Question for HR types:

I'm a federal employee. I was hired under a job description that required a training for X time in Y place. Now, I'm being told I must attend a course for 2.5(X) in Y, Z, and Q places. Any idea if I have any recourse?

My union is checking but I worship at the altar of the hivemind.

(I wrote about this in more detail in my LJ but I have access to a bigger hive here.)

Any extra paperback copies beyond a certain number were shredded.

Ouch! There are charitable entities who would love those books (juvie hall I visit being one).

I used to know a place where you could buy coverless books for a dollar. I never enquired as to just how they'd come by them, but I figured a dumpster and resourcefulness were involved. This was a long time ago, when I was a penniless college ungraduate.

Tiny just used "office" as a verb again. I may have to get all prescriptivist on his ass.

We weren't even allowed to take them home after ripping the covers off. They were firm on that. I suspect it is sort of like the problems my dad ran into trying to donate excessed computer equipment from the university. The redtape involved was insane. There were tax consequences and liability this and that and blah blah blah. It was cheaper for the univerity to store umpteen years of equipment in some forgotten closet than to give it away. Crazy.

I've always seen the notice about "don't buy this book without a cover," but the only actual non-covered books I've ever seen are old Rex Stout paperbacks my father bought back in the day.

In HS a friend who worked at Walden used to give me stripped paperbacks under the table.

I have a bootleg dictionary.

bon, we use "via U.S. mail" for that - sounds less stupid than "via mail". Marginally.

This is what I will do! Thanks.

The bookstore near my house is having an odd Harry Potter event.

Join us Friday July 20 at 10pm for our Harry Potter Release Party. Stick around till midnight and we're going to be giving away FREE books with the purchase of a $100 Book Soup gift card.