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Re: Complaints, whines, despair
I have another complaint: I think we need a new oven, and this one is only two years old. Tuesday, I used the broiler to cook something for Ian, and about an hour later I noticed the oven was still hot (but everything was turned off). F unplugged the breaker, it cooled down, then when he plugged it back in the broiler got hot again. He took the thing apart, found the piece on the circuit board that controls the broiler, pulled it out, and said he'd order a new circuit board when he got home from his trip. In the meantime I could use the oven and cooktop, but not the broiler.
Last night I used the oven, turned it off when done, and an hour later it was still hot. Now when I need to use the oven I have to go to the basement to plug in the breaker, then go back down when I'm done to unplug it. Annoy-ing.
Ugh, lisa, that sucks. I'm sorry the world is being sucky to you right now.
This complaint story is for Groomz:
I'm trying to not be a pon flusher anymore, but I forgot and dropped mine in the toilet just now. It didn't go down with the first flush, so I had to give it a push. On the second flush, it just unraveled entirely. So I had to flush yet a third time. I suspect this is my punishment for being a dirty pon flusher.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
Sorry Winged.
-It's almost the year anniversary of my mom's death. People are tiptoeing around me like I might breakdown or something. It sucks and I'm sure that day will be hard, but stop acting like you're waiting for me to go Lexi Grey or something. I'm sad here and there but I will be fine.
-I cannot find burgundy/wine/bordeaux colored short leather boots with a 2 inch or less heal. All of a sudden this is the fall of "naturals"- ie, brown, beige, more beige, and beige-ier. I do not own anything in the brown or beige family for a reason- it looks like poop, hay, or some derivative of manure. I like color. I want to replace my Franco Sarto boots that I ruined with my apparently strange walking pattern that scrapes the toes of every shoe/boot I own.
-I feel like laundry is my life. How are we making this much laundry? I should be buying stock in Tide. We should all dress less "cool" and stop layering everything because that, for sure, is the culprit.
Sorry Lisa. And dawg, I am sure that would be hard for him to process.
Cali, the obvious solution is to stop making waste and use a Diva cup. That is what you PDX hippies should all do. Or become a wet nurse and stop having periods.
I have a complaint about my Wiener. He has been losing weight and hair, and the vet thought he might have a liver problem but we were waiting until Monday to see if he gained or felt better. He was wincing when I touched his rib area so I took him in this morning, and it looks like he ate something he shouldn't have, and it's stuck in there. They're going in today to check and get out whatever it is. Goodbye $1000.
The nerve!
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Oh no! Poor Weenie Man! CHOOSE LIFE!
Winged already heard me biitch about this, but apparently I'm still not over it.
Last week was my birthday. My dad calls me that day and tells me he was thinking he could bring by Chinese food from my favorite place. I told him I was super busy that evening since the Wingers were coming into town and we could just do dinner another time. He told me he had to swing by anyway and would be happy to drop off whatever I wanted. So I said, awesome, bring me some wonton soup and fried rice. I mentioned that I wanted him to see the changes to our place but that I'd be too busy to show him so he could just walk through and tell me how great it looks on his way out.
So when my parents show up, they have brought a pie and a full meal. The start clearing off the table to sit down and eat with me. I end up grabbing dishes and serving spoons and pouring drinks wondering WTF just happened here. Meanwhile, my dad knocks over one of my plants and breaks the container. So then I'm sweeping up broken shards and dirt. Still wondering WTF is going on. What part of "I don't have time for this?" did my dad not understand? And why am I suddenly so stunned I can't tell my parents politely to GTFO?
I finally shooed them out an hour later. I was too angry to say anything that wouldn't crush my dad's delicate wittle feewings and I knew my mom had no idea. I just couldn't believe my dad just bulldozed his way into forcing me to sit and eat with them when I had said repeatedly I didn't have time. He had planned my birthday out but didn't bother calling me until the day of and then just disregarded that I had other plans. I'm just as pissed at myself for not saying anything though.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
Your mom broke your plant.
My mom broke my spirit.
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My complaint is that I don't get this perception. If a person doesn't like their job or they're not good at it, should they stay just to make sure they don't look like a job hopper?
"As of page 2 this might be the most boring argument ever. It's making me long for Rape Day." - Mouse
It's a complex question Fent. In the specific case above, the guy really was a turnaround junkie and he was very good at it. He had no trouble getting work. The problem was for the specific role we were looking at him for, we really needed someone who would put in 5 - 7 years. Now we very much want a shorter stint from someone.
