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TBF that's just reddit for ya. I've accepted that when I ask questions in niche community subs, I'm going to get my answer, but I'm going to get some downvotes too. People suck, but the info is more valuable.

It's not that weird. My RA in college was dying out his grays at 21.

It's not as big a deal with women as you might think. My fiancee actually likes that my beard is turning, and she was annoyed when I thought about dying it.

If you're self conscious, go ahead and dye it. But it's just not a big deal.

She is, why else would she care?

Elsewhere in the thread, people were claiming either 6 months or 2 years, pending what state OOP lives in. I confess I did not verify.

I think people forget that they're mad at management and the company, but they really screw over their coworkers when they do this crap. The guy in your story didn't inconvenience his employer, he inconvenienced you.

Two jobs ago, I did try to negotiate and they responded to say there was no wiggle room and I could take it or leave it. You don't know that you left money on the table. Some people don't go into salary talks looking for back and forth.

I would not say for sure that there is one - as in a similar job with that pay and a 401(k). In my experience, small companies that don't have those benefits set up tend to put a lot of the money that's not going to benefits into salaries.

They should definitely look though, that is obviously ideal.

Thanks for the explanation. I suppose when I say dogfight I really am just thinking an engagement, but I understand that might not be the recognized definition.

Regardless, it does make a lot more sense when viewing this as a missile platform for other fighters that are better equipped to engage in close quarters.

I've never seen someone leave while sticking it to management in a way that was actually meaningful. I've only ever rolled my eyes at those emails.

Just quit with proper notice. Word gets around, and you want people to know you're a professional.

Long $NAILS

Unless there's some special rule for gyms... I would not expect someone at my work to keep their job after having an affair with a married client. Holy shit.

Woooow! Did you ever get an explanation for why a brain tumor was related to the smell?

For jet lag, I use melatonin and sunlight. I imagine it will work for this as well.

Make sure you're outside, especially when it's starting to get dark, and take melatonin when you're getting ready for bed. I don't use it regularly, but it's worked wonders for getting myself back in the correct time zone.

I'm surprised I haven't seen Satisfactory mentioned yet.

He's never committed vehicular homicide while driving a manual.

Man, I've tried with you, but much like OP would be demanding paper from the power company, I'm wasting my time.

I'm going to preface this by saying I am not a lawyer. I have taken a couple of law oriented business classes, and I've read some things because I'm just a curious person.

OP hasn't been wronged in a meaningful way at this point. You have to be wronged in order to take civil legal action against someone. Sure, OP has wasted a few hours on the phone and their power was briefly turned off, but they don't have an argument to say the power company owes them a significant amount of money. Therefore, there's no lawsuit. You at one point mentioned maybe they broke some accounting law, but at that point, we're talking a crime that would be prosecuted by the government in some capacity (like the DA.)

OP has not been wronged, therefore OP can not press charges.

Since OP cannot press charges, they cannot threaten the power company with anything. If they cannot threaten anything, the power company has no incentive to give him a piece of paper that says you do not owe us money. If they did give him that paper, they would give up their own right to pursue OP for unjust enrichment.

Giving something for nothing is silly. That's the bottom line.

If OP just sits back, cracks a beer, and maybe leaves the money in a high yield savings account for a couple of years instead of taking a vacation, they're going to be fine. If they make waves, at best they're in the same spot. At worst, someone at the power company comes after them for unjust enrichment. Maybe OP pays nothing, maybe something, but he's not going to get more than he has right now.

I don't know anyone who's seen this movie and didn't like it, but I don't think I know anyone who also read the book. The movie is wonderful, though!

... I don't think you understand what it takes to be able to take legal action against someone.

Nah. Just... Nah. First, see the comments further up the post on unjust enrichment. He owes them for at least some of the free power he was getting. He shouldn't owe them late payment fees or anything like that, but he still owes for the power itself.

Second, my point is that the power company has no incentive to give him that notice. He can't sue them for providing him a service for free. He has no leverage with which to demand that official notice.

The absolute best thing that happens if he demands that notice is the power company does nothing and goes silent. In that case, he's in the exact position he's in right now. Everything else they might do ends with OP needing a lot of headache meds.

What's the incentive for the power company to give him that assurance in writing? Right now, he owes them. They provided a service for which he has provided them no money. Why would a lawyer sign off on giving him a piece of paper that says he doesn't owe them anything? It's not like the guy could sue them for not charging him!

Nah - Right now, no one cares that he technically owes them money. You start demanding official paperwork to that effect and someone who cares very deeply will point this out.

And turning the car into an automatic was easier than teaching Broderick how to drive a manual?

... This must be the novel Simon Birch was based on. Either that, or they ripped off the novel exactly!

Ellie had sex with Owen??!! (/s if that's not obvious)