OK, I get it. You're a funny guy. A bubbly personality. A born entertainer who is going to conquer the country with his standup program. But for the love of life, you're my Uber driver and I don't want to hear any more of your knock-knock jokes. Especially if my date is with me in the back seat and your stupid two-liners are funnier than everything I told her this evening. Some of us just can't seem to understand when we're socially inclined to keep it professional! So to remind everyone to stay on their best behavior, Bored Panda has compiled a list of dentists, professors, and others who didn't. Too-da-loo!
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The email my sister got from a landscaping company job she applied for vs. The one she sent back
An applause for Charlotte! For those saying that there was nothing rude in his comment, how exactly did you miss the unbelievable amount of sexism in his words? He is literally saying he is not hiring women! The fact that he says to contact him anyway doesn't really mean anything! He was very clear he is discriminating based on the sex! That's not okay
Ffs, he literally wrote "the position is still open" and "if you feel you are up to it, then feel free to contact me" he didn't show in any way that he wasn't interested in hiring her, he was just making sure she knew what the job entailed. f*****g hell.
Load More Replies...i thought it was for a moving business... landscaping? you really need to be shaped like the mountain in GOT to working in landscaping?
Depending on the type of landscaping, it can involve working with heavy stones.
Load More Replies...To be fair, maybe he has already tried multiple women that had to quit because they couldn't handle this companys physical work (if it is like 'heavy landscaping') . Good for the landscaper that he didn't hire that Karen Charlotte. People here on BP sure are sexist to assume he had "evil man intensions"
"muscle Mark" I straight away knew it was going to be a good one. What a kn0b. I'm sure when she contacted him she shared details about her previous experience, so he had every reason to take her application seriously. Just treat people as people. I don't blame her for not wanting to work there now, though. I can just imagine everyone else just waiting for her to fail at something, and while they can make slip ups because they're having a bad day, or just being an idiot, any mistake on her behalf could only be because she was a woman.
People who support Mark are idiots, he made a sexist remark bottom line. She was definitely more sassy but she basically brought back what he gave her. And usually when you apply for jobs, you attach a resume. Assuming she did put down her previous experience in landscaping, he should've read that and been happy about hiring someone experienced. Instead he just made a rude, backhanded remark that to do this job, she'd have to be built like a bodybuilder.
Load More Replies...Sorry if I'm horrible but that exact sentence made me laugh. Who talks like that?! lol
Load More Replies...Maybe the wife shot him, thus the messy divorce and he got covid while being treated in the ER. I'm putting it all together now.
Bring him a gift of a box of chocolates, flowers and a bulletproof vest
This is fairly professional, perhaps a lil more info than students needed, but it does tell you what is goin on
We cross each other's lines all the time. And not just online. According to Chester McNaughton, a registered professional counselor who specializes in boundaries, anger management, and dysfunctional relationships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, boundary violations typically fall into three categories: aggressive, passive-aggressive, or accidental.
Aggressive violations, for example, include shoving and hitting; damaging property; exerting control over someone’s time or money; making threats; taunting and hurling insults.
I agree, I believe there are policies against this in the medical profession. This seems contrived.
Load More Replies...Wow, great job blocking the names. Not like it says the guys name in the second message haha
🤣 unfortunately for us, there are approximately 1.2 gazillion Marks in the world.
Load More Replies...I really hope this is fake. It's so hard for people on parole to land jobs. I can't imagine one landing a job with access to medical records. If so, I hope this guy understands how badly he f****d everything up for anyone else in his position.
I'm surprised someone on parole could work in a doctor's office
This one is probably an accident but it’s definitely one of the funnier ones!
How is this "really inappropriate " as the heading of the thread states
Don't worry, BP authors tend to forget what list they're composing in the middle of it... That's just normal at this point.
Load More Replies...I would be screaming too if I worked for a company with an ad like that.
"Open wide* *opens wide and screams at the top of lungs"
Load More Replies...Passive-aggressive violations include interrupting; gossiping; giving the silent treatment, and assuming you know what someone thinks, needs, or wants.
