Xander: I still don't get why we came here to get info about a killer snot monster. Giles: Because it's a killer snot monster from outer space. I did not say that.

'Never Leave Me'


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.


askye - May 01, 2020 2:06:26 pm PDT #20684 of 30019
Thrive to spite them

Dana that is horrible about your husband ... stringing have him along and then no job.

Also Maria you and medic guy need life to give you a break.

We did $10,000 in sales not the $100,000. Which makes more sense.

SO BUSY TODAY. We couldn't keep one set of outdoor doors locked per fire code so they were caution taped off and still open and people RIPPED OFF the cation tape and walked in. So someone had to stand guard at the door.

Only about 10 stores open in the mall. People were mostly ok but some got pissed they couldn't get to the mall from our store and the mall only had one set of doors available to use which made it more complicated.

So many people. Most not wearing masks or might as well not wearing masks

But it was ok. Tomorrow the manager is going to do things differently. He said they are anticipating it being months before anything returns to normal and our pricing for sales will change.


EpicTangent - May 01, 2020 2:42:11 pm PDT #20685 of 30019
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Just got am email from Supervisor asking everyone to have their time sheets in by 3pm today. Except we have an electronic timeclock and I'm not off (therefore can't clock out) until 4:15. SMDH

That's so silly! I mean, surely your supervisor knows what kind of system you have. At my job we can approve time sheets whenever.

Of the dozen or so of us under him, 4 of us are not salaried (therefore slaves to the timeclock). He was actually referring to time charge sheets (i.e., charging time to projects, which I don't do in my function) but just didn't state it clearly. It's a quandary - under the last two guys, they kept forgetting that my little sub-department was part of the larger department and kept forgetting to tell us stuff. This guy is good about remembering to include us in his communications, just not so great with clarity so I'm constantly having to ask, "Did you actually mean X, or was it maybe Y?" I suppose it's better to have info that I have to follow up on than when I just never got the info.

Dana, that sucks they put you both through that for nothing.

msbelle, that's one of the things I like about working from home - when I say what I'm really thinking to work colleagues who aren't present, no one is around to judge me. Hopefully, they'll respond to a remote cluesticking.

Maria, that is A LOT. I have no words, other than I wish you (all of you) some well-deserved peace.

askye, good luck. That sounds...complicated.


askye - May 01, 2020 3:19:05 pm PDT #20686 of 30019
Thrive to spite them

epic- luckily my stuff isn't too complicated. I show up, go where I'm told, be nice to customers, and do whatever is my assignment for the day (they are rotating things around),go eat lunch in my car, and then at some point go home. And depending where I'm at say "the entrance to the mall is closed, you have to go out the main doors and drive around to the Cheesecake Factory entrance" about 3 dozen times a day


Pix - May 01, 2020 3:20:57 pm PDT #20687 of 30019
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

They sent over approx 250 forms to me - NOT ELECTRONICALLY, physical forms. They sent old style ones (26 pages) and some new ones (10 pages). Most of the new ones they sent over they also sent with a now unnecessary 2nd form that is 3 more pages. Some of the forms are single sided, some are double. Most were not stapled, just paper clipped, so some got loose and I've had to try to match things up. They were in NO ORDER, not by department, not alphabetical. AND the thing that makes me absolutely crazy about them not scanning them in is this. I am not the last signature needed on these docs, they have to get one more department to sign off, so I have to scan all of them in now.

TIIINNNNOOOOOO!!!!!!!!


Jesse - May 01, 2020 4:05:47 pm PDT #20688 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Jeez louise, Maria! You guys need a break.


Laura - May 01, 2020 4:10:56 pm PDT #20689 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

Oh Maria. That really is a deluge. Yikes. Many virtual hugs and adult beverages!

I went to Costco today after the doctor visit to stock up on stuff to keep me dieting. I was impressed with the compliance to distancing and general respect and good nature of people. Masks are mandatory in this area. The worst example was a guy I saw going into a CVS with a plastic grocery bag for a mask. But overall the people in my county are taking rules seriously.


Consuela - May 01, 2020 6:18:10 pm PDT #20690 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Oh, Maria, I'm so sorry, that sounds like too much to deal with.

I am disgruntled and unfocussed and as a result I took the afternoon off from work. Took a nap and a long walk with the dog. Could have been worse.


Theodosia - May 02, 2020 1:15:01 am PDT #20691 of 30019
'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 gave another set of rides to a resident who subsequently turned out to have Captain Trumps (we thought she had a UTI), so the upshot is that I'm 'isolated' from work for a week (with pay) to see if I get it. It's fairly low-risk (we all had masks on, good hygiene on my part) but it was a small, enclosed space for I'd guesstimate around 25 minutes total, plus Tuesday was another short car contact.

I suppose I should be all kinds of apprehensive, but mostly I'm just annoyed. Worst staycation ever.


Shir - May 02, 2020 3:38:38 am PDT #20692 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Maria, I am sorry things are so difficult.

msbelle, you are a saint for not setting this person on fire. My work is processing documents (to other ends and means), and I'm currently cursing previous cataloger for not cataloging stuff in the way it should be done so I'm opening a file after another in a 34 boxes archive and correcting their catalog. Thankfully the archive in itself is interesting and my boss is understanding, but whyyyyy putting together things that don't belong together/should have been thrown out in one file and adding a random year to each file, why.

I also met with my parents today for a short while after a month of them asking me to and promises that they'll wear masks and be diligent. Guess who didn't wear masks correctly and were less than diligent? I kept my distance and mask at all times, but it was a good reminder why I kept this meeting from happening for so long (we're currently in a somewhat good COVID-19 situation in my country so I allowed it).


Katerina Bee - May 02, 2020 7:46:06 am PDT #20693 of 30019
Herding cats for fun

Heh. Captain Trumps. Why have I not heard this one before? At least it will be a week cooped up at home with pay.