RAVENT?: It seems that dixie, ToyToy, and DFM are starting their own polygamy harem. Love is love I suppose.
That’s not what you told me last night! And to answer Dixie’s rep, I was engaged years ago, we broke up, engaged to someone else now.
Rant/Rave: it looks like my company is going be making some redundancies around Christmas (potentially 100+ people) Why is this a rave? 1. I'm getting sick of the business, the CEO who came in 2 years ago has run it into the ground, destroying every relationship and trust our suppliers have with us, 2. My wife earns enough that I could take a nice package and have a few months off without any stress. 3. Our HR department sucks, so is guaranteed to fuck the process up meaning I plan to be an absolute pain in their side to get as much as I can.
Rave: Paperwork is in, I applied for funding for a Cert IV in Mental Health yesterday. Although the official date of leaving Defence isn't until Nov next year I should be able to take leave at half pay all next year and so not go back into work after Christmas. While slightly terrified, life is looking good.
Rave: I fully expected to be furloughed today but for now they’re gonna just continue to pay us in order to retain us. At least until school closures are confirmed to the end of the year and the school board decides it’s not worth the cost. So for now it’s on a week to week basis, but I’ll take it. My guess is I may not return til after Thanksgiving, if then.
Rave: property management company next door has a maintenance guy fixing the fence. No cost to us. They replaced a few boards and reset some posts but generally the old fence remains. Now we can save the insurance payment and document the hell out of this repair in case another winds storm knocks some things over. Such an utter relief.
RANT: We have a quickie mart about a 3 minute walk south from the shop. There is a bunch of road construction going on and the sidewalk is closed. My options are to walk North a hundred yards, cross the street, walk South about 1/3 mile, cross back across the street, walk North a few blocks to the quickie mart and then reverse to come back. Or, walk through the construction zone which is empty as they don't work in the rain. I'm lazy so I tromp through the construction zone. All fine on the way there, on the way back I step down, the ground gives way up to my knee. The other knee slams into the asphalt and I spill my Rockstar. Pretty sure I'm going to have a nasty bruise tomorrow. Hurts like hell.
Rave: to the TiBettes: Thanks for the updates to the Boobie thread. It was a nice addition to the week during these uncertain times of turmoil.
Rant: Apparently my mother is having issues with the whole “stay home for Thanksgiving”. And in the process is causing family issues. Issues which I am staying the fuck out of. Our asses will be staying right the hell home that day. As already planned, before her sudden indecisiveness.
Rave: Wife is 12 weeks pregnant. Rant: Going through this during a pandemic is making me anxious as hell.
Rant: We had a division wide Teams call today with the company's CEO and CFO. They showed a Powerpoint that showed over 12% growth over the previous 12 months. Our revenues are now well above a billion, with a capital B. Our specific division is among the company's leaders in terms of growth. So you can imagine how thrilled I was after I met with my supervisor today, who told me that my yearly bonus check would essentially be cut in half from last year and that I'd be getting a 3% cost of living increase. Meanwhile, the CEO announced we'd be getting a one year subscription to calm.com, a wellness and meditation app. While I am well aware that I should be thankful that I still have gainful employment, I am also extremely aware that in the face of overwhelming evidence, I and my coworkers are getting the shaft. Hey, assholes. If you want to get people to stop being so fucking anxious, give them some goddamned piece of mind with cold hard cash, you out of touch, overpaid, useless dipshits.