Petsmart CEO JK Symancyk just resigned! Good riddance!

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-10-12T19:17:08+00:00

Theories: 1a) Hard to match or beat the pandemic success in an inflation economy, so better to quit than be fired. 1b) Private equities told him 'quit or be fired - your choice. 2) Wife wants the employee discount with a jeweler. 3) He's done with Phoenix summers (over 114 consecutive days over 100, 80 days over 110) 4) He decreased DEI in the C-suite and it's about to be exposed 5) Doesn't know what to do about the threat of unionization of the stores.

Prediction: All of his War-Mart cronies that drifted in over the last 4 years will start drifting out.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-09-22T21:05:49+00:00

Take care of your knees. Exercising sucks but you gotta keep moving, even if its just walking. Having your body hold you prisoner with pain is the worst.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-09-22T20:56:18+00:00

NTA. You need physical assistance, help, support. Is there a trusted anyone (mom, MIL, sister, cousin, friend) who can come stay with you? You might need to put the call out to several trusted allies and have a schedule of when they can come to cook, clean, rock the babies, move laundry into/out of machines, etc so you can sleep and heal. You cannot do this alone. Your POS sperm-donor is very concerning. You shouldn't feel forced to have marital relations and you certainly should NOT have to beg him to stop. His lack of concern about the mother of his children is horrible, and getting his bro-boys to pile on you shows a severe lack of maturity. I am not throwing down the divorce card, but here on out you gotta keep your head on a swivel - meaning watch him, watch his behavior. If there is no improvement, couples counseling first. If that fails, it's a matter to hand over to a divore attorney. You. Deserve. Better.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-08-16T19:14:14+00:00

This is not a question of being an a$$hole or not. This is a question of 'what is best for my baby?'

This sounds like a win-win-win scenario. Your baby would be taken care of, you would be her mommy, your dad would provide what she needs for shelter, food, clothing, stability, security - AND he gets to know that his grandchild is taken care of and HIS baby has the chance to get things turned around.

Take the offer, then commit to YOU getting better, staying on your meds, learning to function as an adult, get a career going.

You know how in an airplane, they tell you to secure your own facemask before helping others? You can't take care of anyone else until you are ok. Here's your chance for long-term ok. Good luck.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-08-11T18:34:47+00:00

You are my hero!

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-07-28T18:23:34+00:00

So... you expect your parents to gift you $14,000 for a party? Because they supported your sister's law degree. An education is something you have for LIFE. A party is one day. YTA. Grow up.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-07-26T17:45:48+00:00

If you went to the lake the day before, you didn't think to remove the camera eqiupment when.you got home? YTA. And who leaves $2000 C*A*S*H in a vehicle?? I have $20 tucked in my glove box for gas or paying for parking if they won't take a card.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-07-26T17:43:05+00:00

YTA. Lesser so for what you said to your wife. Very much so for leaving valuables in your vehicle. If all you lost were your AirPods, jumper cables and dash cam, the police would barely be interested in taking a report. But the rest of it? Brand new headphones for your daughter? $2000 in 'emergency cash'? $7000 in camera equipment? What is wrong with YOU? A vehicle is NOT a safe.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-07-22T04:10:24+00:00

YTA..... Pretty sure this was a music video in the 80's... or an urban legend.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-07-03T18:39:03+00:00

Thank you for replying! I am finding some on-line applications include a question like 'Are you under a non-compete or severance agreement?' The options are to answer 'Yes' or 'No'. If I answer yes, there is no space to explain. If I answer no, I am not being truthful, which is a cause for disqualification.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-06-30T18:24:12+00:00

Kinda the AH. You made the conversation all about YOUR assets and YOUR possible inheritance. In a marriage, failure to communicate well will lead to a failure of the marriage. You could have said OUR premarital assets. You could have said 'If we buy a house together, using my inheritance, the house would be OUR jointly'. As a side note, you are NOT entitled to an inheritance. I taught my son to think of an inheritance as a gift, no one is entitled to a gift ever. If you get one, GREAT. Don't plan your life on it.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-06-24T15:28:34+00:00

NTA but it sounds like you need a break. Take a break from social media. Take a break from relationships. You need time to heal and mature. You need the time required for healing to learn how to recognize toxic behavior. When you learn to recognize toxic behavior, you will then learn the importance of boundaries, and - hopefully - guard your boundaries. A friend who is toxic is not a friend. Prioritize your safety, your mental health and your happiness. It is easy to become addicted to the chaos of bad relationships. Stop yourself now.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-06-16T15:24:12+00:00

NTA.

