u/RikoRain

Wondering what y'all thinks is gonna happen in (checks imaginary watch) t-minus 4, hours from now for this situation.

This is a partial rant and partial just guessing at what's gonna happen. Have fun with it. If you think he's gonna be reasonable, explode, try to work it out, not speak at all! Forget! Whatever!

I already know y'all are gonna say get rid of him :p it's what I would say. Tbh, I havent because he.. ahem.. almost no longer existed himself and I felt like firing him was just one more stab in the chest, and I just couldn't.

Got a guy, been working for me about 1.5 yrs. Okay worker, I guess. Has his ups and downs, but finally going great. Anyway, I meant to pull him aside last week, and tell him how much of a wonderful job he's been doing and how he really seems to have settled into an ease of working. I had a very busy week and forgot. That's ok. Was gonna do it tonight. Really let him know I'm proud and appreciate him.

Except this last week.... To me, he's given wild excuses. Sick, back hurts, injured, etc, but then he goes and shows up 1-2 hours late saying he's fine, and then tells coworkers he was helping family. To me, he's been playing the "I'm showing up anyway even tho I'm injured cus I know you have a busy week and see what all I do for YOU?" (He literally said that to me mid-week).

However... Since he said that to me, I've finally gotten a few days off (and my managers have graciously left me alone to rest) - but he's been running his mouth about how ACTUALLY he got a second job. He's been harassing my manager "I make more than YOU now! How's that feel?! How's it feel huh?! Answer! Knowing I MAKE MORE THAN YOU but you're a MANAGER?" (For reference, this "second job" is a heavy lifting/load/construction job, he's a young male and my manager is a very petite female, so it's not like she can go gnab this job too and be on fair even ground - it's literally out of her grasp). He started gloating. It's mostly to her because the other employees are off by then. She said it feels like hes bullying her - he's so persistent about nagging her about it, with this big malicious smile (I know exactly what she's talking about as he's done it to me and it 100% feels like he's enjoying how uncomfortable it makes ya... but since I'm older, idgaf and I shut that down quick because the alternative is me getting real mean, real quick).

I told her she has my full support to tell him to (basically) stfu about the other job, focus on this one while he's here, and quit harassing her with it.

Apparently.. he told her he was gonna "talk to me" tonight about this "second job situation".

So.... I'm expecting an explosion ya?

I'm betting he will...

1. Gloat about the other job.

2. Demand to know if I would "miss him".

3. Tell me he expects to quit soon.

4. Ask how much I am paid so he could compare.

5. Get mad when I don't give an answer. (Which he will persist and insist and force a situation where I have to go Silent Treatment).

6. Try to get my Coworker "on his side" (it's the only day of the week we work samesies).

7. Realize he's revealed he'd been lying all week. That the managers talk. That they tell their supervisors. And I know. And my coworker knows. And that's why we aren't engaging in his "trap" questions.

8. Get more mad. Get loud. Start the insults and self-deprecation and fishing for compliments.

9. Realize it isn't working and go quiet.

10. Quit tonight, or wait mid-week and do a surprise quit.

I'm not worried. I've got a crew plan. It's just.. do we really need to do this song and dance...??

Also. Side note. Not sure what word I typed that flags advertisement xD

I don't normally use a ton of automation in astroneer mostly because other than the auto arm, the names of them aren't exactly intuitive - and I've tried following tutorials precisely and had less than stellar results.

Anyway... Is there a way to auto activate trader shuttles so I don't have to keep checking on them every 30 seconds? I've got all the input/output set up, but just the clicky click is needed. It's very annoying.

Thanks in advance.