Perkins, had you already done work on those days? My first boss's boss here explained to me that if you do two hours of work (I think he claimed it California law) and you're a salaried employee, it counts as a full day. Not that it's something you want to try and get away with, but still -- he laughingly suggested one dial in for a couple hours a day from Bali, or wherever, and never take any vacation time.
Angel: How're you feeling? Faith: Like I did mushrooms and got eaten by a bear.
'A Hole in the World'
Natter 40: The Nice One
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.
§ ita § - Dec 01, 2005 8:59:58 am PST #8355 of 10006
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Allyson - Dec 01, 2005 9:02:52 am PST #8356 of 10006
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I got more honey, a lemon, cough medicine, and cough drops at the sto' and made some plans to get better.
First: Laundry. Clean fresh jammies and sheets are in order. Then: hot bath with a hot milk bubble bar.
Curl up in bed, drink hot tea, take medicine, watch Dead Like Me, sleeeeep.
Wake up, chug more orange juice, tell cold to fuck off.
Lee - Dec 01, 2005 9:03:28 am PST #8357 of 10006
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Perkins, had you already done work on those days? My first boss's boss here explained to me that if you do two hours of work (I think he claimed it California law) and you're a salaried employee, it counts as a full day. Not that it's something you want to try and get away with, but still -- he laughingly suggested one dial in for a couple hours a day from Bali, or wherever, and never take any vacation time.
On one of the days, I did, and counted it as a half day, since I didn't feel comfortable claiming I worked a full day. On the other day I just thought fuck it, and went back to bed.
lori - Dec 01, 2005 9:04:16 am PST #8358 of 10006
I have eight hours left, lori. I may need to borrow.
You can probably mock up some form that will let us do that, right?
-t - Dec 01, 2005 9:06:07 am PST #8359 of 10006
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Llama!
I vaguely remember having sick days, once upon a time. I didn't use them up, and they didn't get paid out (like vacation days did) when I quit. But they didn't disappear at te end of te year, either.
Dana - Dec 01, 2005 9:06:43 am PST #8360 of 10006
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
This is about the third time I've heard about this, but it still cracks me up.
In our test, the snide asides became stale long before the first short drive was over. It was kind of funny at first, but there are only so many times I want to hear Mr. T, without apparent provocation, threaten to come out of my navigation device and beat me.
Where the typical navigation system says "You have reached your destination," Mr.T's voice follows that with: "What is that? That's where you were going? Oh, man. You wasted my time!"
tommyrot - Dec 01, 2005 9:07:14 am PST #8361 of 10006
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
How much sick time to folks get per year?
DavidS - Dec 01, 2005 9:07:14 am PST #8362 of 10006
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My firm's holidays in our international offices. Tokyo wins for quantity and whimsy.
The London office:
New Year’s Day (National Holiday) Monday - January 2, 2006 Good Friday Friday - April 14 Easter Monday Monday - April 17 May Bank Holiday Monday - May 1 Spring Bank Holiday Monday - May 29 August Bank Holiday Monday - August 28 Christmas Day Monday - December 25 Boxing Day Tuesday - December 26
The Paris office:
New Year’s Day Sunday - January 1, 2006 Easter Monday Monday - April 17 Labor Day Monday - May 1 Victory Day Monday - May 8 Ascension Day Thursday - May 25 Pentecost Monday - June 5 National Holiday Friday - July 14 Assumption Day Tuesday - August 15 All Saints Day Wednesday - November 1 Victory of 1918 Saturday - November 11 Christmas Day Monday - December 25
The Brussels office:
New Year’s Day Sunday - January 1, 2006 Easter Monday Monday - April 17 Labor Day Monday - May 1 Ascension Day Thursday - May 25 Whit Monday Monday - June 5 National Holiday Friday - July 21 Assumption Day Tuesday - August 15 All Saints Day Wednesday - November 1 Armistice Day Saturday* - November 11 Christmas Day Monday - December 25
The Frankfurt office:
New Year’s Day Sunday - January 1, 2006 Good Friday Friday - April 14 Easter Monday Monday - April 17 May Day Monday - May 1 Ascension Day Thursday - May 25 Pentecost Monday - June 5 Corpus Christi Thursday - June 15 German Reunification Day Tuesday - October 3 Christmas Holiday Sunday - December 24 Monday - December 25 Tuesday December 26 New Year’s Eve Sunday - December 31
The Tokyo office:
New Year’s Day Monday - January 2, 2006 Coming-of-Age Day Monday - January 9 National Foundation Day Saturday - February 11 Vernal Equinox Day Tuesday - March 21 Green Day Saturday - April 29 Constitution Day Wednesday - May 3 National Holiday Thursday - May 4 Children’s Day Friday - May 5 Ocean Day Monday - July 17 Respect-for-the Aged Day Monday - September 18 Autumn Equinox Day Saturday - September 23 Health Sports Day Monday - October 9 Culture Day Friday - November 3 Labor Thanksgiving Day Thursday - November 23 Emperor’s Birth Day Saturday - December 23
§ ita § - Dec 01, 2005 9:07:28 am PST #8363 of 10006
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
On one of the days, I did, and counted it as a half day
Yeah, we don't do half days here, and I have to say -- I like it. My MI job made us count doctor's visits as sick time.
sarameg - Dec 01, 2005 9:08:14 am PST #8364 of 10006
I have 350 hours, I think (accrued at 10 days/year). I'm kinda suprised that I've averaged a week out sick per year. That just doesn't seem possible. Of course, I say this after what? Taking a sick day. I guess mine are just a day here and there, not so much consecutive.