(January 13, 2017 at 12:52 pm)Faith No More Wrote:One girl's boyfriend broke up with her. Another had no excuse except "work related stress". The excuses aren't "I had a bomb go off in my face in Iraq", they're the shit we all deal with every day just fine. And my wife deals with more people in a year with such "problems" than I have ever met in my entire life. I'd say these are pretty damned good indications they're just whiny bitches.(January 12, 2017 at 12:06 pm)Asmodee Wrote: It wasn't a dig on people who have gone through some real shit. Think "Ethan Couch" and you'll see where my mind was.
And just how do you know that the people you were talking about weren't going through some "real shit?" It's not like we wear signs around our necks or anything.
I have known people with PTSD. I had a cousin who wasn't right after coming back from Vietnam. I understood that shit. I have a nephew missing toes after getting run over by a tank. I understand his shit. I have a nephew who watched his CO get his face blown off trying to disarm a mine. I understand that shit. That is some "real shit". The cousin is now dead, but he NEVER used his problems as an excuse to leave work. He just lost it now and then and needed to be committed for a month or two. You wouldn't even know the nephews went through any shit. They don't go whining to their bosses that they need to get paid to sit on their asses the rest of their shift until HR comes in first thing in the morning to offer them counseling and send them home.
And I've been suicidal in my youth. You don't fucking tell people about it. Least of all coworkers. MAYBE people who are really close to you, if you're asking for help. I wasn't born yesterday. I know how the world works and I know what it's like to deal with shit.
So take my word for it or don't, but I'm not going to argue with you about whether or not any particular person is just whining. Obviously you're offended by the idea that some of us are saying your personal shit should stay at home. But you know what? That employer is paying you to work. It is an exchange of money for time. If you're getting the money, the employer should be able to expect to get the time. It's a business, not a therapy session. That's the nature of "work". You go there to "work" and in exchange for "work" you get paid. Your personal shit shouldn't be the employers problem. They're hiring workers, not adopting you.
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