Talk About Work Thread

Air conditioning is down in the whole building. It's so unbearable and was like being in a sauna, so my boss said for us to go home, so I'm just trying to cool down at home. :hot:

sadacori wrote:Air conditioning is down in the whole building. It's so unbearable and was like being in a sauna, so my boss said for us to go home, so I'm just trying to cool down at home. :hot:

That's all it takes to get a free day off from work?! Do you get paid for the day? Where can I submit a resume? :hehe:

Kijinnmaru wrote:
That's all it takes to get a free day off from work?! Do you get paid for the day? Where can I submit a resume? :hehe:

I got paid for the day too. :mrgreen: Not to mention, my boss also takes about 3 vacations a year and if it's a slow day, he takes the day off, leaving me to have to post on messageboards and things like that. It's a very hard job. :beaten: I just hope he never retires because I'm really, really spoiled with this job. :sweat:

krim wrote:Did i mention 3% (up to 50%) pay cut across the board for the entire company?

yeah...

"better with than without a job" is what companies think nowadays... sad to say.. just suck it up for now.. i'm sure it'll get better.

sadacori wrote:

I got paid for the day too. :mrgreen: Not to mention, my boss also takes about 3 vacations a year and if it's a slow day, he takes the day off, leaving me to have to post on messageboards and things like that. It's a very hard job. :beaten: I just hope he never retires because I'm really, really spoiled with this job. :sweat:

Is he getting close to retiring?

I counted up my years and I think I can retire when I'm 52. :sweat: Knowing me, I'll prolly work for as long as I can.

Wynter wrote:

Is he getting close to retiring?

I counted up my years and I think I can retire when I'm 52. :sweat: Knowing me, I'll prolly work for as long as I can.

Yeah, he's at the retiring age, but I think he might hire someone else full time and just work part time. That would suck because I'm just used to having a lenient boss who's really mellow and forgiving when I do ditzy things. :beaten:

littlemissfab wrote:

"better with than without a job" is what companies think nowadays... sad to say.. just suck it up for now.. i'm sure it'll get better.

tell that to the 44 ppl they laid off yesterday...

sheesh, before, it was the every quarter they would lay off people, now, it seems like they're doing it every month

sadacori wrote:

Yeah, he's at the retiring age, but I think he might hire someone else full time and just work part time. That would suck because I'm just used to having a lenient boss who's really mellow and forgiving when I do ditzy things. :beaten:

Hopefully he'll hire someone like him. :fingerscrossed:

Wynter wrote:I counted up my years and I think I can retire when I'm 52. :sweat: Knowing me, I'll prolly work for as long as I can.

My sister-in-law just retired from teaching... Now she's turned into a slug. :beaten:

krim wrote:

tell that to the 44 ppl they laid off yesterday...

sheesh, before, it was the every quarter they would lay off people, now, it seems like they're doing it every month

our company is downsizing, which started late in Oct. This past week we lost 2 people in our group, and 2 others had their hours cut. I still have a job, but a lot of us wonder who's next.... :sweat:

qilver wrote:our company is downsizing, which started late in Oct. This past week we lost 2 people in our group, and 2 others had their hours cut. I still have a job, but a lot of us wonder who's next.... :sweat:

Eck, that's a sickening feeling... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Eck, that's a sickening feeling... :sweat:

it sure is, and it all started with our head mgr getting dismissed on the spot, how humiliating to our fin/acct dept, its been a whirlwind, consolidation effort with tasks being moved around, and cutting corners.

The employee moral is hanging by a thread each day. If we can make it to the Holidays, it seems like a miracle, we just have to wait and see.
for now, we still have our jobs.....i guess we should be thankful, believe me, there are many of us that have lots to complain, but can really say nothing in these times of hardships.

krim wrote:

tell that to the 44 ppl they laid off yesterday...

sheesh, before, it was the every quarter they would lay off people, now, it seems like they're doing it every month

i know the feeling and environment, it's like walking on eggshells.

that's why I'm really scared about the job thing in the Bay area.

bmwracer wrote:
My sister-in-law just retired from teaching... Now she's turned into a slug. :beaten:

You should collect her slime, i hear it's good for the skin. You could probably sell bottles of it on ebay for spending $$.

krim wrote:You should collect her slime, i hear it's good for the skin. You could probably sell bottles of it on ebay for spending $$.

I'll mention it to her.


In that vein, I saw something on the news a couple of days where the Japanese are using refined bird droppings (nightingales?) as some kind of facial treatment... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
I'll mention it to her.


In that vein, I saw something on the news a couple of days where the Japanese are using refined bird droppings (nightingales?) as some kind of facial treatment... :sweat:

i rmember my mom telling me about people in taiwan doing the same thing a while back. there's one job i wouldn't want.

"hey krim, nice to meet you, what do you do for a living?"

"i scrape up bird poop and refine it. nice to meet you"
*extends hands out to shake*

"you what?" :shocked:
*recoils in disgust*

bmwracer wrote:
My sister-in-law just retired from teaching... Now she's turned into a slug. :beaten:

I can't wait. :woot: :hehe: She's done her time. She can slug away all she likes now.

krim wrote:

i rmember my mom telling me about people in taiwan doing the same thing a while back. there's one job i wouldn't want.

"hey krim, nice to meet you, what do you do for a living?"

"i scrape up bird poop and refine it. nice to meet you"
*extends hands out to shake*

"you what?" :shocked:
*recoils in disgust*

:bleh:

I think bird poop is so underrated. It's seriously more disgusting that rat poop.

Wynter wrote:I think bird poop is so underrated. It's seriously more disgusting that rat poop.

You need other hobbies, girl. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
You need other hobbies, girl. :sweat:

I know. :shamefulcry:

Wynter wrote:

I know. :shamefulcry:

I thought I was your hobby. :puppydog: [/list:u]