That is a lot of vacation, meara! I hate use-it-or-lose it PTO with a red hot fiery passion. I actually am cashing in 87 hours of vacation time to get what should be the equivalent of an extra paycheck in October. I feel like I am betraying my Take Time Off ideals but at this point I need the cash more. Last time I took two days off the stress of trying to leave everything in good shape before and then catching up afterwards outweighed the pleasantness of not working.
Mal: Hell, this job I would pull for free. Zoe: Can I have your share? Mal: No. Zoe: If you die, can I have your share? Mal: Yes.
'The Train Job'
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.
-t - Sep 03, 2021 12:18:03 pm PDT #8912 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Sheryl - Sep 03, 2021 12:37:28 pm PDT #8913 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
They let us go home early today, so here I am.
Sophia Brooks - Sep 03, 2021 12:39:45 pm PDT #8914 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I have about 7 weeks vacation right now, that is use it or lose it, although because Covid they are letting us get a payout for 60hours. I wish they would let us pay it all out and start fresh. I have taken 2 weeks since 2018, and I can rollover 5 weeks, but I am just never getting to use this without screwing over someone. I am annoyed at single user dependencies, but there are so many things that just shut down when I am out.
-t - Sep 03, 2021 1:19:17 pm PDT #8915 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Two weeks in 3 years is not enough time off, Sophia! Although I understand the pressure to not leave everyone else in the lurch.
msbelle - Sep 03, 2021 2:20:22 pm PDT #8916 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Crosstrain someone on your own.
meara - Sep 03, 2021 3:33:18 pm PDT #8917 of 30000
Ooh definitely Sophia! Normally I don’t have a problem taking it but between project issues and lack of places to be, this year has been rough. We can carry over 2 weeks, but i still am struggling to figure out when!
I am not on indie comics Twitter and I suspect I’m glad about that.
Jesse - Sep 03, 2021 3:43:40 pm PDT #8918 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Two weeks off in three years is DEFINITELY not enough time off.
This is more along the lines of "Twitter changed its font" or "Facebook moved the lefthand sidebar to the right". Even if 99% of users think it's fine, the social media response is largely HOW DARE YOU MAKE A CHANGE I HATE YOU FOREVER.
That is ALWAYS my reaction and I ALWAYS get over it in about 30 minutes, so that's why I keep that first reaction to myself now. Because I am an adult.
I was supposed to be going back to the office as of 9/13, but they just pushed that off indefinitely because of too many new cases on campus. Boooo.
Hil R. - Sep 03, 2021 6:55:08 pm PDT #8919 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Well, I've been back at work for two weeks. Two colleagues and at least one of my students are Covid positive. I'm feeling kind of blah and my sinuses are hurting and my temperature has been around 99-99.5, so I got a Covid test this morning. Waiting for results. I'm really not sure whether it'll be positive or not -- I could have some other virus or a sinus infection or something. I'm pissed off that I need to be teaching in-person with full classroom capacity in the first place.
Laura - Sep 03, 2021 7:10:19 pm PDT #8920 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Ugh, Hil. Wishes for negativity. I've had several tests, and even knowing that it is likely okay it is still anxiety-inducing to wait.
msbelle - Sep 04, 2021 7:23:21 am PDT #8921 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Happy Saturday. I leave on vacation on Wed, so I am in full pre-trip prep.
Doing laundry now. Next up:
roomba downstairs
vacuum upstairs
clean bathroom
schedule COVID test
then:
take compost out
resist buying anything while out
clear off counters
late afternoon:
mow lawn (since more rain is possible tomorrow)