My manager at the store told me last year that my "customer service smile looks too fake" and I should "try being more genuine" - meanwhile she's asking me to sell overpriced phone cases to people who clearly can't afford them. Like what am I supposed to do, genuinely smile while helping corporations squeeze money from broke families? That comment just made me realize how much this whole system is designed to break us down until we become these hollow performance machines. Now I just do my shifts and collect my paycheck, stopped pretending any of it matters
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celinetylaMar 28, 2026
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My parents
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Dry_Bag8632Mar 28, 2026
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Realizing my best friend of 15 years had been slowly, systematically gaslighting me about my own memories for years. The trust is just gone. For everyone.
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Swimming-Fold-434Mar 28, 2026
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People who act all nice, friendly, and kind to your face but stab you in the back. Including lovers.
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Lord_Shiba_SamaMar 28, 2026
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When Misty rejected my proposal and walked off with Ash and Brock. Never recovered from that. Why, Misty, why?
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Lanky-Play3881Mar 28, 2026
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Nothing bend don’t break homie.
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Vegetable_Host2651Mar 28, 2026
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seeing my dad, who was the strongest person i knew, look small and terrified in a hospital bed. that was the day i realized nobody is coming to save us. i’ve been an adult ever since, and i hate it.
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goldenhourconfessionMar 28, 2026
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seeing my father talk to my mother harshly and later see them separate when my mother had done almost everything to save the marriage
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BigDumbandSexyMar 28, 2026
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Being raised pretty sheltered, with an emphasis on manners and being kind... How f****** cruel people are. I genuinely believed everyone was good. Young, dumb, and naive- I know.
Well, I'm still a good person. But I've basically given up on society as a whole. Very depressed. Lil numb.
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