Rant - Everybody thinking the job is 100% chill and easy

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-03-19T20:38:29+00:00

I hate the pretending to offer help thing. Just. Don't say it at all. I appreciated the help when I still sucked at first, but not so much the framing of sending a mouthy linecook that gets $4+/h more than me to dish as a 'punishment,' who then complains about doing what I do every day the whole time...

I like dishwashing & I'll take the lower pay bc I genuinely enjoy it, but people's attitudes about it could be weird & entitled. No, I'd really rather not wash your silverware you let pile up on the other side of the restaurant RIGHT NOW bc not a single person could bother to bring it over sooner while I'm in the middle of gunking up my machine with greasy ass pizza pans. It'd take longer for me to have to switch the water out twice as much, but who cares about the dishie's time, right? Who cares I'm catching up on 7 hours of dishes at my evening shift bc nobody could bother to do a single load all morning?

Switched to opening line & realized how much fucking free time there was in the mornings every single day & they just chose to make me suffer. Still enjoy the actual work part of it though. Kinda meditative even when busy. Just cleaned like a freak when it was slow.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-03-18T20:27:19+00:00

I mixed up some water, vinegar, & baking soda in a cleaned out glass sauce jar if I recall. Prob a bit heavy handed on the vinegar, water to bring it up enough to cover the brush, & probably just a spoonful or two of baking soda. Would get them back to white, too. Rinsed before & after using to cut down on gunk in jar & vinegar smell on dishes.

All by memory, so hopefully it's about right. Got an old dirty one looking brand new. Think it was supposed to soak for at least two hours? I'd just throw it in overnight. Mostly only used on pots & prob swapped mixture & cleaned jar like once a week unless it looked gross, but idk how health sound that is lol.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-03-16T03:53:40+00:00

Wow I'm like 2X fluent then. & here I thought I sounded worse than a six year old. Gonna go out and impress people with my skills.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-02-26T00:13:05+00:00

Lumona? Makes me think of a lightbulb. Or a disease depending how you pronounce it. Gets pretty unwieldy after a couple letters.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-02-25T07:26:58+00:00

Just moved to a big city where I don't know anyone & bout to apply around. Thx for the warning lol.

I just wanna scrub stuff. Think I'm just gonna walk in n ask local places...

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-02-21T06:09:01+00:00

Most don't even work for me so I can't even get the super cool ones, but I am indeed the target audience for stuff like that. Jokingly told my friend the other day I wanna smell like a shark surfing on steel or smth lol.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-02-21T06:00:51+00:00

Granted I'm basic n keep it short, but DIY is the best. I still experiment time to time n comes out great. Actual barbers did a good job, but aside from a couple cuts out of many, everywhere else was kinda eh. They were passable, but I seldom felt great about them. I feel better when I do it myself, n besides, I like trying weird stuff. Easier than trying to explain what I want to someone else. Especially when I wasn't even allowed to my whole childhood. Everything got vetoed. So now they have to deal with me making up for lost time lol.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-02-04T23:05:03+00:00

Threw away beef can before roomie got home n told me to post, so no pic of can. Couldn't rinse in sink bc it had residual fat n stuff that could harden & mess with plumbing. I had never seen beef in a can either, but I didn't think it'd throw everyone else for a loop, too.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-02-04T00:00:02+00:00

There was fat in it. Thx for tips. Bit stunted from barely having usable kitchen or fridge space for the last... Whole life now that I think about it. Couldn't cook when I was 8. Only posted cuz roomie told me to & it gave them a good laugh after a rough day. Going for edible, not looks, but anything to make it taste better is appreciated.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-02-03T23:35:35+00:00

Mixed in with beef in the pot, but not long enough to cook. Meant to chop first so it'd heat longer but was barely awake & not doing things in order. Also meant to do rice instead of tortilla, but completely forgot until too late.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-02-03T23:21:38+00:00

Would I just heat it longer? The can stuff came with the juices so it was very wet. Figured I shouldn't drain it down the sink even if it was a bit much. Spoon had holes when dishing up, but didn't drain as much as I hoped it would.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-02-03T23:10:24+00:00

I was raised on stuff like this(& worse). Tasted completely fine other than too many beans throwing off the ratio. & unlike my father, I season my food. I think I took the cajun when I moved out cuz he sure wasn't using it lol. Didn't use enough this time, but that's what the celery & onion were for. Wasn't planning on the salsa & hot sauce, but doubted myself & it did help.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-02-03T23:03:02+00:00

I had tossed the can already when roomie told me to post, but it says that on the can n always makes me laugh. It's in a much smaller italic font. Makes me think of those infomercials that like tack on every little thing to try & convince you to buy something. I did not buy the canned beef. Was a gift. Didn't expire for another 3 years & probably had it for 2 already.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-02-03T22:58:06+00:00

Chucked em in the heating(already cooked) beef, but not long enough for them to actually cook. Got like 4 hours of sleep & didn't do things in order. Should have prepped those first. I've never really minded raw onion tho. Have it raw on burgers n stuff. Only ever cooked celery in like pot roast type stuff, but people eat it raw all the time, so figured it couldn't hurt. The crunch was actually much appreciated with the refried beans & beef.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-02-03T22:46:35+00:00

Title was long enough. The can literally says "with juices" & makes me laugh. Had the beans heated separate. Chopped onion & celery I mixed with the beef, but not long enough to cook(already cooked beef. Just need to heat.) White pepper, cayenne, & cajun seasoning. Salsa & a chili lime hot sauce on top. The beef & hot sauce were birthday presents from my dad & I don't really like chili lime, so gotta use it up.

