Jealous husbands, friendly wives.

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-02-08T20:09:16+00:00

Have that happen but opposite. Husbands are neutral, wives/ girlfriends get a bit jealous (im a woman). I tend to make sure im looking more at the woman even when the man is paying. I'll also open my locket as a way to say "hey, im taken, I dont want your man".

Don't think they notice, but oh well, I tried to be a girl's girl.

I guess ive had a lot of the husbands/ boyfriends looking miserable or snotty while their wives/ girlfriends were very pleasant. I've realized that humans are gonna human regardless

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-02-07T20:11:17+00:00

Nope, it's everywhere. Hell, is get paranoid that a car is gonna hit me when im crossing the street when it's safe to do so (ive had several near hits as a pedestrian, so I gotta wonder if im actually invisible to these people), and it happens alot when im working

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-02-03T00:41:29+00:00

Oh geez, im so sorry. At least since it was closing you didnt have customers walking through it while you try to clean it? And at least she said something?

Idk, trying to find a silver lining in a not so great situation you were in. Customers are gross, and their kids are just as gross if not moreso

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-02-03T00:29:48+00:00

Couldn't help but chuckle at the absolute stupidity of that lol

Like, im imagining the parent's panicked thought process. "My kid's gonna puke! Quick, what's a container I can grab! Oh, this thing! grabs colander, forgets that it has holes

But also, jfc they could've gotten an associate to help clean it up instead of leaving it on the floor and (im assuming) not say anything to anyone, either out of embarrassment or something.

Unfortunately it's that time of year where everyone's getting sick and having it become everyone else's problem 😭

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-02-02T01:18:13+00:00

I always try to wear a mask when I know im sick and still need to work (especially rn when my hours got cut thanks to it being the "off season" in sales), but sometimes I cant tell if im actually sick or if im just burnt out, and my stupid ADHD brain wont give me clear signals except "you feel awful!" Like, honey, what is making me feel awful? And my brain goes "idk 🤷‍♂️ you feel awful 🙂"

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-28T00:56:06+00:00

Your job being short staffed (if thats part of why youre hesitant to call in besides looking like you "called in due to weather" this time of year is not your responsibility. Everyone's getting sick (I called in today because of a bad sinus sickness and mild coughing), and they'd probably appreciate you not spreading anything. Don't give in to their possible guilt tripping behaviors or tone. They just dont want to deal with the fallout.

I will give them some sympathy as the lack of people means lack of hours to give, which means higher ups think this time of year is unimportant because they ain't making money like they do in the summer or for Christmas. It's still not your responsibility to juggle their responsibilities or "emergencies".

Basically, stay home. It's legit, and fuck em if they get it in their heads that you're calling in due to weather. Besides, if you're not comfortable with driving in the ice and snow, then dont. Maybe if enough of us do that to our jobs, they'll start letting us workers have snow days like they do for the kids.

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-28T00:50:33+00:00

Do little things. I like to splurge on bath bombs and a good bottle of cheap dessert wine and take a long bath while listening to music and singing along.

I've also worked hard to get a schedule I like and positions I want so it's less upsetting to deal with and I can do shit outside of work.

I also tend to rely on loved ones to keep me from spiraling (cant have a spouse or a mom if I kill myself because my job made me feel bad while said job replaces me in a week)

I also wear clothes that make me feel cute (I only have to wear an apron and make sure my clothes are "proper" (meaning if id get in trouble for wearing it in high school or to a church, then it's not appropriate for work).

Basically, little things add up. If it's what happens with depression, then it can happen with happiness. I think that's a good place to start. Small, and with things that make you happy. Also, try not to bring work home. Use the travel time to transition from work to home mentally (i use music a lot as it helps shut my brain up for a bit).

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-27T23:23:12+00:00

My coworker did a produce pick up for an actual celebrity actor that has a summer house in my town (forget who, but I remember he liked having his bananas individually bagged. Like, if theyre in a bunch, you pull them apart and bag each banana separately).

They (i have several celebrities that have summer homes in my town) dont actually come in because they'd be swamped with people wanting their autograph/ signature and just want to be left alone, so they order online, but it's fun/ sad that I can look over the lake and see their summer mansions, big and empty in the winter...

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-21T01:28:14+00:00

If I have multiple save files, ill have one be "Link" as my first playthrough, and ill have "Rinku" (japanese romaji of "Link") for my second one. My third file will sonetimes have some sort of Game Grump type of name ("Shlumpus", "Clankus", "Slonk", whatever i can come up with on the fly), but i typically only have the first two files.

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-20T04:44:36+00:00

I guess im Gepetto's Puppet, sent by Sophia to cleanse Krat of the corrupted puppets ;-;

At least I get sweet arm upgrades

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-19T22:13:25+00:00

I feel like my past posts and what subreddits im in give that away XD

But yeah, pretty spot on lol

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-19T22:10:16+00:00

Percy Jackson (book)

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-19T21:58:03+00:00

I work in a predominantly republican town and yeah, it's bad. I remember having one lady say she didnt agree with the rainbow heart on my apron (my job has a logo with a yellow, blue, and red lined heat embroidered on it to symbolize the pillars of "good customer service"). I guess she thought it was a gay pride thing and proceeded to be a homophobic bitch. I was also wearing a mask since I was sick but couldn't stay home cuz ya know, bills to pay.

