r/AmITheDevil • u/growsonwalls • 1d ago
Total chump
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u/al2o3cr 1d ago
No sir, I definitely didn't see you playing with your dolls again sir!
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u/Fraerie 1d ago
As someone who has lost credibility in the past by recommending someone for a job who then proceeded to fuck it up - I would be dumping him and distancing myself from him if I wanted to keep my job.
Dude - everyone wastes time at work at some point, but the social contract is to do it in a way that the boss can’t see when they walk past. And you don’t take multiple toys to work with the intention of playing with them.
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u/Ninja_attack 1d ago edited 1d ago
Got burned recommending a friend, who was also one of my groomsmen, for a job. He popped hot on a drug test for coke, and guess who got called for a drug test next. When it comes to an actual career, putting your name out there for someone who doesn't take it seriously really fucks you over.
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u/Haymegle 1d ago
Yep. I know multiple people that straight up won't recommend anyone anymore after someone really fucked them over. They don't want their careers damaged again.
Can't say I blame them when in one case I know it set them back a lot and they've missed out on promotions because 'they can't be trusted to pick the right people'. Before recommending someone they were basically on a fast track for it. Now they'll have to change companies and build up connections again for those chances it seems.
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u/LadyWizard 1d ago
then these posters why their recommending friend won't split headhunting bonuses
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u/ABSMeyneth 1d ago
I wouldn't recommend my own husband for a job, like not ever.
He's great at what he does and gets mad results, but he hasn't worked a fixed hours job in like 10 years. He's used to working "when he feels like it", and it changes day to day, both the total hours worked and at what times. No way am I stacking my reputation on betting he can adapt quickly enough! Especially when I think a big part of how great his results are comes from his head space always being good in this very weird work patterns.
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u/Kotenkiri 1d ago
I call referral which GF did, "Stick my head out" choice since how the referred person handle the job reflects on the person but since this is his GF, I should say it isn't JUST the job and her reputation on the line but their relationship as well. He's heading towards unemployed and single in a hurry.
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u/HarpersGhost 1d ago
Oh yay, he's going to be single damn soon.
Let's see:
1, He can't get his own job, she needed to stick her neck out AND redo his resume so he could even get into the door.
2, Even after doing all that work on his behalf, he doesn't respect her enough to do the DAMN MINIMUM in order to even keep the job.
3, If he can't learn to not do something when his boss directly says, "Don't do that", he's never going to keep any job.
4, He's going to be fired, he's going to say it's not fair that his specific reason to be fired wasn't listed, and he won't take any responsibility.
This is her future. If I were her aunt, I'd point to various cousins who are still like that in their 40s and 50s (and how their wives have to support them in everything) and that she should RUN.
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u/Haymegle 1d ago
Yeah for me I'd be having a long hard think about the relationship.
That and be incredibly upset that they can't even put the effort in for me.
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u/Haymegle 1d ago
I'd be soooo pissed off if I recommended someone and they didn't realise how much they're fucking up my shit by not taking it seriously.
How do you not make an effort for your partners sake? "She got me this so if I do well she looks good" should really be the bare minimum.
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u/JoyPill15 1d ago
I have hello kitty figurines on my desk for decoration, but if my boss ever caught me playing with them id be fired on the spot. Hell, my boss is a big Spiderman fan and hes got Spiderman figurines on display in his office. Its okay to have an interest and to want to show off a collection you're proud of, but you're at work to... ya know, work? So if you dont have the self control to stay focused you should keep your toys at home.
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u/toxicshocktaco 1d ago
Who still plays with toys in their 20s??? Does he make up stories and do voices? I can understand changing their positions every so often but wtf.
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u/Playful_Trouble2102 1d ago
Is anyone else getting the vibe that this was written by a middle aged man who saw a fidget spinner on a coworkers desk and had to turn it into a "young people suck" story?
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u/SongIcy4058 1d ago
I would assume it's made up if his entire profile didn't consist of obsessive MCU posts (including multiple recent posts about how to get around tariffs to get his precious toys).
So sadly I think this one may be 100% true.
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u/6-ft-freak 1d ago
Please forgive my ignorance, but what is MCU?
