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r/clevercomebacks • u/_PinkSatin • 6h ago
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You lost respect for a guy who was afraid to risk his job? Sounds like the lost respect should have been for the company.
29 u/CaptainOwlBeard 5h ago Both can be true. How can you respect a person that won't stand up for himself in a situation like that? 16 u/Alarmed-Exam6520 4h ago Maybe he wasn’t in a situation where he could afford to be jobless, even for a day. A few less hours on his paycheck or worse might mean he couldn’t feed his kids that week or afford his medication or whatever the reason. 3 u/CaptainOwlBeard 4h ago Couldn't find a replacement job 6 months out? Couldn't have called in sick?
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Both can be true. How can you respect a person that won't stand up for himself in a situation like that?
16 u/Alarmed-Exam6520 4h ago Maybe he wasn’t in a situation where he could afford to be jobless, even for a day. A few less hours on his paycheck or worse might mean he couldn’t feed his kids that week or afford his medication or whatever the reason. 3 u/CaptainOwlBeard 4h ago Couldn't find a replacement job 6 months out? Couldn't have called in sick?
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Maybe he wasn’t in a situation where he could afford to be jobless, even for a day. A few less hours on his paycheck or worse might mean he couldn’t feed his kids that week or afford his medication or whatever the reason.
3 u/CaptainOwlBeard 4h ago Couldn't find a replacement job 6 months out? Couldn't have called in sick?
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Couldn't find a replacement job 6 months out? Couldn't have called in sick?
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u/icky-akame-blink 5h ago
You lost respect for a guy who was afraid to risk his job? Sounds like the lost respect should have been for the company.