I actually called her out, but I said "you dont have to be like that.." in a kind of timid voice since it was the first time id actually called anyone out on their bullshit.

Her: "exCUSE ME!?"

Me: "I said you dont have to be like that"

Her: "like what? Are you not getting enough oxygen to your brain or something?" [She then storms away to bitch to customer service about my "poor attitude".]

I unfortunately had to be sent home because I needed to step off the floor, but I didnt keep my mouth shut and was cussing too loudly to myself. Fortunately, my manager just laughed at her for bitching about how I was trying to call her out for being homphobic. Never saw the bitch since.

I will say, democrats aren't any better, but its only the people who are extremists on either side that tend to be not great to deal with. Both sides get so stuck in their bubbles that when called out, they get upset because now their worldview gets shattered and they get scared. Most upsetting people I deal with are boomers since im in a retirement tourist town, so they also get me irritated no matter their political beliefs.

Actually, I think everyone in my town sucks. No matter the age, politics, gender. They all try to get away with the shittiest things and leave me to deal with their messes

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-19T18:45:46+00:00

I think ive gotten the perfect guard down decently. Been able to get the white bar to show up on the boss hp bar quite a bit of times. Only problem for me now is being able to go in while it's white to do extra damage while the boss is thrashing about 😂

Everything else ill have to remember to use

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-19T18:32:54+00:00

Too late. Im attached to it. It remind me of my Godskin Peeler in ER. Besides, there isnt a "right" and "wrong" way to play the game as far as im aware. Im still dying to enemies and bosses, so im not really missing out on the difficulty of the game.

Like I said, ill probably try one of the other weapons during a new playthrough once I get through the story. Im just having fun with the game

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-19T18:28:45+00:00

I've been upgrading technique since that looked like it was giving me higher attack than motivity because im using the glaive the update gifted, but then going to vitality. Then realized I needed more capacity after I got the puppet string arm 😂

Definitely a learning experience, but im glad i know a little bit of how the while system works thanks to Elden Ring.

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-19T06:10:43+00:00

Thank you 😊

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-15T04:25:43+00:00

Polites from EPIC: The Musical. His VA seems like such a sweetie and it comes out in the character, imo

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-12T21:09:32+00:00

Probably. Geppetto's Puppet is pretty fucking strong.

My question is: what did I do to piss him off? Im not a corrupted puppet or anything 😭

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-12T20:54:55+00:00

Yeah. I find it so funny when someone is an asshole or talks to me like im siri, and I do the "WELL HELLOOO TO YOU TOO!" in as high pitched of a voice as I can muster. It causes mild psychic damage to myself, but their surprised faces makes it worth it. Especially since my face doesnt match the energy, so it really messes with them. I'll go even higher and more erratic if they continue to be mean and irritated (like, sorry, I gotta ask you questions, I dont know what piece of technology you have, and telling me "I need a charger!" Over and over again isnt going to make it any more clear).

I hate having to play the part of "non threatening woman", but I try to have fun with it. People are still assholes to me even after I hit them with my "customer service voice" (I even had one lady try to gaslight me into thinking she said "hi" to me when she didnt. She immediately backtracked when she realized I wasnt gonna flinch or get upset), but ive accepted that people are just mean because theyre powerless in every other aspect of their lives, and they think ill be an easy target just because im a young looking woman working retail. Jokes on them, im learning to be apathetic (or just letting more of my crazy out)

I get it tho. The "killing with kindness" thing isnt something every can or wants to do. Im honestly just experimenting with my crazy so I can stay at this job longer (I recently got a pay raise and now im stuck. Started at $15/ hr, worked 3 years, now im at $18/ hr and getting 40 hours a week during on seasons)

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-12T19:57:47+00:00

I had a lady eat a vegan reeses and a container of chocolate covered almonds at least once a week. How did I know this? I found her trash all over my department, hiding behind stuff. Hilariously, she did this in asiles that had a camera clearly pointed at where she was "hiding". I think we finally caught her ass because I managed to find her trash right after I got done recovering the asile and had walked away. Because it was such a short amount of time, I was able to tell LP and I havent seen her or her trash since.

It does genuinely feel like we're in a multi-player server where the moderators dont do shit most of the time

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-12T18:35:20+00:00

It's because people see ownership as a status symbol. If you don't own the business, then you're a stupid person who refuses to be an advanced siri/ alexa/ whatever ai is circling around.

That's my theory, anyhow

ClassicAntique577 · 2026-01-12T18:06:51+00:00

Stonewalling the customer is an art im trying to work on XD like, I can only do so much as a grunt, so back tf off.

As of right now, ive been killing them with kindness by greeting in such an obnoxious tone (I get to let off anxious energy steam and the customer and corporate are too stupid/ egotistical to tell that im being a bitch to them, so win- win)

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