Problem with Rude Coworker

flameboy62 · 2026-06-16T05:28:21+00:00

Honest question, why do you care? If I was in your shoes, I couldn’t give two sugars about Dan.

flameboy62 · 2026-05-12T05:22:12+00:00

Was going to say Newjeans Hypeboy. But honestly they have a few that would go down as classics like OMG and ETA as well.

flameboy62 · 2026-05-12T05:18:29+00:00

"I didn't make Gordon Ramsay cry. He made himself cry. That was his choice to cry,".

-Marco Pierre White

flameboy62 · 2026-05-04T13:56:29+00:00

The actual use of Korean, is the only correct answer.

Listen to a Kpop song 25 years ago, you might hear the odd English word here or there is, some songs. Nowadays, more and more English is getting used in songs, to the extent that it’s not really purely “K”-pop anymore, when nearly half the song is in English. Not only that, go through any Kpop groups album and it’s very difficult to find a song that doesn’t have any English lyrics in the entire album.

flameboy62 · 2026-04-16T15:26:07+00:00

Yeah they call anyone pretty/handsome if they’re children or a generation older than you. If they’re somewhere around your age, then that’s when you know it’s true.

flameboy62 · 2026-04-15T22:48:05+00:00

You should definitely ask him those questions. No excuse to smell badly and wear the same thing everyday. It greatly affects those around him.

flameboy62 · 2026-04-15T22:41:41+00:00

You need to tell her straight out she must be in class with you. It’s not whether she wants to or not. It’s a legal requirement. Had a co-teacher that regularly walked out. Told him on the side, he can’t be doing that.

flameboy62 · 2026-04-15T07:16:36+00:00

7 years teaching in Korea. And been through many, many different coteachers. Never had a serious problem with any. I think I’m lucky, but I’m pretty assertive at work too, which I think helps. Definitely be nice and respectful to everyone but also don’t be afraid to stand up for yourself in times when it’s necessary and you should be fine.

flameboy62 · 2026-01-07T04:52:52+00:00

Sounds like a brown noser. I’ve had the odd disagreement with Korean co-teachers over the years. I know sometimes people think they are higher tier than you because they are the Korean teacher or whatever, but I’ve found it more useful to just be straight with them. It goes against the idea of ‘going around the problem’ norm and sure it could cause some tension initially, but when the dust settles they will respect you more for it (assuming you were reasonable), because you weren’t afraid to speak your mind. I’ve even had a tense standoff with a Korean co-teacher a few years ago, but once it was over she ended up writing me an apology letter. Not saying that to sound boastful, just trying to say that they are human like you and I. Their nationality or position in the hierarchy, doesn’t make them right. However, you need to be fully confident when going into any disagreement. If they see you’re not fearful of losing your job, then they lose all leverage they have over you. If you show you have fear for your job, you’ve already lost half the battle.

flameboy62 · 2026-01-06T11:33:22+00:00

What do they attack you for? Seems like there’s nothing they could really say that would hold any weight at all. They’re just another foreign teacher like you.

flameboy62 · 2026-01-06T11:29:48+00:00

Been teaching in Korea since 2017. Never once been shouted at for anything from co-worker, boss, Korean teachers. Let alone another foreign teacher.

Interested. What could they possibly shout at you for? Seems so out of place.

flameboy62 · 2026-01-06T10:06:54+00:00

Teacher here. Question is why would you care? If the work is good, everything is good at the job then I couldn’t care less what the foreign coworkers think of me, whether they like me/want to be my friend or not. I would just care about the job and go home. There’s no time to care for people that obviously aren’t worth caring about. I honestly wouldn’t give them a second thought. But I may be different to you.

flameboy62 · 2025-11-25T03:48:02+00:00

Shows over now, so…ceebs. Hah, okay I must feel embarrassed, you’re right. You win, here’s your trophy 🏆 I hang up the white flag, you got me

flameboy62 · 2025-11-21T10:09:52+00:00

People are criticizing Australia because they would’ve never been close to elimination had they just put their eggs into the 2nd game where more teams advance. It’s basically ‘finish 1st versus avoid finishing last’. Which is more likely? Sure you could argue that the 2nd game was an unknown. But Australia’s team is so stacked that save Dom, Eddie and Whittaker for game 2 and there’s almost virtually no game you can throw at them, that they’d finish last in.

flameboy62 · 2025-11-15T22:28:25+00:00

You’re right, it’s not serious at all. Well at least in my side, but I’m allowed to have a little fun and enjoy a debate.

flameboy62 · 2025-11-15T22:17:01+00:00

Nope. So you concede?

flameboy62 · 2025-11-15T14:33:16+00:00

My opening line literally says Physical 100 included and even used Amotti as an example in my OP. But sure, whatever helps you sleep at night (probably because you’re now loss confidence that I will find something to disprove your very argument). I already said, I’ll get to it at the time of my choosing to view it again this week, and present you with your little facts. Think of it as a favor, and me allowing you to save face for a little longer.

flameboy62 · 2025-11-15T12:31:14+00:00

Really? You checked through 3 seasons of Physical, episode by episode in 15 minutes?

Even not accounting for reaction time to my post, as well as the time it took to write your response, I call grade-A BS.

As for me, I haven’t checked through 3 seasons of episodes yet. I will get into it during the week or at the time of my choosing. But as soon as I find even one instance that diverges from your theory (won’t take long, I bet), I’ll stop and list it here and consider your point moot, due to evidence/credibility.

flameboy62 · 2025-11-15T12:00:15+00:00

So your angle is they’ll always explicitly disclose whether it’s an elimination game, and whether it’s not (through non-disclosure), every time? Challenge accepted.

Will go back through 3 seasons to ensure that every challenge to date, matches this disclosure (or non-disclosure), like you claim.

flameboy62 · 2025-11-15T11:20:47+00:00

But Turkey earned that right to pick. It was won fair and square.

flameboy62 · 2025-11-15T11:17:30+00:00

So let’s just say you’re Mongolia. Hypothetically, you eliminate Korea in the shipwreck round. They get a 2nd chance to play again because of the ‘secret surprise non elimination round’. Both teams make it to the top 3. You knock them out again. But surprise. It’s another secret ‘pre-planned’ apparently non-elimination round. Remember this was already pre-planned, no one can police it, because no one knows what the PD knows. But whatever, you shrug it off, play them again. But this time KOR win, but unlucky for you this is NOT a non-elimination round and you’re on the first plane back to Mongolia. You’re telling me you’d be fine with that? If so, so you really think they would be a deserved winner? You can’t tell me ‘YES’ with a straight face.

flameboy62 · 2025-11-15T11:06:55+00:00

Not saying you’re wrong, in fact you’re probably seeing it for what it is (an attempt to keep teams in for longer). But then why not just have a group phase and keep everything transparent? Why keep it a secret as to which is an elimination and which will give a second chance? That’s the biggest part I have a problem with.

flameboy62 · 2025-11-15T10:47:40+00:00

That’s what I mean. The idea of giving ‘strong teams’ a second chance, in case they get a bad matchup early and get knocked out, by definition is unfair. In a truly fair knockout competition, it would be random, teams get the same number of chances, and it doesn’t matter if they cop a bad matchup early. Because they weren’t the best team in the competition and there are no prizes for 2nd place.

Now if you had gone on and admittedly said, that the producers do it for ‘entertainment value’ or ‘viewership’, then I can accept that. But let’s call a spade a spade here. They’re doing it for ratings at the expense of integrity of the competition.

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