Mencius Moldbugman

You try to put the Fun Friday Activity out of your mind. You try to focus even though all around you are engaging in mundane chatter. 1000 more emails to go. Nearly there. Your boss emails. She’d like to conduct your annual performance appraisal since she’s in town. Tomorrow.

She asks you to write down all your strengths, weaknesses, objectives and targets for the past year and for the year ahead. She wants your objectives to be SMART. Apparently that’s an abbreviation for something. You google it. You still don’t understand. It’s just buzzwords.

It’s all so meaningless. It’s all so tiresome. Now you will definitely be in the office till at least midnight. The train stops at 11. You keep a small blanket & pillow in your drawer for such occasions. Tonight you will sleep under your desk. You’ve done it before. Many times

At least you can rest at the weekend. Although you’ll probably have to work on Saturday to make up for all the time lost this week. And Sunday is Family Day. Then it will be Monday again. You gaze at the marketing girl again. You’re 35. You have wasted your life.

A group of colleagues walk past to leave and ask if you’re joining for Thursday drinks. You smile weakly and say you have work to do. “You shouldn’t work so hard.” says one. “Tomorrow’s Friday! TGIF!” Yes. Tomorrow’s Friday. So why does it still feel like Monday?

I didn't hit like on any one of these posts because I thought the whole thread was well done and captures the soulless essence of big organizations. There is no great answer but try to work for yourself. If you have to work for a big org, just don't give a f**k. 1/

I mean this seriously. Don't do the "walk a mile in hershoes" crap. I had to deal w/just that and flatly refused and told the organizers that I thought it was stupid and demeaning and that women were physically harming themselves by walking in high heels. F**k them

The "stand not sit"? I've not had to deal w/that but if i did,I would tell them I had serious physical issues (knees, neck, back, all of the above and just sit down; take the chair back). I don't support other people's dumb charities. Just don't give a fuck/