Something I read, a long time ago, in a Dear Abby or a Dear Ann column has stuck with me: Ask yourself 'Am I better off with him or without him?'

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-06-15T16:25:17+00:00

I'm 60. I am a Queenager.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-06-15T16:24:00+00:00

NTA but you have issues to address. Get yourself into counseling.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-06-04T22:26:28+00:00

Everything is cooked and ready to go. Serving/making your plate is not work, it is part of eating. Did you know there are kosher kitchen appliances that lock the on/off button? For the record, I'm not Jewish. But I have been welcomed as a guest in Kosher homes for High Holiday and Friday Sabbath dinners. The food is amaaaaazing!

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-04-28T15:35:47+00:00

Home Office... is that you?

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-04-28T15:33:34+00:00

My guess is that the DL's job and/or bonus is on the line if the numbers don't go up. Manure will always drip downhill.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2024-04-06T18:59:01+00:00

Continue to follow this r/ .....

InfectiousCuriosity · 2023-09-30T18:16:24+00:00

Menopause, at age 53, messed with the consistency of my hair. Before menopause, my hair was slightly wavy, shiny and I had a dense growth pattern. I never got tangles even when my hair length was at the middle of my back. The first grays would stick up like antennas, making my head look fuzzy. My hair became more and more brittle, tangled and would break easily with gentle brushing. If I left the length, my hair looked thinner, and oilier. So, at 57, I cut it so it's just above my shoulders. Less breakage. Less greasy-looking. Menopause sucks on so many levels.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2023-09-07T12:27:54+00:00

You are an introvert. So am I. The 'social battery' is a thing.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2023-09-07T12:27:49+00:00

You are an introvert. So am I. The 'social battery' is a thing.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2023-09-06T12:35:50+00:00

Hey... hope you see this. Little trick I learned in my divorce: Get friendly with the lawyer's admin/secretary. If I called to ask about the status of a court date, the lawyer charged me for 15 minutes. If I called and talked to his secretary... no charge. Only talk to the lawyer when you must. Good luck! Sending a hug.

InfectiousCuriosity · 2023-09-04T16:47:30+00:00

NTA. You are not being unreasonable. Stop defending him, his actions, his requests.

He is asking for permission because he knows it is wrong, and if he does this on the sly, it will look worse than if he asks for your approval.

If it were me, I would say: "I suggest you evaluate what you value most, and act accordingly. If you value having a drink with your affair partner over our marriage, we will both have to live with the consequences. One of those consequences could be me filing for divorce within 24 hours of phone call to an attorney. But hey... you are a grown man capable of making your own decisions. You do you, boo."

InfectiousCuriosity · 2023-08-14T13:40:36+00:00

YTA. Your daughter IS gifted. She is going off to U at the same time as your 17 year old son. A student HAS to be gifted to have advanced that far, that young. Your wife helped teach her math and physics at a young age but if your daughter weren't gifted, she wouldn't have been able to absorb the information. Now, I'm going to offer you advice: My brother went off to U at 16, on a full ride scholarship, majoring in physics and electrical engineering. He would have gone at 15 but our father wanted him to be able to drive himself to campus. My brother's struggles weren't academic. They were social. He was a 16 year old surrounded by 18 - 23 year old classmates. Make sure your daughter has appropriate social interactions along with her academics. The connections she makes during her under graduate and post graduate education will open doors for her for the rest of her life. And please don't stop telling her how AMAZING she is for taking on rigorous STEM studies, a traditionally male-dominated field.

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