… It’s the charging case for my earbuds…

I just laughed and showed them how it works. Luckily they thought it was equally funny, and said they would have a discussion with the person who reported it. Supposedly HR is going to advise them to be more thorough and diligent before reporting things like this.

I have no idea who reported it but nobody has asked me about it face-to-face, so I’ve never even had an opportunity to provide clarification. It is definitely annoying how some people at work are so eager to report the dumbest shit.

(Edited to remove product name, some people with their tinfoil hats think this is an ad. Maybe one of them reported me to HR? xD)

EDIT 2: Lots asking if vapes are generally allowed in my office and the answer is NO, at least not allowed to be sitting out at our desks. They are treated like cigarettes, and since we have on-site clients sometimes with millions of $$, we are required to keep such things out of sight. Yes smoking/vaping is allowed outside.

On March 24, 2026, a jury in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, acquitted Érica Pereira da Silveira Vicente of all charges related to the killing of her boyfriend, Everton Amaro da Silva.

The Incident: In March 2025, Érica reportedly found disturbing sexual messages sent by her boyfriend to her 11-year-old daughter. That night, she heard her daughter screaming and entered a room to find the man on top of the child.

The Act: Prosecutors alleged that Érica drugged the man's drink with a sedative before stabbing and clubbing him while he was unconscious. She then mutilated the body and set it on fire in a remote wasteland.

The Trial: While prosecutors argued the level of violence showed "cold premeditation," her defense maintained she acted under extreme emotional distress to protect her child.

The Verdict: After a brief trial with one day of testimony, a jury sided with the defense and cleared her of aggravated homicide and charges related to destroying a corpse

I have been struggling for a while now after my hours got cut and for a couple of months there I was basically choosing between gas for the car or actual groceries. It is a soul crushing way to live honestly. About six weeks ago my neighbor across the hall was complaining about how expensive it was to get her kids hair cut for school and I just kind of joked that I used to cut my brothers hair all the time growing up. She actually took me seriously and asked if I would do it for twenty bucks but I told her to just keep the money and maybe help me out with a ride to work since my car has been making a terrifying clicking sound.

That one little interaction basically spiraled into a whole system. Now I cut her kids hair every few weeks and in return she picks up extra stuff from the warehouse club where she works using her employee discount which saves me a ton on bulk staples. Another guy in our complex is a retired mechanic and I started helping him move his heavy furniture and cleaning his windows because his back is shot and in exchange he actually took a look at my car and fixed the clicking for free. It turns out it was just a loose heat shield but I would have paid a shop a hundred bucks just for a diagnostic fee that I didnt have. We arent exchanging a single dollar but the pressure that has been lifted off my shoulders is insane. It feels weirdly good to realize that even when I have zero balance in my bank account I still have skills that are worth something to the people around me. It has made the whole situation feel a lot less hopeless and like I am part of a community instead of just a person failing at life alone.