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[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 45 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

My boss at my first job did this, I agreed though to come to her house at 9:00 PM to help her with the problem with her PC.

She had two glasses of wine ready and was in a bathrobe, nothing was wrong with her PC.

I had brought my wife just to be safe. It was an awkward evening.

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So did she watch or join in

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago

It was a nice, polite evening with pleasant socializing, and of course, a weird underlying tension that everyone knew was there but nobody said anything until my partner and I were driving home and had a good laugh.

I stayed friends with my boss for a number of years, she was often a bit "clingy" but I discouraged it gently when I could. It didn't help that she had a boyfriend.

It really didn't help that she often described her boyfriend as "murderous and psychopathic."

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

At least it isn't a pyramid scheme. Right?

[–] Nuerion@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

for the last time its not a pyramid its a triangle completely different

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Reverse triangle, like a funnel. Right?

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is why I wander down to IT every once in a while on a slow afternoon. I just figured that it must suck to have every conversation start with a problem, so I'll be the one person who occasionally shows up just to talk

[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 7 points 2 months ago

The only people that show up to to chat are the janitors while cleaning and the maintenance guy that checks the fire supression system, I like it that way.

[–] Nuerion@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 7 points 2 months ago

Know what? Me? Because that's the whole point, I show up without a problem once in a blue moon and just chat

And when I do have a problem I call and it's all business, but we know each other already so neither of us are walking on eggshells

[–] paperdoll@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Thats how I got married. Asked some guy I knew on msn messenger to help me with my computer problem. He got really upset and ranted about people only reaching out to him cause they needed their computer fixed and never to ask how he was doing. So I asked him how he was doing. Married for nearly 20 years now.

[–] chellomere@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

And that's how you earn life-time free tech support.

[–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That is a rollercoaster of a post with nothing but red flags in the middle.

[–] Varying9125@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

is the red flag "man expresses loneliness and frustration"? is that the red flag?

[–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Rando Red Flag:

some guy I knew

MSN Messenger Red Flag:

on msn messenger

Emotional Dysregulation Red Flag:

He got really upset

Histrionics Red Flag:

ranted about people only reaching out to him cause they needed their computer fixed and never to ask how he was doing

Provocateur Red Flag:

is the red flag "man expresses loneliness and frustration"

Truculent Red Flag:

is that the red flag

Malicious Actor Red Flag: Username using template that is very easy to script for automated bulk account creation. For instance, something that combines a random word with a random number.

[–] Varying9125@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

you must wear out that red flag quickly lol.

[–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Don't be silly, you can just buy them in bulk.

[–] Trex202@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wish they asked about me before demanding help

[–] noretus@sopuli.xyz 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't really feel any better once you know that it's an empty pleasantry they don't really care to have an answer to.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

Well they really do hope you're well enough to help them at least.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

As a mechanic, this is my life.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 5 points 2 months ago

When I was in college there were a couple times where women used the tech support thing as a pretext to hook up. I miss those days.

[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Back in my high school days, I worked at a small company that had like 3 or 4 tech guys, each one assigned to a specific building. The one assigned to ours, wasn't very knowledgeable on anything, was more of a tech enthusiast. So when anything would go wrong my manager would come get me first. Which then expanded to various co-workers asking if I'd come to their house to fix things. I helped fix so many slow running computers back in the day. Never charged anyone, I saw it as an opportunity to learn and practice. When I got to college, I FLEW through all the course material.

[–] CheesyFox@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

damn

i saw that meme and realized that i haven't contacted lots of good people in a while because of how ofraid i am to resemble the girl

damn, right in the feelings dude, ouch

[–] noretus@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Joke is that I'm actually the techy woman.

[–] CheesyFox@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

as we all occasionally ig

doubt there's much tech illiterate people on lemmy

we're a bunch of ne-e-erds :D

[–] noretus@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] CheesyFox@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago

Roger. Copy.

[–] noisypine 2 points 2 months ago

I don't let anyone know that I am good with anything. I don't get any calls.

[–] Klairabelle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

If I didn’t see the bottom left image, I would’ve thought this was a once-a-long-time-ago-acquaintance fallen victim to MLM.

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago