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AIBU?

Send a glitter bomb

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IWantToDoIt2 · 07/05/2021 18:25

Reading the recent thread about glitter bombs which I never knew existed. I really really want to send one to my ex boss. He was a complete dick, treat me really badly to the point I actually lost a lot of self confidence after working for him and needed to go on antidepressants. It’s been 3 years now and I’m so much more confident, but I still get pissed off thinking about the dick. Now I know about glitter bombs I’d love to send one as he is a complete clean and neat freak in the office.

YANBU - Yes do it
YABU - leave it, 3 years have gone by.

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Roominmyhouse · 07/05/2021 19:10

Problem is it won’t be him who has to clean it up. Some other poor sod will have to.

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ChelseaCat · 07/05/2021 19:11

@DeusEx

Also it’s possibly assault.

What have I just read 🤣🤣🤣

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shouldistop · 07/05/2021 19:12

Assault

I'd quite like a glitter bomb

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motherloaded · 07/05/2021 19:18

I'd be worried it's not that anonymous, that would be the only thing putting me off

It's a glitter bomb, harmless, inconvenient but funny.

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Moneypenny007 · 07/05/2021 19:19

Do it!!! I fully intend on sending my brother in law one at some point.

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SunshineCake · 07/05/2021 19:20

YANBU but it won't help you. Move forward. Be strong in that you aren't a dick. Stop giving him the power to invade your head. Spend the money a glitter bomb costs on an animal charity if he hates animals- our local rescue centre has a wish list, or donate to women's aid if he's a domestic abuser, etc etc.

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TinyGlitteryDicks · 07/05/2021 19:20

@motherloaded

I'd be worried it's not that anonymous, that would be the only thing putting me off

It's a glitter bomb, harmless, inconvenient but funny.

So send it from the USA.

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FightingtheFoo · 07/05/2021 19:23

The thing is i love glitter so if someone sent me one I'd be quite happy.

But he probably wouldn't. Do it.

I also had a boss I hated and still think about what I'll say to her if I ever bump into her.

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Beepbopadooda · 07/05/2021 19:24

Bloody do it! Just googled glitter bombs - have you seen the chocolate dicks 😂😂

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shouldistop · 07/05/2021 19:25

A pp made a good point that it's not going to be him cleaning it up. It would be the office cleaner so on that basis I wouldn't send it.

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TinyGlitteryDicks · 07/05/2021 19:26

There's always the How Not To Be A Cunt book.

If you're bothered about the environment or cleaning.

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DrSbaitso · 07/05/2021 19:29

The kind of person who sends those stupid things, especially after three years, is likely to attract many people who aren't nice to them. If you see what I mean.

The exception is that NASA engineer who set up those ingenious booby trapped packages with glitter, fart bombs and video links, but those were for people who were stealing his parcels from his doorstep.

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motherloaded · 07/05/2021 19:29

Wherever it is sent from, you are still the one paying, so you can be traced! I supposed you could pay in bitcoins...

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GrettaGreen · 07/05/2021 19:31

The real joy of these is how much you'd fuck with someone psycholigaly as they'd be tortured thinking about who all they upset. I reckon if you breathed it to anybody or even dug gently to try and find out if they got it you'd get caught though. So keep shtum if you do!

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DrSbaitso · 07/05/2021 19:37

The real joy of these is how much you'd fuck with someone psycholigaly as they'd be tortured thinking about who all they upset.

Or they might think "must be XX, she's the most spiteful grudge bearer I've ever known and hasn't got anything better to spend her life and money on. Poor cow. Guess I'll get the cleaner in to sort this out on minimum wage and just carry on as I am, because when someone else puts themselves in the wrong like this with an irrelevant prank three years after the fact, there's nothing for me to learn here."

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MrsTrumpDuTurnip · 07/05/2021 19:37

@Stompythedinosaur

The patriarchy tells women to be polite and reasonable and accommodating even when others treat them badly. I think women should be encouraged to embrace their anger a bit more.

I would say it is your feminist duty to send the glitter bomb.

I'd consider it money well spent as it would put a smile on my face every time I thought about it.

🙄🙄🙄 What a crock of shit 'your feminist duty'
He was and probably still is, a twat, don't waste your money or energy on him

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GrettaGreen · 07/05/2021 19:44

@DrSbaitso

The real joy of these is how much you'd fuck with someone psycholigaly as they'd be tortured thinking about who all they upset.

