My old boss told me I'd 'never make it' in this field - stuck with me for 5 years

Back in 2019 I was a junior at a marketing firm in Austin. My boss pulled me aside after a client meeting and said I didn't have the 'creative instinct' for this work. He was a senior guy with 20 years experience. That comment made me second-guess every project I did for almost a year. I ended up switching agencies and getting promoted twice since then. Has anyone else had a manager say something that just hung around in your head way too long?

Is buying carbon offsets really doing anything or just making us feel better?

Does anyone have proof one way or the other?

Tried a new clipper oil and my trimmer sounded like a dying lawnmower

Swapped from some generic Wahl oil to a fancy brand called Blade Ice last week because the guy at the supply shop swore it was better. First use on a fade, the trimmer started making this grinding noise that scared my client so bad he jumped out of the chair. Has anyone else had a lubricant totally backfire on them like that?

Vent: wasted $150 on a cheap lens cleaning kit from Amazon

I thought I was being smart saving money. Bought a 12-piece cleaning kit for like $15. It had a blower, some cloths, solution - looked fine. Used the blower on a vintage 50mm f/1.4 I was repairing and it just sprayed dust all over the elements. Took me an extra hour to clean everything again with proper stuff from a real supplier. Ended up spending $150 on quality swabs and fluid from KEH to fix the damage properly. Has anyone else had a cheap kit ruin a job like that?

I used to roll my eyes at people who put tape over their webcam, but here I am doing it now.

Then I caught a random stream of my own bedroom on a forum last year because some sketchy browser extension recorded it. Has anyone else had a wake-up call like this or am I just paranoid for nothing?

Switched from plastic to glass food containers for meal prep and it's not even close

I used to think glass was too heavy and breakable, but after 3 months of microwaving plastic that stained and warped, I caved. The glass containers I got from Target ($25 for a 10-pack) keep food fresh way longer and don't smell like last week's spaghetti. Has anyone else found glass just works better for climate stuff like cutting down on waste?

The Tuesday I broke down crying in the frozen food aisle

I was just trying to grab a bag of peas, but then I saw the bag of frozen chicken wings we used to split on game nights... I stood there for 10 minutes before a store clerk asked if I was okay. Has anyone else had a random errand totally wreck their whole day?

Debate: How long is too long to spend finding a leak in your tent?

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Spent 4 hours debugging a missing semicolon in JavaScript yesterday

Rant: A client in Phoenix asked me to close a deal in 48 hours, then ghosted

They said 'speed is everything' on Monday, but by Wednesday they'd stopped answering my emails completely. Has anyone else had a buyer vanish right at the finish line?