Weirdest, craziest, or worst advice you've ever received?

[USEDCAR]

I've thought of the advice I've received over the years from friends, coworkers, family members and the media. What's the oddest, weirdest, most-ridiculous advice someone has given you?

I used to be a nurses aide, i hated that job and i told my co workers i wanted to get into medical coding and billing and insurances etc. "My co workers at the time you don't want to do that, you're gonna be so bored and miserable" I said to them i rather be bored instead of running around like a chicken with no head cut off and disrespected "Oh True". I am so glad i never listened to them.

I had two different people tell me i should relocate out of state and work at a fast food restaurant that pays $15 an hour.

Go on Welfare

I don't understand why people change jobs. I made $5.15 an hour when i first started in 1984 and i stayed on my job until i retired. Sometimes you can't worry about pay.

 

[unloadonme]

Never have anything to do with a woman who wears her hair higher than the top of her head.

 

[metta]

^
I'm glad that worked out for you, but there are many reasons to change jobs.

 

[rareboy]

Along that line, after I received my professional grad degree, some old nasty hearted spinster in our apartment building told me I should apply at City Hall for janitorial help...and I think she meant it in a real way.

 

[PrinceCory]

I've thought of the advice I've received over the years from friends, coworkers, family members and the media. What's the oddest, weirdest, most-ridiculous advice someone has given you?

Such an open ended question! I'm horrible at these type of questions/topics. I can't think of anything...maybe someone else's reply with prompt my old brain to produce.

 

[TickTockMan]

When I was starting my mental breakdown.


"If you kill yourself make sure to leave me everything. You have nice things."


Does that count as advice?

 

[metta]

"It is a big mistake to fight for marriage equality."

 

[USEDCAR]

Along that line, after I received my professional grad degree, some old nasty hearted spinster in our apartment building told me I should apply at City Hall for janitorial help...and I think she meant it in a real way.

All that blood sweat and tears and she had a nerver to suggest that to you. I think is kinda rude. Thats how i felt i have many years of experience in healthcare and took classes and have certifications why would i want to work in fast food or go on welfare it doesn't make any sense.

 

[USEDCAR]

When I was starting my mental breakdown.


"If you kill yourself make sure to leave me everything. You have nice things."


Does that count as advice?

More like a suggestion but that is also sad that someone would say that to you. I hope your not friends with them anymore

 

[EddMarkStarr]

I was 18 years old when my aunt told me, "don't worry about money, go ahead and start a family and the money will follow".

 

[metta]

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

"Put it in God's hands."

 

[NotHardUp1]

I made $5.15 an hour when i first started in 1984 and i stayed on my job until i retired. Sometimes you can't worry about pay.

It sounds like your income exceeded the norm if you were to have been in the U.S. Starting in 1984, you were somewhere between 16 and 19 if you went to work for that kind of wage (without a trade or degree.) Forty years on, you've retired before age 60, in a system that doesn't provide subsidized senior medical care until age 65. So, for a career without a specialized trade or college degree, you've done much better than what most Americans can achieve.

If you're not in the States, a different set of norms apply, obviously.

 

[NotHardUp1]

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What's sad about turning into a zombie?

SMH

 

[NotHardUp1]

My sometime boyfriend in Alaska wore a necklace at the time. When later sharing a photo of him with a friend, I remember being warned that guys with necklaces are often vain. Not sure if that is true or not, but now I always notice if a guy wears one.

 

[EddMarkStarr]

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Got my hopes up for nothing . . . as usual.

 

[Kahaih]

My sometime boyfriend in Alaska wore a necklace at the time. When later sharing a photo of him with a friend, I remember being warned that guys with necklaces are often vain. Not sure if that is true or not, but now I always notice if a guy wears one.

Seems to be human nature, so you really can't miss with a statement like that.

 

[NotHardUp1]

Seems to be human nature, so you really can't miss with a statement like that.

It was about 15 years ago, and necklaces for men were in a decline after having surged again. And, to be fair, his was but a strand of sea shells, which had a faux retro vibe to it.

It wouldn't be true for women even IF it were for men, as necklaces for women are more ubiquitous and less noteworthy. That's not to say a woman cannot be vain in her jewelry preference, but that men have a head start IF they are so bent as to even wear neck jewelry.

As I said, not sure if it was true then, or now, only that it was a thing to the guy telling me that.