For instance, we might tell someone: "you don't really believe that, you're too sensitive, why are you making such a big deal?" Susan Orenstein, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist, and relationship expert, explained.
Accidental violations (like the "meatballs" DM that IKEA sent to a random Twitter user) include bumping into someone or stating an opinion respectfully, but finding out that the other person finds it offensive, McNaughton said.
Well, I think you could go claim your free meatball. You got a text and everything!
Could me a mistake, maybe intended for someone else? Lunch maybe? At least I hope so.
When such people think smileys would make it less creepy, but it actually becomes worse instead
I saw this on another site recently. Scary because he had access to all apartments, being the maintenance man and all. Think he was arrested and fired. F****n weirdo.
And all the locks changed I hope. A guy like that could be snooping in her apartment when she's out. *shudder*
Load More Replies...Has the whole world gone mad? What in the hell has happened on earth? Everybody is crazy. Just because you like me and I like me does not mean I want to share me with you. Ewh!!!!
Wow! Do we know what happened? I hope she's ok! Edit: Since she obviously took a screenshot and sent this text, she is probably fine, still... what happened? How did she deal with him? Does he still work there with keys to her apartment?? I have questions!
I clicked on the link in the lower right hand corner. The text messages go on to say that he's in the next apartment and to quit tripping. He says I got you. So dang creepy!!!
Load More Replies...There are many reasons why we don’t respect someone else’s boundaries. For example, we might’ve been raised with different expectations. Even physical touch is something that different families treat in different ways. Some of us like to hug and kiss when we say hello while others believe that shaking hands is perfectly sufficient. Same thing with words!
But if you want to avoid acting like the 'heroes' of this list, here are several suggestions for respecting other people’s boundaries:
- Focus on respect. McNaughton stressed the importance of seeing others as “simply human.” Remember that everyone has thoughts, feelings, plans, dreams, and hopes, he said. Remember that everyone wants to be heard and accepted as they are, he said.
- Listen fully. Listen to another person with the goal of truly understanding them, Orenstein said. “[L]isten to care about them,” McNaughton said. Don’t interrupt, “resist what’s being said or think of what you’re going to say next,” Orenstein said. She also suggested practicing the silent pause: “Completely wait until the other person is finished speaking, take a breath, pause and then respond … You’ll be making space for the other person to express him or herself and get out of the habit of reactivity.”
- Listen for verbal cues. Some verbal cues may be obvious, such as another person saying “I’m uncomfortable sitting so close to you,” or “I’ve asked you before to knock before you come in my house,” Julie de Azevedo Hanks, LCSW, founder and executive director of Wasatch Family Therapy, said. Others may be subtle, such as “changing the subject in the midst of a conversation to something less emotionally vulnerable.”
- Pay attention to body language. “[B]ody language often speaks louder than words,” Hanks added. She shared these examples: If someone has their arms folded while they’re talking to you, they might not be open to what you’re saying. If someone is stepping back every few minutes, you might be standing too close and invading their personal space.
The key is mindfulness. We're often simply unaware of what we’re doing and how our actions impact others.
Seems like he really doesn't see the problem. Well he's learning it the hard way
I'm fairly certain that using someone's Social Security number (also, your taxpayer ID #) to access information about them is a federal crime. Even if your possession of it is technically legitimate, you can not use it to acquire information on the person without their authorization. Having said that, the Social Security number of most Americans is used in ways which were not intended by law, such as providing it to a landlord for the purpose of a background check. It's a little more complex than that, but that's probably a n adequate start. Hope it helps.
Load More Replies...The guy is creepy, but the fact that a government website hands out this information isn't comforting either
Congratulations girl you get to have the whole year free rent and extra because he just violated you on so many levels get you an attorney and sue him personally and the company he works for. Cha-CHING!
He sees no problem with illegal hacking and identity theft, then I see no problem with thirty years of hard labor.
What? Here in Canada you need a login name and password or other passcode.
