Set Some Berries on Fire

THOU ART CURRENTLY LISTENING TO

*Gregorian chanting*

13.21

*leper bell ringing*

HIGH MEDIAEVAL FM

*recording of John Lackland sobbing as he signs the Magna Carta*

WHENCE COMETH NAUGHT BUT LITURGIES

LITURGIES

AND MORE LITURGIES

*Templar knights praying out loud*

THIS ISN’T THY GRANDMOTHERES STATION

BUT

Then I thought about it for a sec and emailed my direct supervisor, the new manager, the VP who assigns me work, and the CEO (who also directly assigns me work) and BCC'd my personal email to confirm that I'd had a brief call with the manager 20 minutes earlier, that on the call I said I was out of the office due to a medical issue, that I was seeing my doctor later in the day, and that I would likely be putting in for medical leave after that appointment and would be reaching out with more info after speaking to a medical professional.

I also put it in writing that I was going to be doing some work on billing after the appointment because it's a process that only I know how to do and it has to be completed by the 5th of the month, and that I'd be recording the process (something that also came up on the call from the manager).

Translated from work speak that means:

I am documenting that I spoke to a supervisor about medical leave, this email exists because the supervisor called me from his personal number and otherwise the communication would not be documented. This conversation is now documented and time-stamped.

In spite of the fact that I will be filing for medical leave, I am going to be doing work for you today. This indicates that in spite of multiple people knowing that I'm sick, I was contacted by a supervisor and must do work because if a single person is out sick, we can't complete our monthly billing.

"People back then always married young it's natural!!!" Every single 1800s guide I've ever met casually mentions that, of course, you really shouldn't get married before you're at least 20, and waiting until 25 is usually better.

Or, like. Okay here's a long segment:

Just firmly going "it is crazy sexist to blame The Wife for overspending when thirty seconds of asking questions will immediately establish that her husband was outright lying to her about how much money they had. Talk to your wife like a normal person."

Or--okay, here. A section on being honest and not writing love letters in secret, because that's usually a good sign that there's something untoward going on....

....except that he then immediately acknowledges that sometimes, the reason you're hiding this from your parents is that your parents suck. That there are parents who frankly have not earned the right to approve or disapprove of your partner.

-Sandry