screw you, coworker

[janegodzilla]

A conversation at the sink in the ladies' restroom:

Coworker: How are you feeling?
Me: Pretty bleh. Still.
Coworker: Well...just suck it up.
Me: Um. Yeah.

What the fuck? "Suck it up"? THANKS, CAPTAIN HELPFUL. I think hauling my ass into work when there's been no appreciable change in how I feel since, oh, Friday definitely constitutes "sucking it up." In fact, the only real difference between the congestion, constant coughing, and overall malaise of Friday and the congestion, constant coughing, and overall malaise of today is that my Friday cough was dry and since Saturday it's been wet. And that? Is ALL. I've felt like crap for almost a fucking week now, so don't tell me to fucking suck it up.

I mean, for crying out loud. I showed up at work, and I'm getting my shit done. I don't think anything else is really required of me. I'm certainly not going to pretend like I feel okay when I really and truly don't, and I really don't need some coworker shoving platitudes down my fucking throat.

"Suck it up". Ugh. Sometimes, I really hate these people.

Comments

[karabou.livejournal.com]

I've gotten that response before, and I always have to wonder, why the fuck did the person ask in the first place?

[gutlesswonder.livejournal.com]

That sounds a lot like most of my childhood. ugh. I hope you feel better! Working your ass off probably isn't helping you get much better.

[aphephobia.livejournal.com]

Urrrgh. What an arsehole.

Then again, you work with lawyers, right? *sighs*


IMHO, if people are that arseholey toyou, don't feel guilty about taking sickies at all. Let them cover your arse and have an extra workload while you're off.

Or... turn up sick... and hope they wind up contaminating it. And when they come in, smile and tell them to "suck it up." :)


I hope yoiu're feeling better soon, too. (Guess who's working on chapter 18 now, too?!?!)