My coworker was fired after two shifts due to multiple complaints

My first job was a graveyard shift at Target while they performed a complete remodel of the store. One night, I was clocking in when I noticed a new face standing in the doorway to the break room, waving his hand back and forth, trying to get motion sensor for the light to recognize him. Dumbfounded, I watched him for a few moments before he finally gave up, muttered something about the light now working, and walked away. The light did work, he just wasn't far enough into the room for it to sense him.

That was my introduction to a man I'll call "Derrick", who looked and acted as if he was an antagonistic character from a sitcom, who was written to be as dislikeable as possible. He looked to be in his mid to late 20s, white, skinny, had short, black spikey hair, piercings, and overall dressed like a Portland hipster. As the night went on, he increasingly got on everyone's nerves with his abrasive and indignant attitude.

I was returning from backstock when when I came across him and another coworker, (who I'll call Gary because I can't remember his name,) talking about each other's tattoos. Gary was trying to be nice, showing genuine interest in Derrick's terrible choice in body art, and Derrick responded by insulting one of Gary's tattoos, after which the mood completely changed, and Gary, (who was visibly insulted,) had a look of pure contempt on his face as Derrick walked way.

Immediately after, Derrick had a brief interaction with two other coworkers, where he asked which one of them was Chrissy, and which one of them was Christy, before making some degrading joke about it not mattering, which once again, clearly offended both of them. Never before in my life had I seen someone so quickly turn everyone around them against them, in a matter of a few minutes. I didn't see much of him for the rest of that shift, in fact, the last I saw of him he was messing around with the glassware he was supposed to be moving.

I ended up calling in the next night, and by the time I returned, he was gone. According to my coworker Larry, (shout out Larry,) Derrick over the course of 24 hours racked up so many individual complaints that our supervisor fired him on the spot, which caused Derrick to freak out, cuss everyone out, and storm out of the building to thankfully, never be seen again. I was 18 at the time and I still sometimes think about that night, and what Derrick taught me; to never be as insufferable and obnoxious as him.

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u/Positive_Row_4280 — 17 hours ago

They're upset their pure white blackout curtains "didn't work"

5 people found this review "helpful".

Edit: For clarification, the listing doesn't claim they are "blackout curtains"; they're white on both sides, with a layer of white yarn in-between. If you choose the black color, they are listed as "blackout"; go figure.

u/Positive_Row_4280 — 4 days ago
▲ 194 r/FedEx

My package is currently on tour (more dates to be announced soon!)

I preordered the complete series of Stranger Things in 4k from Arrow Video, that was supposed to be delivered days ago. It arrived at my local regional facility in SLC, only for it to then somehow end up on a truck going back east... I called FedEx customer support and after finally getting past the useless automated system, I waited on hold for 10 minutes to speak to a representative, only for it to give me the survey asking me how satisfied I was with my experience before hanging up. I called back again and finally did get through to someone, who was just as confused as I was, and told me that he couldn't do anything because it's a ground shipment and that I had to contact someone from Arrow and get them to contact FedEx...

I still don't have an estimated delivery date, but the good news is that it's made its way to Montana, apparently. Who knows, maybe it'll go to Alaska, next! Or perhaps Hawaii? In all seriousness, though, I'm hoping it gets delivered sometime this week, but the longer its on transit and the more facilities it goes through and the more trucks it's put on, the greater chance it will be lost or arrived damaged... It reminds me of when the Xbox Series X came out, and mine seemingly sat in a trailer unmoving for two days, before being loaded onto a delivery truck in Denver.

I honestly have no idea how FedEx is this bad. Now anytime something gets shipped through them, I have to wonder if it will ever actually be delivered.

u/Positive_Row_4280 — 21 days ago
▲ 123 r/LegoDC

Am I crazy for buying the same set twice?

EDIT: I'm beginning to realize that calling my purchase of these sets an "investment" was a poor choice of words, and has caused some confusion; by investment, I primarily meant the happiness owning two of them gives my neurodivergent brain, not the potential financial gain from reselling one of them.

I recently got back into LEGO after a multi year hiatus, and since the DC theme is unfortunately dead right now, (with the exception of the Batman anniversary sets,) I started looking into what retired sets I could find for a reasonable price. That’s when I stumbled across this Battle of Smallville set that I had no idea existed until just a few weeks ago.

Growing up I was never a big Superman fan; I was too young for the Christopher Reeve films, and Man of Steel released at a pivotal point in my life, when I was 12 and starting to lose my innocence, so a darker, and grittier superhero film was primed to stick with me. For what it’s worth, I think Man of Steel is still the best movie in the DCEU, and as much criticism as the scene this set is based off of received for its egregious product placement, that stuff only made it feel more real, and terrifying to me.

Snyder for all his faults really knew how to properly showcase the power of these characters, and what they're capable of. But, I digress, the point is that I wanted this set due to a mixture of nostalgia, and the kickass Minifigs that it comes with. I really love the armor pieces, and when I picked the first one up new for only $70, and found another listing for $100, I made the financially irresponsible choice to buy it twice. I figure I'll open and build one, and just keep the other sealed in the box so I can always resell it in the future if I want to.

Considering I got both for under $200, I don't think it was the worst investment I've ever made, but I can totally see how having two is crazy and unnecessary to most. And to be fair, I'm not in the habit of buying sets more than once, there's just something about this set in particular that brings me back to a time where life was simpler. What do y'all think? Without the intention to resell, have you every doubled up on any sets before?

u/Positive_Row_4280 — 1 month ago

Apocalyptic movies about a group of people who happen to be staying at a cabin in the woods when society plunges into anarchy?

First off let me say, it's not Leave the World Behind, I watched that movie and while it's very similar in premise, it's not the one I'm searching for. I watched a trailer for it a few years back on one of my blu-rays, (have no idea which one,) and my best guess is that the film was released just before, or after 2020. It's a horror/thriller, and possibly indie. From what I can recall, it's set within the US, (most likely East Coast,) and involves a group of people, (possibly a family,) who just happen to be vacationing at a cabin in the woods, when all hell breaks loose

All I remember from the trailer is birdseye shots of green, wooded countryside, and some urban area with spreading fires, and helicopters. The protagonists seem to initially be in the dark as to what's happening due to their seclusion, and the movie basically revolves around how they react and deal with the rapidly evolving situation. I don't remember there being any direct reference as to what's causing society to collapse, as the trailer purposely keeps it vague, and mysterious.

Unfortunately, that's all I got due to me only ever seeing the trailer once years ago, and I haven't seen anything about or from the movie since. It must be pretty obscure, but not so obscure that it's trailer wasn't on certain blu-rays from around the time. If anyone has an idea of what I'm talking about, or even just has some suggestions, I'd greatly appreciate it. 🙏

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u/Positive_Row_4280 — 2 months ago

Did I get scammed?

Part of the reason I purchased the Batman Logo set was for the gold batman suit in-game; I scanned the set and added it to my collection only for the website to claim the one time code has already been used by someone else... Am I doing something wrong? Or can people literally just steal the codes just by adding the set manually by something on the outside of the box?

UPDATE: I emailed WB Games support and an agent added the suit to my game via my Steam account after I provided proof of purchase!! If anyone else runs into the same problem, make sure to have your receipt (if you have one,) and more importantly, the box ready so you can send pictures for verification. Thanks to everyone who suggested I contact support 🙏

u/Positive_Row_4280 — 2 months ago

[NO SPOILERS] If Blackwell was a real school, there's no way the students would have their own dorm rooms, so who do you imagine being roommates?

Past, present, and future students included

u/Positive_Row_4280 — 3 months ago