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Maru Kitteh

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7. Whatever you do, please be safe and take care of yourself.

Reply to Scully (Original post)

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 10:30 PM

Jul 24

You are not obligated to give your employer one little bit of anything beyond the job description you accepted.
You don’t have to love them or even like them.
You don’t have to respect them. Respect is earned.
You don’t have to let then live in your head once you walk out that door.
You don’t have to stay. You also don’t have to leave unless you are ready and you want to.

Your responsiblity is to yourself and your loved ones, not them. So please, whatever you do, take good care of yourself.

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I learned a tough lesson tonight [View all] Scully Jul 24 OP

The old "I'm takin' what their given 'cause I'm workin' for a livin'. CentralMass Jul 24 #1

;-) elleng Jul 24 #2

The key is... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 24 #3

yeah, well you know they're crap people NJCher Jul 24 #9

That's where we'll agree to disagree SickOfTheOnePct Jul 25 #13

but that's you NJCher Jul 25 #16

Quite the opposite experience. Blue Full Moon Jul 25 #19

I would start looking for a new job. Liberal In Texas Jul 24 #4

this is the correct answer, right here NJCher Jul 24 #10

Maybe you could change their minds. It could happen! nt babylonsister Jul 24 #5

I work with several people I believe should know better. haele Jul 24 #6

Whatever you do, please be safe and take care of yourself. Maru Kitteh Jul 24 #7

How you always did and how I do it... TnDem Jul 24 #8

Depends on how high up this person is, in considering how to weigh it lostnfound Jul 24 #11

don't castigate yourself NJCher Jul 24 #12

Use it to your advantage fujiyamasan Jul 25 #14

What would they find if they looked you up? Renew Deal Jul 25 #15

This is a dishonest take IMO. But not willing to waste time explaining it to you. nt BWdem4life Jul 25 #17

How can a question that doesn't asset any facts be dishonest? Renew Deal Jul 25 #18