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I canceled dinner because my child was sick. The next morning, my friend sent me a $180 payment request.
Eight of us had planned dinner at an expensive restaurant for her birthday.
Hours before the reservation, I told her I couldn't come.
She said she understood.
The next morning, she requested $180.
I asked what I was paying for.
She said,
"We ordered based on eight people.
You canceled, so everyone else had to pay more."
I reminded her that I hadn't eaten or ordered anything.
She replied,
"Your seat was still part of the reservation."
Now two friends say I should pay because my cancellation affected everyone.
Would you send the $180-or refuse to pay for a dinner you never attended?
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HR: In view of the regional gas situation, the company will do its part to save electricity.
Employee: Understood.
HR: EMA says it's less than 2% of supply. But every kilowatt counts. Everyone is expected to play their part.
Employee: No problem.
Monday morning. The employee arrives at the office. Lights off. Aircon off. Only the pantry fridge humming.
Manager, on Teams: Why are you here?
Employee: I came to play my part.
Manager: Your part is working from home. Office closed to save electricity. Company utility bill down 40%.
Employee: So the electricity just moved to my HDB.
Manager: Correct. Very green. Please don't claim.
HR: Starting Monday, your role will be fully on-site. No more working from home.
Employee: Understood.
HR: This is a company-wide decision. Everyone is expected to comply.
Employee: No problem.
Monday morning, the employee arrives at the office.
Manager: Why are you here?
Employee: I thought everyone was expected to work on-site.
Manager: You were supposed to be at the client’s office today.
Employee: Nobody told me that.
Manager: Didn’t you check your email?
Employee: I did. The only email I received was the one saying I had to work on-site.
Manager: You should have asked.
Employee: I assumed the company-wide policy applied to me too.
Manager: Fine. Just work from here today.
Employee: Sure.
At 10:15 a.m., the manager calls again.
Manager: Why haven’t you joined the client meeting?
HR: Starting Monday, your role will be fully on-site. No more working from home.
Employee: Understood.
HR: This is a company-wide decision. Everyone is expected to comply.
Employee: No problem.
Monday morning, the employee arrives at the office.
Manager: Why are you here?
Employee: I thought everyone was expected to work on-site.
Manager: You were supposed to be at the client’s office today.
Employee: Nobody told me that.
Manager: Didn’t you check your email?
Employee: I did. The only email I received was the one saying I had to work on-site.
Manager: You should have asked.
Employee: I assumed the company-wide policy applied to me too.
Manager: Fine. Just work from here today.
Employee: Sure.
At 10:15 a.m., the manager calls again.
Manager: Why haven’t you joined the client meeting?
Employee: The meeting invitation says it’s in the client’s office.
Manager: You need to be flexible.
Employee: I am. I’m in the office.
Manager: This is exactly why people need to take initiative.
Employee: Should I take initiative with the policy too, or only with the instructions?
Silence.
Manager: Just go to the client’s office.
Employee: Can you confirm in writing that I’m allowed to leave the office during working hours?
Manager: You’re making this unnecessarily complicated.
Employee: I’m trying to make sure I comply with both instructions.
Manager: Forget it. Join the meeting online.
Employee: The client doesn’t allow virtual attendance.
Manager: Then we’ll have to reschedule.
Employee: Understood.
Manager: You sound very relaxed about this.
Employee: I’m just trying to be a good employee.
Manager: You’re enjoying this, aren’t you?
Employee: Not really. But it’s nice to know the policy applies to everyone until someone needs an exception.
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You: "Can I leave an hour early today? My son's running a fever and the school just called."
Manager: "We need full coverage during inventory week. No exceptions."
You: "Understood."
Two weeks later.
Manager: "Can you stay late tonight? We're behind on the audit and need everyone here."
You: "We need full coverage during inventory week. No exceptions."….
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Women will tell you, “Men only want sex,” but you’ll meet 200 virgin men before you meet one virgin girl. Funny how that works.
Kai retweeted
Giants should not be that unfazed by injury. We humans give quite the reaction to a wasp sting or a toe…. Eren didn't die because afterwards the Titan went after Mikasa, but the Titan couldn't because Eren regenerated and transformed, killing the other Titans.
Attack on Titan🎥
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This Was Actually Based On A True Story In The 2011 Norway Attack, A Lone Attacker Blown Up A Vehicle In The Mainland And Went To The Island Where A Youth Camp Take Place And Continue A Killing Spree, 77 People Died. Rip For All The Victims.
Title: 22nd July🎬🎬🎬
Me: “Why was my overtime removed from my payslip?”
HR: “Your manager marked those hours as part of your normal schedule.”
Me: “I have emails showing I worked until 11 p.m.”
HR: “Then your manager needs to correct the records.”
Me: “He told me to contact HR.”
HR: “We can’t change anything without his approval.”
Me: “So the person who assigned me the work also decides whether I get paid for it?”
HR: “That’s our process.”
A colleague beside me interrupted.
Colleague: “The same thing happened to me last month.”
Another employee turned around.
Employee: “Wait. Mine too.”
We compared our payslips. Three different employees, three different managers, the same missing overtime.
HR called the payroll supervisor.
Supervisor: “There appears to be a discrepancy. We’ll investigate.”
Me: “Were our overtime hours approved before they were removed?”
He hesitated.
Supervisor: “Yes.”
Then he turned to the HR officer.
“Who gave them access to the original approval history?”
She looked confused.
“I thought we were supposed to delete those after payroll closed.”
Nobody spoke.
The supervisor stared at her. And suddenly, we weren’t just asking why our overtime hadn’t been paid.
We were asking why records proving it had been approved were supposed to disappear.
