Kat, I wonder how the school district would react to some bad publicity from the local paper. Because the press loves "stupid callous bureaucrat" stories.
Mal: You want to tell me how come there's a statue of you here looking at me like I owe him something? Jayne: Wishing I could, Captain.
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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.
Typo Boy - Dec 31, 2007 9:34:18 am PST #9981 of 10001
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.
Trudy Booth - Dec 31, 2007 9:36:09 am PST #9982 of 10001
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
The school district is sick-making, Kat.
My office effed up and didn't withhold for my health insurance for a year and a half... so they spent the next year and a half doing double. It sucked, but they didn't charge me INTEREST for their freakin mistake.
Typo Boy - Dec 31, 2007 9:39:20 am PST #9983 of 10001
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.
Seriously, someone ought to talk to a lawyer about this. Most lawyers will do a 15 minute free consult to determine whether it is worth talking further. But the press is cheaper, and it is amazing what bad publicity wills sometimes do.
Cashmere - Dec 31, 2007 9:41:32 am PST #9984 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Since there is a union involved, there are collective bargaining issues. Single folks may be barred from bringing suit in the case of a union disagreement.
But obviously, your union dues are being pissed away for the lack of representation you've gotten on this, Kat.
Kat - Dec 31, 2007 9:48:36 am PST #9985 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
But obviously, your union dues are being pissed away for the lack of representation you've gotten on this, Kat.
Seriously. I'm not sure who pisses me off more: the district or the union.
§ ita § - Dec 31, 2007 9:49:20 am PST #9986 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I swear I saw a poster in a bus stop that referred to the teacher's pay idiocy.
I know of the endorphins and miss them greatly. It's been a while.
And today is not a good day, so I think I'm going back to sleep.
Typo Boy - Dec 31, 2007 9:49:53 am PST #9987 of 10001
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.
Since there is a union involved, there are collective bargaining issues.
Which a lawyer might know about. Fore example does the Union have an enforceable legal duty they are not carrying out (as opposed to a moral or common sense one which may not be legally binding)?
But even if there is no legal remedy, I can think of a lot cases where bad publicity has made the bad guys back down. And in this case the district is answerable to an elected school board...
Jessica - Dec 31, 2007 9:53:37 am PST #9988 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I want a pizza and red wine diet.
Ooh, I've done that one! You don't lose any weight, but it's really easy to stick to.
Ginger - Dec 31, 2007 9:53:51 am PST #9989 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm trying really, really hard to avoid high fructose corn syrup.
I have found that's a help in not buying empty calories, because somehow it's easier for me to think "I'm not buying that because of HFC" than "I'm not buying that because I'll eat it all." Generally I'm a pretty healthy eater, although I can also overdo the portions. Also, there's beer. I am not aided by a lifetime of dieting, since I now have the metabolism of a tranquilized tree sloth.
Gadget_Girl - Dec 31, 2007 9:54:54 am PST #9990 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
Seriously. I'm not sure who pisses me off more: the district or the union.
I think that every single day...