[Centzon Totochtin]

JLV - stop taking the drugs/weeds/whatever, that could help... and life will move on and get better!!

KL - that really sucks at least noone was hurt!




I think I am getting sick again

[King Lear]

Thanks HD, the car's not totaled, but it was my fault

Like Centz says, it could be worse. It's just money after all

[Dammon]

Its looking more and more like the job I am doing will be moved to the Darwin office, i've told them I may be interested if the duration is less the 2 years (1 at the most) but will wait and see what the offer is. Will have to try and put some pressure on to get a good deal (Should be at least +20% pay which includes a LAFHA).

Unfortuneatly while there is a lot of Engineering projects happening here, not a lot of the bloody Design work is been done in Australia and since the company I work for is shit at bidding for stuff they don't have much work on so if I don't want to go to Darwin I may be looking elsewhere for work. Will have to get in my dads ear again about a transfer to Brisbane to work over there.

[Shiara]

Dammon, on 29 September 2011 - 07:12 AM, said:

Will have to get in my dads ear again about a transfer to Brisbane to work over there.

Yes, you will

Messing with my groove: my boss sat me down this morning to talk about my sick leave. Since I've been rather ill lately, I'm scraping the barrel of my accumulated leave, including Recreation and Personal leave which I'd been using in lieu of Sick leave when I ran out, and I assumed that's what the meeting was going to be about. He kind of blind-sided me by bringing up my sick leave history for the past year, saying there seemed to be a pattern of me taking leave as it was accumulating (like I monitor my leave and as soon as I have enough, take it). I occasionally get migraines, and have problems with depression and anxiety, so it's not like I just make shit up to get a day off. Basically he offered me a choice: either go to the doctor and get a medical certificate to say I have ongoing health issues and get treatment, or commit to getting a medical certificate every time I take sick leave, even if it's just one day. He said it was not fair on the team that I keep taking leave, and that it's "abnormal" for a person not to have a large backlog of sick leave. What am I supposed to say to that?

[Tsundoku]

Shiara, on 29 September 2011 - 07:45 AM, said:

Messing with my groove: my boss sat me down this morning to talk about my sick leave. Since I've been rather ill lately, I'm scraping the barrel of my accumulated leave, including Recreation and Personal leave which I'd been using in lieu of Sick leave when I ran out, and I assumed that's what the meeting was going to be about. He kind of blind-sided me by bringing up my sick leave history for the past year, saying there seemed to be a pattern of me taking leave as it was accumulating (like I monitor my leave and as soon as I have enough, take it). I occasionally get migraines, and have problems with depression and anxiety, so it's not like I just make shit up to get a day off. Basically he offered me a choice: either go to the doctor and get a medical certificate to say I have ongoing health issues and get treatment, or commit to getting a medical certificate every time I take sick leave, even if it's just one day. He said it was not fair on the team that I keep taking leave, and that it's "abnormal" for a person not to have a large backlog of sick leave. What am I supposed to say to that?

Oddly enough, I think this is a conversation you should be having with Centz, as it's within her field of expertise.

I can see both sides on this one though. Was your boss reluctant to bring it up, but had to do it, or were they in your face about it? Either way, just play the game so they don't have reason to fuck you over later on. Having a trackable and accountable history of dotting your i's and crossing your t's goes a long way towards averting shit further on down the track.

@KL
Ugh, bummer. Glad you're OK though. I wrote off my car after a comparatively minor bingle a couple of years ago (it wasn't worth the cost of repairs) and I'm grateful I was lucky enough to have enough savings to buy a new one.

[Obdigore]

Boss: Obdi, you are doing great. But we need to replace 7 DC's and the master DC this weekend, with new boxes with 2008 R2 on em. Thanks!

ASFKLGHSDKGFHASGADFKAGHAS:FGHAEKOSGHSD

[Loki]

Agreeing to look after two children has suddenly turned into minding four children - two of which ought to be in detention centres. Awesome

[Grimjust Bearegular]

They're mulitplying?!



Flee, you fool!

[Darkwatch]

Loki, on 29 September 2011 - 10:30 AM, said:

Agreeing to look after two children has suddenly turned into minding four children - two of which ought to be in detention centres. Awesome

Duct tape, lots of duct tape.

Or if you feel more subtle. Do any of the kids have allergies? Most likely. Give them Benadryl, the only risk of excitability is in the elderly otherwise it causes drowsiness for everyone else.

And since kids always want what the others have then you can give them all Benadryl. Problem solved.

This post has been edited by Darkwatch: 29 September 2011 - 03:48 PM

[Loki]

I ended up sending the extra two home. I swear to god kids these days don't even have basic manners - don't help yourself to the fridge, don't insult my brother in his own house, don't tell my sister what she can do and don't bloody well do what i just said you weren't allowed to do while i'm watching you prime juvey canadate!

[Darkwatch]

In that case you should have sent them home on chocolate covered coffee beans. To send a message to their parents.

[Adjutant Stormy~]

When I have to watch someone's little bastards the interaction usually goes like this:

Annoying child does something they're not supposed to.
Me: "Stop that or I will make you stop."
Kid: "No!" (does it again)
Me: "I'm warning you for the last time."
Kid, does it again.
I pick the child up like a sack of potatoes, and physically remove them from the offending area, usually to somewhere boring, like the kitchen.
Me: "Sit."
Kid, whines.
Me, in the 'you are tempting fate voice' : "SIIIIIIIIIT"
And I watch them sit there, grab a book, and wait for them to crack.

