{{Betsy}} Layoffs suck.
Neither Missouri or Kansas have anything interesting on their tax forms (I have to do both).
I don't give half a hump if you're innocent or not. So where does that put you?
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Gudanov - Feb 07, 2005 11:29:28 am PST #9646 of 10002
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vw bug - Feb 07, 2005 11:29:57 am PST #9647 of 10002
Mostly lurking...
Oh, DX, that's just strange. Just about as strange as finding it on a paper.
Betsy, I'm so sorry.
Connie Neil - Feb 07, 2005 11:48:23 am PST #9648 of 10002
brillig
The state of Rhode Island puts smiley faces on its tax return forms. There's a smiley face next to the "amount refunded to you" line on the form, and a frowny face next to the "amount you owe" line, just in case you were otherwise unaware of what each meant.
Utah does it too. It's creepy.
Betsy HP - Feb 07, 2005 11:49:04 am PST #9649 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
But you shouldn't feel sorry for me; I still have a job! I shouldn't feel as shocked as I do; nothing bad happened to me.
Betsy HP - Feb 07, 2005 11:49:10 am PST #9650 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Why, oh why do I double-post?
Connie Neil - Feb 07, 2005 11:51:36 am PST #9651 of 10002
brillig
It's snowing to a far-thee-well out there. About half an inch in the last hour. Yay, summer water!
Scrappy - Feb 07, 2005 11:57:05 am PST #9652 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
HEC!!! or any California HR types--I have a question. One of our exempt employees took a day off last week, but worked a full day Saturday so he put in a 40-hour week. The Head Office wants him to take his day as Paid Time Off, thus using up a vacation day, and the Saturday is considered by them just extra time that salaried employees sometimes have to work (I worked on the Saturday, for example, and won't get overtime for it, since I'm also exempt). This seems wrong to me, but I can't find anything concrete to back me up.
Susan W. - Feb 07, 2005 11:58:13 am PST #9653 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Oh. Dear. I have a professor that puts smiley faces on papers when grading. Not only does she use smiley faces, though. She also uses sad faces with tears running down the cheeks.
Someone needs to find a Sunday School class or Brownie troop or something where she can use her smiley-frowney urges in a more age-appropriate setting.
Lee - Feb 07, 2005 11:59:22 am PST #9654 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Robin, I'm afraid they can probably make him do it that way. If his normal schedule is M-F, and he is not there, they can count it against him.
-t - Feb 07, 2005 11:59:41 am PST #9655 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm glad you have a job, Betsy. That's a really weird way for the company to handle it. I understand not telling people before the layoff (in a I wish they wouldn't do that way) but not saying who's gone after they're gone is just weird. And surviving a layoff can be almost as stressful as being laid off, or so my management courses taught me, so don't feel bad about feeling shocked.
I did my taxes on Saturday while babysitting. Between me not working for half the year and paying tuition, we have a pretty good refund coming. That will make saving up for our next move quite a bit easier. No smiley faces on the form, though.
My statistics teacher used to put smiley faces on quizzes. I didn't think a thing of it. No frowny faces with tears, though.