No, I do NOT have to do that.

In My Humble Opinion
101

I just needed to use Algebra today.
I wanted to change my long distance carrier, and they had two rates that I was considering:

  1. 5 cents/minute + $6/month
  2. 15 cents/minute + $1/month

So, which was the plan I should get? I needed to know at how many minutes the 15 cent/minute plan became more expensive, in other words calculate at how many minutes the two plans are the same price.
If x is the number of minutes, then .05x + 6 = .15x + 1, solve for x

(psst… it’s 50 minutes, which is more long distance than I ever use, so I got the 15 cents/minute plan)

102

Can I be your accountant?

PLEASE???

103

Fuckin’ A right, Revtim. I loathe algebra and math of any kind, so when I got out of HS without being able to pass algebra II, I said, “Feh, who cares? I’ll never do a job that needs it.”

Mhmm. One of my career choices since was electrician. I had to have three years of schooling (just for data tech) with the NJATC. Long story short, I left that field about ten years ago to do other things. I made straight A’s in school, but I’m still not all that great with numbers.
I turn 36 at the end of this month and guess what I start university for on Monday? Pharmacology. I couldn’t have guessed in a milliion years when I graduated HS that I would find a calling to that field. Guess what that is? Biology, sure, but lots of chemistry. Guess what chemistry needs? Algebra.

My bottom of the bottle advice this Friday night on my last weekend before I start all over again is this:

You can’t learn enough stuff. Even if you don’t like it. If you can learn it, do it, or somebody’s going to find out you’re willfully ignorant, and you will not be held in high regard or be able to move about freely in your working life.

But I digress. The question is what I will not do…
I will not put up for one second with certain personality types in bosses. Screaming and throwing things? You are done, even if you sign my paycheck. I can go somewhere else. Also, you’ll be lucky if I’m not feeling particularly vindictive when you do that.

I feel that I’ve earned my right after 24 years working NOT to lay down for that bullshit anymore. :smiley:

104

P.S. Learning proper cursive writing was a waste.

P.P.S. On the whole you MUST have a baby thing? Word. Never, and quit telling me that’ll change. You’re wrong. You can’t will me to.

105

I can’t believe this. Rephrase: They do it to impress you with all of their wisdom, and somehow, get your money from you. If they have anything worth saying, they will keep it to themselves. It’s only the inane and banal that people share…freely, that is.
greatshakes

106

  1. Answer the phone

  2. Answer the door

107

I don’t have to do a lot of things. Advanced math* is one of them–no, I won’t learn it; I don’t want to–I don’t HAVE to. I will admire all you math types from afar and carry on my dull, wretched life as best I can.

I don’t have to cater to my MIL’s narcissism or need to control everything.
(I do have to be polite)

I don’t have to make nicey nice with everyone I see today or any day.

(I do have to be civil)

I don’t have to answer to anyone as to why I’d rather have a dinner of Fudgsicles tonight.
Adulthood=Freedom, including the freedom to make choices that are not always in our best interest. I like it. :slight_smile:
*meaning relearning Trig (which never made a lick of sense to me. Imagine a unit circle? Ha!) or calculus. And I NEVER have to figure out how an abacus works. happy day!