Family sedan Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 6 hours ago, StaceyPowers said: I need to know more. I've spent time in Fairfax, and this is a total mismatch with what I experienced there. Well Stacey, it was the Merrifield section of Fairfax and I was working at a Target store that was probably one of the largest ones in the whole U.S. It also had some of the biggest d bags in the whole U.S. too. This was 2015. I was a 31 year old long haired guy with a vandalized '03 Impala. I struggled big time at that job, but they kept me on I guess because they liked my attitude. I liked a lot of people there, but some were just trying to change me. They would threaten me because I wouldn't change every aspect about myself. I was even given a sneak attack haircut and told to get the rest cut off. As the guy was running away, I said "fuck you." I feel like I was justified. I quit that job out of intense fear four days shy of Christmas 2015. I have Asperger's for what it's worth. Virginia has calmed down a lot, it's not scary, but it's not the place for an Aspergered out metal head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyPowers Posted August 27, 2021 Author Share Posted August 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Family sedan said: Well Stacey, it was the Merrifield section of Fairfax and I was working at a Target store that was probably one of the largest ones in the whole U.S. It also had some of the biggest d bags in the whole U.S. too. This was 2015. I was a 31 year old long haired guy with a vandalized '03 Impala. I struggled big time at that job, but they kept me on I guess because they liked my attitude. I liked a lot of people there, but some were just trying to change me. They would threaten me because I wouldn't change every aspect about myself. I was even given a sneak attack haircut and told to get the rest cut off. As the guy was running away, I said "fuck you." I feel like I was justified. I quit that job out of intense fear four days shy of Christmas 2015. I have Asperger's for what it's worth. Virginia has calmed down a lot, it's not scary, but it's not the place for an Aspergered out metal head. My memories of Fairfax were largely of affluent suburbans, many of them defense contractors/ex-military. I always thought of it as a fairly sugar-coated place--toxic in its way, but usually by being kind of repressive? It sounds like your workplace was really messed up! I'm autistic too, by the way, and also enjoy metal 🙂 Family sedan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 On 8/25/2021 at 6:32 PM, Family sedan said: Well, you don't want to be a one trick pony, I get that. But perhaps the gaming industry isn't doing enough to keep us engaged anymore. Gaming companies are more or less 90% after their own pockets with the game they make. It's up to us to find a way to get satisfied from whatever they made for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family sedan Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 20 hours ago, Heatman said: Gaming companies are more or less 90% after their own pockets with the game they make. It's up to us to find a way to get satisfied from whatever they made for us. The game makers giveth and we use as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family sedan Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 22 hours ago, StaceyPowers said: My memories of Fairfax were largely of affluent suburbans, many of them defense contractors/ex-military. I always thought of it as a fairly sugar-coated place--toxic in its way, but usually by being kind of repressive? It sounds like your workplace was really messed up! I'm autistic too, by the way, and also enjoy metal 🙂 I'm into pre1990 British metal, but I can branch out to many other things. And yeah that work place was messed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 3 hours ago, Family sedan said: The game makers giveth and we use as needed. Yeah - That's a fact and it's not like we have any other options to fall to. If you don't like it, you rest because you can't even make one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family sedan Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Your only other option is to find hobbies besides gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) When it comes to shooting video games, it's really funny to me which makes me laugh when and how opponents slumps whenever a headshot take out is done. Edited August 29, 2021 by Heatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
