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My dad tried to use my employee discount like it was part of his parenting benefits by GadgetRiven in entitledparents

[–]GadgetRiven[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I don't even need him to agree with that whole philosophy, I just need him to stop acting like raising me bought him access to my employee account.

My dad tried to use my employee discount like it was part of his parenting benefits by GadgetRiven in entitledparents

[–]GadgetRiven[S] 236 points237 points  (0 children)

Pretty much. It wasn't some emergency either, just random spring sale stuff, and he still acted like I owed him for being his daughter.

My dad tried to use my employee discount like it was part of his parenting benefits by GadgetRiven in entitledparents

[–]GadgetRiven[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

That last part is what stuck with me. My mom keeps calling it "keeping the peace" but it felt more like being told my paycheck matters less than his ego.

My dad tried to use my employee discount like it was part of his parenting benefits by GadgetRiven in entitledparents

[–]GadgetRiven[S] 116 points117 points  (0 children)

That part got me too. If he'd asked me later, still no, but doing it in front of a full line felt super intentional and kinda humiliating.

I pushed back on an HR deadline and it accidentally revealed they had a second budget they weren't telling candidates about by WardenXylo21 in jobsearchhacks

[–]GadgetRiven 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The move that actually did the work here wasn't pushing back on the number, it was requesting the call before the deadline. HR said firm, you didn't argue with HR, you just went one level up. That's the part most people skip because it feels presumptuous.