I saw a facebook reel today or some other video showing a lady in a drive thru line and the caption was something about what remote employees do during the day. I am probably late to the game, but it occurred to me that this is probably why during Covid employers were so accepting of remote work, but now they are so much less so. During Covid, we didn't have much choice but to stay home. Now that we are able to go to Starbz or whatever, is that what employers are thinking that remote workers spend their days doing? This bothered me a lot. I am a remote worker and I sometimes don't leave my house at all for days. I am definitely not regularly taking time out of the work day to do non-essential errands.
In my company, the people working in the office spend more time on breaks and coffee runs than I do as a WFH employee.
They take coffee breaks, their full lunches, they talk at each other's desks for an hour or more at times. One guy spent almost 2 hours telling my dept all about his upcoming wedding and the issues they were having. I legit put my earbuds in and worked and he was still going and going and going.
I get more work done at home. I literally sit my ass in a chair at my desk and only leave to pick my kids up after school. Will I occasionally go to a drive through? Yup. but it no different than the IT depts weekly walk to Starbucks at 2pm every single day except my run is like once a month. lol
And I come on here but only when my work is caught up and I await emails...like now
You aren't providing any food at all? Maybe I'm alone in this, but I can't imagine inviting people to a 7 hour activity and not feeding them. That said, I provide food for pretty much any/all events, so maybe I'm the outlier.
ETA: I see this has been discussed, but I'd personally still provide food.
Yes, I would expect a meal if an outing was over a 7 hour span (even if there was an option to leave at some point) If it was clearly stated that no food would be provided, then I guess that is fine, because I would pack more than just snacks. The sunscreen, towels etc. are thoughtful, but I'd rather be provided food and worry about those other items myself.
Sound like a fun way to celebrate a birthday though!
I agree and make sure to be 100% clear that Only water is provided and no food. I'd personally want more than snacks being out on about all day.
ETA: not that Id expect you to provide it but just in case someone didnt read invite closely.
A couple weeks ago, we brought 8 black swallowtail caterpillars from our garden inside in a mesh enclosure. I thought for sure they'd be butterflies and released before we left on vacation. We've done this at least a couple times before with the same species, so I'm familiar with the timeline.
Welp, we're leaving tomorrow, and as of today I have 2 butterflies (one as of this morning and one as of lunch time) and 6 chrysalises. Now I have to figure out whether we're taking our little pets with us? Giving them to a friend? We can release the two, but the other 6, IDK.
I am pretty sure I've been more into this project than my kids have been. Our first baby to emerge is a boy.
She is providing a fun day on what is probably a very expensive boat rental, she definitely doesn't need to provide food for everyone! Also the logistics of everyone bringing food for themselves is much easier than OP trying to bring/store/serve some kind of group meal on a boat.
Agree. We have a boat that seats 12. When it’s just 4-6 of us we’ll grill or plan something together, but any more people than that and it’s just easier for everyone to bring their own stuff because of those logistics.
I also live in an area where it’s not weird to ask people to BYOB or bring food, though. Thank God, lol.
For those following my cat and barking dog saga from yesterday - my H is not home today, but my dog was barking his head off at something outside. I kept telling him to stop and he was ignoring me. Suddenly the cat jumped out from behind a chair, gave him a few bops with his paw, and then sat right in front of the dog. The dog stopped barking immediately and they just kind of looked at each other. Then the cat sniffed the dog, paused, and walked out of the room.
So I think the dog discipline here is handled, lol.
I'm sorry :-(. My house has it as well and David and H are both running high fevers. I hope you feel better soon.
Thank you! I hope you all are on the mend soon.
We came back from vacation on Wednesday and yesterday was when I got dropped. I guess I should be happy about the timing. Lucky me! lol.
Same!! We got back from vacation Monday night and developed symptoms quickly after. The first time we had it was also developed symptoms the day after we got back from vacation in 2022. And we're supposed to leave for another vacation July 7th...
Post by mrsukyankee on Jun 28, 2024 15:10:14 GMT -5
I and many other Europeans I know wear scarves all the time (including summer), so they will never be out here. Might be more the over 40 crowd though. I got rid of my circle scarves, but others, no way!
It's our last full day in Cape May. It was windy at the beach and my H went back early cause he wasn't feeling great, so I ended up spending less time at the beach than I normally would (I didn't want him to be alone the entire afternoon and I'm prone to burning if we don't have umbrellas up, which we didn't). The rest of the family came back about 1 hour later because the wind was just wearing them down. Now comes the worst part - packing, cleaning, organising getting out before 10am tomorrow morning, and eating as many leftovers as we can for dinner.
Anyone know a good diner between here and Philly? We'll probably do breakfast on the way out.
I and many other Europeans I know wear scarves all the time (including summer), so they will never be out here. Might be more the over 40 crowd though. I got rid of my circle scarves, but others, no way!
I love scarves as well. I think of them as a classic look, but I do remember when they were everywhere like 10 years ago.
I and many other Europeans I know wear scarves all the time (including summer), so they will never be out here. Might be more the over 40 crowd though. I got rid of my circle scarves, but others, no way!
I love scarves as well. I think of them as a classic look, but I do remember when they were everywhere like 10 years ago.
(over 40 crowd here)
I ended up keeping about 5 that seemed more classic and not a dated print and purging about 25 that were more "trendy". One I repurposed to a swim wrap and the other legit could be a table runner I love winter scarves and have stacks of those that I keep around. Although my SIL said she's coming over to see if she wants any of them.
Post by fluffycookie on Jun 28, 2024 15:17:56 GMT -5
Today has been spent working and also coordinating with the other families we are going away with next week. I am hoping to try and get as much stuff as I can this weekend and then only need to grab deli and other perishables.
DS's colonoscopy and endoscopy both went very well. He came home and was pretty alert and said he was going to lay down. I checked on him a bunch and when I woke him up almost 5 hours later he asked how he got home...lol
I love scarves as well. I think of them as a classic look, but I do remember when they were everywhere like 10 years ago.
(over 40 crowd here)
I ended up keeping about 5 that seemed more classic and not a dated print and purging about 25 that were more "trendy". One I repurposed to a swim wrap and the other legit could be a table runner I love winter scarves and have stacks of those that I keep around. Although my SIL said she's coming over to see if she wants any of them.
I definitely think if you don't love them anymore, get rid of them. If they're out of style or if you're just over the look of scarves, get them out of there! :-)
I also love winter scarves more so have since gotten rid of most of summer/spring ones, but held on to the beautiful silk scarves my H brought back from China because they're the only ones I ever really want to wear when I want a lighter scarf.
Post by ProfessorArtNerd on Jun 28, 2024 15:56:17 GMT -5
I have kidney stones. Again. One passed while I waited for 14 literal hours to be seen in the er last night.
Related: why are boomers?
Carry on my wayward son is not an appropriate ringtone EVER, let alone at 4am at max volume. And why can they never recognize it’s their phone? Why do they act like their phone has never rung before when it does?
I'm so glad you enjoyed the concert, wildrice ! My feeds are showing that a lot of my friends were there last night which surprised me a bit. I only know her from the sad dog commercials lol.
I've been a huge Sara McLachlan fan for 30 years and I don't even like that song anymore. It's so overplayed! My favorite album of hers is Fumbling Towards Ecstasy.