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Judgmenl
09/07/17 6:22:57 PM
#1:


Yesterday, I got fired from my job because they didn't like me.

This was your regular bureaucratic bullshit. Essentially, the company paid me a lot of money to "shut up and go away". Your regular "we're restructuring and removing your position" type of thing.

This was after devoting a year and a half of my life to a product that I actually cared about.

You know what the kicker was? There were no warnings. It just happened. At least in previous jobs I knew when my time there was running to an end.

I've already applied to 3 other places with a half dozen queued up (this is without asking people I know if they have any openings). This corporate bullshit is why none of us will ever be happy. I feel like my boss threw me under a bus because his department wasn't operating as expected, and because I was at the bottom of the totem pole.

How do I get people to like me without conforming to a society (filled with people who enjoy watching football, going to the gym and eating salad) that I don't want anything to do with?
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thecolorgreen
09/07/17 6:23:43 PM
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Jen0125
09/07/17 6:27:08 PM
#3:


you don't have to "eat salad" for people to like you

you just have a stinky attitude
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RCtheWSBC
09/07/17 6:28:25 PM
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Judgmenl posted...
How do I get people to like me without conforming to a society (filled with people who enjoy watching football, going to the gym and eating salad)

I lost it here
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DirtBasedSoap
09/07/17 6:29:29 PM
#6:


'I don't like football or salad I'm so different and no one likes me because of it'


lmao dude did you even read this before you posted it?
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Kyuubi4269
09/07/17 6:30:21 PM
#7:


Welcome to the real world, people with more power will always fuck with you.
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mipond
09/07/17 7:41:01 PM
#8:


I'm sorry to hear you lost your job especially when you cared about your work. Good luck finding another one.
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minervo
09/07/17 8:05:03 PM
#9:


My honest advice is to live off less money. To make sacrifices such as buying cheaper food. You sound like you're rebelling against the system, which could lead to better self-identity, so there is hope for you.
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RCtheWSBC
09/07/17 8:20:45 PM
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minervo posted...
You sound like you're rebelling against the system,

Lol does he really? More like he sounds steamed about getting fired and is letting it out on anyone else but him.
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Jen0125
09/07/17 8:23:46 PM
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sounds like he's mad at the jocks for eating salad
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minervo
09/07/17 8:24:26 PM
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RCtheWSBC posted...
minervo posted...
You sound like you're rebelling against the system,

Lol does he really? More like he sounds steamed about getting fired and is letting it out on anyone else but him.

Not everyone should work 9-5...
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Jen0125
09/07/17 8:24:51 PM
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minervo posted...
RCtheWSBC posted...
minervo posted...
You sound like you're rebelling against the system,

Lol does he really? More like he sounds steamed about getting fired and is letting it out on anyone else but him.

Not everyone should work 9-5...


what does that have to do with what rc said
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wwinterj25
09/07/17 8:27:06 PM
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Judgmenl posted...
How do I get people to like me without conforming to a society (filled with people who enjoy watching football, going to the gym and eating salad) that I don't want anything to do with?


Be yourself. People like you or they don't it really shouldn't matter. Plenty of people I know don't bother with sports, like video games and like eating meat. That's simply because I don't associate myself with people who I can't relate to in someway.

I met most of these people through my brother while having a few beers and whatnot but getting involved in hobbies that interest you would probably yield the same results.
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minervo
09/07/17 8:42:10 PM
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Jen0125 posted...
minervo posted...
RCtheWSBC posted...
minervo posted...
You sound like you're rebelling against the system,

Lol does he really? More like he sounds steamed about getting fired and is letting it out on anyone else but him.

