Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'
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.
Am dressed and ready to go to work myself, except there's a cat on my lap.
OH NO. Were you able to make it out okay? Should we send help?
Glad I stopped watching Downton. Edith was the last character I actually liked.
Maria, that sucks. Sorry your counterpart got future-endeavored (great turn of phrase though). Does this mean there are no plans to replace him/her and it's all you now?
That does not sound good, Maria.
What does "future endeavored" mean?
Zen, she obligingly moved to the writing desk and let me leave. I was only a little late.
I expressed interest in a position located in Dublin the other day. They want to do a quick interview this week. It's good that I'll be in NYC because that will cut an hour off the time difference.
I know how that feels, and it is a super sucky feeling. I hope you are able/allowed to push back a bit and have others share the burden soon!!
Yeah. We were friends. As for sharing the burden, we'll see.
Does this mean there are no plans to replace him/her and it's all you now?
Just got off the phone with my VP. Nope. The entire country is mine. "This may be just a one-person job for the amount of government business that's out there."
Is it too early to start drinking heavily?
What does "future endeavored" mean?
Sophia, my counterpart is no longer with the company but "we wish her well in her future endeavors."
Good luck on the interview, shrift! Dublin would be awesome, right?
my counterpart is no longer with the company but "we wish her well in her future endeavors."
Holy crap that's the creepiest business euphemism yet.
OK, now I've caught up and had my mini-freakout.
Jesse, that is terrible that you had to work today. Please be safe getting home.
Job~ma, shrift. I'd love to work in Europe, and it's an added bonus that it gets you out of your current toxic environment.
amych, that's a standard line in every "this person is no longer with the company" email I've ever gotten. It works out well because there's no indication if the person was terminated or left voluntarily. The company's ass is covered and the ex-employee's dignity is theoretically preserved. The truth always comes out though.