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hyperlexichypatia · 18 days

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One time I asked my mom (in her 70s) whether she, personally, knew any people in so-called "traditional marriages." I defined a "traditional marriage" as follows:

A man and a woman, married to each other

They are both each other's first and only spouse, neither has been married before

Neither of them has any children with any other partner

Any children they have were born after the couple was married.

After thinking about it, my mom was able to come up with a few examples of such couples. But only a few. And she had to think about it.

Yet we still live in a society where this type of family is considered "the norm" and the much more common types (blended families, single parents, divorced people) are considered "exceptions."

And this is not the only thing like this! There are many experiences/lifestyles/family types that are treated as The Default or The Norm that, in fact, may not apply to a majority at all!

Even in discussions like "We should remember that not everyone has [normative experience]," it's still framed as though the normative experience is, of course, still the statistical norm. It might not be at all! Or maybe it is the statistical norm worldwide, or nationwide, but not in your particular community, or your social circle.

Sometimes it's necessary to look at global or national statistics to correct your bias of extrapolating from your social circle. Social bubbles are a real problem. But. But. Other times. It's useful to just look at your social circle and ask yourself "Do these population-wide statistics really apply here? Should I be looking at them to determine what's 'normal' instead of just looking around me?"

So here are some things that are culturally assumed in the U.S. to be "the norm", that you might want to ask yourself: How many people do I know personally that this is actually true of? (Other countries have their own maybe-not-that-normal norms that I'm not as familiar with, but feel free to weigh in on).

How many people do you know personally who:

Have a "traditional marriage" as described above?

Have a work schedule of Monday through Friday, ending at 5:00 p.m.? i.e. for whom Saturdays, Sundays, and evenings after 5:00 are "not at work" time?

Attended residential college from ages 18 to 22, and graduated with a bachelor's degree by age 23?

Had most or all of their college tuition and living expenses paid for by their parents?

Have, as an adult, the same surname as both of their parents, who were and still are, married to each other? Which was their father's surname which their mother took at marriage? i.e. whose parents could accurately be referred to as "Mr. and Mrs. [that persons' same surname]"?

Don't take any regular daily medicine?

Depending on your social circle, you might know very few people in these categories! But you probably still hear people say unquestioned, taken-for-granted things like "We should have the meeting at 6:00, so people can come after work," or "Of course parents of college students should have a say, since they're paying for it."

In many demographics, these things aren't just "not always true"; they're hardly if ever true. I wrote here about the false assumption that college students are uniformly single, childless young adults. Are you scheduling your events on the assumption that evenings and weekends are free time? For that matter, how many child care providers serve families during the hours that most parents actually work? Are we ready to admit that these things aren't the norm yet?

#normative social assumptions #family structure #family structure shaming #shift work #addressing parents as “mr. & mrs. [child's last name]” when you have no idea whether that's accurate

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i-hate-it-here-too · 3 months

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More work bathroom pics

#me #social anxiety #canadian #stoner #university student #work #midnights #shift work #22 #ontario

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genx3791 · 8 months

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#white privelage #blue collar #shift work

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dani-sdiary · 1 month

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Story: I'm a Method Cashier!

And this was a role I could really sink my teeth into.

Okay, so, first of all, to work at Store there are 2 online applications, an online training course, 3 questionnaires for your references to fill out, 3 interviews (2 alone and 1 group), a background check, an unpaid 4-hr. orientation, a drug test, a pacer test, a polygraph test administered by an F.B.I. agent (and not like the sexy ones on Criminal Minds), a blood oath, and you have to be able to put on lipstick like Molly Ringwald in The Breakfast Club. Jesus, there are less requirements to be elected president. And a cult wouldn't make you jump through this many hoops to join.

My Marketable Skills: I'm a warm body and I'm not an asshole. I'm not going to say "we should hang out outside of work" to my coworkers or mouth off to the customers. Basically, you should hire me because you could do a whole lot worse.