This is just too creepy. Something needs to be done that encrypts customer phone numbers or something because this is really NOT COOL to be doing to people (usually women).
For certain delivery companies, there is a service that prevents them from knowing your phone number. Basically what they do is that they take your number, take one of their temp numbers and forward calls from it to yours. So your number is X, the delivery person calls Y and it gets forwarded to X. Once the delivery is marked as "delivered" it stops the forwarding. So the delivery person never knows your number.
Load More Replies...I hope she did report him. How are we going to get through to these men that they can't do this?
All these Uber, doordash and the like tells me that these companies set the bar really low. They need to give training.
Ladies please get a concealed carry permit and use it legitimately. These fools have gone mad
Remind me never to use any ride service. These are just getting creepier and creepier.
Remember taxis? They could actually make a decent living, there were rules and regulations for the cars themselves, for the drivers. People chose to get rid of that as a career and chose to go with Lyft and Uber, even though it was obvious they were not going to be good for society. Now we keep hearing about assaults and things like this. Well, that's what society voted for, so there you go.
The pharmasist is wrong and mentions his family as if it's not his fault but the woman's. And that last sentence is a bit snarky.
Scary thing is if he has her number he also knows her address. Stuff like this would make m want to move.
Load More Replies...I love how some people begin with flirting and then use their spouse and kids to try and get empathy when they're called out for inappropriate behaviour
Isn't it funny how they forget their wife completely when they flirt but conveniently remember her when there are consequences?
Load More Replies...This Thanksgiving, I'm grateful for the many medical professionals I interact with who treat my private information appropriately! 👀
That pharmacist shouldn't be helping people with their meds. 2 for patient A, 2 for me.
That would be inconvenient, since I imagine you'd need it often after "worming" the food
Load More Replies...I'm..I'm confused. Is this for an apartment? Or is it for a professional space, like an office or something?
"as you use it at your home" - so this is not a residential property. In which case kitchen facilities have been provided as a courtesy, maybe in a work unit or similar? In that case, yes it's a bit rubbish but it's not that terrible an imposition.
Sounds like it’s for office catering, ie warming bought in food. Rather than preparing and cooking the food. If it is shared office space/facilities I think that’s ok actually
Load More Replies...Your kitchen is for decoration only. What's next the toilet is for urine only please, please poo else where.
Doesn't seem like this is from a landlord. Boss or AirBnB maybe. It says you can't cook there like you would "at home."
"Hold me close, O Mouldy Dancer/Count the headlights on the slimeway/Lay me down in mildewed linen/You had a roach-filled day today..."
I was going to go with "Like a mold stain on the wall..."
Load More Replies...Maybe that's his way of saying he thinks it's gonna be a long long time (til it's fixed)
I would contact the restaurant (and perhaps the local news) to let them know that this company is trying to turn its own bad practices into negative reviews for other companies.
That definitely needs to happen. What a ridiculous way to pass the buck. Trixie has had zero training on how to deal with complaints, which reflects horribly on the whole of Just Eat.
Load More Replies...Alright you twisted my arm, I'll bump up the price of your safety and privacy to a ten pound voucher. 🤦♀️🤦♀️
Just Eat don't have a complaints department. Okay. But that doesn't mean they therefore don't have to deal appropriately with complaints.
These creeps are why I always request no-contact delivery. I don't open the door till the person is back in their car.
Just Eats is the worst, they try and fix everything with vouchers like that will solve the problem.
People just never seem to understand that the HR Dept. is there to protect the Company - NOT the employees & most certainly NOT the customers/clients.
My friend asked me if this message from her 53yr old landlord was creepy
They wouldn't do anything. It's hard to get them to take an interest in actual rapes and sexual assaults, do you think they'll do anything about a creepy text?
Load More Replies...YES your landlord is creepy. If he works for a corporation report him. My 80 year old landlord told me not to lose any more wright cause it was making my tits too small. It is offensive and creepy at any age
What creeps me out the most is that landlords have keys to all their apartments? (not sure this is valid, this, as far as I know, doesn't happen where I live - Athens, Greece).
