When a guest is watching you get your ass kicked in the service well and they try to wave you down and for something when there’s 2 other bartenders on, you have sweat dripping down your face, a beer in one hand and a martini in the shaker in the other hand 🚩
I really dislike bad manners. Why do grown adults find it hard to say please, thank you, & excuse me? You literally get taught all these as a child.
Breaking: United States forward Catarina Macario has joined the San Diego Wave FC on what is believed to be the biggest total contract value in women's soccer history, sources confirmed to Jeff Kassouf.
Macario has signed with the Wave through the 2030 NWSL season for a total contract worth roughly $8 million in total, first reported by Sportico.
You know, one of my biggest pet peeves as an adult is that the pump for Aveeno lotion is not long enough to get all the lotion. It just is very upsetting EVERY TIME
Focus on your little family; nothing else matters. The outside noise will always be loud, but peace lives under your own roof. Protect what you're building, because that's your real legacy.
“I’m pregnant. Is that going to be a problem?”
The message came in at 11 PM:
“Hi, I have an interview with you tomorrow at 2 PM. I’m pregnant. Is that going to be a problem? I understand if you need to reschedule.”
Old me would have rescheduled.
Unprofessional. Distraction. Red flag.
New me replied:
“Absolutely. See you tomorrow.”
She showed up with her big bulging baby bump.
She apologized three times before even sitting down.
Ten minutes in, she felt a sharp pain.
She tried to fight back the pain while answering questions.
She apologized again.
I stopped the interview and said:
“Hey. You’re balancing your final semester, a pregnancy, and a high-pressure interview at the same time. You’re thinking clearly, answering complex questions, and staying composed through real pain. That is the job. Handling pressure, uncertainty, and responsibility without falling apart. You’re already proving you can do it.”
We proceeded with the interview .
Almost to the end of the interview, she paused.
“I’m so sorry,” she said quietly. “My water just broke.”
We stopped the interview immediately.
Emergency help was called.
We stayed with her until she was safely taken to the hospital.
Later that day, I sent a message:
“You did incredibly well today. We’ll finish this when you’re ready.”
A few days later, I visited her.
She was holding her newborn.
Exhausted. Smiling. Strong.
I handed her the offer letter.
Along with paid maternity leave.
She cried.
We hired her.
She joined us after her leave ended.
One of the most dependable people on the team.
Why?
Because anyone who can show up to an interview in their final semester, pregnant, composed, and prepared already understands responsibility, pressure, and commitment.
Yet we lose candidates like her every day.
Not because they lack talent.
But because our systems are built for convenience, not humanity.
If your interview process can’t accommodate life happening, you’re not filtering for professionalism.
You’re filtering for privilege.
i think I lost my spark. I talk less, I keep to myself, I've mastered distance. I'm not angry, I'm not bitter. I just don't have the energy to show up like I used to. Somewhere along the way, I slipped into this I don't care phase.