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Post by beersandweirs on May 31, 2018 9:23:26 GMT -6
I know a lot of people here are anti-thank you cards, which I’m not speaking to, let me just state that before someone comes in with “just thank me in person and no need to waste paper.” Pre-printed, generic thank you cards are tacky AF. If I get you a present and you’re using a stamp, please have the decency to actually thank me, rather than sign your name under a preprinted message. You’re not the president sending out his Christmas cards, nobody is that busy. I recently handed out thank you cards for a couple of group gifts and I wrote the same thing in each one, hopefully no one compared 😬
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Post by jsgrl on May 31, 2018 9:24:16 GMT -6
I guess I just don't have much sympathy for people who want to be actors, singers or models when they find themselves unable to make a living on their perceived talents alone. At some point, move on from the dream. This makes me sad in a way. I mean, I know trying to "make it" in creative careers isn't always feasible long term, and/or your talents don't really live up to the standard, and/or there's too much competition, and what you're saying is definitely practical, but man. I wish everyone could really live their dream.
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Post by bobyn on May 31, 2018 9:25:07 GMT -6
I know a lot of people here are anti-thank you cards, which I’m not speaking to, let me just state that before someone comes in with “just thank me in person and no need to waste paper.” Pre-printed, generic thank you cards are tacky AF. If I get you a present and you’re using a stamp, please have the decency to actually thank me, rather than sign your name under a preprinted message. You’re not the president sending out his Christmas cards, nobody is that busy. I recently handed out thank you cards for a couple of group gifts and I wrote the same thing in each one, hopefully no one compared 😬 They totally did. We received thank you cards in the mail from a peer interview and the writer actually personalized them all. I was impressed.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2018 9:25:41 GMT -6
Losing a job, any job, sucks. Whether you saw it coming or not. Is this how cynical we have become? I did say it sucks. I just have a lot to feel bad about, and this isn’t one of them.
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Post by GhoatMonket on May 31, 2018 9:26:37 GMT -6
Losing a job, any job, sucks. Whether you saw it coming or not. Is this how cynical we have become? Who said it doesn't? One project getting put on hold would mean we would have a slow down and have to lay off field employees. Yes it sucks, but it's also the nature of the industry.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2018 9:28:19 GMT -6
Losing a job, any job, sucks. Whether you saw it coming or not. Is this how cynical we have become? Right? I got laid off from one of my jobs yesterday, so the remarks going on in here have got me a little up in my feels. I am sorry you were laid off, and in no way would I want to make you feel worse. I was only speaking to the work culture of being employed on a tv show.
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Post by gussie on May 31, 2018 9:31:33 GMT -6
MH's sister is planning on moving to LA because she always wanted to be an actress. She's in her mid-thirties and has a lot of health issues, and I have mixed feelings. I mean I want everyone to be able to realize their dreams, but it just seems so impractical to me to leave your whole support system, give up your apartment and just randomly move 3000 miles away with no real plan.
I know this is different than the Roseanne thing, it just reminded me.
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Post by ttcbabyj on May 31, 2018 9:35:46 GMT -6
Cher I’m super serious about ‘thank you’ cards. I have been known to send back a horrible thank you card and write ‘do better.’ DH and my family knows they can get away with sending subpar thank you cards to everyone, but me. I guess I’m old school. 🤷🏽♀️
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Post by mb3 on May 31, 2018 9:37:24 GMT -6
Cher I’m super serious about ‘thank you’ cards. I have been known to send back a horrible thank you card and write ‘do better.’ DH and my family knows they can get away with sending subpar thank you cards to everyone, but me. I guess I’m old school. 🤷🏽♀️ For reals? You actually send them back saying that?
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Post by ttcbabyj on May 31, 2018 9:39:22 GMT -6
This is my current UO....as I am in the midst of planning DD’s one year old birthday party...I could careless that “she won’t remember anything” about her party. I still have pictures from my first birthday party and my parents went all out. I’m excited, so stop trying to kill my vibe.
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Post by tater on May 31, 2018 9:39:26 GMT -6
Cher I’m super serious about ‘thank you’ cards. I have been known to send back a horrible thank you card and write ‘do better.’ DH and my family knows they can get away with sending subpar thank you cards to everyone, but me. I guess I’m old school. 🤷🏽♀️ What? I love a good thank you note, but this is so incredibly rude.
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Post by Cher on May 31, 2018 9:40:11 GMT -6
Cher I’m super serious about ‘thank you’ cards. I have been known to send back a horrible thank you card and write ‘do better.’ DH and my family knows they can get away with sending subpar thank you cards to everyone, but me. I guess I’m old school. 🤷🏽♀️
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Post by pobre on May 31, 2018 9:40:17 GMT -6
Cher I’m super serious about ‘thank you’ cards. I have been known to send back a horrible thank you card and write ‘do better.’ DH and my family knows they can get away with sending subpar thank you cards to everyone, but me. I guess I’m old school. 🤷🏽♀️ I would mail you back a photo of myself flipping you the bird.
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Post by GhoatMonket on May 31, 2018 9:40:31 GMT -6
Cher I’m super serious about ‘thank you’ cards. I have been known to send back a horrible thank you card and write ‘do better.’ DH and my family knows they can get away with sending subpar thank you cards to everyone, but me. I guess I’m old school. 🤷🏽♀️ Asshole =/= old school
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Post by ttcbabyj on May 31, 2018 9:40:54 GMT -6
Cher I’m super serious about ‘thank you’ cards. I have been known to send back a horrible thank you card and write ‘do better.’ DH and my family knows they can get away with sending subpar thank you cards to everyone, but me. I guess I’m old school. 🤷🏽♀️ For reals? You actually send them back saying that? Yes. My cousin sent me a thank card once that was blank and a friend of mine sent me one that said ‘thanks 4 the gift.’ And yes she used the number.
