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Dear Poor Lucky Me,<\/p>\n Dear Poor Lucky Me,<\/p>\n
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\n I have a major problem.\u00a0 My boss has started writing me emails asking me to do thinks (he used to talk to me personally).\u00a0 When he wants me to do particularly annoying things he includes at least one of the following symbols:<\/p>\n
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\ud83d\ude42\u00a0\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09\u00a0\u00a0 \ud83d\ude41\u00a0\u00a0 \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n
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I cannot tell you how much these little symbols boil my blood.\u00a0 Seeing them written after a sentence like “Hey There, could you do me a favor and refile all the client files, but this time do it in alphabetical order according to the project name?”\u00a0makes me want to commit arson, at the very least.<\/p>\n
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Am I overreacting?\u00a0 Should I say something about it? What the hell is he thinking?<\/p>\n
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Signed,
\nLiving on the Edge<\/p>\n
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Dear Living on the Edge,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Your boss must have recently learned about emoticons, and is using them to lessen the guilt he feels about assigning you tedious tasks.\u00a0 It’s rare to find a boss who really gives a crap about your happiness, so you can at least appreciate him on that level.\u00a0 It’s unfortunate that he has manifested his caring in such a stupid manner, but at least he’s trying.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I don’t think you’re overreacting; just that you might consider his point of view.\u00a0 And do not commit arson.\u00a0 It’s never as easy to get away with as you think it will be, and prison is the worst.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You don’t have to say anything, but if you continue to be bothered by his smiley symbols you can fight back.\u00a0 First, make sure you’re in a good mind-set.\u00a0 Next, craft your replies with three times as many \ud83d\ude42 and \ud83d\ude1b and ;)> as you can.\u00a0 Finally, next time you see him make a joke about your smiley war.\u00a0 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \nBe sure to laugh genuinely and offer a high five, if he’s into that kind of thing.\u00a0 Your boss will realize that he doesn’t have to feel guilty about assigning you work, and doesn’t need to dress it up in douchey smiley faces.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sincerely, Dear Poor Lucky Me, I have a major problem.\u00a0 My boss has started writing me emails asking me to do thinks (he used to talk to me personally).\u00a0 When he wants me to do particularly annoying things he includes at least one of the following symbols: \ud83d\ude42\u00a0\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09\u00a0\u00a0 \ud83d\ude41\u00a0\u00a0 \ud83d\ude1b I cannot … Continue reading “Electronic Smilie Faces Fall Short – Friday July 17”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=779"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3748,"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779\/revisions\/3748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.poorluckyme.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nPoor Lucky Me<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"