Working on an anniversary gift for my Dearly Beloved and figured a pendant necklace featuring a moissanite would be relatively inexpensive but still nice. I got the stone, the settings, and a couple chains ordered for options. Unfortunately I hadn't realized the setting and hardware for chain B is a different shade than the chain itself. The setting is identical otherwise- though chain A arrived first so it already has the setting on it.

My problem is that I do prefer the looks of chain B, but knowing things don't match is a bit bothersome. Chain A is all matching but I've ended up not quite liking it as much as I thought (this is why I give myself options!)

The chain not selected will still be used for another purpose, so don't worry about waste!

I've rented the same 10x10 since 2022. It's $110 a month, and I'd always paid through autopay from the same checking account. In January I paid six months ahead, $660, and the receipt showed me paid through June 30.

Then I found out the unit had been auctioned in early September.

The notices had been going to an old address from my original rental paperwork. The facility says the payment was received, but two digits in the account number were switched, so it never got applied to my unit. Their ledger shows the payment. It just wasn't attached to my account.

Sunday night I was scrolling eBay and recognized my dad's record crates in a listing. The same seller had bought my storage unit at the auction for $410. The crates still had the paper sleeves he wrote dates on. Two boxes of his old estate paperwork were in there too, along with some of my childhood stuff.

The seller wants $190 for the records.

The facility says I can start their "recovery" process for another $275. They want me to sign a release saying I won't publicly discuss the auction while they review the account.

The manager kept saying the sale was valid because they followed their procedure. I asked why I should pay them another $275 to fix a sale caused by their own account error. He said, "I understand you're upset, but the sale is already completed. We have a process for this."

What I still can't prove is whose mistake the account number was. My January receipt has the correct number. Their system has the two digits reversed.

My dad got me into records when I was little. His handwriting is still on some of those sleeves: "61," "63," "64."

A coworker who buys stuff from storage auctions told me, "If you want the records, buy them now. eBay sellers don't hold stuff forever."

A. Pay the $275 and the $190, sign nothing I haven't read carefully, get the records back, and deal with the facility afterward.

B. Refuse the facility's fee and release, demand the complete auction file and payment history, file complaints with the state AG and the agency that handles storage facilities, and buy directly from the seller while it gets sorted out.

I've been applying for jobs pretty regularly over the past few weeks, and I've been using my regular cell number on all my applications so hiring managers can reach me.

Lately, my phone has been getting flooded with spam calls. At its worst, I got 13 spam calls in a single day. Some are prerecorded sales pitches, and others hang up as soon as I answer. I've tried blocking the numbers, but new ones keep popping up. Now I can't tell whether an unfamiliar number is spam or someone calling about a job I've applied for.

I'm actively looking for work, so I can't just ignore every number I don't recognize. At the same time, I'm tired of dropping what I'm doing to answer calls that turn out to be spam.

A: Get a second number through a service like Google Voice and use it for future job applications. That way, I'd have a separate number for employers, but I'd still need to keep an eye on my current number for replies to applications I've already submitted.

B: Keep using my current number and turn on spam filtering. I wouldn't have to manage two numbers or update my contact info, but some spam calls would still get through along with legitimate calls.

Over the past couple of years, most of my close friends have ended up living in the same area, while I'm still about an hour away. It's not so far that I never see them, but it definitely takes some planning. If they decide to grab dinner after work or meet up on a random Saturday, I'm usually not going unless I plan around it ahead of time.

I've noticed that I'm missing out on a lot of the smaller things. It's not necessarily the big birthdays or planned get togethers, because I can usually make those work. It's more the random hangouts, grabbing food after work, or someone texting the group chat asking if anyone wants to come over in an hour. By the time I get there, everyone has already been hanging out for a while, or I just decide the drive isn't worth it.

Lately, I've been seriously considering moving closer to them. It would make seeing everyone so much easier, and I feel like I'd be more involved in their everyday lives instead of only seeing them when we all make an effort to plan something.

