icedcoffee , I'm so sorry, that's rage inducing. That happened to me about 3 years ago as well. I was named interim Director for 9 months at the same pay as my lower position while doing all the heavy lifting. Then they hired someone else and had me train that person to do the job I was already doing. I almost went Angela Bassett on the place.
Ugh. I’m sorry that happened to you. What is wrong with people?
I will not train the new person. I’m practicing “That falls in the role of XYZ. I am not sure.” Godspeed to them.
My staff is so mad they were crying yesterday. It’s quite the decision they made.
So help them if they hired an old white man.
I've been passed over twice for white men. These were at different jobs, so at least not at my organization, and I can understand that my role is more management and maybe they wanted someone who was more hands on. But it is particularily annoying when they tout their DEI work and then hire a white man. I can see their leadership teams on their websites.
Truly random - Live Nation had their $25 ticket deal and I will be taking my 14 year old son to a Rob Zombie concert. Of all the things I dreamed of doing with my baby one day, this was not one I thought of. LOL
It is really crazy how different his life is than mine was. I went to my first rock concert at 14 as well. Iron Maiden with my friends in NYC, high as a kite. I wouldn't have gone anywhere with my mother. Drugs and alcohol are not even on his radar at this point (thank God) and he actually WANTS to go with me.
I got a notification that the delivery process has been initiated for my luggage! It says I should receive it by 1am tomorrow lol hopefully that means today. I'll be keeping an eye on the AirTag to see when it starts moving so I can be here to sign for delivery.
Post by lavenderblue on May 8, 2024 9:44:08 GMT -5
I have given up on actually owning socks. My daughter just steals them all and then they somehow just disappear. No one knows where they go, and I'm the only one doing laundry, so I'm stumped. I just bought 30 pairs of the exact same socks on Amazon, so even as some end up lost, I'll still be able to make matches. I predict that they'll all be gone by the end of August.
I have given up on actually owning socks. My daughter just steals them all and then they somehow just disappear. No one knows where they go, and I'm the only one doing laundry, so I'm stumped. I just bought 30 pairs of the exact same socks on Amazon, so even as some end up lost, I'll still be able to make matches. I predict that they'll all be gone by the end of August.
My daughter is the queen of single-use socks. Where do they all go?! And her school uniform is maroon knee socks. They're not easy to find in a rush! Also her under-shorts for school. I buy them constantly!
I was telling my hairdresser about it and the woman in the seat next to me told me her Dr. said the same thing to her and how she wished she’d done it sooner. She said I can see so much better! I can drive at night again! I She told me the procedure wasn’t bad (“I was out for brunch afterwards!” 🤣) so not to put it off if that’s what I’m concerned about.
Do you HAVE to wait? My sister had it done recently and she's so happy and said it was not bad at all.
I'm nearing the end of my rewatch of Friday Night Lights and oh goodness I forgot how bad the last season was. But there are a number of folks in that last season that went on to do bigger things that I totally forgot had even been on!
They're still working on the parking ramp at my work and they're now on the floor where I park and it's SO loud and dusty! Our cars are all covered with dust and I made the comment that the company doing the work owes us all a car wash when the work is done and everyone agrees. Not that it will happen though LOL I'll just be glad when it's done so the noise stops! Thankfully tomorrow is my WFH day so I'll get a break from the noise.
I really want Panda Express for lunch. There isn't one super close to work but I still may venture out to get some.
I have given up on actually owning socks. My daughter just steals them all and then they somehow just disappear. No one knows where they go, and I'm the only one doing laundry, so I'm stumped. I just bought 30 pairs of the exact same socks on Amazon, so even as some end up lost, I'll still be able to make matches. I predict that they'll all be gone by the end of August.
My mom used sharpie to lable my socks and my sister's socks with our initial because they were too similar.
I have given up on actually owning socks. My daughter just steals them all and then they somehow just disappear. No one knows where they go, and I'm the only one doing laundry, so I'm stumped. I just bought 30 pairs of the exact same socks on Amazon, so even as some end up lost, I'll still be able to make matches. I predict that they'll all be gone by the end of August.
My mom used sharpie to lable my socks and my sister's socks with our initial because they were too similar.
I would 100% do that.
Ha I've started doing that with my kids leggings. I used to be able to tell by looking but it is so frustrating now that they are size 5 and size 7/8.
Truly random - Live Nation had their $25 ticket deal and I will be taking my 14 year old son to a Rob Zombie concert. Of all the things I dreamed of doing with my baby one day, this was not one I thought of. LOL
It is really crazy how different his life is than mine was. I went to my first rock concert at 14 as well. Iron Maiden with my friends in NYC, high as a kite. I wouldn't have gone anywhere with my mother. Drugs and alcohol are not even on his radar at this point (thank God) and he actually WANTS to go with me.
Rob Zombie is fun! In case you're not aware, there's usually a plethora of naked boobs on stage through the performance.
I have given up on actually owning socks. My daughter just steals them all and then they somehow just disappear. No one knows where they go, and I'm the only one doing laundry, so I'm stumped. I just bought 30 pairs of the exact same socks on Amazon, so even as some end up lost, I'll still be able to make matches. I predict that they'll all be gone by the end of August.
My mom used sharpie to lable my socks and my sister's socks with our initial because they were too similar.
I would 100% do that.
