From the very moment we're born, we have to deal with authority in one way or another. Parents, teachers, bosses, and other figures with power over us keep telling us what to do and how to think, and at times, what they say isn't even reasonable. Their words can be outdated, insulting, and just plain wrong. So, when a Reddit user asked everyone on the platform to share the worst things they've heard from someone "above" them, people responded with a lot of memorable stories.
#21
"Women shouldn't be in management, they don't make good leaders." - my female lead.
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#22
I was once fired even though he agreed my work was fine, but I had said I was there (waiter job while in grad school) for the money. He wanted people who were there for the company. It was a british themed chain restaurant. It was dumb I just laughed and left.
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#23
My manager:
"We're not that far behind. You and [coworker] just need to work harder"
This was a year ago. And we're still behind.
"We're not that far behind. You and [coworker] just need to work harder"
This was a year ago. And we're still behind.
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#24
"You don't have that symptom, you haven't been diagnosed with that disorder."
Mother, I regret to inform you that executive dysfunction is indeed a symptom of the ADHD you insisted I had, and got me diagnosed for. But my mother never admitted she was wrong so I got into a several day beef with a grown woman over this, before realizing I was wasting my time and just ignoring her. It just joined a looooong list of medical gaslighting.
Also, executive dysfunction isn't unique to ADHD? This woman is so deep in denial, I'd have to cough a tonsil stone into the palm of her hand before she'd believe I have one.
Mother, I regret to inform you that executive dysfunction is indeed a symptom of the ADHD you insisted I had, and got me diagnosed for. But my mother never admitted she was wrong so I got into a several day beef with a grown woman over this, before realizing I was wasting my time and just ignoring her. It just joined a looooong list of medical gaslighting.
Also, executive dysfunction isn't unique to ADHD? This woman is so deep in denial, I'd have to cough a tonsil stone into the palm of her hand before she'd believe I have one.
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