Things that suck: watching talented teachers get laid off.

Stupid economy.

I don't understand how employees can be required to disclose HIPAA-protected information in order to not be forced to pay more for a health plan.

Oh, but see, you don't HAVE to disclose! You aren't paying MORE! It's just that if you want a DISCOUNT, you can CHOOSE to disclose! t /sarcasm font

My employer is doing this too. We can choose to go to health fair things (mind you, since I don't work AT the company, this is not really an option for me) and then get tested for BP and cholesterol and BMI and suchlike, and depending on where we fall, win "points" and possibly get enrolled in some kind of "plan" to help us win more "points" and maybe get into a better category and get more money or discount or whateverthehell. My BP is fine, I'm on a MEDICATION THAT MADE ME GAIN WEIGHT (so I think I may *just* be out of regular BMI...which has zippo to do with how I feel about what weight I SHOULD be), WHICH I"M ON TO STOP MIGRAINES, which has nothing to do with how healthy I am otherwise. I haven't had my cholesterol tested in a long time (though I'm going tomorrow!) but I suspect it's bad. Which is...a lot genetic. BLAH.

I got really nervous before my performance review, my first from this boss, but it was just as glowing as previous reviews. I refuse to believe I am actually this good at my job. Other people must really suck. She said I was the easiest employee she'd ever worked with. "You're just...awesome."

A plump, juicy baby.

See, this is where your diet fails. You've gotta get the lean ones.

Other people must really suck.

That's what I think when people tell me I'm so good at this job. I know what an absolute slacker I am, and I'm waiting for the day when the higher-ups gasp and say, "You've been faking it all along!"

The super said that the plumber would be here "sometime this evening." It's 7:30, and I'm getting bored with waiting.

That's what I think when people tell me I'm so good at this job. I know what an absolute slacker I am, and I'm waiting for the day when the higher-ups gasp and say, "You've been faking it all along!"

EXACTLY.

Heh. One of the things I really like about my current job is that there are very clearly defined things about what is required and expected (X visits per month. Draft report due within 5 days. Final report within 10 days. Call site once a week. Review certain things while I'm there. Go to meetings. Etc etc). There are some more fluffy bits, and the more difficult a site is to deal with, the more off track it gets, but...I basically know where I am doing well (# of visits, sending reports in on time) and where I am not (sending in my reports of my weekly contacts, sometimes actually DOING the weekly contacts, ahem).

OTOH, there is also a lot less ability to get shit done and actually make decisions on a project level, which can be frustrating. But in the day to day, since I work from home, I'm pretty independent, so it's not THAT frustrating...

That's what I think when people tell me I'm so good at this job. I know what an absolute slacker I am, and I'm waiting for the day when the higher-ups gasp and say, "You've been faking it all along!"

I wait for this to happen every day.

Also? I am still of the firm belief that Lady Heather was a way better fit for Gil than that whiny-ass Sara.

Verily.

Prostitution is only legal in certain counties - not the whole state.

New information! Must research.

Same for smokers, and they say they will do random cheek swabs to check for nicotine.

Say what? Like hell anybody is sticking anything in my mouth without my written permission. If I said I don't smoke and never have, and nothing in my medical history refutes that, the minute any corporate representative comes at me with a cheek swab, I will quit and then sue. Get the hell away from me with the big Q-tip.

Mandatory drug tests are bad enough, but at least then they'd only be molesting my byproducts.

this is ridiculous. I am technically obese according to the BMI scale, but I go to the doctor once a year for my annual exam (and probably wouldn't bother to do that if I could get BCP any other way). The only major health costs I've had in the last 20 years are fibroid related, which don't have anything to do with weight. But, the skinny kid who smokes a pack a day and eats Mountain Dew and potato chips for lunch is healthier than I am?

I am almost Vortex, here. My annual exam always shows my cholesterol slightly elevated (but HDL high) and nothing else wrong with me. I haven't had any major health problems, knock wood, except for that pulmonary embolism, that one time. All the health problems I thought I had when I lived in New Jersey basically turned out to be (a) allergies and (b) stress. Except for chronic depression/anxiety, I'm totally, disgustingly healthy; the only problem my weight causes is extra stress on my joints. Insurance companies don't seem to care about chronic non-fatal conditions. Having them means we can't drop our insurance coverage, and their bedfellows the drug companies can sell me overpriced drugs for the rest of my life. I used to be "the skinny kid who smokes a pack a day and eats Mountain Dew and potato chips for lunch" if you substitute drinking for smoking. I'm probably healthier NOW even though I'm fat.

Rant over. Carry on.