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When did you or someone you know get into trouble only to double down and continue digging the proverbial shovel? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] scops@reddthat.com 30 points 2 years ago

I got a former coworker an interview with my company. It was an IT job with an on-call rotation. During the interview, his phone chimes. Instead of apologizing and putting it on Silent, he pulls it out in the middle of the interview to type a reply. We ask what he's doing and he says it is work, he'll just tell them he's got a flat tire or something.

He later admitted that he had just gotten back from vacation and was severely jet-lagged, but let's just say he didn't give them a great impression. My team elbowed me for years about that one guy that I got to interview for the team.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 years ago

Digging the proverbial hole with the shovel. (now, double down, OP.)

[–] s20@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This describes me in literally every online argument I've ever had.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

What helps me is remembering that some people aren't worth being understood by.

[–] rubikcuber@feddit.uk 9 points 2 years ago

My son is 11, and this is a daily... or even hourly occurrence.

[–] jasonmax@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

That would be a perfect description of Trump

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What do you mean by that?

[–] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Say or do something. Experience negative consequences. Rather than owning it or admitting you did wrong, double down and deny or continue doing the thing that got you into trouble.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago

Me getting banned from reddit for saying what child molesters deserve and then getting perma-banned for doing it again.