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beekaytee - Oct 10, 2015 7:02:31 pm PDT #1199 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant

I felt that way with a contract I'm working on now. It's with a group of people I would NEVER have guessed I'd have access to...doing what I love/am good at...without having to pretend I'm something I'm not. AND getting good results.

There were _eras_ of my life, not just years it seems, where I would not have thought this possible.

I wish you even greater, more surreal success with your contract, ND!


Pix - Oct 20, 2015 7:45:30 pm PDT #1200 of 1416
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Dear Congress,

Did you seriously just pass a thing that means our employee leasing company can no longer offer health care for our employees...which means we now have to bring health care IN HOUSE in our company of five people?

You suck.


Jon B. - Oct 22, 2015 6:59:58 am PDT #1201 of 1416
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Did you seriously just pass a thing

I'm not familiar with this, but isn't it as likely to be signed into law as all the other anti-ACA bills that make it through the House? i.e. not bloody likely.


NoiseDesign - Oct 22, 2015 8:11:34 am PDT #1202 of 1416
Our wings are not tired

This is actually fallout relating to a supreme court decision from this summer that finally got put into the new ACA rules two weeks before the open enrollment period.


Pix - Oct 23, 2015 6:28:31 am PDT #1203 of 1416
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

So yeah, not congress but Supreme Court ruling. So a thing that already happened. We have an appointment with a lawyer to start figuring out incorporating and starting that process. We've also just started working with our insurance agent to bring health care and workers comp in house, and our office manager is starting to get us set up with a payroll company to handle the taxes and payment issues.


Laura - Oct 24, 2015 10:17:20 am PDT #1204 of 1416
Our wings are not tired.

So I hired one more person, and hopefully another as well. Hate the whole interviewing process. I wouldn't have made an appointment to meet these people unless I was already convinced they could do the work. The interview is really only an opportunity for you to blow the whole thing. But they didn't.

If things continue to go the way they are going there will be more hiring. It is good and bad at the same time. Tired now. Interviewing is stressful on both sides of the table.


Laura - Nov 03, 2015 6:15:43 am PST #1205 of 1416
Our wings are not tired.

Oh, the joy of hiring. So my first 2 of 5 scheduled interviews this morning are no shows. Seriously. I got out of my comfy shorts for this?!?


Laura - Nov 03, 2015 10:01:50 am PST #1206 of 1416
Our wings are not tired.

And the 3rd one didn't show up either!! But the 4th and 5th did and I hired them. They both come tomorrow for training. So I have 3 new people. And my son Brendon is working for me too. Wish me sanity.


meara - Nov 03, 2015 10:13:40 am PST #1207 of 1416

Good grief Laura! That's so weird.


EpicTangent - Nov 03, 2015 3:49:03 pm PST #1208 of 1416
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

The Universe decided you were having Decision Fatigue and made the choices simple for you? Yay? (Hope they're great!)