It’s nuanced due to the nature of the work, so the gravity of the situation would only really stand out to those in the public accounting industry.

For example, we provided payroll services for dozens of construction companies in the area receiving federal grant money, and that payroll could not be completed in time without me.

Before I created the database, client contacts, client billing, project status, and client login credentials to reporting portals & financial institutions were being tracked in an unsecured Excel spreadsheet (as is tradition). I built a database in MS Access and it was pretty straightforward. The owner ended up hiring his nephew who was studying CS, but since he didn’t have much experience or an accounting background, he was of little help.

There was further worsening as my colleagues started leaving for other opportunities, whom he replaced with questionable people until the firm was sold about a year or two later.

We used to refer to him as detestable Michael Scott, as he was always blundering and blaming others for problems he caused.

Lol, I worked for one these assholes once. He bought the small public accounting firm I started my career at.

He loved to go on and on about “business is a warzone, you must be ruthless” bullshit, liked to make it really hard to get any PTO approved or obtain new hires.

Before he came along, I had built an entire database for that business even though my job role did not require it, simply because I got tired of doing things the stupid way and the previous owner made it worth my while.

One day, the asshole new owner pissed me off when I asked for time off to go camping and denied it citing business first, so I simply resigned on the spot and took off to the mountains. He was like “you can’t fault me for putting the business first” and I was like “whatevs, I’m putting myself first”.

Stupid motherfucker called me all week, dozens of times each day, because nobody but me knew how the fuck you build and maintain a database.

My coworkers, who are still my friends to this very day ten years later because they are awesome, regaled me with tales of the clusterfuck that ensued after my departure. Turns out, it’s really hard to find someone with an accounting and a computer science degree.

I still cackle to this day.

You are amazing. I just want you to know that.

What you do makes a huge difference in someone’s life and you should be paid way more than you probably are.

Goddamned bastard.

Excellent photo!

I think the reason why Luigi is considered a saint is because he took one for the team, sparing the masses from police violence.

It’s so fucking good. We watched it three times at the theatre.

Last time I did that was when Blade Runner 2049 came out.

Try to get back into things that used to make you happy when you were young.

Listen to music you used to be crazy about, get back into drawing and making art.

And if you must bomb something, please go for the fascists in power, not the working class.

Absolutely stunning birb.

Thank you for sharing your photo!

You must have a unique fart aroma.

I didn’t peep, you just said you had too much to drink.

And yes, hope is what you really need right now. You can get sober and you can be happy again, you just have to connect with a support group that understands what you are going through.

My ex rejected AA for the longest time because we are both atheists, but he found the comraderie and support there he needed to finally sober up.

During my masters of science in taxation program, we had a guest lecturer that was a completely disingenuous Republican assclown.

I was one of the older students, and thus had few fucks to give, so I took him to the cleaners with my excess brain wrinkles every time he tried to push a factually inaccurate claim.

All my classmates were hooting and hollering, clapping wildly in excitement at each of my pointed jabs, like we were in an Eminem rap battle and I was the real Slim Shady himself.

The next day, I thought I had earned the respect of my fellow classmates, but I went right back to be being a cringe millennial.

I was in a relationship with one for nine years. It’s hard to watch someone self-destruct because they feel so hopeless.

He’s been sober now for two years, and he finally seems happy. He got back into making art and his old hobbies.

It’s not 4/10.

Most Americans simply did not bother to vote. Trumpers are a minority, it’s just that their hatefulness is artificially amplified by Russian bots.

A’ight. I believe in you, my dude.

Please don’t drink so much anymore because it’s not healthy, my guy.

Gotta take care of that bod.

I love waking up in the morning and seeing all the wackiness the rest of the world concocted.

Y’all are all have some amazing and funny cultures.

Lmfao. She toxic.

I love history bits like this, thank you for sharing.

I just hiss as I retreat under the bed.

Maybe you ain’t a bad person, but you certainly not acting like a good one.

In the future, please choose to be kind and curious, not judgemental.

How do you determine what the average long term memory storage is?

Also, what up with the pic, lol?