Or they might think "must be XX, she's the most spiteful grudge bearer I've ever known and hasn't got anything better to spend her life and money on. Poor cow. Guess I'll get the cleaner in to sort this out on minimum wage and just carry on as I am, because when someone else puts themselves in the wrong like this with an irrelevant prank three years after the fact, there's nothing for me to learn here."

Fair point! This is something I'd fantasise about but never do. It would be far too mortifying if they did realise it was you!

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IWantTDoIt2 · 07/05/2021 19:47

@Moneypenny007

Do it!!! I fully intend on sending my brother in law one at some point.

That’s funny when I told my DH about them he said send one to his SIL who hates glitter 😂

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DrSbaitso · 07/05/2021 19:56

This is something I'd fantasise about but never do. It would be far too mortifying if they did realise it was you!

Oh, fantasise for sure. I've had shit bullying bosses too, and of course I fantasised about it. Would never actually really do it though, especially years later. It's so spiteful and honestly pointless. Cleaner is the one who suffers and whether they know it's you or not, it's no incentive to them to change.

To be honest, if I got an anonymous glitter bomb, I wouldn't think "oh no, I'm such a terrible person, I must reform". I'd just think "whoever sent me that is vindictive, cowardly and not that bright, I probably gave them exactly what they deserved and that's why they don't like it."

If I then found out it was for stuff that happened three years ago....

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IWantTDoIt2 · 07/05/2021 20:02

There isn’t an office cleaner during the week, not that I remember. Everyone has to keep their desks 100% spotless, no food, no rings from cups, no paperwork left on desks, all desks need to be kept clean and wiped down. He actually has his own little hoover just for his office. He also works on a laptop which goes everywhere with him not a pc.

There might be someone who comes in at weekends who dose the floors. I was regularly the first and last person in the office locking up, there was never an evening cleaner.

He’s one of those who tried to get his staff working while claiming furlong. There was a few incidents with unhappy staff, I doubt he’d think of me.

I think I want to do it because I’ve never done anything like this before, normally I’d walk away but he made me feel so little, like no one has ever done before, I want to say fuck you.

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DrSbaitso · 07/05/2021 20:07

I think I want to do it because I’ve never done anything like this before, normally I’d walk away but he made me feel so little, like no one has ever done before, I want to say fuck you.

If you want to say fuck you, say fuck you. Then at least he'll have some idea of why you think it of him, since he knows your story. (Or if he's abusing furlough, you can report him to the authorities and he can get actual proper consequences.)

An anonymous schoolboy prank doesn't tell him anything useful. Either he won't know who it was so there's nothing for him to go on to see the error of his ways, or he'll know it was you, in which case why not actually tell him what you're so pissed off about? Then you might possibly even get an apology. But nobody is going to receive one of these stupid things and think that they're the one who looks bad....

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daisyjgrey · 07/05/2021 20:09

@DeusEx

Also it’s possibly assault.

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ShaneTheThird · 07/05/2021 20:10

Genuine question, could this fall under malicious communication?

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GlitteryDickBomb · 07/05/2021 20:10

@IWantTDoIt2

There isn’t an office cleaner during the week, not that I remember. Everyone has to keep their desks 100% spotless, no food, no rings from cups, no paperwork left on desks, all desks need to be kept clean and wiped down. He actually has his own little hoover just for his office. He also works on a laptop which goes everywhere with him not a pc.

There might be someone who comes in at weekends who dose the floors. I was regularly the first and last person in the office locking up, there was never an evening cleaner.

He’s one of those who tried to get his staff working while claiming furlong. There was a few incidents with unhappy staff, I doubt he’d think of me.

I think I want to do it because I’ve never done anything like this before, normally I’d walk away but he made me feel so little, like no one has ever done before, I want to say fuck you.

Report him for abusing furlough - you can do this anonymously.

Also send a glitter bomb, if there's no cleaner to clean it up - he'll spend the week hoovering up glitter

. Sounds like he's the perfect target for something like this.

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GlitteryDickBomb · 07/05/2021 20:11

@ShaneTheThird

Genuine question, could this fall under malicious communication?

If it's a one off, how likely do you think it is that the police will investigate a glitter bomb?

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