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I'm so sorry, but if it makes you feel any better, my fun-time-Buffy party night involved watching a robot throw Spike through a window, so if you want to trade... no wait, I wouldn't give up that memory for anything.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
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.
tommyrot - Dec 10, 2009 8:18:48 am PST #24221 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.
Steph L. - Dec 10, 2009 8:39:01 am PST #24222 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
...muffin?
Sweetiepie.
Polter-Cow - Dec 10, 2009 8:44:49 am PST #24223 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Okay, someone help me out here: is there any downside to an Employee Stock Purchase Plan? You get company stock at a 15% discount of the lower of the closing market price of the first and last day of the six-month period. So if the stock has gone down and you sell on that last day, you make 15% regardless, right? And if it's gone up, you're going to make a lot more. It seems like a win-win. What am I not considering? Taxes? Taxes are screwy and confusing with stocks.
Steph L. - Dec 10, 2009 8:46:00 am PST #24224 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
What am I not considering?
Enron?
Sparky1 - Dec 10, 2009 8:55:08 am PST #24225 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
ESPPs are generally a great deal, but you do have to be careful to make sure you're on top of selling the stock. And you will have taxes to deal with, so you'll be paying your accountant more.
brenda m - Dec 10, 2009 8:56:37 am PST #24226 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
Generally there are some restrictions on how long you have to hold the stock before you can sell. And of course things can go down a lot more than 15%. Otherwise they're generally a pretty big deal, so long as you don't have too much of your comp tied up in them.
SuziQ - Dec 10, 2009 9:01:53 am PST #24227 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Still coughing. Still can't breathe through my nose.
We have an ESPP. If you do payroll deduction, you get a discount on the purchase price each 6 months. If I could afford it, I would buy much more than I have.
§ ita § - Dec 10, 2009 9:03:43 am PST #24228 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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What are the top scandalous TV sex scenes? I don't want to click on that from the office. But I do wanna know.
Strix - Dec 10, 2009 9:10:34 am PST #24229 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
My nerd neighbors are Firefly fans. One just sang the chorus from "The Man They Call Jayne" and said, "I need to find someone who can do that on the guitar." Neighbor: "I'll so do that!" And then they laughed in shared geek joy.
I love connie's geeky coworkers!
What are the top scandalous TV sex scenes? I don't want to click on that from the office. But I do wanna know.
I'll womanfully that this hit for ya, ita! Will report back in a moment.
Fred Pete - Dec 10, 2009 9:14:34 am PST #24230 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
P-C, the only thing I can suggest is that it's important to diversify. You want to be careful that you don't put too much into any one investment. (And there are bigger risks if that investment is stock of the company you work for -- as Steph implied, Enron employees that put their retirement assets heavily into Enron stock lost both their jobs and their retirement nest eggs when Enron went under.)