the last time i was involved in workplace drama/gossip was disappointing; they started a rumor that i was gay which was really weak tea since i’ve been out for decades and literally had pride flags on my desk, car bumper, and around my neck; but then again, it was austin texas so i guess it’s still juicy to them despite it being the year 2020.
it’s all good though since i got the last laugh. they hired me to create some software for them and they ended up losing all of it when they fired me because i never checked any of the source into github and the laptop i worked from was locked & encrypted using my own account; so they ended up with nothing.
some of them called me “fabulous” loudly and in front of everyone a few times and my autistic ass genuinely thought that they were complimenting me. lol.
i didn’t realize until months afterwards that they were either trying to provoke or shame me and my only regret is that i wish i had realized what was happening at the time so that i could turn it on it’s head and do things to make them REALLY clutch their pearls.