I'd been applying to this one company for over a year. The final round interview was scheduled on the same day as my best friend's wedding, in another city. I asked the company twice to reschedule. They said no…
4.3264 ratings Rate it →We were together a year and a half. Early on, we both turned on location sharing. Felt sweet, like 'text me when you get home'. But it changed. He'd call if I stopped somewhere for more than 20 minutes. Once he…
7.4245 ratings Rate it →Group dinner, eight friends. Everyone ordered drinks, starters, mains and dessert. I'm saving hard this year, so I ordered a salad and water. Total for me: about $14. When the bill came, someone said 'let's jus…
5.4230 ratings Rate it →My contract says Monday to Friday. On Sunday my boss called four times while I was at my niece's birthday. It wasn't an emergency: he wanted a slide deck changed for a Tuesday meeting. I saw the calls, and repl…
6.8229 ratings Rate it →Last year my sister wanted to quit a stable job to open a cafe. She asked my opinion. I'm an accountant, so I went through her numbers honestly and told her I thought the rent was too high and the plan wouldn't…
4.8282 ratings Rate it →We'd been saving for a beach holiday for a year, in a joint account. We agreed big purchases need both of us to say yes. Last month he spent most of it on a new gaming computer. His reason: 'the old one was dyi…
5.1273 ratings Rate it →Three months in a shared flat. My roommate keeps eating my groceries: yoghurt, leftovers, once a whole cake I'd bought for a friend's birthday. Every time she says 'oh sorry, I thought it was shared!' We have s…
6.1207 ratings Rate it →We've been together three years. She's been distant lately. Her diary was on the desk and I opened it. I know. I found pages about job applications in another country, and one line: 'I don't know how to tell hi…
4.0265 ratings Rate it →The interview: marketing role, hybrid, normal hours. Reality: cold-calling 120 people a day, in office six days, and my manager told me 'hybrid starts after probation, maybe.' On Friday of week two I sent my ma…
4.2230 ratings Rate it →My parents look after my two kids (5 and 7) on Saturdays. Every time I pick them up, they're wired: chocolate, fizzy drinks, and tablets all day. Bedtime on Saturdays is a disaster. I asked nicely, twice. My mo…
6.8236 ratings Rate it →My younger brother wants a car he can't really afford. The bank won't approve him alone, so he asked me to co-sign. He's missed rent twice in the last year. I said no, but offered to help him find a cheaper sec…
5.9239 ratings Rate it →We've been dating four months. His lock screen is a photo of a beach at sunset. With his ex in it, from behind, but obviously her. I asked about it and he laughed and said 'it's just a great photo of the beach,…
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