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WCDT: 2878-2882 (19-23 January 2015)
Tyrannosaurus Rex:
I have no issues with the way that Dora reacted towards discovering Faye drinking on the job as either Boss Dora or Friend Dora. When you run a business, you don't get to play favorites with your friends. If Dale or Penny had been caught drinking on the job, I don't imagine a lot of people would object to Dora bringing down the hammer. They object because they believe that Faye deserves some special sympathy because she is friends with the boss. Let's not forget that she's running a business. Many of the other users have given detailed explanations on why she should have been fired with prejudice and I agree with all of them. I would also like to add that I believe Dora needed to be that harsh. Giving Faye any kind of leniency including an ultimatum of "get help or get fired" would have sent the wrong message not only to her coworkers but to Faye herself. She believed that due to her friendship with Dora, all would be forgiven. Faye needed to see that there were serious consequences for her actions. Sometimes when you screw up badly enough, you don't get a second chance. All you get is the chance to learn and grow into another opportunity. I certainly hope Dora doesn't waffle on her decision in the near future because I would hate for Dora to be an enabler to Faye's alcoholism.
Even Friend Dora was right to be pissed. I never really was on board too much with the Faye hate before. However, her behavior especially as of late has been incredibly selfish. She lashes out and fights other people because it's harder than having to fight herself. She seems to take advantage of her relationships with her friends and use them to pick her up whenever she falls without making a real attempt to get her shit sorted. The thing that really pisses me off is that she not only knows she has a problem, she knows what it is. She's choosing the easy way out by self medicating. Both Dora and Marten have been good friends to Faye through this, despite whatever major issues Dora had herself. Dora is making a conscious effort in order to make her life better and drama free. I don't think she always makes the right decisions in that respect, but she's at least trying. Despite all that, she's still attempted to be a good friend to Faye outside of work and Faye responds by continuing a self-destructive spiral that is guaranteed to cause collateral damage and get irresponsibly drunk in a business that Dora damn well cares about, which threatens her business. I imagine Dora feels betrayed by that course of actions and anyone who could keep a cool head and not swing the ace of murdering pink slips would be a far more zen person than I.
Personally speaking, I don't see this as the revolution of the QCverse against Dora. I can imagine Faye would go to her friends, but she'd be wasted out of her mind because now she needs to self-medicate for losing Angus, losing her job, and losing Dora. Her friends are going to attempt to intervene and get help, but in her typical fashion of denial she's going to throw all their help in their faces all the while knowing they're right.
I don't really see Marten wanting to get himself that involved in the situation. I think while Marten would try to be there, he is showing a healthy growth towards looking for his own happiness first instead of that of others. He's become more confident in his life and choices and I don't think he'd want to dive into the spiraling rabbit hole of self-destruction after Faye. He has a lot more to lose now. That's not to say that he won't help Faye or he'll toss her butt out, but I think that the textbook running to Marten won't pay off like it used to.
Now this is where we get from the realm of what I think to what I hope. I really would like Sven to come back. If he does, Faye would likely attempt to make foolish decisions to get with Sven, but Sven attempting to become "a better person for Faye" will likely turn her down. However, he can be the support and calm reality check she needs to start attempting to confront her issues.
Thrillho:
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--- Quote from: Gareth on 22 Jan 2015, 05:43 ---Really? Man, not sure how I feel about that.
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Sorry man, was just trying to be funny, no offense meant.
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That was aimed at BenRG, not you. Had I thought your comment out of line, I'd have taken mod action, not seemed personally wounded :P
osaka:
I see that someone mentioned something about Marten not putting up with Faye's shit anymore. Allow me to go a bit back
Here, in 509, Marten specifically tells Faye to get fixed up. While it's an entire different context - it works here. Marten will get home, hear the news, see Faye several stages of fucked up, and maybe decide that after all this time Faye hasn't actually got any better. He might get mad. He could kick her out. Maybe cut his relationship with her.
Or as someone mentioned earlier, call mom. Veronica Reed can be very convincing.
Stoon:
Hanners is the only one who's exploded and not put up with Faye's shit. Hanners will sort Faye out.
MooskiNet:
--- Quote from: osaka on 22 Jan 2015, 10:54 ---Or as someone mentioned earlier, call mom. Veronica Reed can be very convincing.
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...and is not to be fucked with.
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