WHEW, JZ! Although, what others said about the reorg and extracting far too much from the staying employees...
And YAY cousin Shadow! So happy for you!!
They're doing it backwards; walking up the down slide.
River ,'Ariel'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
javachik - Dec 10, 2010 9:52:05 am PST #10208 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
DavidS - Dec 10, 2010 9:52:24 am PST #10209 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And this is how we end up with record corporate profits last quarter... [link]
Increased Productivity = Fuck the Workers
Lee - Dec 10, 2010 9:56:18 am PST #10210 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Phew, JZ!
Jesse - Dec 10, 2010 9:57:34 am PST #10211 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Increased Productivity = Fuck the Workers
That is correct. It's amazing how much cheaper it is, having one person do the work of two or three!
Daisy Jane - Dec 10, 2010 9:59:29 am PST #10212 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Well, cheaper for the employer. The employee ends up spending more on pre-cooked meals, daycare, possibly a maid once or twice if they can afford it just to keep housework under control.
So EXCITED about "the new normal"!
Jesse - Dec 10, 2010 10:00:19 am PST #10213 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Why would we care about anyone but the employer?? America is BACK, baby!!!!!
sarameg - Dec 10, 2010 10:00:20 am PST #10214 of 30001
Which one, Jesse?!
Jesse - Dec 10, 2010 10:00:37 am PST #10215 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Panties from Satan.
Atropa - Dec 10, 2010 10:00:58 am PST #10216 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Vague weekend plans, I haz them! As in, I am LEAVING THE DAMN HOUSE tonight to go to the club. I'm not going to dance, but I'm getting dressed up and going out. (Tonight is the party for a good friend's transition to full-time being a woman. I'm very happy for her.)
Other vague plans include putting up the tree, and seeing SA on Sunday. And maybe baking gingerbread bats.
Cashmere - Dec 10, 2010 10:09:33 am PST #10217 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Agreed. I just did the natural "wtf-could-I-have-prevented-this" guilt thing for awhile since Reed's symptoms began skyrocketing when I was pregnant with Sarah. I recall even wondering if my daily consumption of grapefruit while pregnant was the culprit. Thankfully, I am over all that mommy guilt now.
It's really hard when you get the Dx to NOT beat yourself up and think about every little thing. I get a little miffed when folks assume we're anti-vax because Owen's on the spectrum.
This weekend, we're hosting a holiday round robin (we're doing the middle part). And Saturday we have another holiday party to go to but if we get 10" of snow, it's unlikely we'll go to that.
I just found Owen a Darth Vader Lego alarm clock for Christmas and am stoked! Now, if only Olivia will stay mum until Christmas and not tell him we got it.