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I just hate how neurotypicals will often make decisions that make their lives harder or worse when they had better choices, and then get mad when I refuse to accept the same terms. It's like yeah, things are shitty for YOU because YOU made those choices because YOU thought the pros outweighed the cons. That doesn't make me a worthless piece of shit for saying no.
i.e. salaried coworker choosing to work 6 days a week "because there's no other choice/way to get everything done", getting mad when I refuse to also work the same 56 hours a week and being like "Well I DO it all the time, why cant you?".
Bitch. If there is even a remote chance that I will have to work a 6th day due to not getting things done, I'll get my shit done by any means necessary and work longer days 5 days a week if its going to come to that. But I need my 2 fucking days off.
At best this is just neurotypical quirkiness, at worst it's organized bullying. I think its usually a mixture of both depending on the situation.