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I'm sure that there's a spectrum of reasons that people defer, but we know that it's not because they see us as equals and it's unlikely that most do it because they see us as superiors. Meanwhile, is it really a courtesy that they're providing? In the amount of time that it takes to do the "you go. No, you go" routine, we could have both put the intersection behind us. Sometimes, the most polite thing to do is to get the hell out of the way.
See post #5210
#5230
Fat n slow
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I had to abandon my ride a few miles in tonight because of a general level of cluelessness and micromanagement at the top level that had me so pissed I wasn’t enjoying it. Never in my life have I felt so awful about working for someone. I’ve looked for opportunities to grow, but never just gave up and and wanted to quit with nothing lined up. Super frustrating and exhausting.
It’ll take me 6-9 months to find something comparable, which makes it even worse.
It’ll take me 6-9 months to find something comparable, which makes it even worse.
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I had to abandon my ride a few miles in tonight because of a general level of cluelessness and micromanagement at the top level that had me so pissed I wasn’t enjoying it. Never in my life have I felt so awful about working for someone. I’ve looked for opportunities to grow, but never just gave up and and wanted to quit with nothing lined up. Super frustrating and exhausting.
It’ll take me 6-9 months to find something comparable, which makes it even worse.
It’ll take me 6-9 months to find something comparable, which makes it even worse.
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I had to abandon my ride a few miles in tonight because of a general level of cluelessness and micromanagement at the top level that had me so pissed I wasn’t enjoying it. Never in my life have I felt so awful about working for someone. I’ve looked for opportunities to grow, but never just gave up and and wanted to quit with nothing lined up. Super frustrating and exhausting.
It’ll take me 6-9 months to find something comparable, which makes it even worse.
It’ll take me 6-9 months to find something comparable, which makes it even worse.
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#5237
smelling the roses
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Did you give him the look?
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Yeah, it's never problematic when a group of people feels so entitled in their (real or perceived) privilege over others that they posture with demonstrations of their magnanimous nature. These same people never, ever rescind their freely given good graces when they're driving to the ****** job that they hate or when they're late getting Johnny to soccer practice. Nope, never.
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Poison ivy is a sensitizer - if you've been exposed to it with little/no reaction previously, there's a good chance that your body will mount a bigger response the next time around. I've unwittingly walked through the stuff in sandals and came away unscathed, but I'm not about to test it out again.
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Had a nice ride today. We didn't do a lot of climbing because some of today's riders are doing a big climb tomorrow. I was invited but declined. Don't want to tail a bunch of climbers on a Wednesday, I do that on Saturdays. This is part of tomorrow's route.
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Yeah, it's never problematic when a group of people feels so entitled in their (real or perceived) privilege over others that they posture with demonstrations of their magnanimous nature. These same people never, ever rescind their freely given good graces when they're driving to the ****** job that they hate or when they're late getting Johnny to soccer practice. Nope, never.
Poison ivy is a sensitizer - if you've been exposed to it with little/no reaction previously, there's a good chance that your body will mount a bigger response the next time around. I've unwittingly walked through the stuff in sandals and came away unscathed, but I'm not about to test it out again.
#5244
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#5245
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Somewhat embarrassingly I think the MTB I'm riding tomorrow may be close to if not under the weight of my main road bike.
And it's squishy on both ends.
And it's squishy on both ends.
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#5247
Should Be More Popular
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#5250
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