first you have to remember that the first disco ball was painstakingly put together by hand from nothing but an idea and lots of intricately cut glass and bandaids and then you have to think about the experience of being under a disco ball for the very first time, bathed in reflections of an era that has not yet come to past, and finally you end up wondering what else there is around you that has yet to be unearthed by something with so much as a silly name

first you have to remember that the first disco ball was painstakingly put together by hand from nothing but an idea and lots of intricately cut glass and bandaids and then you have to think about the experience of being under a disco ball for the very first time, bathed in reflections of an era that has not yet come to past, and finally you end up wondering what else there is around you that has yet to be unearthed by something with so much as a silly name

Hooters is just an extremely American take on a maid cafe if you think about it

Hooters is just an extremely American take on a maid cafe if you think about it

me as a writer

Having survived and escaped a truly horrible job has really changed my perspective on a lot of annoying workplace practices, to the point that I have to bite my tongue to stop me from being annoyingly positive at coworkers who are (not unreasonably and good-naturedly) grumping.

'We have too many staff meetings.' -> "OH MY GOD WE HAVE REGULAR STAFF MEETINGS. Where management tells us about things that are happening and we are encouraged to provide input!!!"

'We weren't given information on [important thing] until almost right before it happened.' -> "WE WERE GIVEN INFORMATION ON [IMPORTANT THING] BEFORE IT HAPPENED! And then management explained why it wasn't provided sooner, apologized, and committed to doing better!"

'We're required to do too many trainings.' -> "WE HAVE TRAININGS!! We are encouraged and given funding to go to trainings, even!!"

'We have too many over-written procedures for things, it needlessly clogs up the process and creates unnecessary work.' -> "WE HAVE FORMAL PROCEDURES FOR THINGS!!! Procedures that are actually followed!!!"

'This mental health exercise/training was cringy and annoying' -> "MENTAL HEALTH IS ACKNOWLEDGED AS A THING THAT EXISTS. And if we request accommodations (legally required or not), we aren't flatly denied and then have the request used against us!"

'This workplace conflict was not handled particularly well.' -> "I HAVEN'T SEEN A SINGLE STAFF MEMBER ASSAULT ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER! And it seems like there might actually be consequences if that happened!!!"

Rolling Waitlist fixed!

We were alerted that invitations weren't being sent out from our rolling waitlist since Wednesday night's update. This has now been fixed, so if you were waiting for your waitlist invitation to arrive you should receive it very soon!

Meanwhile, if you'd like to join Pillowfort, you can sign up to our rolling waitlist here! ⬇️

Mohn und Mond by Michael Rasch

Having survived and escaped a truly horrible job has really changed my perspective on a lot of annoying workplace practices, to the point that I have to bite my tongue to stop me from being annoyingly positive at coworkers who are (not unreasonably and good-naturedly) grumping.

'We have too many staff meetings.' -> "OH MY GOD WE HAVE REGULAR STAFF MEETINGS. Where management tells us about things that are happening and we are encouraged to provide input!!!"

'We weren't given information on [important thing] until almost right before it happened.' -> "WE WERE GIVEN INFORMATION ON [IMPORTANT THING] BEFORE IT HAPPENED! And then management explained why it wasn't provided sooner, apologized, and committed to doing better!"

'We're required to do too many trainings.' -> "WE HAVE TRAININGS!! We are encouraged and given funding to go to trainings, even!!"

'We have too many over-written procedures for things, it needlessly clogs up the process and creates unnecessary work.' -> "WE HAVE FORMAL PROCEDURES FOR THINGS!!! Procedures that are actually followed!!!"

'This mental health exercise/training was cringy and annoying' -> "MENTAL HEALTH IS ACKNOWLEDGED AS A THING THAT EXISTS. And if we request accommodations (legally required or not), we aren't flatly denied and then have the request used against us!"

'This workplace conflict was not handled particularly well.' -> "I HAVEN'T SEEN A SINGLE STAFF MEMBER ASSAULT ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER! And it seems like there might actually be consequences if that happened!!!"