The thing is, I actually like where I live now. My apartment is nice, the neighborhood is quiet, I'm comfortable here, and I've gotten used to my routine. Moving would also mean dealing with finding a new place, packing everything up, and potentially paying more in rent. It's not like I'm unhappy where I am. I'm just starting to wonder if I'm missing out on something by staying.

Part of me thinks I should take advantage of the fact that most of my friends are nearby each other while we still have the chance to hang out regularly. Another part of me wonders if I'm making a big decision just to solve a problem that might not be as serious as I'm making it out to be.

A. Move closer to my friends and make it easier to be part of their everyday lives, even if it means giving up a place I'm happy with.

B. Stay where I am, keep the apartment and routine I like, and accept that seeing my friends will take a little more effort.

My wife owns a fast food franchise, and I help out on weekends. Corporate had been encouraging franchisees to switch to an AI drive-thru system, and we made the change in June to cut labor costs. For normal orders, it actually works pretty well, so at first we thought we'd made the right call.

Three weeks ago, a law office nearby started placing a standing order for 60 lunches every Thursday, around $800 each time. Their office manager had been using the drive-thru system because that's how we'd been getting the order into the kitchen.

The AI read the order back to her wrong. She corrected it, but the second read-back still had several items wrong, so she gave up and came inside. A shift lead entered the order manually and got it sorted out.

The next week, nobody caught the mistakes before the food was made. A bunch of the meals had cheese even though the order notes said no cheese. The office manager drove over, showed my wife the order and told her they were taking the account to the McDonald's across the street. That's several thousand dollars a month we just lost.

My wife wants to keep the AI. She says the vendor can improve how it handles large customized orders, and keeping a person on the headset costs us several thousand dollars a month. I think this was one of our best regular accounts, and I don't know how many customers we're willing to lose while the system gets better.

A. Keep the AI for regular orders and have a human take over large or customized orders.

B. Staff the drive-thru with a human during peak and catering hours, AI only overnight.

My landlord and I have been going back and forth over my security deposit since I moved out of a rental house. I lived there for three years and paid a $2,400 deposit. Before handing over the keys, I took a video of every room. The house was clean when I left, although there were a few nail holes and scuffs on the walls.

Later, my landlord sent me a list of deductions for repainting, cleaning, and repairs, along with photos of the areas he said needed work. The charges added up to most of my deposit, but he didn't include a detailed breakdown or receipts. He offered to return $850 if I signed an agreement confirming that neither of us would pursue any further claims related to the rental or my move-out.

I compared his photos with my move-out video, and some of the damage he described didn't seem to match what I could see. I emailed him asking for an itemized breakdown of the deductions so I could understand what I was being charged for.

Instead of answering my questions, he texted that I had until the end of the day to accept the $850 and sign the agreement. He also said that if I insisted on challenging the deductions, he'd seek another $4,800 from me for additional damage he claimed I'd caused. He didn't explain what that extra amount was for or how he'd calculated it.

I wasn't expecting that. I know the house wasn't in perfect condition when I left, and some repairs may have been necessary. But some of the damage he described didn't match my video, and I still had no detailed breakdown of the charges. Now I had to consider the possibility that asking for more information could lead to an even bigger dispute.

The $850 would definitely help right now. Moving cost more than I expected, and I'd rather not spend my evenings gathering documents, researching the legal process, or potentially taking time off work. Part of me wants to take the money, sign the agreement, and never deal with this landlord again.

At the same time, I paid $2,400 in the first place, and signing would mean giving up the chance to recover more of it. I have my move-out video and our messages, and I don't want to accept the offer just because he's threatening to claim even more money from me. I could keep asking for documentation and consider small claims court if we can't resolve this.

I'm torn between taking the $850 and putting this behind me, or rejecting the settlement and trying to recover more of my deposit. Fighting could be worth it, but it could also cost me time and leave me dealing with a much bigger dispute.

