I get a lot of “can you just make me a checklist I can follow.”

I’m teaching computer networking and this hits the nail on the head. My students are plenty willing to learn answers to multiple choice questions. However, it is like pulling teeth trying to give them anything even slightly open ended. Sorry, at your real job the boss isn’t going to come up to you in a panic and say “the network went down, which of these 4 answers is the reason?”

Troubleshooting, researching, and having curiosity are all important in this field. I’m having difficulty getting them to see that, or care.

They can’t do that, it’s illegal!

“We value none of our workers, it’s nothing personal.”

I personally love this phrase and share it whenever I can. Lots of people need to start checking their shoes.

Can he please hire someone to teach him how to smile? He’s got the money for it.

I’m going to assume you don’t have any form of insurance? Can’t predict if you’ll need it, after all.

The percentage of Americans in the prison system, prison system, has doubled nearly tripled since 1985.

I’ll usually wish service workers good luck or “the best day possible” which at least gets a knowing smile.