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We are just in the recovery stages of a RIF of 37 employees that was effective July 5, due to the loss of a sizeable piece of business. We're a union facility, so the layoffs were done based on seniority. Last summer, we were in a frenzied hiring mo…
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Finally got to this one after my vacation. 36 - looks like I'm in good company!
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I'll be hitting age 52 tomorrow, and spending next Saturday attending the wedding of my daughter and her tattooed, pierced, "goth" fiance, who is the father of her second child. The big plus - I'll be with my daughter, my son, my two step-daughters,…
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Felix Ungar?
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I'm not sure how "great" this is, but a week from tomorrow, my daughter (age almost 25) will be marrying the father of the second of her two children. I have mixed feelings - her "intended" is one of these "gothic" types - multiple tattoos and pierc…
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I have very elaborate, technicolor dreams that usually involve my being in a house that I've never seen before, trying to get rooms organized the way I want them, with someone else always interfering with my efforts. When I was younger, I had recur…
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I wish it were that simple! We have an elderly employee with a pack rat complex who rummages through the garbage cans in the canteen and outside the building to find aluminum cans she can take in to recycle. First I get complaints from the other em…
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I loved the frozen turkish taffy too - banana was my favorite, vanilla a close second!
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At Christmas, they did a holiday run of Kit Kat bars covered in dark chocolate - I was in heaven! I like Hershey's Special Dark and Mounds bars too - the darker the chocolate, the better!
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The HR department here is in a windowless, underground corner of the plant. Since we close and lock our doors at night, it's generally about 66 degrees when we arrive in the morning - perfect for me! My two associates, however, like things a little …
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Anybody out there with a Scandanavian heritage? Our New Year's Day dinner every year during my childhood was lutefisk - basically, whitefish soaked in lye, then boiled to achieve the texture of tough jello. The only way to eat this stuff is smother…
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Believe it or not, fried calves liver with boiled potatoes and creamed peas on the side - I've loved this since I was a kid! Also, hot chili with corn bread, peanut butter and apple butter sandwiches, freshly caught & fried bass with grits for …
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Yes, I certainly do think about this - the HR person seems often to be the second to go, right after the immediate supervisor. My office is down a small hallway right off the plant floor, with only one means of egress. An angry employee or former …
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Nebraska is in the same boat - barely afloat due to lack of rain. We got a "surprise" shower in Omaha night before last - about 1/10 of an inch. Hoping for a little more rain tomorrow.
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 07-10-03 AT 09:53AM (CST)[/font][p]I am a Cancer/Leo cusp baby - born late in the day on July 22. I always feel entitled to read both horoscopes, then decide which one applies! By the way, birthday comi…
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HRQ - Saw your response on the other thread about growing up in Omaha and living in Phoenix now. I keep getting farther south as the years go by - spent most of my childhood in Minnesota. I find the winters in Omaha positively mild compared to what…
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In the context used, "hackles" are erectile hairs on the neck and back, particularly on dogs. When you see an angry dog, very often the hairs on the back of his neck will stick up while he is growling and baring his teeth - something has "raised his…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 07-09-03 AT 01:01PM (CST)[/font][p]Ray, It's nice to see that there are a few more of us out there! I majored in music in college, and played the cello in the Sioux City Symphony for 12 years, until we…
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I'd LOVE to have an office cat! Sounds like it would be a perfect fit for us - we manufacture bags for pet food, and our company's original logo was a black and white cat named "Biddie" sitting in a burlap flour sack. Unfortunately, because our bags…
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One of my favorite movies of all time is the musical "1776" - as I was reading the posts from HS and Margaret, I was thinking of the humor and poignancy with which the signing of Declaration of Independenct was depicted in the movie. From Benjamin F…
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I've been in my current job for a little over two years now, following a long history of very short-lived "HR" people, many of whom were actually office managers, accounting people, and one was even a procurement person primarily! This plant has bee…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 06-30-03 AT 03:53PM (CST)[/font][p][font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 06-30-03 AT 03:52 PM (CST)[/font] I'll tell you what - some of these outfits are getting even more persistent! When I get…
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OMG - I think my future son-in-law just met his real father!
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I think they used to call those wax bottles "Nik-L-Nips" where I grew up - I think it was because you could buy a six-pack of them for a nickel. My mom hated them because the orange ones stained clothing so badly (back before Oxy-Clean, or even Oxyd…
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Maybe, if we can overcome the spousal resistance, we can add the pipes to the list! Are you, by any chance, a PDQ Bach fan? I am, and many years ago, I was privileged to see his "alter-ego", Professor Peter Schickele, perform his "Pervertimento for…
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Good guess! Yes, that's my primary instrument, but also dabble on keyboard, electric bass, a little flute, some accordion - I'm still lusting after a set of bagpipes, but living in an apartment might make practicing a little difficult!
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As a young child, I didn't really know what I wanted to be - I just knew I wanted to wear a business suit and carry a brief case just like my father. Both my parents had been educators, and as the oldest daughter, it seemed to be a foregone conclus…
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You and me both! I became acquainted with Kinkade via jig saw puzzles. I buy every one I can find, and have done 3 of his 3000-piece puzzles (actually, I forgot to mention that one of them is in a puzzle caddy under my bed, along with the storage bo…
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Okay,here goes! >1. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR KITCHEN PLATES? >*Cream with blue and pink rings around the edge* >2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? >*Conversations with God Book 2 by Neale Donald Walsch* >3. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD…