Boo! What's up with the Buffistas these days?
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
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.
Callaluna - Sep 13, 2011 9:44:15 am PDT #25803 of 30001
Kathy A - Sep 13, 2011 9:54:10 am PDT #25804 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
CV!!!! Hiya doin'?
§ ita § - Sep 13, 2011 9:58:50 am PDT #25805 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Well, if they are salaried, it doesn't matter if they nap, as long as they get the work done
I've been salaried for over 20 years, yet never found this to be true.
Burrell - Sep 13, 2011 10:00:04 am PDT #25806 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I am pretty sure I figured out Sparky's news, in which case WOOT!
And CV! Hello mama, how is life treating you?
SuziQ - Sep 13, 2011 10:04:16 am PDT #25807 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
While I'm salaried, I have to account for my hours. If I'm under 80 hours/pay period, I have to use my time off. If I'm over, I don't get OT unless all my time is client billable. Gotta love job cost accounting.
So, I get my hours in though I don't have set hours each day. When my anemia was really bad, I would take multiple mini mid-day naps, and get my work done over the course of the day.
meara - Sep 13, 2011 10:06:27 am PDT #25808 of 30001
Yeah, I've been salaried since my first few jobs...somehow, it almost always tends to be unpaid overtime rather than free time off!! (The rare exception being about a month three years ago when I had nothing to do, and a tiny bit of time earlier this year when my one project was ramping up). But whenever I've been in an office, it was so much more about appearances and shit than getting the job done.
Callaluna - Sep 13, 2011 10:10:33 am PDT #25809 of 30001
Things are ok here. I just started language classes (FINALLY), which means the bitty bot has started daycare for the first time. :O She set a new record - after ONE day in daycare last week she ended up with bronchitis and her very first ever ear infection. Sigh.
How's things with you all?
Sophia Brooks - Sep 13, 2011 10:15:41 am PDT #25810 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I am at the "salaried" level that is not really meant to be salaried, I think. That is, since I answer the phone and support a program director, I really can't rearrange my time or cut out early very often.
Strix - Sep 13, 2011 10:18:21 am PDT #25811 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
HEY, CL!!
Yeah, one more reason I like working from home--it's all about did I get the work done, and not "Well, I know you weren't feeling well, but please don't nap in your car in the parking lot during your lunch break, because it looks bad". WTF?!?
Yeah, it's great in that I don't have to LOOK productive (or pretty); I can just BE productive and not worry about appearances (much: clients, when I am on Twitter or FB, I am taking a break to refresh my brain. Or marketing.)
Downside: uneven income stream, occasional cabin fever and guilt when looking at dusty bookshelves and mop, but headed back to office.
Kathy A - Sep 13, 2011 10:26:10 am PDT #25812 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
How's things with you all?
Well, let's see, I'm (finally!) working on my MLS, had gastric bypass surgery last Thanksgiving (lost 191 pounds so far!), and had a car crash last Thursday (I'm all right, just a few bruises, but I'm pretty sure my car's totalled and am currently car shopping if the insurance company agrees with me.)
Other than that, not much.