Was I actually able to refund?

My Economy (non Flex) ticket says non-refundable pretty clearly but I still checked my booking and in its "Manage Booking" page, A "Request Refund" button is available. I tried to ask their chatbot as well and it told me I am in the grace period to fully refund. I've searched about this grace period and there was no mention of it in my ticket or booking.

Anyway, so I proceeded to click the "Request Refund" and it confirmed my full refund to be processed.

Is this it or there will still be a layer of review before the refund?

(Route is Dublin to Manila)

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u/sphinxofblackquartzj — 14 days ago

Can I dine alone in a high-end steakhouse or Michelin restaurants without judgement/suspicion?

I don't look rich and I'm not white. I'm also quite ugly and short (male) so I don't exactly command respect. I have a resting pathetic face.

But I'm craving for some good steak or good food. I can pay. But I'm really intimidated. All the people I see dining there are in groups or couple and generally good looking people.

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u/sphinxofblackquartzj — 1 month ago

When I joined the company 6 months ago, I was doing my masters and I disclosed it in my CV and interview. I have now officially withdrawn from the programme and my manager keeps asking how's my dissertation going.

It wasn't the basis of my job offer so it probably shouldn't matter. But my manager knew when I'm supposed to finish which is this year and now they keep on asking how was it. They know that I am on my dissertation stage (I started actually) so they are asking about it just casually.

I don't know if I should just lie that I have done it and finished the programme or come clean. I'm worried of the impression it will cause me.

I quit the programme as I'm losing interest in my topic and I'm burning out. I have already deferred this programme so no more option for that so I just withdrew. Honestly, I am relieved.

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u/sphinxofblackquartzj — 2 months ago
▲ 193 r/lego

I don't usually fanboy on customer service but this is just so good of Lego

Context:

I am trying to PaB the expensive Technic set 42215 Volvo EC500 Hybrid Excavator as I already have 85% of its parts.

The only thing is, the unique actuators that come with this set are not available on PaB (not just out of stock but totally not being sold by Lego). For some reason, I thought of asking the support if I can just buy it from them directly even if not posted on official PaB.

The answer is no, I cannot buy it, but this support still sent me anyway, not just 3 (set requirement) which I needed but 5. This part is possibly expensive if it's available based on the Technic parts pricing trend.

(There is still one smaller actuator I need for this set but I'll just get it from Bricklink.)

u/sphinxofblackquartzj — 3 months ago

Getting myself out there for dating. Is there a hope?

So I'm a 37 year old gay man and apps just don't work for me as I'm ugly and Asian (the least liked group in lgbt dating unfortunately if not fetishised). I'm scrawny, short, and doesn't do sports. My hobbies are boring indoors (game, lego, stitch). All I know with regards to socialising is drink, lol.

I'm thinking if there is a point to physically get myself out there (I'm not even sure what this means exactly, go to gay pub perhaps?) if I'm not even successful with apps. As I said, I'm too ugly to be the approached type.

Problem is, I'm also quite shallow. There are few old men or weighty men who hit on me on apps but I'm not into them. I know I shouldn't be choosy considering I'm not even a catch...(sigh)

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u/sphinxofblackquartzj — 3 months ago

Does anyone here work for Arup? Why is my CV being ignored, is it the ATS?

I also tried reaching out to their internal recruiter and got no response at all, not even a straight-up rejection. I don't know what's up with their recruitment process.

I had no problem getting interviews from other companies.

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u/sphinxofblackquartzj — 3 months ago

Does anyone here work for Arup? Why is my CV being ignored, is it the ATS?

I also tried reaching out to their internal recruiter and got no response at all, not even a straight-up rejection. I don't know what's up with their recruitment process.

I had no problem getting interviews from other companies.

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u/sphinxofblackquartzj — 3 months ago

Are your butchers in Ireland able to do "sukiyaki cut" for beef?