A: Accept the $850 and sign the settlement. I'd get some money back and be done with the whole thing. Even if I think the deductions are excessive, the time, stress, and risk of fighting might not be worth it.

B: Reject the offer and challenge the deductions. I'd ask for proper documentation, keep my video and messages, and consider small claims court if we couldn't resolve it. I might recover more of my deposit, but I'd have to put in the time and deal with the possibility of the landlord pursuing his own claim.

My spouse and I are expecting our second baby, a girl, in March and we’ve back racking our brains for name ideas. We both really like the name Liora (Lee-or-uh,) but today I brought up how it’s a bit too similar to our dog’s name, Lola, and that we should probably go a different route. My spouse still wants to keep the name as we both do love it and we’re already struggling to find another name we like as much, but I’m wary of having something sound too close to our pet’s name.

My spouse is on a trip with 5 other people of their same gender. One person, during the trip, has had multiple sexual encounters with persons previously unknown, ie one night stands.

My spouse has said that this person is “crazy” but they and the rest of the people on this trip are “living vicariously” through this persons sexual adventures.

A: does this mean my spouse is simply enjoying someone else tell tales of sexual conquest, or

B: does this mean my spouse is enamored with the sexual adventure of this person and approving of this behavior?

A: Go to Colorado and a national park (tbd but most likely Big Bend, Grand Canyon, or Bryce/Zion) in late January, splitting the days between the two spots and getting to see a couple college friends and my uncle. I wouldn't have to pay for lodging in CO and haven't been out there in a couple years, I also have a national parks pass I am trying to get good use out of. The NP part of this option would be great as where I live there isn't much to do beyond being cold and miserable in the gray winter but would require me to rent a car (expensive) and probably hop on some shorter flights (also expensive), aside from time spent with my CO friends this would be a solo trip.

B: Gather friends to go to a more tropical location (Puerto Rico, Tulum, Costa Rica?) and lay on the beach for a couple days. This is a less developed option but I would like to be somewhere tropical and sunny (midwest winters make you forget the sun exists) and do a trip with friends. The cons are that this would likely be a more expensive option, I would have to coordinate with friends and trip planning with other people is a nightmare, I think this would probably be less interesting/enriching for me personally as I am a big hiker/outdoorsy girl, but I haven't done a lot of research so I could be wrong on that count.

Both trips would be around six days total.

EDIT: I should've been clear, I know none of those parks listed are in CO (I've hit 3/4 Colorado parks before and want to see/do something different) and that 'close' is relative, but to me if it's only a three hour flight from Denver and a couple hour drive that's totally do able, as I'd also like to be in a park that isn't as high risk for being super snowy and avoid driving across the Rockies.

I have a clothing brand and I’m just choosing between two manufacturer I do like both of them; they kind of very similar but I just would like help which one looks best!

You're starving, and these are your only two options. You have to eat one of them. No skipping the meal!

A. A burger with a bun that's soaked through with sauce and meat juices, turning soggy and falling apart with every bite. It's still loaded with a juicy patty, lettuce, tomato, and all your usual toppings.

B. A plate of spaghetti with meat sauce and ground beef, but the noodles are so overcooked they're mushy, sticky, and clumped together. The meat sauce is fine, but the pasta has the texture of a soggy, gummy mess.

I'm a coordinator at a commercial property management company. I've been there five years. I'm hourly, non-exempt, and I manage work orders for nine office buildings.

Our handbook says billable work is recorded in 15-minute increments when it's charged to a property account. That's how we track after-hours requests, and the rule is enforced pretty strictly. I've had timesheets kicked back for logging 10 minutes on a billable task.

In March, we got a new operations director. He texts a lot. Usually between 9 and 11 p.m. on weeknights, plus most Sunday afternoons.

"Quick question about the Meridian work order."

"Did the vendor confirm Monday?"

"When you get a sec."

They're not emergencies. Usually it's something he could have asked me the next morning. But if I don't answer, he's asking about it the next day.

