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Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


sarameg - Nov 11, 2014 5:42:01 pm PST #10236 of 30000

I can carry over 40 hrs now ( but use by April) but this is a new lower limit. Between July 2 and Jan 1, I suddely had to burn all else. Which worked out to about 6 weeks. I used to be able to carry over 4, which given this year's schedule, was workable given the way this year was. I was planning on banking it since this year was a clusterfuck. Instead, I get to make it more a clusterfuck. And get fucked.

Yes, I am really, really bitter. I'm burning the time, not losing it, but it isn't how I wanted to use it. I'm going to the head of Dev and asking him to complain. Because we (me) are impacting his schedule. My boss is good about managing us, but she softshoes a bit to division. She's the Optimist to my Eyeore in the team, which usually works, but... I've made it clear to the mission, but I'm not a manager. M, dev head, is a hothead no filter who respects me and has lost 2 developers to this shit.

I want to set fire to CSC's hr. So over it.


-t - Nov 11, 2014 6:14:36 pm PST #10237 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

We have a limit to how much we can carry over year-to-year, but we can cash out extra vacation time in September rather than needing to burn it at the end of the year.


sarameg - Nov 11, 2014 6:16:41 pm PST #10238 of 30000

Oh, we could cash out. On 40 cents on the dollar.


-t - Nov 11, 2014 6:18:53 pm PST #10239 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That doesn't seem like it oughta be legal.

Probably is, but shouldn't oughta be.


Connie Neil - Nov 11, 2014 6:24:43 pm PST #10240 of 30000
brillig

the support person tries to sell you stuff

Having done that job, they don't have a choice except to try to sell you stuff. We got penalized if we didn't try to sell something to the people who were calling because they couldn't afford to keep the cable on. And there were sales goals that were never met and which management always screamed at us for not meeting.

It's not a happy job, but sometimes you need a job. Then there are the sadistic fucks who enjoy it.


Lee - Nov 11, 2014 6:45:15 pm PST #10241 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Today's happy thing

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beth b - Nov 11, 2014 7:57:04 pm PST #10242 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

my iphone 6+ behaved very nicely. Matt's did not . He just spent 2 hours on the phone with at&t - and they were great. no selling. of course he got bumped up a service level. and my phone stopped working briefly after his started to work. I think we are good sorry you had the unfun tommyrot


Theodosia - Nov 12, 2014 1:31:18 am PST #10243 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I read where the key to dealing with Comcast (and AT&T) upsell when you're cancelling service is to tell them you're moving overseas, or at least somewhere where they don't offer service. That means that the call center person's record doesn't get dinged for 'losing' your account.

Also, I'd like to state for the record, that while I didn't get my desk completely cleared off yesterday, I made some serious progress re: bare surface and organization. I kind of forgot just how big this desk is....


sarameg - Nov 12, 2014 1:40:30 am PST #10244 of 30000

Foggy (and stinky, wtf, fall air quality) this morning.

Loki's new trick: shoving the alarm clock off the table so it hangs by its cord and he can take swings at it. Not helpful.


Jesse - Nov 12, 2014 2:38:34 am PST #10245 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

When I called to cancel my Comcast account, telling them I was moving in with someone who already had an account worked magic. I don't think I would have said it if it weren't more or less true, though.