Ugh, Jilli.
Wesley: I stabbed you. I should apologize for that. But I'm honestly not sure how. I think it'll just be awkward. Gunn: Good call. Wesley: Okay.
'Time Bomb'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Polter-Cow - Aug 16, 2013 11:29:09 am PDT #3370 of 30002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hil R. - Aug 16, 2013 11:30:39 am PDT #3371 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Reviewing health insurance. Kill me now.
Ugh. That reminds me, I still need to go over the new health insurance requirements here.
Oh, this GISHWHES thing sounded like something that Buffistas might have fun with: One of the items is to create the cover of a romance novel, showing Misha Collins and the Queen of England in a torrid embrace. We've got the graphic, and it's beautifully disturbing, but we need a title. Any suggestions? I suppose it needs an author name as well, and whatever other text might be on a book cover.
Typo Boy - Aug 16, 2013 12:01:42 pm PDT #3372 of 30002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I would not only update my resume, but start sending it out. If you manager wants to keep you, there would usually be a less formal process. A "performance improvement plan" is almost always just a formality on the step to a firing. There are exception. but I suspect your best chance of keeping your job is documenting that your supervisor is full of shit and going over his or her head. If you can't do that, then your best bet is moving and stop speed to find a new job, while taking whatever action you can delay being let go. Quite honestly at this point, getting a new job should be top priority, and compliance with the plan - well you want to make the effort, but not at the expense of time you need to find a new job. If you were in a tiny work environment the advice might be different, but in anything from a large small business or better, "performance improvement plans" and such are just a CYA step on the way to firing an employee.
A quick Google reveals that at least one HR expert agrees with me [link]
Does not mean that I'm right. Still my guess is: assume the manager you don't trust is an enemy. Challenge the PIP if you think you have a chance of winning. Otherwise use the PIP to stall for time while you find another job. Even if you challenge, unless you are damn confident of winning, get the resume out there. One good point to use against your self-image demons: PIPs are not used to force bad employees out. PIPs are used by managers who want to get rid of an employee everyone knows damn well is doing a good job. The PIP tells you this is not about job performance, but about politics or personal prejudice.
smonster - Aug 16, 2013 12:23:40 pm PDT #3373 of 30002
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
X-posting from facebook - does this sound like a decent health insurance option?
Right now the top option is BCBS Blue Saver. Deductible is $2800, premium about $215, 100% preventive coverage, Rx coverage with no separate deductible, etc. 80%/20% after deductible in network, 60%/40% for out of network.
Atropa - Aug 16, 2013 12:23:49 pm PDT #3374 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
One good point to use against your self-image demons: PIPs are not used to force bad employees out. PIPs are used by managers who want to get rid of an employee everyone knows damn well is doing a good job. The PIP tells you this is not about job performance, but about politics or personal prejudice.
THANK YOU for saying that. I'm completely serious. Because the voices of the self-image demons are LOUD right now.
I just read through the PIP, and yeah, a lot of it is subjective bullshit (Pete read it and agrees), but there's no way I will be able to challenge it and win. So yep, using these 30 days to stall for time and find a new job.
Does anyone know if I do end up getting fired after a PIP, does that make me ineligible to claim unemployment?
sj - Aug 16, 2013 12:28:11 pm PDT #3375 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
X-posting from facebook - does this sound like a decent health insurance option?
Right now the top option is BCBS Blue Saver. Deductible is $2800, premium about $215, 100% preventive coverage, Rx coverage with no separate deductible, etc. 80%/20% after deductible in network, 60%/40% for out of network.
If you can handle the deductible, the rest of it seems like a good deal to me.
ETA: Assuming the network is good.
smonster - Aug 16, 2013 12:28:21 pm PDT #3376 of 30002
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
It doesn't look like it automatically disqualifies you. I think it has to be for something pretty egregious, but I think it also varies by state. Here's the WA page - [link]
meara - Aug 16, 2013 12:33:05 pm PDT #3377 of 30002
Right now the top option is BCBS Blue Saver. Deductible is $2800, premium about $215, 100% preventive coverage, Rx coverage with no separate deductible, etc. 80%/20% after deductible in network, 60%/40% for out of network.
How much is the out of pocket max? 20-40% could add up quickly.
omnis_audis - Aug 16, 2013 12:34:47 pm PDT #3378 of 30002
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Jilli, I think it depends on how they phrase your release papers, and your local laws.
Still waiting on the CU. It's going up the chain and so far it looks hopeful.That's like 4 steps better the BoA, and it only took one week! Progress!
smonster - Aug 16, 2013 12:58:23 pm PDT #3379 of 30002
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
How much is the out of pocket max? 20-40% could add up quickly.
$5K
By contrast my COBRA has: deductible of $750, premium of $340, $3K out of pocket max, 100% preventive, also 80/20. And it covers mental health with no copay. WHY THE HELL HAVEN'T I BEEN SEEING A THERAPIST DAMN.