If the ocean ever disappears DONT GO LOOKING FOR IT… go in the other direction
i know this sounds like a shitpost but isn’t this like, real advice regarding tsunamis
Yes this was about hurricane Irma it is not a shitpost
This is actually really good advice so let me elaborate a bit: if you notice the tide is retreating very quickly at a very odd time of day, get as far away from water and as high up as you can. I live along the ocean and a long time ago we had a small tsunami and a relative of mine tells me how her father saw the tides retreating so he just picked her up and just ran, which probably saved their lives.
So yeah DONT LOOK FOR THE MISSING OCEAN just run away
ocean not lost, ocean is actually winding up to kick you very hard in the nuts.
Since once in a blue moon I actually discover a decent rule for adulting, and since I know I have followers a few years younger than me who are just entering the workforce, I want to tell you about a very important phrase.
“I won’t be available.”
Imagine you’re at work and your boss asks you to come in on Saturday. Saturday is usually your day off–coming in Saturdays is not an obligation to keep your job. Maybe you were going to watch a movie with a friend, or maybe you were just going to lie in bed and eat ice cream for eight hours, but either way you really, really don’t want to give up your day off.
If you consider yourself a millennial you’ve probably been raised to believe you need to justify not being constantly at work. And if you’re a gen-Z kid you’re likely getting the same toxic messages that we did. So in a situation like that, you might be inclined to do one of three things:
Tell your boss you’d rather not give up your day off. Cave when they pressure you to come in anyway, since you’re not doing anything important.
Tell your boss you’d rather not give up your day off. Over-apologize and worry that you looked bad/unprofessional.
Lie and say you’ve got a doctor’s appointment or some other activity that feels like an adequate justification for not working.
The fact is, it doesn’t matter to your boss whether you’re having open heart surgery or watching anime in your underwear on Saturday. The only thing that affects them is the fact that you won’t be at work. So telling them why you won’t be at work only gives them reason to try and pressure you to come in anyway.
If you say “I won’t be available,” giving no further information, you’d be surprised how often that’s enough. Be polite and sympathetic in your tone, maybe even say “sorry, but I won’t be available.” But don’t make an excuse. If your boss is a professional individual, they’ll accept that as a ‘no’ and try to find someone else.
But bosses aren’t always professional. Sometimes they’re whiny little tyrants. So, what if they pressure you further? The answer is–politely and sympathetically give them no further information.
“Are you sure you’re not available?” “Sorry, but yes.”
“Why won’t you be available?” “I have a prior commitment.” (Which you do, even if it’s only to yourself.)
“What’s your prior commitment?” “Sorry, but that’s kind of personal.”
“Can you reschedule it?” “I’m afraid not. Maybe someone else can come in?”
If you don’t give them anything to work with, they can’t pressure you into going beyond your obligations as an employee. And when they realize that, they’ll also realize they have to find someone else to come in and move on.
IMPORTANT!! PLEASE READ!!
Just like with many other parts of life, learn to say ‘no’ to people. You are important. Don’t kill yourself for another person, esp. if they are your boss.
The other day a man signed up for our advantage card and I asked for his “email” and he looked at me and goes “No?? I have a gmail, I don’t even know what an email is.” And I was just so in awe for a moment and I just smiled and enthusiastically replied “It’s okay that works!” Meanwhile internally screaming.
Honestly if anyone wants to know what retail is like on a daily basis? This is it.
My dad grows Carolina Reapers and this is a third of our harvest
SO. He was drying them in the garage. He walked out and said the smell was so strong but I couldn’t smell ANYTHING so we took them in and at this point dad’s eyes are watering but I can’t smell a thing. So dad was like “bet you won’t eat one then” so of course I did and so did dad and NOTHING. Dad’s choking and crying and his nose is running and he’s seeing sounds and I’m completely fine. Don’t get me wrong, it was hot. It was damn hot. But I didn’t even break a sweat. My nose didn’t even run. I literally don’t understand how this happened because like I can’t even eat Indian food because it’s so spicy like I can’t do spice at all but this had like no effect on me I’m so confused like did my brain just nope out and stop tasting so I wouldn’t die or what.
So I did a small experiment (vodka may or may not have been involved)
I have a canister of pepper spray and I was curious as to whether or not I would have a subdued effect to that as well as the Carolina Reapers.
So. I donned surgical mask, gloves, and glasses. I sprayed a bit of pepper spray into a shot glass.
NOTHING.
My nose burned a bit. But that’s all. I held the pepper spray up to my nose and got a mild burning sensation. I dipped my bare finger into it and felt no burning. I finally got the courage to dip a toothpick into the bit of pepper spray and taste it. It was only mildly hot. Not unbearable, however.
So. I guess I discovered that I have a lame ass super power in that I can tolerate capsaicin ridiculously well
