And you're sure this isn't just some fanboy thing? 'Cause I've fought more than a couple pimply, overweight vamps that called themselves Lestat.

Buffy ,'Lessons'


Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.  

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.


erikaj - Sep 07, 2023 3:58:15 pm PDT #25165 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!

Good luck, Hec. I wish it wasn't such a wheelchair bender, myself.


Laura - Sep 07, 2023 4:18:07 pm PDT #25166 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

May the visit be comforting to all, David.


-t - Sep 07, 2023 4:24:19 pm PDT #25167 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

have any of you heard of a 2:1 meeting referring to a second 1:1 for an employee? or a 1:1 with an employee's boss's boss?

No, we just call them a 1:1 with whoever. 2:1 sounds like you are meeting with them both at once which I guess could happen, IDK

Hope it's a good visit, Hec


Sophia Brooks - Sep 07, 2023 4:53:52 pm PDT #25168 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Hivemind - have any of you heard of a 2:1 meeting referring to a second 1:1 for an employee? or a 1:1 with an employee's boss's boss?

No. That is like they are applying second cousin once removed logic. And I work in academia and we be crazy. I have heard of skip level. I would think a 2:1 is two bosses one report, which is my situation but to much a reminder of two girls one cup, and what is the internet.

I hope you visit with your sister goes Ok, Hec I won’t say well.


DavidS - Sep 07, 2023 5:02:44 pm PDT #25169 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Urk. 4 hour flight and there’s a massive line for my rental car. And all the other places have no lines at all.

This is going to take an hour.

Fucking hell.


-t - Sep 07, 2023 5:06:39 pm PDT #25170 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Sorry, Hec. That is totally unnecessary additional stress

I came in early so I could do a little non-meeting stuff first thing and now I'm leaving from catching up on the urgent things that came up while I was in meetings and while I am pleased that my job is more interesting these days (in the sense that I am interested in what I do, not that it's wildly unpredictable but I'm trying to be polite about it) I do not love that it is actually more work than it was when I was more bored. I assume i will get used to it eventually but right now I am pretty drained all the time.


lisah - Sep 07, 2023 5:09:06 pm PDT #25171 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

Hivemind - have any of you heard of a 2:1 meeting referring to a second 1:1 for an employee? or a 1:1 with an employee's boss's boss?

That’s a skip level.

Hope the wait isn’t as long as it looks like it will be, David


sj - Sep 07, 2023 5:13:45 pm PDT #25172 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Good luck, Hec.


DavidS - Sep 07, 2023 5:27:52 pm PDT #25173 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I’m almost up to the second row! Very exciting development.


smonster - Sep 07, 2023 5:58:32 pm PDT #25174 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

LOL I have never heard of a skip level, but then I left that world over a decade ago.

Rooting for you to get through, David. Travel sucks sometimes and it’s not fair that it is sucking on top of the super sucky reason.

And honestly, can go right to bed in it as well!

I don’t like how nightgowns tend to ruck up around my rib cage. Plus I tend to sleep au naturel these days.

Knit boxers rule. They make them for women now, I get lots of ads on fb. Woxer, TomboyX, etc.

Edit to change tuck back to ruck. Autocorrect definitely has not read enough fanfic.