It actually is where I live! Creepy as hell, but normal here since they own the apartment technically.
Load More Replies...ummmm. NO. NOT ok. I'd be changing the locks if I were them, police call, and if able, MOVING TF OUT
It depends what the picture he took a picture of was - if it was a 'looking pretty' picture it's extremely creepy - if it was a funny picture, much less so.
Load More Replies...Ok so per usual I'll drop facts as I drive for DoorDash on occasion. This looks weird but I can see how this happened irl with the driver not really meaning to be weird. The app gives you the option of dropping off and taking a pic as proof that you left the food with customer. Sometimes the app glitches and takes its sweet time loading the camera portion of the app. During that time customer coulda got their food and started heading back in the house just as the driver was trying to take a pic. This we get the butt pic. Drivers don't keep those photos on their phones it just goes to the company as proof that the order was completed.
But is it really that appropriate to leave that last sentence?
Load More Replies...His phone is telling him his reply hasn't sent. I once texted my husband to remind me the volume of one of our fish tanks, and he replied "10L" so many times I asked him if he was having a stroke. His phone was just telling him the reply hadn't sent.
I had this problem and found after he had left that he and his colleague had eaten half of the meal
Had a reassuring text driver was on the way. Two miles away. Forty minutes later, order cancelled. Cannot deliver tonight. Why?
he hit a wall and now is walking blocked by it like in computer games glitch
Dentists are psychos --- look at Little Shop of Horrors with Steve Martin as dentist...
Load More Replies...Some of these look like replies. This looks like the person deleted their own messages and only left the dentist's replies. No need to lie.
Dentist's office custodian or hygienist's boyfriend took their phone.
I could be talked into this relationship - dentists are bloody expensive!!
WTF is it with the creepy Uber drivers? I thought they went through an "extensive & rigorous" screening process. F*ck that. Granted, I'm 58 and not some young hottie (feel free to disagree, anyone) but that is just unacceptable as hell. Can Uber be held responsible for sh*t like this?
This would be a hilarious prank. I know you can change your phone settings to make certain words always send as something else. I hope someone edited his settings to send this instead of "ok."
It seems like the booking is for someone else. I bet the other person is named Billie Jean
WTF? Is he hanging out with Princess Di, Elvis & Marilyn Monroe?
I feel like the blacked out name would have been Annie, so he was just making a (not very good) joke
Bad for michael, looked like he finally got some rest from the mess his life was
My Coworker.. He’s 58 And I’m 20
Oh no, the "not like the other guys" text. This preditor needs a kick in the balls. 58 yo texting this to a 20yo. Shame on you, you dirty old man.
Creepy because he's a coworker and being too aggressive and the age gap. But "preditor [sic]" is going too far. Don't overuse that mis-used word or it will lose it's oomph.
Load More Replies...I would ask him if he has a nice grandson I could date. To remind him he is three times my age ...
How? The other person is going right along with it and didn't tell them to stop.
Load More Replies...Yes because 20 yr olds love guys who need to wait 60 min for the Viagra to kick in.
It may be old wooden ones. I used to deliver and the condition of some staircases outside of these buildings is down right frightening. Giant holes where the wood rotted away, nailhead sticking up 2-3 inches, missing boards, railings that look like they'll fall apart the second you hold onto them, etc.
Load More Replies...I don't see anything inappropriate about this. Mistake was made, company apologized, life can move on.
This was a whole Twitter thread thing on BP where everyone shared their bad work stories to make the intern feel better
Dammit intern it's your job to take the blame, this is what we don't pay you for!
That reminds me of King Harkinian from the Zelda CDI games
Load More Replies...It's sad though . My daughter has been a delivery driver and lots of people don't tip
The whole gig economy is pretty sad and exploitative.
Load More Replies...Because Julie works for Alaska Air, not the TSA at JFK. Not much mystery there.
