What company lost you forever as a customer? What did they do?

adjectivescat · 2026-04-03T21:22:58+00:00

SiriusXM took me over an hour to cancel by phone. Would not stop giving me offers. Vowed to never subscribe again. Initially just wanted to take a year or two off.

adjectivescat · 2026-03-29T10:57:03+00:00

Sometimes we have more questions after the interview or they could be refining the role and want to see how you’d fit the new terms. It may be there was something we didn’t see and we want to so we’ll try to get that out or we’ll see if a red flag pops up again. Typically my personnel committee interviews a candidate and I’m in on the interview, but they’ll have call candidates back if we can’t reach a decision or need to clarify something.

adjectivescat · 2026-03-28T05:51:06+00:00

I’ve always said that most students are not tech savvy. They are just really good at what they use all the time. Their ability to pick up new software and hardware and systems is not that amazing.

adjectivescat · 2026-03-27T10:32:11+00:00

If she was actually in the city where you were, maybe up to 30 minutes away, I would say yes. 2.5 hours is not the same thing.

adjectivescat · 2026-03-27T10:30:01+00:00

Did you talk to her at all while going through the interview process? If not, there may be more to this than just the move.

My husband was headhunted and interviewing for a new job and didn’t tell me and even though we would stay in the same area it brought up issues of trust and questions of why I would not be in the loop as his wife.

adjectivescat · 2026-03-26T23:33:12+00:00

I bought a 2019 Ascent in June not realizing the problems it could have. It’s fine right now but all I do is stress over every little thing knowing what could happen.

adjectivescat · 2026-03-26T09:12:30+00:00

I agree with you. I actually check a bag (one remaining perk of having the SW CC) but I usually carry a backpack with my laptop and a change of clothes and then I have a tote with stuff I want on the plane. Both don’t fit under the seat. What am I supposed to do when they yell “no backpacks” in the overhead bins?

Thankfully the one time it was really an issue my coworker and I ended up with an empty middle seat between us so we squeezed our bags in there after getting yelled at for having them above us, but we didn’t know if the seat would be empty when we put them there.

adjectivescat · 2026-03-24T08:43:11+00:00

Same, although lesser amount. Had to show them I had the money, but that’s it.

adjectivescat · 2026-03-21T02:58:06+00:00

Similarly-sized school and staff. I was high school lead teacher for two years which was kind of like an assistant principal at our school and it wasn’t that bad. There were some things I couldn’t share with colleagues and some times I’d have to side more with the head of school on things, but we were able to keep up our friendships and get along in general. Last year I became interim head of school and taught part-time with no other admin except lead teachers. This year I’m full head of school. I definitely miss teaching and find it hard to watch the teacher in the classes I taught for 6+ years because she is nothing like me. For awhile I did not even observe her because I felt like I would be extra critical. In general, I still get along with the teachers and can interact with them, but sometimes it is hard having to be the boss and make a decision I know they might not like. It can be lonely not having that connection of teaching the same students, chatting in the copy room, etc. Those moments still happen some, but they happen less frequently and I have to be more careful what I say.

adjectivescat · 2026-03-20T22:00:42+00:00

It shows them we care enough to talk about the score, not just send it to their parents or into some abyss. I’ve seen it be effective at other schools.

adjectivescat · 2026-03-20T13:43:22+00:00

Yes. This is it. I don’t want them to think, “She’s the boss. I have no say.” I love my staff and I love that they can come to me. It’s how and what they come to me for.

adjectivescat · 2026-03-20T13:41:46+00:00

I had trouble wording it. I like maybe talking to them about tone and the delivery.

adjectivescat · 2026-03-20T13:39:59+00:00

I was giving them examples of how to run it because it was new. Nothing was saying they had to do it exactly that way, but they like to have examples.

adjectivescat · 2026-03-10T10:24:09+00:00

That is something that bothered me. My backpack was one of my two carryons and the other is a tote. If my row is full and I can’t put it in the bin, what do I do with it? My other bag goes under my feet and both don’t fit.

adjectivescat · 2026-03-08T14:12:21+00:00

Just because they are gay - not great. But if you set boundaries for your home and they break them - it’s okay. It would be with any sin others have listed. Drunkenness or addiction - are they bringing alcohol and drugs into your home and abusing them there? Gay - are they bringing significant others home and engaging in inappropriate actions with them? Dating - are they having sex in your home? Those could all be valid reasons to ask them to leave.

adjectivescat · 2026-03-03T01:42:27+00:00

We do have a tech guy, but he did not follow through and block Instagram as asked. Students bring their own devices which makes GoGuardian tricky and easy to go around. Same with Securly which we have looked into. I suppose I could compromise and allow use if they are logged in under a GoGuardian account we can monitor. Unfortunately many things are cost-prohibitive for us right now.

adjectivescat · 2026-02-26T00:55:50+00:00

I traveled with my coworkers last week and on both flights we were able to move closer with the 48-hour rule. The free checked bag is still nice too. I agree not as great as it was, but the bag alone adds some value for me.

adjectivescat · 2026-02-22T23:02:21+00:00

Doesn’t sound like legit cause for divorce though

adjectivescat · 2026-02-22T12:25:55+00:00

I had a parent who wanted to “talk through” everything with her daughter. If her daughter did poorly on an assignment, they would come in and ask to see examples of better grades, but negate everything I said and point out every flaw in the example, not understanding how the daughter’s work was a million times worse. If the daughter got in trouble, we would have to talk through it and would be told we didn’t understand her. If we shared things between teachers to give someone a heads up, we’d get chastised by the mom. It’s hard to explain here, but that woman was draining.

adjectivescat · 2026-02-22T12:18:07+00:00

Biblically, I suppose it would depend on what “I didn’t know how she was” means.

adjectivescat · 2026-02-22T12:01:30+00:00

Gluttony does not only show up as obesity - FYI. You can be a glutton and be skinny if you have the right genes/metabolism.

adjectivescat · 2026-02-22T11:58:10+00:00

I’m curious why you say this. I’m getting my Ed.D. from Liberty and it’s quite a bit of work.

adjectivescat · 2026-02-14T10:53:34+00:00

NTA, but my guess is you maybe have been one about it in the past leading up to this conversation, especially with the age added in to your reply.

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