Sorry to hear that, shrift. Hope things work out okay.

And sorry to hear about your friend, Suzi.

He was quoted as saying "I'm as baffled as you are" as to why he had the gun. He also said something cryptic about a problem with squirrels.

So, the squirrels snuck the gun into his luggage? Can't be leaving things unattended near trees, I guess.

I'm so sorry, Suzi.

I wish my product division had openings right now, because we kinda do need an ita and a shrift. We absolutely need a Plei, to the point that I've flat-out told my managers that once they have the approval to hire another content person, I'm bringing her in.

Cool, Jilli.

So I talked to my current boss and he said he wants me to apply for the position because I have skills the rest of the team doesn't, and that was nice. Whether or not I get hired, I'm good through April amd maybe for the next year, because the other contractor is retiring next summer.

Also, I turned down the consulting firm, and have no heartburn about doing so.

Oh no, shrift! That bites.

I am irked at a hotel even though they took the charge off my bill--when I went to check out, someone had charged ~$22 in breakfast to my room. Wasn't me. Hotel took it off, but acted like they were doing me a favor. I'm irked because I don't know if someone wrote the wrong room number on their slip, or someone typed in the wrong room number when entering it, or what. But when I called about a different issue the lady was like "Oh, yeah, they took that off for complimentary breakfast" and I'm all "Uh, no. I had no breakfast" Hmph! (...I might also be a bit grumpy because my credit card bill is HUUUUUUGE. Mostly because it includes a ticket home for Christmas, my car insurance, and THREE hotel bills, which is a very unusual confluence of events, but still)

Also maybe you're grumpy because you had no breakfast?

Ugh, shrift -- good luck.

Good for you Consuela -- I feel like doing the right thing reveals itself pretty easily.

ita, are you suuuuuure??????

Even the word "expectations" sounds terrifying.

Yeah, it looks like they're thinking about changing my core role responsibilities to something I really don't want to do. Right now I'm looking at a) internal transfer locally, b) internal transfer & relocation, or c) quitting.

So I guess I need to dust off my resume and start networking.

I'm picturing Alfresco coding as somehow involving a lot of picnics. Or maybe sidewalk cafes, in New York. Which sounds nice.

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We just had a debriefing for our annual conference and, seemingly, someone complained that they got cookies for breakfast. It was actually the mid-morning coffee and snacks but still ... what's WRONG with cookies for breakfast?

Stuff like that is dumb and just cultural, because would those same people complain about coffee cake? Or muffins?

I'm picturing Alfresco coding as somehow involving a lot of picnics. Or maybe sidewalk cafes, in New York. Which sounds nice.

It took me a long time to get past that vision as well!