But I couldn't just say that. I couldn't just be honest. It had to be, with tears glistening in my eyes: "It has been my lifelong dream to be a cashier at Store. Cashiering is my passion. I have 3 Ph.D.s in Applied Cashiering, Cashiering Theory, and Experimental Cashiering from Harvard University's School of Cashiering, and I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Oxford University's St. Cashier Cashiering College. I have 97 years of experience in the field."

So, I get there, for the first interview, in my silly little outfit, mostly stolen from my mom's closet. I walk in and say excuse me to the first employee I see. She clutches her chest, looks bewildered, and says "excuse me" back.

Daniella, apprehensively: "Hi, I'm here for an interview, could I speak to a manager please?"

Employee #1, startled: "Yeah." She walks off and I assume I'm meant to follow her.

My real name sounds vaguely similar to the name of a character from a classic poem you read the Wikipedia summary of in ninth grade English class. The first five letters are the same, but the character's name ends with an a, and mine with an e. Anyway, while we were walking, we introduced ourselves and she said, and I've never have cause to use the word "chortling" before, but if there was ever a time, it was then, "Well, your mother must have been a big The Poet fan, huh?" (as if I've never heard that one before). I mustered a polite chuckle and said nothing.

Employee #1, sneering: "You have no idea what I'm talking about, do you?"

Daniella, wishing for death: "No, I know the poem."

Employee #1, under her breath: "Big deal."

The rest of the walk is silent. We turn a corner and see a boy about my age. She starts calling his name, he fully makes eye contact with her, and then turns and speedwalks away. She keeps calling after him and picks up the pace to reach him, but he outruns her. No need to watch the documentary through your fingers, the antelope is safe this time. It turns out he wasn't even the manager, because I meet her next. The interview goes okay and I get the second one. I ask a different employee this time. She says into her walkie-talkie, "Anthony, Daniella is here for an interview, do you want to deal with that?"

Anthony comes be-bopping up to me at 1,000 mph. When he's still several aisles away, he calls out "Hi, Friend!!" in an acoustic guitar-playing youth pastor voice. He leads me to the office, racing down the aisles like there's an serial killer revving a chainsaw behind him, and by the time I catch up in my pencil skirt and heels, I'm panting and sweating. Maybe this is part of the interview: seeing if you can keep up metaphorically and literally. The weakest shall be sacrificed.

Tony asks me, not why I want to work at Store, but why I want to work in general, as if earning money to eat is a casual hobby, like knitting. He asks me if I've applied anywhere else, like Store is a jealous girlfriend. Then he asks me if I have any questions, and I know you're supposed to have something, so I pull a couple out my ass. After he answers them, he asks if I have any more, and, thinking I'm out of the woods, I say not for now.

Anthony, ominously: "You sure?" Slowly pan back to Daniella.

Daniella, brightly: "I'm sure I'll have more during orientation if I'm hired, but I think I'm covered for now. Thank you!"

(Beat.) Anthony: "Well, you know, I'm just gonna give you some advice: you really should have more questions. But don't worry, I'm gonna go ahead and tell you a little bit more about how the Store family does things."

45 minutes later, he asks for a third set of questions, and then, believe or not, a fourth. Sir, this is my interview. You're not a celebrity guest on The Fucking Tonight Show. If you're so desperate for me to ask you questions, why don't you apply to this job? Or do like the rest of us and pretend you're on Ricki Lake talking about how brave you are to share the story of your divorce from Tim McGraw and how it inspired your new album, "Warm Regards, Dani," currently topping the country charts while you shampoo your hair.

Three business days later, my email: "Congratulations! You have been selected to join the Store Family! Please report for orientation next Wednesday at noon."

Another day, another dollar.

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sidehustlerscentral · 5 days

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uschi-the-listener · 2 months

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"early"

coming home late

early doesn’t look like

early

but it is

it keeps me humble

as I make coffee

no moving parts

a pot, a mug

milk, no sugar

and pour it on my foot

good morning

look away

aargh

#coffee #sleep deprivation #shift work

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weirdstrangeandawful · 1 year

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2h13

Caretaker frowns at his watch. Whumpee is never late to end a graveyard shift. Who would be? He reluctantly reaches for the phone to page his shift partner in the otherwise deserted building just as Whumpee walks in with a dazed stare.

