Do you ever burn bridges?

[Anonymous]

[WhiteSteve]

Yes. At my last job, I absolutely FLAMED the owner right to his stupid face, actually had to be restrained by our National Director Of Sales…. and they were so hard up at the time they STILL couldn’t fire me, or even discipline me. I spent the last year there absolutely fucking them from every angle possible, just in retaliation for all the bullshit I had endured. And the best part is one of my best friends was the General Manager of our branch, who now has a way more impressive position with a real company instead of some off-brand bullshit like our place was, and HE’S my reference if I’m ever looking for work again, if I don’t just go and work for him directly. As long as he doesn’t die, I’m good, lmao. No one will ever know I told the owner that I’d “fly his head through the rings of Saturn” if he ever spoke disrespectfully again, or that I told him his exact home address with some details and suggested that “maybe I’d see him around Everett Ave one day”😂 Absolutely nothing more satisfying than going full thug life in a white collar business setting, I’ll never regret that for a second of my life😂😂😂

[VanillaBomb]

@WhiteSteve wish I had such reference

[Asker]

Ummm thaïs is exactly What i was referring to. U dont know who he knows and one day u may regret it

[WhiteSteve]

I’m not going to say too much, but I assure the regret would be all on his end if he ever spoke of my name in any way but respectfully. I do not play around with my respect, not in any venue of life.

[MrOracle]

Rarely, but I do. I have had to "fire" two customers from my business, for example. Firing a customer who provides revenue to your business isn't something you do lightly, or often, but sometimes it's necessary. Both of these customers made completely unreasonable demands and were obviously used to getting their way and bullying people to do so, and assumed they could do the same with me. This is the kind of customer who wants you to do a bunch of work and spend a bunch of your money and then never pay you, or who intent from the start to come up with endless reasons not to pay you.

90% of my customers I get from word-of-mouth - advertising to the world makes only a small percentage of my customers - so clearly keeping high-quality relationships with existing customers is extremely important, because they're the ones who are referring me. There are still going to occasionally be customers or potential customers who are just not worth dealing with - and those people never refer you anyway, so burning that bridge is actually a smart business decision.

You could argue that I do the same with people, in that I tend to filter out people with low morals and values out of my life, but I don't exactly "burn the bridge" - I just disengage. There's no malice or confrontation, just a disconnection. The bridge is still in place, I just don't use it. I've only outright burned a bridge with an interpersonal relationship maybe once or twice in my life, and those few I have no regrets about.

[Sonorous]

I wouldn't say that I burn bridges. But I definitely tend to stay away from them. I prefer to be left alone mostly unless I'm around people I like.

[CozyCoffin]

I do, mainly if I am the only one contributing.

[exitseven]

Yes, I have. Sometimes it is the only way.

[ChicoFromThe305]

I've done it before yes

[jacob33131]

I definitely try not to.

[BarryLiverstone]

Yeah

[Asker]

Id say no, if there is 1 thing i learn in life is to not do that, because u never know if u will need somebody

[BarryLiverstone]

It’s better to not burn bridges. But I was being honest in my answer

[BarryLiverstone]

Was that what you meant in your question?

[Anonymous]

She sure as hell did