'Life of the Party'
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.
I can't believe I spent two hours at the grocery store and forgot to get canned dog food. Sorry Walter. Not such a festive holiday meal for you.
I, on the other hand, am settling down to a cheese-stuffed mushroom, more cheese, different cheese, an apple, honey, and a glass of wine. A little fake news, a little Agents of SHIELD, should be a fine evening.
Not, I am sad to say, the delicious (I have been assured) honey from the wildlife refuge because they were out. But it's pretty good.
Oh man, you guys -- I just saw the new musical of Finding Neverland at the American Repertory Theater, and it was SO GREAT. Luckily, the only think I remembered about the movie was that I cried and cried, so I was prepared for that.... Choreography by SYTYCD's Mia Michaels and Melanie Moore was a featured dancer.
Crap, there's a lot of us with job issues. Did it used to be like this, or is this a function of the crap economy? SIGH.
Crap economy, from what I've been seeing/reading. I know a lot of people with job issues, and I am still agog at the turn of luck that landed me where I am.
Oooh, that sounds great, Jesse.
I can basically blame greed and incompetence. Sure, CSC is global, took a hit but they also are inept. The backtracking on policy when they discover new policy violates local labor law is insane.And my mission's budget is govt funded. But our budget increased post furlough (which we were insulated from due to main contract) and CSC pocketed the increase and fucked us over.
...yeah, I'm not really over mad. Fuck fair,even. The contract is fundamentally toxic to the mission. I want to drive them into the ground with NASA.
Sara, it definitely sounds like a new position (not with this subcontractor) is the way to go. Don't let them profit off you any longer!
Well, I want to profit off them first (matching retirement which I only get if I make it to jan 1.) and if main contract will jettison them without me having to switch jobs. A lot of unknowns, only some I have any leverage over.
Oh damn, I was so hoping that UCLA would come through. I finally had the finish of the phone screen with the guy from last week, which was cordial, and ended with us concluding that I wasn't the right fit. I went away feeling like I wasn't a failure, anyway, which is important for me emotionally.
...I feel like I should break into a round of Solidarity Forever. Again.
I wemt into work for a lunch meeting today. They announced that they are offering voluntary retirement (is that an oxymoron or what) to some. Once that process is done, depending how many people take it, there may be "reductions". Oh joy. And those announcements? Will be in 6-8 weeks. Right in the start of holiday season.
I'm pretty confident that my job isn't at risk. Though those little doubts sure shout down the confidence. We will see. My manager has not idea if they are looking at our group for "right sizing".