I’m so glad you said that (although not that you also have The Fear, obviously!) - most people I speak to seem to think it’s a great system, but it gives me so much anxiety 😫
Point 5 woud definitely be my "I don't mind the penalty, I'm NOT coming" trigger.
In France too you can ask to be exempted for various motives, one of them being the attendance negatively affecting your business, which would have been the case for you.
As a (major) side note, this whole post was not only hilarious as usual, but also hilariously enthralling, or enthrallingly hilarious, whichever you prefer.
Thank you! I was honestly in two minds about posting it because I was worried people would want to lecture me about doing my civic duty, so I’m really glad you liked it! And yes, point 5 is a complete deal-breaker for me: I can’t even bring myself to watch the news most days because I find it so upsetting, so I really wouldn’t cope well with anything even mildly distressing
I remember once a few years ago hearing someone on a panel show I enjoy saying something about jury duty and I sat there with a little laugh as though to say, "ha, but that doesn't still happen, right?"* - I'm so so glad you were excused, it really is always the worst timing for you isn't it?
*Also, I promise I do know it still happens, I just am very unlikely to think about it regularly.
So glad you got excused from it. I also live in fear of it!
I’m so glad you said that (although not that you also have The Fear, obviously!) - most people I speak to seem to think it’s a great system, but it gives me so much anxiety 😫
Point 5 woud definitely be my "I don't mind the penalty, I'm NOT coming" trigger.
In France too you can ask to be exempted for various motives, one of them being the attendance negatively affecting your business, which would have been the case for you.
As a (major) side note, this whole post was not only hilarious as usual, but also hilariously enthralling, or enthrallingly hilarious, whichever you prefer.
Thank you! I was honestly in two minds about posting it because I was worried people would want to lecture me about doing my civic duty, so I’m really glad you liked it! And yes, point 5 is a complete deal-breaker for me: I can’t even bring myself to watch the news most days because I find it so upsetting, so I really wouldn’t cope well with anything even mildly distressing
Exactly!
I remember once a few years ago hearing someone on a panel show I enjoy saying something about jury duty and I sat there with a little laugh as though to say, "ha, but that doesn't still happen, right?"* - I'm so so glad you were excused, it really is always the worst timing for you isn't it?
*Also, I promise I do know it still happens, I just am very unlikely to think about it regularly.