Weekly Randoms - Week of 8/8

TheJerilu

Got something to chat, ask, or vent about that's not pregnancy related?  Here's the place.

BluesGal10

My coworker. This woman is always the victim (in her own mind), yet treats everyone else in the world like shit. Right now, she's in the back office, yelling at the poor person on the other end of the phone line, because (according to her), it took them 20 minutes to answer when she called, and now they want her social to verify it's her. She's trying to connect a utility to the house she's closing on tomorrow, and I can say with absolute certainty that it did not take 20 minutes to for them to answer - maybe 5 minutes. I have an interview on Wednesday for a new position, and I pray I get it just so I can get away from Madam Drama. 

Magheeta

Forgive me for the dumb question, but what is the difference between this thread and the Weekly Chatter? I want to make sure I don't post in the wrong one.

TheJerilu

@Magheeta
Pregnancy chatter is, well, pregnancy related randoms.  Things about growing babies that don't necessarily fit into the other regular threads etc.  This one is for stuff that is not necessarily related to pregnancy.  For instance, a funny work or family story, asking if people have seen a recent movie, etc.  Both of these are way casual, though, so no worries.

Magheeta

Muchas gracias, @TheJerilu Dude, I re-read the original post and my brain totally skipped the "not" in the explanation. 

TheJerilu

@Magheeta

lovelongdog06

Am I the only one who has "loved" or commented on a bunch of stuff, only to realize I'm in March instead because The Bump can't be bothered to add April to the app in a timely manner? I prefer desktop Bumping, but it's not safe to have my computer in toddler reach, so I end up on the app. Ugh.

pinkshades05

@lovelongdog06 I've had this problem, too! It's so annoying! By the time April is up, other ladies will be getting BFP's in September :P

catem07

What happened to TB in 2015?

blackasnight

@catem07 there was a bunch of crap going on behind the scenes on the admin side. One of the long time admins who was beloved by this community who volunteered her time to monitor the boards was banned for no real reason other than she didn't agree with some new rules the company wanted to put in place. This caused a mass exodus as everyone was really upset that she would be treated this way. The new paid company admins started banning people left and right. The company admins would delete threads or comments without warning. It was a PR nightmare for them.

In my June BMB we had a candle loss thread every week to show our support to those that suffered miscarriages. The new Bump admins deleted it. We were outraged. 

catem07

@blackasnight thanks for the info!

Risalyn222

Hey anyone on a desktop? Can you let me know if I have a signature, and what it says? 

TheJerilu

@Risalyn222
I'm only seeing blank here.

marshmallowmadness

Ordered a brand new Macbook pro and it's supposed to be delivered today.  I've been obsessed with checking the windows for any sign of a delivery truck!  Fed ex just drove through my neighborhood and then left.  Talk about disappointing!

scorpiomer

Just seeing if we have many football followers in April?! Any interest in a football thread to talk games, players and teams?!

cookies754

@scorpiomer that would be fun!! My team (Chicago Bears) didn't show up last night and lost 22-0. Wondering how this season is going to go...

scorpiomer

I am overall pleased that Philly played well last night...17-9.  Definitely some areas for improvement but looking forward to a great year!!  Hopefully there will be some more interest and we can start our own thread.

clover28

blackasnight said:

@catem07 there was a bunch of crap going on behind the scenes on the admin side. One of the long time admins who was beloved by this community who volunteered her time to monitor the boards was banned for no real reason other than she didn't agree with some new rules the company wanted to put in place. This caused a mass exodus as everyone was really upset that she would be treated this way. The new paid company admins started banning people left and right. The company admins would delete threads or comments without warning. It was a PR nightmare for them.

In my June BMB we had a candle loss thread every week to show our support to those that suffered miscarriages. The new Bump admins deleted it. We were outraged. 

I was in the April'15 BMB and all of this went down a few months before we all delivered.  I remember the outrage and TB became a madhouse for awhile.  My BMB became overrun by crazies posting random crap all the time due to the mass exodus of the regs.  I was so sad because our group just kind of dissipated and all of us who had grown so close over the months lost touch.  I was happy when I came back to TTGP in October to see normal conversations and organization again.

TheJerilu

Just popping in to say that I'm currently on an 8 hope car ride and it's made totally awesome because we're following a gorgeous thunderstorm.

Dannylion24

@clover28 I was part of the feb '15 BMB and everything went down right before we all delivered. Very disappointing to have pretty much your entire board (at least all the most active members) disappear practically overnight. I tried the other site banned members went to, but didn't find it to be user friendly.