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Krakkles posted:If nothing else, if she plans to stay at her current job, it's probably worth at least having the honest conversation with the offering company - I'm socialist enough that I wouldn't hold my breath, but it's possible that they might be supportive and helpful (I.e., welcome and assist her). I suggested that to her as well a little while ago, and I think that's what she's going to do. I know, never trust an employer in the US, yadda yadda, but she's kind of backed into a corner here. I think being honest and up front and seeing where you stand with them is the best course of action. She already spoke with her boss this morning and told her what her new situation is, and said she'll be there until the end of January at the very least, so at least she's good at that front. Luckily her current boss has been monumentally supportive, flexible, helpful, and understanding through all of this so far.
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drat T-Square.. if it's not one thing it's another.  I hope everything works out for both of you.meatpimp posted:
A very somber bear talked to me today and confirmed I'm out of frozen as of next week's schedule (I'm still scheduled there tonight), and have a full 40 hours next week. He also asked how many hours I had this week (he was out due to an injury last week, so he didn't write the schedule), I told him 32 on paper, I'll probably wind up with 35. He asked if I wanted to stay late to run returns to try and get closer to 40. 2 overflowing carts. Took 2 hours, but that's 2 more hours on my check for the week. (this is a 130k sq ft grocery store running $3M/week... returns, aka "I don't want this, I'm gonna set it in a random place, or I miggggghhht be nice and hand it off to a cashier" pile up in a hurry if you don't run them multiple times a day - this was just the poo poo we found tossed on random shelves last night). Now, stockers that find random things on their shelves are supposed to run them back to their normal home before they leave. Instead they wait until nobody's looking and toss them into an out of the way cart in the back.  I ALWAYS run my own, even if they're not for my department.I don't think he got much of a chewing out, more of a "hey dipshit, he's told you several times he has medical issues that are aggravated by cold, stop putting him there before I have to knock some sense into you". His normal boss is out recovering from surgery (C5 and C6 fused); he's reporting to a manager that's filling in from another store. I got a Christmas card in the mail from his regular boss today (handwritten and hand addressed).  Pretty nice gesture. Hopefully we'll see him back next month; I really like working with him. Fill-in-manager is reasonable, but just kinda... bland. And very, very quick to shove you out the door if he gets a sniff of possible OT (he tries to schedule people at 32-36 hours instead of 40 to try and avoid OT, but it results in running us ragged).
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:I like to swing by the beer store on the way home and get my growlers filled. You are literally the exception, I'm talking bout dudes going down the pub.
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Krakkles posted:If nothing else, if she plans to stay at her current job, it's probably worth at least having the honest conversation with the offering company - I'm socialist enough that I wouldn't hold my breath, but it's possible that they might be supportive and helpful (I.e., welcome and assist her). Agreed on all counts. Might as well try if she's really wanting to jump ship to the new place.
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In a world full of so many opinions, beliefs, and differences there is one universally held truth. That truth is cancer is an unrelenting b-hole and is unfair for all parties. I lack the words to convey what I wish I could express about those fighting this demon. T-Square, you are a good dude, and nothing but best wishes for you and your loved one.
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Really sorry to hear that news T-Square, I hope 2020 is filled with much better news for you and your SO.Krakkles posted:Get hosed. Don't take things that inhibit your ability to control the 3000+lb death missile that you know you're going to drive immediately after. Yeah, this. 0.05 should be considered a zero tolerance policy with a small amount of leeway for things like driving home the day after a party or whatever. It's just easier to get "don't drink at all if you're going to drive" through people's heads than it is to expect them to have a couple and then stop.
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I'm guessing 1967 was especially big; these are ads disguised as stories     
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Anyone else here having a little trouble getting into the holiday spirit? I was, and now I am not, and now you can too with a little help from this gift https://youtu.be/A1X3d2zWx94
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T-Square posted:I suggested that to her as well a little while ago, and I think that's what she's going to do. I know, never trust an employer in the US, yadda yadda, but she's kind of backed into a corner here. I think being honest and up front and seeing where you stand with them is the best course of action. She already spoke with her boss this morning and told her what her new situation is, and said she'll be there until the end of January at the very least, so at least she's good at that front. Luckily her current boss has been monumentally supportive, flexible, helpful, and understanding through all of this so far. If her health insurance is tied to her employment, I would err to the side of the current employer.
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It came out!
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Witchcraft.
