• Nepenthe@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    No, a burrito to the face is physical abuse. Being verbally and physically abused every day of your job is not how jobs are supposed to work, and viewing things like that as silly small things to be affected by is itself pretty damaging.

    If I lean across the counter and punch you in the head, you’re allowed to have some kind of feeling about that. Especially in a setting that heavily discourages and may even punish defending yourself, the way retail often does.

    Convincing yourself it’s fine because the world is cruel keeps the world cruel. More importantly, it keeps you from considering you deserve anything other than cruelty. We need to care about each other.

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      11 months ago

      It isn’t fine, your employer and your life should reflect that, but therapy for food in the face is weakness.

      Totally aware the crowd here is all “self care, labels, wellness” and I’ll burn for this idea, but if we’re so broken that food to the face is needing another human to talk you through it for 60+ minutes then we are toast.

      Good game.

      The employer should pay, the criminal should pay. That should cover you.

      • Syrc@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        but therapy for food in the face is weakness.

        Ok. Weak people exist. Hell, we all have some weaknesses. Is acknowledging them and working to improve not the right thing to do?