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I knew somebody who'd been an alcoholic for many years. He always managed to hold a job and provide for his family. He lived to a fairly ripe old age and actually didn't begin to decline physically until he was forced to stop drinking, then he went …
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Very cool!
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[quote=Paul in Cannon Beach;719465]They'll like it. Its just....different. Don't blame me if they start saying "What the cuss?"[/quote] Heck, I'll probably start saying that....I love it!
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I love animated movies that have just adult or deep enough content that the kids won't necessarily "get it" but that still makes it more interesting to an adult just your average kiddie cartoon. I was thinking that the older grandkids would probably…
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I'd been wondering about The Fantastic Mr. Fox. I read some pretty poor reviews of it but often I like movies that the reviewers don't so I kind of wanted to hear about it from a "real person" who had seen it. My grandkids are coming for a sleepover…
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It doesn't surprise me about Sinbad. From as much of it as I watched, he didn't seem like a very good project manager. I was actually getting kind of a kick out of watching Blagojevich, who I was prepared to really hate. He's definitely sleazy (h…
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Speaking of Celebrity Apprentice, who got fired last night? I only watched the first hour, then let my husband switch channels. I wasn't sure if I could take another hour of Cindy Lauper's ditziness!
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Oh, yeah, the yippee ki-yay line has been a favorite for years. Speaking of unprintable movie lines, "*Bleep* me gently with a chainsaw" from Heathers was always a good one, too.
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I actually like Celebrity Apprentice much better than I did The Apprentice when it starred nobodies. I guess I prefer my caricatures to be somebody I'm at least vaguely familiar with! On Sunday evening we were watching a movie that seemed to go o…
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Our employees are required to obtain approval from their supervisor before signing up for a course and then I sign off on it also. Since we offer tuition advances as well as tuition reimbursement, most of our employees prefer to have us pay for the …
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Most of our employees who take classes take them online, since those are easier to fit into your day if you're working a full-time schedule. Our educational assistance policy states that the course must be related to the employee's current position …
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Oh, yeah, I remember the SNL Pat skits. I've actually known a couple of real-life Pats, where you couldn't really tell outwardly and so you hope if you hear their name it clears things up. Turned out that one was named Chris and the other one was Te…
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Yes, in my family we are big ones for doing that also. "I've come for your daughter, Chuck" from Beetlejuice (used when we go pick up one of the granddaughters) "Beam me up, Scotty" "I'll be back" and quite a few others I can't think of r…
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[quote=ACU Frank;719244]You know how people who go barefoot a lot develop calluses???[/quote] Ewwww, that is one mental image I just did not need!
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[quote=Nevada HR;719239]Please forgive me if I offended. That was thoughtless of me![/quote] Oh, hey, no offense taken....unlike some bigger girls, I fully recognize that I am not a size 2 and it's just not a huge deal to me anymore. I am a strong…
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[quote=bethk;719230]You're kidding, right?!?!?[/quote] Nope, it was a younger employee and apparently he didn't understand that beneficiary means "who gets the money if you die". When I initially told him he couldn't be his own beneficiary, he ask…
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[quote=Nevada HR;719231]We have an XXL bucking for promotion. I'm just sayin'.[/quote] Hey, that's given me a good idea. I am an XXL myself, and between my overall, shall we say "robust" build and the glaring whiteness of my legs, if I dressed lik…
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[quote=Paul in Cannon Beach;719220]That reminds me of the applicant who asked me if she could be her own reference.[/quote] And that reminds me of the employee I had who wanted to be the beneficiary of their own life insurance policy...
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Since there is a lot of glass in my office - huge windows on both the inside & outside walls, glass covering the top of the desk to protect the wood - and since I wear glasses, glare & reflections can be a huge problem for me. Removing two t…
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Okay, that explains why I haven't been promoted any further up the ladder than I've already made it. I obviously haven't been wearing the appropriate wardrobe to be taken seriously in the business world.
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[quote=Paul in Cannon Beach;719159]Do you think bullies are aware of their behavior? Do they walk away from these situations smiling at how they manipulated other people? Or are they clueless to their own methods and simply reacting?[/quote] In ma…
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[quote=Paul in Cannon Beach;719156] Let me ask this question. Is crying a form of bullying?[/quote] I definitely think it can be. I've seen a number of situations where a manager (usually male, but not always) will avoid confronting an employee …
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I haven't watched it yet, and although I've intended to catch it at some point the series may be over before I get a chance to. We are currently without t.v. We cleared out the living room (where our only t.v. resides) to rip up the old carpet, an…
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That was great, Frank. The Princess Bride is one of my favorite movies, and was one of my favorite books before it was made into a movie.
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I agree with you that the termination date should be the date the employee was to return to work. If you make it the last day actually worked, it would appear to me that you didn't allow the 12 weeks of FMLA.
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[quote=Paul in Cannon Beach;719010]There have been instances where a reality show episode led to real life legal troubles. I think one of the companies on the show "Ax Men" got into hot water over some alleged illegal harvesting of naturally fallen …
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The discussion of the woman who was being promoted and given a raise in part because of tough circumstances in her life just doesn't sit well with me, and I think it would set a very bad precedent within the company. I mean, almost everyone has toug…
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Agreed. We pay for the number of hours the employee would normally have worked had the day not been a holiday.
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I wasn't really watching when the pantsless commercials came on but caught part of one when my granddaughter said "Eeeew, gross!" and I looked up to see what she was talking about. I didn't realize you were at the forefront of such a major trend, Fr…
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In the high 40's and a bit drizzly and windy here in S.E. Alaska - in other words, normal for us. If you ask me the same question in June, you may well get exactly the same answer!