I just tried to figure out my leave balance (as noted earlier, it is nearly impossible to get the real information), and it seems like I might have close to six weeks of accrued vacation. Holy crap. That is going to be a fat check, and makes me much more comfortable about the fact that I might have to take money out of a credit card for the whole moving process.
Mal: How drunk was I last night? Jayne: Well I dunno. I passed out.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
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 - Sep 22, 2009 6:23:50 am PDT #10160 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Dana - Sep 22, 2009 6:27:38 am PDT #10161 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
If I interviewed for a job, and a company is doing a full-on background check on me, and in addition to the background check, HR is asking for my references (again), what are the chances they're going to offer me the job?
Daisy Jane - Sep 22, 2009 6:28:35 am PDT #10162 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Background checks cost money, so...cautiously optimistic?
tommyrot - Sep 22, 2009 6:29:05 am PDT #10163 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So a "full-on background" is pretty much to see if you're a felon, right?
Gudanov - Sep 22, 2009 6:30:22 am PDT #10164 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Based on my lack of knowledge on the subject, I'd say that sounds really good.
Daisy Jane - Sep 22, 2009 6:31:12 am PDT #10165 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
It probably would pull up any court proceedings on you at all in addition to credit history etc.
Ginger - Sep 22, 2009 6:31:23 am PDT #10166 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Probably pretty good, because a major background check is expensive. You'd probably have to be in the top three, at least.
Dana - Sep 22, 2009 6:31:34 am PDT #10167 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
So a "full-on background" is pretty much to see if you're a felon, right?
Or a terrorist. It's a government job.
Background checks cost money, so...cautiously optimistic?
Right? That's what I'm thinking.
brenda m - Sep 22, 2009 6:33:47 am PDT #10168 of 30001
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
I'd say that's a very good sign. Reference checks usually come into play either as due diligence before making an offer or as a tie breaker between a few top candidates.
ETA: government could function a bit differently but still a very good sign.
sumi - Sep 22, 2009 6:36:15 am PDT #10169 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Huh. We just had some weird electrical thing happen. An electrical box of some sort went "poof" and the lights in the main part of the office dimmed. All but one computer in a nearby office isn't working.