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."
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
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 haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
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 haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
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.