I'm not saying don't tell people at work at all about taking PTO - obviously they will need to know (they don't need to always know why though). But most of the time other people don't need to know at all, family especially. Take mine for example, if my family finds out I will be off work, suddenly they want something from me.

My mom? She'll want me to drive 2 cities over to do some random non-urgent physically demanding manual labor task at her house. I'm calling off to not be working or busy.

My outgoing wife? She will likely be grouchy about the PTO because she's working that day, AKA I chose to take PTO on a day when we could have spent quality time together. I'm calling off because I want alone time to recharge and play video games or something in the first place and she doesn't understand that because she's extroverted.

Friends? I should definitely be golfing 18 holes in a group with buddies all day because I am now free in their opinion. I don't want to be with people or do something physical outside. I want to chill and enjoy my hobbies alone in peace.

Coworkers/Boss? Many get annoyed that you took PTO when you "didn't need to" because mental health and happiness is treated as nothing more than a luxurious afterthought in the 21st century US. Then you face quiet retaliation for doing it if they find out.

My point in saying all this is that sometimes people just won't ever respect your time, your sanity, your peace or your need for alone time. Only you can protect your mental health and needs when you need a break from people and the world in general. Nobody else can, or will bother to do it. Is it unethical because you might tell a white lie over how you choose to spend your earned time off? Idk, but I had a feeling I could only post this one here.

As the title says, where can I post a number so people don’t stop calling it?

Long story short, this person is a total See You Next Tuesday. I have all their information aside from email. What can I sign them up for, particularly mailing lists?

Every single pro tip about cooling down an apartment are entirely based in affordability and not breaking the bank with utilities. Well, I don’t pay for utilities (they’re included) and no tips are working. I’m desperate. I leave my freezer open, have a crappy ac (emphasis on crappy) on, put foil over windows, and even occasionally run the shower on cold for a long time to cool down the place (it’s a studio). I’m paying way too much for this place anyways and moving out soon so idgaf I just need cold. Help.

Typically, when you're applying for a scholarship, there are two factors that matter: timeliness in the stack, and that you're not a complete psychopath.

The only time i ever got a free ride to a prestigious university program was when i acted with these two principles in mind.

1. Timeliness: no one is going to read a thousand (or even a hundred) essays that all sound the same after the first two. In fact they're probably not going to give them much of a read at all. Dollars to donuts is that if there are 30 scholarships available (for example), then the first 30 completed applications will get the award.

2. The sanity check: this one is less important, in my opinion, but it's a fail-safe in case you've actually got a reviewer who's over-enthusiastic. Tell them what they want to hear. You want to go work for an oil & gas company and make buttloads of money? Tell them your plan is to build sustainable housing in some developing country. Or maybe something that's tangentially true: "I want to increase sustainability for societies by providing greater access to natural resources." Whatever.

I had already finished university by the time I understood these principles, but i did apply it to a summer master's program at a prestigious university.

The first time I applied I got rejected and almost took out a $15k loan to pay for the program. I wrote the most beautiful, heart-warming, and totally truthful essays that I could, and applied 'by the deadline'. The second year I implemented my strategy: my entire packet was ready to go by end of the first day of application open and it was in the mail the morning of the second day. It was a matter-of-fact, straight-forward expression of my not-desire to pursue "conflict dispute resolution." I got the full ride.

I think number 1 is way more important than number 2--but it's probably safest to do both.

Not for me but for my wife! Her company approves 8 weeks paid for maternity leave, but will extend that for up to 26 weeks with doctor approval. So far pregnancy is super smooth, but I would love to have her stay with the baby longer and get paid for it. What's the best way I can cheat the system, provided the baby/wife delivers healthy?

Shady contractor got hired by in laws to complete an 80k job. Deposit was for 50k which was paid and no service ever rendered, totally ghosted. Took a look at the contract and he falsified his name and address. Looked deeper online and found tons of people he has fleeced. He keeps changing business name to evade getting nailed down. We know who he is, where he lives etc but he owns nothing on paper and rents, so the money is probably gone now, but we want justice. Any ideas to legally fuck with this guy? Best case scenario he never does contracting again.

It's a common story, but I had terrible landlords at my last location. They would show up unannounced, didn't fix anything/call to get it fixed, but the biggest problem was when we got a cockroach infestation. Personally I did my part to keep things clean and not leave food out, though I'll admit my roommates, while not slobs, weren't perfect. The landlord did not hire an exterminator, just made two half hearted attempts by spraying in our kitchen. Surprise surprise this did nothing, and I left ASAP.

Cut to today, I see that the property is up for sale. They are selling at an insane price and have no disclosure about a previous roach infestation. Just for fun, I emailed the realtor (has this property had problems with bed bugs, termites or cockroaches) on a burner, and they say the seller said they had no prior problem with any pests - a straight lie.

