Tue: "traffic these days, huh?"

Wed: "is it Friday yet?"

Thu: "getting warm, isn't it?"

Only mention the weather in the middle.

This feels like AI

Did you see that ludicrous display last night?

Tues - Thurs: lament the destruction of our planet and the dichotomy of dreaming an end to capitalism while being forced to actively participate in your own oppression.

How to socialize at work:

Don't 🚫

-an introvert

In the middle: "How about the local sports team, eh?" and let the experts take over from there.

TWTh Organize a union

I have Wednesdays off so my Tue-Thus is usually something like:

Tuesday:"Oh I can't meet Wed, I'm off. Let's talk Thursday."

Wednesday: Off

Thursday:"Sorry I missed Wednesday meetings, let me know if I missed anything important."

Unless you get me on a Thursday or a Monday, tomorrow's no good.

It's kinda bittersweet to be middle aged and finally have a job I actually like. I program robots to bend metal all day, like Bender from Futurama. It's super cool and I have zero dread on Sundays for once.

But when I talk to my coworkers, I'm reminded of how rare and lucky that really is. For everyone else the week is still grueling and maddening. The people with "bullshit jobs" aren't having any fun at all.

So when we start talking about the weekend as an escape, I try to keep it real and see if there's any way I can make their life more pleasant. Maybe they need a good word for a promotion, or backup asking for a raise, or a lie when they need to leave early, or a glowing job reference.

Imagine how much more our society would accomplish if there were no bullshit jobs and everyone either programmed the robots, or made pottery/paintings/whatever the neurotypicals enjoy.

And I take offence that anyone should actually have access to the information of what I have done, or will do in my personal time. Good weekend? Yes. Plans for the weekend? Not much. There has to be a whole lot of getting to know someone before I’ll talk about my personal plans.