I was worried about the same.........almost closed it part way though.

Hence why ex's are supposed to remain ex's.

Ex's are supposed to remain ex's for a reason. Why would you go over to his house, especially at his mom's request when you know he's interested in someone else?

It was a Big Mac.

You didn't miss out on much.

Now if you had done that to freshly smoked Brisket on the other hand............well there's penalties for heretical sacrilege you know LOL.

That was epic!

Definitely not an FU since you obviously needed new and better speakers anyway right?

I wondered the same - the timestamps would have shown that the bad parts were made after the coworker was clocked out (making it unlikely the coworker actually did them). That could be verified against security footage/badge access records of the coworker leaving the facility. Then they look at who was clocked in that also works at that station to see who the real culprit was - especially given that it was an $84,000 mistake.

I do a similar job to what you do - troubleshooting and repairing electronics, and like you it has to be logged electronically. I too have forgotten to log into my work order logging station - on a number of occasions, and when there is a screw-up (and yes they invariably will happen) I have always fessed up. You get more respect for admitting to a mistake, then correcting it and learning from the experience than you ever will by letting a coworker take the fall for your screw-up.

The longer you go without fessing up the worse things will be for you when your boss does find out. I am surprised they didn't look at the date/time stamps for when the work was done - that should have shown that your coworker didn't make the mistake as she would have been clocked out and out of the building. I'm surprised your coworker didn't have the smarts to ask when the bad parts were made.

Just tell your boss that you just noticed the timestamps on the messed up parts/work and realized it was likely your mistake and not your coworkers and ask what you can do to make it right - because your bosses will eventually find out and whether or not you admitted to your mistake will shape thier opinion of whether or not they can trust you.

It sucks what happened and the breakup, yet after your BF working two jobs for an exteneded time and still barely able to keep the two of you afloat I suspect the stress of trying to make ends meet finally got the better of him and he snapped.

Yes, him snapping was bad, but given the current job market (especially if you're in the USA) where you see "Now Hiring" or "Help Wanted" signs practically everywhere, you have to understand that the optics of him coming home from yet another double shift day/night to see you sitting on the couch without a care in the world might go badly. Had you even gone out job hunting that day? That week?

As for what to do now that you've broken up - eat a big dose of Humble Pie and apologize to your parents, let them know you were wrong (even if you feel you weren't wrong) - trust me, that humble pie is better than being homeless and hungry. If your parents let you back in (and I suspect they will), then you have to constantly keep looking for a job until you find one - and then you do whatever you have to do to keep it so that eventually you can move out on your own. It might not be the job you want, but it's the job you desperately need.

What is it with the younger generations having such anxiety about asking a girl out?

I've got at least 6 mousers that hang around my house constantly, trust me they move out from under the vehicle when it starts up - especially when the car has a big V8 like mine does LOL

As someone who's had cats for many many years, I am still leary about approaching what may be feral kittens. If the kitten doesn't tear you to shreds then kitten's mom very well might.

Not a bright idea.

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Go get your wounds checked by medical personnel.

Just be glad it was jalepenos instead of habaneros or ghost peppers LOL

He actually made chloramine gas - I know, I made the same mistake he did, except I did it in a closed bathroom and wound up in the hospital over it.

Count yourself (and him) lucky!