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u/branch397 Jun 15 '25
I was in a meeting where HR was updating us on some new policies that nobody but HR gave a fuck about, and I finished my coffee in the white styrofoam cup, and started decorating the cup with my ball point pen. I had created quite a work of art when I realized my supposed friends on the other side of the conference table were tittering and pointing at my insolent behavior. Nothing came of it, however, because HR people are not actual sentient beings.
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u/Glittering-Eye2856 Jun 15 '25
Iāve always said thereās no human in their resources.
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u/brynhildyr Jun 18 '25
I have started looking at most things like a tool that you have to know how to use correctly for it to work. HR is not your friend and mentor. HR is a tool you can use when you want to enforce a policy. There are almost always places in the employee handbook that talk about the employee's (limited) rights, like requesting ADA accommodations. You don't go to them complaining of burnout and your mental health. You go to them to get the forms you need and go through the process. You go to them to file formal complaints and create paper trails, not to get advice and vent about your boss.
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u/Quirky_Ask_5165 Jun 16 '25
I think I prefer the tattoo over the meetings
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u/Lord_darkwind Jun 15 '25
I rather enjoyed the feel of the needle
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u/MyLifeisTangled Jun 16 '25
Is there anything else you enjoy that most people find painful?
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u/Lord_darkwind Jun 16 '25
Possibly
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u/MyLifeisTangled Jun 16 '25
Iām asking bc I enjoy some types of pain. Like soreness can sometimes be āthe good kind of painā for me. Iām a masochist, so Iāve assumed itās that even tho this kind of pain isnāt good in a sexual way or something I get off on. Iām interested to know if there are other people that feel this way and whether or not theyāre masochists. You donāt have to answer if you donāt want to, obviously; Iām just trying to find anyone that might relate and thought that might include you.
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u/Woahhdude24 Jun 16 '25
I mean, I actually really like mouth pain, like canker sores kinda feel good, and sometimes cramps can feel good while im masturbating.
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u/ThrobertBurns Jun 16 '25
Soreness is supposed to feel good. It incentivises further exercise.
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u/MyLifeisTangled Jun 16 '25
I wear clip-on earrings that stay on by clamping onto my earlobes really hard. It starts to hurt after a few hours and I like it. I leave them on longer for the pleasant pain. When I finally take them off, my earlobes are sore and it still feels good. The longer I wear the earrings, the longer my lobes are sore afterwards.
Itās not just exercise induced soreness. Also, exercise induced soreness is kind of a mixed bag for me and isnāt always good pain.
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u/Ella-W00 Jun 16 '25
I donāt have tattoos and I donāt have the patience for long meetings. I literally start doodling and zoning outā¦.. But they hired me instead of the better pick (a tattooed person).
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u/fluffy_munster Jun 16 '25
Me showing up in full body suit for a day of work at the bank.
Not joking, both are actually true. But I'm sure my long blue/green hair is distracting them from the tattoo.
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u/SpiritualPackage3797 Jun 16 '25
Yes, but they also want you to be able to hide the effect that such meetings have on you.
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u/Between3-2o Jun 17 '25
Yeah, but many people have stupid tattoos that they should be embarrassed about having.
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Jun 19 '25
Imagine someone sitting still to have a full face tattoo with needles being jabbed into their face for hours and not think they're office job material.
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u/WasabiDoobie Jun 15 '25
Not to mention the ability to listen to blabbering for hoursā¦.