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.
Willow: That's a work ethic! Buffy, you're developing a work ethic! Buffy: Do they make an ointment for that?
'Beneath You'
Natter 36: But We Digress...
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Jul 13, 2005 8:16:01 am PDT #9512 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
§ ita § - Jul 13, 2005 8:19:16 am PDT #9513 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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.
Daisy Jane - Jul 13, 2005 8:19:24 am PDT #9514 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
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.
Calli - Jul 13, 2005 8:19:28 am PDT #9515 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
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.
Jesse - Jul 13, 2005 8:20:27 am PDT #9516 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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!
Daisy Jane - Jul 13, 2005 8:21:30 am PDT #9517 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
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.
Nora Deirdre - Jul 13, 2005 8:22:07 am PDT #9518 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
OK, good call. I'll just be all "OMG!" in the morning.
right on.
sarameg - Jul 13, 2005 8:22:08 am PDT #9519 of 10001
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.
Jesse - Jul 13, 2005 8:24:19 am PDT #9520 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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.
Lee - Jul 13, 2005 8:24:29 am PDT #9521 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
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.
But, but, it's just sitting there, unanswered...
Sorry, I have issues.
We knew that though.