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Post by mb3 on May 31, 2018 9:41:28 GMT -6
Cher I’m super serious about ‘thank you’ cards. I have been known to send back a horrible thank you card and write ‘do better.’ DH and my family knows they can get away with sending subpar thank you cards to everyone, but me. I guess I’m old school. 🤷🏽♀️ I would mail you back a photo of myself flipping you the bird. Text message. Wouldn’t waste a stamp on that nonsense
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Post by tater on May 31, 2018 9:41:38 GMT -6
I am shook about sending a thank you card back. That's really a dick move.
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Post by Bubblegum on May 31, 2018 9:41:42 GMT -6
Is RSVPing to an event unpopular now? Brought to you by the mom that sent out 15 invitations to a party and got zero replies.
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Post by swarley on May 31, 2018 9:41:46 GMT -6
After what happened to my sister, I will never allow a house cleaner to be in my house alone. This is very much a true story.
My sister had someone come weekly during the day whom she had trusted and also cleaned other houses in the neighborhood. My sister came home unexpectedly and heard a man's voice. My sister is divorced. She found the house cleaner in her bed having sex with a man. The woman either had her period or was a virgin and there was blood all over the sheets and blanket. The man fled naked grabbing his clothes. My sister pretty much held the woman captive until she arranged to have someone bring her money to pay my sister for a new mattress and bedding.
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Post by ttcbabyj on May 31, 2018 9:41:47 GMT -6
Cher I’m super serious about ‘thank you’ cards. I have been known to send back a horrible thank you card and write ‘do better.’ DH and my family knows they can get away with sending subpar thank you cards to everyone, but me. I guess I’m old school. 🤷🏽♀️ Asshole =/= old school Call it what you want...but it’s not cool to send a blank ‘thank you’ card.
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Post by GhoatMonket on May 31, 2018 9:42:55 GMT -6
Call it what you want...but it’s not cool to send a blank ‘thank you’ card. What you did is downright cunty. You are not a better person for what you did. But you think you are.
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Post by mb3 on May 31, 2018 9:43:39 GMT -6
Call it what you want...but it’s not cool to send a blank ‘thank you’ card. And you assumed they did it to be a jerk vs accidentally putting the wrong card in the envelope?
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Post by heybulldog on May 31, 2018 9:44:00 GMT -6
It’s also not cool to send it back with an asshole comment. But to each his own I suppose.
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Post by GhoatMonket on May 31, 2018 9:44:05 GMT -6
Is RSVPing to an event unpopular now? Brought to you by the mom that sent out 15 invitations to a party and got zero replies. Unfortunately yes.
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Post by smilesp on May 31, 2018 9:44:06 GMT -6
I graduate high school in 2002. Today on fb, a former classmate posted a throwback pic from high school writing “Back when everything wasn’t so goddamn political people didn’t get butt hurt over a few nasty words. The good times!!” And another girl quotes 2pac and that children weren’t growing up in such a hateful world then. I needed to retrieve my eyeballs from the next state over. Columbine happened our freshman year, kids dropped out left and right from bullying, and we were 98% white. So sure, maybe in your bubble it was all good times. It took everything in me to not respond and remembered why I’m not friends with anyone from my high school. Adults who post HS pics on FB are the wooorst.
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Post by nenarene on May 31, 2018 9:44:23 GMT -6
Cher I’m super serious about ‘thank you’ cards. I have been known to send back a horrible thank you card and write ‘do better.’ DH and my family knows they can get away with sending subpar thank you cards to everyone, but me. I guess I’m old school. 🤷🏽♀️ I would solve this easily by never inviting you to anything again. So your husband has to hand write you thank you cards? I could see doing it on occasion and it would be really sweet, but as a requirement I'm a little put off.
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Post by bobyn on May 31, 2018 9:44:27 GMT -6
After what happened to my sister, I will never allow a house cleaner to be in my house alone. This is very much a true story. -snip-
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Post by ttcbabyj on May 31, 2018 9:44:53 GMT -6
Call it what you want...but it’s not cool to send a blank ‘thank you’ card. What you did is downright cunty. You are not a better person for what you did. But you think you are. I never said I was better person. You’re taking this way too serious. I would much rather call out a friend or family member than talk shit about them behind their backs. You’re right passive aggressive is much better. 👌🏾
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Post by GhoatMonket on May 31, 2018 9:44:58 GMT -6
I graduate high school in 2002. Today on fb, a former classmate posted a throwback pic from high school writing “Back when everything wasn’t so goddamn political people didn’t get butt hurt over a few nasty words. The good times!!” And another girl quotes 2pac and that children weren’t growing up in such a hateful world then. I needed to retrieve my eyeballs from the next state over. Columbine happened our freshman year, kids dropped out left and right from bullying, and we were 98% white. So sure, maybe in your bubble it was all good times. It took everything in me to not respond and remembered why I’m not friends with anyone from my high school. Adults who post HS pics on FB are the wooorst. ?
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Post by tater on May 31, 2018 9:45:17 GMT -6
Call it what you want...but it’s not cool to send a blank ‘thank you’ card. maybe it was an error? maybe that person made a mistake?
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