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Spike's Bitches 38: Well, This Is Just...Neat.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


juliana - Oct 17, 2007 7:40:10 am PDT #150 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Aimee - I'm sorry. TCF sucks the big one - I was happy to switch away from them when I moved here. Also, they're a very neo-con Republican institution. Run away!

(I realize that most banks, by virtue of their trade, tend toward the Repub side of things, but most also make a point to give back to the community and do charity work.)


sj - Oct 17, 2007 7:45:08 am PDT #151 of 10002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

(((Aimee))) I'm sorry that your bank is being so awful. Give them hell!


Aims - Oct 17, 2007 7:45:44 am PDT #152 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.

I'm going credit union this time around.

Oh yeah, baby!


Polter-Cow - Oct 17, 2007 7:53:18 am PDT #153 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I have a work-related question.

So, we recently hired someone new, a drug safety manager. Her job was to relieve some of the duties of my boss. But she seems to have the impression that she is my new boss, contrary to what I've been told by my actual boss. So that's one confusion.

The other is that she was tasked to come up with an official job description for me, a medical writer, and my co-worker, who handles most of the safety-related tasks. And...she gave us both the same job description, turning us both into "drug safety specialists" who reported to her. The responsibilities of which include maybe three bullet points that involve any sort of medical writing.

Now, she seems to be a fairly open person who's trying to do what's best for us, but...I'm still having trouble figuring out how to tell her how completely unhappy I am with the job description. That I'm confused about the fact that if she respects me as a medical writer, which I presumed she did, why did she write up a job description for me that makes me sound like I won't be a medical writer anymore?


Daisy Jane - Oct 17, 2007 7:56:24 am PDT #154 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Can you say, "I'm not sure this description fits the job I've been doing so far. Should I assume my responsibillities have changed, or could we discuss what my job has been and go from there?"


Trudy Booth - Oct 17, 2007 7:56:27 am PDT #155 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Talk to your actual boss?


Polter-Cow - Oct 17, 2007 8:00:48 am PDT #156 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Talk to your actual boss?

I talked to someone from HR, and she actually cautioned against that, since I should first give her the benefit of the doubt and understand where she's coming from.

Can you say, "I'm not sure this description fits the job I've been doing so far. Should I assume my responsibillities have changed, or could we discuss what my job has been and go from there?"

Ooh, I like that first part. Because that was sort of the point of these things, and she didn't actually consult either of us before putting them together.


Frankenbuddha - Oct 17, 2007 8:01:32 am PDT #157 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

What does TCF stand for? Those Clueless Fucktards or something?


Typo Boy - Oct 17, 2007 8:02:00 am PDT #158 of 10002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Aimee, for what it is worth, the phone number of the TCF Financial corporation:
Phone: 612-661-6500
Fax: 612-333-2160
Mr. Lynn A. Nagorske , is Chief Exec. Officer

In my experience, when you try to reach the C. Exec of a company you are routed to someone trained specifically to fend off people trying to reach top officer. That often results in action being taken on the problem that motivated you.


beekaytee - Oct 17, 2007 8:05:35 am PDT #159 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant

In my experience, when you try to reach the C. Exec of a company you are routed to someone trained specifically to fend off people trying to reach top officer. That often results in action being taken on the problem that motivated you.

Sound advice.

Perhaps it's my age, but I'm completely over going up the food chain when it comes to consumer stuff. I go straight to the top. Works every. single. time.