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I’m at the executive management level for my very small company and I have 4 people who report directly to me. I am a nice boss. I’m friendly with my employees, I treat them like professional adults, I actively try to create a positive work environment, and I mentor them and make sure they’re advancing in their careers. I do my best to shield them from the rest of management doing stupid shit. My employees like working for me.

The other day one of my employees came to ask if she could change her hours on Mondays. I said yes immediately because it’s helpful for me to know when she’s here and when she’s not, but as long as she gets her work done I don’t care when and where she does it. She then proceeded to tell me that it was so she could attend therapy and like … I will never use this information but … as a general rule don’t fucking do that.

Do not tell your employer shit about your mental or physical health except for the bare minimum needed to request a reasonable accommodation. Even your nice boss can fire you, even your nice boss can unfairly change your working conditions, and even your nice boss at some point is probably going to face pressure from their superiors.

Neo leans over a toilet in an open stall. He goes, “Bluugh Uuugh.” Morpheus stands outside the stall, silently looking away. Neo rests his head on the toilet and looks out of the stall. He says, “I thought you weren’t going to stick around.” Morpheus tells him, “I was just trying to sound cool.” Neo asks, “Didn’t you say the matrix is in my bedroom? Let’s go there.”

Thank you for your time regardless!

and a bonus Warred Hams:

and remember:

a) John Harvey Kellog would despise this ad; the mere proximity of bondage-play to his brand name and beloved anti-porn flakes is unforgivable

b) John Harvey Kellog would enjoy this ad, because it shows a young woman forsaking the temptations of the flesh in favour of eating a wholesome and nourishing bowl of cornflakes

That means that election results 100% can have a disastrous effect and far reaching impact and consequences BUT we are not powerless to resist.

The problem is that as singular people (or as sole bodies) our power is far weaker than the forces enacted by governing bodies and their executive organs.

The Good News (this is my evangelism) is that when we organize as collective people we are stronger.

The GOOD NEWS is that as communities, as unions, as groups of likeminded people united by solidarity and mutual support and aid we are not only strong enough to collectively shape our lived realities but also strong enough to RESIST the force enacted on us by governments.

all I've got to offer is optimism of the will

by which I mean I do not give a fuck if its likely or even possible, I'm not giving up hope, I'm going on and I am taking you all with me

fuck your laws. politics and colonial empires from Naarm to Wetʼsuwetʼen land, from the heartlands of these empires to all unceded lands: from here to Palestine

Morse code: AEEEEE FELL DOWN AND TROKE MY PENIT TODAY YEOWCE OUCH YOUCH!!!! SENT FROM MY TELEGRAPH