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[–] [email protected] 58 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What’s the priority on this? I’ve been a little scattered today.

Bear with me, I’ve been running around all day, and I need to catch up and refocus.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

I like the first sentence as a standalone reply.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm sorry. My brain is slow today and this needs to be done while I am fresh. We can go over it tomorrow.

I am too burnt out today.

I can't focus on that right now.

I am not functional enough for that.

I don't even make shit up and I am done with corpo speak. If they can't accept that, then they can get over it. We can discuss this like humans. If I can get you started, great, but if you want this done right, you will wait.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

All of those make the person seem incapable or otherwise unable to fulfill their daily activities/roles. I dunno I think this wouldn't be great to say unless maybe you were legitimately sick. There are times you just gotta suck it up and get er done.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Not when you are a developer trying to write code for a critical part of the system. Sucking it up isn't going to make it magically happen and it will be a mess.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Worked for me for the last 20 years shrug

[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 days ago (1 children)

"Sorry, I don't function well on Mondays"

"But today is Wednesday"

"I call it third Monday"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

And tomorrow is before-friday.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

Sorry, I have exceeded my bandwidth for the day.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Then there's me. Who's not smart AND my brain is fried. AMA

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

24?

Close enough

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

There are 3 lights?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Nope, you have it right, it's "who's" in that sentence. You could write "who's not smart and whose brain is fried", but the first one is "who is".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Yeah it was a joke

Cause the thread is about being dumb

Teehee

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

(I just recreated the original because that one is jpegged to hell and back. I used draw.io (used the original image as background), then exported as SVG, jammed it through SVGOMG, and then let ChatGPT do one last optimization because the font stuff was a bit too much, removed the whitespace and comments - boom: 700kb SVG)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

"Thank you for your patience"

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I promise I'm smart my brain is just sautéed.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

I work smarter not harder

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I can assure you of my intellectual capacity but there is a severe incompatibility with cognitive functions on this day.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

At present time.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

"Apologies, X AM/PM is too early in the morning for my brain"

It becomes more of a joke the later it is in the day.

[–] [email protected] 132 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Unfortunately due to other matters I don’t have the bandwidth today.

Let’s schedule a follow-up to discuss for a later date so I can give this the focus it warrants.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago

This is the one. Polite and professional, and also acknowledges the importance of the other person's viewpoint.

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[–] [email protected] 87 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The coffee hasn't kicked in yet.

Bonus round: you don't drink coffee.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

I just need a quick bump and I'll be back in action

[–] [email protected] 76 points 1 week ago

This is why I love working in a blue collar field. Who needs professionalism. "Sorry boss, brain's fucked today. Explain it at me like I'm an apprentice."

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I like to explore all the angles before committing to a decision

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 week ago (3 children)

"Sorry, I haven't had my coffee yet."

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

In the morning, it's "I'm not fully caffeinated, yet".

In the hour(s) leading up to lunch, it's "My blood sugar must be getting low."

In the hour(s) after lunch, it's "I've had lunch and now I feel like I need a nap."

In the hour(s) before clocking out for the day, it's "It's been a long day and my eyes / brain need a rest."

This is basically science. I just need to apply for some funding.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

To be fair, 4 PM was usually the time for a coffee break back when I worked in an office.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Sorry, I have a case of the Mondays!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I believe you get your ass kicked for saying something like that

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago

"let's pencil in a session about that tomorrow morning"

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

"Just back from annual leave and trying to get upto speed" or "just had the closing meeting on an old project. Once I'm fully read in on this I will be able to take it on"

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Co-pilot, make up an excuse for me."

I am unavoidably detained due to furious diarrhea

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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