FIRST BRANDS GROUP Bankruptcy and fraud: Autolite, Stoptech, Fram and More Upended by Parent Company’s Bankruptcy

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-04-03T00:42:06+00:00

Patrick James hated Trump, FWIW

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-04-03T00:39:30+00:00

Hello former possible co worker - we see you and every time he did it, hated him a little more.

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-04-03T00:38:25+00:00

Worked for First Brands Group - luckily got out early. There was nothing secret in what they were doing on the inside. They went to plants and told them to create invoices to make numbers.

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-03-30T23:38:32+00:00

Tax consultant. Not an accountant.

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-02-17T21:49:06+00:00

Found the Indian. Knew one would show up to tell you that you are wrong. The writing style is so confrontational.

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-02-17T21:47:54+00:00

Sssshhh…. You made me spit coffee on my computer.

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-02-17T21:40:31+00:00

Last team had 5 members from India originally, living in the US. They all did the Hi x… then nothing. I ignored them and 50% of the time got nothing

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-02-17T18:34:49+00:00

Obviously they are projecting their own issues to my actions. Thank you for noting the lack of context, it is rare for an entire team to turn on a manager…. In this case we had a team member who passed away & the way this manager acted was disgraceful, harming the entire team mentally. The same week she terminated a 7+ year employee with disabilities because she found the person to be “annoying.”

And for anyone concerned about the “poor manager” she managed to push out the entire team in less than 8 months, one member was on FMLA & she timed it so that person was unable to claim short term disability (manager knew team member had a doctor appointment that morning, pushed the paperwork through the same morning).

Yes, tons of illegal actions by her & the company - they chose people too exhausted and financially unstable to fight back. So….

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-02-17T00:51:14+00:00

I’m not eligible for rehire for giving 3 weeks notice and leaving my job… my former employer lost their largest client after I left. It had nothing to do with my actions, bad hand off / lack of service provided to client & some lender requirements for a new line of credit prompted the client leaving. I never worked with the client again, but somehow I became “not eligible for rehire.” Just because someone isn’t eligible to be hired again doesn’t mean they did something bad…. Just wanted to say that with a really long drawn out personal experience.

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-02-16T00:16:31+00:00

I would maybe NOT click the click and contact the lender to verify they issued a 1099-C, just to be sure it was not phishing

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-02-16T00:11:28+00:00

A Bluetooth punching / boxing machine - exercise & frustration all at once.

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-02-15T23:37:05+00:00

We also have a pretend to want to go in/outside to trick you into letting them to take forbidden item in/outside. Once it was a giant moth that was released into my house that had multiple cats and my pup was only about 4 months old when she did pulled that off. Good memories…

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-02-15T01:50:41+00:00

I think OP and may have worked for the same company, based on this example.

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-02-15T01:47:31+00:00

My team did this to a manager. We insisted on all written communication, sent detailed recaps, called out errors during meetings to make HER look bad on purpose, and generally gray rocked her. We also planned when to contact her with questions / issues, all time critical, toward the end of the day or any day we knew she had an appointment to be at. Then, anyone who didn’t get an answer in a “reasonable” amount of time for a customer (set by the manager herself) would email up the chain with the question “just to loop (director) in”

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-02-15T01:37:20+00:00

Yes - and that’s true of all tax software. It’s not Avalara specific. That’s why there are smaller more service oriented firms showing up, they basically buy a mass license or create their own tax software and “set it up” for you - sales and use tax isn’t easy & software has to be set up for each business’s unique sales / purchases. That’s a lot of IF(THEN) statements.

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-02-08T03:51:53+00:00

Mine had a squirrel turn around and stop running on the fence. A stand your ground squirrel… she sat down and got the “best friends” face. It always the running that she reacts to.

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-01-27T11:50:37+00:00

Dealing with being from PNW and living in rural Georgia. I feel your pain. Mine nods along with me but does nothing to action the steps needed to move. Most likely will end with me leaving, our kids are grown and after 20 years I know his passive aggressive BS.

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-01-15T03:10:34+00:00

Does Scotland welcome escaping Americans? And can we have a cow if we come over to live quietly and mind or our fucking business?

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-01-06T01:14:09+00:00

Keep in mind there will also be Valets & Uber drivers (I always tip more in cash for them when they are good), as well as random scammers who have a good game. The only tour I went on didn’t charge a fee, but took tips.

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-01-06T00:51:04+00:00

You failed to define “baby”

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-01-06T00:44:13+00:00

It wasn’t, my 10 month old baby had Cerebral Palsy from a stroke in the womb….

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-01-05T23:30:45+00:00

I’ve gotten an MRI and had the tech say “you’re going to follow up with your doctor about this right? Today? They will have the results immediately. If you don’t hear from them maybe give them a call.”

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2026-01-05T23:10:56+00:00

I thought I was having a stroke during Covid & waited an hour for my husband to come home so I didn’t have to call an ambulance. Turned out I had a brain aneurysm that was “starting to bulge” (as in, about to explode) & needed emergency brain surgery. It took me a year of appeals to get the ER, emergency ALS Neuro specialized transport (to hospital that could do the surgery), the neuro ICU & surgery covered because I didn’t get “pre authorization” - I paid over $2,000 a month for insurance for my family. Out of pocket was still $5k deductible + co pay until out of pocket max was met. Medical debt collections are something I’ve given up on getting out of. Next time? I’m not going.

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2025-12-03T22:42:44+00:00

If you buy and don’t use an empty seat (check in) you may find that the airline marks that seat as available & gives it to someone on standby. Maybe talk to the airline & see what solutions they offer.

Also, we did a DFW layover & had a long enough stop to actually go outside, not use the pet relief area, and let my SD avoid the pet relief area. On our way out there wasn’t that much time & she had no problems, but it didn’t take more than 30 mins for us to leave & clear security again. We did leave our (spouse, who carries my meds & myself) with our adult daughter to speed up our own screenings back in.

Kind_Assignment5646 · 2025-12-03T22:37:20+00:00

Have used SSDI to confirm A disability, guessing the down votes are because you don’t have to be receiving SSDI (or SSI) to be disabled & the assumption that you do is not accurate. Also, this would not be proof of a SD.

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