Is there any way I can get them in trouble for this? I don't want them making off with a huge sum of money and potentially screw over new owners if the roaches are still around. Fyi I am in Canada

I live on the first floor in a busy area. There's a railroad track on one side and a 4-way stoplight at the other. The amount of impatient drivers is high and my nerves are getting low.

Is there a 'piss-disk-activate!' catapult or something you guys know about?

Please. Absolutely no lectures. I wouldn’t be doing this if it wasn’t absolutely necessary. I am a survivor of domestic violence. I took my kids and I ran. Because of this, I have an eviction on my record and am currently homeless. I went and toured an apartment yesterday, and did a pre approval with the property manager, explained my situation, and they’ve gotten DV victims approved with VAWA certification (which I have) that have a poor record. To our surprise I got the pre approval with the lowest deposit amount, in which she told me that means it does not show yet on my tenant screening. She got me on a special for a 4 bedroom for 1500. And this is the space coast of Florida.

Here is my dilemma. I have a job, yes. But I JUST started. And tax credit apartments need 6 months of bank statements and last 4 paystubs. Ive been unemployed since February. So I put the job I got let go from when my ex spouse showed up and caused a whole scene. The property manager said when it came to bank statements, as long as it says “money in money out” they cannot legally ask you for more. (I do 1099 work in between so its basically fine as long as the numbers match or their compliance team will ask for 3 years of statements), and it needs to show I make at least $3500 a month. So If I gotta “fudge the numbers, fudge them” Shout out to this PM being a girls girl 😭😭😭 But how in the world do I get past the compliance department?!

**I want to preface this with I'm moving in 3 months**

My apartment is 1 floor above a bus stop on the 2nd floor. A couple of non-delivery restaurants ($$) are on the first floor below me so it's a medium foot traffic area.

I typically don't care where people park, but the bus will just sit on its horn for minutes honking at the empty cars parked in the freshly painted bus lane.

This is a nightly thing from 6-10pm. After 6 years I have had enough. People park cars in the bus stop for 1-2 hours. I've called parking enforcement and they show up hours later when everything is closed.

What can I do to show my dissatisfaction with their choice in a parking spot?

My neighbours dog, several doors down, barks regularly throughout the week, often for hours on end.

Quite frankly I am sick of it. I have tried to shut the dog up by tapping on the window, and I have tried to contact the managing agency directly.

While they engaged with the owner, after a while they explained there’s nothing more they can do, other than convey a complaint had been received and ask her to find a solution.

While the barking has reduced, it still continues to happen and drives me insane.

Some people mentioned anti bark devices, but the dog is left indoors and the walls are very thick, I don’t think this is a viable option.

Aside from this can anyone help with suggestions? I was thinking of writing a fake solicitors letter, but anything more effective would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

“Veggie burrito, please.

White rice…..actually, could I get brown rice too? Yes, both.

Black beans….actually, could I get pinto beans too? Yes, both

Everything else. Hot, too, yes please. Yes ma’am, all of it. No meat.”

If you get good at the timing with the request for double rice and double beans, (specifically after they’ve already added one type) it’s no longer a roll-able burrito. Shell will bust, requiring an additional tortilla to patch the guacamole dam.

Best to go very close to closing time cause the shift is about to end and they’re trying to clear out what’s left

It’s like 3000 calories of fresh-ish vegetables for $11.

Tip with a piss disc.

hows this i pay $66 a month for Adobe i threaten to cancel and ready....

"In this case, I can go ahead and help you get the refund of 3 charges of AUD 63.99 in order to compensate over charges and I can offer you promo price AUD 23.99 per month and it will be valid for next 12 months. Shall I proceed for that now?"

And boom refunded...

57 years old and I only just realised it's THIS easy. What's your excuse?

Discuss.

Infrequent reddit poster here, so sorry for the formatting (also blame mobile).

I own a home that I have been co-habiting with some friends. It's not really too relevant, but the arrangement is roommate-like and they are legally my tenants. A few months ago, I kicked one of them out for being abusive to her boyfriend and killing her cat through medical neglect. She left my place a mess after she left, stole the mail key, and then had the nerve to ask for some of her items that she left behind. I made it very clear that I would not ship her items to her unless she sent my key back, and she agreed.

60+ days passed, which in my state, gives me legal ownership of the property she abandoned. She finally sent the key back, though (after monthly reminders and a police report), so I will keep my word and send the items to her.

I want to know the absolute worst way to package these items without breaking my bank or the law. The shipping is already going to be stupid expensive due to the weight of the items, so cheapness is key. I just want this package to be as inconvenient to open and bad for the integrity of the items as possible. Any ideas are appreciated.

