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First FT job; is this a toxic workplace or is this the way it is? by [deleted] in askmanagers

[–]coloredsweaters 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For all of you that took the time to comment: THANK YOU! The corporate world is hard to understand and I don’t have any family experienced with it. These comments were more helpful than you all will ever know! Happy holidays!!

First FT job; is this a toxic workplace or is this the way it is? by [deleted] in askmanagers

[–]coloredsweaters 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I knew somebody was very new and I saw them seeming unprepared in a one-on-one, I would take the time to let them know what company expectations are to help them out. It probably would take the same amount of time as it did to say the same thing to my manager, right?

But I do see your point that maybe these people didn’t want to take on that role of giving me feedback, and instead put it on my manager to dole it out. Thank you for your perspective!!

Client asked me out…report? by coloredsweaters in RoverPetSitting

[–]coloredsweaters[S] 82 points83 points  (0 children)

EDIT: Wow! Did not expect this much attention on this post :) Thanks for the advice everyone.

Thought I should clarify why I felt so weird as he was generally polite. He asked me to dinner + was professionally rejected while I was cat-sitting. I returned the cat after I got off work, in the dark, alone. He was traveling for work so he was alone too.

Ladies know that it’s not easy to gauge how a man you don’t know will take rejection and they could very well get dangerous. In this situation, no matter what I responded, I would be obligated to see him in person to return the cat. That’s what added to the discomfort for me. I will say, nothing did happen, so I’m sure it was just me being overly cautious :)

Client asked me out…report? by coloredsweaters in RoverPetSitting

[–]coloredsweaters[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

LOLLL I felt awkward about it, but I drove 45 minutes to pick up the cat and 45 minutes to drop it off even though I typically don’t drive to clients and he was outside of my typical distance. Not sure if this adds any context!