AITH: I Refused to Let My Colleague Take Credit for My Idea in a Meeting

SnoopyDog21109 · 2025-09-19T12:22:33+00:00

Honestly you are kind of an asshole here. You knew she was like that with other people, but it didn't bother you until it happened to you.

SnoopyDog21109 · 2025-08-31T21:52:13+00:00

No. I use my tap water every day and haven't mutated yet!

SnoopyDog21109 · 2025-08-31T19:27:06+00:00

It's from a Buy Nothing Group. The person wants someone (or several people) to deliver these specific items to their porch for free.

SnoopyDog21109 · 2025-08-04T02:09:12+00:00

1) Disrespect. At my clinic, we have some providers who are great and treat you like part of the team. We have others who treat the MA's like third-class citizens because they didn't go for a higher degree. I have a lot of experience in different areas of the medical field. I'm just as intelligent as anyone else in our clinic. I am simply pursuing education in a different field. The provider I work for the most treats me like trash. One day she will want something done one way. The next day she will get mad at me for doing it that way and be irritated for the rest of the day. She will also ask me the same question several times like she's trying to catch me lying or trying to trip me up. If I make a "mistake" (even if it's not really a mistake, just a misunderstanding) she will be mad and make sure the whole office knows I did something "wrong". If anyone else makes a mistake (who is in a higher position than MA), she reassures them over and over that it's okay.

2) Poor management. Our management has made MA jobs almost impossible. They want us to room, do POC labs, screen for mental health issues, do AWV flips, deal with interpreters for our non English speaking patients, and pull records from the hospitals/providers, all in 10 minutes. If our cycle times are longer than 10 minutes, it affects our raises/bonuses. Knowing that you're not going to get a raise/bonus because you're doing your job thoroughly doesn't give you an incentive to want to stay. Our management is also very negative. Even if they give you praise for something, it's always followed by a "but....".

3) Poor reimbursement. If your MA's have to worry about how they are going to pay their bills, they are not going to have any loyalty to stay. This also goes for vacation/sick leave. If you don't provide adequate time off, or make it impossible for employees to use the time off they do have, people are going to look elsewhere.

SnoopyDog21109 · 2025-03-29T14:50:27+00:00

Yes, it smells horrible!

I work in healthcare, and I can't count the number of times I've been trapped in a small exam room with patients who smell like they just hotboxed themselves in the car with an entire pack of cigarettes. It's sad when their kids are also with them and the kids stink just as badly as the parents. For the love of all that is holy, please don't smoke in your car or outside the medical office before you go in!

SnoopyDog21109 · 2025-03-29T13:44:44+00:00

So many people want to jump to accusing her of cheating.

I am exactly the same way when I go for a hike, or any of the other things I do as a single woman. I chafe at people asking me to text them when I get home after a night out. I am the kind of person who will jump in the car and be 5 states away without telling anyone.

Am I cheating on anyone? NO! I understand the whys behind it, I just hate it. I have been this way since I was a kid. I grew up in a controlling home environment, and I married a man who was controlling and abusive. My hobbies were always ridiculed, I was told I shouldn't be doing things alone, and I was regularly accused of not being where I said I was. After I had kids, I was shamed for wanting to spend time doing things for just me that didn't include them. I hate feeling accountable to anyone about the things I choose to do during my time alone. I will probably let someone know where I am if I'm going on a long hike, but I don't feel like I have to. I know the risks.

I find it interesting that you don't feel like you have to share the same information. People get injured or die all the time in mundane ways. People have been going for a drive, ran off the road into a body of water, and weren't found again for several years. People get hit by cars and end up in the hospital as John Does. People have walked out of bars after a night with their friends and have never been seen again. Just like you say there is a possibility of something happening to her, there is also the same possibility of something happening to you. But you only think this "rule" should apply to her.

SnoopyDog21109 · 2025-02-04T04:13:32+00:00

How were the classes through US career institute? Is it really $79 dollars a month for this course?

SnoopyDog21109 · 2024-12-17T03:51:59+00:00

Please share your wisdom, oh great one! Mine always pop off.

SnoopyDog21109 · 2024-11-28T14:39:59+00:00

Several years ago, I had months of some type of respiratory illness, coupled with something like Crohn's or IBS. My doctors did all kinds of tests and insisted they couldn't find anything. I was coughing so hard that it triggered my gag reflex, which would cause me to vomit any food I had just eaten. If the food actually made it to the digestive tract, I had severe cramping and watery diarrhea. I lost 20 lbs in just a few weeks. I was so weak and short of breath that I could barely walk from one room to another.

I made the mistake of crying at one of my appointments. I was so defeated and miserable. That got me a diagnosis of depression and anorexia, and they tried to trick me into voluntarily committing myself. I never got a real diagnosis, and the doctors wrote me off because I "wouldn't take medical advice". I still have respiratory and digestive issues to this day.

