By candy - 11/02/2016 12:24 - Canada - Kitchener

Today, I greeted my boss with, "Looking good, did you lose weight?" He responded that no, he'd just purchased larger pants. FML
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Smurphy121 23

Well did his pants not fit him properly before?

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BlueBaronBitch 22

Should have complimented his pants after, was a risky question from the start

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Smurphy121 23

Well did his pants not fit him properly before?

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freyday 18

That is definitely one hole you won't be able to dig yourself out of, OP.

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Bonngoo 34

Maybe you did a good thing asking that

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BlueBaronBitch 22

Should have complimented his pants after, was a risky question from the start

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Algorithm 24

Don't comment on peoples' weight unless you ask them to - there's way too many ways to upset people. Even if he had lost weight, it could have been due to anything from depression and stress to cancer or an eating disorder.

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wonandonly 11

In other words, don't ask people anything

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Algorithm 24

You can bring up other topics at Thanksgiving besides controversial politics and you can compliment people on qualities besides their amount of body fat. Avoiding riskier topics sometimes isn't a total blanket.

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trellz17 19

His boss purchased pants larger than normal, OP noticed and assumed his boss had lost weight. Which he didn't.

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INDYSTRUCTABLE 43

how was that confusing? it was pretty straight forward...

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jansdrs 19

19, I was confused as to how she didn't notice he was wearing larger pants.

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Mikelbair1 14

probably didn't notice the size difference on the tag. Unless they only sell pants by color coded sizes in Canada...

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abbyade 21

Just say..well my compliment still stands. Nice trousers.

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couchcat 25

So what? You were just trying to be nice is all

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gracehi 31

Same effect with zero effort. Next time, compliment him on his cunning.

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sturschaedel 27

Well, that's another solution to the problem.

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WCARlover 34

If he had to buy larger pants he already knows he's larger, so in a way it was still a compliment. You're letting him know that whatever he did is working and you can see a difference.

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katachristic 19

But it's likely that her boss was unhappy that he had to buy new pants cause he presumably outgrew the old ones. A solid reminder that he's gained weight AND he has to pay money. Insult to injury.

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