That is always a good strategy. Eventually some people realise what a fool they're making of themselves. Others get even angrier the nicer you get, sometimes to the point where they can't function properly.
My kids were definitely learning to read and write int kindergarten. They were able to read basic sentences (like, "look at the cat") by the end of the year.
Maybe that's a cultural difference. How old would the kid be?
The kindergarten my younger brother went to like more than a decade ago didn't have backboards and stuff, at least none that I remember. Kids would learn to read and write in the "0th" class of the primary school by the age of 6.
I will say that when I was 5, we were learning the alphabet and stuff, but I certainly didn't start any reading until 1st grade. It seems like some stuff starts early now.
There are a few started on different servers, but I set one up locally. Normally I spend some time on Reddit answering questions from travelers &c as a bit of a public service, but with Reddit becoming boring, I figured I'd give that a try over here.
Vietnam is a friendly but notoriously opaque place, so there is usually no shortage of questions 😄
I mean, it would have been better if they didn't go out of business, and paid my invoices. Barring that, at least I'm left with something to laugh about!
Oh boy, this is such an awesome story. Thank you for sticking it up to the abusive manager and entertaining us with the result.
Unfortunately I didn't have the guts to do this. I used to work at a place where everything was fine until a new line manager was installed who moved me to a different desk in another building. That desk was right next to the server room, which was noisy with a constant low-pitched grumbling. I was not able to think or concentrate in that environment, so I would frequently take my laptop to another floor and do my work there. The manager was not happy about that and demanded that I should return to my assigned desk and stay there. I told him it would mean I wouldn't be able to accomplish any work and he said something on the lines of “I don't care”. I should have taken him up on that; I should have stopped working entirely and just browsed the web all day until he gets wind of it and finally admits that he does care. But I was too cowardly to dare. I continued to defy him by spending most of my time at the “wrong” desk though.
Back in Reddit, I might have also have seen this in "TalesFromTheFrontDesk", which is another one I'm missing over here right now. It's one of those great "ticks the boxes of both" stories.
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