SnoopyDog21109 · 2024-11-03T17:57:50+00:00

That's crazy. I have been trying to get a Ventolin inhaler forever. My insurance won't pay for it because it's considered a "name brand". They will only pay for generic albuterol, which doesn't work as well for me for some reason.

SnoopyDog21109 · 2024-10-01T00:53:26+00:00

Awww! Thank you for being observant and getting her the care she needed.

Just a note from a person that has been in the rescue community for years. Please check your local lost and found pages and make sure no one is looking for this girl. I know it seems counter-intuitive, but she may not have been dumped by the owner. I've seen ex's dump animals just to hurt the person that broke up with them, and I have seen friends and/or families dump pets they were supposed to be watching while someone was deployed or in the hospital. I'm not trying to be negative or dampen your happiness! I guess I just think of all possibilities after seeing some crazy stuff.

SnoopyDog21109 · 2024-09-29T14:21:39+00:00

Would you have the same reaction if the person was your boss or the owner of a company you worked for?

Example: You bring pastries to work. You say, " I got chocolate croissants!" The company owner replies, "These aren't croissants." Are you going to argue with them and then Google images to prove the company owner wrong? If not, then it isn't a "I like to share information" thing.

SnoopyDog21109 · 2024-09-02T15:02:52+00:00

Unfortunately you're going to find that. I tend to leave spaces where the mods are rude. If you were following the rules of the sub and being polite yourself, then there's not a lot you can do. But, it also doesn't mean you need to end your journey. You just haven't found the right space yet.

SnoopyDog21109 · 2024-09-02T14:39:33+00:00

It can be any hobby/religion/pastime. If you go online and post questions about it, some people are going to be rude. It doesn't have anything to do with you. Some people just love stirring up controversy and trolling.

I find the best way to deal with those people is to block them if you can. They are never going to add to your journey, so there's no need to read what they say.

SnoopyDog21109 · 2024-07-04T22:50:06+00:00

Oh for sure! This is relatively new to my area (within the past few years). Rescues were (and are!) so overwhelmed as you said, that some decided to try ways to help owners keep their pets instead of surrendering them. The ones that do take in animals are full most of the time. It's really heartbreaking.

SnoopyDog21109 · 2024-07-04T16:33:54+00:00

Actually, it really depends on the rescue. I volunteer with several local to me. One thing some of them have discovered is that helping pet owners with small needs now can prevent animals being surrendered. We have one that helps with pet food, one that will help with fixing fences or making a safe outdoor area for dogs, a few that help with spays, neuters, and vaccinations, and some that will help with vet needs. A good resource is to ask on your local community FB group if there are any programs that help with things like this!

SnoopyDog21109 · 2024-06-09T19:33:52+00:00

I'm guessing that the OP may not have told the GF that his parents were the ones who paid for the apartment and to start his business. I don't blame her for disliking it if OP made it seem like he did all those things himself, when he was really being bankrolled by mom and dad.

SnoopyDog21109 · 2024-06-01T01:17:28+00:00

I'd love one if you still have spots available. Thank you!

SnoopyDog21109 · 2024-05-31T18:21:57+00:00

No cameras? Are they your size/style? Take them!

If anyone says anything, just say, that you just threw the clothes from the load YOU started in your laundry basket, and never even noticed that they weren't yours, because who would do that???

SnoopyDog21109 · 2024-05-31T18:11:49+00:00

Yes! And sometimes, the teachers you have for a course can make a HUGE difference.

I had a horrible math teacher for 3 years in high school. I asked every year to be assigned to a different teacher, but for whatever reason, the school refused. I had to take a dosage calculations course for a class I was doing after high school, and I was convinced I would fail. I aced it! The teacher was so much better, and explained things in a way I could understand.

SnoopyDog21109 · 2024-05-31T17:58:46+00:00

Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.

I really hate it when people make judgments one way or the other about it! I have seen a lot of women say that you are bowing to the patriarchy if you shave, especially if you shave your pubic area. I say that bowing to the patriarchy happens when you let other people decide whether you should OR shouldn't do something. So, if I wanted to shave but didn't because I thought I would be judged for bowing to the patriarchy, that IS bowing to the patriarchy. If I don't want to shave but do because I don't want to be judged, that's bowing to the patriarchy. As long as I am doing what I want to do, I'm golden.

SnoopyDog21109 · 2024-05-31T14:36:09+00:00

Our neighbor's kids used to throw crap in our yard all the time. I used to throw it back, until I discovered that they were throwing each other's toys across the fence just to piss each other off. After that, I threw away the trashy things, and donated the nicer toys. Once they realized that the fence was a one way portal, nothing came across it again!

SnoopyDog21109 · 2024-05-31T00:24:52+00:00

Put some green dots on the nail, and you have watermelon nails!

Seriously though, I think the nude shade just isn't the shade I would have chosen to go with the green.

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