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STR posted:It's been illegal to use them while driving (except with a hands free kit of some kind) here for years. Even on a bicycle. In Austin, anyway. Texas can't let that happen or the relatively progressive cities wouldn't be held at the tyranny of the hyperconservative vast tracts of empty land. Same thing in most of the midwest, honestly, the cities are fairly liberal but the state legislatures are controlled by the boomers clinging to their farms out in the boondocks and wishing it was still 1950. Modus Man posted:Anyone else here having a little trouble getting into the holiday spirit? I was, and now I am not, and now you can too with a little help from this gift https://youtu.be/A1X3d2zWx94 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTx-sdR6Yzk MomJeans420 posted:You're not supposed to be driving if you're very tired either, but if we actually enforced this either the economy would collapse or we'd just work reasonable hours and enjoy life more The economy would grind to a halt. Too many businesses are 24/7, and it's a well proven fact that no matter how you adapt, your reaction times are worse when working nights. Hell, I'd probably fail reaction tests going home at night, because the circadian rhythm is a cruel mistress. Liquid Communism fucked around with this message at 20:55 on Dec 12, 2019 |
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My doctor's office just called about the bloodwork I had done the other day. The voicemail they left said I needed to call immediately.  "Your diabetes is well controlled, and your liver and kidney functions are normal". Phew. Wait, why'd you leave the CALL RIGHT NOW message?! Still, looking at the labwork online, the B/C ratio is... low. Below normal. 9.2, though last time it was 9.3. Beyond that the numbers are almost identical, except my A1c is 5.6 now instead of 5.5 (seeing as I've had a massive reduction in meds, I'll take a 0.1 increase). I'm not sure if the meds I'm on are causing the low B/C ratio, or if it's something else. Amazingly, I did some really stupid stuff a few days before the dr visit (we'll just say I indulged in a drug known to cause very happy and lovey feelings, along with spontaneous massage circles at raves), and my liver and kidney counts were still... normal.  I wasn't expecting to get popped with bloodwork. I went in to talk to my doctor about that famous "little blue pill" (yes that one) and he asked a few questions about issues. Asked if I'd considered medication. My answer to that was "do you REALLY think I'd be telling you about problems with little STR if I wasn't trying to get something to help him stand up a bit taller?". Got a chuckle out of him at least... then a "so I sent the rx, but it's been over 3 months since we did an A1c, so go downstairs to the lab". This fucker really likes seeing me get hit with little pricks, pretty much every visit. I'm having to switch insurance for next year (currently paying nearly $500/mo before subsidy, new plan will be $350/mo before subsidy, with subsidy it puts me at  a month), I suspect I'm going to wind up paying a shitload more for the labs (but a shitload less per month, so... hopefully it works out in my favor)tl;dr went to talk to my doctor about viagra, got hit with a prick that I didn't want. also holy poo poo generic viagra is expensive; at least the pharmacy I use automatically searches for the best coupons (goodrx and others) and compares it to the insurance price. Modus Man posted:Anyone else here having a little trouble getting into the holiday spirit? I was, and now I am not, and now you can too with a little help from this gift https://youtu.be/A1X3d2zWx94 That's pretty awesome. I mostly hate the holidays these days, but more because I'm just not a happy person in general (... like you guys didn't know that). randomidiot fucked around with this message at 21:16 on Dec 12, 2019 |
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trouser chili posted:It came out! This isn't real. Nebakenezzer posted:I'm guessing 1967 was especially big; these are ads disguised as stories I hope someone buys you a microfilm viewer. OH poo poo! There's actually one for sale on my local CL. https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/ele/d/manassas-high-magnification-northwest/7024113314.html 
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quote:(currently paying nearly $500/mo before subsidy, new plan will be $350/mo before subsidy, with subsidy it puts me at a month) JFC goddamn the US insurance system is poo poo
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Oh yeah, I’m starting to feel the holiday spirit creeping in, that one makes me want to down a couple glasses of whiskey and take a shot of egg nog. Here’s one for all the grinches out there https://youtu.be/-cUz-zAATNI jesus christ, that voice
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Sitting in my drs office waiting for him, and I have a styrofoam cup full of liquid nitrogen fizzing away. I want to play with it sooooooo bad
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:JFC goddamn the US insurance system is poo poo The government is covering over 95% of the second one.
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T-Square posted:gently caress doctors. Unrelated: With the rear seat down (both front seats still fully back), the Panda easily swallowed eight wheels shod with 185/60R14 tyres.
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Which Panda? Mk 1, 2 or 3? Cat has better tv taste than me so she chooses now 
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:JFC goddamn the US insurance system is poo poo It's almost like access to health care shouldn't be decided by a for-profit corporation whose primary goal is to turn out quarterly gains north of 10% for their shareholders. Or to put it another way - we shouldn't pay thousands of dollars for "health care coverage" that doesn't actually fully apply until you also spend several thousands of other dollars out of pocket - which then resets annually. Whenever I hear about how the vast majority of Americans "like" their health insurance I wonder if they're intentionally only surveying people with c-suite titles or other positions that come with generous Cadillac plans.