'You okay...?'

As if in response, Whumpee's knees buckle, sending them into a crumpled heap on the concrete floor.

#whump #whump prompt #collapse #exhaustion #sickfic #shift work #graveyard shift

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shortfeet · 11 months

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GTA V best photos of shift work mission

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carrickbender · 2 years

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Friday five:

- Today is my 6th 12 hr shift in a row. Tomorrow, by some miracle of the universe, starts 4 luxurious days off.

"Off"

I have lots of projects on(new faucet, mow the back yard, install more fire extinguishers, replace 3 more outlets, go through boxes that came from the storage unit, make space so that H can finally finish a cabinet project for the family room), plus finally get quotes for a mini-split and refi my personal loan. On top of all that, I have to go drop off a cheque for my mom for her horse about 35 miles away...yeah... "allegedly".

- I'm going to a rummage sale at a local museum tomorrow am, and I'm seriously stoked. There's some Bennett prints on offer, and a ceramic Christmas tree that H really wants, so if I can score it and keep it on the sly, I'm gonna!!! Love silly surprises like that!

- Henry had his first appointment with the speech therapist yesterday, and she pretty much confirmed what we thought: sounds are getting lost between his mouth and his brain. She was pleasantly surprised at the quantity and quality of his vocabulary, as well as his use of please and thank you. H and I just looked at each other and smiled... #parentingwin

- had some reese's pieces this evening. Like a few, then the bag went bye bye. I think I just want a taste, like a reminder, that things tasted the way they did. Tbh, I have no idea when I had that stuff last. But I do know that solves that curiosity.

- My mom has been sending me pics from Northern Alberta, where she and her BF and his son are attending a national "skeet" shooting competition and her BF and his son are competing. They are having monstrous thunderstorms. And while i love those pics, what I can't get over is how gorgeous the prarie looks. It's like a loafing pillow of loamy wonder, the kind of place where things grow not because they are forced to grow but most be coaxed into not growing. All the while, I see these pics and think of the lyric, "And all you hear are the rusty breezes Pushing around the weathervane Jesus". If you want really amazing pics of Alberta, check out @kedveltphoto 's work.

Rest easy yall!

#me #this is my life #dadlife #exhausted #gastric bypass #changing #shift work #tough work #ready for bed #autopilot

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striffyisme · 2 years

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so that limited hours of operation post is important and correct, but as someone living in the uk (which also to some degree faces the issue of having things be open 24/7), there are some major problems with "just have things only operate within normal working hours"

first of all there are quite a lot of businesses/industries that need to run 24/7/365, such as hospitals, firefighters, paramedics, etc., but also (some) helplines, care homes, emergency plumbers/electricians/workmen, and many others. many of these cannot be closed as it threatens people's health or their lives

second of all, what about the people who do work "standard work hours"? in the example of the grocery store that's open 8am-8pm, what if you work 12 hour shifts and you live 25 minutes away from your local grocery store? when are you supposed to be able to buy food or any other necessities? what if someone works 8am-5pm mon-fri, and they need to go to the bank, or the GP, or any business that's only open during "normal working hours", monday to friday?

personally i don't think the issue lies with opening hours for most businesses. i think the issue is that they should be employing more people to cover the addition work hours, rather than cutting working hours down and making life harder for all the people who work all the hours their grocery store is open

#sorry i just have a lot of feelings on this #also please note that i am aware that the weekend is a thing and that most shops are open then too but like #i only get two days a week to not be an employee i do not want to spend all my free time running errands #also the gp legit is only open while im at work which never fails to make me fucking fume #work #work hours #shift work #long post #mine #my post

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madhatterbabe · 2 years

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#nurselife #nurses #nurse #dumpster fire #shift work

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prettylittlelyres · 2 years

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I have good news!

Hello, friends! It’s been a while since I’ve posted an update on my personal life, but here’s a new one.

