u/Diligent-Minimum8397

I adopted him right before his 10th birthday, if you can call it adoption. He was abandoned at an animal control center, and people kept try8ng to surrender him but due to just simply accepting him from a stranger made them liable to the 130 dollar surrender fee, so he was passed onto the next person. From my understanding, this happened with a dozen strangers over hours. They were an hour from closing when I met this sad little dog. I filled out the application, and he came home with me.

I saw he was already a senior, but I guess it never really registered, not until today. It started with breakfast. He took a little longer to come and eat, I just shrugged it off as he was always at a slower pace. Daily morning walk, he toddler behind his two brothers, last few months walks either have gotten shorter or I carrying him to keep the pace. Today just was a small stroll, but his legs had tiny shakes but kept moving. It was hot today, so it was a short walk.

Go to lunch, pee break, and treat. Was calling his name and was almost yelling before he heard me and came meandering for his snacks. He waits by the door to pee, always being good on a leash, so there is just not enough energy to pull.

Finally, I'm just sitting and don't remember what I was doing and look down . He's next to me, and I just sit in silence. When did his little star on his chest fade away? When did your eyes start to become glossy and grey? When did you get little shivers and shakes? When did a silly nickname actually become a reality?

He still eats and plays like normal, but I guess the reality of he's actually old just hit a little heard today.

It's about to be my first dogs 7th birthday and third rescue dogs official 1 year celebration. It just leaves some heartache, remembering they are not around forever.

Got to love when a conversation starts like this!

I've posted awhile ago about my family and it's strange behavior. Once again have said the golden line "Well we just didn't want you to worry or panic and be so upset if it's nothing".

I know it's bad when golden sibling #2 calls, they don't call unless it's something, and I was at work and they knew, so already was not a good feeling. Awkward small chat and finally to the point, they ask if I've heard or talked to golden sibling #1. I told them no, they know our relationship is rocky and a definitely mixed emotions. That was an entire story of it's own.

Of course I asked why they are asking me not our parents. Well turned out sibling #1 stopped all communication for WEEKS and decided now to ask. Obviously that was a shock and ask what they mean they haven't heard from them. Pretty much for 2 weeks no trace, no phone, no emails, no contact, no warrants, no missing person reports.

They are assuming they are fine by bank records and are doing their usual purchases I guess.

I may be low contact but my God it flipped me so bad. Of course could feel the eye roll and sarcastic sigh "See this is why I don't like telling you. You're all upset now, and it's just going to worry our parents more now and crap. Sibling #1 is stupid and probably fine, when I know more I'll tell you".

So definitely put a damper on my work for the rest of my shift and now late at night thinking about life and how will I eventually hear of my sibling passing.

Not the first time unfortunately have had specifically sibling #1 vanish for various reasons, each time of course terrified me. We've had other family members go MIA and usually I'm the last resort and hate it. Because I'm an easy crying person and all this family hears is my crying to call me or someone to let them know they are okay and feels so manipulative and wrong.

Just need a vent over something so stupid sounding.

I've been caring for my elderly family for some time now, health scares, emotional rollicoaster, almost lost my job.

Things have semi balanced out, but good God they won't drink water!

I feel so bad being so angry about this. I literally have to force them to drink water to physically restraining them and begging. I think they would let me pull out teeth sooner than drink a glass of water.

It's so embarrassing to talk to his doctors and say they won't drink water and I literally would rather go catch a wild hig and make it drink would be more pleasant then the viral and emotional argument over water. I think force feeding feral cats pills is a better experience than trying to make a grown adult drink water.

I get looks from the nurses and doctors sense I take care of them and want to cry from the stress. I always take notes and what they suggest to try because obviously not drinking water is bad for you.

But its not like they are medically unabke to care for themselves. If anything literally they are a very intelligent. They are of sound mind, they can walk, pass memory, writing, and even a test SAT exam. They just do not have the physical capability to do certain tasks alone without either aevere pain or risk of falling. But literally the cross to bare is refusing to drink water and would rather risk hurting themselves for anything else to drink over water.

No matter medical advice, explanations, books, conversations, and more, they refuse to listen and want to argue they don't need to drink water because water is in everything.

I make their meals, I make them drinks, and if they manager to find out I over diluted something, they will refuse to drink until I make something else. I make sure it's nutritional, fits in their diet, is doctor safe and reccomended when I go and ask questions how to try s9mething else.

At times I want to throw in the towel, but I know they can do alot of things by themselves without me, I feel awful being resentful when they make a face over a drink I made them with too much water after working 9 hours, taking care of the house, not slept, caring for elderly pets too. Just to have an older adult give me passive aggressive sarcastic response over water, then give the "you don't care about me"."you don't actually love me""just go home and leave me to pass, no one will care". Then get upset when I reach the breaking point of emotional manipulation, they cry, I have to grin and apologize knowing it will happen all over again next week. All of this over 16 fluid oz plastic bottle of God forsaken water.

Please, just drink the water.

I've been with the same company for 10 years. I've seen a lot of coworkers and managers leave, get canned, vanish, rage, and everything else. But this one feels like a victory.

