Meet M, a 24-year-old man who has been struggling with negative reviews and complaints about him from his various jobs, and even though he confided in his girlfriend, Janice, for support, she may have just left him stranded.
Work Experience
“I’ve been doing all sorts of jobs since I finished my education,” M said. “Sometimes two at a time. I did this to expand my resume and gather job experience.”
The Butcher, The Baker, and The Candlestick Maker
M worked in cafés, bookstores, a library, a grocery store, and as an English tutor. However, most of those jobs lasted only about three to five months. “My shortest stay was two and a half weeks, my longest eight months, but since I didn’t have a hard time applying for new positions, I tried to block it out, though it was kind of eating me up internally,” M shared.
Constant Negativity
People called to complain about him, left bad reviews about him, used his employee wifi access to look up sketchy things on the internet under his name, and former “employees” called to “inform” them about him, right name and all, and much more subtle stuff that he couldn’t disprove.
A Shoulder to Cry On
“But I was too anxious to do anything about it,” M said. “I just told my girlfriend; she comforted me, and she supported me every time I got my life ruined by these people. But I kept going, though they kept finding me.”
Sketchy Google Reviews
Recently, M has been working at a bakery for two and a half months, holding a part-time position. However, his manager approached him about something regarding their Google reviews. “Someone was complaining about an employee, and their description of them could only really fit me,” M said.
Who Is Doing This
“It was on a day where we’re pretty short of staff, so I could’ve been the only person in the store on that day for all I know. Anyway, their review contained some pretty elaborate and nasty comments about me. This has happened on one or two of my jobs already.”
A Personal Vendetta
M told his manager that it was all pretty bogus and that someone had a vendetta against him, as it had happened before. She believed him and told him that she’d dismiss the comment.
Clearly a Fake Name
However, M checked out the review himself during his break. “Their username was kinda stupid, I’m not gonna type it out here since I still work there, but I’ll just call them ‘Mick Myrtle’ as it was in the same range of sounds-kinda-fake-but-not-really,” M said.
A Shocking Turn of Events
However, things took a turn for the worse when Janice received a notification or an email from Google. “I don’t remember what it said exactly, but the popup read something along the lines of ‘Mick Myrtle: ‘Manager’ has responded to your Review!'” M said.
How Can He Believe It
“My heart dropped. I’ve been trying to ignore it since. This was two days ago. It just fits in the picture of bad reviews. It fits in the picture of the phony complaints my workplaces have received about me in the past. It fits in the picture of all the sketchy things I’ve been fired for.”
She’s His Anchor
M was left feeling devastated and confused. “Why would she do that, though? I’m looking for an explanation,” M said. “This literally can’t be. She’s the only thing keeping me sane. I don’t know what to do.”
A Confusing Situation
It’s unclear why Janice may have responded to the review, but it’s important for M to have an open and honest conversation with her to understand her actions and move forward.
The Internets Reaction
This person wrote, “Please, for the love of god, do not stay with that woman. She is sick. Who the hell does that to someone they love?”
Another said, “She sounds like a textbook narcissistic partner.”
More Internet Support
This commenter wrote, “This is extreme manipulation and abuse! I feel sick to my stomach thinking about you having gone through this for YEARS, losing job after job, and being devastated and confused. The worst is you confiding in her and her knowing exactly what she did to you!! I really don’t understand how anyone can do this to someone they ‘love.'”
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