The last text convo I had with a manager at work (hexbear.net)

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😈Manager😈: "Hi just checking in to see that [huge thing due Friday] is going OK?"

Me: "Fine, thank you. I wonder if I could submit that report [that you need to read] a day late on Saturday as there's like 4 special things going on this week".

😈Manager😈: "Oh sorry. I have a lot to do and I'll need that done by the deadline" [end of day on Friday]

Me: "Are you going to read the report on Saturday?"

Manager: [Who has a fuck ton less responsibilities than me] "There's a lot I need to do and I need to have that report done in time."

Me: "I'm trying not to be difficult, but there's a lot going on atm. Are you going to read it on Saturday".

😈Manager😈: "Just so you know I'm only asking you to submit report by the [actually really obscenely tight] deadline."

Me: "OK, I'll stay late on Friday to get it done."

I know that PMC people deserve the wall, but every working person I'm used to treats end of day deadlines as first thing in the morning next working day. Due on Tuesday? Ass early Wednesday is fine. Who the fuck cares? People need sleep and rest.

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[-] [email protected] 26 points 4 days ago

[-] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

Seems like a slam dunk of submitting a dogshit version earlier and the real version Monday afternoon.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

This is why commies should submit AI slop, grind the gears down.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 4 days ago

you think the report is going to be read? my sweet summer child

[-] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

I never had a more poise-breaking moment than when I submitted the reports we were brought on to make so that the company could make more money. Like this shit was the fucking point of the project. It didn't get read for 3 weeks. Had to explain that if managing the email was tough then corroborating the email with a Dropbox would be worse.

Turns out that there wasn't a real manager and the supervisor I was communicating with was already the supervisor on the owner's other project so they were giga overworked.

Fucking brilliant captain of industry who [redacted] and whose strategy is to cut a bunch of corners. Love my capitalist innovations

this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2025

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