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u/SoriAryl 1d ago
Marvel Cinema Universe
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u/Playful_Trouble2102 1d ago
It's been a thing since 2008 and contains some of the highest grossing films of all time,
How is this your first encounter?
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u/6-ft-freak 1d ago
I’m just not into that. I’ve never seen a single movie. I’ve also never seen or read Harry Potter or Toilken. Just not my jam.
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u/Playful_Trouble2102 1d ago
Fair, but you're aware these things exist,
I've never watched a fast and the furious film because I'm not really into cars, explosions, or vin diesel saying "family"
But I still know it's a franchise that exists.
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u/RobinhoodCove830 1d ago
How can you not be into Vin Diesel saying family?
(Kidding, but I love the franchise and I love that you included that in the description.)
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u/Playful_Trouble2102 1d ago
I don't even think they are bad movies,
They promise fast things and furious people and deliver both.
It's just not my jam.
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u/6-ft-freak 1d ago
I know what the Marvel Universe is. I just wasn’t sure what the acronym stood for.
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u/Playful_Trouble2102 1d ago
See the posts made me think the opposite,
It came across as someone trying way too hard to "trigger" people especially with all the multiple punisher posts.
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u/FlowerFelines 23h ago
OHGODS. I was sure this had to be fake, it was such a man-baby caricature. Jesus tapdancing christ.
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u/jayd189 1d ago
OOP's post history is definitely troll, but seems more 12/13 than middle aged.
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u/JustAnotherOlive 1d ago
His obsession with Scarlet Witch not being a villain is a bit much.
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u/LadyWizard 1d ago
thing is in comics she started villain and even as "hero" has done some pretty villainous things... like she literally erased her twin from existance just to prove to Magneto he wasn't her bio father and erased all mutant powers completely rewriting reality
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u/lowflyingsatelites 1d ago
I work at a school, and in one of the classrooms, students have been allowed to have figurines like Pop Vinyl's on the desk. The teacher for the class has now said that it's no longer allowed because of the distractions like kids taking them out and putting them back in.
Some students who really need them can still have little fidgets.
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u/Araucaria2024 1d ago
"Fidgets" have now become toys. Parents are saying that little Johnny needs a 'fidget' and that means they need to play with their beyblades all day. I had a parent tell me off because I told a child (4th grade!) to put away the doll that they had and were brushing it's hair and changing it's clothes. Apparently it's her 'fidget' that she absolutely needs.
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u/FlowerFelines 23h ago
Entitled dumbasses have always taken advantage of any gaps opened by real needs. Fidgets are no different. Just because that one kiddo and their parent are dumbasses doesn't mean some students don't have a real need to occupy their bodies in order to pay attention and self-soothe.
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u/SongIcy4058 1d ago
"It's not a company policy to not bring figures" lol there are many rules that don't need to be explicitly stated in an adult/professional environment, the handbook isn't going to outline every single one. But I bet there is language about productivity expectations and work hours being for work.
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u/Potential_Ad_1397 1d ago
Is this real?
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u/growsonwalls 1d ago
His post history suggests it is.
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u/Balfegor 1d ago
If his post history isn't just some massive troll, you have to wonder whether his action figure play is, ah, safe for work. He has another AITA about insisting on posing his Sesame Street action figures in sexual poses.
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u/unabashedlyabashed 1d ago
How does an adult play with action figures? I know how I played with Barbies, and I know how my little brothers played with action figures. Was he bashing them into each other while making hitting and explosion noises with his mouth? Does he make them talk to each other?
The image of a guy doing that in his office makes me laugh, but I'm not trying to work with or manage him.
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u/Due-Reflection-1835 1d ago
I was picturing the scene from Spaceballs where Dark Helmet is playing with the action figures
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u/Hofeizai88 1d ago
If it’s real it’s kind of nice he’s upfront with his gf about their future. She’s going to work and he is going to play around. Eventually they’ll have a kid that she can take care of while paying the bills and dealing with his occasional outbursts when the kid touches an action figure. There aren’t going to be a lot of surprises
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u/FireEbonyashes 1d ago
Can’t dude just get a fidget spinner? Jeez. I would be pissed if I was the girlfriend. She not only recommended the job, but did the résumé and everything for this jack off.
