Dude, Cookies are Eternal Undying Love! I know it to be true!
Bunnies frighten me.
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Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
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.
amych - Dec 04, 2007 8:03:08 am PST #5367 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Allyson - Dec 04, 2007 8:04:23 am PST #5368 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
One year my boss got me a gorgeous vase to match my new couch. But I've been his assistant for 6 years, so I think the relationship is a little different, maybe? I dunno, it isn't weird to me. When I was at JPL, the guys always brought me back some sort of goodie when they went on overseas travel, usually chocolates, snowglobes, or such. When my guys go home to Russia, they always bring me back handmade nesting dolls.
Vortex - Dec 04, 2007 8:07:33 am PST #5369 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I think that a gift card is an appropriate gift for a subordinate, but it needs to show that you thought about where to get it from, i.e. "I always see you with a book in your bag, so I thought you'd like Borders" or "You often bring in a latte in the morning, so here's a Starbucks card"
Steph L. - Dec 04, 2007 8:08:46 am PST #5370 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
That means I have to go pay it during this evening's Snowpacalypse.
We're forecast to get the first snow of the season overnight and through tomorrow (1 inch tonight, up to 4 more tomorrow).
Problem is, if you know anything about how horribly Cincinnati reacts to snow, 1 inch = The White Death.
I *so* wish I were kidding.
§ ita § - Dec 04, 2007 8:08:55 am PST #5371 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
"You often bring in a latte in the morning, so here's a Starbucks card"
Make sure they're not a Coffee Bean person. IJS.
I hope there's no gifting here, and it seems like there won't be an after hours holiday party. Just perfect.
Kat - Dec 04, 2007 8:09:55 am PST #5372 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Allyson, insent.
I won't get xmas gifts at work this year. I'm sure of that. Nor will I get a bonus. It's all fine.
My district claims I owe them $5000. I'd just like for that to end, thank you very much.
askye - Dec 04, 2007 8:11:52 am PST #5373 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
The only gift exchanging that goes on (as far as I know) is with the admin support staff among themselves. Some of the women give little gifts, like an ornament or something. I always feel guilty becuase I've never done something for them but I've gotten gifts. I'm not sure what I'm going to do this year.
lisah - Dec 04, 2007 8:13:16 am PST #5374 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
My district claims I owe them $5000. I'd just like for that to end, thank you very much.
whoa! Is that part of the crazy problem they're having out there with paying teachers?
Steph L. - Dec 04, 2007 8:13:26 am PST #5375 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I'm not sure what I'm going to do this year.
I'm going to make fudge and/or truffles for my co-workers this year. Those are easy to make in big batches, so I can get them all wired on sugar in one fell swoop.
megan walker - Dec 04, 2007 8:13:36 am PST #5376 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
You can always counteroffer. He sounds like a lazy sack, so he may work with you so that he doesn't have to find a new tenant.
I did this in New York. I had no lease, and when the family that owned my brownstone sold it, the new landlords wanted to raise my rent from $900 to $1500. They agreed to knock a couple of hundred off when they came to my place and saw how I was taking care of it.