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Geoj posted:Whenever I hear about how the vast majority of Americans "like" their health insurance I wonder if they're intentionally only surveying people with c-suite titles or other positions that come with generous Cadillac plans. My guess the "like" actually is "I'd be completely hosed if I didn't have it despite how loving awful it really is"
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cakesmith handyman posted:Which Panda? Mk 1, 2 or 3?
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Come check out the Japan import thread...I’ve got lots going on   
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:My guess the "like" actually is "I'd be completely hosed if I didn't have it despite how loving awful it really is" I actually do like my plan because it's really good. I pay almost nothing for both the plan and any medical services. I would like to always have a plan like this regardless of my employer or employment status. I would like everyone else to have the same coverage. Perhaps via some sort of universal health care system. Hopefully the next election goes well and, if so, the democrats just do what needs to be done instead of wasting time trying to comprise (again.)
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I guess now is as good as any time for an update to the couple posts I made on how the small company I work for has missed numerous payroll dates and is still behind on issuing back-payments, since today I handed the owner a petition signed by 23 of my ~25 remaining co-workers. Alls it said is that we request a meeting tomorrow to hear from you about what's going on because we deserve better than a series of sporadic emails; behind that was a list of topics assembled from asking everyone their main concerns about the company's current situation. I have no idea what the gently caress I'm doing.
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Wally Joyner posted:I guess now is as good as any time for an update to the couple posts I made on how the small company I work for has missed numerous payroll dates and is still behind on issuing back-payments, since today I handed the owner a petition signed by 23 of my ~25 remaining co-workers. Alls it said is that we request a meeting tomorrow to hear from you about what's going on because we deserve better than a series of sporadic emails; behind that was a list of topics assembled from asking everyone their main concerns about the company's current situation.
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Wally Joyner posted:I guess now is as good as any time for an update to the couple posts I made on how the small company I work for has missed numerous payroll dates and is still behind on issuing back-payments, since today I handed the owner a petition signed by 23 of my ~25 remaining co-workers. Alls it said is that we request a meeting tomorrow to hear from you about what's going on because we deserve better than a series of sporadic emails; behind that was a list of topics assembled from asking everyone their main concerns about the company's current situation. You're saying, "gently caress you, pay me." Except you're saying it for your coworkers too. Stand in the mirror, look yourself in the eye, and repeat that phrase, "gently caress you, pay me." Do not settle for anything less than every single cent you are owed.
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Wally Joyner posted:I guess now is as good as any time for an update to the couple posts I made on how the small company I work for has missed numerous payroll dates and is still behind on issuing back-payments, since today I handed the owner a petition signed by 23 of my ~25 remaining co-workers. Alls it said is that we request a meeting tomorrow to hear from you about what's going on because we deserve better than a series of sporadic emails; behind that was a list of topics assembled from asking everyone their main concerns about the company's current situation. Seems to me like you have a much better idea of what you're doing than your employer does. Solidarity.
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My dad just called me and said he wants to buy this: https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/inven...sting=258620881 He's handy and also has a friend who can do bodywork/wrench. How bad of an idea is this? How excited should I be?
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Adiabatic posted:My dudes.  Residency Evil posted:My dad just called me and said he wants to buy this: Terrible idea. I see at least 4 different colors of red on the panels, and it's obviously been rode hard and put away wet... and that's with a car that's notorious for being extremely picky about maintenance, and also a repair whore. He should do it and start a thread. Edit:  3000 miles ago it had a broken sunroof, no horse cock shifter and the engine plastics installed. That speaks to a HARD 3k miles that included a ROOF SWAP, since it doesn't have a sunroof now.https://autoauctionhistory.com/automobile/mazda/rx8/8a0bed6537-2011_mazda_rx8/ meatpimp fucked around with this message at 01:29 on Dec 13, 2019 |
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Adiabatic posted:My dudes. It's just a NSX with a bodykit (Turbo? Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice)
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Modus Man posted:Oh yeah, I’m starting to feel the holiday spirit creeping in, that one makes me want to down a couple glasses of whiskey and take a shot of egg nog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGgT6lwrFaM Dude's got it.
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Thanks dudes, i'll pass it along. Hopefully he listens. My dad has a thing for buying cut rate salvage title cars and fixing them. Everyone needs a hobby. 
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