,

Tell Me MORE!!!

Babe, what else can u tell me?

Why do u care?

OF COURSE I CARE!

And u can’t just leave it at the Spirited Away grandma as if that’s not a super scary character to use as a metaphor for CEO Aunty! Now I need to know MORE!!!

Ugh…..

Hmmmm…

I’m just being silly, she’s not like that cartoon at all… 😅😅😅

👀 I don’t believe u now. I think ur back tracking…

Ugh, what difference does it make?!

I need to know what’s going on. Do u want to work for CEO AUNTY or not? Are u happy with ur current employer or not!?

Sigh…

I feel like the Universe is pushing me in this direction anyway… and I feel like I know what I’m getting myself into… but I’m consciously accepting that this is the road I’m choosing to take…

Work, in any capacity, is never going to feel like the joyful part of my life.

Spending time with YOU, that’s my joyful moments. Relaxing at home with the DOG, that’s my joyful moments.

Catching up with friends?! Karaoke?! Stuff like that?! Those are my joyful moments?!

I’m not expecting work to be joyful at all…

This isn’t what u used to say about ur current job…

True…

What changed?

Sigh… it’s just… not me anymore…

Why?!

Because… all my swifties are gone…

What?!

This workplace used to be PREDOMINANTLY SWIFTIES. The swifties used to be the MAJORITY of the whole team! Everybody understood each other! There was a SWIFTIE UNDERSTANDING.

Now… almost all the Swifties have left. And are on their way out…

It’s no longer a Swiftie workplace…

Yet CEO Aunty’s office is?!?!

No! It’s just a normal office! I’m certain I won’t be disillusioned or disappointed because I’m already going in expecting it to be a really bland working environment. I’m not expecting to have Swiftie gatherings or anything like that.

I didn’t know ur workplace used to have heaps of Swifties… 🤔…

Well they’re all gone now anyway… 😒…

Is that it?! U miss the swifties?! Do u wanna just ask ur manager to hire more Swifties?!

OF COURSE NOT. THAT’S THE DUMBEST REQUIREMENT TO HAVE FOR A WORK TEAM!!!

😅 lol… is it?!

Sigh… it was a fun phase… Eras Tour at the height of its popularity and a bunch of Swifties at work, everybody chatting about Tay Tay when we had a moment to bond over it…

Awww… u miss… Taylor Swift… as a water cooler topic?

YESSSSSSSS!!! OMGGGGG…

(Breaking into tears and laughter, abs hurting from laughing!!!) 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 (howling from laughter!!!!)

Ummm… is it that funny?

(Silent laughter, nodding!!!) Yessssss!!! (Abs still hurting!!!) 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 (wheezing from the laughs and gasping for air!!!!!)

… okay…?! I didn’t know it’d be that amusing for u!!!!!!!

Omg babe… I love u sooooo much ur sooooooo funny!!!!!!!!!!! 🤣🥰🤣🥰🤣🥰🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Sigh…

Okay okay… (finally composing himself)… (wiping away tears from laughter)… ahem…

Yes…?

What else can u tell me?!?!? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 (breaking into laughter again!!!!)

Well, of the NEW workplace I know there’s at least ONE Swiftie.

👀 oh?! Is there?!?!?!

Yes she is another acquaintance. She went to the Eras Tour, I’ve definitely seen it in her stories.

Oh… u already have ur new coworker on instagram?

Yeah… they’re all acquaintances! They’re not close friends but because of the Taiwanese community, we all already know each other…

Oh… I see… so what is lunch time water cooler talk like with them?

I don’t know… I’ve already established I’m not looking for a boyfriend. Everyone gave up on me long ago with all that stuff…

Do u think u’ll talk about Taylor Swift?

I don’t know! Maybe?! Maybe not?! To be honest we’re not “Swiftie friends” — there’s a difference with knowing that acquaintance is also a fan of Taylor Swift and then bonding as friends over it?!

Right………. (confusion)…

I feel like I’m ready to grow up. I don’t need to pine for a Swiftie workplace. I can acknowledge it was fun while it lasted.

Hmm… and it’s not fun anymore? The current workplace?

… I just think, I have the energy to redirect to a different work environment… I’m in a different headspace…

🥺❤️ I just wanna see u happy at work…

Well u could probably follow the new workplace’s Facebook or instagram from a burner account?

Ooh? 👀

I’ll probably pop up on their social media from time to time, who knows…

Okay I’m gonna follow themlike now. I just liked and followed.

Lol… 😏💕

🤓📝… turning on all notifications…

Lol that’s gonna be so annoying! I’m not gonna be in every post!

Doesn’t matter! I wanna see what everyone else is doing anyways 👀

Lol… okay…

So… it sounds like we’re really talking as if that’s gonna be ur new workplace….

It certainly FEELS that way…

Maybe it will be official in 2 or 3 weeks… maybe…

Maybe… 👀

I don’t enjoy these “omissions” with the current coworkers either. We’re usually friendly enough that I can say what’s on my mind… but… I can’t talk about… this…

Yeah that’s tough…

What if they ASK U directly? 👀

Lol… well it’s not a lie to say “I’ve been thinking about leaving…” or “I’ve been looking at other jobs…” which is very true. I’ve been scrolling and looking…

Hmmmm…

What?

Nothing… I hope it all goes smoothly for u. I want u to feel happier going to work… wherever ur working…

Yeah. I want that too.

😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️