Xander: I do have Spaghetti-os. Set 'em on top of the dryer and you're a fluff cycle away from lukewarm goodness. Riley: I, uh, had dryer-food for lunch.

'Same Time, Same Place'


Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet  

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.


aurelia - Apr 02, 2013 7:42:57 am PDT #16929 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Congrats, Vortex!

Good luck, Burrell!

I get 10 days PTO. I'm going to have a chat about that since I've just spent the last two months doing two full time jobs with no extra compensation. I expect the long hours to continue through April, too.

Did anyone else see True&Co's April 1 promotion? It's a bluetooth enabled bra that lets you pick the level of push-up from an iPhone app.


Consuela - Apr 02, 2013 7:50:57 am PDT #16930 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

It's a bluetooth enabled bra that lets you pick the level of push-up from an iPhone app.

The fuck?


Amy - Apr 02, 2013 7:51:52 am PDT #16931 of 30001
Because books.

That was an April Fool's Day thing, right? I mean, god, I hope so.


flea - Apr 02, 2013 7:52:01 am PDT #16932 of 30001
information libertarian

Well, I got the offer. The salary is at the very low end of the range, as I expected, but I hope we can make a little progress. The negotiation is for tomorrow.

Unfortunately, while I was nervous and happy waiting for the offer, now I am really bummed. The kids don't want me to get a job, and it's definitely true that things will be much less relaxed for them. So, go me! I can make job offers depressing! Sigh.


Amy - Apr 02, 2013 8:01:23 am PDT #16933 of 30001
Because books.

The kids will adapt, flea. And good luck with the negotiations!


Connie Neil - Apr 02, 2013 8:04:57 am PDT #16934 of 30001
brillig

2 weeks of PTO is average to generous in Utah for the average worker. The usual method here is to earn your PTO as you go. PTO and sick time are all together. My company is a very good employer for Utah, and I now get 3 weeks PTO a year, with 40 hours able to be rolled over to the next year. Anything over 40 is lost, which is used to encourage people to actually take breaks. It's quietly considered a failing to actually take vacations. Some managers covertly encourage this. It's something that's taught in local business classes, the workers--as opposed to the delightsome manager class--need to be watched closely and distrusted, because "that sort" is always trying to "get away with something."


aurelia - Apr 02, 2013 8:15:35 am PDT #16935 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

That was an April Fool's Day thing, right?

I presume so, yes.


Jesse - Apr 02, 2013 8:16:08 am PDT #16936 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Congrats on the offer, flea! I imagine you having the job will be better for the family overall, right? (Including your professional life as part of what's good for the family.)


Consuela - Apr 02, 2013 8:16:51 am PDT #16937 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

That was an April Fool's Day thing, right?

D'oh! I feel dumb.

But in my defense, it's the sort of thing that's just stupid enough to be believable.


Lee - Apr 02, 2013 8:39:11 am PDT #16938 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

We get pretty decent vacation days, and they treat our sick days as "occasional absences", which means they don't give us a set amount, and they don't accumulate or roll over.

I decided I needed a mental health day today, so I am taking one of the two personal days we get a year. Pretty soon I am going to meander up to SF to get pedicures and eat oysters with Juliana.

\\o/