Not everyone should work 9-5...


what does that have to do with what rc said

I ain't gonna post a paragraph explaining it, and besides I don't really care what RC said, I'm just trying to help a brother out.
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green dragon
09/07/17 8:45:40 PM
#16:


At least you got paid pretty well for your job
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Mead
09/07/17 8:47:29 PM
#17:


I am considering resigning from my job tomorrow

I'm fairly well liked, I just can't take the stress or anxiety anymore
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Troll_Police_
09/07/17 8:47:36 PM
#18:


Judgmenl posted...
This corporate bullshit is why none of us will ever be happy.


im actually pretty fucking happy bro
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Jen0125
09/07/17 8:47:43 PM
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minervo posted...
Jen0125 posted...
minervo posted...
RCtheWSBC posted...
minervo posted...
You sound like you're rebelling against the system,

Lol does he really? More like he sounds steamed about getting fired and is letting it out on anyone else but him.

Not everyone should work 9-5...


what does that have to do with what rc said

I ain't gonna post a paragraph explaining it, and besides I don't really care what RC said, I'm just trying to help a brother out.


Then why quote her? Jesus this board is stupid.
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Troll_Police_
09/07/17 8:49:57 PM
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wwinterj25 posted...
Be yourself. People like you or they don't it really shouldn't matter.


but what if "yourself" is a complete unbearable ass who desperately wants people to like him, but actively seeks to alienate himself?
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green dragon
09/07/17 8:50:15 PM
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Mead posted...
I am considering resigning from my job tomorrow

I'm fairly well liked, I just can't take the stress or anxiety anymore

You're a nurse, right?
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Troll_Police_
09/07/17 8:50:51 PM
#22:


Jen0125 posted...
minervo posted...
Jen0125 posted...
minervo posted...
RCtheWSBC posted...
minervo posted...
You sound like you're rebelling against the system,

Lol does he really? More like he sounds steamed about getting fired and is letting it out on anyone else but him.

Not everyone should work 9-5...


what does that have to do with what rc said

I ain't gonna post a paragraph explaining it, and besides I don't really care what RC said, I'm just trying to help a brother out.


Then why quote her? Jesus this board is stupid.


ikr?

its almost like someone said

"i dont get the appeal of TV show X. Ive never seen it"

why bring it up?
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Jen0125
09/07/17 8:51:27 PM
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Troll_Police_ posted...
Jen0125 posted...
minervo posted...
Jen0125 posted...
minervo posted...
RCtheWSBC posted...
minervo posted...
You sound like you're rebelling against the system,

Lol does he really? More like he sounds steamed about getting fired and is letting it out on anyone else but him.

Not everyone should work 9-5...


what does that have to do with what rc said

I ain't gonna post a paragraph explaining it, and besides I don't really care what RC said, I'm just trying to help a brother out.


Then why quote her? Jesus this board is stupid.


ikr?

its almost like someone said

"i dont get the appeal of TV show X. Ive never seen it"

why bring it up?


Because they brought up the show out of nowhere.
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Judgmenl
09/07/17 8:53:12 PM
#24:


It's like when people bring up game of thrones or football to me and I reply with "what the fuck are you talking about?"
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Troll_Police_
09/07/17 8:53:46 PM
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omfg, cry me a fucking table TC
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darcandkharg31
09/07/17 8:55:02 PM
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Judgmenl posted...
It's like when people bring up game of thrones or football to me and I reply with "what the fuck are you talking about?"

So instead of saying you don't watch it you say "What the fuck are you talking about!?"

Yeah, it's corporate reasons that people don't like you...
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Smarkil
09/07/17 8:56:26 PM
#27:


minervo posted...
Not everyone should work 9-5...


What does this even mean?

Judgmenl posted...
Yesterday, I got fired from my job because they didn't like me.

This was your regular bureaucratic bullshit. Essentially, the company paid me a lot of money to "shut up and go away". Your regular "we're restructuring and removing your position" type of thing.

This was after devoting a year and a half of my life to a product that I actually cared about.

You know what the kicker was? There were no warnings. It just happened. At least in previous jobs I knew when my time there was running to an end.