I used to live in Japan and I miss the paper thin cut of beef. I can't find them in your shops but I haven't tried the butchers. Will they be able to do it if requested and what term should be used?

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u/sphinxofblackquartzj — 4 months ago

Be mindful of your dogs doing tippity taps on the pavement.

Seen a few dog walkers were the dogs are walking "funny" tippity taps on concrete pavement. The pavement can get very hot on this weather. That's all

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u/sphinxofblackquartzj — 4 months ago
▲ 7 r/Dublin

Where can I safely stay or hang around Dublin city centre between 9pm to 12 midnight?

Especially on Fridays. Restaurants and cafes already close at this time. Pubs are a last choice (I don't mind ordering a drink) because of how hectic they usually are on Fridays.

Can I just enter hotel lobbies and pretend I was waiting for someone in the lobby or would I be questioned and kicked out?

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u/sphinxofblackquartzj — 4 months ago

Would you feel guilty using your 1 week annual leave just to stay home and not for holiday?

My office HR is somewhat reminding me that I haven't used any of my PTO this year. I actually have no plans of holiday this year so I was not thinking about it. Now I'm also not that burnt out but I'm kind of pressured to use some ptos soon.​..

EDIT. Just realised wrong usage of "guilty" hence why people are mad. I don't mean guilty about not working but guilty of wasting the annual leave for just staying home and not going out or travel as everyone does with their annual leave.

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u/sphinxofblackquartzj — 4 months ago

What happens if the seller does not send the invoice? Will my order just be cancelled eventually without repercussion to me as the buyer?

Seller is not sending the invoice and my order has been pending for 5 days now. I contacted them once on the 2nd day and they replied immediately that they will send it in an hour, but they didn't. Should I just ignore it and move on?

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u/sphinxofblackquartzj — 4 months ago

I'm frustrated at a coworker who doesn't know how to use Revit as we're working on a central file, they're messing up a lot. I don't know how to approach this.

We are both new hires and about 8 months in the company. I'm the senior Revit/Arch tech and she's an Architect. In the company they have higher seniority so I'm lost on how to deal with this. She doesn't know shit about the software and yet she is hands-on with the model.

My dilemma is that the model is periodically audited by the BIM Manager so I have to fix this coworker's F ups sooner so that's taking a lot of my time too. Model is so messy and any bad assessments in the model would be my fault and of course would impact my evaluation.

This coworker was clearly not hired to do Revit. During my hiring process, I had to do a rigorous technical Revit test which is no way she would have passed it. She didn't do this test in during her hiring process. To be fair, she wanted to learn as she's asking me lot even the most basic procedure, that's fine but I'm frustrated that we're doing this learning on a live project.

I don't know whether I should raise this concern as I feel like I would be an asshole for complaining and I'm just a lowly technician in an architectural firm.

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u/sphinxofblackquartzj — 5 months ago
▲ 54 r/Revit

I'm frustrated at a coworker who doesn't know how to use Revit as we're working on a central file, they're messing up a lot. I don't know how to approach this.

Sorry for this unusual post but I just want to vent.

We are both new hires and about 8 months in the company. I'm the senior Revit/Arch tech and she's an Architect. In the company they have higher seniority so I'm lost on how to deal with this. She doesn't know shit about the software and yet she is hands-on with the model.

My dilemma is that the model is periodically audited by the BIM Manager so I have to fix this coworker's F ups sooner so that's taking a lot of my time too. Model is so messy and any bad assessments in the model would be my fault and of course would impact my evaluation.

This coworker was clearly not hired to do Revit. During my hiring process, I had to do a rigorous technical Revit test which is no way she would have passed it. She didn't do this test during her hiring process. To be fair, she wanted to learn as she's asking me lot even the most basic procedure, that's fine but I'm frustrated that we're doing this learning on a live project.

I don't know whether I should raise this concern as I feel like I would be an asshole for complaining and I'm just a lowly technician in an architectural firm.

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u/sphinxofblackquartzj — 5 months ago