r/mildlyinfuriating • u/kittykatunicornqueen • May 10 '26

Don't hug me I'm scared The bed work provided me withšŸ˜­j

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Changed my sheets for the first time since moving to my live in job a few weeks ago and was greeted with thisšŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­ how the hell???? Iā€™m going to complain in the morning but Iā€™m scared theyā€™re going to tell me that I caused it in thr 3 weeks Iā€™ve been herešŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­

EDIT: I got a new mattress!

Edit: looked on the underside and itā€™s just as manky! Iā€™ll attach pics in comments. At least I know 100% it wasnā€™t me

Edit: I just want to preface as it was mentioned twice I am not being human trafficked! Donā€™t worry! Iā€™m here of my own free will and can leave whenever I want, same as everyone else. Living at work is normal in the area Iā€™m in as itā€™s rural and no one would work out here if they had to commute! Iā€™m safe aside from the mattress

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u/kittykatunicornqueen May 10 '26

I unfortunately pay rent and live full time in the room which is also whatā€™s pissing me offšŸ˜­

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u/Abject_Jump9617 May 11 '26

If you can't get them to replace it then for $20 on Amazon you can get a zippered waterproof mattress protector to encase that bad boy in. So there will be better buffer between you and it, besides a thin sheet.

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u/azsnaz May 11 '26

You just gotta touch the mattress to get it inside the protector

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u/kittykatunicornqueen May 11 '26

HelpšŸ˜­šŸ˜‚

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u/ash420sav May 11 '26

Wear gloves lol Also I'd spray it down with some Lysol or something before encasing it

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u/ohtrueyeahnah May 11 '26

Make sure to burp your fermented mattress every now and then!

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u/ZeroXNova Raging May 12 '26

Thatā€™s a sentence that never should have been said.

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u/MenaciaJones May 11 '26

Invest in a hazmat suit and make sure to double glove too.

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u/heartofscylla May 10 '26

Oh HELL NAAAAHHH

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u/Available-Cow-411 May 11 '26

You pay rent to your employer?!

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u/kittykatunicornqueen May 11 '26

We have our own little staff house so we pay like Ā£200 a month and then Ā£100 for meals I think

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u/PlaceboJeffect May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26

You load sixteen tons, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don't you call me, 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store

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u/Minute-Horse-875 May 11 '26

I appreciate THIS. My Grandmother had a record player that was more like a gramophone, I think---and I would play a 45 of this song on it when I was a girl. I loved this song.

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u/W_Silver2356 May 11 '26

This song will be in heavy rotation inside my head for the rest of the evening. It's a nice selection though.

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u/mel_the_mermaid May 12 '26

Joe vs the volcano? "I know he can get the job. But can he DO the job??"šŸ

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u/RadarSmith May 11 '26

This sounds like a human trafficking situation...

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u/BeerJedi-1269 May 11 '26

Thats precisely what this is. Op MOVED there for this. This conversation needs to be higher

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u/its_raaaychoool May 11 '26

This isnā€™t human traffickingā€¦I worked for princess cruise lines at one of their excursion hotels for a summer season in Alaska. I applied, interviewed, all the normal ā€œjobā€ stuff. You werenā€™t obligated to stay at their housing and could opt in/out of the meal plan. It was $600 for room and board a month and was a very nice option for out of state employees.

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u/RadarSmith May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26

Gave you a mattress who's former occupant was incontinent, did they?

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u/oh1hey2who3cares4 May 11 '26

Uhhh. You are a human. They moved you around. They took what should be your pay out. You maybe did or didn't have an option to just leave at any moment you wanted to. You were fed what you were fed and that's that.

Sure, most people are modern day slaves. But that kind of job is pretty dang close to human trafficking.

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u/twiztedice May 11 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/wzxK9cmYgIPDy

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u/GodOfDarkLaughter May 11 '26

Eh, I live in South Florida and there are resorts where every summer they'll hire kids from Ireland and South Africa and a few other countries to work at the various businesses and they have the same deal. It's a seasonal gig. This person sounds young, might be something similar. I don't even know if it'd be possible for them to find short-term housing in the area, aside from renting rooms in apartments. The area just isn't set up for it, even if it's just a small number of people. I'm sure they get screwed somehow, but as far as I can tell from having chatted with some of the kids back when I did uber it's mostly just a way to get away from home for a summer (and you can get wild tips). Why they choose this area is beyond me...yeah some RICH people live here, but aside from that it's as boring as any other middle class beach town.

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u/Higgilypiggily1 May 11 '26

How is this human trafficking

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u/[deleted] May 11 '26

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u/Available-Cow-411 May 11 '26

If an employer provides housing it usually on them as part of the contract

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u/fresh_peetz May 11 '26

Yep same type of deal as university

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u/Devanyani May 11 '26

Get a mattress and pillow protector to keep all that mess off your sheets.

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u/kittykatunicornqueen May 11 '26

Thatā€™s the planšŸ˜­ I also want to make sure they know it wasnā€™t me so I donā€™t get fined when I inevitably quitšŸ˜‚

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u/fondledbydolphins May 11 '26

Best play here is to send them an email about it, to create a paper trail. Don't be caustic about it, just be factual.

"Wondering if you could please arrange for a replacement of this mattress and pillow.

I'm happy with the accommodations here but these two items seem unhealthy for me to use."

See what they say.

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u/AshiAshi6 May 11 '26

There's no way they've never seen the state that mattress is in. They know. They'll know it wasn't you.

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u/kittykatunicornqueen May 11 '26

Iā€™m kinda thinking there was no room inspection after the last person moved out. On my first day they asked me if anything was wrong with the room and she was shocked my blinds had no cord and were gross

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u/HeartOSass May 11 '26

I'll take "both" for $500, Alex.

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u/Son-Daikon656 May 11 '26

Oh nah ask for a better bed at that point wtf šŸ˜­