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What was your “I need to learn to keep my mouth shut” moment?
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claim_arguably lemdro.id claim_arguably@lemdro.id
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over_clox lemmy.world over_clox@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-09
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Yesterday

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davel lemmy.ml davel@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-07-08
#3 · Quote Reply

I’ve learned that I’ll never learn.

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Suck_on_my_Presence lemmy.world Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
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Always at my job.

My manager is a micromanager and I don't mesh well with a lot of the ways we do things. So I'll try to start a project to make things better for me and I'll mention it or ask if I should continue when we meet. Every single time I get told no after some very fake deliberating from my manager.

I really really need to learn to keep my mouth shut and just do the thing that's going to help me

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funkajunk 🇨🇦 lemmy.world funkajunk@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-06-08
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I live my life asking these 3 questions:

  1. Does this need to be said?

  2. Does this need to be said right now?

  3. Does this need to be said right now, by me?

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mrnobody reddthat.com mrnobody@reddthat.com
Joined: 2026-01-08
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Always at my job. My manager is a micromanager and I don't mesh well with a lot of the ways we do things. So I'll try to start a project to make things better for me and I'll mention it or ask if I should continue when we meet. Every single time I get told no after some very fake deliberating from my manager. I really really need to learn to keep my mouth shut and just do the thing that's going...

Better to ask forgiveness than permission!

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ComradeMiao lemmy.world ComradeMiao@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-10
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When I was asked my by colleagues how I did on an exam and told how I was allowed to take it then they went and asked administration about this using my name… won’t trust colleagues again.

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somethingDotExe lemmy.world Bullerfar@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-10-04
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My wifes sister had their first baby, and I had no knowledge what-so-ever about babies at the time.
She was born with some weird "wrinkely"-ears, which I just thought were normal after they were born, a lot looks funny untill they grow a bit.
So it just came out of my mouth, that I thought she "looked like a little mma-warrior with those funny ears".
Not my proudest moment, since everyone at the dinner table just looked at me at said: "Sometimes you should just shut up bro.."
Didn't know it would follow their daughter for life though, then I would ofc not had made fun of it.

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hushable lemmy.world hushable@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-10-14
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Without going into much detail, my workplace sells a product that's makes use of an industrial computer that has two regular off-the-shelf hard drives in it. For some reason both hard drives are similar, but were sourced from different manufacturers. We got a notification from the provider that manufacturer B would cease production and proposed us to use two drives from manufacturer A instead.

I had the genius idea of giving my two cents and suggested we accept as it will work, they are just standard hard drives after all.

Now I became the hard drive expert at work, got dragged into endless meetings and being asked the dumbest of questions regarding this change. It's been a year and the change hasn't been approved by higher ups yet.

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Enzy feddit.nu Enzy@feddit.nu
Joined: 2025-11-09
#10 · Quote Reply

Never had one.

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tias discuss.tchncs.de tias@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-10
#11 · Quote Reply

Never had one.

This would have been a good time to have it

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overcast5348 lemmy.world overcast5348@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-14
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Without going into much detail, my workplace sells a product that's makes use of an industrial computer that has two regular off-the-shelf hard drives in it. For some reason both hard drives are similar, but were sourced from different manufacturers. We got a notification from the provider that manufacturer B would cease production and proposed us to use two drives from manufacturer A instead. ...

You're clearly not "hushable".

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NightFantom slrpnk.net NightFantom@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-06-08
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I live my life asking these 3 questions: Does this need to be said? Does this need to be said right now? Does this need to be said right now, by me?

If 1, then if not 2, when? And if 1 and 2, then why not 3?

In this paper I will ...

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kambusha sh.itjust.works kambusha@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-05-13
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I live my life asking these 3 questions: Does this need to be said? Does this need to be said right now? Does this need to be said right now, by me?

Must be impossible to interject with jokes if you need to run this every time

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DagwoodIII piefed.social DagwoodIII@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-17
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Without going into much detail, my workplace sells a product that's makes use of an industrial computer that has two regular off-the-shelf hard drives in it. For some reason both hard drives are similar, but were sourced from different manufacturers. We got a notification from the provider that manufacturer B would cease production and proposed us to use two drives from manufacturer A instead. ...

Can you 'lean into it?'

Sounds like a good way to pad your resume and give yourself all kinds of management credentials.

I may be crazy, but sounds like a plan

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Twongo [she/her] lemmy.ml Twongo@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2025-09-17
#16 · Quote Reply

Speaking your mind is good to filter the people you surround yourself with. :) just be careful with your job or if speaking your mind can bring you in serious jeopardy (e.g. talking to homo-/transphobic parents about certain stuff while you rely on them providing you housing)

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HubertManne piefed.social HubertManne@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-03-13
#17 · Quote Reply

the internets. still learning.

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Enzy feddit.nu Enzy@feddit.nu
Joined: 2025-11-09
#18 · Quote Reply

This would have been a good time to have it

No thanks I'm good

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hushable lemmy.world hushable@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-10-14
#19 · Quote Reply

You're clearly not "hushable".

😭

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Jagarico lemmy.world Jagarico@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-11-02
#20 · Quote Reply

I started questioning our role in the World War 2 during a history lesson when I was in, like, 4th grade. I'm from Russia.

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Formfiller lemmy.world Formfiller@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-03-12
#21 · Quote Reply

I have ADHD so too many to count really

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