Ouuuhh interesting! Watcha gonna study?

Your nice mom has a wrapped view of “having a good time” and “making it work”

The frog, maybe?

There is something so freeing about not caring about what piss of management. The day I realize that being efficient and managing to meet crazy deadlines was not benefiting me in any way was like a gasp of air after drowning in the mindset that working hard will get you recognized. Instead, when I started to say no and not caring, I got a raise? Of course, ymmv.