me @ work: knows nothing about anything, needs other engineers to verify my work
me anywhere else: yes I’m an engineer; I am Smart and Make Things Happen
one of the joys of adulthood is watching all your friends realize they can just adopt a cat. nothing is stopping them. and then they do that. and upload a million pictures of it.
@yamwhoiyamm Insurance billed me $4k for an MRI after I had met my deductible because my hospital didn't send the correct paperwork. Not only did I have No control over that, the hospital rep revealed that the ins company said it didn't need the paperwork...
mabel was just crying the saddest meows, and as soon as I got up to go see where she was, she popped out from behind my armchair all happy and chirpy 😂😭
Does anyone else think about that post that explains the 40hr workweek and “American dream” weren’t designed for a single person to do? And then simultaneously feel better and worse about how they’ve been struggling?
I do a lot.
@ReincarN_a_t_e I had the worst time trying to get a passport! First my birth certificate was wrong bc it didn’t have a “3D seal”, then the photos (that I had taken at the passport application) didn’t meet requirements
@ReincarN_a_t_e My company used to do half-day fridays in the summer, but now we can only choose four weeks to flex our hours, because it “looked bad no one was around on fridays”
@gillian_amrine find someone you want to be friends with and then ask them! it’s worked for me twice. we really did learn the essentials in kindergarten
@gillian_amrine @yamwhoiyamm Yes! And I also used to think I had to justify it to others, but it actually doesn’t matter! Although it’s taking practice still to never feel that way
heard someone’s phone ring in a virtual meeting, then heard him answering it and saying “ah, nothing. What are you doing?” before he realized he wasn’t muted and I’m just dying 😂💀