allows companies to understaff further devaluating co workers . I’m sure managers don’t work if not correctly compensated.
I have gotten angry with service personnel and why not; I paid for it by listening to numerous recordings about how they value me as customer, repeatedly having to state my identifying information, interspersed with same 3 bars of elevator music played over and over, set extra loud, sound tracks like someone masturbating, "accidental disconnects", barely understandable english, and seldom resolved issues. Damn right I unloaded.
This is in regard to the lumber truck/trailer. The legal limit on height is 13 ft 6 inches. Over that is a violation and can and will get you shut down by D.O.T. in the U.S. Hopefully, they had an oversize permit if they had to drive it on the road.
The one with the satanic kid 'out smarting' the church kid annoys me purely because they act like they did this brilliant, outsmarting move, and it wasn't. 'If they disagree with me, they would be known as a two faced liar'. There is no sound logic in this statement. When you make this kind of agreement, certain things are implied and everyone knows it. In this case, OP is more of a liar than the other girl would be. So yes, malicious compliance, but in the 'roll your eyes 3rd grade' sort of way, not the 'that was an undeniably brilliant move!' sort of way. I can't really say the OP is being ironically self righteous because the truth is they were just really annoyed at how long this went on, but they aren't very smart, either. At least, not as smart as they are trying to make themselves look.
I really hate the PETA story. PETA doesn't give two craps about animals that are meant to be pets. They have, and continue to, kill perfectly adoptable kittens and puppies (and other animals, I'm sure) so that they may plant them in places they want attention put on. PETA has their own agendas; just none of it has to do with the "well-being" of animals.
I worked at a Catholic school the oldest Catholic Church in my city I was a lunch lady. Now I’m a larger woman I work two bone in the cafeteria and so I was very busy ran around a lot had ovens going steamtables going etc. and I noticed that the kids would always eat with their coats on in the cafeteria one day I looked at a couple of kids came in with the younger classes and I’m like did you have science today? And they said no why I said because your lips are blue and I assume they’re done something that would cause their lips to be blue. No they were that cold and little kids they’re skinny there’s no meat on their bones I went storming upstairs the first thing I did was went through the double doors to go upstairs cause I was in the basement and the difference in temperature was probably 10° not that it was warm but it was warmer than the cafeteria. I went up and I lost my shit on the principal I told them they could not be having those children so cold their lips were blue that was stupid and dangerous. Unfortunately this particular Catholic school was the poorest Catholic school we had three elementary schools in the city and most of these kids were on scholarship but I went home that night looked at everybody I could find the phone number for their parents which is an easy because that’s when everybody was switching to just sell phones but I told him what was going on the only thing they did to change it was and they opened the doors in the basement which may be helped 2° because of course heat rises I was moved to a different Catholic school the next year because they thought I was too much of a rebel rouser
And shame on you for not taking the answer of "I'm having a minor elective surgery for digestion issues" as all the info you need to know. Being "nosy" is not giving you a right to personal medical information. What a crappy take.
4:05:54 it depends. It used to be true when everything was merit based. These days there are a lot of diversity quotas and sometimes hires are based on filling those quotas with less qualified applicants. That said I would never treat anyone at a call centre like that. I'd assume they were qualified to help until proven otherwise.
On the period story:
1. Our education system has failed us, and I’m willing to bet more than the US system when it comes to the reproductive health. You’d be surprised how many non-period havers think it’s like urinating, and those with periods can hold it in. That doesn’t even account for the pain, which is often dismissed. It’s not fun to be completely dismissed when you feel like crap.
2. MOST IMPORTANT: employers are NOT allowed to ask for details on illness for a single day. There are rules on when a note can be required and this is more complicated than a hard and fast rule, but they should never ask about an illness after 1 day (in the US at least)
I regret to inform you but the education system is not to blame for the lack of education about the female reproductive system. Blame that on society. For hundreds, if not a 1000 yrs of suppression. Women were institutionalized for PMS by their family and husband. They were even murdered because at one point, they believed they had demons. It was a very taboo subject until the 1960s. Even now it is still considered gross and something to joke about. I had to have my uterus removed due to huge tumors that made me need blood transfusions every month. Let's not talk about the pain. Men and women feel very uncomfortable when I talk about it so I don't. I also have no clue when I'm going to go into menopause, still have ovaries, cause it is still taboo to talk about and my female family members died young. I'm from the USA.
