# Mini-Rants for April Fools **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 1, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176 "2021-04-01T18:52:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/121 "2021-04-14T01:47:22Z")
Maybe you could [Ask a Manager](https://www.askamanager.org/)? ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/122 "2021-04-14T01:49:21Z")
It’s clear to me and I AM ANGRY TOO that you have to put up with this, even once. I had to put up with it too, as a home health nurse and it sucks. Report it to the boss? Sure-ever hear of the adage “the customer is always right?” It didn’t help that the boss was also a male and thought that at my age I was lucky to get any type of male attention. I was 68 at the time. I think reporting it anonymously to the state agency is the most sanity preserving next step. At least you can go to sleep at night knowing you’ve done something to hold them accountable. Be sure to get a copy of that note that the customer is over-friendly. Shows that management knows there is a problem but they aren’t taking corrective action. Then every time it happens, contact that agency again. Trust me, I get it and I’m angry for you too. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/123 "2021-04-14T01:51:34Z")
Yeah no it’s total bullshit. That’s not something anyone should have to worry about. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/124 "2021-04-14T01:57:28Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > don’t really feel like being a crossed-at-the-ankles demure about the whole thing. PMed you the link to report the harassment to the Michigan Dept of Civil Rights. There is a 180 day window. Get others to report it too, if you can. Maybe the same jerk is harassing workers at other bud shops. Sound likely. Make it easier and cheaper for your employer to keep you and get rid of that customer. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/125 "2021-04-14T02:21:10Z")
Gah, @purplehorseshoe, I’m sorry this asshole made his bad behavior your problem. You deserve better. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/126 "2021-04-14T02:58:43Z")
What really angers me is that it would take fifteen seconds out of that boss’s day to just remind that customer that the employees needs to be treated like the professionals they are. Doesn’t have to make a big deal, nothing that could even be construed as “rude” (so the customer doesn’t have a leg to stand on even if he wanted to complain). Boss could have his camera on his phone going, and be friendly but firm. Could even make a quick statement and walk away…then see if the guy acts up again. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/127 "2021-04-14T03:03:57Z")
It’s outrageous how little the employer is willing to stand up for her. My problematic father in law was staying in a hotel recently and made an inappropriate comment to his waitress. The hotel gave him an hour to get his shit and get out. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/128 "2021-04-14T03:14:11Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > > [@Precambrianmollusc](#): > > > > You could consider the jawbone conducting headphones. > > They are generally used by runners and people who want to listen to music but still be able to hear other things. They don’t stick in year ear so avoid the grossness and are not too bulky so may be ok to fall asleap with. > > Pesonally I found the experience a bit weird but maybe worth looking at. > > I have a pair of Aftershokz Trekz Titanium headphones and really like them. They do take some getting used to - they go around the back of your head and rest on top of your ears and the speaker part just sort of sits on your temples. But they’re great for when I go for walks, I can bluetooth music from my phone but still hear traffic noise and other stuff going on around me. Not sure how well they would work for sleeping though - they might get knocked loose too easily. I set up a pair of those for my girlfriend this morning. She finds them a little hard to get used to (we had a conversation while I drove to work this afternoon that seemed more garbled than when she uses her Hi-Feer piece), but that may just be a learning curve. The six-hour battery life isn’t her favorite feature (she’s used to twelve). ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/129 "2021-04-14T03:33:31Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I’m not sure it’s clear that I am ANGRY THAT THIS HAPPENED and that I don’t really feel like being a crossed-at-the-ankles demure about the whole thing I’m infuriated on your behalf. It’s a power play on his part. Women have had to put up with this shit for far too long. What is _wrong_ with men who have to exert this level of control? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/130 "2021-04-14T07:43:34Z")
I used to be a manager at a computer store. One day a customer just lit into one of my salesmen for no reason except that he felt entitled to. It was so bad he actually was in tears (he was pretty young). I called the customer up after I was told what happened, and told him on the phone that he had no right to talk to one of my salesmen like that. He replied that I lost a customer, and I said that in that case I lost a problem. I’m not going to put up with that shit, the customer is very often wrong. A good employee is worth a lot more than a shitty customer. Anyone who is even halfway competent at management should realize that. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/131 "2021-04-14T08:14:36Z")
