msbelle, that is awful, and fucking ridiculous. And I will join your CEO homeburning mob anytime.
Spike: At least give me Wesley's office since he's gone. Angel: He's not gone. He's on a leave of absence. Spike: Yeah, right. Boo-hoo. Thought he killed his bloody father. Try staking your mother when she's coming on to you! Harmony: Well…that explains a lot.
'Destiny'
Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
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.
JZ - Oct 01, 2006 8:02:48 pm PDT #1485 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Pix - Oct 01, 2006 10:11:20 pm PDT #1486 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Oops! Wrong thread.
esse - Oct 01, 2006 11:56:45 pm PDT #1487 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Nargh, I have a cold. I'd forgotten what they felt like.
msbelle, that sucks. I'm sorry.
It's turned abruptly cold here, mid-fifties with a little wind. Suddenly getting that jacket I liked from Penny's seems like a good idea...
Jesse - Oct 02, 2006 3:16:01 am PDT #1488 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesus, that's really horrible. Stupid companies. This is a reason I'm not sorry my job is switching from a classic pension plan to 401K style thingy with contribution. Although what's really stupid is I got into the pension plan when I started, so when I'm 65 or whatever, they're going to send me like ten bucks a month. Der.
I must have accidentally had too much Diet Coke yesterday, because I could not fall asleep last night for anything. It was really aggravating!
Sue - Oct 02, 2006 3:18:41 am PDT #1489 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Although what's really stupid is I got into the pension plan when I started, so when I'm 65 or whatever, they're going to send me like ten bucks a month. Der.
My mom worked for the US military for 5 years before she got married and gets $54 US a month from them.
I must have accidentally had too much Diet Coke yesterday, because I could not fall asleep last night for anything. It was really aggravating!
I slept in yesterday, and then totally could not get to sleep last night. I also forgot to turn on my alarm last night so it's a miracle that I made it to work on time. I am cranky as hell, though.
§ ita § - Oct 02, 2006 3:49:28 am PDT #1490 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
For some reason I was glad when my alarm went off this morning. Whatever half dreams I was having were irritating me, I guess. I can't remember what they were.
msbelle - Oct 02, 2006 3:59:53 am PDT #1491 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Yeah, I went to bed. I want to stay there all day, but no.
So people, WRT retirement plans. Do not rely on what your company has set up, have stuff on your own. Like have more money going to your private IRAs and such.
Topic!Cindy - Oct 02, 2006 4:03:01 am PDT #1492 of 10001
What is even happening?
My grandmother worked for Converse for a gajillion years, in a hot factory, all day long--had a heart attack there. Her pension was $33.00 per month. It makes me sick when they talk about messing with Social Security.
Hey, Vortex, when you come around, Gnarls Barkley has a video for Gone Daddy Gone. [link] It's craxy.
Nora Deirdre - Oct 02, 2006 4:05:01 am PDT #1493 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Yeah, when I went to the 401K guy here, he started talking about the pension plan that this place has, and I was like, yeah, I'm not counting on that at all. If it happens, great, I'll go on holiday with that money or give it to charity. Not counting on anyone other than myself.
We're lucky, though, because we know that now. Folks like your dad were suckered because they were told the lie, and felt confident enough to count on it. I'm so sorry. I hope that it was an error, or a temporary thing, or something. Ugh.
§ ita § - Oct 02, 2006 4:05:02 am PDT #1494 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Do not rely on what your company has set up, have stuff on your own. Like have more money going to your private IRAs and such.
You mean above and beyond "normal" 401K plans? I thought that money was independent of your company once it had been deposited, and then it was just a fund issue, something you should watch in case the returns start showing a disturbing trend--but that it's the market you're worried about not just your (previous) employer.
Hmm. It seems I was really eager to get out of bed, because the last hour/half hour of time spent there was restless. Yet this is not translating into get-up-and-go, nor va-va-va-voom. Sitting up seems to be enough.