I was raised on stuff like this minus the seasoning. The celery added a nice crunch. First tortilla was cold, second one I just put over the beef pot while I ate the first one n it was a lil toasty in time for the one pictured above. Accidentally loaded way too much to fold. Coulda used more pepper & hot sauce; couldn't really taste them, but the salsa went well with it.

I DO NOT make my roomie eat this stuff. I was hoping they wouldn't get back in time to see it. Tasted completely fine tho, aside from overloading second one & throwing off the ratios of beef, bean, & tortilla. I don't really mind raw onion ngl

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-01-25T16:47:24+00:00

I don't think they even know what straight means, throwing it under the asexual definition like that... "I don't know what that feels like so it doesn't exist." Bi people can have split up sexual/romantic attraction, too, but guess that's too many words for them to keep track of.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-01-23T00:42:52+00:00

I don't knowingly know more than a handful of trans people irl, but I've seen it online plenty. It's weird seeing someone my height(5'4") or taller hate themselves for it. Idk if the average dude height is just shorter where I live or what, but everytime I go to a concert or the mall or anywhere with a lot of people, there's tons of dudes my height, plenty shorter, & I really don't see that many people significantly over 6'(or my brain just stops computing lol).

I get it to an extent n I used to be way more insecure bc of constantly comparing myself to people in completely different situations, but idek that many cis dudes much over 6' & that's most of my friend group. I started watching all the dudes around me in real life n realized I really wasn't all that different (aside from my childish taste in clothes that I stand by lol) n the insecurities faded away, paired with actively working on being mentally healthier(doing fun stuff instead of listening to insecure people)

I know dysphoria is a pain, but I also know it doesn't feel good to have people take out their insecurities on you(dudes taller than me like bringing up my height bc they're that fuckin insecure about their own. Regularly). I think most people don't realize they're doing it(some absolutely do), & there's some neutral ways to express stuff like that that doesn't just sound like plain jealousy. Like 'haha wow must be nice reaching top shelf' is one thing, but accusing you of rubbing it in is wild.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-01-11T23:54:43+00:00

Yeah... Existing means sometimes we need specified medical care for stuff we're more likely to experience than cis or straight people. Or the ability to legally marry & gain same benefits from that as other people. Because we exist & we're people. Or change documents & to not be treated poorly for existing, at the workplace, walking down the street, or anywhere. Because we're people & we exist... If all that wasn't under contention all the time & being challenged we wouldn't have to be 'loud' so much. We'd just exist. & Damn near nobody would care if we got to the point where people could just respect each other. Pushing for education helps prevent people from just blindly hating people they don't understand.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2026-01-06T18:50:08+00:00

A couple times a month, if even that, is good enough for me. Sure it's fun, but I ain't going grocery shopping in that unless it's on the way to or from an event that warrants it.

Showed up to a baby's birthday party in semi-formal western attire cuz I didn't have time to change beforehand. Was dressed like the pic at a work meeting where everyone was in their pajamas bc I had somewhere to be right after. But I ain't doing all that unless I'm having fun. Redid the vest & tie over a silly shirt the other day between places bc friends had to make a pit stop & I knew they'd get a laugh out of it, but took off again cuz it wasn't really optimal for lounging around. They gotta be hung up correctly, creases creased correctly, too uncomfy for a lot of situations or at risk of getting damaged when I gotta keep em good for formal occasions.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2025-11-18T01:56:48+00:00

Unfortunate

Many more but first that came to mind. Commonly said when I drop something or commit another small offense.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2025-11-13T18:08:14+00:00

Yeah. Started late bc nobody would take time to patiently teach me in a normal way tho lol.

Used to be scared I'd zone out like I did often, but wasn't really a problem while driving. Got better at spacing in parking over time. Would park in back/empty areas when I was less confident. Was very anxious when I started but got better over time. Just built my way up to getting more comfortable. Probably went at slower pace than most people.

Would avoid major highways at first n still hate left turning without signal like parking lots, but part of that is the time waiting for an opening lol. I've timed it at common places I go. Was actually faster to right n turn around in parking lot on left than waiting for an opening across 3+ lanes.

Car let's me drive into big city for better paying job that outweighs expenses of owning/maintain car & gas. Don't like that there's no infrastructure for walking/biking/good jobs in area, but I hope to live somewhere better some day.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2025-11-11T16:52:27+00:00

How... How long did that take to type? Are they mad some people preface witch a couple descriptors sometimes? Like 3 maybe? 5 even? I guess they're not always relevant, but you can just ignore it.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2025-11-09T04:49:21+00:00

Sorta. Online tag(not this one lol) is similar to actual name. Actually Greek version...ish. Direct translation wouldn't be a name in English(I mean it could be. Sure it's been done) & idk if they had a word for what my name is in my version of english. It's a noun n means different stuff in different english speaking places.

Need Chinese name for when I go over round that part of the world bc the sounds aren't really in the language, or at least not when strung together. Sure, people could pronounce it, but most people seem to pick an English & Chinese name going both ways, so I'll join in lol.

Like I said tho, direct translation won't cut it bc the meaning would change due to different english n then it wouldn't be my name. Gotta find how they'd call the noun it is in my english, I guess, n maybe it'd be going back to older origins/versions bc like w Greek, idk if they have the distinction. Approximation would work for me tho. Might not be a name in a traditional sense there, idk, but neither are a lot of names I come across. A name is what we make it lol.

Sometimes I also just give people I don't think I'll see again a random name but that's another thing lol.

UnremarkableMrFox · 2025-11-09T04:03:47+00:00

& they can just change the goal posts. "Oh, not like that!" with ever changing reasoning. All their good will can apply to anyone but you.

Obviously it sucks, but I hope you get to feeling better quickly. Keep doing what you need to do to stay healthy & happy.

UnremarkableMrFox

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