They have been with the company to the point of insanity but has never climbed the corporate ladder in almost 30 years. People always assumed they have been happy at their level, but once you work with them and actually watch how they work you realize they are a terrible manager a a miserable human being who wants to make others feel worse than they are.

Karma of being terrible at their job is catching up and has been demoted to barely classified as a manager. But acts like this is what they wanted, but it's obvious it was not a choice.

Some examples :

They gaslight and convinced me going to my own grandparents funeral was unprofessional and would really leave the team in a bind. Once someone is dead what's the point of a funeral. If I took the time off and PTO I might not have a job when I got back. Easy to say it scared me into not going and was one of the biggest regrets of my life that still haunts me.

They tried to fire a different manager while they were in the hospital having emergency trauma surgery for a car accident going to work on a shift this manager forced them to cover or else they would get written up. They called the persons wife demanded to speak to them on the phone until hospital staff formally filed a complaint to our company about this.

They harassed one of the 401k profits the comoany sponsors, stole donations, lied about the donations, and tried to kick them out of several locations because they wouldn't kiss their feet.

Back to the point of the post.

Well they have been flagged by HR and Loss Prevention, which is definitely not good. I was able to hear that both are making a surprise visit to our location along with general upper management specifically to talk to them. Of course what I overheard was told I was NOT allowed to tell any coworkers. But made me grin from ear to ear! Turns out they have been messing with corporate money and enough to have police involvement!

Obviously I can't tell anyone at work what I know, but I wanted to write it into the void vague as possible. I think that day I'm buying a cake for the team and celebrate!

I posted yesterday about a guy wanting to kill comet goldfish in an uncalled, unfiltered, empty 2.5 gallon.

While alittle disappointed manager 2 sold them anything, especially live fish. Couldn't do much as they have final say to the sales.

To no surprise they came back because the guppies died. This time instead of having the kinder one with them now have new person ill call the sidekick to main character!

Of course they bring a simple of water, main character won't even make eye contact with me, whatever I'm letting it go hoping maybe can have a productive meeting this time. NOPE. look at the test, and it's hard to tell but might be seeing a faint positive in chlorine but the lighting in shit. I let them know and was honest "hey I kind of see a hint of a positive for chlorine but it's hard to really tell". Side kick button in " WELL YOUR JUST FULL OF SHIT AREN'T YOU!" I whip my head around and look at him like what the fuck dude you where nit even here yesterday shut up. He goes in some rant and I half listen. He mentioned something about the tap. I cut him off and ask "what do you think tap water is sir" sidekick shuts up and goes "well it's chlorinated water" and I nod and said asked if he put tap water, aka chlorinated water in the tank and he yes "yeah so?" I was like then that's why there is chlorine in your take, you didn't use enough declaration chemicals in the tank before you put the fish in it. Side kick says "well he used it as said in the bottle!" I asked if he drinks our tap, he quickly said no it has too much CHLORINE and I snapped with that's why you use double dose here, everyone here will tell you that, any store will too or sell you pre conditioned water or bottled water. Sidekick wasn't amused and left. He grumbled and called me a bitch under his breath, very classy.

I felt awful for this person's kid who looked like he wanted the floor to swallow him because of the grown adults! I explained more in kid friendly talk it wasn't his fault his fish died and what happened. Showed him fish he can keep and a cool fact about tetras.

After they left manager 2 appeared and said "oh thank God they left, I ran when I saw them come inside" I was like "Gee, thanks manager he said I was full of shit and a bitch!" They didn't have a response back.

I hope that child doesn't grow up like their parent figure.

Last few days customers have been miserable, but today took the cake.

Had a family of 6 come in, adults and toddlers. Of course they start asking where the bowls are, manager 1 tells them we don't carry bowls anymore. They grab an empty 2.5 gallon and proceeded to ask for 10 to 12 goldfish, the larger comets. Manager 1 flat out refuses and walks away.

The drop the 2.5 and grab a 5.5 gallon but still want 10 to 12 goldfish. I told them I heard manager 1 refuse their sale. The main character is not having it. I try to explain why it's bad, how it's unethical, and it's just a glass prison of death. They do not care and become even more rude. I go and try to get manager 1 again, they refuse to talk to them so I had to go back and tell them no. Main character at this point is rude and just something in me just is tired of this and talk back. This main character starts yelling and just not willing to communicate.

The onky one in the group with common sense gives a sad look but is willing to listen. So I talk to them and be kind and looking for middle ground. Main character is this point yelling to get a manager and interrupting me and just making it worse.

Grab manager 2, they ignore the main character and talk to the kind person, meet in the middle and get a nice start up for the 5.5 gallon and what's to get it going.

The main character had the nerve to say he would rather let his small children watch live animals suffer and die than not get their way and said we shoukd care about couple of cents goldfish. Doesn't matter if they are 1 single penny or a ten thousand dollars, all living animals deserve the best care. Ruined my shift for the day.

I have an elderly person who banks here and like the title says.

I was there future deposit all week and I look today and it's GONE it's their SSI check and obviously it pays the bills!

Why woukd it go missing? Of course the bank is closed tomorrow and it's supposed to be there Wednesday.

And of course I know a future bank is better but not an option right now. I'm freaking out. Will it still show up or not at all? I'll have to call SS on Tuesday as well but I need to know how screwed am I?