Don't expect anyone to cut you any slack
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="slack">slack</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="slack">slack</span> – <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>. <span word="Bosses">Bosses</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="equate">equate</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="youngster">youngster</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="slack">slack</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="allowances">allowances</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="ma">ma</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pa">pa</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="scolded">scolded</span>, <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="punished">punished</span> <span word="accordingly">accordingly</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lenient">lenient</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Above">Above</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, “<span word="bosses">bosses</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="equate">equate</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>”. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="bedridden">bedridden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="call">call</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="Different">Different</span> <span word="perspectives">perspectives</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="plausible">plausible</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="slack">slack</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>.</p>
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