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[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 5 hours ago

Six years ago my former coworker's house burnt down and I gave them a decent amount of money, no strings.

Three weeks ago the same person gave me a job making 30% more money than I was.

It goes around the nice way too sometimes.

[–] Surp@lemmy.world 15 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (5 children)

Seeing the people that are happy to ruin someone else's life because they were bullied by them a decade ago...goes to show you no one can ever forgive. Just animals the lot of ya....people change, maybe give them a chance.

[–] rhadamanth_nemes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

As someone who was bullied, and who still has flashbacks and triggers from it... Yeah I would try to forgive them, but I'm not going to feel bad about delivering some consequences.

Like I'm glad that you grew as a person but the injured party should decide if the person who inflicted the injury gets a free pass. And either way they're 100% correct.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago

I suspect the story in the tweet is fake so probably don't need to worry about the wellbeing of this hypothetical teacher.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 3 points 3 hours ago

There's a mixing context though. If they're unapologetic (before needing something) about it? Fuck em. If they've made amends and then you just do happen to be in a position of power? _That's_when forgiveness is appropriate.

[–] mycelium_underground@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

My cat certainly seems to have forgiven me for all the times I made him move, at least.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 3 minutes ago

He's playing the long game, he'll feast on your corpse after he suffocates you in your sleep.

[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago

Some people deserve forgiveness, some do not.

I think we all cheer because we interject the ones we know that do not deserve forgiveness.

[–] moonbunny@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I’ve held an interview with one of my former school bullies from highschool for a position under my team. I only had a suspicion when I came across the resume, but I just knew it was him when I saw his face on cam.

It was nice seeing him fumble over the curveball technical questions that I threw at him, and told HR that he wasn’t only a poor fit, but not to even send a follow up response l either.

[–] Burninator05@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago

Not a school bully but more of an adult would-be bully/asshole. I saw his resume come across my bpss's desk and I made sure he didnt even get considered for an interview. Feels good man.

Life is about the little things

[–] cabillaud@lemmy.world 41 points 12 hours ago

Fuck bankers

[–] Sillyglow@lemmy.ca 25 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

This reminds me of the simpsons when Lisa learns what kind of life her teachers live so she decides to be much nicer to these people who spend so much of their days with children sacrificing to a life of service and little thanks.

But you’re the opposite.

Face it: kids can be a lot. Sometimes you got to own that you were the little shit in someone’s life sometimes.

[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 36 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

To normal people: be nice to kids because they need the support and encouragement to grow into stable adults with a healthy sense of self worth.

To the selfish people: be nice to kids because you never know when you might need their mercy in the future.

[–] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

For people: be nice to kids because you later need them to pay your "elderly money"

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[–] SpiderUnderUrBed@lemmy.zip 32 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

I'm all for pettyness in most cases.. but uhh. This is a bit much don't ya think?

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[–] slappypantsgo@lemm.ee 26 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

I’d like to know more context. Without it, it makes the poster seem like a traitor.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 23 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

You don't get to choose. The numbers go into a spreadsheet. An answer comes out.

[–] slappypantsgo@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours ago

That is definitely not true. But that’s not the context I meant.

[–] booly@sh.itjust.works 7 points 12 hours ago

Yeah, my reading of this is that this poster took particular personal satisfaction from denying an application, but it didn't cross my mind that there was any element of actual control or decisionmaking.

It's like when someone cuts you off and then crashes their car. You didn't cause the crash, and a crashed car is a much more severe punishment than simple rudeness would deserve, but you can still derive satisfaction from the sequence of events.

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 12 points 18 hours ago

agreed and affirmed but since we're here, fuck banks

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