Mind your own fucking business. It's not the least bit clever, funny, or amusing to walk past a co-worker/stranger and say either of these. What the hell?
Why do people do this? It's driving me crazy. Let's say I'm in the middle of typing a long boring project. Random person walks by and tells me to
smile. Who the fuck cares??? I'm working! I'm busy! I am not a clown or stewardess by profession. Does anyone ever seriously smile like an idiot to
themselves all day? If I'm talking to someone, fine. I will smile and be polite and friendly and everything but if I'm by myself doing my own thing,
why should I have any expression on my face? And the "wake up" people... Jesus. I am awake. What do you want me to do??? I was eating breakfast at my
desk one day and someone said this to me. I'm fucking holding a fork and eating. Should I do jumping jacks just to prove that I'm up and ready for the
day enough for your standards? I've also been told that while typing or obviously working on something. A husband and wife walked by me a couple weeks ago.
The husband slammed his fist on my desk and told me to wake up. The wife BUSTED out laughing, like it was the funniest thing he'd ever come up with.
What???
If people feel the uncontrollable urge to say SOMETHING, I wish they would just say hello or how are you. And no, I do not look chronically sleepy or miserable, before anyone suggests that. I look normal. I see countless other people throughout the day with no real expression on their face or just going about their business and I wonder.. do they get harrassed too? I don't know. If I do look miserable, who are these people to assume that my dog didn't die or I have a husband who is leaving me or something?
And then there's the response.... I am open to suggestions for how to handle these situations. I tend to roll my eyes, as of late and make it a point NOT to smile when I hear the smile thing. As far as "wake up" .. What can I say other than if I'm fucking eating, I think I might be awake?
If people feel the uncontrollable urge to say SOMETHING, I wish they would just say hello or how are you. And no, I do not look chronically sleepy or miserable, before anyone suggests that. I look normal. I see countless other people throughout the day with no real expression on their face or just going about their business and I wonder.. do they get harrassed too? I don't know. If I do look miserable, who are these people to assume that my dog didn't die or I have a husband who is leaving me or something?
And then there's the response.... I am open to suggestions for how to handle these situations. I tend to roll my eyes, as of late and make it a point NOT to smile when I hear the smile thing. As far as "wake up" .. What can I say other than if I'm fucking eating, I think I might be awake?
I say wake up and take a bath.
