Were you ever ashamed of another JW? (page 4)

Quentin

I embarresed others more than I got embarresed by their behavior...I was such a buffoon...

luna2

Aw, Quentin. Can't believe you were that bad.

I was ashamed of the elder I worked for. He was the kind of person who was aggressive about seeing and commenting on others faults, but was completely unable to see his own. He was also such an arrogant bonehead in his business dealings that he had quite a poor reputation in the community...and everybody knew he was a JW. It was quite embarrassing. I finally got the courage to quit that job after three years of suffering. I was a fool to have stayed so long.

CountryGuy

Were you ever ashamed of another JW?

That's a rhetorical question, right?

There are too many times to count. But I guess that the time I was the most ashamed was after I had faded. I was waiting tables at a restaurant in Amarillo, TX. The DC was in town and the JWs were out in force. That night, ALL 15 members of the waitstaff made just over $100 in tips! It was so bad, there were several tables that left no money, but would leave old issues of the WT and Asleep rags as tips.

One of the other waiters was a buddy of mine and our stations were right next to each other. He knew that I used to be a JW, so right there in the middle of the two sections (within earshot of the JWs), he asked me why the JWs didn't think they had to tip. I replied, "I don't know man, I thought they were good people, but if this is how they treat hardworking people, I'll have to think twice about listening to them next time they were at my door." Each of those tables actually left us money, I think I made $14.00 and he made $16.00 that night.

CountryGuy

Quentin

Aw, Quentin. Can't believe you were that bad.

Heh...heh...thanks for the thought Luna...sad, but true...I had no social graces, loud, obnoxious and more often than not full of the spirits, the kind you drink that is...what kept me from getting DFd I'll never know...suppose I was the typical J boy in my younger days...just glad I left all that behind me...

misspeaches

I was always ashamed when it came to going out to group meals. Everyone would have a nice meal then it was time to pay. Everyone would allegedly put their share of money in and then it would still be $50 or more short. Then this ridiculous loud argument would start up along the lines of 'Well I paid my share' etc. It wasn't hard to work out which ones weren't paying for their meals as they would be the first ones to start getting angry and go 'I hope you don't think I'm the one who didn't pay. Are you insinuating it was me? I know you think it was me' and on and on. Everyone in the place would notice and it would be horrible. It got to the stage I refused to go out to dinner with any of them. I'd only go out to dinner with my very good friends and a maybe 2 or 3 of us at a time.

alamb

When I was a pioneer I used to fear having to work with a family in our hall. They were on "welfare" eternally for his back injury even though he could go horseback riding and waterskiing if someone else was paying.

If anyone refused the literature, he would tell them he was going to be living in their house after Armageddon and laugh. Lovely man. His kids also homeschooled and at the age of 8 they couldn't even write their own names.

Why, oh why, didn't I report them?

Were you ever ashamed of another JW?

Quentin

luna2

CountryGuy

Quentin

misspeaches

alamb

simplesally

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