Ginger, I would definitely say more than 20, if not the full 30. I think 15 undercuts your expertise too much.
What you did to me was unbelievable, Connor. But then I got stuck in a hell dimension by my girlfriend one time for a hundred years, so three months under the ocean actually gave me perspective. Kind of a M.C. Escher perspective, but I did get time to think.
Angel ,'Conviction (1)'
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.
brenda m - Dec 14, 2009 6:49:21 am PST #24865 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
Jesse - Dec 14, 2009 6:52:11 am PST #24866 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I have 15 years of experience, and don't feel all that senior!
msbelle - Dec 14, 2009 6:55:04 am PST #24867 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Given the discussion and HR pissing me off AND me knowing what is going on with me this year, my review/plan for next year will read something like:
With only 2 years of experience in this roll, I am a F'in EXPERT.
I am going to angle for a title addition for my postion (I need to be hyphenated so my boss keeps an assistant) and a bump in days off and base pay raise. Trifectca baby!
tommyrot - Dec 14, 2009 6:56:10 am PST #24868 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.
ION, I am going to tattoo "Set nocount on" on my forehead. And then put a mirror on my desk to I can read it while working. I'd have to have the text backwards so I could read it in a mirror, like "Ambulance" on the front of an ambulance.
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2009 7:07:35 am PST #24869 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have 20 years of experience, and I don't think anyone even guesses other than my boss. Sometimes it doesn't matter, sometimes it makes me bristle. I'm not that much younger than the apparently grizzled vets, I'm learning. They just got rode harder and put up wetter than I did.
Ginger - Dec 14, 2009 7:08:12 am PST #24870 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Sometimes I feel like I might as well say my first job was dinosaur wrangler.
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2009 7:11:06 am PST #24871 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I might as well say my first job was dinosaur wrangler
Mine was. RPG III programming was dinosaur wrangling. But at least no one expects me to do that any more. But as for the bulk of what I do now? It's been about 20 years. People need to step off and stop being surprised.
DavidS - Dec 14, 2009 7:11:47 am PST #24872 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Sometimes I feel like I might as well say my first job was dinosaur wrangler.
I'm right there with you.
So JZ talked to one of the nurses in her office and she thinks I've got a UTI (my kidneys hurt and have been tender).
I'm off to the doctor in hopes of getting an antibiotic course.
ChiKat - Dec 14, 2009 7:15:10 am PST #24873 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Oh, msbelle. I am so sorry. That totally sucks.
I am currently eating my lunch of a very tasty chopped salad that I made a TON of last night. It's going to be my lunch all week, so I'm glad it's as good as it is!
erikaj - Dec 14, 2009 7:21:30 am PST #24874 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
God, Hec, those suck... Feel better fast.