Pregnancy teaches you who your partner is, who is family, and who is a friend. A woman will never forget how you treated her during her pregnancy, in her most vulnerable stage because what you do and say to her, you are also hurting her baby and that is never forgotten.
Iโm so tired of hearing โyou wonโt be able to do that anymore when you have a babyโ
I can just take him with me??
Going to the beach? Heโs coming.
Going out to dinner? Heโs coming.
Going on vacation? Heโs coming.
Fly to a different country? Heโs coming!!
Bro kids are portable
Ima pack his lil bag and go.
My coworker texted me on Teams:
โFirst deadline is very close. Email me immediately.โ
There was no deadline.
There was no email.
That was a code.
โFirst deadlineโ means: Boss is approaching.
โEmailโ means: Stop what youโre doing. Youโre being monitored.
โExcelโ means: Youโre safe.
My coworker mentioned โfirst deadlineโ and โemailโ on Teams.
I didnโt ask questions.
I didnโt text back.
I just closed all the open tabs on Chrome.
Then, right in front of my desk, there was my boss asking about a project report.
I had already submitted it, so he went back to open it from his side.
My coworker stared at me from the far end of the office. Then typed Excel.
When we met in the parking lot at the end of the day, he said quietly:
โBoss suspected you were not working and headed straight to your desk.โ
He drove home without adding another word.
Neither did I.
Saving a coworker from a bad situation is better than being loyal to a boss.