Linux Is Best on Nostr: I needed to get away from work (Meta) and take some time off, so I lied and told them ...

I needed to get away from work (Meta) and take some time off, so I lied and told them my “great aunt” passed away.

The past few days at work have been insane — more than usual.

I’m just fed up with the way things are run under our current policies, so I needed to escape and take some time away.

There are rumors of layoffs soon, and I already have three write-ups within the past year for doing what I felt was morally and ethically right, even though it went against policy because of “freedom of speech.” If I am going to be laid off (I don’t know that, but it’s possible), I’d rather it happen while I’m still being paid and able to relax, instead of slaving away for this corporation and doing its dirty work.

I also hope that if layoffs do happen, someone currently on “bereavement” might be in a safer position.

I’m not trying to lose my job, but I am also having a harder time stomaching this job while innocent people are being hurt by our policies, and we reward bad people for behaving poorly.

A grown man, for example, should not have the “right” to imply some young woman experiencing a clear mental crisis should end her life for wanting equality and justice, while implying her purpose is only to “breed,” and our policy shouldn’t claim this is “freedom of speech” because no lines were technically crossed. Or a MAGA supporter shouldn’t be implying people “find people” who are anti-fascist and imply “something” should be done to resolve their place in the world, and it too is allowed because technically, somehow, this is also “freedom of speech.” Nor should I be required to forward someone to our legal department for review simply because a woman let it slip she may have had an abortion, and the state she lived in has decided they’re retroactively punishing people for their past choices made with their own bodies.

I dislike my job, but I also find my work history isn’t worth much because all the places I previously worked no longer exist. And everyone I personally once knew died years ago during COVID. I have been here at Meta for nearly six years now, and I hope that is enough verified experience that I can use to find another form of employment, if needed. But damn Meta for changing things in favor of Trump and his goons. Fuck, Mark Zuckerberg, you damn dirty bastard.