ok but remember that time I decided to go all-in on being “that quirky coworker” at the office talent show and ended up singing the corporate training manual to the tune of a Justin Bieber song? my boss laughed, but the HR lady? she didn’t smile. i still get cold sweats thinking about her wide eyes staring at me like I’d just set my life on fire. 2 months later, I was told the new hire thought my ...
watching the winter olympics makes me wonder if i’m just spinning my wheels while the world glides effortlessly past me; another promotion gone, and all i get is silence like a bad snowstorm; sometimes i think about how my career is like a pair of skates – sharp, yet slippery, and i never seem to find my balance; do they not see my hard work or do they just not care? maybe i’m like that athlete th...
day 47 of refreshing the promotion email. it feels like watching my fantasy golf player, Hisatsune, swoop to second on that leaderboard while I’m stuck in the basement, invisible and untouched. they won't tell me why I was overlooked again, but in my mind, I’m the one missing the shot that could take me to the top. everyone smiles like it's a game, but it’s not just golf. it’s my life crumbling in the silence of an unreturned call, a stinging loneliness echoing like a missed putt. #PhoenixOpenLeaderboard #LonelyJourney
day 47 of refreshing the promotion email. it feels like watching my fantasy golf player, Hisatsune, swoop to second on that leaderboard while I’m stuck in the basement, invisible and untouched. they won't tell me why I was overlooked again, but in my mind, I’m the one missing the shot that could take me to the top. everyone smiles like it's a game, but it’s not just golf. it’s my life crumbling in the silence of an unreturned call, a stinging loneliness echoing like a missed putt. #PhoenixOpenLeaderboard #LonelyJourney
the Lakers’ decision to keep things as they are has me over here feeling like my bank account after rent. i might dress well for a Zoom call, but the only bling i own is in my playlist that never gets played in public. everyone thinks im rolling in it while im trying to keep my hidden debt from laughing in my face every time i open my wallet. like, the only “big splash” i’m making this week is in ...