[Maark Abbott]

Morgoth, on 15 February 2018 - 12:52 PM, said:

Cause, on 15 February 2018 - 12:38 PM, said:

Morgoth, on 15 February 2018 - 12:14 PM, said:

I'm at the office and everyone, including my boss and his boss, are watching the live feed from the Biathlon at Pyonchang.

A swede missed a shot, there were a number of celebratory yells down throughout the floor

Swedes only wish they were Norwegians. And Norwegians wish for nothing!

Why make wishes when you live in socialist utopia?

Something something hammer and sickle, Hammerfest overrun, send three MLRS and take it back

[Morgoth]

Maark Abbott, on 23 February 2018 - 08:04 AM, said:

Morgoth, on 15 February 2018 - 12:52 PM, said:

Cause, on 15 February 2018 - 12:38 PM, said:

Morgoth, on 15 February 2018 - 12:14 PM, said:

I'm at the office and everyone, including my boss and his boss, are watching the live feed from the Biathlon at Pyonchang.

A swede missed a shot, there were a number of celebratory yells down throughout the floor

Swedes only wish they were Norwegians. And Norwegians wish for nothing!

Why make wishes when you live in socialist utopia?

Something something hammer and sickle, Hammerfest overrun, send three MLRS and take it back

I went to Hammerfest once for a conference. It's not a lovely place.

[Tsundoku]

Wait - Hammerfest is a place? I thought it was like ... a fest? Of hammers?

Ie a fully balls-out metal festival.

EDIT: Google tells me that place is all sorts of fucked-up levels of cold. No, thanks.

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 23 February 2018 - 11:30 AM

[Slow Ben]

Macros, on 23 February 2018 - 07:29 AM, said:

What are a mandatory holidays in the US? I heard somewhere you only get like 2 weeks paid holiday.
Over here it's more like 4/5

When you start a job its usually around 2 weeks paid vacation. It goes up the longer you work there.

[Malankazooie]

Slow Ben, on 23 February 2018 - 02:31 PM, said:

Macros, on 23 February 2018 - 07:29 AM, said:

What are a mandatory holidays in the US? I heard somewhere you only get like 2 weeks paid holiday.
Over here it's more like 4/5

When you start a job its usually around 2 weeks paid vacation. It goes up the longer you work there.

SB is correct. At my employer you get two weeks paid vacation to start and then accrue another week after four years. If you work long enough to make it ten years, you have a paid sabbatical, which is one month. And if you don't take it in the year you become eligible, you lose it, so those who are coming up on ten years need to plan.

Aside from the vacation time, we also get ten paid holidays. I think the word holiday means something different outside of America, but here it means we get the following days off, with pay:

- New Year's Day
- President's Day
- Spring Day (or Good Friday, but have to call it Spring Day so as not to offend non Christians)
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day (4th of July)
- Labor Day (which here in the US is first Monday of September)
- Thanksgiving Day
- Day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday)
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day

This is at my specific employer and varies depending on who you work for (for ex. might get MLK Jr. Day off instead of Pres. Day), but most professionals get these paid days off.

[Silencer]

Malankazooie, on 23 February 2018 - 03:10 PM, said:

Slow Ben, on 23 February 2018 - 02:31 PM, said:

Macros, on 23 February 2018 - 07:29 AM, said:

What are a mandatory holidays in the US? I heard somewhere you only get like 2 weeks paid holiday.
Over here it's more like 4/5

When you start a job its usually around 2 weeks paid vacation. It goes up the longer you work there.

SB is correct. At my employer you get two weeks paid vacation to start and then accrue another week after four years. If you work long enough to make it ten years, you have a paid sabbatical, which is one month. And if you don't take it in the year you become eligible, you lose it, so those who are coming up on ten years need to plan.

