r/mildlyinfuriating 1d ago

"I'm Sorry, I Have to Cancel"

31.5k Upvotes

861 comments sorted by

View all comments

7.0k

u/penfoldsdarksecret 1d ago

My wife's hairdresser did that for around 6 months. Then she announced she was quitting. Then passed away (she was 35 or so) a few weeks later. Sometimes it's excusable.

3.0k

u/pyxiedust219 23h ago

not technically a provider of a service but i remember having an instructor for a class i was really excited for, who NEVER graded my work, i think at one point he was 8 weeks behind on grading in a 16 week course. around week 14 i was annoyed bc the final was coming up and he hadn’t even graded my midterm yet… and then i got the email he had died. definitely changed my perspective on what I view as important vs what ACTUALLY matters at the end of your life

393

u/maaalicelaaamb 22h ago

This makes me so sad

424

u/pyxiedust219 22h ago

yeah, it really threw me. weird thing, i barely knew him for 3 months, the class wasn’t even an in-person class so I only interacted with him digitally… and yet I think about him all the time

-38

u/UnrepentantPumpkin 21h ago

I once had a blind massage therapist who only interacted with me digitally.

15

u/GrimCreeper913 20h ago

BOOOO... also, well played. Now please leave.

-5

u/Haunting_Key8298 20h ago

I don't fucking GET IT, but somehow it's STILL funny. How?!

12

u/Careful-Arrival7316 19h ago

Digits, like fingers.

0

u/UnrepentantPumpkin 6h ago

Exactly. I’m surprised at the downvotes though. Reddit be fickle sometimes.