Oh lord -- I just got an email from a friend who was stuck all last weekend dealing with state budget issues in Albany, with reporters outside her office. She points out that this Spitzer thing is just exactly what she didn't need right now.
Well, lady, I must say-- You're my kinda stupid.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
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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.
Jesse - Mar 11, 2008 4:25:30 pm PDT #4391 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
tommyrot - Mar 11, 2008 4:32:38 pm PDT #4392 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Incidentally, I would run screaming from a boss who expected to be able to 'read me'. I come to work for a paycheque, not dimestore psychoanalysis.
ITA. Or if I didn't, I'm sure they'd fire my ass a week or two after they hired me....
Jesse - Mar 11, 2008 4:36:09 pm PDT #4393 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Also, I often wish I were less readable in the first few months of a new job, since what there is to read most of the time is "oh shit oh shit what am I doing here?" FTR.
-t - Mar 11, 2008 4:51:51 pm PDT #4394 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
JZ, I'm so sorry to hear that. It's unbelievable. My beliefery is gobsmackified. It's stuck on "They don't want JZ there anymore? How does that even work?"
I'm just going to point at what billytea said. So not a failure on your part, JZ.
-t - Mar 11, 2008 4:52:27 pm PDT #4395 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Happy birthday, tommyrot!
Jesse - Mar 11, 2008 5:13:31 pm PDT #4396 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
An awesome note from Gawker:
When CNN interviewed former U.S. Attorney Kendall Coffey about the Eliot Spitzer mess this morning, they kinda left out the bit where Coffey resigned in disgrace back in 1996 after he bit a stripper. Quoth Coffey: "This is not survivable."
I think Pareene came from Wonkette, right?
sarameg - Mar 11, 2008 5:14:23 pm PDT #4397 of 10001
I've been thinking about it and... I strive for inscrutable at work. When I say something, I mean it, and I'm not too shy about that. But the rest of the time? I'd like to keep my own council. And personal life, personal. I'm really private. Co-workers know about my family, but that's about it. A few know about what my vacations are for. Except for my former laid-off officemate, they don't know my politics or my passions.
I have a really hard time with even annual reviews, with the "10 year plan" because it's my business, damnit! Fuck the corporation! ...even if my bosses have my best interest at heart.
tommyrot - Mar 11, 2008 5:17:39 pm PDT #4398 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
But the rest of the time? I'd like to keep my own council. And personal life, personal. I'm really private. Co-workers know about my family, but that's about it.
But what if your boss prides himself in his ability to read people, and then his pride gets hurt? Will no one think of the poor boss and his hurt pride?
sarameg - Mar 11, 2008 5:18:35 pm PDT #4399 of 10001
Hey, what's a decent bottled bbq goop? I've got some cooked pork I want to doctor into sandwiches.
sarameg - Mar 11, 2008 5:20:10 pm PDT #4400 of 10001
Pretty sure I freaked out my very-private first boss with my privacy... We really couldn't have a conversation outside of work issues.