I understood that this was at boarding, which, at least in Europe, is conducted by the airline
Load More Replies...Airports are weird. Controlled by the cities they're in. Yet under Federal control as well. Julie doesn't care why the lines are long, and that's not her problem
Sometimes working people make mistakes. It happens. Julie just doesn't now why they made the mistake because she wasn't there. Get over it and move on and don't act like your constitutional rights have been violated.
Of course Julie wasn't there, it's not often the flight crew are also working as customer service. But the correct response here is "I'm sorry for the inconvenience, I will find out what happened and get back to you". And I would get pissed too if I paid for something extra and then not received the service.
Load More Replies...He's Bad. Tell him to Beat It. (How is your comment not starting one of these chains?)
Load More Replies...Did he just stumble across you on Grindr? If so, I'm cool with that. Afaik, Grindr doesn't let you search by phone number or anything. Especially if this was a smaller town or if you were on Grindr while in the car, it doesn't seem odd to me that he may reach out to you there.
As Grindr works by distance, or so I'm told, it's not really a coincidence that he spotted --- he logged on during the ride or just after.
Load More Replies...Well if he had the app active while driving you, it will have connected.. so.. not too creepy
Hmmm. If they find someone on a dating app, I'm not so sure if it is inappropriate to then contact them. They are going through the 'correct channels'.
Sometimes you can hit the wrong one by accident, I've definitely done it.
Yea, I would have sent a question mark and waited to see where that went. Could just be an honest mistake.
Load More Replies...Really? Really? That's so wrong. Bears and rabbits CANNOT be in a relationship.
Idk why it bothers me so much when someone takes a photo off of another screen… but it does
I have sent hearts emoji to a client by mistake. One of the animated ones. It took me a while to explain, especially since at the time the feature was new to me.
He could, but if the pig did, his goose is cooked
Load More Replies...That's true in most English speaking countries
Load More Replies...Why wouldn't you tell your driver where you're going? Sure, his response was catty, but so was hers.
it should say where customer is going on the map. That means that he hasn't bothered to open the map/route to check what the request is. Presumably he wants to slack off and not take a customer at that point in time, or, he wants to avoid a long drive.
Load More Replies...You don't see the destination until you start the fare after the person is in the car. What the Driver is doing is wanting to know so they know if they want the fare. Big no no for drivers to do. This gets drivers thrown off the platform.
Not totally sure about this for Uber everywhere, but here drivers only see the location once they've accepted the trip, and because of extremely low pay(also rising petrol prices without rising fares), the longer trips are better for drivers so they ask before accepting the trip. Sometimes the system is broken, and it affects all.
Uber doesn't show the driver the location until they actually start the trip. This can lead to drivers asking where someone is going as they prefer longer trips = more money. EVERY TIME a driver does this, I take a screenshot of their name, license number and how far away they are so I can complain to Uber about it. Due to an eyesight problem I cannot drive and depend on Uber to get around (we don't have proper public transport here). I don't mind them asking - I mind them cancelling because to them the trip isn't long enough. If they cancel, their name, license number and the time is immediately reported to Uber.
I think he accidentally deleted the route for the trip and was just asking where she was going to put the info back in
Yeah, how inappropiated for a taxi driver to ask indeed WHERE the customer is going... perhaps should he have to read her mind?? It's almost as bad as a bf asking his gf if she is mad or something and she not answering him... or telling "you should know"
That's the question answered and it must be reassuring to know that a possible stalker knows your phone number.
it doesn't as you can see, it goes through Uber
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Load More Replies...Yeah, he is losing time in which he can make money because you are not responsive (due to being on a call). Those delivery people hardly make any money in a day.. so.. super impolite to leave him hanging. Hope you tipped extremely well.
You can't be taking calls while you expect food to be delivered. That's rude and it costs them money because they'll have less time for other rides. If you can't get away from a call you don't get to order stuff. You need to be available to answer the door as soon as they arrive. 17 texts is a bit much, but you, Jess, you absolutely suck!
Oh good lord this is over the top. Taking a phone call while expecting delivery is not a human rights violation. They could have just left it there. Pretty standard during COVID.
