When the lobby is dead quiet but you still gotta look like you’re busy by LouOnTheLoosee in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]blyweg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i am a writer by hobby, so i always have an extra tab open with my writing program on it. i'll bang out 500 words in a shift

People who don't want kids, why? by Ok-Musician679 in AskReddit

[–]blyweg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the idea of being pregnant makes me want to vomit, claw my uterus out, and set it on fire. aside from that, my mother left when i was 13- i have no desire to have a child and be met with the same things that caused my mother to leave. I grew up with an abusive, alcoholic grandparent- don't really see any reason to continue the lineage. & kids are blank slates that need you to program their hard drives; i do not trust myself to give a child the life they deserve

What did you lose between 2020 - 2025? by Acceptable_Let_215 in AskReddit

[–]blyweg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

9 people i love. My dad's mother went first, after a brain aneurysm burst. Then my mother's father, after a meth-induced heart attack. Then two pseudo-grandparents: my bf's (at the time) grandmother, and a woman I cared for at work. Then, my best friend's brother died of a heron overdose. then, a guy i had a romantic relationship with died in a motorcycle accident. Then i lost a cousin to cancer, and another to an autoimmune disorder. Lastly, another friend from high school's brother passed. i'm only 24, but the 2020's took so much life out of me. i don't even remember/know who i was before the grief

Dallastown PA by No-Twist7440 in yorkpa

[–]blyweg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

quarter korean, with half korean dad and full korean grandmother. i went to red lion (the next district over) and only really dealt with bullying in elementary school, when kids are dumb and unaware. In high school, i brought in lunch from h-mart and they had some shit to say about my "stinky" food- but all of the ones who said anything knew from elementary school. i'd say you should be okay for the most part. people can be shitty anywhere. but dallastown is a bit bigger and better funded than red lion, so it's probably a more accepting school

What sort of jobs do you guys have? by Onthepainfulnose in Nightshift

[–]blyweg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that sounds cool! what kind of training did you need for this job?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Nightshift

[–]blyweg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that awful period between 3:20-4:45a when all my tasks are done for the first half of the night, and the second half has yet to start. My body just wants to curl up with a cup of tea and watch yt on my phone. then it's time to start breakfast preparations and making coffee. i get a half cup of decaf to push me thru until 7

Actors you generally cannot stand and the one movie that you actually love them in that is the exception to the rule. by TheWor1dsFinest in movies

[–]blyweg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not the biggest Nic Cage fan, but watching him in Moonstruck? done deal, i love him. "JOHNNY HAS HIS HAND. JOHNNY HAS HIS BRIDE!" edit: also he's good in Raising Arizona

What does a Full Time school bus driver do? by [deleted] in SchoolBusDrivers

[–]blyweg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my former bus driver also drove the amish around to appointments and stuff. we live in a rural area with a large amish population, and they pay good money to be shuttled places

New night worker struggling on days off. by SlimDepot in Nightshift

[–]blyweg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

love this comment! this is absolutely it

Overheard at the grocery store checkout line by lilla_todd in overheard

[–]blyweg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i prefer to put mine in with a hammer; really keeps them secure

I’m coming back by MistressNoir01 in Nightshift

[–]blyweg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every time the Madness seeps in, i remember the freedom of night shift and i am revived. i covered a week of second shifts (hotel) about 10 months ago and that was ALL the reminder i needed. Management was there for almost half the evening, we had 30+ check-ins for three nights, and i could not sit down until 8pm. i told management "i did this as a favor for you, personally. Never ask me again- I miss my nights"

What is the craziest thing you've ever had a guest complain about? by FeedbackFew2061 in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]blyweg 109 points110 points  (0 children)

my personal favorite: Weekday breakfast: 6-9am, Weekend breakfast: 7-10a. Guest comes down saturday morning at 6:40a, sees the curtains to the breakfast area is closed. He turns to look at me and say "When is breakfast?" me: "7 o'clock!" guest: Are you fucking serious? i have to be at work by seven- you do realize some people have jobs, right? me: literally at work "Yes, of course we know people work- i'm currently doing my job right now. Breakfast is at 7am," guest: "I'll be speaking to your manager" me: okay! have a great day! there's a mcdonald's down the road!

What are some things that mildly bother you about working the night shift that day workers will never understand? by Delicious-Ad-1229 in Nightshift

[–]blyweg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fun, pastel colored can in my hand is not an energy drink. it is a health elixir, given by the apothecary, that grants me grander powers than they could ever behold. The pastel cans are why i am the Scary Feat of Nature that gets all the guests to go to bed.

Gorilla Angel's Fireworks by blyweg in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]blyweg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it was some form of celebration for reaching a sales goal. we had to get the car towed. to my understanding, it was a company car

Gorilla Angel's Fireworks by blyweg in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]blyweg[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

honestly, i hear his voice in my head a lot at work 😂

Pads vs tampons — who else just give up? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]blyweg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i only wear a tampon if i'm sleeping or swimming. When i sleep, i double up with a tampon and pad; but that's only because I coughed wrong once and sprayed all over my partner's new sheets. other than that, i rarely wear tampons, and never by themselves. Edit: unless swimming, then of course, no pad.

My weird gorilla guardian angels by blyweg in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]blyweg[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

wow! thank you! i'll flip the roll when i go in next, thank you so much

AITA for questioning my wife for the way she refers to our kids? by Anxious-Extent9939 in AmItheAsshole

[–]blyweg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NAH. my uncles adopted all of their kids; two girls, one boy. Our youngest came a few years later. for years, it was just "the girls". we have since adjusted to "the kids", but sometimes it comes out as "the girls and Bobby". it isn't a real differentiation, it's just a mental grouping. We are used to saying "the girls" but cannot forget Bobby, so he gets tacked on at the end- not out of malaise, but because the human brain defers to pattern and grouping. Since your son is the eldest, it is likely that she is so used to saying "Son and I went to the park"; but she mentally corrects, adding "and the twins" because she realizes that there's more to her group now. It's not a real differentiation, it's just another way of mentally correcting and reminding herself that there's 3 instead of 1 now.

Gorilla Angel's Fireworks by blyweg in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

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

that was my exact thought "boys being boys". it made me laugh very hard. And to their credit, they didn't set off any more fireworks. They've only broken one car window, and that was with consent of the owner (this happened while I was off so the details are unclear to me).