I think i met an angel on the train
This older man moved my skirt aside and I absent-mindedly said “oh sorry” for being partially in his seat and he said “dont be sorry, this is new york” and then showed me all his poetry about observing the world and living as a restaurant worker during the pandemic and we talked about how i worked in a grocery store and as a bartender so i resonated with his work and he told me “i may never meet you again but it’s nice to meet someone worth talking to. I might sound like a world class idiot sage, but you can’t be afraid. That’s no way to live. You have to trust your humanity.” Then he shook my hand and got off the stop before me. Hello. Hello . Hello.
(via cupsofjade)
Sometimes you don’t feel strong enough to face your problems. Some days the best you can do is exist. And that’s okay. It’s okay to just be for now.
(via snorlax-and-co)
i can’t get over how evil it is that “gap in your resume” is considered a valid reason to not hire someone like “hmmm sorry you weren’t working constantly every day of your life we need people who do nothing but work until they drop dead for us we just don’t think you’re right for the job” fuck youuuu
Especially because resume gaps are often predicated on people taking medical time off or family time off. Babies, sick relatives, serious illnesses, cancer, etc will all create resume gaps. So it’s also a “fuck you for prioritizing your care or the care of people you love” and I can’t think of anything else that so clearly shows how cruelty is baked into capitalism and corporatism.
(via radbumble)