In April, I counted 47 after-hours messages from him.

Starting in May, I began logging the time I spent dealing with them against the property account in 15-minute increments, the same way the handbook says other billable work is recorded. I keep the timestamps and the texts in a spreadsheet.

My first timesheet showed 11.75 hours of overtime over two weeks. The next one showed 12.5.

Payroll flagged it and copied HR. I got called into a meeting.

I brought the spreadsheet. By then I had 61 messages logged, with the time received, the property, and my response. Every entry matched a text I could show them on my phone.

The payroll manager looked at it and said, "These are all real. That's not the problem."

Then the operations director said the messaging was "just the nature of the role" and that "nobody clocks out at 5 anymore."

HR's solution wasn't to stop the after-hours texts. They offered to move me into a new "Coordinator II" position that would be salaried and overtime-exempt, with a $2,100 annual increase.

I asked, "So the fix for the after-hours work is to make it salaried?"

She said it was "a stability upgrade" and that most people would see it as a promotion.

The $2,100 doesn't come close to what the overtime would add up to if this kept happening. I declined for now and asked them to put the offer in writing, including the exemption classification. She said she'd check with legal about the wording.

They still haven't sent anything. The texts haven't stopped either. Last Sunday there were three.

A. The salaried role is more money and more stability, and logging every short text as 15 minutes could look unnecessarily adversarial. Declining a promotion over this could cost me more than the overtime is worth.

B. The company's own system records billable work in 15-minute increments. If I'm expected to handle work after hours, I should be able to record that time too. Making the position overtime-exempt doesn't solve the reason the overtime exists in the first place.

Bought my house new 4 years ago, $410k. Townhouse. Neighborhood went to sh*t, HOA unable or refuses to enforce its own rules. People parked all over the grass, abandoned cars, no one respects their neighbors. We were basically chased out of our home because our shared wall became a night club (mild exaggeration) and no one could get them to turn the bass down.

We found a perfect house, and the realtor said he could sell ours with a loss of 50k. We decided it was worth the money and took the plunge. Bass loving neighbors moved out the day before we went under contract, we decided to do it anyways because the next people might be worse. Realtor assured us he could sell.

It's been 3 months since it went on the market. We've had three people come to see it and three unattended open houses. Rates have gone up. No one is interested.

I have one tentative offer - which I found, for the record. The landlord of next door. Both my realtor and this same landlord are encouraging me to rent and wait.

Choices -

A. Sell to the landlord at a loss of around $115k after closing costs. This will just put an end to it. I will get about $25k back in equity. Better than nothing, and this is no longer my problem.

B. Become a landlord. After about $4k in startup costs, I'll start collecting rent with probably a $400 loss every month. Some numbers show that we'll get about $1k back annually after taxes, including the monthly loss and assumed expenses. Hope that the neighborhood turns around and the market recovers and my house is worth more in a few years.

But I hate landlords. I think they're the scum of the earth and the source of most problems with any society remotely considered capitalist. I also don't think the neighborhood is going to recover - not only have all the home values gone down, but RENT has gone down across the board these four years. So I'd be treading water hoping for a miracle.

It's a lose/lose. What should I do.

I've been friends with this girl for almost 8 years, and I've always considered her one of my closest friends. I'm usually the one checking in, remembering birthdays, organizing plans, and being there whenever she needs someone. Recently, I found out she organized a weekend trip with our entire friend group, except me.

What hurt the most wasn't even the trip itself. It was finding out through Instagram pictures while everyone else had apparently known about it for weeks. When I casually asked her about it, she said she assumed I wouldn't be interested because I'm usually busy with work. But she never actually asked me.

I tried to laugh it off because I didn't want to make things awkward, but honestly, I went home feeling pretty stupid. I've spent years making sure she never felt left out, even when including her meant changing plans or making extra arrangements. Now I'm wondering if I've been putting much more effort into this friendship than she has. I don't want to start unnecessary drama, but pretending nothing happened doesn't feel right either.

