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submitted 7 months ago by fpslem@lemmy.world to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 139 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Later: why didn't you do the thing I asked?

The secret is: it's always your fault.

[+] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 110 points 7 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

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[–] 1stTime4MeInMCU@mander.xyz 59 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Don’t bcc your personal email, the internal mail servers can see everything even if the recipients don’t. Better to just screencap when possible.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 24 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Download it, actually.

[–] Lemjukes@lemm.ee 21 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Weekly/monthly dump of the inbox to a personal cloud storage for later archiving

Except don’t do this if your company tells you not to(which they most likely have) as it will actually screw you over pretty badly. Unless you’ve got hard proof of illegality going on, don’t piss off your employer by being paranoid.

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So what if they know you have it?

[–] Bertuccio@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago (3 children)

The two things I can think of are the company may try to tag you for inappropriately handling what they consider confidential information -- and if something goes to court and the email ends up in the discovery process, opposing council may be allowed access to your entire personal email account.

It's probably better to copy everything as an attachment to a dedicated portable drive so it's less likely to be called out by the company, and if it ends up it court you only need to release the information on that drive.

[–] ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago

It’s probably better to copy everything as an attachment to a dedicated portable drive

This would get you fired from some jobs.

[–] 1stTime4MeInMCU@mander.xyz 5 points 7 months ago

Most companies have software to identify what you’ve copied to an external drive as well.

[–] Krzd@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Copying to an external drive would be way worse than using your own email. With the email you can prove that that was the only data you moved to outside the company. With an external drive they'd argue that it might be a habit, question what else you moved and sue the fuck out of you for breach of contract + violations of NDAs.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

The boss can't see it unless he asks a tech for it. The techs usually don't care.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 40 points 7 months ago (1 children)

After months of no replies, you are fired for "lack of initiative".

Unless you went ahead and did it, and then you get fired for "too much initiative".

You have to find just the right amount of initiative.

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago (2 children)

My DEX modfier is +2 and get another +2 from being a bard, is +4 too high?

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 16 points 7 months ago

If it made the boss feel inadequate, then yes - dial that shit back, maybe pretend to attempt to roll but then trip (while actually aiming to just trip), roll for constitution to avoid damage. Taking ego damage is unavoidable in that case, except getting to keep the job more than balances it out:-).

And congratulations - you just leveled up! Now you get to do 1.1x your previous workload, for 1.00x your previous pay.:-( Although when all your friends at work get let go, you get to stay.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Make sure you don't roll too high or too low.

[–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

if your relationship with your boss is this toxic, you should be writing a resignation email instead.

[–] icedcoffee@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago

This goes so hard

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Oh I know. When you're raised by a narcissist with an obsession for controlling people, EVERYTHING is your fault. Never theirs.

Hey, did you know I'm responsible for my dads marriage failing, my school (a catholic elementary school) rejecting me (an athiest) for MC Hammer dancing in church (I was acting out a death scene portraying the lies of the church killing me), the holocaust, the dinosaurs dying, getting cancer, being fat as a 5 year old, my mom attempting suicide and going into a coma, having hearing problems, being born with the umbilical cord wrapped around my neck, my dad running himself over with his truck on a day I wasn't home, cats invading our home.....now granted I fully welcomed it, but I had nothing to do with it. Three of kittens LOVED me! And then he sent them to a kill shelter, because the no kill shelter was a 10 minute longer drive.

So yeah. I'm used to everything being my fault.

[–] Kaiyoto@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I feel you, my mom was the same way.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Same here, good luck you all!

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 7 points 7 months ago

Sometimes there are no words... only gif.

[–] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Sir / Ma'am, this is a Wendy's.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

And the frosty machine being broken is my fault, I'm assuming?

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 1 points 7 months ago

Even so, it is Wend-ception, Wendy's all the way down...

[–] LyingCake@feddit.org 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Bit too specific there, buddy.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

It's based on real life.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 7 months ago

The 5th panel should be a copy of the 2nd one.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago

“Per our discussion…”

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 31 points 7 months ago

Mysteriously, your performance review is suddenly much worse, citing completely unrelated reasons.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 29 points 7 months ago

Been there, seem that. I put it in writing that I won't do what boss asked because it would be illegal. Was never approached about this topic again.

[–] tired_lemming@sh.itjust.works 29 points 7 months ago

This manager at least decides to park it rather than doubling down which honestly already puts her better than many.