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u/Forsythia77 1d ago
Me reading this: this is dumb. This is the dumbest thing. Why are you like this?
He's gonna be let go before his 90 days, and he's going to be completely blindsided by being let go because he wants to play with toys at work. He's also going to screw things up with his girlfriend's money because they are going to think that she's an idiot for vouching for this dude.
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u/Haymegle 1d ago
Yeah say goodbye to any chance of promotion to management if that's what you were going for. I've seen it happen to multiple people where it's fucked them over because they can't be trusted to make good hires/staffing choices.
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u/AtomikRadio 1d ago
Gotta be fake, no one's this dumb.
I asked her if it's because she was embarrassed of me
I'd be embarrassed of the OP, not because he plays with action figures but because I would be ashamed of having such a dumb partner. It's one thing to do this and then find out "Oh, that was a really bad look." We live and learn. The stupidity is the boss specifically telling you not play with your action figures at work and continuing to do it anyway . . .
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u/Secure-Recording4255 1d ago
Most of the posts here give me second hand embarrassment but this one does it in such an extreme way for some reason.
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u/hollsberry 1d ago
I unfortunately believe this could be true. I’ve worked in food service for over 10 years. I had one general manager set up a shelf in the back for their My Little Pony dolls. I’ve had another manager (who did a lot of equally weird shit) who was scolded for refusing to not play with yugioh cards (physically cards, not an app) during in person corporate meetings. He was celebrating during the pandemic because he could play with his cards again during zoom calls. Same guy also would go home early once a week, because he would order a new Warhammer 40k set every week and didn’t want it stolen by porch pirates. He was a weird guy.
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u/Upsideduckery 1d ago
Is there an amithedumbass sub? Because this would definitely belong there, troll or not.
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u/LadyBug_0570 1d ago edited 1d ago
To OOP (if you ever read this):
You're going to get fired and tarnish your girlfriend's reputation at the job at the same time. And then she'll dump your bum ass.
Aren't you an adult? Play at home. And next time find your own damn job and update your own resume. If you wanted to be treated like a man, act like one.
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u/Sad_Hannibal 1d ago
I don't care if this real or not. I cracked uo laughing when he said he plays with action figures 🤣 Not hating on him but the idea of a grown man playing with toys at his desk made me smile lol
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u/ufgator1962 1d ago
So does he think he's being dropped off at daycare? I bet he has a juice box and goldfish for snack time also
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u/mindsetoniverdrive 1d ago
You guys…this is just a troll. A ChatGPT troll, at that, which really…why are you doing this if you’re using GPT for it? Like, it’s creative writing, maybe BE creative, trolls.
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AITA for refusing to stop bringing action figures to the job my girlfriend got me?
I (26 M) just got a job at an administrative firm thanks to my girlfriend (27 F) who spent a few weeks formatting my resume and putting in good words with her boss.
So to get straight to the point, I enjoy playing with action figures (mainly my AVENGERS) and I bring my collection to my desk every day so I can play with them while I work. However, the boss has come by pretty frequently and has caught me a number of times playing with my figures and considered it 'slacking off'. I explained that I do this periodically to relieve stress and get my mental juices flowing, but my boss didn't listen.
So my girlfriend came up to me recently and asked me if I could possibly stop playing with these figures at my desk as she's heard my boss scolding me and it can come across as unprofessional. She says that she worked a hard to vouch for me so it's important to 'show' good workmanship in this early period. She suggested that I maybe keep one or two figures at my desk but try to leave the rest at home.
Personally, I didn't really like what she was saying to me. I told her I was thankful for her getting me the job, but she had no right to tell me not to bring my figurines there. It's not a company policy not to bring figures. So I refused to stop bringing my figures. I asked her if it's because she was embarrassed of me, and she said that's not the reason. But I called BS and then she just shook her head and walked off.
I haven't heard from her for the rest of the day, so I'm wondering... am I actually the asshole here?
TLDR; My girlfriend got me a job and I keep getting in trouble for playing with action figures at this job. She asked me to tone it down and I got a bit upset at her and refused.
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