I started a new job at the end of April - doing the same thing, which I still love, but working different hours - and I’m really enjoying it. This is the beginning of my fourth week at the new place: instead of working 12-hour shifts, alternating blocks of days and blocks of nights on a four-week rota that scheduled me to work every other weekend, I’m now working 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday, with overtime at weekends when I want to sign up for it. I really miss all my old colleagues, but leaving my previous place was the right thing to do because I just couldn’t deal with the constant changes in my sleep pattern anymore. After just one week of 9-5 work, I was feeling better, and now I have very nearly all the energy I need to do everything I want. (Trying to find the rest but not sure where it is... any pointers? Silly suggestions only, please. I have looked everywhere sensible.)

That includes writing regularly and frequently! One of the things that made me realise I needed to be on a day-shift-only pattern was the fact I’d barely written anything from January to April: about 12,000 words per month, or 400 words per day. Less than a single page of A4, when in the past I’ve managed four or five pages in a day, no trouble at all. Even on my days off, I was getting next to nothing done - especially in March, when I only wrote 7,150 words for the entire month - because I was sleeping off a night shift, or so exhausted in general that I couldn’t do anything that required brainpower. Most of my days off, I was spending asleep, or at the very least, in my pyjamas. Not getting enough exercise done, never making it to the swimming pool in my old town, and not writing enough letters to my grandmother, because I had nothing to write about. Imagine:

Dear Gran, today I have slept, like I did last night and all of yesterday. Tomorrow I shall go to work and then I will sleep again, and the day after that, I will go to work again and sleep again.

Not the most exciting letter for her to receive. It felt like all I did was work and sleep, sleep and work, and although I love the work I do, I wasn’t really taking much pleasure in it anymore because it was all I did. Like when you eat your favourite food twenty times in a month and it stops being your favourite food. I could tell I was heading for mental and physical burnout, and I really didn’t want that to happen. Love my job, love my co-workers, love my hobbies. But the only hobby I was managing to maintain was my clarinet practice (every single day since 5th March)... so in the middle of March, I realised it was time to look elsewhere: I knew I wanted the same kind of work, but with hours that would let me sleep regularly, and get into a routine for my evenings and weekends.

I’ve been so lucky to find exactly that at my new place... and the best part is: I don’t even have a commute now, because I work from home on a permanent basis! I have a beautiful blue desk, and a vase of flowers (given to me by my friends from my previous job - lasting an incredibly long time!) and an orchid (belonging to my sibling) on the windowsill. There’s enough downtime for me to continue my professional studies, and I live in a very beautiful region, so going for a walk at lunchtime is an absolute treat. My new co-workers are all really lovely, too; we have a company group-chat that stands in for the office we don’t attend, and occasionally there are get-togethers in person. I’m really looking forward to meeting them!

In the weeks since I’ve started my new job, I’ve started to develop a routine for my days: I’ve been getting up at the same time, getting ready for work and having some breakfast, and then dedicating 30-45 minutes to writing in my room before I go to my desk for 9am. At lunchtime, I lift weights, eat, and then go for a walk around my village, and then work until 5:30pm. In the evenings, I play my clarinet, do a little more writing, and have supper before I do a bit of yoga as a treat, and go to sleep with a podcast. Sleep finally feels like it’s refreshing me again, and I’m so glad I was right about what I needed to change! I took about a week off writing near the beginning of the month, but since then I’ve been averaging just over 1,000 words per day, and I’m really pleased!

It doesn’t surprise me at all that I’m thriving on a consistent routine. What surprises me is just how poorly I was coping with daily life when I couldn’t have one. The only things that were consistent were exhaustion and a mood that was on the floor... and clarinet practice. I’m doing so much better now, and I can’t recommend enough that you try to find a job with consistent hours if you’re struggling with adjusting sleep between shifts. It’s turned my life around and I feel like a completely different person since I’ve changed my hours.

Finally, my creativity and my motivation and (most of!) my energy have returned, and I’m me again. Me, and still loving my work, with time to see people and do things! (I told you it was good news!)

I hope you have some good news, too - or that good news comes to you soon - and that you’re all keeping well.

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