There are absolutely no federal laws that prohibit an employee from asking why you are sick
And its sexist to assume men are not able to understand a woman's period, let alone this specific situation where all she had to do was say hey I got period issues can get a doc note if you require it. Instead of being vague, makes it look like you're trying to dodge work
@@stevenfalcon2813 did you even read the comment or did you catch a glimpse of “non-period havers” and suddenly feel a surge of self-victimisation?
@@YesIlikebananasSo feminists in a nutshell?
As a female machinist in a male dominated industry as well as having autism and will be 20 in February working full time that comment of yours made me smile and feel a lot more confident in my work and it just made my day i absolutely love listening to your videos while setting up and running my machines at work that just made my day
Thank you so much I’m sending hugs from Cinc, Ohio
^^
My Dad, a University Prof., got tired of students being late to his class - especially at the 8 am class - so he started giving a 5 minute quiz at the beginning of class which would count toward your grade. There were some students who didn't figure this out until the quarter was almost over. It did improve class attendance time.
I don't know, I feel like that's really dickish, if he didn't know much about his students. I was late to class almost every class last semester, and it was because in addition to being full time student, I worked full time, and back then I was also taking care of my dog, who was in kidney failure. I had a lot going on. I can't imagine someone who has no idea what I'm going through penalize me, potentially cause me to fail, no matter how hard I worked to just get to class and do my best on classwork. I'm 29 and have held my full time job for 7 years. I had lost 2 family members that semester as well within a month of each other, around the one year anniversary of my mother's death. My dog's condition was worsening, I was stressed out of my mind, but I still made it to class after taking care of him all night and all morning while working from home at the same time, and after making sure my friend was awake and ready to be watching him while I was gone. On top of all that, even if I could afford parking pass, there's no parking spaces for students on campus, so I had to drive 20 minutes in, park , walk another 20 minutes to get to class, walk back, drive home, work and take care of him, clock back out, drive back in and walk for afternoon classes, then walk back, drive home, work, take care of him and make his meals while working and trying to complete homework or study for tests, then give him his subcutaneous fluids treatment while reading textbook and trying to soothe him and give him some love and treats because it couldn't have been comfortable for him. You never know what someone has to go through. Not all students live on campus and walk 5 minutes to get to class.
Obviously the students who missed all those quizzes never read the Syllabus.
@@singularity- I worked 11 - 7:30 in ICU when taking my 8am philosophy class. I was ALWAYS on time
but promptly fell asleep before class started usually. LOL
Guarantee they all appealed it and had it overturned.
I love your reading of the stories and I love Jake's readings of the stories. Definitely want more of these compilations. You make a great team! 😊🎉
Every wednesday!!
@@RedditStorytime sweet can't wait, these videos get me through work keep it up man
Jake from Storytime > Jake from Statefarm
The period story, I don't think people realize how grossed out and uneducated some men can be about periods. Also, speaking in depth about your vaginal issues can be taken up to HR and blah blah blah.
Yeah i didnt enjoy the mansplaining on that one. You mention periods to the (male) boss and they either run for cover or tell you that most women have periods so yours dont hurt.
The reader can pull his bloody head in, thank you.
@@jenbobcat387 it’s 2022. If your boss gives you that you can sue for gender based discrimination. Unless you give graphic details. Simply leaving it at “I am having period cramps at a greater rate/pain than normal and can not function in a manner appropriate to a workplace environment.” There, that is all it takes. Dont go into detail with it because then yes , it can be weird. That is like discussing bowel movements. Yes it happens regularly and they can be unpleasant or painful but you don’t have to describe the details about it.
