Talk About Work Thread

Anime Dad wrote:I'm pretty sure i'll be working between Christmas and New Year this year :(

That sucks. See, that's the one advantage I see in being in charge of a department... I can make sure I have vacation when I want it :P

Product managers... never have to deal with those. Then again, I'm holding the dungeons, so they don't venture down there. They are scared. They might be attacked by Tux and technobabbling minions.

Well, maybe tomorrow I can get the stupid management to follow our advice... for once.

pcmodem wrote:Blah. Annual BS performance appraisal later today. What a waste of time.
-PCM

We don't even have those here: it might force the boss to give us raises.

bmwracer wrote:
We don't even have those here: it might force the boss to give us raises.

We don't have those either. Even if we would have, my department would be too invisible, too shady...

I'm feeling overwhelmed with all the work I have to do for my classes. :ohcrap:

And the coming Christmas break isn't making things any easier. Man!

Wynter wrote:And the coming Christmas break isn't making things any easier. Man!

Better to have one than none at all. :)

bmwracer wrote:
Better to have one than none at all. :)

I know I'm gonna sound bizarre, but I almost wish I had just one week off and not two. There are so many things I have left to teach the kids about A Midsummer Night's Dream, and i feel I'm doing an injustice to the play by ending the unit sooner.

Wynter wrote:

I know I'm gonna sound bizarre, but I almost wish I had just one week off and not two. There are so many things I have left to teach the kids about A Midsummer Night's Dream, and i feel I'm doing an injustice to the play by ending the unit sooner.

That's admirable, but I bet your kids would have the extra week off every time... even with YOU as their teacher :glomp:

So, we have a tier1 call center in Argentina and I got a call from one of those reps today. I asked her, "How's Eva Peron?" , , , , , SILENCE. [/list:u] Boy, some people have NO sense of humor.

Anime Dad wrote:I'm pretty sure i'll be working between Christmas and New Year this year :(

Could be worse. This is the first Christmas/New Years I haven't had to work since 2003.

Kijinnmaru wrote:This is the first Christmas/New Years I haven't had to work since 2003.

Conversely, I can't think of the last Christmas/New Year's that I did have to work. :beaten: :victory:

Wynter wrote:

I know I'm gonna sound bizarre, but I almost wish I had just one week off and not two. There are so many things I have left to teach the kids about A Midsummer Night's Dream, and i feel I'm doing an injustice to the play by ending the unit sooner.

I'll offer a quick precis: man made an ass of himself (both figuratively and literally), and woman fells for the wrong kind/species. :hehe:

Anime Dad wrote:

That's admirable, but I bet your kids would have the extra week off every time... even with YOU as their teacher :glomp:

It's true, and I know when I'm enjoying the 2 weeks off I care how thorough I taught the play... but still.

thtl wrote:

I'll offer a quick precis: man made an ass of himself (both figuratively and literally), and woman fells for the wrong kind/species. :hehe:

LOL! They're set for their exam now.

I really hope it's a snow day tomorrow. :fingerscrossed:

Wynter wrote:I really hope it's a snow day tomorrow. :fingerscrossed:

No school?

bmwracer wrote:
No school?

I hope so.

It must have snowed about 2 feet over the course of the day, but it's stopped now. If it snows heavily again over night then they'll cancel buses and/or close the school. I'm really hoping for the latter... but I don't think it'll happen. :pout:

Wynter wrote:I hope so.

It must have snowed about 2 feet over the course of the day, but it's stopped now. If it snows heavily again over night then they'll cancel buses and/or close the school. I'm really hoping for the latter... but I don't think it'll happen. :pout:

LOL, it's like being a kid again: hoping you'll get snowed in so that school is closed. ;)

I got an email from one of our branch managers saying that one of our Japanese suppliers had published a new catalog and was sending copies to each branch. He then quoted our supplier contact, saying "He said"... only problem is, our contact's name is Mutsumi and is a she..

I emailed our branch manager back and told him this... he emailed back saying "How would you know, with all those stupid names?"

I felt like punching him, but instead emailed him back and said "They probably feel that way about YOUR name too" :P

Anime Dad wrote:
I felt like punching him, but instead emailed him back and said "They probably feel that way about YOUR name too" :P

Just tell him that it's a Japanese custom to say, "Watashi wa baka desu" when you first meet someone. [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: Just tell him that it's a Japanese custom to say, "Watashi wa baka desu" when you first meet someone. [/list:u]

:lol: Now that's funny. Even funnier because he is totemo baka sometimes :)

Is it Friday yet????

This last work week of the year is dragging beyond mortal comprehension. :bleh: :bleh: :bleh: