Ok, now it's into the Boney M. He runs the risk of becoming known as a Steppenwolf.

ok - hivemind help. DH got a counter offer- which dollars and cents wise. He was also promised that he would be king of his fifedom ( how much I trust them to keep the promise is another issue). But as I said to DH, if someone gives you 10 dollars and hits you in the face or they give you 200 dollars and hit you in the face, they are still hitting you in the face. And he really actually thinks I have a point. he has been very unhappy for two years. Now is trying to find a way to say thanks, but no thanks. He didn't like the idea of parading around with a sign that said ' I will be your buttmonkey no more!' so we came up with something along the lines of

Look B-, I thought about things very seriously before I even started looking for another job. I didn't take the first job that came my way. The offer is generous, but there are a number of things I haven't been able to do since working at ( company) . I think this new job will give me a chance to be more than just a tech monkey.

( ok Matt won't say tech monkey either) Basicly, he wants to shut down the poking he has endured the last two weeks, but he wants to leave with dignity.

now time for kim possible and BSG. but I'll be back .

Oh, Plie - you need to poke Lee. During the Oscars, she had a special request for some fic. From you.

Oh really?

errr. not very seriously, but when Al Gore was presenting, a very bad thought crossed through my mind. I think it had to do with Leo DiCaprio, since that was who was presenting with him, but now I forget.

eta: Beth, I think "no" works.

"That's a very generous offer but the intangible benefits of this other opportunity or too valuable to pass up" where "intangible benefits"="not being their buttmonkey".

He doesn't really have to explain. He got another offer he wants to take rather than stay. Period. It really seems like he has tried to explain his problems with the way he's been managed at current company many times already and they just don't get it.

Jesus, Beth, he needs to say this: "I don't care how much money you give me. You're all fucked up and this is an abusive relationship. I need to get away from you to be happy and sane. You've been exploiting me and underpaying me for years. This is far too little and far too late and doesn't convince me at all that you'll get your shit together now."

Yeah, Beth. What David and -t said.

errr. not very seriously, but when Al Gore was presenting, a very bad thought crossed through my mind. I think it had to do with Leo DiCaprio, since that was who was presenting with him, but now I forget.

AHAHAHAHA.

::breathes::

You wanted Aleo?

Good luck to Matt in turning down the offer.

now time for kim possible and BSG. but I'll be back .

I'm loving the new Kim Possible episodes!

You wanted Aleo?

"want" probably isn't the right word. Just pondering.

Okay, because there are only so many plays on the notion of wooden that a gal has in her, you know?

Can he do a Shatner impression? I forget which Star Trek it was, where Kirk shouts out between punches, "I! Have had! Enough! Of You!"