Good for you, Andi.

And a little squeal for Bev.

Good for you, WindSparrow. Your boss has had it coming for a while. Here's hoping any fallout falls on her.

Barb, I'm glad you are feeling a bit better.

Bev, I'm glad things worked out for you.

So, any suggestions for what approach to take with my supervisor's supervisor, when I call him tomorrow. I'm basically going to say, "I've tried suggesting she take her personnel problems to you. I've tried flat out telling her to stop. I lost my cool and raised my voice to her. But it's been going on for months, and I don't know how to teach her that I do not want her complaining TO me about others. Forget about her complaining ABOUT me to others, she can badmouth me as much as she likes to everyone in the world, so long as she never complains TO me again. I'm afraid if it keeps up, I'll end up requesting more hours at my other locations to get away from her."

The basic idea is good. If it will fly -- you might say something along the lines of 'my professional ethics( or even training) make it impossible for me to be comfortable when she complains about my co-workers, those in our care, etc etc

Anyway something that makes this a statement about professional behavior , not personal behavior.

Good luck, WindSparrow.

My officemate today was musing on why it's so "trendy" to be an oppressed minority. He says that everyone is claiming to be oppressed.

I think your officemate managed to say something very offensive and meant something completely different. There's a big worry about how treating liberally to anything may translate into losing all standards about what's wrong or right - just think about the veil issue in countries like France and Turkey, or the issue of female circumcision (and for one, I'm basically against any kind of circumcision or body modification that's done to others who can't opposed it or take the call about it). There's a good Charles Taylor article, "The Politics of Recognition", in a reader called Multiculturalism. Suggest it to your officemate, along with a basic class in Ethics and Political Thought. And I'm not really kidding about it. Those are complex issues that needs everyone's attention and awareness, and it can't be done without some education. A lot of people are taking for obvious manners it took hundreds of years to establish. Now that's what I call not knowing what's right or wrong anymore.

Hil, once again, I have no problem come and kick your workmate. Or just talk Hebrew next to him, he'll never know what hit him.

There was a period of windowsill barking (which she didn't know they could reach, so that was news) but this wasn't directed any particular direction, best she could tell.

The common belief in my house is that the dog's barking whenever the Syrian army's changing positions. We may be hundreds of kms away, but he, of course, KNOWS when they're doing it.

Dear God. Today it's became offical: Netanyahu is the PM. Again.

pulls blanket above her head for the next few years

OMG, i haz internet at work. It's a miracle! Let's see how long before i get banned for improper use ;P

OMG, i haz internet at work. It's a miracle! Let's see how long before i get banned for improper use ;P

If that's an actual goal for you, I look forward to hearing how this plays out.

At my work, where there are around 100 people employed, everyone has full internet access...except the helpdesk.

In other words, the one entity in the company who might benefit from full internet access does not have it.

This is because one helpdesk employee downloaded porn at work five years ago.

I feel like I'm in Jr. High.

At my job we do things like deal with HIV/AIDS counseling and training, female genital cutting, and training skilled childbirth assistants and put material relating to all this online. Most internet filters won't work for us. They just make sure there's enough work so people don't have time for porn.

I know, I know. [chirpy voice] There's always time for porn! [/chirpy voice]