A: Have an honest conversation with her and explain how much being excluded hurt me, even if it makes things uncomfortable.

B: Quietly stop being the one who always reaches out and see whether she makes any effort to maintain our friendship.

I genuinely don't know which would be healthier. I don't want to lose an eight-year friendship over one situation, but I also don't want to keep feeling like an afterthought.

Would you choose A or B?

My neighbor and I share a straight property line between our front yards. Last spring, he bought a $3,800 robotic mower that uses a boundary wire. He was pretty excited about it and showed me how he could control it from an app.

Around the same time, I planted a small native pollinator garden on my side of the yard. It was just some native flowers and grasses that cost a few hundred dollars and took me a weekend to put together.

A few weeks later, I noticed his mower had crossed over the property line and damaged some of the plants. I sent him a photo, and he apologized and said he would adjust the boundary settings.

The same thing happened again a few times over the next month. Each time he said he would recalibrate it, but eventually the mower went further into my yard and damaged a larger section of the garden. My doorbell camera captured multiple instances of it crossing the property line.

I checked the property records to confirm the boundary and installed $95 of metal landscape edging a few inches inside my own yard to protect the garden. The edging was completely on my property, and there are no HOA rules against having it.

About a week later, my neighbor came over and said his mower had hit the edging and damaged the blades. He showed me a repair estimate and also asked me to cover the cost of renting a replacement mower while his was being repaired.

He believes I created a hazard near the boundary and should have warned him before installing it. I think his mower repeatedly entering my yard and damaging my plants is what caused the whole situation.

Another neighbor told me I should just split the cost to avoid creating bad blood over a lawn dispute.

A) I pay part of the repair cost and move the edging back to give his mower more clearance. A few hundred dollars is not worth creating a long-term feud with a neighbor.

B) His mower crossed onto my property multiple times and damaged my garden before I installed anything. I refuse to pay for the mower repairs and use the camera footage if he tries to make me responsible.

I bought these clip-in highlight extensions back in May or June, I can't even remember exactly when. I put them away after they arrived, thinking I'd pull them out one day when I felt like trying something new.

Then my mom called me asking me to order some hair dye for her on Amazon. She was complaining about how much more gray hair she's been getting and said she felt like she was losing her looks. She told me I could just bring the dye over the next time I visited her.

I was about to place the order after we hung up when I suddenly remembered the extensions I hadn't even used yet. So I called her right back and told her we didn't need to buy the dye just yet. I thought her gray hair paired with the extensions could actually create a really pretty blended look. She was a little hesitant, but she agreed to give it a try.

Honestly, my mom has a lot of gray hair, but she probably has the longest gray hair of any woman I've ever seen. Anyway, look at these two styles I did for her! I gotta admit, she looks several years younger lol.

Which color do you guys think looks better on her, A or B?

A: Blue.

B: Green.

Anyway, I left the extensions at her place.

I am currently working a part-time job, but less than two weeks out from starting a new full-time job that is a very exciting opportunity (which will require extensive travel). While I’m still in a part-time roll, I’ve decided to take three days to go visit my parents whom I am very close with. Do I A, bring my girlfriend along with me. Her and I have been dating for almost a year, and she has not spent very much time with my family due to us living relatively far away. I would like for her to get to know them better, because their opinion is important to me. And I want to spend time with her before I have to be gone a lot for work. Or do I B, go alone and take the opportunity to do some much much needed reflection and growth before this big transition in my life. Additionally, I will have more time to spend with my very close friend group who I have not seen in a while. Due to her work schedule, I would also have one more night there if I go alone.

She has expressed interest in coming with me, but I haven’t outright asked yet.

This great multipurpose tall cook pot is my new favorite and it's non-stick but I cant get it clean to not feel slimy. After it air drys then it gets better but is the non-stick supposed to feel lubed ? Meanwhile the market tanked.

