This is entirely on me and my vagueness as to why I found this mildly infuriating, but I’m really intrigued by the variety of takes you all have shared. I say this as a compliment!

I’ve been working in higher education for too long, probably because I like the work, and the ability to exist in a forum where I can think creatively while influencing the future for good (as if goodness still exists, but I digress). So I guess you can say I care about my work. Hate the place. Hate the system Like the work.

The most infuriating part exists well ahead of this particular email from the Dean of Students (whom holds their recently defended Ed.D from where they work). Education from this private university is not worth the money or time, especially when they don’t honor the education received from themselves for themselves. Because private and the _ reality of it all_ (I suppose), promotion only exists in who you blow. I have three degrees, and am actively working on my PhD, with over two decades employed by the university, having received the highest honor an employee can receive from their time and performance at the university (a revered award akin to outstanding achievement), and am just universally liked (their words, not mine). So when I was passed for promotion when the longstanding department head retired, I was advised it was because the guy who got it had an Ed.D and I only had a Master’s (in org leadership, from where we work). So I’d at least fall in line as number 2, I was advised. Nope. New guy gave it to his buddy who he shares the same countertops at home with. This buddy, with the countertops, and fewer years with the university, has but a high school diploma from the local HS. Their families hangout on the holidays. It’s not just the countertops.

The particular human embodiment of AI slop who penned the prose in my post is another example of wrong peg, wrong hole. Placed in the position because of their relationship to another employee, and skirted through the Ed.D program at work with unusual ease and speed, this is how we present ourselves to our money. Then when enrollment drops, we’re quick to point to “nationwide trends” instead of “we provide education so void of value, we don’t even care when we have people with our own pinnacle tier of education producing word art regardless of platform or messaging service to the students (read money ) while at the same time neglecting to promote proven effort and skill into leadership positions of those also with educations from the university.”

That’s the mildly infuriating part, for me at least. 😬

Has nothing to do with the actually training. That’s annual formality stuff for just about all employed Americans.

This made my day.

This image proves both evolution from ape to man, and devolution from man to ape. Not seeing any “alpha” in it though. Must have been a tree dweller.

As it should!

So glad I outgrew GTA back in the early 00s. I get its an ultra-beloved franchise, but after playing I-IV when they were originally released, I realized the formula never really changed aside from the online multiplayer. The lengthy development cycle on these games also leads to dated tropes and cultural references once the release window hits. I remember dipping my toes into V just to see if it would grab me like IV did. Within the first 2 hours, I was eye rolling and groaning at the dialog and character personalities. Full reign crime spree just doesn’t hit quite the same when you can just look outside your window for a comparable experience.

tldr: Unpopular old guy opinion.

Maga meat is deported immigrants. Sounds crazy, but wasn’t long ago they were telling the world Ohioans were “eating the pets.”

He’s had to have eaten at least one child post rape, right? I mean, that’s his modus operandi.

Also, never met a golfer I could tolerate for more than 20 seconds. Mini golf is where the real ones play.

Casting spells, or maybe that was just me.

Frederick Co VA top user has their information “redacted.” Must be targeting minors (16-17 yr olds)

There’s no way anyone would have guessed from my basic-ass comment, but I’ve lived most of my life with trauma from childhood sexual abuse. And with fucking kids being en vogue worldwide at the moment, my triggers have been woooo boy. Sorry to shit on your duo, just differing perspectives.

This was the one my mind immediately went to.

Props for admitting he was wrong. A “fool,” sure, but still feels kinda light on the self-disrespect for the content of some of their lyrics. I don’t recall “going with the flow” to include pedophilia. Necrophilia, on the other hand, totally going with the flow.

Anyone else notice a sudden uptick in guillotine related content over the past week or so?

This will sound crazy, but I’ve found sitting up straight, back aligned with the seat helps reduce my time… grinding levels.

I’ve painstakingly spent the past four years reprogramming myself to apply less effort. As a perfectionist (ahem… obsessive), it has been especially difficult to lower my expectations of myself. I suppose suffering through this self imposed dead career existence has actually worked; I was rewarded with essentially my work’s top award last year, a year where I did literally nothing .

Make it make sense. Cuz none of does. I was raised to be Saturday morning cartoon good, when all along, it’s the shit humans who find success.

If I’m reading these comments correctly, I sould be seeking a late career change to a trade of some sort. I’ve haven’t seen a robot plumb a shitter (yet).

I don’t recall Hannibal Lector favoring children, so…

Fuckin’ Mall of America on our bucket list as well. There’s like two hotels on site, and I belive they’re building a Waterpark next door.

I have so many Graves to piss on, my entire retirement plan will involve extensive domestic travel.

Right there with you. Maryland and WV’s finest flower here (we have surprisingly decent bud around here).

Fortune comes in threes; this despicable fuckface, Mitch (theoretically dead for at least a decade if not just recently). Fingers crossed for #3.