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President's Day weekend my buddies back in Michigan went up north for the annual snowmobile weekend. One dude either left his notebook or iPhone open. I was up early Sunday morning and there was about four or five homoerotic updates (something about gay bars and a sausagefest). Dude must have been passed out because they didn't get erased until Noonish.
No way that's real. Who the hell works on the weekend just to have more time off during the week? Is Tom a waiter?
There is a really good sea ropes joke there but I don't wanna get clipped.Jeebus. I don't know how you people live with all that frozen white stuff.I think I may have found a woman who gives Tanner's "but-what-if-someone's-coming-the-other-way" woman a run for her money. I live in a 4-unit condo, and we shovel our own parking spaces. I've had some run-ins with the adult son of my downstairs neighbor. She's a flighty but harmless type. One of the run-ins with her son was about shoveling (or his lack thereof). So, in her effort to be nice, she "shoveled" my parking spots (I have two) last night.
As an aside, I should have been worried when right off the bat when this conversation occurred as she came from the front of the building to the rear, where I was just starting to shovel the walk.
Her: were you able to pull in alright?
Me:(no car in my spot). Um no I parked out front until I could shovel it.
Her: (looking around dumbfounded). What do you drive?
Me: (thinking: what? I've parked next to you every day for two years, freakazoid) Oh, the same black SUV.
Her: well I got most of it for you!
Me: oh wow, thanks!
So anyhow, driving by in the twilight, it had looked like my spot had been shoveled once but that more snow had fallen since. We got about 8 inches and it looked like there was maybe 3 on my spot. As I get to the walk I notice that it hasn't been shoveled but, in fact, had been tramped down by lots of walking. This suck because now I have scrape the snow to shovel it.
"What are you doing?" Downstairs Lady shouts at me, hands on hips and shaking her head. "You're just like my son! I just finished putting snow back and flattening it out - it's slippery under that snow!"
"Oh," said I. It dawns on me that after her deadbeat loser son had finally done something productive, that is, shovel the walk, she put snow back on it and packed it down. On purpose. A very long and awkward pause ensued as I processed this, as well as
(1) the fact that I am not having my walk look like this,
(2) the fact that I am not allowing my walk to freeze like this and become an ice rink all over again,
(3) the realization that this is why her parking spots always look bumpy and icy (I thought they were just too lazy to do a good job shoveling),
(3) the utter confusion that someone who lives here doesn't know how snow turns into ice, or that we have salt,
(4) hoping against hope that she didn't do the same thing to my entire parking area in her effort to help, and
(5) trying to figure out how to address this since I need her vote next month at our meeting.
Eventually I said, "well I'm going to do it a little differently. I'm going to shovel it then salt it," pointing to our supply of salt. I withheld my urge to shout "LIKE ANY NORMAL ####### MONKEY WHO LIVES IN THE SNOW WOULD HAVE ENOUGH SENSE TO DO!!"
Sure enough, when I got over to my spot, my whole parking area was the same way. So I spent almost two hours scrape-shoveling what should have taken 30 minutes. Then I went out drinking.
/story
Never a fun prospect. But, when they have to go, they have to go.Whenever I am faced with that prospect, I think of Paul and Ritchie, who were a couple of VPs at the company that brought me to New York. A decade before I knew them, they worked together at NYNEX (a Baby Bell after the AT&T breakup back in the day). Paul had a drinking problem. It affected his work. Ritchie fired him. Ten years later, Ritchie was at a start-up, desperately looking for an VP of Operations. By then Paul had been through a 12 step and sober for a few years, and Ritchie hired him. They worked great together. It always amazed me that Paul never harbored any ill will ("I would have fired me, too"), or that Ritchie gave him a second chance. FWIW, Paul was a home run for our company.I've had to fire people who later thrived at another company. Sometimes people under perform. It was a bad fit for their skill set, they have other issues from outside of work, they undermine themselves with a crappy attitude, can't get along with and work within the group. Whatever - the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. I'm a big believer in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th chances. But when its time to go, its time to go.I have never fired someone who didn't know it was coming. Documentation and counseling and clear outlines of actions needed and probable outcomes/consequences. It is, more often than not, a relief for them (and afterward, for you and everyone else). Sometimes people respond positively to the pressure being turned up, and you don't have to pull the trigger. More often they got out and find a job preemptively. Or wait for you to make the move.When its time for them to go, its time for them to go.It never gets easier. GL GB.Can't sleep -- I think I have to fire someone tomorrow/later today.