Then they're friggin' angels.

[tiam]

I can appreciat kids talk. Doing work in a school at the minute and alot of the kids are unco-operative. Its a pretty poor school though ahs started getting better pass marks in recent years. Anyway as its been unbelievably hot (for Britain where the summer is measured in hours) the kids either fall asleep/doze (fine) or UNRELENTINGLY BITCH ABOUT THE FACT ITS HOT YES I KNOW ITS HOT IM WEARING A SHIRT AND TIE YOU LITTLE FUCKERS!!!!

[Shiara]

Adjutant Stormy, on 29 September 2011 - 06:07 PM, said:

When I have to watch someone's little bastards the interaction usually goes like this:

Annoying child does something they're not supposed to.
Me: "Stop that or I will make you stop."
Kid: "No!" (does it again)
Me: "I'm warning you for the last time."
Kid, does it again.
I pick the child up like a sack of potatoes, and physically remove them from the offending area, usually to somewhere boring, like the kitchen.
Me: "Sit."
Kid, whines.
Me, in the 'you are tempting fate voice' : "SIIIIIIIIIT"
And I watch them sit there, grab a book, and wait for them to crack.

Then they're friggin' angels.

This is similar to what Luci does (and has done to Loki's 11 year old little sister).

Kid is being a shit? Hold them upside-down until they get tired of struggling/bitching/whining. He just tucked her ankles into the crook of his arm and held her there while he continued his conversation with the rest of the party. She's so used to just getting her way that she had no idea how to react - he put her down when she quietened down.

[Grimjust Bearegular]

Gothos has dissapoint with me




Also, an Austrian guy just came into work and called me boring for wanting to play Gears of War 3 all weekend...I'm assuming he got boring and awesome mixed up somehow.

[Tsundoku]

Changeface InserfunnynamehereBear, on 30 September 2011 - 06:31 AM, said:

Also, an Austrian guy just came into work and called me boring for wanting to play Gears of War 3 all weekend...I'm assuming he got boring and awesome mixed up somehow.

Obviously he wanted you to play with his Gear Lever of War.

[LadyMTL]

Ugh...kids. Despite the fact that everyone I know seems to think I need a brood of them ("You're going to be 35 soon! Isn't the biological clock ticking, hahaha" and so on and so on, until I want to push someone into traffic) I am not a big fan. I can take them in small doses but yeah...do not want. And of course now that school is in my bus home is full of yapping, so cool it hurts tweens and teens. Last week two girls were listening to Justin Bieber and were actually singing along! My groove has been messed with ever since.

[Grimjust Bearegular]

Sombra, on 30 September 2011 - 07:36 AM, said:

Changeface InserfunnynamehereBear, on 30 September 2011 - 06:31 AM, said:

Also, an Austrian guy just came into work and called me boring for wanting to play Gears of War 3 all weekend...I'm assuming he got boring and awesome mixed up somehow.

Obviously he wanted you to play with his Gear Lever of War.

Lol!



Also, managed to staple my own finger today.


Also, also, a woman came in and told me the music I was listening to was horrible. It was VSQ cover of Enter Sandman...

This post has been edited by Changeface InserfunnynamehereBear: 30 September 2011 - 12:56 PM

[QuickTidal]

So here's the story. there is this guy that is friends with my girlfriend's sister. He's normally such a depressed, feels bad about himself type guy that he outwardly is a dick to people. He makes fun of things others like, and calls them idiots for liking them, and he is continuously condescending.

So basically he pisses me right off. I tried to be friend with him at first, but he just always rubbed me the wrong way. Both my gf and her sister knew I loathed him...so for the last two years my gf's sister has (because of how I hate him) not invited him to their annual Halloween party so I wouldn't have to deal with him.

This year she feels bad and wants to invite him (don't ask me why she is his friend)...to which she asked me if that was okay (telling me that he has a girlfriend so he is less down, thus he should be less of a dick I guess is her thinking). I told her probably not a good idea, the guy sets my teeth to grinding and if he says the wrong thing I'll go off on him. My girlfriend now got into the act and has yelled at me telling me to get over my problems and just ignore him, go in other rooms at the party and not talk to him...so I have to ignore HIM at what is essentially partly MY party?

I am understandably annoyed about this. I spoke with my dad and he says it's been two years, he has a girlfriend now and I ought to offer an olive branch, suck it up and if the guy pisses me off again I can go back to hating him...and this would have the effect of my gf and her sister seeing again why I hate him so much.

While I plan on giving in and allowing the douchebag to come, and attempt to keep my mouth shut the whole time about it...it's still messing with my groove heavily.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 30 September 2011 - 02:39 PM

[amphibian]

I think the best course of action is to allow him to attend, while making your girlfriend's sister directly responsible for anything the asshole does. If he got ridiculously tanked and then started ruining the mood in a way that's obvious to other people, that would be the perfect way to finally be rid of him for good.

That way you get points for being tolerant and he's gone. I hate those kinds of "I don't feel great about myself, so I'm going to shit all over you" people.