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EstherM
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| gaijinmark wrote: | | Well, for the time being, we're all still employed. However, the guy from management in San Francisco that flew down here in August and said our office was on the chopping block got laid off. The irony of that was not lost on any of us. |
That's what my company would qualify as part of a "Change" campaign.
"Change" is the new buzz word in my company. It just means one day this and the next day we do the opposite.
Two month ago it was "Lean"
4 month ago "Hay grading"
Before that "Balanced scorecard"
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bmwracer
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Wynter
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EstherM
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| Wynter wrote: | Three more days until Christmas break! Too bad I'm using it to create exams...  |
Christmas Break  I am off this year - from the 24th December to 5th January. A good week without seeing the office 
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Wynter
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| Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:24 am Post subject: |
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Christmas Break I am off this year - from the 24th December to 5th January. A good week without seeing the office |
Indeed! Tomorrow will be my last day, and then I don't go back until Jan 5th. I've brought home loads of marking, but I figure if I cram it all and do it over 3-4 days, I'll still have a bit over a week to myself.
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bmwracer
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krim
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gaijinmark
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| krim wrote: | | im taking all of next week off. i really need it. |
I'm working every day next week (including Christmas) I really don't need it. 
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EstherM
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| Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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| gaijinmark wrote: | I'm working every day next week (including Christmas) I really don't need it. |
  nobody needs this
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gaijinmark
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| Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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| EstherM wrote: |
nobody needs this |
The good news is I won't have to work New Years which means I can go down to Little Tokyo for Ohshogatsu
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EstherM
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| gaijinmark wrote: | The good news is I won't have to work New Years which means I can go down to Little Tokyo for Ohshogatsu |
 at least something to look forward to 
People start to flock out of the office for their X-mas break. It's 3pm  I want to leave too but I have a late Friday evening meeting and will be able to leave earliest around 7pm.
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krim
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Jav_sol
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| Wynter wrote: | We had a terrible snow storm, at least three feet of snow, and the admin wouldn't let us leave. The buses were cancelled, and students were dismissed at 11:30am, but still we couldn't leave.
It took my an hour to get home when it should only take 10 minutes. My car got stuck in the middle of the road right in front of my house (so close!) and it took me two hours to shovel it out again.  |
What's wrong with that admin? It must be the same admin from my middle & high school, I swear he never closed school even all the towns around us closed. 
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gaijinmark
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It took my an hour to get home when it should only take 10 minutes. My car got stuck in the middle of the road right in front of my house (so close!) and it took me two hours to shovel it out again. |
Maybe you need a different kind of "car".
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krim
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Kijinnmaru
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| krim wrote: | The entire company just took a 20% (or more) pay cut starting Jan 1.
Looks like it's top ramen for lunch the next year. |
Look on the bright side. A 20% paycut is better than a 100% paycut.
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Wynter
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| Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:26 am Post subject: |
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| gaijinmark wrote: | Maybe you need a different kind of "car". |
One of my neighbors has just that, and rides it in our field in the back. I was admiring him from the window today (no, I'm not a stalker, I was just out feeding krim).
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