BuzzBoyMom said:
last night. I went in today and opened the office again and closed it. My boss did finally come in and we sat down and talked. our budget is extremely tight right now. I thought he might offer a small bonus or something to make up for all the extra time and stress. he basically said that there is very little we can do. we can't pay out the vacation because our personnel policies prohibit that. we can't carryover the vacation time because our personnel policies prohibit that. he did say that if I run out of vacation time next year he would grant me an additional week without any problem. I tried to explain to him that there was no way I would run out of vacation time. I tried to explain to him that I can't take what I earn because of the way the office is structured and operates. He just doesn't get it. I actually did feel better after talking with him because at one point I told him that I was planning on coming in today and telling him he had to do my job for a week without me. He said "there is no way I can do what you do". that did make me feel that he does realize how much I do. I can't wait until Dec 8th. We leave for Indy and catch a plane the next day. I am not going to worry about what happens. I am not going to stress over whether the payroll gets done, or whether the phones work, or whether the computers crash during the check run. Someone else gets to do that for 2 weeks. I don't know who will do it but at this point, I am comfortable with letting it go.
Bella2000 said:
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I did this. It said that my ipod is there but I need to download itunes.pjpoohbear said:
Just make sure you aren't the first person in the dining area to ask for ketchup. I know my dear neice who was seven at the time said she will never ask for ketchup again at a restaurant.MrsMork said:Having never eaten there, I guess I need to know the story with the ketchup.
You are very welcome. I am seeing you are having some issues. Did it come with the CD? I don't know what is in the new packages. I forgot you have dial up. ITunes 7.0.2 is the newest version. Is that the one you have loaded?klineyqueen said:
That is pretty funny.Jhalkias said:
the problem with my job is that I do feel I am making a difference. I work at an agency that helps people with developmental disabilities. I am the finance director but so much more. I have met and made friends with people that weren't suppose to live a real life. I have learned from people whose parents were told would never be able to learn. I have gone on trips with people who were never suppose to go outside. I love what my agency does. I usually love what I do. Sometimes it just gets so over whelming knowing that I can never get totally caught up. Then I get a call from a parent whose child was expelled because he acted out at school, and she tells me that her child can't control what he does eventhough he has a plan for defusing situations. but the teachers and school administrators don't think there is any reason to follow it because her child will never be able to complete high school anyway. I know that life is not perfect. I know there are challenges for all of us. I just wish that we did live in a world that could support all people no matter there ability. I am very committed to what I do and believe in. My father was a special education professor. My brother had severe learning disablities. I now work in a field that I grew up in and I really do feel that I can make a difference. I just wish my boss would work a little bit harder. Sorry, I will get off the soap box now.becka said:Sometimes I think the days of June Cleaver might have been easier. At least then you did not have guilt about if you were making the right choices....they were made for you.
I understand not feeling passion for what you do. One of the things I lament the most is that in my normal day I don't really help anyone. I don't make any difference except to a bottom line. I know I should probably do more volunteer work to try to balance it out but as a full-time working Mom I feel like I don't spend enough time with my kids as it is. Adding a lot more volunteer time just cuts into that. Hopefully someday my kids will be able to volunteer with me some.
It didn't come with the CD. I tried "running" version 7 but now I am "saving" it. It does take a long time with dial-up.Bella2000 said:
lbgraves said:You would all be proud of me today. My word...even to the principal...was
NO!!!!!!
When she asked how late someone would be there for people to pick up their orders today (IOW how late would *I* be there) I said 2:30. When she questioned me about that I told her that I would not put my family thru that again and needed to recover from last night's problems.
Good for you!! 
wilderness lodge. if you ever get a chance to eat there, do it. we got in just by luck. ADRs are really needed most of the time. our kids had a blast and so did DH & I. it really made up for the fact that our room wasn't ready until after 5:30.MommyMinnie said:
Bella2000 said:
So no DSL capabilities in area? Verizon needs a big ol' tower in your neck of the woods.
