R.A.B.B. Entry #073: “The Psychic Labor Complaint”
Subtitle: “If you wanted help, you could’ve just opened your mouth.”
Incident:
User overhears complaining relative telling a friend, “Said user won’t do anything unless asked.”
Said with that classic passive-aggressive frosting—sweet enough to dodge guilt, but sharp enough to wound.
Symptoms of Bureaucratic Bullshit:
- Expecting unspoken labor without clear requests
- Emotional weaponization of perceived inaction
- Framing silence as laziness while ignoring the clarity gap
- Weaponized martyrdom: “I shouldn’t have to ask.”
System Diagnosis:
⚠️ Uncommunicated Expectations Error
⚠️ Assumption Overload Detected
⚠️ Victim Mode Activated Without Prompt
System Reality:
User operates on explicit task protocol.
Not because of defiance, but because:
Guessing leads to criticism
Doing too much invites resentment
Doing nothing without a prompt is seen as “lazy” by those who benefit from uncredited effort
So they choose silence. Not out of defiance— But strategic restraint.
Quote from the Field:
“I stopped trying to read minds when I realized the reward was blame.”
Correction Protocol:
If you want something done—ask.
If you won’t ask, don’t turn that into a complaint.
Because last time we checked, the user is not Alexa, Siri, nor an unpaid clairvoyant.
📌 Filed under: Weaponized Expectation Syndrome, Domestic Guilt Traps, and Psychic Labor Denied.
R.A.B.B. has spoken. 🧾