Current Events > I've achieved the dream. I'm being paid to be a NEET >_>

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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 4:39:17 PM
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for the near future at least

So there I was! Dragging some boogie fat FUCK with 1 hand, and a baby with the other out of a collapsing building! I got them out just in the nick of time before the building collapsed and exploded! Then a woman, who Fandom would not approve of, embraced me and asked to see me make a hornypost on GameFAQs to celebrate, which I had to decline because that was against the rules. Everyone clapped. Then I turn around, trip over a rock on their lawn and twisted my left ankle. Only that last sentence is true >_>

So now I'm out of work for 2-3 weeks they said. Never got injured before from the 12 years I worked in the field thankfully. But cuz it happened on the job I still get paid my normal salary while I'm off <_< So I'm just gonna take it easy until I'm healed. Embrace the NEET lifestyle and maybe grow a neckbeard since I dont have to abide by grooming standards for a couple of weeks. And of course watch lots of anime and video games like a true NEET would. I just gotta be careful not to fall victim to the spirit of Boogie2988 and become a fat FUCK cuz I cant move too much with my ankle >_>

Let the Summer of Neon commence!!
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Ivynn
03/22/25 4:42:17 PM
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Nice! I mean, sucks about your ankle but it seems you're taking it in stride and enjoying this rare little vacation. And didn't you recently get Xenoblade Chronicles X too? The stars aligned lol

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Vegy
03/22/25 4:43:17 PM
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Did you have to treat yourself or did your colleagues treat you

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TuxedoCyan
03/22/25 4:44:16 PM
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NEET life best life.

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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 4:44:58 PM
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Vegy posted...
Did you have to treat yourself or did your colleagues treat you

Colleagues treated me, but I grabbed some of the shit I needed myself, like I grabbed my own ice bag and took my own vital signs and just told me what it was lol. I wasnt in distress, just more annoyed than anything >_>

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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 4:45:18 PM
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Ivynn posted...
Nice! I mean, sucks about your ankle but it seems you're taking it in stride and enjoying this rare little vacation. And didn't you recently get Xenoblade Chronicles X too? The stars aligned lol
Hellz yeah! Definitely gonna go in on it now

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RasterGraphic
03/22/25 4:47:03 PM
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I'm happy ... for ... you? I think? o_0

Get well soon dude.

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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 4:47:07 PM
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I made my own to do list for the 2-4 weeks off doing nothing >_> What should I add to it?

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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 4:47:45 PM
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RasterGraphic posted...
I'm happy ... for ... you? I think? o_0

Get well soon dude.
Thanks lol. I'm just taking it in stride. I'm off now so I might as well make the most of it until I'm healed. Nothing else I can do in the meantime...

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YellowSUV
03/22/25 4:59:22 PM
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NeonPhoenix posted...
I made my own to do list for the 2-4 weeks off doing nothing >_> What should I add to it?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/1/1a4c8285.jpg

Careful with hanging the college degree. If your life is a sitcom like Seinfeld it would be a perfect time to make your ankle worse.

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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 5:06:25 PM
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YellowSUV posted...
Careful with hanging the college degree. If your life is a sitcom like Seinfeld it would be a perfect time to make your ankle worse.

Maybe I'll move that entry to the "after I'm mostly healed" section then. Good call, thanks!

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C_Pain
03/22/25 5:06:47 PM
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Damn, that's tight. How bad is the injury?

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Tyranthraxus
03/22/25 5:14:33 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/f/f21f6fee.jpg

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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 5:28:50 PM
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C_Pain posted...
Damn, that's tight. How bad is the injury?
I can walk, but it hurts. Especially stairs >_>

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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 5:29:03 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/f/f21f6fee.jpg
lmao what game is this

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Tyranthraxus
03/22/25 5:32:55 PM
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NeonPhoenix posted...
lmao what game is this

Guardian Tales

Screenshot is a little deceptive though since that's a mini game you only play for like 10 minutes once and then never again. The rest of the game is more like a 2D Zelda.

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C_Pain
03/22/25 5:45:05 PM
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NeonPhoenix posted...
I can walk, but it hurts. Especially stairs >_>
Do you need crutches?

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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 5:46:13 PM
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C_Pain posted...
Do you need crutches?
Nah, but I cant be on my feet too long.

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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 5:51:29 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

It's all good lol. You still in Japan? I just bought my tickets for late October. Might be going with Hiten too

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MagiMarthKoopa
03/22/25 6:15:55 PM
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NeonPhoenix posted...
What should I add to it?
Watch Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 7:00:58 PM
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MagiMarthKoopa posted...
Watch Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
What genre is that? Comedy? Drama? Hornyposting? >_>


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MagiMarthKoopa
03/22/25 7:03:11 PM
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NeonPhoenix posted...
What genre is that? Comedy? Drama? Hornyposting? >_>
All of the above and action
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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 7:24:33 PM
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I'll add it to the list. Thanks!

