Talk About Work Thread

13 Jul 2007, 05:23 #4321

tabana wrote:
Sometimes I even mess up simple words like thank you and sorry. :ashamed: Then spend the next 15 minutes telling myself, "$hit, I should have said this or that".

It's easier once you get the conversation going.

Exactly! For some reason small-talk is a lot harder than a main conversation. I guess cause it's easier to pick out mistakes when your sentence is just like two words long. :hehe:

13 Jul 2007, 05:52 #4322

Perhaps. :hehe:

Easier too if you are "minded" or prepared and not asked something out of the blue.

14 Jul 2007, 05:23 #4323

this week dragged. i'm glad it's over. :dancing:

14 Jul 2007, 06:19 #4324

kenjilina wrote:this week dragged. i'm glad it's over. :dancing:

Is it Friday already?! Man, being on vacation makes it hard to keep track of the days. ;)

14 Jul 2007, 06:42 #4325

:beatyou:

Working tonight and all weekend. :shamefulcry:

14 Jul 2007, 08:53 #4326

My weekend started last night the moment I stepped in the IMAX theater to watch Harry Potter.. I was mainly going through the motions today.. :hehe:

14 Jul 2007, 17:39 #4327

Wynter wrote:

Is it Friday already?! Man, being on vacation makes it hard to keep track of the days. ;)

it's saturday already! oh no it'll be monday soon. :bleh:

15 Jul 2007, 09:17 #4328

kenjilina wrote:

it's saturday already! oh no it'll be monday soon. :bleh:

Too bad the weekend only pops up once a week, eh? :puppydog:

18 Jul 2007, 03:36 #4329

Ack, the Queen is pacing the halls again... Wish I had a banana peel hurl out of my office...

18 Jul 2007, 05:03 #4330

the annual wage reviews have been done. i await eagerly the result in the post. :fingerscrossed:

18 Jul 2007, 05:57 #4331

kenjilina wrote:the annual wage reviews have been done. i await eagerly the result in the post. :fingerscrossed:

So, when you get a raise they send it thru the mail? Most places I've worked you have to go in and have a meeting with your manager and he(or she) gives some b.s. about what a great employee you are, but times are hard and we really can't afford to give you much of a raise. :beatyou: [/list:u]

19 Jul 2007, 00:48 #4332

... cause he boosted his salary to buy a 60' yacht. :hehe:

I wish I could get job offers like Peter Moore. He left Microsoft (head of xbox division) for EA (head of EA sports). EA is giving him USD 1,500,000 in compensation for leaving MS, plus USD 333,000 to assist with relocation-related expenses. Add his annual base salary of USD 550,000 and some stocks. Life is tough. :sweat:

If someone's willing to give me a million bucks to drag my butt in Japan, I'm willing to skip the relocation fee. :bonk:

19 Jul 2007, 01:38 #4333

gaijinmark wrote: So, when you get a raise they send it thru the mail? [/list:u]

yep. our bosses just don't want the grief! :hehe:

19 Jul 2007, 03:51 #4334

I just spent the last 6 HOURS doing work for my course. It's starting to suck WAY too much of my time! I don't have time to watch dramas or read my HP books or anything. :mecry:

Is it okay to talk crap about my course in here since it's work-related?

19 Jul 2007, 04:38 #4335

Wynter wrote:
Is it okay to talk crap about my course in here since it's work-related?

Whatever you have to do to maintain your sanity Sensei is o.k. with me. :glomp: [/list:u]

19 Jul 2007, 15:02 #4336

Wynter wrote:I just spent the last 6 HOURS doing work for my course. It's starting to suck WAY too much of my time! I don't have time to watch dramas or read my HP books or anything. :mecry:

Is it okay to talk crap about my course in here since it's work-related?

wow, sounds intense, and a lot of work...of course, vent all you want, this is definitely the place for that, we are all ears.....

for me, not really much of venting other than, trying to endure the almost full work week back, from my trip overseas, and a bit of jet-lag. I can't wait to relax again with the weekend ahead.

19 Jul 2007, 15:17 #4337

work sucks!!!!!!!! we arent compensated well. i wish its already saturday.

19 Jul 2007, 17:18 #4338

lynn minmei wrote:work sucks!!!!!!!! we arent compensated well. i wish its already saturday.

AMEN TO THAT!! :applaud:

19 Jul 2007, 23:42 #4339

gaijinmark wrote: Whatever you have to do to maintain your sanity Sensei is o.k. with me. :glomp: [/list:u]

Or lack of. :hehe: :muack:

@Q: Thanks! Only two more days until the weekend, so hang in there, buddy. I'm taking a day off the course to catch up on some drama. Hopefully I'll be able to talk myself into keeping this plan.

20 Jul 2007, 02:32 #4340

Arrived slightly late for work today. Woke up at 11. :beaten: :banghead:

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