Well she didn't explain herself at all and was being vague about it. If you're a boss and have employees try to weasel out of work claiming to be sick, you have to be aware of these types of situations. And her being vague about being sick is a clear indicator. Btw sexist rants on men not understanding periods is just plain discrimination. You can be sued for that and lose your job.
@@stevenfalcon2813 Tell me, Steven, how many men do you know that would be totally okay with hearing about how much pain periods actually are? Because plenty o' times, women have been shamed for being "unable to work" through them and not being able to "just deal with it". Yeah, you try squeezing blood lots out of your piss hole for a week every month. Go mansplain somewhere else. I'm on my period right now and I'll GLADLY go through the details that OP didn't grace you with.... if you choose to stay. Up to you. 🤷🏽♀️
For the period pain story, That email could have very much opened them up to lawsuit. Your employer has absolutely no right to know why you took medical leave of any kind.
Since when? There's no federal law that states an employer can't ask why you're sick. Where the hell did you read this?
@@stevenfalcon2813 Well yes and no. If you are calling in sick for a short term illness like the flu your employer can comfortably ask away but can not compel you to come in sick. If you are calling in sick in relations to a long term or permanent illness it falls under the ADA which prevents your employer from asking questions beyond those that are job related and consistent with business necessity. As you can't really know if a sick call falls under these protections unless the employee is candid about it it's generally safer to ask fewer questions and request a sick note if you suspect anything.
the heater story reminded me of high school days. I had a class where it was so freaking cold inside you need to bring a coat which was funny when it was very hot outside and you still needed to bring a coat or freeze lol. My teacher did try to tape the vent shut but then it was so damn hot inside the room he quickly opened it and said we should just bring a coat lol
Most of these stories are petty rather than malicious. Still a good listen.
I had a tech ed class in middle school (late 00s-early 10s). I actually found it very valuable and up to date. We learned modeling programs, built and programed robots, and did engineering challenges etc. Granted, it was a STEM school, but it was also a public school open to anyone. They'd even send busses to neighboring school districts if kids there wanted to attend. Unfortunately, it has become very popular and there is now a lottery to choose which interested students are able to attend.
The Grandpa white pencil story reminds me of an incident that happened when I was an electrician.
It was a full remodel of a grocery store, and I was installing light fixtures on the high ceiling. We kept having to scrub where the blue of chalk line was still visible. If you use baby powder instead of chalk, the line is invisible from the ground but you can see the contrast if you get close.
I had a graphic arts class in HS. Loved all the projects we got to make. My grandfather taught STEM-type classes at the HS I went to but was retired by the time I was in school. I now have a 3d printer and have taught myself CAD programs, they teach 3d printing in graphic arts now along with CAD programs (one of my nieces took the same graphic arts class at the same HS.)
I feel for op. With the nurse. Ugh I had a similar nurse to that when in school. Asthma attack, your fine go back to class. Next thing she's calling an ambulance cause I wasn't breathing. Dislocated finger badly, your fine go back to class. It was very bad had to have it put back in place in ER. Years of physical therapy and told I would need surgery when older, it still pops out and is very painful. I'm in my 40s now.
I agree with the period story. ya it might be awkward but if you say hey this is happening and it happens every once in a blue moon i need time off. Thats perfectly fine
Exactly, idk why so many anti male sexist comments are spurned here by women.
