We're All Mad Here

s o r r y

[my-alterego]

FUCK I’m sad...

[dankmemeuniversity]

[balaclavabaklava2-deactivated20]

yes the leg hair thats showing at the bottom of my jeans is part of the look. mind your business.

[boldfish]

Me: *scripting every single word I will say before making a food order*

[my-alterego]

Hi. I’m depressed again. I want someon to love me.

[my-alterego]

I just want to be in love

[isnt]

doctor: sir, i'm sorry. the results are in and i'm afraid you have updog

patient: wh- what's updog

doctor, calling a nurse on the hospital's intercom: KAREN GET IN HERE I TOLD YOU I COULD DO IT

[libertarirynn-deactivated202006]

Absolutely not one soul on this godforsaken planet:

KFC advertising executives:

[tsuminkoo]

What

[takeitaway-penny]

Somebody airdropped this to me in class…

[annoyinger]

It was your teacher

[mewo51]

SHE-RA SEASON 3 IN AUGUST YALL

ARE YOU GUYS AS EXCITED AS I AM?????

[cheaphalloweencostume]

[clouffymoved]

a kid who went to my school last year sent me this 

[flutejesus]

every sectional i've ever been in tag yourself

[epicflutemusic]

the idiot: forgot their music, looking off of someone else

the freshman: constantly playing pep tunes

the worrier: “guys can we please practice we have like two weeks”

the arts-credit: texting their friends in another class

the socialite: texting their friends in another section

the leader: manages to get the group focussed, only reason anything gets done. there is never more than one of these

the student: ignoring everyone else, practicing by them self. perfect

the tumblr: wont shut up, tries to convince everyone they’re high

the bard: takes every opportunity for Story Time

person f: *absent*

[hothautbois]

[jackmeatington]

i don’t really tell my cat i love him i just pick him up, look him deep in his eyes, and say shit like “If You Willed It, I Would Kill In Your Name”

[mjalti]

that’s just how you’re supposed to talk to cats

[animememejpg]

[thesnadger]

Since once in a blue moon I actually discover a decent rule for adulting, and since I know I have followers a few years younger than me who are just entering the workforce, I want to tell you about a very important phrase. 

“I won’t be available.”

Imagine you’re at work and your boss asks you to come in on Saturday. Saturday is usually your day off–coming in Saturdays is not an obligation to keep your job. Maybe you were going to watch a movie with a friend, or maybe you were just going to lie in bed and eat ice cream for eight hours, but either way you really, really don’t want to give up your day off.

If you consider yourself a millennial you’ve probably been raised to believe you need to justify not being constantly at work. And if you’re a gen-Z kid you’re likely getting the same toxic messages that we did. So in a situation like that, you might be inclined to do one of three things:

Tell your boss you’d rather not give up your day off. Cave when they pressure you to come in anyway, since you’re not doing anything important.

Tell your boss you’d rather not give up your day off. Over-apologize and worry that you looked bad/unprofessional.

Lie and say you’ve got a doctor’s appointment or some other activity that feels like an adequate justification for not working.

The fact is, it doesn’t matter to your boss whether you’re having open heart surgery or watching anime in your underwear on Saturday. The only thing that affects them is the fact that you won’t be at work. So telling them why you won’t be at work only gives them reason to try and pressure you to come in anyway.

If you say “I won’t be available,” giving no further information, you’d be surprised how often that’s enough. Be polite and sympathetic in your tone, maybe even say “sorry, but I won’t be available.” But don’t make an excuse. If your boss is a professional individual, they’ll accept that as a ‘no’ and try to find someone else. 

But bosses aren’t always professional. Sometimes they’re whiny little tyrants. So, what if they pressure you further? The answer is–politely and sympathetically give them no further information.

“Are you sure you’re not available?” “Sorry, but yes.”

“Why won’t you be available?” “I have a prior commitment.” (Which you do, even if it’s only to yourself.)

“What’s your prior commitment?” “Sorry, but that’s kind of personal.”

“Can you reschedule it?” “I’m afraid not. Maybe someone else can come in?”

If you don’t give them anything to work with, they can’t pressure you into going beyond your obligations as an employee. And when they realize that, they’ll also realize they have to find someone else to come in and move on.

[yournewapartment]

IMPORTANT!! PLEASE READ!!

[kagetsukai]

Just like with many other parts of life, learn to say ‘no’ to people. You are important. Don’t kill yourself for another person, esp. if they are your boss.