Aside from the vacation time, we also get ten paid holidays. I think the word holiday means something different outside of America, but here it means we get the following days off, with pay:

- New Year's Day
- President's Day
- Spring Day (or Good Friday, but have to call it Spring Day so as not to offend non Christians)
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day (4th of July)
- Labor Day (which here in the US is first Monday of September)
- Thanksgiving Day
- Day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday)
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day

This is at my specific employer and varies depending on who you work for (for ex. might get MLK Jr. Day off instead of Pres. Day), but most professionals get these paid days off.

Yet another reason why I'm glad I don't live in the US, then.

4-weeks to 5-weeks paid annual leave each year, plus 10 public holidays (paid, and if you work mandatory overtime rates). You don't need to earn the annual leave through loyalty. After 5- and 10-years' service most companies here will also give you "long service leave" in addition to your base annual leave. Not using the long service leave in the year you get it doesn't mean you lose it, afaik.

Progress is such a wonderful thing. XD

[Malankazooie]

Silencer, on 24 February 2018 - 05:31 AM, said:

Malankazooie, on 23 February 2018 - 03:10 PM, said:

Slow Ben, on 23 February 2018 - 02:31 PM, said:

Macros, on 23 February 2018 - 07:29 AM, said:

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Yet another reason why I'm glad I don't live in the US, then.

4-weeks to 5-weeks paid annual leave each year, plus 10 public holidays (paid, and if you work mandatory overtime rates). You don't need to earn the annual leave through loyalty. After 5- and 10-years' service most companies here will also give you "long service leave" in addition to your base annual leave. Not using the long service leave in the year you get it doesn't mean you lose it, afaik.

Progress is such a wonderful thing. XD

Thing is, at my employer, the majority of employees are maxed out on their vacation hours and a corporate memo usually is sent out around Christmas time that all employees who have accrued max vacation hours need to use vacation time. People like having as many accrued vacation hours as possible because during one of the routine RIF actions, their severance package includes unused vacation pay. Also, it's a sad commentary on the culture of the U.S. but a lot of people just don't like having that many days off work. I personally always use my vacation hours, even if it means I just take a Friday/Monday off for a long 4 day weekend (usually to devote time to a new engrossing video game XD)

[Tsundoku]

The sounds of rain on the roof.

So drowsy ...

Now all we need is for a goodly portion of it to end up in the dam.

[Mentalist]

I get 15 days of paid "vacation" a year- which is significantly better than most entry-level jobs where people get 10, and have to work their way up to 15 through a few years.

We also get stat holidays, 2 "religious holidays" of our choice and 5 (I think) paid sick days. I virtually never use my sick day, b/c I usually schedule whatever appointment I need 1st thing in the morning, then go straight to work and work a few extra hours to make it up. The only legit "sick day" I took in my 3.5 years was when I dislocated my elbow Thursday night and got back from the hospital in a cast at 8 AM in the morning. I called work that day and told them I'd be in on Monday.

[Puck]

I'm surprisingly happy that one of my favourites won the Ukrainian Eurovision National Selection. Had a moment of fear there when that faceless puppet in heels got the max points from the national jury. Brrr

[Mentalist]

Puck, on 24 February 2018 - 11:42 PM, said:

I'm surprisingly happy that one of my favourites won the Ukrainian Eurovision National Selection. Had a moment of fear there when that faceless puppet in heels got the max points from the national jury. Brrr

Who won?

[Puck]

Mentalist, on 24 February 2018 - 11:47 PM, said:

Puck, on 24 February 2018 - 11:42 PM, said:

I'm surprisingly happy that one of my favourites won the Ukrainian Eurovision National Selection. Had a moment of fear there when that faceless puppet in heels got the max points from the national jury. Brrr

Who won?

Melovin. I was hoping Kadnay would win, their song was really drived, which I like, but Melovin was my second favourite and would've won last year hadn't Jamala thrown a hissy fit. I think that's the first time in the history of me actively following Eurovision that I am not ashamed to root for Ukraine.

Germany has booked the last place again, though.

