Jesse, I literally JUST commented on that post! (I'm SLB, who called the manager a lousy human being but also cheap and unfair. But seriously, time off IS part of an employee's total compensation package, so that employee is receiving less compensation than employees in a similar position whose mothers weren't silly enough to deliver on February 29. And that's some kind of bullshit.)
Can't drink, smoke, diddle my willy. Doesn't leave much to do other than watch you blokes stumble around playing Agatha Christie.
Spike ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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.
Steph L. - Dec 13, 2018 8:59:14 am PST #2975 of 30019
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Jesse - Dec 13, 2018 9:33:24 am PST #2976 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
If they had this policy in my office, I guess I would get Jan 2 off every year, which would be amazing. Ridiculous, but great.
-t - Dec 13, 2018 9:39:09 am PST #2977 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Dang. (a) what a weird policy and (b) how mean to be so literal!
Laura - Dec 13, 2018 10:06:50 am PST #2978 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Dang. (a) what a weird policy and (b) how mean to be so literal!
True. I have taken off my birthday all of my life. It was a school holiday and I never went to school on that day, so I carried over the policy to my work life. I did go to work when I worked in Philadelphia because the office there had really great parties.
Jessica - Dec 13, 2018 10:09:24 am PST #2979 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I like the idea of an extra personal day so everyone can take their birthday off, but (a) MANDATORY? Seriously? and (b) it's not like people born on Feb 29th don't *age* the other three years!
-t - Dec 13, 2018 10:34:36 am PST #2980 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Right?
Maybe they are under some kind of curse, if any employees are on site on the anniversary of their birth they'll, I dunno, ascend?
Jessica - Dec 13, 2018 10:37:09 am PST #2981 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Maybe they are under some kind of curse, if any employees are on site on the anniversary of their birth they'll, I dunno, ascend?
So smash the manager's amulet and MOVE ON. Sheesh.
-t - Dec 13, 2018 10:50:46 am PST #2982 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
There is far too little amulet smashing being done these days
sj - Dec 13, 2018 11:09:06 am PST #2983 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
It should be more of a floating holiday. Take it when you want.
JohnSweden - Dec 13, 2018 12:09:07 pm PST #2984 of 30019
I can't even.
I spend a vacation day to take my birthday off every year, and I sit on a patio with a fancy coffee and thank people on Facebook for their good wishes, because that beats the fork out of going into the office.