I've gotten mad a customer service before. Last year before Christmas I wanted to get my dad a really nice dslr Cannon camera. He's showed and interest in getting pictures and doing RUclips videos for where to go for jeeping trails in the state. I ordered it from Amazon well before the rush that the website normally experiences during the holiday season, like late October early November was when it was ordered. It was about $1000 for the camera, bag and a few accessories and the amount was already taken from my account. It gets about 2-3 weeks before Christmas and there has been zero updates on this camera since I originally placed the order. I originally sent them a message asking about it with no reply after a few days. I then call the seller and ask them nicely where the camera was in terms of shipping. At the time I wasn't too stressed out about it since there was time until Christmas so I was polite and cordial with them. They tell me that they aren't really the seller and are more of a company that ships out the products once they receive notice to do so(which they did not). They gave me a different number to call and said to talk with them about it. I call the number the "seller" gave me and the rep on the phone told me that I had to go back and call the other guy again and explain what this issue was. Then was promptly disconnected. I called the other guy and at this point I'm starting to get upset since I've been sent on this goose chase to just figure out where this product was that I paid for. The "seller" tells me this isn't the first time something like this has happened and I need to demand to talk to the supervisor for the number he gave me. I'm beyond livid at this point since I've been trying to get this taken care of for an hour an a half. When I call the number again I instantly demand to talk to a supervisor. The rep who answered tried to diascalate the situation saying we could refund the camera but it was too far gone and I refused to talk to anyone else. They had told me the camera was in stock so there was no need for the refund, I wanted them to ship it asap. When I finally got ahold of the supervisor (30 minutes after talking to the 2nd rep) he proceeds to tell me that they don't have it in stock and he will only refund $500. I freaked out. I proceed to cuss out this man and demand he give me a full refund especially after his rep said I could get a full refund. He tries to tell me otherwise and wouldn't budge. I told him everything I went through for the past few hours trying to get this fixed and their well subpar way of handling the situation. He eventually gave me back the full amount of money that was taken out of my account and I haven't used Amazon since. 🙃
Cast story; where I live (Alberta) businesses are required to allow for modified light duties in such cases. He would have been fine to work in the office with the cast.
I think the security rules make sense and good on OP for sticking to them.
In the period story, what u said u felt was completely correct, and is how it SHOULD be. But it isnt. for us, we are told we are disgusting, and even worse things, especially to younger girls. It shouldnt be tht way but thats how it was and still is, so saying that were making it a problem by treating it like one is not true
I had a tech class in high school. There were two projects while I was there. One we had to make boats with duct tape, cardboard and glue. I skipped the class where we actually took them to a pool to test them. The other we had to put 4 lights in a box that worked with a (connected) controller to get people through a maze.
I'm dude. Women don't go around discussing their menstrual cycle to management. First, it's none of their business. Second, it's illegal. Talking bout it's no big deal.
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In elementary school playing on the "Swing Rings" (swing from 3-4 rings then turn on the last ring to go back) When I got to the last ring I twisted to head back, I fell and my arm HURT... I went to a teacher (not my teacher as she wasn't there) I was told to wait for my teacher.... I don't remember how I got to the front office, but getting there and showing my arm she said it was fine and barely needed an Ice pack....
My "grandmother" (By DNA only, as I seriously want to toss my cookies just typing that title for her) was the office manager she came in to look... This was the ONLY time she ever helped me, i was around 7 years old... She looked and said it was definitely broken and the nurse wanted to argue...
When you bend your elbow it can look like a "V" my arm was more like a "U" broken 2-3 places.... The pain of resetting the bones OMG.... even then tylenol wasn't even near the pain relief I needed... "We got to prevent kids from accidental over dose, so lets leave them in PAIN and just torture them as much as possible"
About the story with the period issues; it may not seem like a big deal to you, and frankly, it's not a big deal to me (anymore, at least, but it used to be because I was conditioned to not talk about it ever, even when there was problem) to discuss it either, having one every month for years myself and being secure in the idea that it's a natural phenomenon. However, I think you're seriously underestimating the number of ignorant ass people (mostly men in my experience, those who were I guess not taught anything about a woman's reproductive system by their parents or their school) that are shocked and appalled by even the mention of a period, much less talking about issues with it. And the pain and nausea that sometimes present with the period? Often dismissed as trivial or something we have complete control over. When we don't get disgusted looking faces for talking about it we often get hand waving and some "urgent" excuse for the person to extricate themselves from the conversation.
I worked in the corporate world. Much as I would have not minded putting in some paid overtime it was never allowed. We had also been told that if we're injured on the job putting in overtime whether or not paid since we were all given a written handout that any injuries would not be covered. Non of us had a problem not putting in overtime
Saying you think periods are not taboo is silly as there are still me( young and old) who treat periods like the worse thing in the world.
Private school missing recess: I'm surprised more girls didn't glom onto that strategy. I'd have done the same thing if I had learned that.
