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.
Sir? I'd like you to take the helm, please. I need this man to tear all my clothes off.
Zoe ,'Serenity'
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.
Jesse - Sep 24, 2014 5:43:40 pm PDT #6935 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Atropa - Sep 24, 2014 6:05:44 pm PDT #6936 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
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.
-t - Sep 24, 2014 6:12:40 pm PDT #6937 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oooh, that sounds great, Jesse.
sarameg - Sep 24, 2014 6:20:21 pm PDT #6938 of 30000
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.
meara - Sep 24, 2014 6:21:47 pm PDT #6939 of 30000
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!
sarameg - Sep 24, 2014 6:31:40 pm PDT #6940 of 30000
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.
Theodosia - Sep 24, 2014 6:35:58 pm PDT #6941 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"
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.
sarameg - Sep 24, 2014 6:51:55 pm PDT #6942 of 30000
...I feel like I should break into a round of Solidarity Forever. Again.
SuziQ - Sep 24, 2014 7:41:13 pm PDT #6943 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
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".
sarameg - Sep 25, 2014 3:46:46 am PDT #6944 of 30000
I love climbing on the porch roof in the rain, first thing in the morning.
(I cleared the leaves out last night. More showed up overnight and were clogging the drain. I'll probably need to go out there again tonight.)