Mean girls never grow up

Things are not looking good in the world of Twitter right now. I'm trying to stay optimistic; I'm not planning on leaving this app before my official 10-year anniversary on it in February 2023. In fact, I'm not trying to leave Twitter at all, which makes the addition of “views” on tweets so disheartening. This feature literally adds nothing to the experience and makes everybody sad that people didn't like their tweets! I've been trying to train my eye not to look at the views on my tweets, but…

Absolutely tragic

Back at it

So many job postings list very strange requirement for applying. Sometimes they're innocuous, like jobs that anyone could learn in 3 days needing applicants with 3-5 years of full time working experience. Other instances are shadier, like when jobs that require no manual labor whatsoever need employees who have the ability to life 30-50 pounds. That was a requirement for my job as a library security guard. The heaviest thing I had to lift in that job was a walkie talkie. It's far less socially…

Damn, that's harsh

So patronizing

Hang in there

If there is one thing workers must be, it's protective of their time. If you're not, people will surely take advantage of it. Unfortunately, everybody is on different pages regarding what is normal to ask of someone. Is it normal for somebody to arrive to work an hour early and leave an hour late? Is it normal to only work during allotted hours and make no exceptions? What about being available at all times? Nobody knows! It's a weird game of 3D Chess that none of us are winning. This time of t…

From the time we were little, we were taught to be grateful for whatever gifts we were given during the holidays. Parents coach their children to say thank you no matter what present they get because doing anything else would be most unkind. However, as you grow up, you realize that some gifts are actually an insult. The mean girl in middle school didn't give you a Lady Speed Stick out of the kindness of her heart. Likewise, sometimes companies give gifts that are far more insulting than they a…

Can it be Christmas already?

Nose to the grindstone

Unbelievable

250 words of nothing

Just a coffee please

The grind