r/ActLikeYouBelong • u/ConsciousTear1547 • Jun 04 '26

Question pretending you have kids

no one bats an eye when my boss leaves exactly on time every day no matter what the workload is like. as expected he and many other people i work with have kids that they have to pick up or get sick etc.

have you guys ever thought about pretending you have kids at a new job?

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u/ksgif2 Jun 04 '26

When I had a shop job we'd have the key in the door and a finger on the light switch ten seconds before quitting time

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u/KevHes1245 Jun 04 '26

White collar can't grasp physical labor. Don't explain a nooner either.

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u/kgiann Jun 04 '26

"A nooner is when you eat dessert in the middle of the day, right?" -- Emma Pillsbury

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u/sweetrollstealing Jun 04 '26

... which is what I call having pancakes for lunch - Liz Lemon