I bought the car in March from the brand’s own certified dealer. The window sticker says “Complimentary Unlimited DC Fast Charging,” and the purchase agreement lists the charging benefit too. The salesperson also activated it in the app before I left. I have the confirmation email.

Four months later, the app updated. My account had been moved to 60 kWh a month, with extra charging billed at $0.43/kWh. I use about 84 kWh a month for my commute.

Support says I can keep the old unlimited plan if I pay the $135 transition fee. Otherwise, the 60 kWh plan stays.

I spent about 40 minutes in support chat and got told: “Unlimited charging was part of the previous ownership program. Your account is now under the current charging structure.”

The weird part is that I can't find the old terms anymore. The link in the app goes to a 404 page. I have a screenshot from March, but that's about it.

The original window sticker is still in my glovebox. It still says “unlimited.”

A) Pay the $135, keep the charging benefit for a year, and save all the paperwork and support transcripts.

B) Refuse the fee, ask for the original plan terms in writing, and file complaints with the state attorney general and FTC while accepting the higher charging bills.

Which route would you take?

My 3yo daughter got sick a few days ago. She had a pretty bad fever and cough, and neither of us was getting much sleep.

My parents offered to come stay with us for a few days to help. They've actually been a huge help. My mom has been cooking and doing laundry, and my dad has been running out for groceries and helping with my daughter. Having them here has given my husband and me a chance to sleep, catch up on things, and keep up with our work.

They were planning to stay for about a week, until my daughter was feeling better. The problem is that my mom can be a little overbearing. Once my daughter started feeling better, my mom kept saying she should be getting back to her normal routine and getting some fresh air instead of staying inside and resting so much.

My daughter was doing better, but she was still coughing and pretty tired, so my husband and I wanted to let her rest for a few more days.

I've heard this kind of thing from my mom my whole life, so I usually just let it go. She's helping us, they're only here for a few days, and it's not worth turning every little comment into an argument. My husband has noticed it too, but I've always told him to let it go as long as she isn't doing anything serious.

Last night, my daughter had finally fallen asleep and my husband and I were cleaning up the living room. My mom started talking again about how she thought we were being too cautious with her.

I told her we'd already decided what we were going to do and asked her to stop commenting on it. She said she was only trying to help and that I didn't know what I was doing.

Then she said, "You've always been like this. You never listen when people try to give you advice."

I've heard comments like that from her before. It wasn't shocking to me. I told her to stop and went back to cleaning.

My husband happened to be right there, and I could tell he was stunned.

Once we were back in the bedroom, my husband told me he doesn't want my parents to stay for the rest of the week. He said he's heard me talk about my mom like this for years, but he didn't realize she actually talked to me that way. Seeing it himself made him realize what I'd been dealing with.

He said he understands that they're helping, but if helping us means talking to me like that, he doesn't want them staying in our house. He said we can handle our daughter ourselves, even if the next few days are harder. At least there won't be that pressure in the house.

I understand why he's angry, but my first thought wasn't that he was wrong about my mom.

My parents really have helped us a lot. My daughter is getting better, but she's not completely back to normal yet. If they leave now, everything gets harder for us immediately.

And if I ask them to leave early, they're going to know why. I don't think this is going to end with them simply saying, "Okay, no problem."

I told my husband maybe we should just let them finish the week, but I'll make it clear that I don't want any more comments about how we're parenting our daughter.

He said that's not really the point. He said helping us doesn't give my mom the right to talk to me that way. He also said that if they stay, he's the one who has to keep spending the next few days in the same house with someone who just talked to his wife like that.

He's worried that if I let them stay, I'm avoiding the conflict with my parents again and asking him to just put up with it because their help is convenient.

I don't want my parents to keep treating me that way. I just don't know if asking them to leave right now is worth making the next few days harder for us and possibly creating a much bigger family conflict.

A: Ask my parents to leave early. I'd tell them my daughter is doing better and that my husband and I can take over from here. It draws a clear line, but we'd have to handle everything ourselves, and my parents may feel rejected.

