To clarify, it's a new job responsibility. I haven't changed jobs.
First of all, 'Posse?' Passé
Cordelia ,'Potential'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Zenkitty - Jan 20, 2016 7:47:43 am PST #13769 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Burrell - Jan 20, 2016 7:54:17 am PST #13770 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
but what it felt like is morning sickness (which it couldn't be (unless menopause can cause that?))
Yes to all that. I've been sitting here wondering what else could feel like morning sickness, hence the stress
-t - Jan 20, 2016 8:11:38 am PST #13771 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Huh, weird that we should be hit with the same mystery ick one right after the other like that. But hopefully reassuring for you?
Ugh, Zen. My company is trying to get away from that style of "training" but I have experienced enough of it to empathize strongly.
Tom Scola - Jan 20, 2016 8:16:46 am PST #13772 of 30003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Oh, hey, Steph: [link]
Steph L. - Jan 20, 2016 8:38:23 am PST #13773 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Oh, hey, Steph: [link]
Woo! Light 'em up, folks.
Dang, my dad is on the phone with me at this exact moment, haranguing me to go to the ER if *anything* feels wrong. And I get that he's really shaken by my cousin (who, as it turns out, was going to be 44 in 3 weeks, which gives me the heebie-jeebies a little bit), so I get his concern. But damn, Dad, I am a frigging adult who doesn't want to die, and I'm not dumb enough to ignore MI symptoms.
I get that he worries, but he needs to chill a little. I'll let him be worried today, but after today I'm going to bring the Hammer of Boundaries, Dad, Do You Speak Them?
shrift - Jan 20, 2016 8:53:09 am PST #13774 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
To clarify, it's a new job responsibility.
Oh, because you needed ANOTHER one of those?
Steph L. - Jan 20, 2016 9:22:48 am PST #13775 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
What I have done this week to piss off authors? Remember the bitchy one from Monday who argued that her email didn't include the due date? She returned her article today. We had to ask -- in several places -- for data that we are required to include, and the author replied "I do not see the point of this." and didn't provide the data.
She also went through and vigorously complained about changes made for our style (for example, we do not say "utilize"; we say "use") and her bitchy comment was "This is a purely stylistic change. Leave my original wording." Well...YEAH. It IS a style change and also FUUUUUUUUCK YOU.
So I got to email her and reiterate that we actually need all the data we requested because it is a journal requirement. I can't WAIT for her response.
Burrell - Jan 20, 2016 9:32:51 am PST #13776 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
It's so weird to me that authors get all whiny with the AMA.
Tom Scola - Jan 20, 2016 9:35:47 am PST #13777 of 30003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
This is a purely stylistic change. Leave my original wording.
Yeah, it's not like the AMA has a style manual or anything.
Steph L. - Jan 20, 2016 9:35:52 am PST #13778 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Right? I know this sounds very "Do you KNOW who *I* AM???" but...*does* the author know who we are? Our journals are rather highly regarded in the field of medicine. If you want to be published in our journal, cut the petulant bullshit and just answer the questions. Why in the hell does she think we asked them? Just for shits and giggles? Like, we don't *actually* care about the answers; we just want to see if we can make you answer the questions.
WE NEED THE DATA. Stop the diva shit and cough it up.