07/15/24 - I miss her so much that I keep pulling up old security footage to look at her while I cry.
“This is a resignation approval from my HR…can I still find work like this? What can I do? Can I file a complaint somewhere?”
[The resignation approval from HR reads, “OP [name blurred] was hired as a salesman at our company on the 20th of November, 2023, under a 1 year labour contract. He has resigned on the 15th of December, 2023 after failing his job assessment. This employee has displayed no sales results, no teamwork, no social abilities, and no ability to learn during his employment, and has failed multiple assessments, and was asked to resign as a result. The handoff process has been completed and this labour contract will end today.”]
Comments say, “You’re not allowed to write anything negative about the employee. This is a resignation approval, not a firing notice.”
“What a thrill! Go find a friend who has a company and have him extend you a job offer, write the salary to be as high as you can get away with. Then have your friend’s company send you an email saying that you’re not allowed to work there unless you provide legal proof of the termination of your last labour contract. Then go to court and have your original company pay you for the damages from not being able to get your new job.”
“Go to the Department of Labour right away before this fortune runs away!”
#Woman’s flight tickets drop in price by 3000 RMB so she buys low and refunds high. “Now that the summer holidays are here, we’re seeing peak tourism season again. Many tourists have discovered that the Golden Week and Independence Week plane ticket free fall has happened yet again during summer break. Some people have experienced their flight tickets dropping in price by as much as 3000 RMB the night before they’re about to set off, and have managed to get a full refund while waiting on boarding.
Towards the end of May, netizen “Cauliflower” bought return tickets from Shanghai to Sanya on Eastern Airline’s app for 5 adults and 1 child, a total of 15,000 RMB.
On the 21st of June, she checked ticket prices again, and the total had dropped by about 1000 RMB. On the 22nd at 10pm, less than 12 hours from her take off time, she checked Eastern Airlines’ app again, and the tickets had been discounted yet again, now 3000 RMB cheaper than originally. When she learned she could cancel her tickets for free, she decided to buy low and refund high. “I called up customer service and had them talk me through getting the cheaper tickets. It’s pretty easy when you know the flight number.”
Afterwards, she cancelled the more expensive tickets she got. On the 28th, after she was done with her travels and had arrived home, she called Eastern Airlines. “I called Eastern Airlines in the morning, and got a call back in the afternoon telling me to apply for the refund on the app. I have to fill out a form and they have to approve it on their end, which can take some time too. On the 4th of July, the application got approved, and on the 5th of July, I got my money back. It takes a long time, but the money comes through no problem.”
“Cauliflower” was very surprised that she was allowed to buy in low and refund high. “I honestly just got curious and asked.”
Cauliflower explains that her tickets were fully refundable. The customer service agent explained that it’s their new policy in response to how volatile ticket prices have been. “But I’m not sure exactly what the specific policy is.”
But she reminds reminds people that you have to buy the new tickets on the same flight.
Comments say, “That’s impossible. They don’t let you buy tickets on the same flight until you’ve already cancelled your previous tickets.”
“But usually, the ticket cancellation fee is pretty exorbitant too.”
“This won’t work if you bought discounted tickets to begin with. Different types of tickets have different refund policies.”
#42 women dismembered and killed in Kenya. “Kenya police announced that they’ve arrested a suspected serial killer who admitted to murdering 52 women and disposing of their dismembered bodies in a landfill in Nairobi.
Agence France-Presse reports that since last Friday, 9 dismembered bodies in various plastic bags have been fished out of the landfill in Nairobi’s slum district. Kenya’s acting national police chief Kanja [spelling? not sure] said that the suspect was named Khalusha, and was arrested around 3AM on Monday at a local bar.
Criminal Investigation Bureau head Mohammed Amin explains that the first person the suspect killed was his own wife. He also adds that these murders took place between 2022 and the 11th of July, 2024. He told reporters that this arrest was a joint initiative between the national police and the criminal investigation bureau. They’ve arrested two suspects, who had one of the victim’s phone on him at the time of arrest.”
Comments say, “If this had happened in any other country, it would be international top news.”
“It’s so dangerous overseas. No wonder my family never lets me travel abroad.”
“On the 12th of July, 74-year-old former chief designer of Rolls-Royce, Ian Cameron, was found dead on the doorstep of his 3 million pound mansion in Bavaria, Germany. Supposedly, a man came up to Ian’s house and stabbed him. The police is hunting the suspect right now. When the attack happened, Ian’s wife climbed over the fence to escape to the neighbour’s house to call for emergency services, but due to the severity of his injuries, the doctors had to announce Ian’s death.
The police investigated the suspect’s potential route of escape and gathered evidence before announcing that, “The investigation shows this was a violent crime.” They found that the camera in the mansion’s garage had been cut off and the suspect fled on food.
Ian was a legendary car designer, having worked for Rolls-Royce for 20 years. Before his retirement, he was involved in the design of the Z8, Phantom, and Ghost series, and used to be Rolls-Royce’s brand ambassador.”
Comments say, “Husband and wives are like birds in a forest. They fly off their own way when danger threatens.” [Lines of Chinese poetry.]
“England is listed as the top three safest countries in the world. [Doge]”
“Is he a secret Trump supporter?”
A video of a Fujian month-old feast [for celebrating new babies after their mom is done sitting the month]:
Comments say, “I just want to ask, if you’re invited to a feast like this, how big of a red pocket do you need to bring?”
“I gotta say, Fujian people sure are generous when it comes to banquets.”
