Work Culture
An inspirational workplace poem by Moony Thinker
— Poem —
Please, for god’s sake —
End this torment!
Banish me from another of these
Fucking professional-prep-rallies
For working adults.
Team! Team! Team!
Kill me…
Ra-ra-shish-koom…
Ahhhhh, fuck it already!
Please, for the love of all things
Rational!
Free me from this Hell on Earth;
From this prison-like existence.
A chair, a computer, and four grey walls.
Sure, I am here;
Sure I am awake;
And sure
I showed up, but — of course I did
You did too!
Oh great observer of the obvious; Do you see meat on these bones?
It beats starving…
That’s right, you have me; you caught me…
I hate you, you asshole.
And yet, I need you…
I’m an asshole.
It beats starving…
I hate this place, and yet…
I cling to this place.
Fake it, but not until you make it.
Just good enough so they think you can
Make it.
Count the days to the weekend;
Freedom is an illusion.
Look at it this way, adult-kiddo,
One day you got hired
Because you are that good at lying,
And one day you will be liberated
From that place, that lie;
By way of a new role
Of your choosing
Or one chosen for you…
Oak or pine;
And, would you like music
While you sleep?
— The Why —
Based on my employment experiences, my pay-me-to-feed-me jobs, I feel like there is this universal belief that we are more than just a random association of people; that we are a quasi-family.
Personally, I fucking hate this.
While those who subscribe to this belief system feel strongly about its benefits and have shared with me their distaste for my opinion, I still will not submit beyond my linear work requirements. I refuse to grab the metaphorical pompoms and chant the praises of team-team-team because this place is my work, not my identity.
Though I am sure this attitude is toxic to many wherever I work, the masters keep paying me so I will just stew in our shared pot and pollute the waters until I quit, retire, or die.
Moreover, it pays and that beats starving.
Be well, my friends.
— MT
— Music Tea —
This poems recommended music tea is:
Title: Ænema
By: Tool
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