I see a lot of benign comments that get downvoted somehow. Like just the fact that someone took the little bit of time and effort to downvote makes me wanna “correct” the situation.
I got a very strange phone call today from my old job. I had left that toxic place about 8 months ago after they completely refused to give me any decent salary increase. The important thing is I found a new job at a much better company, and my salary increased by 120%.
Apparently, things have completely fallen apart there since I left, and they can't find anyone to take over my old responsibilities. So now they're calling me again, offering me a salary higher than my current one just to come back.
Of course, I have absolutely no intention of going back. My current job is great, the culture is healthy, and I'm no longer stressed all the time. Honestly, the only thing I miss is being the go-to person there. I had the final say in all the tech decisions, and that kind of gave me an ego boost, lol.
So tell me, Reddit, what's the classiest way to tell them to leave me alone?
Edit: I’m not going back. Honestly, it’s not a benefit to be the smartest person in the room. I’d rather surround myself with people who are smarter than me so I can actually learn and grow.
I am currently looking for another job and I will indeed be transferring, but I still feel some anxiety. After this post, I came across some posts on Reddit about similar situations that people have gone through with companies, and I hope I make the right decision.
No money is worth going back to a toxic work environment anyway.
I’m still wondering how Loki will fit into thousand sunny if he joins the strawhats. We might be needing a billion sunny 😂
Anyone ever met a coworker that is just the perfect soul for you? Even tought you are in a happy relationship with your partner and he treats you absolutley amazing. But can’t help to think what about the coworker? 🤔🤔
Quick bit of context, been here about two years, admin role in a small but growing company. Pretty tight-knit team, lots of talk about transparency and “no unnecessary hierarchy.” We sit in an open office, everyone hears everything, which management has always framed as a positive.
About a month ago, facilities announced they were upgrading some of the meeting rooms. Better soundproofing, new booking system, all that. Didn’t seem like a big deal, just meant a bit of noise for a week or so.
Around the same time, people started noticing weird overlaps with bookings. You’d reserve a room, show up, and it would already be occupied. The new system was glitchy, so everyone just kind of worked around it.
Then came the awkward part.
A colleague walked into a booked room mid-meeting and interrupted what turned out to be a private performance review discussion happening inside. Not theirs. Someone else’s. It got very tense, very quickly.
After that, people started being extra cautious. Double-checking bookings, knocking before entering, even messaging people before using rooms.
Here’s where it gets odd.
A few of us realized that certain rooms—specifically the newly “upgraded” ones—were almost always unavailable during certain hours, but never actually showed as booked. Just blocked out.
Then last week, IT sent a company-wide note reminding everyone that “for quality and training purposes,” some meeting rooms may have “enhanced audio capabilities enabled.”
No one thought much of it at first.
Until yesterday, when someone from HR accidentally shared their screen in a team call… and for a split second, you could see a dashboard. Live audio feeds. Labeled by meeting room.
Turns out the “soundproofing upgrade” wasn’t just soundproofing.
So now we’ve got people side-eyeing every room, taking calls outside, whispering in corners. Management hasn’t addressed it, and the IT note hasn’t been clarified.
Officially, it’s for “training.” Unofficially, it feels like we’ve all been sitting in recording booths for weeks without knowing.
Is this even normal anywhere? Or is it as weird as it feels.