P-C, in January with new employees? Um, after they lay people off? Whaaaa?
We acquired another company. Those new employees. The layoffs were part of the merger. They're going over there to, er, effect change right now.
Buckle up, kids! Daddy's puttin' the hammer down.
Spike ,'Touched'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Polter-Cow - Nov 30, 2009 11:23:46 am PST #22055 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
SuziQ - Nov 30, 2009 11:38:38 am PST #22056 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Ok, at what point do I go from being a concerned parent to a helocopter parent? CJ is in 7th grade and I just fired off e-mails to two of his teachers. Am I turning into one of them?
Vortex - Nov 30, 2009 11:41:27 am PST #22057 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Depends on what the emails were for.
§ ita § - Nov 30, 2009 11:42:54 am PST #22058 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I couldn't pay my parents to talk to my teachers. There's a middle ground there somewhere. You may be on it.
Apparently CA law mandates I take lunch. Which means the contracting company won't process my timesheets unless there's lunch on them. Even if I didn't take it. How annoying. Either I take lunch or I fudge the sheets.
tommyrot - Nov 30, 2009 11:50:11 am PST #22059 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Either I take lunch or I fudge the sheets.
Mmmmm.... fudge.
SuziQ - Nov 30, 2009 11:53:53 am PST #22060 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Depends on what the emails were for.
One was responding to an e-mail regarding a test CJ missed when he was sick last week. It is the class he had gotten a bad behavior report in for the 1st quarter, so I added a question about his behavior this quarter.
The second was to his math teacher. He got a bad grade on the first test this quarter which was weighted a 10, all the tests since then have been weighted at 1. I was asking how he can dig himself out of that hole and end up with the B+ he needs to stay in that class.
Connie Neil - Nov 30, 2009 11:54:21 am PST #22061 of 30001
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Hubby wants to go to the company holiday dinner. I loathe the things. He thinks I need to be there so management can see me. It's a small company, they already know who I am, and I don't want to do fake schmoozy mingley things. My immediate supervisors like me and I'm track for a promotion. I don't know if it's Hubby wanting to get out the house and eat free food or if he really enjoys these kinds of things, but I hate the idea of going.
SuziQ - Nov 30, 2009 12:05:35 pm PST #22062 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Hah. His math teacher already responded. He has a test Wednesday that could raise his grade. Will see what happens.
One comment from her regarding CJ - He is so bright but also very stubborn.
Vortex - Nov 30, 2009 12:06:43 pm PST #22063 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
One was responding to an e-mail regarding a test CJ missed when he was sick last week. It is the class he had gotten a bad behavior report in for the 1st quarter, so I added a question about his behavior this quarter.
well, that doesn't count as helicoptering if you're responding to an email that they sent you.
I was asking how he can dig himself out of that hole and end up with the B+ he needs to stay in that class.
Hmm, I'd say borderline. As a teacher, I'd want the student to be asking that question. OTOH, I work with/teach college students, so I have a different level of expectation with students.
Of course, if you were just making an idle comment, and didn't really want me in your business, feel free to ignore :)
SuziQ - Nov 30, 2009 12:14:28 pm PST #22064 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
No, I am curious Vortex. When K-Bug was going through school, teachers didn't have school e-mail and there wasn't a bunch of contact.
With CJ, every teacher has made a point of providing their school e-mail address. Both these teachers have initiated contact in the past regarding school issues. I just don't want to be come "one of those" parents.
I would never ask those kind of questions to K-Bug's teachers. She is a junior in college and gets to fight her own battles. But I'm just not sure where that line is for CJ as yet. 7th grade? 8th grade? High school?