I am always boggled by people who get their jollies from having endeavors they're involved with struggle and fail.
Right. Piano. Because that's what we used to kill that big demon that one time. No, wait. That was a rocket launcher.
Xander ,'Touched'
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.
Connie Neil - Jan 26, 2015 7:03:44 am PST #17038 of 30000
brillig
Calli - Jan 26, 2015 7:09:16 am PST #17039 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I am always boggled by people who get their jollies from having endeavors they're involved with struggle and fail.
It's like an employment version of Munchausen by proxie.
Steph L. - Jan 26, 2015 7:12:04 am PST #17040 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I had a manager who, I'm pretty sure, set me up to fail a lot.
My first job out of college, I had a manager who consistently threw me under the bus in staff meetings when something she was responsible for didn't get done (BigBoss: "Such-and-such problem;" Manager: "That was something Steph promised to handle"), and I was too shocked to try to reply.
Of course, this is the job where a co-worker threw an expensive camera at my head when I told him I needed it to shoot a ribbon-cutting, and when I told the HR manager I was concerned that not only could I have been hurt, company property would have been damaged, I ended up being fired a week later, with the explanation that I "just wasn't working out" in my position (after having that position for 18 months and getting a GIANT raise and an "exceeds expectations" review 6 months prior).
What I'm saying is that they sucked all the way around, HARD.
Jesse - Jan 26, 2015 7:13:37 am PST #17041 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm terrible at looking for jobs because when I'm looking is usually when I feel bad about my job! After I got fired, I had two years of grad school and still needed some work therapy before I could effectively apply for a new one. NB: The lady I met with thought she was helping me work on my resume and how it could be tailored for different things. I used her for work therapy.
flea - Jan 26, 2015 7:17:58 am PST #17042 of 30000
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We went under contract on a house this morning! [link] It's a great location for us - we lived around the corner in 1996-2000 and used to walk on the street, which is a cul-de-sac, and admire it. It's a total grandma house - it literally has the same wallpaper in the kitchen that my grandparents did - but seems solid; it's built like a brick house, which it is. We settled on a price that is a LOT less than what was initially asked, which should let us do some renovations and/or deal with the teetering garage.
Connie Neil - Jan 26, 2015 7:20:31 am PST #17043 of 30000
brillig
What beautiful windows, flea! And the sleeping porch/glassed-in section in the front!
Jesse - Jan 26, 2015 7:20:32 am PST #17044 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That is awesome!
Anne W. - Jan 26, 2015 7:23:28 am PST #17045 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
What a lovely house, flea!
aurelia - Jan 26, 2015 7:24:33 am PST #17046 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Nice, Flea! Now I want a solarium.
msbelle - Jan 26, 2015 7:25:46 am PST #17047 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Congratulations! The house looks great.