Month: February 2023

Others will create a subreddit…

Hello all. Late 20s M here. Got my degree in mechanical engineering and currently work as a technical sales engineer for over 5 years. I’m not quite sure if I’m overthinking things here, or if my job isn’t all it’s made out to be. Apologies for the long post… For context, I’m a 1099 contractor, so not an official employee. I’m quite good at my job, having made well over $200K (gross) in 2022. Average income for experienced technical sales engineer at my company is roughly $400K, but there’s really no cap. I can WFH when I want and a good portion of my job is establishing and maintaining relationships with clients. To me, this is where some of the negatives come into play. The sales team is extremely toxic. I’ve seen people cry from getting yelled at by coworkers. Very much an “every man for themself” mentality. My company…

I know it’s currently in a hearing right now, but I struggle with understanding things like this. It’s too complex for someone with an intellectual disability. My employer uses this kind of debt as a way to further exploit workers so they’ll stay instead of go somewhere better.

Zoochosis – a form of psychosis that develops in animals held captive in zoos. It manifests as behaviours which are monotonous, obsessive, repetitive actions that serve no purpose. Sound familiar? Perhaps similar to what many people experience every day – we are in the midst of a crisis after all. We sit comfortably behind our tvs after work, munching on the same microwave meals and frozen pizzas that we eat every evening, binge watching the same shows, doom-scrolling social media. Disassociated. An endless cycle. Repetitive. We watch the news – rent prices have increased yet again, the rates of mental illness in young people is as an all-time high, people are dying from being unable to heat their homes, nurses are using food banks. ‘What a shame’ we think. ‘At least it’s not me’. We wake up – same time every day -of course. Same breakfast. Same routine. Work 8…

Care is the mind killer The little death that brings total annihilation I will face my care. I will let ot pass through me. And when it is gone only I will remain.

Wanted to rant my family just caught it last week. The new restrictions apparently are asking for them to come in even if they test positive after 5 days. So now my mother and grandmother are being ordered to come into work soon. Both still coughing and sick. Granted grandma doesn't seem to care too much as she's been proving the memes right by going to restaurants herself. Doesn't matter if we ask her not to or offer to get it delivered. The delivery was slightly cold once so better go out herself after testing positive that morning This is why it still exists isn't it >.>