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I got to meet my new boss today. I probed him gently, in the hopes of finding out more about him.

He's a doomsday prepper who called COVID-19 the 'Sissy flu'.

So now I'm actively job hunting again.

As an update to the 'banned from AgainstHateSubreddits' drama, I just found out that the mods for that sub are predominantly Satanists, religiously. And I don't mean modern Satanists who believe in self improvement and reliance, I mean they lean heavily into the iconography of Hail Satan and upside down crosses like edgy edgelords. Which explains a lot. I no longer feel like it was a matter of 'me not being a leftist', it was a more a matter of them being unbalanced, biased individuals.

All is right with the world.

@Janarc Don't worry about being secure. The more you think about yourself the worse it gets. Make plans. Decide what to pack. Bring a book for the flight. Focus on what you want to do.

Your friend/partner/significant other will be happy to see you.

I came back to Sanctuary to find everyone standing on the roof of my newly built house. Arms akimbo. Eyes straight ahead.

It was like some creepy, bizarre ritual gone wrong.

I lie on every application when I apply for jobs. It really takes a lot of the pressure off.

I can understand working a few extra hours when someone quits. People have to pick up the slack.

I can understand me picking up even more hours because another co-worker's mother has cancer.

I can understand me picking up yet more hours because a third co-worker is on vacation for two days to visit family she never gets to see..

What I can't understand is my final co-worker taking off a few days due to 'work related stress' and forcing me to work double shifts 3-4 days a week.

Bitch, you were scheduled for 45 hours. Day-shift only! Now I'm working 74 hours of graveyard and days double shifts thanks to you.

...I'm so tired that I couldn't go on a rampage even if I wanted to.

I'll never forget Nancy Reagan's big drug raid where they arrested 14 people for one gram of crack.

And then she followed it up by saying that poor black people were beyond rehabilitating and suggesting that social programs to the poor were a waste of time.

Rot in hell, you old skag.

I'm waiting to hear back from the bosses. I reported it and left the job site at the earliest possible moment.

Odds are she won't get in trouble, though. Like I said, it's my word against hers and she's a conservative-christian church lady. Hell she might lie and say I was the one threatening her and get me fired. We'll see how it goes.

Alright. The 'solution' the bosses came up with? No punishment for her, no legal ramifications. Instead she gets to come into work two hours later every day and I don't have to see her.

I am... of mixed feelings about it. On the one hand? Yay, safe. They won't be threatening me anymore.

On the downside? This killed my 'promotion' I was supposed to be getting. Also she gets rewarded by not having to work so early.

And I was told if I file a lawsuit against her, I'm fired. This is Texas, so yes. They can do that.

In theory, yeah. I could sue like mad!

In practice, I'd be out of work and broke long before any sort of payment comes from it, and in the meantime I'd be unemployable. It's a small town. There aren't any jobs here, especially for people suing their employer.

Why, Stellaris, why?

Why do you keep suggesting I name my home planet Gor?

Do you know something about my society that I don't? My space-sloths are not creepy chauvinists!

The only thing worse than having a job you hate is not having a job at all.

Part of me misses being jobless. Having all the time in the world to MUSH. Play games. Be a man-child.

The reality of it is that being jobless caused me to indulge in a lot of unhealthy behaviors and in general be a total dickwad to others. So even when I think to myself how soul-crushing my job can be, I remember just how terrible it would be not to have it. And that brings me to my peeve.

Peeve; WHEN THESE FUCKS WONT FIX THE FUCKING SHRILL ALARM THAT GOES OFF EVERY 5-6 SECONDS IN MY EAR FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS.

Ahem. Peace and love.

It's educated folks who try to find meaning in bullshit that makes uneducated folks believe that education is pointless.

I don't think I've ever met someone whose had to deal with substance abuse on a real, personal level either as an addict or with a close family member who was an addict who could find a single goddamn positive thing about the experience.

My end-class essay was about how every Tennessee Williams play was exactly the same with the same characters and relationships, only with different names.

I went into detail. I slugged it out. I cited everything. The teacher gave me a B and hated me for it. But oh yes, it was worth it. It was -worth- it.

I get told 'God bless you' and 'I'll pray for you' daily. Multiple times a day. But I live in the bible belt so... it's to be expected. Sometimes I get frustrated and respond with 'Praise Allah'.

We're all pretty terrified of Trump here on the 'Libtard' side of things.

But losing land is pretty close to the top of the 'shitheel things Trump could do' list.

Self awareness is part of it but even with medication and treatment many of the behaviors and thought processes are still there. It is a permanent struggle, at least in my case. I work hard every day to not manipulate people and to always show as much empathy as I can. I massively overcompensate in some cases but I would rather be too nice and considerate than not enough.

I highly suggest therapy to anyone who can afford it.

Just being able to talk to a professional is fantastic. I am not in a situation where that is financially feasible right now myself, unfortunately.

Never go to a psychiatrist. Go to a psychologist. Let a psychologist refer you to a psychiatrist if you need one.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/livingston-community-upset-over-walmart-closing/32352214

Let me preface this by saying I don't frequent this particular location regularly but there's some history there. Some years ago Livingston, Texas was a large retirement community that had a lot of small mom and pop style businesses run by retirees and their extended families. I used to go fishing there with my family every few months. It was part of my childhood.

Wal-Mart moved in and they held little rallies and cheered every time they got news of another one closing as they ran them out of business, one by one.

A decade or two later and its basically the only place to buy anything in the town. It employs 422 people. The community relies on it for its survival.

All of a sudden with no warning to anyone whatsoever they decide to close for 6 months. They literally told them a few hours before closing. 'By the way, you're out of a job.' No severance no nothing.

Fuck you, Wal-Mart.