Last I’ll say on this: We can spend all day arguing what should be vs what truly is. - Is that the company policy? Yes. - Is she wrong for following it to the letter? Probably not. - Is it improper in this particular context? Absolutely. Unless we want to deceive ourselves, there is a stark distinction between what is written in the letter and what is actually acceptable in practice. Unless you’re bold enough to challenge the norm, knowing full well that you may end up scapegoated for it, it is often safer to conform to the realities of the environment. And this isn’t even just a “sir” thing. My contract says 5 p.m. There are months I don’t remember leaving before 9 or 10 p.m. What should be and what truly is are, in many respects, two very different things. Shalom to all. 💕

Multiplicity of life I have a friend who is burying his parent today.
Today is another friend’s CFA Level 1 exam.
Someone is celebrating a birthday.
And today, another friend got a new job. I’ve texted, “How is the wake keep?”
“How was the exam?”
“How is your birthday going?”
And “Congratulations on the offer” Then I just paused to think about how wildly different these experiences are, all happening at the same time. One friend is grieving. Another is anxious. Another is simply existing in the middle of a birthday. And the friend with the new job is over the moon. Different people, different realities, different emotions, yet all of it is happening on the same day. This life.