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It's Saturday 05/10/2025. Hey, What's Going On! (lemmy.world)
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Already out on the road working. Probably going to be a long day.

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[–] Lexam@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ooh I can see where Cyberpunk 2077 could do that. Hopefully everyone around you is understanding.

[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Luckily I haven't had to explain it to anyone yet, as I am a security guard and spend the majority of my time at work alone. Security can be a great job for people on the spectrum. It's important to note that unarmed security is the chill kind where you rarely have to actually deal with people.

I don't have any interest in being an armed guard. That shit sounds stressful.