Load More Replies...I've had something similar happen while experiencing bad service, like during a storm. Sometimes I think the message gets stuck in the works.
What does a "cheapo nana" mean? Nana means grandmother where I'm from.
Load More Replies...The grammar throughout the whole conversation is messing with my head
Read it. Self explanatory. Uk also. We learn how to read.
Load More Replies...Wouldn't any sane person assume this was a typo? I mean he obviously meant to say "picked". I really hope whoever this was sent to didn't go all crazy and get the poor guy fired. Unless of course there is more to this that we are not seeing.
I don't know I've really lost faith in humanity so I'm not sure if it's a typo really......
Load More Replies...Bahahaha ! Well, you never know nowadays . I live in the same city as an idiot who was licking ice cream and putting it back in the freezer at the store . During Covid. She went to jail
I have to correct “thong” to “thing” a really absurd amount of the time.
My phone thinks I like the word ducking and ducks a lot too strangely.... Haha
Load More Replies...I had to go back and read again cause my first reaction was "that's what it said!"
Load More Replies...I somewhat get that, sometimes you just don't have much people around you and you want some opinions
Still doesn't give you the right to use personal information you were entrusted due to a professional association. That's basically spam-messaging someone, only the way of acquiring the information is different from the usual data leaks or buying from corrupt companies.
Load More Replies...I think he was just trying to be light-hearted and put a smile on your face. A bit like when you order online for pizza, and they give you funny messages about the progress of your pizza from prep to delivery and all the stages in between 'Just peeked into the oven. The cheese is bubbling nicely. Should be done in about 15 minutes'
I'm sorry but the student seems to be the inappropriate one here (or a little disrespectful)
What language is this person writing in?It's barely recogniseable as English.
Soo...full name of professor completely visible. Shouldn't that be censored?
It's a strange combiantion of actually inappropriate texts, honest mistakes and pretty innocent jokes.
Some of these are beyond creepy and inappropriate... But about half are comments I wouldn't even think to screenshot. I just hate how people get bashed or made fun of for simply having a personality. It's a social crime to strike up conversation (appropriate Convo!) or just be silly... Sad
I think my favorite was Professor Wilson's, erm, problems. Lol
These were entertaining, with a hint of schadenfreude thrown in. Some amusement to be had at the discomfort of others. Sorry
DoorDasher. I'm on crutches so I need orders to be placed in a bag with handles so that I can hook them over my wrist and crutch-it through the house. I very clearly state so in the delivery instructions. I also opt for "no contact" delivery. Driver shows up holding 3 boxes, no bag, rings bell, to hand them to me in person...
how are these drivers not coached on do not try and interact with any passengers outside of the ride or delivery ? this is horrible and by playing it up as just funny or rude but just block the call is not good either, it should always be reportable, the company that said they do not have a complaints department is even worse, this lets dangerous people have a without consequences playing field.
It's a strange combiantion of actually inappropriate texts, honest mistakes and pretty innocent jokes.
Some of these are beyond creepy and inappropriate... But about half are comments I wouldn't even think to screenshot. I just hate how people get bashed or made fun of for simply having a personality. It's a social crime to strike up conversation (appropriate Convo!) or just be silly... Sad
I think my favorite was Professor Wilson's, erm, problems. Lol
These were entertaining, with a hint of schadenfreude thrown in. Some amusement to be had at the discomfort of others. Sorry
DoorDasher. I'm on crutches so I need orders to be placed in a bag with handles so that I can hook them over my wrist and crutch-it through the house. I very clearly state so in the delivery instructions. I also opt for "no contact" delivery. Driver shows up holding 3 boxes, no bag, rings bell, to hand them to me in person...
how are these drivers not coached on do not try and interact with any passengers outside of the ride or delivery ? this is horrible and by playing it up as just funny or rude but just block the call is not good either, it should always be reportable, the company that said they do not have a complaints department is even worse, this lets dangerous people have a without consequences playing field.
