What pissed you off today? Mark II

[CutieMouse]

Oh Cat...

 

[catalina_francisco]

Oh Cat...

Feeling like the biggest idiot, and numb...he's sleeping like a baby.

 

[BiBunny]

Thanks. Just feeling a little numb after all I discovered tonight and the lies I had to listen to one by one to get the truth. Of course, that is if I have the truth. Not feeling that confident about that either. His solution....let's talk about it/get some sleep. So confused but he says I can trust him.

Cat

I'm so sorry.

 

[catalina_francisco]

I'm so sorry.

Thanks

 

[MsLead]

pissed off I have to drive to work and back on fumes....

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Cat:

 

[catalina_francisco]

Cat:

Thanks....nice to be back where I once felt so at home. Trying to work out how to follow his advice to trust him again. Not feeling anything like that right now and just want to cease to exist. Good for the diet though, no food for 24 hours, no sleep for 30...have to find something positive in this.

 

[midwestyankee]

Thanks....nice to be back where I once felt so at home. Trying to work out how to follow his advice to trust him again. Not feeling anything like that right now and just want to cease to exist. Good for the diet though, no food for 24 hours, no sleep for 30...have to find something positive in this.

Cat, I hope you'll always remember this: you're one of the good guys. And we love you for it.

 

[catalina_francisco]

Cat, I hope you'll always remember this: you're one of the good guys. And we love you for it.

I feel like such a wimp, but all of you have been so supportive and kind...it helps. Should never have let him drag me away from here.

 

[Primalex]

If this trend continues, the troll is going to have the longest healthy real-life BDSM relationship from all regulars. This amuses the troll.

 

[IrisAlthea]

No, not for nothing-- for 12 years.

I am so sorry.

Wise words.

I'm sorry, Cat!

 

[Sir_Winston54]

If this trend continues, the troll is going to have the longest healthy real-life BDSM relationship from all regulars. This amuses the troll.

This may be the most heartless and cruel thing ever posted by a regular here... and it has earned you the distinction of being one of only three people on my Ignore list. Fuck you, all your ancestors and the descendants of anyone unfortunate enough to be your descendant.

 

[Primalex]

This may be the most heartless and cruel thing ever posted by a regular here...

You live a sheltered life.

 

[intothewoods]

Thanks. Just feeling a little numb after all I discovered tonight and the lies I had to listen to one by one to get the truth. Of course, that is if I have the truth. Not feeling that confident about that either. His solution....let's talk about it/get some sleep. So confused but he says I can trust him.

Cat

Oh lord, I'm so sorry. I would not try to figure this out right now. You aren't the one who has to fix this or make it all okay. Give yourself time and the space to feel what you're feeling.

 

[DVS]

I'm looking for a job, again. Yes, AGAIN. I'm getting pretty good at the job of looking for a job. I'm just not very good at the job of getting a job.

I guess someone my age just doesn't appeal to the employers. It makes no difference how good I am at something, or how devoted of an employee I'd be, or even that I'd show up for work every day until the end of time. Not like some 30 year old, who would just be there a few years, get experience and move on to a higher paying job.

But, I'm in the search for work again. I'm also getting the spam emails, the spam phone calls and all of the other crap that goes along with putting your personal information out there were possible employers will will find it. I was once so proud of myself for being such a private person, as far as the Internet goes. I never got junk mail, spam mail, or even phone calls, unless it was someone who knew me. Now, for the last 3 to 4 years, that's 90% of what my inbox is full of.

I've got gobs of email filters working, to move the good stuff to where it should be and the bad stuff out the door, but you constantly have to keep on top of it, or it can take you over. Spammers have found the online job market, for a crop of emails and phone numbers. There's even fake jobs out there, just to get your information. No viruses have been found and no malware. But, when you think about it, isn't that really what all of those emails are?

I never really got over being wrongfully fired for being a racist in 2010. Ever since then, the job outlook has been less than I'd like it to be. Is it the economy? Partly. Is it my age? Partly. Is it a continuing trend? Partly.

The worst part of it is I don't drink alcohol. So, how do I drown my sorrows?

 

[Sweetdaisymae]

Cat, DVS

 

[LWulf]

I guess someone my age just doesn't appeal to the employers.

"Don't face extinction at work; stay tech savvy"
Jeff Strickler - Start Tribune Minneapolis (circa Jan 20, 14)
"...The greatest gift an employee can bring to the table is experience and knowledge. Michelle Love, chief marketing officer at MRA, said.
I'd much rather hire someone who is self sufficient than someone that needs a lot of training."
"This may be controversial but I'll say it anyway: if you are carrying around a flip phone, that's part of the problem. she said. If you are carrying around a smartphone or tablet. or both, that's a visible demonstration that you want to remain relevant."

"It's way beyond just getting a smart phone, but that's one of the basic things... Get a smart phone and know how to operate a tablet - that's how business operates today. And don't tell people you are not connected. That's the kiss of death right there."

Read what you said and remembered reading this in the paper. Thought it pertinent to some of what you said.

 

[DVS]

"Don't face extinction at work; stay tech savvy"
Jeff Strickler - Start Tribune Minneapolis (circa Jan 20, 14)
"...The greatest gift an employee can bring to the table is experience and knowledge. Michelle Love, chief marketing officer at MRA, said.
I'd much rather hire someone who is self sufficient than someone that needs a lot of training."
"This may be controversial but I'll say it anyway: if you are carrying around a flip phone, that's part of the problem. she said. If you are carrying around a smartphone or tablet. or both, that's a visible demonstration that you want to remain relevant."

