Ben: I didn't ask for any of this. I just want to be normal. Gronx: I wanted to be an underwear model. We play the hand we're dealt.
'Touched'
Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?
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.
sarameg - Jul 20, 2007 4:26:30 pm PDT #9243 of 10001
Bobbi - Jul 20, 2007 4:45:09 pm PDT #9244 of 10001
Dog is my co-pilot.
Gee, I haven't seen a 7% or more raise in...oh, over a quarter of a century. (I've been working for over 30 years.) Clearly I'm in the wrong business. Saving lives. Way undervalued.
Sorry to barge in. New here. Been lurking awhile but only recently registered.
brenda m - Jul 20, 2007 4:49:55 pm PDT #9245 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Howdy, Bobbi.
JenP - Jul 20, 2007 4:50:39 pm PDT #9246 of 10001
Hi, Bobbi - welcome.
I think I need to nap before I go pick up my HP tonight. Though, in truth, I'm just as likely to fall asleep for the night and just get it in the morning. And, I mean, if I'm asleep, what's the difference, right? Well, anyway, I won't be taking pictures on this book road trip - it's all dark and stuff.
sarameg - Jul 20, 2007 4:50:52 pm PDT #9247 of 10001
Heh. See, I think I'm overpaid and have a somewhat annoying but nonessential job. (Except when I'm training my backup and realize I actually have some talent. Skills? Maybe not, but to me it's not that hard. But apparently, it's harder than I think.) My mom (a teacher) so deserves it more than me. I was surprised at that percentage. Never seen that before. But then, we had a few retirements and re-assignments that meant people left the contract. I'm guessing there was money left over.
Welcome!
JenP - Jul 20, 2007 4:52:30 pm PDT #9248 of 10001
Yay for leftover money that works its way into payechecks.
Ginger - Jul 20, 2007 4:54:32 pm PDT #9249 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Welcome, Bobbi!
I haven't seen a 7 percent raise since the '80s.
I'm headed off to a bookstore Harry Potter event in the next hour. It's made me keep singing, "I'm off to see the wizard...."
JenP - Jul 20, 2007 4:55:15 pm PDT #9250 of 10001
Because you are!
sarameg - Jul 20, 2007 4:58:44 pm PDT #9251 of 10001
Huh. So it's an anomaly, huh? So maybe I should be more flattered.
I swear, I'm so dysfunctional about this job. I have no perspective whatsoever.
I think about finding something else and then collapse into paroxisms of "I'm not worthy."
I need... something.
Zenkitty - Jul 20, 2007 4:58:45 pm PDT #9252 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Hello, Bobbi! Welcome.
The only time I've ever gotten anything like a 7% raise was getting a promotion. Even my last promotion wasn't that much.
I think of my job as useful but nonessential. Which is fine. They could pay me more.
This weekend I plan to hermit. Though I will make a pilgrimage to B&N.