impatient, obnoxious, petty, argumentative, and obsessed over meaningless details
no, not really. I am actually indifferent to the time of year except for the cold weather.
One of the bonuses of ‘working from home’ however is that I get to avoid the hellish dark morning commute at this time of year and I can stay indoors as much as I like.
Something that does make me very happy however is that I don’t have to go to any work Christmas parties. I dread this more than anything. I despise having to pretend to be happy to be around lots of people I either don’t care about or have grown to dislike throughout the year.
The ones I hate the most can sense my unease – they cannot help but talk to me and say “happy Christmas”. I usually utter some bullshit phrases like “seasons greetings”. I allow myself to say that as it is factually correct and I do not risk spontaneous combustion from lying.
They wonder why I am not happy. I want to assure them it is only because I am forced by social norms to not tell them the truth.
I want to shout “ITS YOU!!! – YOU IDIOTS ARE THE PROBLEM. I AM NOT BRAINWASHED BY THIS FESTIVE BULLSHIT. I WILL NOT PRETEND THAT EVERYTHING IS GREAT NOW THAT CHRISTMAS IS HERE. I MAY CHEER UP FOR A SECOND ONCE I GET AWAY FROM ALL OF YOU PEOPLE FOR A WEEK OR TWO. THERE IS SOME CHANCE I MIGHT ENJOY THE TIME OFF BUT HONESTLY THE THOUGHT OF COMING BACK IS GOING TO RUIN EVEN THAT”.
Do you not miss the good old days in the Daq with your microwave meal for one on Christmas day?
that made me want to die