work is telling me i have to give back my vacation time to improve my training process or some such bullocks
WTF? I never heard of having to "give back" vacation time.
Take jobs as they come -- and we'll never be under the heel of nobody ever again. No matter how long the arm of the Alliance might get, we'll just get ourselves a little further.
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
Zenkitty - May 25, 2010 1:05:10 am PDT #5773 of 12708
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
erin_obscure - May 25, 2010 1:59:35 am PDT #5774 of 12708
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Yeah, they make trainees do that sometimes, the thought is that taking more than few days off slows down momentum in the training process. True, but my Mom might drop dead of sadness and betrayal if i reneg on plans to visit her! If they were really concerned they should never have approved me getting three consecutive weeks off when i requested the time back in January. Jerks.
DavidS - May 25, 2010 5:37:58 am PDT #5775 of 12708
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
WTF? I never heard of having to "give back" vacation time.
Vacation time is part of your compensation. They're doing it wrong. Perhaps even illegally so.
brenda m - May 25, 2010 5:44:25 am PDT #5776 of 12708
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
My hunch is she's not losing the time, just the ability to take it in a three-week chunk. At least I would hope that's the case.
sj - May 25, 2010 5:45:32 am PDT #5777 of 12708
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Erin, how ridiculous! I'm sorry.
Calli - May 25, 2010 11:40:03 am PDT #5778 of 12708
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
That sucks, Erin. I'm sorry.
DC-istas, I'm going to be in your fair city next week for a conference, June 2-4. (The InterActive Conference, if anyone else is going.) If DC people would like to grab a drink or something on the 3rd, that would be great. (I'm leaving on a 5pm-ish flight on the 4th.) Just let me know.
erin_obscure - May 25, 2010 6:06:11 pm PDT #5779 of 12708
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
I still get the time, i just am not being allowed to use it while i'm in certain phases of training. (And i've been in training for all but about a month since September of 2008. It gets old to sign up vacation chunks and then get them pulled away.)
Sean K - May 25, 2010 6:09:16 pm PDT #5780 of 12708
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
erin, I don't know if I've ever said it before, but I'm very impressed and proud of you for what you decided to do.
Trudy Booth - May 26, 2010 6:49:39 am PDT #5781 of 12708
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
So who all is coming to Providence? It's just a month away!!!!
I still have some rooms on hold so if you can't get a reservation let me know and I'll hook ya up.
Pix - May 26, 2010 7:49:20 am PDT #5782 of 12708
The status is NOT quo.
ND will be out of town, but I will try to come to prom. I don't think I can afford to spend the night this time, but that may change depending on what happens for the next month.