On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!

Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'


Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served  

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.


-t - Apr 03, 2018 3:52:16 am PDT #24012 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Yay potential bicycle!

I had to ponder for a bit to figure out who these Tatums are, but I pinned it down and, yeah, that's sad.

That hairstyle is awesome, meara, but definitely would not look like that on me (mostly because of my "oh, shit, gave I combed my hair?" approach to styling)


Calli - Apr 03, 2018 4:33:06 am PDT #24013 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

they let some issue build up for months without saying anything to me about it, finally say something, I tell them "Ok I will have a chat with ..., let me know if there are further issues". I talk with the person, nobody says anything for months, I assume the little chat took care of the issue, but meanwhile the thing is still going on, but the experienced staff are back to not saying anything and letting their frustration build up until it explodes.

I can see where that would be annoying. If they're not coming to you with further issues, but history suggests further issues continue, perhaps you'll need to work weekly, 5-minute check-ins into your schedule. "We had a discussion about X. What's been happening since we talked? Are the younger staff stepping up the way we hoped/are the older staff communicating about needs and requirements? What would you like to see happen next?" Then if experienced staff still explode three months down the road you can say (perhaps even have documented), "You said things were fine at week 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Why am I just hearing about this now? If this was a problem throughout, why didn't you say something about it when I specifically asked you?" It puts the responsibility for speaking up back on them, and they have to choose between actively lying to you so they can wallow in their sense of old-timer superiority and actually getting stuff fixed.


Scrappy - Apr 03, 2018 4:37:57 am PDT #24014 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

What calli said.


Laura - Apr 03, 2018 4:51:34 am PDT #24015 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

Good luck with puberty, JZ and Hec.

So not jealous.

Excellent advice, Calli.

I have no opinion on the Tatums.


Gudanov - Apr 03, 2018 5:08:31 am PDT #24016 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping

Good luck with puberty, JZ and Hec.

Yeah. Those can be tough times.


-t - Apr 03, 2018 6:23:40 am PDT #24017 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Calli is smart. I hope something like that is not too onerous to get going, WindSparrow. What a pain.

Today is stupid and I don't like it. Nothing big, just all the frickin' ducks are getting their nibbles in.


DavidS - Apr 03, 2018 7:07:01 am PDT #24018 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Yeah. Those can be tough times.

I got her off to school without tears this morning! There was some whining though, but that's to be expected.


Connie Neil - Apr 03, 2018 7:17:42 am PDT #24019 of 30002
brillig

This isn't ominous: a company-wide email titled High Winds, saying "If you own X car, please come to the front desk."

I wonder how bad the damage is.


lisah - Apr 03, 2018 8:41:58 am PDT #24020 of 30002
Punishingly Intricate

ION I may be getting a bicycle. I've been wanting one, but it may be pointless. There are so many hills around here.

I don't know exactly where you are but there are some great rails to trails in your state where the inclines will be gentler than roads. May mean not riding out from your house but will be worth it if it means using your bike!


Theodosia - Apr 03, 2018 10:27:25 am PDT #24021 of 30002
'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"

I've given serious thought to getting an electric bike as the hills around my neighborhood in particular are pretty damn strenuous. I mean, I very well might be able to build up my endurance enough in the long run but the build-up is going to be enough unfun that I'd quit on it.