Jesse, I have both skipped and skimmed, and therefore I have no advice. Also, I should not even be here right now, and therefore I should post no more today.
But posting is FUN! Also, there's not really any backstory. It's just, do I respond to work emails on a day I'm not at work?
I imagine it's just one of those cultural/familial things.
Oh, I know. Just saying that I can't imagine giving or getting it myself.
do I respond to work emails on a day I'm not at work?
What is with you people? Of course you don't, if you're not on salary.
Heather, job-vibes are coming your way!
Thank you! I'm not sure if it's something I'll take, but at the very least it'll be a place to practice interviewing. It's a law office, which I wouldn't have even thought of applying to, but apparently they're looking for someone they can mould to the position, and it's at least in proximity to the kind of thing I want.
I was allegedly MoH at my sister's wedding. Since I was 13 at the time, and even less socially adroit than I am now, most of the MoH chores were handled by others. I was also Best Man at a former roomie's wedding. His list of duties for me was as follows:
- Do not allow anyone to throw me a bachelor party.
- Do not allow anyone to hire a stripper at any time before or during the wedding.
- Do not allow anyone to spike my food or drink at any time before or during the wedding.
- Do not let me lose the ring.
- Do not let me yell at the future in-laws.
Basically, I was a social defensive lineman as much as a best man.
Of course you don't, if you're not on salary.
OK, good call. I'll just be all "OMG!" in the morning.
Good luck, Heather!
It's just, do I respond to work emails on a day I'm not at work?
I think it depends on the nature of the email. If it can wait until you get back, I wouldn't.
My parents leave checks lying around for me to discover after they visit me. I got no hangups with giving money. That said, I don't do it unless I know the person is of a similar mind and I haven't found something really cool instead. I did give one friend a giftcard, since her wedding was a) out of the country, b) she had complained about figuring out how to schlep everything back and c) she likes shopping for powertools more than I do. I heard she bought a nailgun with it.
Especially for those of us who have to travel, I wish giftcards weren't as frowned on as they are by some in my extended family.
I think it depends on the nature of the email. If it can wait until you get back, I wouldn't.
Well, they are increasingly frantic. They are also, OTOH, about a piece of paper my boss could just re-print from his own computer, as far as I can tell.