> [@slalexan](#): > > And, today, even though I knew about this and what happened to Daunte Wright, it just occurred to me that the exchange between the police and my family could have go so much worse. I thought I understood a little what black people are going through with the police. I just realized I don’t know shit. Not even a little. I also thought I understood what black people go through with the police. Damn, I have a handicap placard hanging from my rear-view mirror, and it never occurred to me that it could ever be a problem. Well, at least not for a white guy like me. You are right to be horrified. Everybody should be. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/132 "2021-04-14T17:56:46Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > A good employee is worth a lot more than a shitty customer. Anyone who is even halfway competent at management should realize that. Hey, @purplehorseshoe, this is for you. And this too, while we are at it. … told him on the phone that he had no right to talk to one of my salesmen like that. He replied that I lost a customer, and I said that in that case I lost a problem. I’m not going to put up with that shit, the customer is very often wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/133 "2021-04-14T23:44:53Z")
My brand-new, 3-step ladder with handrails has arrived! Yay! Some assembly required. Fuck. I don’t feel like dealing with that tonight, which means that things I was hoping to put away tonight will have to wait out on the counter, probably until the weekend. I don’t really mind assembling things. I’m good at it. I just didn’t want Yet Another Thing that has to be dealt with. For every 1 thing I cross off my list, I swear, another 10 get added. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/134 "2021-04-15T00:37:57Z")
I hate my job with a burning passion, but I recently lost a fair amount of money investing in the futures market. And my best references have disappeared or passed away. So I’m stuck. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/135 "2021-04-15T01:58:20Z")
I’ve been sick for 11 days now. Most of the cold symptoms have gone away but I am left with a brutal deep chest cough. After a coughing fit, I just want to lie down. My poor, adorable son keeps trying to make coughing sounds when I do it. ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/136 "2021-04-15T02:39:35Z")
My stove is broken. I think it’s completely dead. It toasted itself. There were sparks and a bad smell, but fortunately it did not start a fire. I submitted a service request online last night. I didn’t get a response, so I called the leasing office. They haven’t responded. I’m not sure how I’m going to survive without a stove. 😟 I might starve. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/137 "2021-04-15T04:27:56Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I’m pissed at management, because _he pulls this horseshit every time_ and absolutely nothing is done to protect us. There’s a note in his file (“overly friendly” 🙄) and he’s notorious enough that a female **manager** scanning his order in a while ago muttered, “Oh, I _hate_ this guy,” but is he banned? No. Can I order him off the property? No. > > What can I do? So I’m not actually _recommending_ this, but… > **[Her Boss Sent Harassing Texts. So She Beat Him With a Mop. (Published 2021)](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/world/asia/china-sexual-harassment-mop.html)** > > A government worker in China became an internet sensation after a video emerged of her striking back at a boss she had accused of harassment. > In the 14-minute [video](https://weibo.com/2092902070/Kasd8xAJx?refer_flag=1001030103_&type=comment), the woman, later identified by her last name, Zhou, can be seen throwing books at the face of her boss, identified as Wang, and dousing him with water, in addition to hitting him with the mop. He is seen hiding his face behind his fingers, attempting to apologize and saying that he had been joking when he sent the messages. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/138 "2021-04-15T04:41:59Z")
That was cathartic. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/139 "2021-04-15T13:22:54Z")
Damn. That guy made no attempt to … anything. Looks like he felt like he knew that beat-down was coming (karma-wise) & that he deserved it. On a side note, the Chinese language is _excellent_ at communicating emotions like irritation and anger! > [@Morgyn](#): > > For every 1 thing I cross off my list, I swear, another 10 get added. I hear ya! World: “Do the thing.” Me: "Sure. But to do that, first I gotta … " World: “More things to do! MOAR!” Me: "For each of those, first I’d have to … " World: “THIS FIRST.” Me: “Oh, shit.” ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176/140 "2021-04-15T14:27:26Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Damn. That guy made no attempt to … anything. Looks like he felt like he knew that beat-down was coming (karma-wise) & that he deserved it. > > On a side note, the Chinese language is _excellent_ at communicating emotions like irritation and anger! If only there was some way to send a link of the video to the asshole who’s harassing you. MAYBE he’d get the hint. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-for-april-fools/939176.md?page=8)