Mets win!
Buffy: So how'd she get away with the bad mojo stuff? Anya: Giles sold it to her. Giles: Well, I didn't know it was her. I mean, how could I? If it's any consolation, I may have overcharged her.
'Sleeper'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Tom Scola - Apr 06, 2009 11:41:14 am PDT #5860 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Fred Pete - Apr 06, 2009 11:41:39 am PDT #5861 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
If we're still naming a Nashville baseball team:
Nashville Opry
Steph L. - Apr 06, 2009 11:44:56 am PDT #5862 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Mets win!
Quiet, you.
Vortex - Apr 06, 2009 11:48:21 am PDT #5863 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I've never fired/released someone before. And to do it in this economy makes me feel bad. But then, he dug his own hole, I can't feel bad about that, right?? uggg. Sometimes, being management sucks.
well, you don't have to fire him, you just have to not ask him back, right? If he says something about next year, you can say "I've realized that I need a stronger skill set in an assistant. than you possess. I'll be advertising for a new assistant next season, and I would love to see how you've developed in the interim. You'll have a leg up with our history, but if you don't have the skills, I will be looking elsewhere"
Barb - Apr 06, 2009 11:49:26 am PDT #5864 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
But then, he dug his own hole, I can't feel bad about that, right?? uggg. Sometimes, being management sucks.
This is the guy who would take frequent and inappropriate smoke breaks, right? I think you're well within your bounds here, omnis. You were really patient with this guy as I recall and he just didn't seem to Get It.
Indians got creamed. *pouts* I'm now watching the Marlins and Nationals. Marlins lead, 2-0.
Daisy Jane - Apr 06, 2009 11:57:10 am PDT #5865 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
He's still apprentice level. It's just a weird feeling. I've never fired/released someone before. And to do it in this economy makes me feel bad. But then, he dug his own hole, I can't feel bad about that, right?? uggg. Sometimes, being management sucks.
Think of it this way, you can feel good about giving someone deserving a good opportunity when they are struggling in this economy, and perhaps he can find something that would be a better fit-and therefore more stable for him in the long run.
omnis_audis - Apr 06, 2009 12:04:38 pm PDT #5866 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
well, you don't have to fire him, you just have to not ask him back, right? If he says something about next year, you can say "I've realized that I need a stronger skill set in an assistant. than you possess. I'll be advertising for a new assistant next season, and I would love to see how you've developed in the interim. You'll have a leg up with our history, but if you don't have the skills, I will be looking elsewhere"Vortex, that is very well put, but far too softball. At this point, I don't even want him to have hope that he will get it again. But yes, we won't be firing him, just not renewing his contract for the fall.
This is the guy who would take frequent and inappropriate smoke breaks, right? I think you're well within your bounds here, omnis. You were really patient with this guy as I recall and he just didn't seem to Get It.Yup, that's the one. What really set me in place with the decision is checking in on his progress with change-over. He re-rigged the speakers, as needed by lighting, and said the task was done. But they weren't focused, or the cable run made pretty. "Ya, but that's like 5 minutes, no big deal". So just do it! Than we can call the job done! Nope. He kinda half-asses everything. It's not like the work won't have to be done later? Grrrr.
Think of it this way, you can feel good about giving someone deserving a good opportunity when they are struggling in this economy, and perhaps he can find something that would be a better fit-and therefore more stable for him in the long run.I love Buffista points of view! Exactly! I have two folks in mind too.
Glamcookie - Apr 06, 2009 12:22:10 pm PDT #5867 of 30000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
My niecephews? Still adorable! [link]
lisah - Apr 06, 2009 12:23:45 pm PDT #5868 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
My niecephews? Still adorable! [link]
True fact!
beth b - Apr 06, 2009 12:27:46 pm PDT #5869 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
you don't lie, GC