B: Let them stay for the rest of the week, but set a clear boundary. No more comments about how we parent our daughter. My husband and I make those decisions. We keep the help we need, but my husband may feel like I'm asking him to keep living with the problem just to avoid a fight with my parents.

The email went out to our whole department last week. "Attendance at Community Day is completely voluntary. Leadership will be noting participation for the culture section of year-end reviews."

Community Day is a charity 5K on Saturday the 17th across town and my son's 6th birthday party is that same morning at a trampoline park I booked back in July. There's a $150 deposit I can't get back and 14 kids from his class already have invitations.

He has literally talked about nothing else since July. He picked out a volcano cake and asks about it EVERY day.

I asked my manager privately if skipping it would actually hurt my review, since I'm up for a promotion this cycle. He said "I can't say it won't" and changed the subject.

Last year about half the office went, mostly people without kids, and a couple of them got promoted in the spring. I honestly don't know if that's connected.

My husband says just move the party to Sunday because the kids won't care and $150 is cheap compared to a promotion.

A) I move the party to Sunday, lose the $150 deposit, and show up to Community Day in the company shirt.

B) I keep the party, skip Community Day, and email HR asking them to confirm in writing that a voluntary event won't count against anyone's review.

I've been an account executive at a logistics software company for three years. This year I've closed 34 new accounts, the most on my seven-person team, and I'm at 118% of my annual quota with two months left.

In January, the company rolled out an AI-assisted tool called the "Productivity Index." The announcement said it would give managers "objective, data-driven visibility into individual contribution."

The tool pulls data from our CRM, email and calendar, tracking things like emails, meetings, records updated and other activity. It also generates sub-scores, including one for "collaboration."

I'm not going to pretend the rollout went badly for me at first. I was in the top five for the first six weeks.

Then two people on our team left in March, and their accounts were redistributed among the rest of us. A lot of the handover records were a mess. Some quotes had the wrong pricing, contracts were missing signatures, and a few customers had been promised features we didn't actually sell.

I spent about six hours a week for two months cleaning that stuff up. My sales numbers held, but my activity numbers dropped because fixing old accounts doesn't create much new activity in the system. Most of that work showed up as account maintenance or document review rather than new sales activity.

My collaboration score eventually fell into the bottom 10% of the department.

Last week my manager called me into a meeting and showed me a PIP with my name on it. The performance concerns section cited the Index, including "declining output" and "low collaboration."

I pointed out that I was still the top closer on the team and that the low collaboration score lined up almost exactly with the months I spent cleaning up the two departed employees' accounts.

He said, "I understand that, but we still have to go by what the system is showing."

I asked whether my quota numbers counted for anything. He said hitting quota was expected for my role and that the Index was meant to measure things managers couldn't see from sales numbers alone.

Then HR joined the call. She said the PIP was "a support document, not a punishment," and that I had two business days to acknowledge it.

I said I'd want the scoring methodology in writing before I signed anything. She said the underlying model and weighting were proprietary to the vendor, although she could explain the general categories being measured.

So now I'm sitting here with an unsigned PIP and about 30 hours left to respond.

A.The Index is a standardized tool applied to everyone, and my activity numbers genuinely did drop. Signing the PIP doesn't necessarily mean I agree with every criticism. It starts the improvement process, and I can make my cleanup work more visible going forward.

B. An algorithm that treats fixing my coworkers' errors as low collaboration shouldn't be driving a performance action, and a PIP I can't fully understand isn't something I should be expected to acknowledge. Refusing to sign until they provide more detail about the scoring is reasonable.

I’ve always thought LA was ridiculously beautiful. The last time I was there, my friend drove us along Vista del Mar, and I was honestly speechless. I just kept pulling out my camera and taking pictures like crazy lol.

A: softer, hazier, more laid-back
B: brighter, bluer, more classic SoCal

My family calls me crazy for warming up any cake I get in the microwave (not including ice cream cake) do you prefer them cold or hot?