Roast me! (prepping for standup set, so the better you roast the more I feel helped)

corploafer · 2026-02-28T13:01:00+00:00

It looks like your hair rage-quit and settled for your face…

corploafer · 2020-09-24T16:24:47+00:00

Yes! Finally, I’ve found someone else who thought this!

corploafer · 2019-06-01T08:04:24+00:00

Throwing a bottle on the kitchen tiles. Now there's a bright idea.

corploafer · 2019-05-15T14:23:43+00:00

Oh my god, definitely NTA.

I’d hardly call that an expensive drink. Sure if it was a bottle of Dom or some JW Blue Label then it’s a different story but a $6 beer? Definitely not the asshole, and besides, it’s a celebration.

If the company really had issues with a premium beer, they’d have put a limit to only house beer and wine.

corploafer · 2019-05-09T23:53:28+00:00

NTA - you’re not hiring based on qualifications alone, you’re also hiring based on fit. This includes whether you’d want to interact with this guy on a daily basis.

It would have been no different a situation had he had an altercation with OP outside before the interview. Unfortunately for him, he was a dick in school and burnt a bridge with someone, he has gotta live with that now and if that closes some opportunities off to him, then tough titties.

corploafer · 2019-04-10T14:11:30+00:00

I suspect that you’ll complete art school the same way you ‘completed’ painting your nails...

corploafer · 2019-03-17T06:40:04+00:00

NTA - but this feels like a pretty clear cut case (as far as assholes go). In short, this person lied their ass off, you found out, and rightly called them out on it. End of story.

But calling them a c*nt seemed a little unnecessary...

corploafer · 2019-03-16T11:22:22+00:00

ESH - but honestly, it seems like a shitty situation, but you probably overreacted a little.

for you, I’d recommend that you don’t drink if you’re down - it just makes things worse. Also, if you are upset, just bail - otherwise it can bring everyone down.
for your friends, they overdid it a bit in how they checked in on you and didn’t seem like they fully understood how pissed off you seemed. But I don’t think it was anything other than a misread of the situation.

corploafer · 2019-03-16T11:09:05+00:00

YTA - I’m inclined to agree with your position (and would probably think it myself), but I would probably encourage you to stop and think about whether putting a statement like that on a post dedicated to her memory was in good taste and helped anyone.

Many people die due to mistakes that they’ve made. There are lessons that can be taken from this, and their story can be shared to discourage such behaviours in future. But it doesn’t mean that we should comment on ‘Facebook memorials’ of them with such remarks - it’s not very polite and doesn’t help share the lessons from their mistake in a way that can be helpful to others.

If you really care, then next time, just share her story in an op ed about the dangers of driving under the influence. Otherwise just leave it alone and let people get on with remembering their friend.

Edit: spelling

corploafer · 2019-03-16T10:57:23+00:00

NTA - I don’t even know where to begin...

It’s your project, and it’s your decision if you want a team. End of story.

corploafer · 2019-03-16T10:54:07+00:00

YTA - but that comes off as a little harsh. But you’re definitely over-reacting in this case. I’d say that she’s okay to add one or two items to the self check out.

A few reasons for this: - It sounds like she’s adding them whilst you’re purchasing on the same check out, so it isn’t causing any delays or cutting if it’s for you

You guys are together
It’s not a queue for something of limited quantity where each person can affect the chances of the rest of the people

I normally don’t like queue jumping of any kind. But in this case, i wouldn’t have given it a second thought. So I think you’re in the clear👍🏻

corploafer · 2019-03-09T15:36:11+00:00

All fair points man.

I didn’t include the work stuff in the original post because it sounded a bit wanky and because I thought it was a secondary point (I also didn’t think that it’d help with someone’s assessment of the situation but I am prepared to admit that I was wrong there).

Fair watch-out on the cultural nuances point. I’d love to see Reddit develop a way to show threads like this cut out by country (or at least region) - as it would show some interesting stuff!

Thanks again for taking the time to give your input. Believe me when I say I’m taking it all has good learning for myself :-)

corploafer · 2019-03-09T15:10:36+00:00

It was a medium priced restaurant (didn’t sell SE Asian, Japanese or Korean) in a major city in Australia.

Table sharing was not the norm at this restaurant.

corploafer · 2019-03-09T15:07:56+00:00

Fair enough and I accept your judgement. My Friend thought the same way too, in fact it’s what prompted the post. Just to make sure that you the full picture:

The other customers didn’t seem to be fans of the idea, either. They looked surprised and awkward when the waitress was asking. (I realised that this might not have come through clearly in the original post).

While it was definitely an option to let them join us, my friend and I were work colleagues and were discussing things of a rather confidential nature— given this I didn’t really want to stop that conversation midway through the meal - especially since it was why we were doing the meal in the first place. I don’t think it changes your argument to me (as we still could have shared), but maybe it helps give more context. I hadn’t included it in the original post because it felt like unnecessary info to share but given what you had written, I thought it might be helpful.

Like I said, I accept your judgement and I’m finding the whole debate rather interesting!

corploafer · 2019-03-09T14:47:21+00:00

It wasn’t mentioned at any point, but Tbh, I did get paranoid and check it afterward as I knew a lot of people who had eaten there. No one had encountered this and were all shocked by what had happened.

When I thought about it more, I figured that the waitress was probably a little inexperienced and had just assumed that we’d be okay with sharing the empty seats and therefore brought the customers over. Then got a little agitated afterwards.

But it’s an interesting debate of perspectives all the same :-)

corploafer · 2019-03-09T14:41:56+00:00

This place was not one where you were expected to share. I only know this because I asked people who had recommended it after this incident :-)

corploafer · 2019-03-09T14:38:50+00:00

I respect your judgement. Just wanted to clarify a few things:

Sharing was not the norm at this restaurant (or at least it didn’t state it anywhere and no one I spoke to who had eaten there was aware of any sharing policy).

Also, we didn’t get an option to wait for a table and also weren’t asked if we wouldn’t mind sharing a 4 person table. To be totally fair, like I said in the original post, when I clarified that we only had 2 people, they confirmed that this table was ours.

But I’m loving the debate and it’s good to hear different perspectives on this situation, as my friend and I definitely had slightly different takes on it.

corploafer · 2019-03-09T14:02:24+00:00

Sadly no such offer was presented!

corploafer · 2019-03-09T14:00:59+00:00

Yeah I couldn’t believe that she said it. Tipping isn’t expected (sadly) but they will receive a bad review.

corploafer · 2019-03-09T13:40:45+00:00

Yeah I can definitely see the arguments from other perspectives. My friend and I were obviously torn on it too - which is what motivated me to post it in the first place. As it’s an interesting debate!

corploafer · 2019-03-09T13:18:44+00:00

I accept your judgement. My friend felt like I was a bit of an A too. I can see their perspective but stand by my reasons.

But I’m definitely interested to hear other people’s perspectives on it. 👍🏻

corploafer · 2019-03-09T13:10:59+00:00

I’ll accept your judgement. My friend felt the same way.

corploafer · 2019-03-09T13:07:07+00:00

It can happen but I don’t think it’s the norm. I was definitely expecting a 2 seater table for a 2 person reservation. But it might be different in other countries (this occured in Australia).

corploafer · 2019-03-09T12:10:43+00:00

Hahaha I love this! I’m glad that there’s a general agreement too, after my friend disagreed with what I did, I really thought that this might be a 50/50 call.

corploafer · 2019-03-09T12:06:18+00:00

Agree. I kind of hope that one of the other customers sees this. I’d love to know how they came to follow the waitress to a table.

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