I've already applied to 3 other places with a half dozen queued up (this is without asking people I know if they have any openings). This corporate bullshit is why none of us will ever be happy. I feel like my boss threw me under a bus because his department wasn't operating as expected, and because I was at the bottom of the totem pole.

How do I get people to like me without conforming to a society (filled with people who enjoy watching football, going to the gym and eating salad) that I don't want anything to do with?


I'm gonna let you in on a little trade secret. You weren't as good as you think you were. They didn't fire you because you didn't eat a salad. They fired you because you weren't that good. You were probably a pain in the ass on top of that.

Also, the reason they don't give you any warning is because they don't want you to sperg out and fuck something up. That's how you get logic bombs. It's pretty standard policy inside any organization to pull someone into your office and fire them while simultaneously locking out their access credentials.
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Judgmenl
09/07/17 8:58:40 PM
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darcandkharg31 posted...
Judgmenl posted...
It's like when people bring up game of thrones or football to me and I reply with "what the fuck are you talking about?"

So instead of saying you don't watch it you say "What the fuck are you talking about!?"

Yeah, it's corporate reasons that people don't like you...


No that's after the 10th or 20th time someone's asked me if I've seen the same thing.

Usually I say "I don't know anything about that"

Every time someone approaches me about small talk it is on subjects I don't know anything about. Even my parents have this issue with me. The only social thing I can talk to my mother about is TV (we rarely watch the same shows) and I haven't had a decent conversation with my father in practically forever.
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shadowsword87
09/07/17 9:00:07 PM
#29:


Judgmenl posted...
It's like when people bring up game of thrones or football to me and I reply with "what the fuck are you talking about?"


Yeah, I can tell why you're not the best coworker...
You do know that you have to actually work with people, right?
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Judgmenl
09/07/17 9:00:53 PM
#30:


I mean how hard is it for people to understand that I don't have a television and haven't for 10 years now?
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RCtheWSBC
09/07/17 9:01:08 PM
#31:


It's not as if introverted people don't exist in office environments and maintain well enough.

Smarkil posted...
You weren't as good as you think you were. They didn't fire you because you didn't eat a salad. They fired you because you weren't that good.

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green dragon
09/07/17 9:03:40 PM
#32:


Judgmenl posted...
I mean how hard is it for people to understand that I don't have a television and haven't for 10 years now?

you can watch shows/sports on your computer.

don't you work in technology?
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Judgmenl
09/07/17 9:04:20 PM
#33:


But I was told by my boss that it was because I was unnaproachable.
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darcandkharg31
09/07/17 9:04:34 PM
#34:


Judgmenl posted...
No that's after the 10th or 20th time someone's asked me if I've seen the same thing.

I call bs, if you've told someone 10 times you don't watch a certain show they aint gonna keep badgering you about it. Unless you mean multiple people have asked you about it and after the 10th person asking you then you say it you're still a a-hole for saying that to someone who didn't know you didn't watch it.
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RCtheWSBC
09/07/17 9:05:01 PM
#35:


Smarkil posted...
They fired you because you weren't that good. You were probably a pain in the ass on top of that.

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Judgmenl
09/07/17 9:06:02 PM
#36:


darcandkharg31 posted...
I call bs, if you've told someone 10 times you don't watch a certain show they aint gonna keep badgering you about it. Unless you mean multiple people have asked you about it and after the 10th person asking you then you say it you're still a a-hole for saying that to someone who didn't know you didn't watch it.


Probably a mixture of both. For some reason people don't see to remember what they said to me 5 minutes ago.
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RCtheWSBC
09/07/17 9:06:50 PM
#37:


I don't know the size of your office, but maintaining positive relationships with your colleagues (even if they're less than genuine) is part of the work environment.

