Mom finally went home, which is good because I shouldn't be allowed around people today. I tried to guilt her into going to that jewellery show with me, but no luck.
Jayne: Captain, can you stop her from bein' cheerful, please? Mal: I don't believe there is a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.
'Serenity'
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.
sj - Apr 09, 2009 11:48:57 am PDT #6206 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Polter-Cow - Apr 09, 2009 12:28:14 pm PDT #6207 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I hope that works out for you, omnis! She sounds smitworthy.
So I have a question: what is more important, a good work environment or advancing your career?
tommyrot - Apr 09, 2009 12:29:17 pm PDT #6208 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
what is more important, a good work environment or advancing your career?
Yes.
Connie Neil - Apr 09, 2009 12:34:51 pm PDT #6209 of 30000
brillig
A good work environment. Career advancement may not be happy if you hate going in to work--unless you then dump the work for better things.
Scrappy - Apr 09, 2009 12:38:52 pm PDT #6210 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I would say it depends. If a year or two in a bad work environment means that, for example, you get free training in a skill you want or it's stepping stone to a job in an environment you DO want, then it's worth it.
tommyrot - Apr 09, 2009 12:43:35 pm PDT #6211 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yeah. If you have a better job to look forward to, a sucky work environment might be more tolerable... for a while, anyway.
Polter-Cow - Apr 09, 2009 12:55:23 pm PDT #6212 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I should note that my dilemma is that I have a good work environment here, but it is not advancing—nor is it projected to significantly advance in the near future—my [medical writing] career.
Ginger - Apr 09, 2009 12:55:28 pm PDT #6213 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
So I have a question: what is more important, a good work environment or advancing your career?
A really bad work environment can suck out so much of your soul and self-confidence that it ultimately won't advance your career. It really depends on whether it's a bad work environment because you work a lot of hours or bad because you work for sadistic idiots. A lot of hours you can survive.
tommyrot - Apr 09, 2009 12:56:49 pm PDT #6214 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It really depends on whether it's a bad work environment because you work a lot of hours or bad because you work for sadistic idiots. A lot of hours you can survive.
And sadistic idiots can be killed.
javachik - Apr 09, 2009 12:59:14 pm PDT #6215 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
P-C, I recently turned down a director-level position + 20k raise to stay where I am. Because the work environment is really, really important to me (it would have been a mess I'd be taking over and having to fix). ETA: which is how I'd describe the sitation I walked into in 2007 in present job; it took over a year to clean up this place so I am not about to walk away when it's just gettin' good!