Have never met an M / SM or above that I want to be like - they are always stressed, ODing on caffeine, have nervous tics, pandering to partners and MDs, just losing their whole life to this trash

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But also we don’t want to be like you either.

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You never know what other people are struggling with.
#BeKind 🙏

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Sounds like a Deloitte thing

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You are totally right! And then they are surprised when you tell them, you do not want to be a manager.. Who wants to be like them?

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I got passed over for manager again…but wanna know what? I’m fit, have very little pressure to perform and have bandwidth for personal development. Everything is a trade off for time.

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What is a SM? Like, M/SM = manager/senior manager I'm guessing. Thought it was like M/F, aka, both Male and female lol

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Sadism & Masochism

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I feel seen

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It’s not me, it’s you

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FACT

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You forgot about our issues with marriage, potential divorce, hooking up with employees, missing kids major things and wondering if they know us, questioning our self worth, worrying about retirement college etc., missing parents and siblings life events, and so much more

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There are people who don’t like anyone. It’s OK that’s how God made you.

So true. There are very few…

I think i am pretty cool

Why don't you want to be like me?

M in valuation. It’s chill over here 🤷‍♂️

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