The Will to Resist

Dept. of Petty Affairs Forecast Log #002 — Stacking Hours In Real Time


[Jerry “The Ankle Biter” Silverhand waddles in, robe dragging, paw on the crystal ball. The Clown’s giggle echoes in the background like a bad omen.]


So management thinks they’ve got me cornered. Close. Open. Close again. Open again. The Burnout Gambit.

They want fatigue. They want cracks. Instead, they’re paying me more.


Short-Term


They’ll keep stacking me with ugly flips thinking fatigue = control. Paychecks rise. Logs pile. The Clown giggles louder.


Mid-Term


Management overplays their hand. Co-workers notice the uneven grind, morale dips. Management looks sloppy, not me.

I drop a casual: “Closed last night, opened this morning.” And suddenly it’s them sweating, not me.


Long-Term


Two possible endings:

  1. They cut it off because payroll bleed + bad optics isn’t worth it.
  2. I take their “burnout money,” bank it, and walk when I decide—spite-fed, pockets heavier, legacy intact.

Graffiti of the Forecast

“They set the fire to break me. Instead, I warm my hands, laugh, and bill them for the wood.”


🤣 Dept. of Petty Affairs approved.


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