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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 8:29:43 PM
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I was gonna watch NHK cuz of the NEET lifestyle in it since it's topical for me at the moment. Definitely not for hornyposting reasons

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WingsOfGood
03/22/25 8:33:27 PM
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That ia not a NEET

A neet is not paid

Being paid means you are employed
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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 8:34:05 PM
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WingsOfGood posted...
That ia not a NEET

A neet is not paid

Being paid means you are employed

Dont ruin my illusion

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tripleh213
03/22/25 9:07:08 PM
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That's my goal to get hurt at work so I can stay home

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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 9:09:29 PM
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tripleh213 posted...
That's my goal to get hurt at work so I can stay home
idk I feel like a bum tho. Everyone is working hard while I'm on the sidelines being a NEET. Feels weird to earn a paycheck while not having to work if I'm being honest >_> Everyone said to take my time and heal (which I will) but I still feel weird about this

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tripleh213
03/22/25 9:10:11 PM
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NeonPhoenix posted...
idk I feel like a bum tho. Everyone is working hard while I'm on the sidelines being a NEET feels weird to earn a paycheck while not having to work if I'm being honest >_>
There are so many people at work that abuse FMLA that I don't care

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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 9:10:40 PM
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tripleh213 posted...
There are so many people at work that abuse FMLA that I don't care
lol I get ya

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rexcrk
03/22/25 9:14:50 PM
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I remember I got a taste of the NEET life like.. a decade ago now.

Got hurt at work and had to be out for a few months and, aside from the pain, and the expense, I had a fucking blast.

Before I left to get treatment, so many coworkers were like yOuLL bE sO bOrEd YoU wOnT wAiT tO cOmE bAcK and I can say that there was not one single second when I was off work where I was like gee Id rather be at work.

Like, why the fuck would I want to go to some disgustingly low-paying job hauling groceries around (which is what led to me getting hurt), being demeaned by obnoxious customers, getting yelled at by incompetent management, etc. when I can be sleeping in, playing video games, watching movies, or fucking anything else that I want to do.

I was still living at home so I didnt have to worry about living expenses or anything which was nice.

I truly feel bad for people who dont know how to entertain themselves without work. Like that just seems like such an absolute miserable way of living to me (though in fairness, Ive only ever known shitty work, never been able to grab a good job).

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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 9:16:46 PM
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rexcrk posted...
Before I left to get treatment, so many coworkers were like yOuLL bE sO bOrEd YoU wOnT wAiT tO cOmE bAcK and I can say that there was not one single second when I was off work where I was like gee Id rather be at work.
lmao I got that speech too. They all said I'll be bored stiff after 2 weeks. I guess I'll see >_>

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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 9:21:06 PM
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rexcrk posted...
Like that just seems like such an absolute miserable way of living to me (though in fairness, Ive only ever known shitty work, never been able to grab a good job).
I guess I feel lucky cuz I actually do like my job >_> It's rewarding, challenging, and most of my coworkers are great and look out for each other. But now someone has to be shuffled around and fill in my spot while I sip whisky in my backyard waiting for my ankle to heal.

That's kinda why I feel a little bad about being a NEET for a bit, but there's nothing I can do besides heal up, so it's what it is.

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CobraGT
03/22/25 9:45:04 PM
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Stay out of trouble.

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YellowSUV
03/22/25 9:52:15 PM
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In all seriousness, getting paid time off for an injury that happened while you were at work is in no way abusing the system or anything. Its paid time off you earned and you are legally and morally allowed to use it.

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YellowSUV
03/22/25 9:54:51 PM
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tripleh213 posted...
There are so many people at work that abuse FMLA that I don't care

You can't really abuse FMLA to make money. After you use up all earned paid time off your employer does not have to pay you.

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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 10:01:14 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Ah okay. I thought you already went. Hang in there and look forward to it! Light at the end of the tunnel >_>

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NeonPhoenix
03/22/25 10:01:56 PM
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YellowSUV posted...
In all seriousness, getting paid time off for an injury that happened while you were at work is in no way abusing the system or anything. Its paid time off you earned and you are legally and morally allowed to use it.
Yeah, that's true. Thanks

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Tyranthraxus
03/22/25 10:14:26 PM
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WingsOfGood posted...
That ia not a NEET

A neet is not paid

Being paid means you are employed
You can totally be paid and a neet, you just can't be paid FOR being a neet

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teep_
03/23/25 2:29:31 AM
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As someone who's both played XCX and read Grand Blue, I think you'll like both

Otherwise, get well soon (but not too soon)

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NeonPhoenix
03/23/25 7:30:09 AM
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I read up to chapter 30ish of Grand Blue a long time ago and loved it. But life happened and I got busy and I just never picked it up again. I definitely want to restart it, especially since season 2 is happening this summer

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NeonPhoenix
03/23/25 1:31:51 PM
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Still decompressing. Need another day or 2 >_>

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TuxedoCyan
03/23/25 3:08:27 PM
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rexcrk posted...
Like, why the fuck would I want to go to some disgustingly low-paying job hauling groceries around, being demeaned by obnoxious customers, getting yelled at by incompetent management, etc. when I can be sleeping in, playing video games, watching movies, or fucking anything else that I want to do.

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solosnake
03/23/25 3:17:35 PM
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you should get your physician to refer you to and start physical therapy

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NeonPhoenix
03/23/25 3:21:40 PM
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solosnake posted...
you should get your physician to refer you to and start physical therapy
I aint letting physical activity get in the way of my Summer of George!

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NeonPhoenix
03/24/25 12:59:40 PM
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Alright, I got physical therapy ordered from the doc. I start in a few days

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CobraGT
03/24/25 3:27:26 PM
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Good. Sprains are the second worst. They take so long to heal relative to the quantity of injury.

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solosnake
03/25/25 12:18:30 AM
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nice, physical therapy really helped with recovery from my ankle sprain

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