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Weaponised incompetence

(60 Posts)
Allsorts Thu 12-Dec-24 21:34:01

Would not want anyone to vacuum I would have said I would do it. He must have asked for the vacuum.

Jaxjacky Thu 12-Dec-24 21:25:42

Again

Jaxjacky Thu 12-Dec-24 21:25:23

A very bizarre anti men post against n.

petra Thu 12-Dec-24 21:19:18

Why did the carpet need hoovering 🤷‍♀️

Allira Thu 12-Dec-24 21:03:44

Farzanah

Why was a delivery man hoovering the floor?

Ours didn't vacuum when they delivered our new bed!
Perhaps I should complain.

Louella12 Thu 12-Dec-24 20:51:57

Farzanah

Why was a delivery man hoovering the floor?

Great question!

I'd be far more concerned about that!

BlueBelle Thu 12-Dec-24 20:47:07

My question too Farzanah
How bizarre !
What a strange thread!

Farzanah Thu 12-Dec-24 18:59:23

Why was a delivery man hoovering the floor?

petra Thu 12-Dec-24 18:44:29

It’s not just men. We have a younger person on work experience in our charity shop.
I asked her to Hoover the shop.
She did exactly the same as your man but my beef with her was that she was bashing the GTech AirRam that I had given to the shop.
I let my feelings be known 😡

CariadAgain Thu 12-Dec-24 18:38:27

Ah - now I see what that phrase means that I've heard women use about men.

Cue for taking delivery of new bed today and the male half of the two delivering it took my vacuum cleaner and started hoovering the floor. Bash at my furniture (new/not cheap), bash again. I make comment of "I've replaced that furniture pretty recently - got rid of the original cheaper stuff I'd had and bought MINE finally". He then bashed my walls - cue for me saying "I've decorated the house throughout - I won't be doing it again". Cue for apparent total oblivion on his part was what I was saying was "Do NOT bash my furniture.....do NOT bash my walls".

Pity the poor women who are married to those doing weaponised incompetence - visions of them telling them "Don't damage my stuff" umpteen times before saying "Here I'll do your share of the housework for you....for free....so go and get lazy and watch the tv instead and I'll do your share, as well as my own".