"Sorry" is just cultural, it's not an actual heartfelt apology. It's not a sign someone has a horrifying lack of self esteem. It already is saying thank you for letting me take up your time. It's saying hey I imposed a little and I realize that.

One of the weirdest things about the past 10 or so years is how literal everyone in the US has become. Every culture has little things little linguistic tics, they are not meant to be taken at 100% literal face value. This is like, why have we lost a connection with our culture, why do we have to be 1000% literal and explicit like it's a nursery school? Things like this meme are utterly bizarre to me.

Yeah software engineering on my side. Guess I gotta be thankful for being able to make the choice to get this one.

That's good for you. When I looked for jobs in my field (bioinformatics and genetics) in my area since I have 6 years of lab experience, even with my BS I would have been making half the pay I get now unfortunately.

Guess I'm helped by what my degree is in (it's a degree where there is a good amount of available jobs, even during an economic crisis)

That's a lot of assumptions. I have a degree, although it is an AS. Many of my coworkers have degrees, some with higher degrees, in STEM and the medical field. I live in Colorado, the US. My town is extremely expensive and many of us haven't had the opportunity to leave it.

This meme cant stop me cause I cant read

Bro I would stop being friends with anyone who starting talking to me like that.

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You know what? That’s a position of leverage. Apparently they depend on you a lot more now littlefops and middlefops just quick. So use that leverage, and don’t back down. They need you.

Also, if everyone is quitting start looking around.

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No it does not. Don't label everything as narcistic.

"How to be narcissistic and value yourself more than the people you're affecting"

Tell this to my boss..

Try it before you knock it. Life isn't what you make it out to be. For better or for worse, I've been surprised by different reactions and different results when I do something different from my own perspective.

The point is to take the first step in being a more positive person. Being positive can have positive effects on people. The next problem is keeping it.

Yeah, it shows that you're narcissistic and value yourself more than the people you're affecting.

Doesn't this increase effects of battery fade?

Chuck Norris simply kicks ass

I had my little brother over helping me out with the mulch. Like 15 minutes in I'm like ok break time. He's like I'm not even tired yet, and when I take breaks I have a hard time going back to work.

I told him yeah it's because you don't take a break until you're already tired. If you take breaks before you get tired you can work for much longer.

I feel like I plugged myself into a low power charger at 10% several years ago and haven't made any progress yet.

Right!? I see some of these posters sometimes, and they're so out of touch with the reality of most people in America. A friend of my just had to go to a mandatory meeting where the CEO of the company started emphasizing the importance of self care, encouraging them to take spaw days or go to the chiro while paying them shit and sending emails with shit like "Although overtime is optional, hear at xyz we highly encourage it."

Tattoo a tiny recycle sign in the corner of the battery and we’ll recycle you when you’re done, maybe even make real batteries out of your insides. Future is exciting.

Yes, it is actually the thing that matters the most.

Nah man i take a 2 day/4week break when i run outta battery when i dont have my phone i just use my laptop since the charger port is right beside my bed my reasoning is that i watch my phone in bed while midnight and that if i dont have my phone then i can sleep cause my laptop has light laptops are big = it has too much light and it would take up space for the blanket and my parents would see the light meaning i would get scolded meaning i cant talk too my friends and that i would not have sleep time i sleep at 2am in January for 4days and i couldnt sleep in march theres no more phone 4 me since i did not charge my phone

Exactly me when i didnt have my phone but now i have 3 hours in sleep. yay?

Sounds good on paper.

In practice I am being a burden that no one really looks forward to dealing with and I need to be self aware and communicate that I’m aware of that in order to not seem needy/entitled and scare people away.

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