Thanks for the words. In this case, it will be somewhat easy to let this person go, as she's way overpaid for what we are getting from her. She's our office manager and has made a great many decisions that have cost us a good chunk of change. It's also come to our attention that she's lied on a few different occasions about some things that are pretty serious.My main concern is how the rest of the office will feel as a result of this. We are a 9-person staff, so anyone leaving will likely cause ripples. I don't want to go into why we are letting her go with the rest of the staff, but I also want to address it with them in a way to assure them that their jobs are not in danger. Just an awful feeling.Never a fun prospect. But, when they have to go, they have to go.Whenever I am faced with that prospect, I think of Paul and Ritchie, who were a couple of VPs at the company that brought me to New York. A decade before I knew them, they worked together at NYNEX (a Baby Bell after the AT&T breakup back in the day). Paul had a drinking problem. It affected his work. Ritchie fired him. Ten years later, Ritchie was at a start-up, desperately looking for an VP of Operations. By then Paul had been through a 12 step and sober for a few years, and Ritchie hired him. They worked great together. It always amazed me that Paul never harbored any ill will ("I would have fired me, too"), or that Ritchie gave him a second chance. FWIW, Paul was a home run for our company.Can't sleep -- I think I have to fire someone tomorrow/later today.
I've had to fire people who later thrived at another company. Sometimes people under perform. It was a bad fit for their skill set, they have other issues from outside of work, they undermine themselves with a crappy attitude, can't get along with and work within the group. Whatever - the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. I'm a big believer in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th chances. But when its time to go, its time to go.
I have never fired someone who didn't know it was coming. Documentation and counseling and clear outlines of actions needed and probable outcomes/consequences. It is, more often than not, a relief for them (and afterward, for you and everyone else). Sometimes people respond positively to the pressure being turned up, and you don't have to pull the trigger. More often they got out and find a job preemptively. Or wait for you to make the move.
When its time for them to go, its time for them to go.
It never gets easier. GL GB.
No, that was probably all Tom. His wife was a huge hosebeast back in HS. They didn't meet until they were both about 30.
He's a HS athletic director. I wouldn't give that job to my worst enemy.
How does one take a picture message and upload it to imageshack?
Questions:
The transcript is, unfortunately, accurate.Questions: Can you corroborate SLB2's transcript below?
I awoke at 2.30pm, napped from 8-midnight, then went back to bed around 1.
She "poked" me on Facebook, if that counts.
There were two, other than the bartender and the meth head. One of whom I gave poor legal advice to. His name was "Spanky."
It's heaven. Or alternatively, a private club for veterans and their sons. Many of them have a bar inside.
I believe you instructed me to text you once I passed out. This is the result.Thorn 6:07am - Not passed out yetThorn 6:07am - YetThorn 6:07am - YetThorn 6:07am - YetThorn 7:16am - Yep cant see strait no mo
I hope you let someone know they were out of toilet paper.
White guys with the same mother.My Dad just got a call that a long time friend of ours just died unexpectedly at 64. He was one of the few people my Dad would call a best friend.
Damn, that sucks.White guys with the same mother.My Dad just got a call that a long time friend of ours just died unexpectedly at 64. He was one of the few people my Dad would call a best friend.
I think I'm going to be sick.
White guys with the same mother.My Dad just got a call that a long time friend of ours just died unexpectedly at 64. He was one of the few people my Dad would call a best friend.
I think I'm going to be sick.
Bob, you're due for something great to happen soon.
You know, I find when I buy the store brand wax beans, I can't even tell the difference.
Wat? I can join a private bar that opens at 6am if my dad is a vet? I might bring things to a whole new level
My mom is in the DAR, what does that get me?
loli reworded that sentence like 8 times to try to avoid saying this blatently
Not invited to parties thrown by black folks?
And how many would that be?
Yup, no doubt. Canned Hamms and lots of ashtrays...Keno on a corner TV if you're in Oregon.
Yep, thanks. Thanks, TF. All good here.
Sometimes, it's a drag being right all the time.
We need this answered.
You're needed in the Bachelor thread.
If they did, that person was wrong. The VFW is pretty damn picky about their membership. On the other hand, I'm pretty sure you don't have to be a member of the VFW to drink at a VFW. I used to drink beer at our local VFW club in high school.
You can join as a social member. Membership is usually cheaper. I think my Dad pays either $5 or $10 a year for his social membership at the local VFW. Also, if I'm not mistaken, the VFW and American Legion are 2 separate clubs.
VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) =/= American Legion. Legions have a "sons" program. Pay the same dues and have a vote, if you ever wanted to attend a meeting.You can join as a social member. Membership is usually cheaper. I think my Dad pays either $5 or $10 a year for his social membership at the local VFW. Also, if I'm not mistaken, the VFW and American Legion are 2 separate clubs.
What a sad commentary that is.
Big 12 bball refs are the absolute suxor of the universe. If any of them call NCAA tournament games, it's a travesty. T&P if your favorite team has to play under them.
I'm a KU fan and went down to OU to see the game this weekend. There were at least three times a foul was called when no physical contact was made between the players whatsoever. I try to be polite at away venues but in memory of old times I went to the information desk and asked them where they put the national championship trophies. They directed me to the women's trophy. :snicker:
Eskimo brothers?
