YAY Tom on the new job in NoLa. Very exciting.
I just ran in to catch up now I have to go again.
I'm very sorry if she tipped off anyone about your cunningly concealed herd of cows.
Simon ,'Safe'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - Apr 15, 2010 2:27:41 pm PDT #23278 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
quester - Apr 15, 2010 2:28:21 pm PDT #23279 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Congrats, Tom on the job!
Jesse - Apr 15, 2010 2:36:36 pm PDT #23280 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
in light of the fact that my salary requirements were out of range,
I would frame it that they are too low, not that he was too high.
Sue - Apr 15, 2010 2:41:46 pm PDT #23281 of 30001
hip deep in pie
He should totally negotiate for more time off. A lot more. Are the health care benefits okay?
Hec, look away. Kittehroulette: [link]
All the talk about burgers and condiments meant that I had supper at The Skillet in Zellers, which is the equivalent of a diner in Target. A burger with Ketchup, relish, a mininscule amount of mustard, lettuce and onion.
§ ita § - Apr 15, 2010 2:48:41 pm PDT #23282 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I had a burger for lunch too. They put mayo on it. I'm still at my half-portion appetite, so it was mostly wasted anyway.
Polter-Cow - Apr 15, 2010 2:48:45 pm PDT #23283 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Jan Vormann travels the world repairing crumbling monuments with Lego.
A German artist has spent the last three years travelling the world fixing crumbling walls and monuments using Lego. Jan Vormann, 26, has taken his project from its humble beginnings at an art fair in Rome and brightened up thousands of people's days with his brightly coloured plastic version of Polyfilla.
Nora Deirdre - Apr 15, 2010 2:49:07 pm PDT #23284 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
what would you say to convey that, Jesse?
Jesse - Apr 15, 2010 2:54:39 pm PDT #23285 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Dammit, Nora, I couldn't think of how, which was why I tastefully left that to you!
Um, OK, if it were my email, I'd say, "I was wondering if the PTO offered could be increased, in light of the salary offer." I guess that just leaves it to them to know that they offered less than he was looking for. And maybe "My current position offers X"? Just to say you're not making shit up to ask for?
Please note: I am the worst at negotiation.
aurelia - Apr 15, 2010 2:58:14 pm PDT #23286 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Now I want a black bean burger and sweet potato fries.
Now I do, too! And I don't know where I can get both in the same restaurant. First world problems, I can haz.
Here! Which is where I'm having lunch tomorrow!
A German artist has spent the last three years travelling the world fixing crumbling walls and monuments using Lego.
He should come work on all the CTA bridges.
meara - Apr 15, 2010 3:01:57 pm PDT #23287 of 30001
I agree with asking for more PTO...but have no good idea on HOW. However, I think Buffista hivemind is the best! :)
Perhaps something on the phone rather than email along the lines of "Thank you for conveying my questions to Guy and OtherGuy, I was so pleased to speak with them and discuss the relocation and PTO possibilities and talk more about the job. I continue to be enthused yadda yadda lovecakes. After speaking with them and getting a fuller picture of the package, I realize that while the salary is not quite what I was hoping for, it may be possible that could be compensated for if there were room for negotiation in the PTO" or somesuch