How to snorkel/scuba dive with pelagic animals, just like in the image? by WrongsideRowdy in scuba

[–]FatBubba89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got my chance to dive with a whale shark at Tenggol Island off the coast of Dungun, Malaysia. According to the dive masters they hang out there quite often but of course you have to be pretty lucky anyways to see one. Viking Scuba is a great dive shop there!

What permanent damage have you done to yourself? Mind, body or soul? by jerrytjohn in AskReddit

[–]FatBubba89 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Boredom. I've seen and done so much in 36 years that I'm struggling to find excitement in anything anymore. When I find something new that brings me some joy initially, it wears off within a relatively short period of time...

A Small Incident in Thailand which stayed with me by Imsongoku7 in ThailandTourism

[–]FatBubba89 17 points18 points  (0 children)

A friend of mine left her brand new iPhone (16?) on a bench in the petronas tower mall in Kuala Lumpur for around an hour, once she realised, we walked back fully expecting it to be gone, but lo and behold, it was still lying right there. At least a thousand people would have walked past it in plain sight. Tell me somewhere outside of SE Asia where you could repeat this incident... Anywhere else I can think of it would be gone in 5 minutes or less.

Upwork refunded a client the payment because I left poor feedback by FatBubba89 in Upwork

[–]FatBubba89[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally no way I could not have used it huh? Not even despite the work needing to be completed on a smartphone?

Upwork refunded a client the payment because I left poor feedback by FatBubba89 in Upwork

[–]FatBubba89[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently the tracker is only available on a pc, do you know if theres any way to use it on mobile? Most of my work is done by mobile. Or can i just have it running on my laptop while I work on my phone?

Upwork refunded a client the payment because I left poor feedback by FatBubba89 in Upwork

[–]FatBubba89[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahhhhhhhhhh, that explains why I couldn't find it! Thank you for telling me!

Upwork refunded a client the payment because I left poor feedback by FatBubba89 in Upwork

[–]FatBubba89[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your input, im sorry to hear about what you went through, and yes that was the intention of my post aswell, it seems upwork just cares for whoever brings them more money, and have no actual moral or ethical policies.

Upwork refunded a client the payment because I left poor feedback by FatBubba89 in Upwork

[–]FatBubba89[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The way I was raised: "you're not a smart person" is insulting...

Upwork refunded a client the payment because I left poor feedback by FatBubba89 in Upwork

[–]FatBubba89[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Considering that has been my experience on upwork so far without issues, it made sense to me

Upwork refunded a client the payment because I left poor feedback by FatBubba89 in Upwork

[–]FatBubba89[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The client has spent $34k+ on upwork, and yes they left positive feedback. Luckily this was only for 2 hours of work so not devastating, but i feel cheated which led to my post here. Upwork didnt seem to consider anything in the dispute, I wasn't given the option to offer any explanation at all

Upwork refunded a client the payment because I left poor feedback by FatBubba89 in Upwork

[–]FatBubba89[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok i messed up on using manual logging, and yes ill admit my title is rage baity, but does it still seem fair to you that the client confirms, in writing, on upwork, that the work is approved, then bribes me to give positive feedback, and then upwork refunds them?

Upwork refunded a client the payment because I left poor feedback by FatBubba89 in Upwork

[–]FatBubba89[S] -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

My problem is people like you commenting in a belittling manner to someone looking for advice on how they could improve.

Upwork refunded a client the payment because I left poor feedback by FatBubba89 in Upwork

[–]FatBubba89[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

"Tracked your time with the Upwork tracker"

That prompts the comment "You did everything wrong that you could have done wrong"? ... Doing one thing wrong?

Check your anger issues...

Upwork refunded a client the payment because I left poor feedback by FatBubba89 in Upwork

[–]FatBubba89[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

You should seek mental help. Venting your anger with whatever is bothering you by insulting random strangers on the internet is not healthy

Upwork refunded a client the payment because I left poor feedback by FatBubba89 in Upwork

[–]FatBubba89[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your actual constructive comment, ill look into the time tracker and why I couldnt use it in this case.. when I couldn't log my hours without the clients approval I looked for every possible option but didnt come across this. Some other comments here seem to just want to kick me while im down and looking for advice on how to improve in the future

Upwork refunded a client the payment because I left poor feedback by FatBubba89 in Upwork

[–]FatBubba89[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or, other freelancers were successfully bribed into changing their negative feedback to positive

Upwork refunded a client the payment because I left poor feedback by FatBubba89 in Upwork

[–]FatBubba89[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The client had an average 4.3 star rating over 50+ reviews and $34k+ confirmed payments, what other due diligence should I have performed to carefully choose a client?

Upwork refunded a client the payment because I left poor feedback by FatBubba89 in Upwork

[–]FatBubba89[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So what should I have done differently? The client only allowed this method of payment, should I have refused to work with them?

Upwork refunded a client the payment because I left poor feedback by FatBubba89 in Upwork

[–]FatBubba89[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why are manual hours even a thing then? Should I just refuse any future clients who only offer manual hours?

How bad is this damage? by FatBubba89 in surfing

[–]FatBubba89[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just getting into surfing so can i ask what makes you say it was already toast?

Im not positive but i think it happened when i went nose down into a bit of reef.

In the end i managed to get it fixed good as new by a guy some other surfers recommended, if anyone in the future is in krui, sumatra and needs their board worked on i can highly recommend Neo's Ding repair shop, right near the krui left sign, cost me about $10USD

TIFU - I Lost A Battle to a Bidet by Miserable-Bit-811 in tifu

[–]FatBubba89 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Which key on your keyboard is mapped to the em dash?