“Shouldn’t you avoid using shrink wrap when steaming foods?”
A compilation of how important food buddies are in people’s lives:
“I just saw a comment, “My pee buddy told me a few days ago that he pulled connections to get me into his new job, because he can’t pee without e anymore.””
“A good work buddy is literally all that keeps me going during the workday now.”
“I’m fighting a lot with my husband and threatening divorce, and my SIL is super stressed out. She keeps asking me whether my getting a divorce would affect our relationship.”
“My work buddy was with me for 4 years of uni, 3 years of Master’s Degree, and 7 years of work. She thought about quitting countless times and I talked her into staying. I don’t know how I’m supposed to live without her.”
“My food buddy left all of a sudden, and I miss her so much that I keep pulling up old security footage to look at her while I cry. I’m so upset I wasn’t nicer to her.”
“I used to work as a receptionist. The company hired four in total, but I’m super chatty, and no matter who sits next to me, I could chat them up. So then everyone wanted to sit next to me. So then, it turned into three girls sitting around me. And then I got fired. T_T”
“Who knows what it’s like to be an accountant in a small company? I’m the only person in this tiny office. I don’t get to say anything all day long.”
“I know, right? Before I started my own business, I worked in someone else’s business for a year or two, and really got along with a coworker. Every time he takes a day off, I’ll be depressed all day long.”
“My former buddy got fired. When I saw her seat empty at our morning meeting, I burst into tears, and everyone thought my boyfriend broke up with me or something.”
“Me and my chat buddy. We talk about everything. The work day feels like it goes by in a blink while we’re chatting. I never forget to get him a pack of cigarettes every time I go out for one. But today, when I got to work, he had left two packs of cigarettes and a lighter on my seat, and he’s quit his job.”
“My chat buddy is an accountant, and we used to get together to complain about our boss all the time. Every time I got done cussing out my boss, I’d feel so much better. And then I found out she was the boss’s mistress. And then I quit.”
“My chat buddy was the boss’s relative. I cussed out my boss for a whole year to him before I found out.”
“I want to run every day, and my work buddy is trying to talk me down every day.”
“After my food buddy quit, she left an ID photo of herself in the corner of her desk. I’ve pinned her up on my wall now, so I can pretend she’s still here with me.”
“My chat buddy quit because she thinks our cafeteria food sucks. She went to a new company and couldn’t get along with her new coworkers, so she ended up coming back. To keep her around, I’ve been learning how to cook on Tiktok. Now I bring lunch to work every day, so make sure she doesn’t leave again.”
“My buddy got me into her new job.”
“I’m the owner of a small furnishing company, and a carpenter is always at odds with me. I’ve been wanting to fire him for the longest time, and I don’t dare to because his buddy is a painter who’s really, really good at his job. They’re so close, they share their pants. If I fire one, the other one is sure to leave.”
“Today! Literally today! The only girl who knows how to cook in my company left!!”
“My gossip buddy got scapegoated and went to prison. I can’t get any energy at work and I’ve taken off 4 days sick now.”
“My food buddy is really great at his job, and I’m terrible at mine. The boss wants to fire me, and to make sure we’re not separated, my food buddy told my boss if I got fired, he’d quit too. Thanks to him, my boss has let me stick around. We’ve been buddies for 5 years. Neither of us wants to get separated.”
“Before my buddy left, I slack off all day long and make 3K a month. After he left, I grieved and cried for several days, and turned into an emotionless work machine. Now I make 20K.”
“My work buddy left and after a month, I quit too. He’s a 2000’s kid and he’s super hot and he calls me “sis” every day. He’s my entire motivation to get up to go to work every day. Our job has really long hours, and after he quit, I have no one to talk to and no one to suffer with. The new guy was a divorced middle-aged guy who’s ugly and doesn’t provide any emotional value and talks down to me every day, so I quit.”
“We all sit around and complain about the boss. Then I found out that aside from me and the janitor lady, everyone in this smallass company is related to each other.”
“My slacker buddy got promoted, and the first thing he said was that I’m not allowed to slack off anymore or he’ll fire me.”
A video of a farmer harvesting water spinach. He claims he can harvest 300 pounds a night, which sell for 1 RMB per pound.
Comments say, “Can’t we get AI to do this? It lowers costs and saves people a lot of hard work. Why can’t Luobo [developer of the driverless taxis] work on this?”
“But water spinach is super tasty! Even just stir-fried on its own! I just can never make it right. It always gets super watery. But you can add it to your rice noodles and sour and spicy noodles too!”
“[Screenshot of water spinach prices listed in a store, for 9.9 RMB per 250g.]”
A compilation of how it feels to lose a lot of weight:
“What’s the biggest change for you when you lose weight? I feel like my arms are too hard to sleep on now, when I want to take a nap on my desk. When I used to be meaty, it was super comfy to use them as a pillow. Also, I feel cold a lot more.”
“Now I can pick and choose clothes, instead of having clothes pick and choose me.”
“When I was fat, there were pretty clothes all over the place that I couldn’t fit into. Now that I lose weight, all the fashion out there has gotten so ugly.”
“The biggest change is all the constipation.”
“After I lost 30 pounds, my shoe size went from 38 to 35. Stop fucking with me, God.”
“My stomach’s definitely shrank. I get full easier now.”
“I’ve gotten a lot more distant. Really like watching mukbangs. No energy.”
“I have no strength. Just none.”
“Me too. I barely have the energy to walk, or cough, or talk loudly. My mom says I look like I’m on death’s door. So I stopped dieting and went back to eating normal.”