I love these best of video, it is myself and other people a chance to hear stories we didn't get the chance to here from you or Jake.
That cartridge guy was not so bad, as in a second hand bookstore we had people going through old adult magazines in a similar manner. Seeing someone crouch next to a huge pile of naughty magazines for a few hours and buying anything between 1-35 of them wasn’t the best way to spend time.
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I had an almost identical experience to the kid with broken wrists, except I broke my foot playing soccer. Also, my adrenaline was pumping, so I didn't notice until afterwards and basically the same thing happened when I went to the nurse...
The teacher Mrs A. When teachers were actually TEACHERS not groomers.🔥
Teachers don't want students to be late because they're missing class.... It's never made sense to me that the punishment is to then miss MORE class
These stories are so much fun! Thanks
I heard that my high-school was under funded after I graduated 2012 this was told to me in 2015 that they dropped the shop class in order to pay for 250 pcs to update to windows 11 from windows 7 skipping 8 and 10. The auto tech class requires you to buy in/ join for 500 bucks to supply you tools. or bring your own tools that met their requirements. I heard they're also cutting that department due to lack of students. This last part is for sure true not sure the legitimate of the 1st half though.
Wouldn't bother me in the slightest to talk about the amal fissure surgery. Lol
Amal fissure? Is that Middle Eastern?
the security job one..... if the pay is good nuff, I wouldn't mind taking that job I enjoy being alone, and I could hide a radio on myself with little earbuds.... only problem would be my feet :p
Don't tell me you don't work here storytime. I want to speak with your manager.
I’m an insurance agent, which means the customer has a policy with a certain company (like Nationwide, Progressive, etc) an I am the middle man that handles all questions/requests between the customer and insurance company. This one insurance company sent this woman a $1,400 refund for her home policy under the impression that her mortgage company made an overpayment on her account. When your home policy is escrowed (paid by mortgage company) any refunds due are sent directly back to the customer, not the mortgage company. So, for those who are unaware and like anyone in her position receiving a random $1,400 check, she was scared to cash it an called everyone she could over the course of 3 weeks just to confirm the check was valid - the insurance company and her agents confirmed it was her money and she was free to cash it. Okay, cool. Several months later this woman gets a letter from the insurance company saying the refund check they sent her was a mistake, because they realize that the overpayment on her account was actually because THEY mistakenly applied it to HER account, when it was actually meant for another customer’s account……..and they asked her to send it back. Now, I am a pretty chill person and it takes a lot for me to step outside of my professional mindset. But after confirming with the insurance company that this is accurate AND that they still want her to pay it back MONTHS LATER…. I lost it. The company didn’t even want to take responsibility for THEIR MISTAKE even after confirming months ago that the check was valid. As an insurance agent, so that basically means that I advocate on the customer’s behalf and get shit done. 18-20 calls to the company later, requesting the situation be escalated, trying as professionally as possible not to be disrespectful, I finally was able to get the company to take the charge off her account. That crap can ruin your credit score, why should she pay it when she tried for 3weeks to make sure the refund was valid? I’m glad that I could help her out honestly, insurance isn’t something a lot of people are experienced with and I’m glad to be the middle man
Usually a boss who zant think out of the box
i was confused when i heard jake then realized this was one of the channels he voices for.
The moment you realize you haven't subscribed so you triple check that you did as soon as you hit the button.
I had that same surgery for fishers Twice... Yes it hurts from healing up... But the pain before they fix it is pain from hell..........
I'm so sorry for your pain and having to go back a second time with even more pain on top of it.
Your misspelling did give me quite a laugh though.
All the best.
@@ActuallyLydia I use talking text
Coming from a young logger (32 y.o) leave the truck there and have the mobile mechanic or mobile mechanic contractor come to the trailer for repairs, the tech will usually have a boom truck to take the poles out of required, I would rather pay the 150$-250$ per hour service fees then the 200,000$ fines
UNIFORM GIRL FOR PRESIDENT/PRIME MINISTER!
That was an awesome story.