[Mentalist]

Puck, on 24 February 2018 - 11:53 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 24 February 2018 - 11:47 PM, said:

Puck, on 24 February 2018 - 11:42 PM, said:

I'm surprisingly happy that one of my favourites won the Ukrainian Eurovision National Selection. Had a moment of fear there when that faceless puppet in heels got the max points from the national jury. Brrr

Who won?

Melovin. I was hoping Kadnay would win, their song was really drived, which I like, but Melovin was my second favourite and would've won last year hadn't Jamala thrown a hissy fit. I think that's the first time in the history of me actively following Eurovision that I am not ashamed to root for Ukraine.

Germany has booked the last place again, though.

Ah k, so 2nd semi-finals, for both of them.

I just saw the first semifinalist batch, and there were like 3 names I recognized, and 2 of them (Kozak System + The Vjyo) didn't make it... and Erised..... eh, I saw them (her?) in December (I think?)- they were opening act for Boomboks, and they didn't impress. Though to be fair, if you're waiting for Boomboks, not a lot of things will, lol.

[Puck]

Mentalist, on 24 February 2018 - 11:57 PM, said:

Puck, on 24 February 2018 - 11:53 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 24 February 2018 - 11:47 PM, said:

Puck, on 24 February 2018 - 11:42 PM, said:

I'm surprisingly happy that one of my favourites won the Ukrainian Eurovision National Selection. Had a moment of fear there when that faceless puppet in heels got the max points from the national jury. Brrr

Who won?

Melovin. I was hoping Kadnay would win, their song was really drived, which I like, but Melovin was my second favourite and would've won last year hadn't Jamala thrown a hissy fit. I think that's the first time in the history of me actively following Eurovision that I am not ashamed to root for Ukraine.

Germany has booked the last place again, though.

Ah k, so 2nd semi-finals, for both of them.

I just saw the first semifinalist batch, and there were like 3 names I recognized, and 2 of them (Kozak System + The Vjyo) didn't make it... and Erised..... eh, I saw them (her?) in December (I think?)- they were opening act for Boomboks, and they didn't impress. Though to be fair, if you're waiting for Boomboks, not a lot of things will, lol.

Yeah, both from the 2nd semifinal. All three acts from the first semifinal placed low. I honestly didn't reconize anyone from either semifinal unless they had already competed last year, since casually I am solidly in the 'rock and harder'-section, musically, and Ukrainian acts don't tour around here (which is surprising, since I'm geographically closer than you are, but not enough people who buy tickets to their concerts here).

Wasn't impressed at all by The Erised despite loving the genre, though.

[Mezla PigDog]

My child loves to say the word "truck". Every time he sees one he shouts it out. He sees a lot while we're out and a lot in his toy box. Problem is that he pronounces it "fuck". If we're out you get to hear me awkwardly laughing and saying "yes it's a truck, TRuck" so that random passers by don't think my child is a potty mouth (note - he will be but not yet). Anyway, tonight he was shouting "Drink" so I taught him to yell "Drink, girls, truck". Gotta get your kicks where you can!

[Macros]

whilst I appreciate the father jack approach
surely drink truck girls would be funnier?

[Macros]

how does he pronounce cars?

[Macros]

[Maark Abbott]

Tsundoku, on 23 February 2018 - 11:26 AM, said:

Wait - Hammerfest is a place? I thought it was like ... a fest? Of hammers?

Ie a fully balls-out metal festival.

EDIT: Google tells me that place is all sorts of fucked-up levels of cold. No, thanks.

It also has intermittent Obelisks of Light that will one-shot your MLRS. Not good.

[Cause]

I crashed a car I was hoping to sell a month ago. Minor accident but turns out I hit it in just the right spot and the 13 year old car is hard to source parts for so Insurance is paying me out. It works out to 50% more than the dealer was gonna buy it from me for! Also I still get to sell the car for scrap so hopefully that's a little extra too.

It feels good!