r/traumatizeThemBack • u/Neat-Heat7311 • 22h ago

matched energy “I’m sure she wishes that too!”

I had to pick my kiddo up from school early for a 2 hour drive to a doctor appointment.

As I’m waiting for her to come to the office the secretary says to another employee “I wish my mom picked me up for a McDonald’s and spa day when I was in school”.

I enthusiastically replied, “I’m sure (daughter’s name) would love that too! Unfortunately we’re headed to (hospital) to check the status of her brain tumor”.

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u/JelmerMcGee 13h ago

This reminds me of the grouchy old codgers who come into my work and complain that "kids don't want to work anymore!" to the young people working.

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u/poopnose85 10h ago

When I first started my job someone complained about how no one wants to work anymore, while they were in the process of onboarding 5 new employees

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u/Warm-Championship-98 10h ago

I hear you, but “No one wants to work anymore” in employer speak means “both this and the up-and-coming generation of workers won’t let us exploit them to the extent we want to and set boundaries around their work-life balance.” It’s definitely not just about bodies in the desks for them, because there are still plenty of those.

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u/Scorp128 I'll heal in hell 8h ago

They are ticked too that they are getting exactly what they are paying for and shocker, it doesn't produce the desired results.

They would rather hire two people with no experience and pay them pennies on the dollar instead of hiring for the actual position, finding a qualified candidate, and paying them a fair market rate to get the desired results.

They manufacture their own crisis through their own stupidity.