I work at the tech support desk for a financial services company and having trouble dealing with a (relatively) new hire who at best doesn't seem to be picking up the job and is oblivious to it, and at worst totally underestimated their job duties and workload and deceived their way into what the...
I am in a situation where my two older lower middle class siblings are jealous of people with more money than them in general, and are jealous of me in particular, for the same reason. To such a point that they haven't been talking to me for decades for one, and for 4 years for the other.
Are th...
I'm a very calm person. You can insult or harass me a long time before I actually react.
But when I react, I tend to go from 0 to 100 in a matter of seconds. (think, from looking visibly displeased to heavy physical altercation) I'm not one to look for trouble and my initial reaction to harassem...
Many, many new users get frustrated by their deleted comments, answers, closed questions, etc. I've heard a number of high rep users complain about HNQ voting from the 101 rep users. I don't think this is fair to complain about 101 voting, but I do think it raises an important issue; IPS can be a...
I have a friend, let's call him Bob.
I met Bob many years ago back when I was working in another country.
We keep in touch over Facebook, occasionally we can have a small conversation.
Bob wants to learn English, so some time ago he started sending messages in English over his own language.
He c...
Let’s start with the painful truth:
Too many people experience Stack Overflow¹ as a hostile or elitist place, especially newer coders, women, people of color, and others in marginalized groups.
Our employees and community have cared about this for a long time, but we’ve struggled to talk about it publicly or to sufficiently prioritize it in recent years. And results matter more than intentions.
Now, that’s not because most Stack Overflow contributors are hostile jerks. The majority of them are generous and kind. Sure, a few are… just generous, I guess? But our active users regularly express thei …
Many waiters ask if we'd like something (e.g. distilled water; more amuse-bouche, hors d'œuvre or bread) without disclosing if it's free. How can I clarify tactfully?
I always decline, as I dread being judged miserly. But this flopped yesterday, when I was the only person to arrive first at a ...
I just received a message from Tinkeringbell that my answer, which received 112 up-votes and 11 down-votes was deleted. That was my personal straw which broke the camel's neck.
How to establish boundaries with a roommate without confrontation?
I was here only for a few months and I received lot...
The title says it all. I will try to keep this as anonymous as possible as this is an ongoing problem that I need some advice on. In short, the Chinese students in my highschool were frustrated with the amount of work in our English class. They are all very wealthy and act very entitled and te...
I was looking for a shared room on Craigslist and I found one I'm
interested in.
The simple thing is to not declare your preference but ask whether there is a restriction on the gender of the room sharer.
Some landlords restrict sharing to same sex situations, even if the individuals
them...
I had a comment pointing out a problem with this answer, which has not been addressed in any way - yet it was deleted.
I can't remember the exact phrasing but it essentially said the same thing as this comment, which was subsequently posted by another user:
You may also have caught someone w...
@apaul I am sorry to see you go.
But, I want you to read this post. If you still plan on leaving, you need not respond.
Have you ever raised a kitten? They're little devils. Ever raised a dog? They're little devils. Ever raised a child? They are also little devils (Albeit a little bigger of a ...
Background:
I'm a single 20 something man living in a major city who is actively dating. I met a woman about 5-6 months ago on a dating website, lets call her Alice. Alice and I hit things off well based on our mutual interest in early modern music and modern Japanese authors. We went on two ...