I did that when DD and SD were younger. Now, my DD knows good and well when she steals my socks. I usually buy myself name brand like Nike and Adidas, but buy her off brand since she loses them all. Now I just bought all the same white socks and it's fair game for whoever wants to wear them
We have pretty simple requirements for the backyard deck we wanted constructed. A rectangle, composite/maintenance-free, with exits on both sides. We initially called 2 local companies, and it was like pulling teeth with the first one. They just could not get both both sets of stairs on the quote, we had to go back and forth on it, and their idea of maintenance free differed wildly from ours, because they didn't include covered steps/railings/fascia- they were only including composite boards for the decking. By the time we sorted all that out the quote came to $100 sqft (ouch- I was expecting $35- maybe at the super high end $80 sqft).
The second guy road in with a shiny truck with personalized "MeesterDeck" plates and was just super nice- but he quoted us $165 sqft!! The first quote was looking better at this point, but I didn't feel great about working with a company who made it so much labor for us.
So we called 2 more companies this week, and suspecting we may have been hit with "project too small" price jacking with the first quotes, doubled the sqft of the deck. These guys (all the same material, same standards for joist boards/spacing, height, composite boards, build) came in at $40-45 sqft!
Anyway, we are really happy with the communication and professionalism of the company we signed with, they have been super prompt and have an office around the corner. And now we are getting twice the deck (which is great!) at 1/3-1/2 the initial quotes. I'm so glad we didn't stop at 2 quotes!
Bring back asking if people can write something down before rattling off random facts and numbers on an unexpected phone call. Some of us are trying to grocery shop, Sally!
It’s as if everyone (my father, all hospital staff) thinks that I am a powered down robot awaiting their instructions 24/7.
My H has suddenly decided our homeowners insurance is too much. Based solely on “that is a lot of money,” not any sort of comparison. And he wants to drop the umbrella policy because “it’s too much.” He brought this up twice. Both times I told him to call the insurance agent and discuss his concerns, but don’t make any changes yet. Then he brought it up again, but hasn’t called.
On the one hand, yay that he is doing something. On the other, dude, it’s been 20 years and you have never cared about this before. And it coming up out of the blue like this really makes me feel like you don’t trust my decision, which you have not once cared about before. And it’s weird.
Post by pinkdutchtulips on May 8, 2024 12:19:32 GMT -5
and the house saga comes to an end .. the mad scramble did not pan out. Other homes will hit the rental market. While I'm a little disappointed, it's far from the end of the world.
“With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent,”
Post by litskispeciality on May 8, 2024 12:43:01 GMT -5
I haven't had a chance to read all of the responses yet.
I just booked two hotels for mini-summer get away's. My PTO is so low/prices are so frigging high that our longest stay will be 3 full days, but that's way better than nothing. Now I just have to hope my work will approve the time off, but I talked to my (new) supervisor and things seem to be so much more flexible, especially where I'm putting in so early. I really didn't realize how annoying and limiting black out dates (in Higher Ed) really are. With my DH's PTO policy limits we've already had to switch potential dates twice to time I wouldn't have been able to take 1.5 years ago.
PDQ PDQ
I'll probably start a whole new thread, but I had my physical yesterday and the NP put in a referral for ADHD testing. Agreed to let me try quick release Adderal for a couple of months while I go through testing, in hopes if it works and I have a diagnosis then we know what to use going forward. Can't lie I'm nervous and have a million questions, but also I've been off track so much today I think I need to try something. Kind of annoyed they had me do blood work as I mentioned I hadn't fasted (end of the day apt) so some of my numbers are off, but they wouldn't prescribe the med without some tests.
I'm watching Below Deck for the first time, and the fact that I relate most to Captain Lee tells me I may not be the right demographics for this show.
However, it's so fucking addictive.
It’s like a train wreck I cannot look away from. The crew are all so self-centered and immature, even the older ones. Check out some of the other variations. Captain Jason is great.
I am not having a good day. It started at 6am when I was filling up the Keurig reservoir with water to make coffee. I accidentally dropped it and spilled a ton of water all over my kitchen floor, which I had to clean up, and then the reservoir also cracked, so I couldn't actually make coffee. That problem was solved by Sheetz at least and a replacement part is coming.
I was at state testing for work and we had some tech issues today with the Internet dropping in and out, and it's online testing, so that was also fun.
Then, I got a message from my son's teacher that he said a word in school this morning, in conversation with another student, that you should never ever say. I'm sure you can guess the one (it is not a swear word, which we say plenty of, but he doesn't repeat). I can say with 100% certainty that I do not say this word, nor do our parents or family members or friends. His TV/iPad is pretty restricted and he isn't watching YouTube or anything, so I don't think it came from there. The only thing I can think of is possibly he heard it from some of kids he's been playing with in the neighborhood. He's been playing with two other 7 year olds but sometimes their middle school aged siblings are around too. Anyway, he was going on a field trip today so his consequence was that he couldn't play on the playground while they were there, and his teacher talked to him about it, and obviously H and I will too. I am certain he doesn't know what the word means. I have no other context on how/why this word even came up and I am anxious to talk to him later. This is probably all my fault, as we've never brought up the subject and taught him not to say that word. Of fucking course he has to go say it in school then.
I am just beside myself worrying about this now. (yes, I have a therapy appt. next week).
I just learned that there is such a thing as a "decision coach". It's $250 for a single session where this lady listens to a problem/decision you are uncertain about, and then tells you what to do. I feel like I'd be really good at this job. I tend to overthink my own decisions, but I feel like I see other people's decisions very clearly. I would really like for people to pay me for my opinions.
Maybe this is the solution to my career malaise.
(Not really. I am extremely uncomfortable marketing myself. But man. If she needs an assistant, she should hit me up.)