The Crying Game

I debated whether or not I should post this. Come on now- I am catching the wave cresting from an ocean of CEO tears. Undoubtedly you have seen the post- the man had to lay off anonymous people he said were like family so he could look better.

Or does he? It's like he is trying to have women think "What a sensitive guy he is." There are many reasons I would never post like this. I don't have the capacity to cry. That was a casualty of the divorce. Someone is seeing your post for the first time. Even with over three thousand articles there might be five thousand people on a site with hundreds of millions who would not have any inkling of my existence.

So should I break down? I didn't cry on 9/11. Never would I fault anyone for crying. That is their true feeling. In the final year wasted with my therapist he started crying in a session. I saddened him for whatever reason and when I looked into it he started laughing. He faked the whole thing.

Is it any wonder I don't trust therapists? I have felt sadness. On the worst day in my current tenure; a colleague I liked assaulted the man who was probably my favorite colleague at the time. We were supposed to keep working like I had not witnessed a crime where one person was arrested.

You can pretend nothing happened. When my supervisor who did nothing to lighten the load said "If you don't like it you can go home" I cut my losses. That Christmas season was so awful the worldwide pandemic that commenced a few months later paled in comparison.

Part of me wants to Mystery Science Theater 3000 his post. There are gems and so many narcissistic traits. That post is best forgotten. He may go viral as he has. For a day or two people will comment. Would it lead to others saying "I should do business with him?" No, because he will make more mistakes and your tenure will be cut short.

There was no mention of the people he had to lay off. It was all about him. Surely, he was saddened by it. Posting a sensitive guy selfie says "Look at me! I care!" It's too bad there are no recruiters on LinkedIn whom he could refer good employees in need of work and point them in a better direction.

I have articles with pictures of myself. No one needs to see that. There is a reason. I am with others and described the event. There was one instance when a supervisor cried. Social media was smaller then and we were given the announcement that our department was closing.

Lamond was probably the greatest supervisor I ever had. We are out of contact. He deserves an article divisible by one hundred. He was fair, a joy to work with and for, and he could not hide his feelings when the job he held for ten years was coming to a close.

Not for likes and comments. He found work quickly. The ones in our department and adjacent employees did not have as much luck. Also, it is nice seeing people every day and without that office it would not happen.

Maybe I don't want to go viral. The Crying CEO will be remembered. Doing a search using that description (I don't recall his name) the post came right up. There were satire posts as well.

He will join the young women accused of being too beautiful to work in the Bad Attention Hall of Fame. It reminds me of what Divine said about the final scene in Pink Flamingos. It is a memorable scene where the contest of "The Filthiest People Alive" is won.

He said it was the best and worst thing that ever happened to him. On one hand, many know the name Divine. In deference to RuPaul who has been interesting for over thirty years Glenn Milstead is the alpha and omega of female impersonators. The film collaborations with John Waters enhanced both careers. There was a singing career and he was ready to go mainstream after Hairspray and an appearance on Married With Children that was never filmed.

There was a lot more to the career than a scene that "Went viral" and was shot in one take. You don't want to hear "A truck drove by, we need to shoot that again" in a scene like that. I won't remember this man whose post is currently a red giant by the time it becomes a white dwarf.

I am still writing about Divine. Is that why I have so many connections from Baltimore? Purely coincidental. There are ways to handle difficult situations. Posting a crying selfie and talking only about yourself is not a good example.