‘Do I hire him and… Be evil?’: Manager interviews his elementary school bully and has inner debate on whether to be petty or professional, hilarity ensues

When it comes to the workforce, one thing you will never get promoted out of no matter how high up the ladder you climb is the constant inner battle between being petty or professional. 

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  • What goes around, comes around, right? That seems to shine through in an extremely obvious way with this recent TikToker's situation. Steven Rios is a bar manager and prides himself in being a great manager. He always has his team's back and he keeps an open mind. However, his inner morals have really been put to the test recently when a familiar face walked in to apply for an open position: His elementary school bully. 

    This guy seemed to be your classic elementary school bully—played sports, was considered “popular," shoved Rios in lockers, called him names, the whole thing. But that was ages ago, so we must let bygones be bygones, right? Well, that seems to be easier said than done. 

    Rios says he saw the name and immediately knew it was him. He qualified for the position and the curiosity of who he is now was too good to pass up. So he came in for an interview and Rios was so ready to be petty. However, to his surprise, the interview went really well. It would seem his old school bully has grown inside and out. So now Rios is wondering if he should hire him or not… Tiktokers discuss. What would you do?

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    My elementary school bully just applied to my bar... do! interview him???? It's happening in seven minutes... Do I hire him? Do I not hire him? Do I hire him and be nice? Or do I hire him and be... less nice?
    Via stevenrj98
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    stevenrj98 Steven Rios 16h ago Okay, so, backstory for anyone who doesn't know: My elementary school bully applied at my job, and I saw his name on Indeed, and I was like, *GASP* One of the comments previously was like, “A lot of people share the same name. It's probably not him." It was him. And even before I met him at the interview, I knew was him because his last name is pretty unique. But additionally, all of his resume stuff lined up with where he lived, the college he went to, etc. So we'
    Via stevenrj98
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    So they would trip me, push me to lockers, spit on me once, and call me f*g and, like, fruitcake and stuff like that. And I was like, “bro, I'm 9. I just wanna watch Naruto!" You know what I mean? Like, let's chill. And so, Yeah, it was not fun. I will never forget their names. Because, you know, it just traumatizes you a little bit. But it's okay. We've grown, we've healed. So all is well. Now, the part that everyone wants to get to, the part about the interview. So his name popped up. I was li
    Via stevenrj98
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    I didn't assume he would ever remember me, nor did he pick up on any of the hints that I gave about, you know, "hey, maybe we knew each other one year and you were awful to me..." But, you know, it's okay. We were nine. [It was] probably home life stuff, you know what I mean? The rest of the interview went pretty standard. We talked about a lot of things and some of the answers gave were actually pretty good. And his hours are basically, like, perfectly matching what I'm needing, so... I feel li
    Via stevenrj98
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    Brand Brand Jay now begins your enemies-to-lovers arc 16h ago View 1 reply ✓ 954 Reply user5932333373080 hire and slowly deliver him his karma back 16h ago 418 Reply Brandon Brandoff The tree remembers; the axe forgets 13h ago 35 Reply View 1 reply
    Via jaycanuck
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    thatpinkhairedfairy him finding this video after feeling like he had a great interview: 4h ago 49 Reply Steven Rios • Creator Noooo bc everything aside it WAS a great interview !! 35m ago 0 Reply
    Via thatpinkhairedfairy
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    unfunnycircle either an enemies to lover arc or the writers brought back an old villain for you this season 16h ago 366 Reply em i can't wait to see how it unfolds 14h ago 1 Reply
    Via unfunnycircle
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    Ani I feel like you should hire because it aligns well with what you need and then tell him and become best buds ! 1h ago 1 Reply Steven Rios • Creator Agreed tbh . 28m ago 0 Reply
    Via xninixo
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    Dan Rehberg I would love to see him get hired and redeem himself. We love a character arch. 16h ago 84 Reply Steven Rios • Creator NO FOREAL!!! 36m ago 0 Reply Drero This 10h ago 0 Reply
    Via danrehberg
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    lindsey.of.earth If he is the only one qualified do it and wait for him to realize and let him sweat 15h ago 5 Reply jordan mccorley yall are gonna get together. its giving enemies to lovers 15h ago 6 Reply Biggayjay Enemies to lovers 13h ago 1 Reply
    Via lindsey.of.earth
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    Bri Hire him, and then keep casually making conversations on how some guy used to bully you, and be suuuuper specific 13h ago wbstrshwn 1 Reply i absolutely would for the plot. See how long it takes for him to figure it out 16h ago 1 Reply
    Via briannawhittler
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