My supervisor, of all people, has decided to go off in a huff about this and tell me - in an e-mail he made public to other people - that he wants me to reconsider. While doing a lot of back-covering to ensure I'm not complaining about *him*.
"While you have been an excellent supervisor in many ways, the lack of required accommodation has forced me to take this step. I would very much like to reconsider, but only if I can receive written assurances that the established procedures and requirements will be followed. Perhaps we can meet with [insert names of people that he cced] to discuss the situation and come to a resolution that works for all involved. I am available [list several dates and times]. Thank you for your concern and I hope that we can all come to a workable solution."
cced to everyone, of course.
Spending many hours at the DMV. Brought the netbook this time and delighted to find they have free wifi. How sweet is that? Silly me told the office though.
Also, nice response Vortex.
I swear, Vortex could make a good living just as a consumer/patient/worker advocate.
"Feeling hammered by bureaucracy? You need a bigger hammer. Call Vortex 555-5555."
That's good, Vortex, although I'm writing my own strongly-worded complaint to the university, and it's a long one.
Vortex does have a unique ability to see to the heart of the problem, and an elegant way with a hammer.
Sort their socks, Seska.
Good on you, Seska.
I need motivation. Spent the weekend up in Sturgeon Bay in a lovely house on the bay, saw the Packers stomp the Cowboys last night, and now I need to gear up to clean this place up and hit the road for the four-hour drive back to Chicago. Don't wanna.
Dude, some kid just nearly called the pound on me for leaving Frankie outside the store for FIVE MINUTES. It's 50 degrees, he has a sweater, and oh yeah, fur. Am I nuts? That's acceptable; right?
He was worried about the cold? That's kind of nuts.
In my old neighborhood there was a terrible problem with dogs being stolen from outside of stores by dog-fighting operations. Ghastly. I got largely out of the habit of doing that at the time, and would occasionally wait with a dog that was tied up just to give the owner a heads-up if they didn't know.
That's good, Vortex, although I'm writing my own strongly-worded complaint to the university, and it's a long one.
It should be! I was trying to be British in my response, as you all tend to be nicer than we are here :)
