I threatened to go sit in the Director's office until they buy out our contract. Or suggest we burn off all our vacation the month of August which will completely fuck 4 high level projects into oblivion.
I'm furious.
And I wonder, what possible catastrophe came crashing down from heaven and brought this dashing stranger to tears?
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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 - Jul 08, 2014 8:48:44 am PDT #1550 of 30000
-t - Jul 08, 2014 8:50:24 am PDT #1551 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Good lord, sarameg, that is terrible. WTF?
sarameg - Jul 08, 2014 8:53:34 am PDT #1552 of 30000
It's actually quite common policy in corporate. It's just…. it's more on the shit sandwich being fed us. And people WILL lose earned accrued vacation. And when you contrast it to the main contract? It's really, really fucked.
Jesse - Jul 08, 2014 9:03:40 am PDT #1553 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Or suggest we burn off all our vacation the month of August which will completely fuck 4 high level projects into oblivion.
Definitely do that, though.
-t - Jul 08, 2014 9:08:06 am PDT #1554 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Common or not it is fucked up and wrong.
javachik - Jul 08, 2014 9:46:03 am PDT #1555 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Yeah. The niche software we use to publish our transmissions to FDA was created by another (small) company who did a great job back in the day (mid-2000s). They got bought out by CSC years ago and nearly all of the stellar employees have left because they couldn't stand the parent corporation. So the software is buggy as always but the support now is nil. So we are switching to another vendor. I am not surprised they're screwing you over and I really hope there's some workaround or possibility of a buy out for you.
shrift - Jul 08, 2014 9:47:22 am PDT #1556 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm simultaneously annoyed that people are implying that I don't know how to do my job while also being annoyed that people actually want me to do work today.
beth b - Jul 08, 2014 9:47:48 am PDT #1557 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
That's horrible sarameg
-t - Jul 08, 2014 9:53:29 am PDT #1558 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I am in the same boat, shrift. Although mine came with a side of self-doubt that I hope yours did not.
lisah - Jul 08, 2014 10:02:02 am PDT #1559 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Our friend who entered hospice care last week passed away last night. Bob was able to spend time with her Sunday night so we're thankful for that. She was a truly lovely lady and a great baker, amongst other things, & she will be deeply missed. She owned a cafe in Chicago until her illness forced her to sell. Swim Cafe, in case any of our Chicago-istas know it. Anyway, thank you all for your kind thoughts.
Jesse, I literally had "I'm Sorry" stuck in my head when I read your post. Still is stuck! Which is not helping me not cry at work.