Panel interview with a prospective new hire who would be, I think, a manager in my department but not one I would report to (which is a pretty weird structure for a 3 person department, but has been working pretty well). I looked at his Linked In beforehand and "Tim Tebow" shows up under "Interests/Top Voices", whatever that means. I'm trying not to hold that against him
Jayne: Captain, can you stop her from bein' cheerful, please? Mal: I don't believe there is a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.
'Serenity'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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 - Dec 03, 2025 2:05:16 pm PST #10434 of 11178
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Atropa - Dec 03, 2025 3:50:29 pm PST #10435 of 11178
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Holy fucking shit my team has been reorged and it's the one I prayed for; we are in SUCH a better org chart. I'm no longer a manager! Instead I get to focus on systemic things like our tools stack, solving our lack of publishing processes, the actual behind-the-scenes site management, and so on. I'm actually relieved by this, because trying to do those things AND manage nine people was leading me to a nervous breakdown.
I've never wanted a reorg before, but MY GOD I'm grateful for this one.
-t - Dec 03, 2025 3:58:32 pm PST #10436 of 11178
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Congrats, Atropa! I hope it goes well!
-t - Dec 03, 2025 4:42:14 pm PST #10437 of 11178
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The last several times I left the office there was a gorgeous sunset. I do always appreciate a good sunset, but the reminder that I am leaving work just in time for it to be dark is not great. Today I am working from home and I never turned on any artificial light because I guess it was a bright enough day I didn't need it (hooray for stalling until beyond the last minute to stagger from bed to the living room to work and probably less fog this morning)and now I'm all tilting my keyboard at an angle to catch the light from my monitor rather than getting up an turning on a light because dammit the day is almost over
askye - Dec 03, 2025 4:46:53 pm PST #10438 of 11178
Thrive to spite them
Congrats !!
JenP - Dec 03, 2025 4:54:04 pm PST #10439 of 11178
That's great, Atropa!
meara - Dec 03, 2025 7:27:16 pm PST #10440 of 11178
Yay for a good reorg for once!
I had a plus/minus for dinner: plus, I really enjoyed the new Trader Joe's adobo frozen dinner. Minus: I burned the crap out of my hand with the steam from the dang thing. OWWWW
msbelle - Dec 04, 2025 5:52:20 am PST #10441 of 11178
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Today is Gotcha Day!!! 19 years ago I met Mac. Already legally his mother, we started our bumpy journey to being a family.
Today he takes his first ever college level final exam.
Y’all have been around for all of it.
I love this community: from the manic crazy active times, the kerfuffles, the platform changes, and now a much scaled down slower pace.
lisah - Dec 04, 2025 6:07:52 am PST #10442 of 11178
Punishingly Intricate
Happy gotcha day for you and Mac!!!
JenP - Dec 04, 2025 6:33:06 am PST #10443 of 11178
Best of Gotch Days to you and Mac! And kick ass on your exam, Mac. That's exciting!