Sounds like your next job will need to have less human interaction unless you want to work on interacting with humans more.
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shadowsword87
09/07/17 9:07:22 PM
#38:


Judgmenl posted...
darcandkharg31 posted...
I call bs, if you've told someone 10 times you don't watch a certain show they aint gonna keep badgering you about it. Unless you mean multiple people have asked you about it and after the 10th person asking you then you say it you're still a a-hole for saying that to someone who didn't know you didn't watch it.


Probably a mixture of both. For some reason people don't see to remember what they said to me 5 minutes ago.


That's called small talk.
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Jen0125
09/07/17 9:07:47 PM
#39:


Judgmenl posted...
Probably a mixture of both. For some reason people don't see to remember what they said to me 5 minutes ago.


i don't believe this.
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StelioKontos
09/07/17 9:09:33 PM
#40:


Post or PM me a pic of yourself and I will tell you if you're unapproachable.
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Jen0125
09/07/17 9:10:10 PM
#41:


you're probably unapproachable because you smell like dog doodoo
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DrPrimemaster
09/07/17 9:13:36 PM
#42:


Sounds like they weren't getting the best of you and fired you for it. Don't be a fool, break those chains and get back into the work force.
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RCtheWSBC
09/07/17 9:15:07 PM
#43:


DrPrimemaster posted...
Sounds like they weren't getting the best of you and fired you for it. Don't be a fool, break those chains and get back into the work force.

lmao i see what you did there and i love it
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Cacciato
09/07/17 9:15:59 PM
#44:


Holy shit, you're a fucking loser. How do you really not identify all these problems you have?
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wwinterj25
09/07/17 9:16:19 PM
#45:


Troll_Police_ posted...
but what if "yourself" is a complete unbearable ass who desperately wants people to like him, but actively seeks to alienate himself?


Then he's fucked.
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Judgmenl
09/07/17 9:23:07 PM
#46:


wwinterj25 posted...
Troll_Police_ posted...
but what if "yourself" is a complete unbearable ass who desperately wants people to like him, but actively seeks to alienate himself?


Then he's fucked.


Yup fucked.
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mastermix3000
09/07/17 9:40:12 PM
#47:


I'll actually help out

Based on your posting history, it's blatantly obvious you're socially awkward. Nothing wrong with that, but if you really want to change your life you need to stop acting like a weirdo

You don't watch football? So fucking what! Tell people "I don't really follow football " or at least google NFL news to have somewhat of an understanding on what the fuck is going on. Staring at someone because you have no idea what they're talking about makes you look bad because imagine someone doing the same to you

Not saying you need to conform to what everyone likes, but stop acting weird and just try to get people to talk about things you like or find a mutually liked topic to discuss

Stop telling this board all your woes because now you just look like you want people to only like/talk about things you like. Nobody is gonna want to hang around anyone with your attitude
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wwinterj25
09/07/17 11:35:31 PM
#48:


mastermix3000 posted...
I'll actually help out


No point really as often with these type of topics the TC's will make excuses and/or completely ignore any advice given.
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darkknight109
09/08/17 12:28:28 AM
#49:


Judgmenl posted...
I mean how hard is it for people to understand that I don't have a television and haven't for 10 years now?

I don't either. That doesn't preclude you from small talk.

The local office secretary talks to me about this nature show she thinks I'd like all the time and tells me about it even though I have zero interest in it and no TV subscription to watch it on even if I did. I don't tell her "The fuck are you talking about?", I act interested, smile, and nod politely while I listen to her because - and this is the important part - she's trying to be nice to me. She's not telling me about this TV show because she wants to waste my time, she's genuinely trying to connect with me and I'd be an asshole if I just blew her off.

People will occasionally bring up - and sometimes talk at great length about - subjects you have neither interest in nor knowledge of. Part of socially functioning is learning how to politely follow along in the conversation and gently steer it in another direction if given the opportunity.
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helIy
09/08/17 12:40:30 AM
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lmao
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AllstarSniper32
09/08/17 12:42:18 AM
#51:


helIy posted...
lmao

Gotta agree with helly.
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