The Awkward Silence

6:30 AM

morning!

1 hour later…

7:35 AM

morning

how's life?

going good thanks, you?

it definitely is a morning

Meh. Bored, I'm sitting through day 3 of a 4 day (4 hours a day) training.

But otherwise as okay as it's gonna get

@Tinkeringbell that sucks

oh well

7:41 AM

I have a mantra to get through it: "I'm getting paid for this" XD

Mithical

@IPSCommentBot tp

8:19 AM

a significant part of my current job has been waiting for other people to do things so i can do my things... all paid for

8:44 AM

That's a good job, though I think it may be very boring some days as well.

yeah, i'd honestly love to be doing more stuff but it is what it is

Reminds me of my cashiering days. When I first started working there, the store used to be ridiculously busy each day. But mismanagement meant that we ended up with poorer and poorer stock, and less customers. In the end, I could work full days during the week, and only help like 10-15 customers.

There was a lot of tablet gaming involved.

(Also, lots of cleaning, but the boss didn't want me out of sight of the register and there was only so much to clean around it).

2 hours later…

10:40 AM

Blegh. From now on, I shall do all communication with my mom in writing.

oh? what were you using previously

I've been having this super boring training for 4 days, each day is from 9 to 13h. So this morning I told her "I'll be in the training until 1 again, then I have half an hour to lunch. Just see whether you go eat before that or not"

Now she's saying I said I would be done at 12:30, which just isn't true.... she'll never admit it though, so now I'm just being the doormat again.

Is it really rude to just repack her mother's day gifts and send them back for a refund?

@AlexRobinson mostly verbal communication with a bit of whatsapp. I'm switching to whatsapp only, I think.

there was an IPS question reccently on this wasn't there... getting confirmations in writing is always helpful

Yeah.

Blegh. I should really learn to stand up for myself better.

10:56 AM

it is a useful skill, but it takes practice and also you have to weigh the pro's and cons... will standing up for yourself in a given scenario burn any bridges or worsen a relationship

@AlexRobinson There's always pro's and cons. In this case though, it's more of a choice between being a wimp just to keep the relationship going, or being me.

I definitely prefer being able to be me, and not being told I am the one that needs to apologize for other people making mistakes.

definitely, i hate being told i'm wrong when i know i'm right...its such a helpless feeling

11:47 AM

Try frustrating before helpless.

But yeah.