Well, SOME good news for the holidays - Target and a number of other large retailers are closing for actual Thanksgiving ... so Black Friday will start on ... Friday.
And a judge (forget who or where) issued a writ banning the Elf on the Shelf. It's not a serious writ, but it gives parents (and kids, maybe) reasons why not to have Little Brother watching them.
And, in me me me news, I can get an authentication code as a text message so I've been working with minimal hassle. I do get stopped to enter the @#$#!!! code, but I can live with that. Got a call from a co-worker who's running into the same issues - she didn't take it seriously until she got locked out of her office email.
Yay for text codes! I actually have quite a few things set up that way. Mostly because I work with medical records and like security.
if you're not a napper, you're not a napper, but 20 minutes of quite time can be just as good. [link]
Yes! I have always argued that with my family. I can relax, even close my eyes for a break, but I just don't expect to fall asleep. The quiet time is still refreshing.
Sometimes, just being able to sit quietly and not feel pressure can help.
Well, SOME good news for the holidays - Target and a number of other large retailers are closing for actual Thanksgiving ... so Black Friday will start on ... Friday.
We've been discussing this at work - only retail/corporate locations will be closed. Fulfillment centers for Target, WalMart, and Amazon are all remaining open and fully staffed. It's honestly a pretty shitty PR move by all the companies involved.
Really? Target is systemically not allowing us to schedule pickups at our DC on Thanksgiving (our DC is closed on Thursday but open on Friday so we wouldn't anyway but we got a notice about it) so I thought they were entirely closed. Bah.
So, a month or so ago, HR called me into their office because they got paperwork for an unemployment claim - for me. I let her know I hadn't submitted it, so she marked it fraudulent and sent it back, and other than checking my credit report a couple times, I didn't think any more of it. Then a couple weeks after that, I get a message on my landline from the unemployment office, but she just left their 800 number, no name or extension, so I've never been able to get past the recordings to talk to someone. So I just let it go since my HR reported the fraud. But then I get a call yesterday from Bank of America that they've issued a debit card for my claim. Thankfully, I picked up that call & said, "no, no, wrong, no," so they have now also recorded it as fraud. BofA gave me a couple of phone numbers - one of which was the 800 number I already had, the other was the fraud line, but mostly leads to a busy signal. So I spoke to HR again this morning and with her help I got my # in a queue for a call back at least. I wasn't super-concerned - I assume I won't need Unemployment payments anytime soon (touch wood), but I still want to make sure it's straightened out in case I do need it. Then HR rep mentioned that they might send out tax forms for any payments that were made so now I'm having a mild freak out about trying to get this dealt with. So that's my entertaining morning.
FYI, David, my friend was So Excited about the copy of Swordfishtrombones I gave him for his birthday. Next time you do your tour, I think I can just about guarantee you a couple of ticket sales!
We've been discussing this at work - only retail/corporate locations will be closed. Fulfillment centers for Target, WalMart, and Amazon are all remaining open and fully staffed. It's honestly a pretty shitty PR move by all the companies involved
Yeah, I wish I were surprised to hear this.
That's nuts, Epic. Sometimes I wonder what legitimate things the people who develop these fraud schemes could have accomplished, but that is balanced by my speculating what massive fraud I could have accomplished if I had chosen that path. Ah, the path not taken.
I can get an authentication code as a text message
Up until this summer, I was on a legacy data plan that charged me 20ยข per text message (incoming or outgoing), so I was very resentful when some systems at work implemented security codes by SMS (no email option). It wasn't required often enough that it would have been cost-effective to change my plan, but it irked.
Oh, I would be mad about that, dcp! I'm irritated that I have to give out my cell # for these confirmation thingies when it's my private number, I'd be super pissed if I had to pay for the texts!
Uuuuuggggh, Epic. I feel like I've heard of that being an identity theft thing, I hope it isn't too messy for you.
