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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
It's time to be snarky
It's Monday, and as if that's not bad enough, I'm feeling like a grumpus today. So I'm going to be snarky in this post, and I invite you to join me. Share anything you like.
Re: It's time to be snarky
I get really irritated when someone responds to an email I wrote them (or some similar situation where my name is properly spelled and visible), and then they write me back and misspell my name. Or address me by a completely different name, like Sally. Or Shirley. I mean, it's one thing if you aren't sure, but when my real, correctly-spelled name is right in front of your face, it's hard for me not to get irrationally pissy about it.
Honestly, I feel like it's kind of disrespectful when someone can't take the 10 seconds to ensure they spelled the name of the person they're corresponding with correctly.
OK, I'll go take my midol now.
not really snark, but I hate work right now.
The heater in my classroom is broken and it's blowing cold air. I can't turn it off. It's 60 degrees (not exaggerating. I have a thermometer) No ETA on it getting fixed
we're a week into second semester and about 1/3 of the students already have F's
There's a quiz tomorrow but keeping their attention for the review today is like pulling teeth
Oh No! This used to happen in my mom's classroom. The temporary fix she was able to come up with was to fill a ziploc bag with ice cubes and put the bag over the thermostat with push pins. After awhile, the system finally would register that the classroom was cold. In the meantime, she wore tons and tons of layers, scarfs, jackets, etc. I hope they fix it asap!
omg! i totally get what you mean about the email and your name. i ALWAYS double check the way they spell their name for common courtesy. sheesh!
my snark:
i'm about 2 pregnancy announcements (from family) short of being bitter.
my cousin just announced her "oops" pregnancy. and ANOTHER cousin...a week later found out he's going to be a dad.
I hate this too. I was looking for a caterer for our wedding reception. My name is Lisa. How hard is that? TWO people from the same company responded. One called me Lynn and the other Linda. That pretty much threw them out of the running right there. Nice attention to detail, people.
AHHHHHHH This is SO annoying to me too. I get Tori ALL.THE.TIME and my signature line is right there. Sadly people also do this on my FB page. Really? It's RIGHT there.
1. Omg, I've been called every name under the book that begins with a B: Beverly, Brittany, Betsy. I get Stephanie most often though. And of course, everyone butcher my last name. I have a new super hero nickname around the office because the head of a local hospital district called me and asked for "Brittany Claw."
2. Why the fvck don't people listen to me? Yesterday, a co-worker and I were looking up the spelling of a street name in the Thomas Brothers guide, considered our standard. I looked it up first and told my boss and he proceeded to stand there and wait until the MAN who was looking it up slower than me in the SAME BOOK he was holding looked it up.
Is it because I'm a woman? Because I'm not loud enough? Do I have "don't listen to me" stamped on my head?
I got even more angry when I got home from work, during which dh and a friend were moving heavy stuff out of our apartment - the couch, armoire, cat tree and bed. Every *single* freaking one of them was in the wrong place at the new house. We had a whole conversation about where it all should go and dh just forgot all of it.
I totally get the annoyance over the wrong name. I have some co-workers who accidentally address me as Melissa even though I have been with the company over five years. Only my last name has changed since my hire date!
I also cannot get over the fact that some people think my cats are disposable and that I will get rid of them because of the baby. I am constantly getting asked what I am going to do with the cats once the baby is here, to which I reply "nothing". I think it helps that I was born into a home with animals and we all got along fine.
I get Bethany all the time too
In fact, my college roommate thought I was Bethany until she got TO the dorm and saw our names on the door (i.e. through entire conversations with me, etc, thought I was Bethany).
Yes, I will join you!!
1) When I have an out to lunch sign on my desk, it is for a reason. Come back in 30 mins and ask me the same questions. If I am not there in 30 mins then come back later. Your questions are not a high priority at this moment.
2) hey guess what when I say there is a fvcking deadline, I mean. Not an hour later, not a day later. Deadline = deadline
3) I hate DH's birthday only b/c we have to deal with the IL's and their BS. It is just one day and you do not need to make a fvcking fanfare. So I took over and said I will not be going out with his family if we are going to a place down in there area. Yes, that is mean but I am sick of going to a place that a)sucks b)is close to them and c)sucks. We will be going out to a place closer to us and a time that works for US, not them. Wife-1 MIL-0
4) I hate my phone. I want a Droid but I have to pay full retail b/c I just upgraded my phone in July. I was a Palm person for so long and now they just suck a$$. I want something that does not freeze up and crash on me.
5) Oh I am sorry but I asked you for some documents BEFORE the holidays. Now you are getting them to me? Sorry to ehar you are sick but we would not be in this situation if you gave them to me when I requested. Ugh.
Can you tell I have little sympathy for dumba$$es? I don't care if you are a Manager...get it to me or don't do it at all. I have deadlines to deal with myself.
OMG, my annoying co irker is back. My boss is having his knee replaced and will be out long term. So they brought back the most annoying person on the planet. I hate his laugh, his stupid know it all attitude and I hate that he bragged about not working for the last two years and collecting unemployment. I'm glad my tax dollars supported you because "it's easier to get unemployment than work." Oh, but they started a bakery.
Oh and I hate his stupid hat and yes, I'm a giant biitch.
My name is 3 letters long. Yet, I still get all sorts of strange combination. "Jen" suddenly becomes: Jan, Jane, John (!!), Joan, Jon, Janet... it's even worse if they have talked with me on the phone prior and they know for a fact that I am not a John.