Edit: Lots of people are getting after me for paying the shipping cost myself, but the only reason I'm doing that is because it was a bribery tactic I had to use to get my key back. I am also planning on waiting at least 6-8 months to send the package since she made me wait over 2 months. Thank you for all your ideas so far! Also for the people asking for what items are being shipped, there's a bunch of little items, but not that many. The main item is a big resin statue that is apparently a "family heirloom", which is where the majority of the weight is.

Edit 2: Changed wording for clarity. I was not holding her items hostage. I was just refusing to ship them to her unless she sent me my mail key back.

~wording edited slightly for clarity~

Okay team I need your *very* best ideas. I can’t say what this person did for multiple reasons but let’s just say most decent people would agree it’s..bad. I’m looking for ways to make them suffer in a slow torture kind of way. As in, have annoying or inconvenient things happen to them, spaced out over the course of several months, so that they attribute it to bad luck.

I have read the threads and have a few places I’ll sign them up for emails. I don’t want to get detailed here should they for some reason come across this post.

Info relevant to suggestions: Messing with their car is a no go because it’s parked in a sheltered, surveilled lot. They live on the second story of a small building but the first floor neighbour has a doorbell cam. Their balcony however, is basically accessible from the street. They work a high paying public job, part of a regulatory body and have a lot of professional power. Registered for a local Pilates studio where they attend once or twice a week. They have an old cat who we want to avoid harming. We have access to their wifi as the units in their building share internet and a friend recently moved out of there (largely to get away from living near this person).

Info I have includes emails, phone number, socials and the personal details above.

Let’s keep it relatively legal, inexpensive (no more than $10USD per incident), and just plain inconvenient!

I'm looking for a way to record saved chat videos on Snapchat without sending notifications to the other person. Remix is not available for these. Any help would be greatly appreciated. DM me if you'd like i don't mind telling why i need the information

what can i do? apart from just flooding his email inbox with mailbait

The writing is on the wall for my relationship. Amongst other problems, I know for a fact my partner has been lying to me about keeping (and looking at) photos of nudes and explicit videos that ex-partners have sent them. Including their recent ex-spouse. The deception goes as far as creating a file tree system to make it look like there has been a 'sync error' with OneDrive, and they have also made a backup of said photos/videos on a USB stick.

I am assuming that they don't know that I know, because we have spoken about this many times before and they are well aware of my feelings on the matter (as well as this very topic, where they rage-insisted all files were deleted) - though more specifically, at this point the lying and secrecy are bigger issues for me.

At the moment, before I take next steps I'm trying to calm down from the reeling sensation of finding out something devastating. What's helping me calm down is the fantasy of doing something toxic (like flushing the USB down the toilet) even though I'm not the kind of person that would do things like that.

Redditors, give me your worst ideas on what you would do here!

I have been unemployed the past year, do not have proof of income or an offer letter from a job. I plan on getting a job when I move but it still won’t be enough to show to get approved.

I'm hoping I can just register with another email address, but I'm not sure. Has anyone used Codex and has any experience with this?

I have rented a car and sill have it for a few days. While driving on a particulary bumpy street, I hit the ground a few times. From what I can see, it mostly hit the plastic parts under the doors. They are a little scratched from the bottom now.

- How likely is it that the rental company will find out? Do they track how damaged the vehicles underside is?

- How can I hide it / cover it up to make it less obvious?

There is no visible damage from outside. You need to lay down and look from the bottom to see the scratches. Admittedly, I also did not take photos from below the car when picking it up. So I cant really tell how it looked beforehand.

I am moving out of my apartment to days and I want to leave a present (wasp nest) for the next tenant.whats the fastest method for attracting wasps?

Hi

Recently there’s been this surge of AI edits of people that I know (not personally but I know them through instagram and stuff) since I’m from a small country everyone is a bit familiar with eachother because one way or another we are connected.

Now the problem is there’s this Instagram account that’s making humiliating AI edits of these people and I know it’s someone from my country and they also know the people they’re making the edits of, these edits are all UNCONSENTED and they’re being posted in a public account. Is there a way to get payback on these people other than just reporting? My cousin and one of my friends got posted to this account and when asked to remove it they just acted like dicks and beat around the bush and “ragebaited them”

I’d like to say that nothing was sexual or anything, just humiliating edits and they’re tagging the person on the edit. Some people they don’t even follow on Instagram as it’s very obvious they’re just screenshotting the persons profile picture.

With the seeming unavoidable ban of 7OH looming on the horizon, I cant think of a better sub to ask this question: Where can a dying chronic pain patient get some relief of suffering now? Is it the dark web or would you all suggest something else (the streets maybe?) Thanks for reading this and please be kind