He then asks "Can I ask why?"
"None of your fucking business. I'm allowed to take the time I've earned by company policy."
Or you could always fall back on "I just gave birth to a large salamander and I'd like to teach it French before I come in."
Weird love's better than no love.
Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
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.
DavidS - Oct 08, 2019 7:39:43 am PDT #12152 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jesse - Oct 08, 2019 7:41:42 am PDT #12153 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You guys, I just asked our graphic designer for a recommendation of a MS-included serif font, and he said TNR! I am surprised.
Jesse - Oct 08, 2019 8:14:36 am PDT #12154 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Also, and I feel like Dana might know what I'm talking about, I came into to work, got some stuff done, had a meeting, ate lunch, and now they want me to keep working???
PS: I slept 9 hours last night and do feel like a new person, but still not one that wants to work a full day.
Fred Pete - Oct 08, 2019 9:35:40 am PDT #12155 of 30019
Ann, that's a ferret.
Connie, in your situation (and I'm lucky enough to have taken time off for more -- sensitive -- reasons without being questioned), I'd be tempted to tell the supervisory exactly what was going on. In full, gory, and excruciating detail.
Jesse - Oct 08, 2019 9:54:24 am PDT #12156 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I never tell my boss anything beyond "I don't feel well" even when I want to! So when I'm interviewing, it's not so obvious.
You guys, I've never been in a job this long without interviewing or at least thinking about my next move. It's kind of amazing. (NB: I've been here 2.5 years, which says something about my other jobs!)
Dana - Oct 08, 2019 10:04:15 am PDT #12157 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Jesse, you even had a meeting! How can you possibly be expected to work more?
Dana - Oct 08, 2019 10:13:26 am PDT #12158 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Have I posted this bit from a job posting before?
Pluses
Experience in software industry
Experience with Apple/Mac
Enthusiasm for outdoor recreation (boating, hunting, camping, off-roading, snowmobiling)
The company works in the outdoor recreation industry, so it's not out of left field, but every time I see that, I think, "...probably not the job for me."
-t - Oct 08, 2019 11:22:52 am PDT #12159 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oy, I just saw that the planned safety power outage is supposed to start 12:01 tomorrow morning and last through Thursday afternoon! I thought it was just gonna be a few hours. Luckily, my house shows on the map as if it will not be affected, I hope that turns out to be true
Jesse - Oct 08, 2019 11:50:54 am PDT #12160 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesse, you even had a meeting! How can you possibly be expected to work more?
I had a meeting that ended at 4:30 and had to work more after THAT!
Enthusiasm for outdoor recreation (boating, hunting, camping, off-roading, snowmobiling)
OK then!
Zenkitty - Oct 08, 2019 12:23:04 pm PDT #12161 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Cindy, I hope all went well with your son's surgery.
Gud, please, please get into therapy. Your wife is abusive and you need help seeing it and dealing with it. You are a worthwhile and good person.
I've entered the Depression stage of the Five Stages of Grieving. Denial was last weekend, Anger was yesterday, and for efficiency I'm skipping Bargaining. I have no skills that anyone wants to pay for, and no one is offering pay for anything that I want to do. If I had the opportunity to do whatever I wanted, I don't even know what I'd do. Six years until I can take early retirement, which I wasn't planning to do, but hey, things change.