Seriously. I can no longer cope.
Bloody postman just knocked and asked if I was having 'a lazy day' because I was in my pyjamas. No, dickhead. This is my night time. I didn't ask if he was having 'a lazy day' because he didn't get my post to me until almost 3pm, did I? No, I assumed he had other shit going on.
I also get it from Tesco delivery men and random gits trying to sell me various wank.
It's fucking annoying. I'm not lazy. I've been up all night watching over your loved ones.
Then there's the numerous relatives who phone me (keep my phone on in case DS needs me) while I'm sleeping despite knowing I'll be asleep and beginning the conversation with 'sorry, Joff, I know you're sleeping...'
WTAF?
And don't get me started on sales people. You tell them you can't talk, you're in bed because you're working that night. They ask if they can call tomorrow. Er, how about 'no'?
Icing on the cake was my parents who turned up randomly, got me out of bed so I could make them tea despite having just come from a fucking coffee morning, then an hour or so later calling me even though I told them I was going back to bed and then calling me again this morning because when they phoned yesterday I sounded grumpy and unenthusiastic.
FFS! I don't phone or visit people at 3am, do I? Nope!
Why do some people just not understand that to work all night, we need to sleep during the day? My dad, for example, thinks that 2 hours sleep after a night shift is ample.
We need rights. The rights to sleep. The right to wear pyjamas during the day.
We need to go on a pride march. Providing we're not working, of course.
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KingJoffreyLikesJaffaCakes · 08/09/2016 14:52
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