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There was a similar walking story at a grocery store
Woo hoo ,got in early today!
Most places have a minimum temperature employment standard of 18 degree indoors.
Any unpaid labor devalues the laboring employees. If they can’t pay you for all hours worked and you do it shame on you. Volunteering in a job makes it hard on everyone else and allows companies to understaff further devaluating co workers . I’m sure managers don’t work if not correctly compensated.
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I have gotten angry with service personnel and why not; I paid for it by listening to numerous recordings about how they value me as customer, repeatedly having to state my identifying information, interspersed with same 3 bars of elevator music played over and over, set extra loud, sound tracks like someone masturbating, "accidental disconnects", barely understandable english, and seldom resolved issues. Damn right I unloaded.
Grey pencils
small shops, bring cash.
This is in regard to the lumber truck/trailer. The legal limit on height is 13 ft 6 inches. Over that is a violation and can and will get you shut down by D.O.T. in the U.S. Hopefully, they had an oversize permit if they had to drive it on the road.
Lucy as in lucyfer (intentionally spelled wrong)
The one with the satanic kid 'out smarting' the church kid annoys me purely because they act like they did this brilliant, outsmarting move, and it wasn't. 'If they disagree with me, they would be known as a two faced liar'. There is no sound logic in this statement. When you make this kind of agreement, certain things are implied and everyone knows it. In this case, OP is more of a liar than the other girl would be. So yes, malicious compliance, but in the 'roll your eyes 3rd grade' sort of way, not the 'that was an undeniably brilliant move!' sort of way. I can't really say the OP is being ironically self righteous because the truth is they were just really annoyed at how long this went on, but they aren't very smart, either. At least, not as smart as they are trying to make themselves look.
I miss Jake.
Tea spoon guy sounds like a weirdo. I've worked with people like that. Something is off there.
my mind would last 2 days at best 1:55:55 (the one that just ended)
I wouldn't want to discuss my period even with another female boss
Next time you make one of these, please remove the endings and give aways in the middle of the episode....
I really hate the PETA story. PETA doesn't give two craps about animals that are meant to be pets. They have, and continue to, kill perfectly adoptable kittens and puppies (and other animals, I'm sure) so that they may plant them in places they want attention put on. PETA has their own agendas; just none of it has to do with the "well-being" of animals.
Think you gave us enough info on the giveaway bud?
I worked at a Catholic school the oldest Catholic Church in my city I was a lunch lady. Now I’m a larger woman I work two bone in the cafeteria and so I was very busy ran around a lot had ovens going steamtables going etc. and I noticed that the kids would always eat with their coats on in the cafeteria one day I looked at a couple of kids came in with the younger classes and I’m like did you have science today? And they said no why I said because your lips are blue and I assume they’re done something that would cause their lips to be blue. No they were that cold and little kids they’re skinny there’s no meat on their bones I went storming upstairs the first thing I did was went through the double doors to go upstairs cause I was in the basement and the difference in temperature was probably 10° not that it was warm but it was warmer than the cafeteria. I went up and I lost my shit on the principal I told them they could not be having those children so cold their lips were blue that was stupid and dangerous. Unfortunately this particular Catholic school was the poorest Catholic school we had three elementary schools in the city and most of these kids were on scholarship but I went home that night looked at everybody I could find the phone number for their parents which is an easy because that’s when everybody was switching to just sell phones but I told him what was going on the only thing they did to change it was and they opened the doors in the basement which may be helped 2° because of course heat rises I was moved to a different Catholic school the next year because they thought I was too much of a rebel rouser
And shame on you for not taking the answer of "I'm having a minor elective surgery for digestion issues" as all the info you need to know. Being "nosy" is not giving you a right to personal medical information. What a crappy take.
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4:05:54 it depends. It used to be true when everything was merit based. These days there are a lot of diversity quotas and sometimes hires are based on filling those quotas with less qualified applicants.
That said I would never treat anyone at a call centre like that. I'd assume they were qualified to help until proven otherwise.
Since when is a single person referred to as "them", "they" or "their"??? Learn some English!
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