Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.

  • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
    19·
    11 months ago

    So like one in five desks at work have some sort of issue. Screens/docks not working. Chairs are missing or broken. Meeting rooms can’t connect to the network. Absolutely amazing.

    Whoever is sabotaging this, I applaud you, you mad mad bastard.

    I’m also being super vocal about stuff not working correctly, making sure the managers who really push for office days hear me.

  • heyheyitskay@aussie.zone
    12·
    11 months ago

    I’m naive AF and I probably treat people with too much trust but I’ve recently seen some pretty ugly stuff at work. People who are nice to your face but will throw you under the bus as soon as you turn your back because you mean nothing to them. It’s disgusting and I’m losing faith in humanity.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      10·
      11 months ago

      One of life’s most important skills is learning to tell good people from cunts and then stay away from cunts.

      So my faith is pretty intact, I just hate cunts. Problem is the stupids, too many stupids who follow cunts.

    • Hongohones@aussie.zone
      5·
      11 months ago

      I had exactly the same experience. Gave so much of my time to my own detriment to help others feel safe and offer solidarity but was completely taken advantage of left to fend for myself once I needed some help and safety in return. My lesson learned, keep giving. Keep helping. Just be very selective of where and with whom. People I actually truly cared for were bitching about me and suggesting because I was trans I was having a hard time. Fuck that, it’s because they were a bunch of ungraetful bitches. They’re all on my resentment list. I’m getting over it but fuck it’s still annoying.

      I helped a work colleague get their license by letting them drive my car a couple of time this week as practise and wondered if I was getting myself into a similar situation, but they are giving me some money for petrol, are very humbly thankful and it’s been incredibly well recieved by my superiors. The difference this time is sobriety. People say a lot of shit they think they mean when they’re drunk. I still have faith in humanity, but I have much stronger boundaries now of who I let in. First red flag and all bets are off.

      • heyheyitskay@aussie.zone
        2·
        11 months ago

        It’s sad and disappointing when you think you could be nice and they’d reciprocate but really they can’t give a shit about you and maybe laugh at you behind your back for being naive. It’s also sad that these bad experiences leave you wondering if others are going to be the same and you just end up being less trusting.

        • Hongohones@aussie.zone
          2·
          11 months ago

          Most people are selfish and enititled. They’ll say whatever bullshit they think will make them seem reasonable in order to gain some small pathetic, little, imagined benefit.

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
    12·
    11 months ago

    some winter orchids, the plants sit outside all year and I cut the flowers to bring inside

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
    11·
    11 months ago

    So yesterday I bought 5 new calligraphy brushes, cost $70. I bring them home and start to prepare them for use, this means soaking in water to remove the starch from the bristles. I did this and 2 of the brush handles soaked up water and exploded. I looked at them carefully. They were made of particle wood, ie sawdust mixed with glue and moulded. ffs, I would prefer a cheap brush to a fake brush.

    And this is why I usually buy plastic or bamboo brushes

  • bananafungus@aussie.zone
    10·
    11 months ago

    One of those nights where it felt like I was both asleep and awake, so now I’m super tired and it’s going to be a very very long day.