"It's way beyond just getting a smart phone, but that's one of the basic things... Get a smart phone and know how to operate a tablet - that's how business operates today. And don't tell people you are not connected. That's the kiss of death right there."

Read what you said and remembered reading this in the paper. Thought it pertinent to some of what you said.

Yes, this is all well and good. I've heard all of the stories of how to look professional, show what you can do, don't shy away from technology, yadda, yadda, yadda. I don't even own a cell phone. At first, I never had the need for one. I just didn't want someone calling me whenever they had the chance. It was better for me that they could just leave a message on my land line. I had the control.

Now, I consider it a luxury that I can't afford. I'm up to my eyebrows in debt and it's just getting worse as my unemployed days total up. I'm hanging on by one thin strand of hair and I'm not kidding. For me to have any kind of cell phone now would just be another frivolous expense I can't afford as well as lose that simple control of taking calls on my time. Why spend money on another phone just to make a point that I can work one, and risk spending money I'd otherwise use to pay those necessary bills or maybe even eat?

I can work a cell phone, and I've used tablets. I've used Mac tablets as well as PC based. I've even shown new users how they work. I'm not unaware of technology. Would I be better at it, if I owned a tablet? Sure. But, if I have to buy one and use it in front of a prospective employer just to prove I can use it, doesn't that also show that the employer doesn't trust me when I say, "yes, I'm familiar with that aspect of technology"? I really don't think I'd want to work for Michelle. I know actions speak louder than words but my word should mean something to an employer.

 

[TwoShades]

Nothing that hasn't pissed me off 5,000 times already.

 

[DVS]

And....and the guy just checked his phone and said "oh she's sad they put the dog down, I'm just not like that with pets, I don't care"

People who don't care about animals are red flags for me. Torturing animals or not caring about them is a trait of a sociopath. That's also a sign of his lack of emotion and caring. But, he could have been saying that to sound like the macho man around his friend, or even to impress you with his manliness. So little he knows about what's important in life.

 

[DVS]

Ahhhh someone left, moved to COMPLETELY OPEN area. Ahhhhhhh.
Oh that should go in the happy thread.

I have agoraphobia (the crowd fear), why is it also the open spaces fear? I think they're totally different. And that should go in isolated blurts thread.

One glass of champagne, sheesh!

I have claustrophobia and it's related to the closeness of strange bodies. And I agree with you that it's not the same as a fear of open spaces. In my opinion, that fear is more about being self consious about being on stage or on display. And those who choose to be out in the open might be subconsciously saying, "look at me...I am special."

But not all people are ruled by their phobias. I can handle close spaces. And if someone is too close, causing a space issue, I'll ask for more room. If there's a chair there, I'm entitled to the same space they are in their chair.

 

[drinkz]

If Query put as much effort into real life as he does trolling, maybe he would still have a marriage.

 

[catalina_francisco]

I'm looking for a job, again. Yes, AGAIN. I'm getting pretty good at the job of looking for a job. I'm just not very good at the job of getting a job.

I guess someone my age just doesn't appeal to the employers. It makes no difference how good I am at something, or how devoted of an employee I'd be, or even that I'd show up for work every day until the end of time. Not like some 30 year old, who would just be there a few years, get experience and move on to a higher paying job.

But, I'm in the search for work again. I'm also getting the spam emails, the spam phone calls and all of the other crap that goes along with putting your personal information out there were possible employers will will find it. I was once so proud of myself for being such a private person, as far as the Internet goes. I never got junk mail, spam mail, or even phone calls, unless it was someone who knew me. Now, for the last 3 to 4 years, that's 90% of what my inbox is full of.

I've got gobs of email filters working, to move the good stuff to where it should be and the bad stuff out the door, but you constantly have to keep on top of it, or it can take you over. Spammers have found the online job market, for a crop of emails and phone numbers. There's even fake jobs out there, just to get your information. No viruses have been found and no malware. But, when you think about it, isn't that really what all of those emails are?

I never really got over being wrongfully fired for being a racist in 2010. Ever since then, the job outlook has been less than I'd like it to be. Is it the economy? Partly. Is it my age? Partly. Is it a continuing trend? Partly.

The worst part of it is I don't drink alcohol. So, how do I drown my sorrows?

Can't help with how to drown your sorrows...don't drink either...but sorry to hear you are going through this again with the added frustrations our technological age has introduced. Privacy is a thing of the past unfortunately and admit it does mess with my head these days. I hope things begin to look up for you soon.

Catalina

 

[catalina_francisco]

If this trend continues, the troll is going to have the longest healthy real-life BDSM relationship from all regulars. This amuses the troll.

LOL, not sure our definition of healthy match. For me it is about accepting no relationship is ever perfect (unless you bury your head in the sand and play make believe), and working with that when a bump in the road appears. Perhaps as they say, those who feel it necessary to measure their own life against others and find a way to make themselves feel superior by doing so, are actually the ones who need the most help. Either way, as long as you are happy in yours, that is all that matters.

Catalina

 

[catalina_francisco]

Oh lord, I'm so sorry. I would not try to figure this out right now. You aren't the one who has to fix this or make it all okay. Give yourself time and the space to feel what you're feeling.

Thanks. Good thing is we always promote communication, communication, communication in this forum always, and that is exactly where we are at the moment. Things are still raw, but we both are taking responsibility for our faults (and slipping in communication at times) and trying to be kind to each other to move forward and correct the problems we are going through. Will take time and patience on both sides, but we are both equally determined to learn from this and be stronger together and as individuals. Keep your fingers crossed for us please.

Catalina