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<img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*khbAMsimxDu2TA4l"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@elsbethcat?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Beth Macdonald</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="7862"><b>The worst parts about this whole exchange, aside from the smell that I think came from his son who joined us at the end, are:</b></p><ul><li>the waste of my precious fucking time that he seemed not to care <a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Flying%20Fuck">2 flying fucks</a> about.</li><li>how he reminded me of the numerous people, especially women, who tolerate his ridiculous bullshit because they are in desperate situations or don’t know any better.</li></ul><figure id="51df"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*wNxGyIIdRplYqs-q"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@elisa_ventur?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Elisa Ventur</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="ced2">All the signs were there from the beginning, but I met with anyway because I have limited options as an immigrant and I did not want to be too quick to judge this man negatively.</p><p id="174f"><b>As open-minded and personable as I am, I was careful not to reveal too much to him.</b></p><p id="1de0"><i>Within the first 10 minutes of our conversation, he had already revealed too much personal information that made me look at him sideways.</i></p><figure id="a5b0"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*wlbzILrEzCNwWDMH"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@ethanrichardson?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Ethan Richardson</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="1dd4">My guard was up and I looked forward to leaving.</p><p id="94ee">I just need to be clear about what it was he wanted and offered.</p><p id="0a93"><b>Like I said earlier, I am still not completely sure of what he wanted, but I sure as hell know what he had to offer.</b></p><h1 id="4dbd">Filth…and I am not interested in the slightest.</h1><figure id="9484"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*EAND6Dt7UXMFLyBj"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@chernus_tr?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Taras Chernus</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><div id="aa71" class="link-block"> <a href="https://r

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Scummy People Who Make You Want To Shower Off Their Filth

It’s going to take a while for me to recover from this guy

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Today I had the displeasure of spending an hour and a half in the presence of a man whose eyeballs were yellow from being full of an extraordinary amount of bullshit.

It’s been a while since I’ve had this experience.

It took me quite by surprise because he is a professional businessman whose online photo and demeanor looked nothing like how he appears in person.

Photo by Milos Prelevic on Unsplash

I felt like I was catfished, despite us meeting to discuss job opportunities, not dating.

It took him almost 45 minutes to get into the details about potential work that he had for me and after an hour and a half I was still unclear about that!

It is incredible how much someone like him gets away with due to his pomp and circumstance, song and dance.

He very much wanted to make me coffee or tea.

Photo by Louis Hansel on Unsplash

I finally accepted an espresso after the upteenth time he offered so that he would stop asking.

It amazes me how some people can be so flagrantly inappropriate in such a setting as a business meeting.

Although I can have quite a potty mouth when speaking with close friends, I do not let such words fly after just meeting someone with whom I seek to form any kind of work relationship.

This dude had no problem doing so, in fact, I think he enjoyed it.

Photo by Beth Macdonald on Unsplash

The worst parts about this whole exchange, aside from the smell that I think came from his son who joined us at the end, are:

  • the waste of my precious fucking time that he seemed not to care 2 flying fucks about.
  • how he reminded me of the numerous people, especially women, who tolerate his ridiculous bullshit because they are in desperate situations or don’t know any better.
Photo by Elisa Ventur on Unsplash

All the signs were there from the beginning, but I met with anyway because I have limited options as an immigrant and I did not want to be too quick to judge this man negatively.

As open-minded and personable as I am, I was careful not to reveal too much to him.

Within the first 10 minutes of our conversation, he had already revealed too much personal information that made me look at him sideways.

Photo by Ethan Richardson on Unsplash

My guard was up and I looked forward to leaving.

I just need to be clear about what it was he wanted and offered.

Like I said earlier, I am still not completely sure of what he wanted, but I sure as hell know what he had to offer.

Filth…and I am not interested in the slightest.

Photo by Taras Chernus on Unsplash

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