In general, if you hate your job or you aren't good at it, yes find a new one. But if you do that 3 or 4 times in a row, you're going to get labeled a job hopper. And in all likelihood it's true.
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What's a good length of time to not be considered a short time? 5+ years? More? Do you think the economic problems we've had will put job changes between 2007 and 2011+ in a different light.
I'm not thinking of leaving my job anytime soon, but it sucks that if a great opportunity comes up out of the blue, I'm going to have to hesitate to take it for this reason.
"As of page 2 this might be the most boring argument ever. It's making me long for Rape Day." - Mouse
Angie, me too. Yesterday my OB was concerned about my fundal height, so I have to have an ultrasound next week to determine whether I have a giant baby or too much amniotic fluid. I, of course, spend last night online reading all about why too much fluid is bad and am now all anxious.
I want to give everyone in this thread with problems a hug and a cake.
I'm sure Weenie is thankful that you guys want him to choose life! I am really antsy, and just hoping that it's a ball of rubber bands and not a mass on his liver.
I did think it was neat that there is a company that offers one year financing for vet care with no finance charge. We didn't need it, but that's a really cool service to have for pet emergencies.
The nerve!
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"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
It all depends on where you are in your career and what you do for a living. I think you are in the digital advertising/marketing space and expectation is shorter for that industry. I would say if the majority of your stints are 2+ years with a couple of longer ones thrown in you'll be fine. I do think job changes between 07 and now are less of a big deal.
I recruit in finance and legal and like to see 4 to 8 years at every company and ideally a promotion within the company. Ideally each move should a step up in title and responsibility (not just $).
The more senior you are in your career the worse job hopping looks IMO.
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I bet her FUPA's name is Shane, like the gunslinger/drifter of literature.--HappyTummy
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I'm sorry things are sucking right now Winger... hope things pick up soon.
My complaint are small and stupid:
- I really need to get my eyes checked and get some new glasses. My prescription is old and I've been getting those behind the eye headaches that tell me my eyes are straining. But its been so damn busy at work lately that I can't find the time to just run out and do it.
- I really wanted a cool drink, so I got some sugary whipped crap from Star.bucks... and now I feel sick. Blah.
- i have a meeting Wednesday to discuss a project that I've been involved with for a few months. I am not looking forward to it at all... and I'm a little worried about how the meeting is going to play out. The project is not something is that is remotely related to the rest of my job description, isn't something I'm trained in, I wasn't really told what expectations they had and I was given no real direction. But there was no one else to do, so it was dropped on me. I've done my best with it, but we've had more important things coming up left and right, so I'm worried they are going to berate me for not doing enough... though I'm not even really sure what "doing enough" would look like since I still don't feel like I know what they want! Guess that will be something for me to bring up at the meeting.
- My brother took an ambulance ride to the hospital last night... he's okay now, but I'm all worried about him.
Maybe I don't have a heightened sense of smell, but I've never smelled any vagina on my pants. -- TSD
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The thing that pisses me off about job hopping is that the only incentive not to is "it looks bad" and in fact, I think a lot of times you are almost penalized for not moving.
In my company/industry, you move up SO much faster if you job-hop (in salary and position). Most of the promotions that I've gotten have involved moving to a new organization (and often a new site/state) within the company. I've been with this company since 2004, but I'm on my 4th job since then and almost moved to a 5th last year. I'd definitely like to move jobs at least again in the near future too.
I think moving around has given me a much greater breadth of knowledge and capabilities. If I had started here in OKC, I wouldn't be as good of an employee as I am now, since most of my coworkers have only been a part of this one group and have trouble seeing the bigger picture outside of our organization.
I am terrified that BSC BIL and GF will get pregnant before us and I will not be able to handle it. I'm also worried that if/when we get pregnant again, I'll have another m/c.
Our dishwasher sucks and I end up washing dishes by hand. We want to save up to get a good dishwasher so we're waiting for a few more months. Still, I WANT CLEAN DISHES!
Moving within the same company is not considered job-hopping in the same way as changing companies. At least not by me or any of my clients. It is usually seen as a positive.
The other reason to not job hop is that it is hard to prove ability to implement successful sustainable change/projects if you only have short stints.
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