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   HebrideanHecate (hebrideanhecate@spinster.xyz)'s status on Sunday, 23-Mar-2025 06:46:09 JST HebrideanHecate

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   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14525409/Gen-Z-worker-asked-paid-day-tattoo-mental-health.html

   But Mr Peston, political editor for ITV News, replied: 'You're not treating everyone the same because none of your other employees are going to come to you with that kind of request.'

   Ms McGovern admitted that she thought employees who ask for such unusual requests were 'taking the p**s' but felt she couldn't be 'the judge' of what was a real mental illness.

   In another instance, she shared how another young employee refused to tidy up at the end of a shift because they felt the role was 'too triggering'.

   'You end up trying to work your way through all of this without offending everyone with all these conditions and things which are medicalised,' she added.

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     KeepTakingTheSoma (keeptakingthesoma@spinster.xyz)'s status on Sunday, 23-Mar-2025 06:50:40 JST KeepTakingTheSoma

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     @HebrideanHecate Weaponised empathy.
     The people who are always demanding that others bow down to their needs *because sad* are never going to give a shit about others. The *be kind* only flows in one direction.
     We get more of the behaviour we reward.