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This director-level employee left the company that I work at and when we were saying our goodbyes she said i was so talented and amazing to work with. That or once these older college girls said i looked like a young mick jagger i think that was a compliment and not a jab

@whalebutt

Jul 15, 2024

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sephora nightmare

i was a makeup artist at sephora when i was like 19 and prom season was always so insane. every artist was booked and busy and we were all crammed into this tiny studio space to do everyone’s makeup. often times the girls getting their prom makeup done would be arguing with their mothers about how the makeup should be. meanwhile you have a walkie talkie of managers in your ear and music blaring like you’re in the club and shoulder to shoulder with everyone else trying to do makeup. OVER STIMULATING AFFF. anyways, during the makeup process i always asked the client if they would like to use the lash curler before i apply their mascara. and i made sure to ask if they’ve ever used one before and explain to them how to use it. this girl assured me she knew how to use one and even sassed me for daring to ask LOL. she proceeded with curling her lashes and as i’m watching her do so she just YANKS that shit straight out fully clamped and ripped out nearly all of her lashes. she then screams “I TOLD YOU I DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO USE IT!!!” i was like WHATTTT!!!?? like absolutely shook to my core. literally the most mind boggling moment of my life it’s still burned into my brain. she then demanded me to go get a manager and while i was away she grabbed a makeup wipe and wiped off everything i had spent an hour on :’) i cried in the bathroom after. that girl was so unreasonably rude to me i will never understand why. i think she might’ve just wanted to not pay lol. people would pull things like this often just to get their appointment for free. who knows 🤦🏻‍♀️ but on the bright side a sweet lady snuck a $100 bill in my brush belt that day just for helping her find a brow pencil. i told her we weren’t allowed to accept tips so she just stuck it in my belt and left :)

@colababy

Apr 18, 2024

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When a lil trans girl called me ”a queer elder”

I was 25.

@florinegrassenhopper

Sep 13, 2024

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Starting over

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.” — Anaïs Nin This is uncharacteristically raw and personal, even for me, and pretty heavy! I know many of you have seen me posting through it and I feel safe to talk about it openly now that I’ve safely landed at the start of my new life. It’s honestly even a little bit embarrassing but I think it’s important to share. I’ve never publicly mentioned it on here, but I have a husband; as of Friday, we’d have been together for 11 years, and we’ve been married for 3 years as of 2/22. I realize now that I wanted to explore what I looked like outside of my relationship with him because I had lost that. This is why PI.FYI has been so meaningful to me as a space to express myself and connect with people—to rediscover my voice. I had been living a lie this entire time, to others but worst of all to myself. He’s been verbally and emotionally abusive, physically but without touching me, to the point that every day I spent with him I was in danger. I’ve been shrinking myself and walking on eggshells to avoid making him insecure and provoking his casual put-downs and fits of rage, while hanging on for dear life to the threads of good I could see. I’ve wanted so badly to leave, more than anything, but I felt like there was no way out and that this was just something I would need to endure indefinitely—but someone who is so very dear to me helped me see that I have wings to fly, not by acting as my savior but by reminding me of my own power. The emotional safety they built and the gentle care they showed me made me feel like I could open up to them. With their encouragement I was brave enough to tell the truth to my friends, my family, my boss, and they have received me with warm, loving and open arms and rallied to support and protect me. The financial and  logistical aspects were the most intimidating to me and it’s going to be tough for a while but I’m going to be better than okay! Now I’m opening up to you. This isn’t the only abuse I’ve suffered in my life, and my old therapist told me she believed it was my mission to share my strength and light with others to inspire them and show them that change is possible. I hope that by sharing this, I can reach even just one person who is going through something similar and show that they are not alone, and they are not weak. People with certain backgrounds may be more vulnerable to abuse, but it can happen to anyone. It thrives in darkness, shame, and isolation—and breaking that silence is the first step toward freedom. Leaving is the scariest thing I have ever done but I have so many angels around me, and I am endlessly grateful. Thank you for being here with me 💌

@taterhole

Mar 16, 2025

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Never changing

My dad teases me about how when I was a little kid, my favorite thing to do when I was on the landline phone with somebody—be it a relative or one of my best friends—was to breathlessly describe the things that were in my bedroom so that they could have a mental picture of everything I loved and chose to surround myself with, and where I sat at that moment in time. Perfectly Imperfect reminds me of that so thanks for always listening and for sharing with me too 💌

@taterhole

Feb 23, 2025

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Finally Quitting the job that you hate

Schedule sent my resignation email for the morning, effective immediately ✅💅

@taterhole

Feb 27, 2025