DIS Dads DDC XIII - Zerphonics spoken here!

[Captain_Oblivious]

Does anyone really get any work done on Friday afternoon?

Well...I can't say too much, or the state worker jokes will start to fly again.

Awesome. DW works for state government. Her bonus is getting paid a week early.

A bonus? What's that?

"With God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Does anyone really get any work done on Friday afternoon?

Sure. I decorated the Christmas tree in my office this afternoon.

 

[AirGoofy]

Hope your feeling better. Here's the clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=ST01bZJPuE0

I don't remember that one, but that is good.

Sure. I decorated the Christmas tree in my office this afternoon.

That's a terrible example of productivity. I put up my tree at work yesterday.

 

[DisDadDoc]

"With God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."

Love that one!

Well...I can't say too much, or the state worker jokes will start to fly again.

And you updated your TR (or was that yesterday)

You work for the state?

Sure. I decorated the Christmas tree in my office this afternoon.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

And you updated your TR (or was that yesterday)

That was yesterday. Nobody really works on Thursdays, do they?

 

[theduck619]

Does anyone really get any work done on Friday afternoon?

No, I have been working from home this afternoon and I can't get anyone on the phone at my customers

Sure. I decorated the Christmas tree in my office this afternoon.

I got the rest of the Christmas lights up about an hour ago

 

[AirGoofy]

Well...I can't say too much, or the state worker jokes will start to fly again.

Yeah, I get to hear those and I know DW works. She actually works a lot harder than I do.

When people talk about making cuts, the things cut are benefits for the people applying and those state workers doing their work. The government bureacracy is a joke, which is what people don't get, as they will never cut the people who make all the money. Here was the string that she could figure out - worker, supervisor, analysts, Branch Manager, Assistant Director, Division Director, Deputy Commissionner, Commissioner, Cabinet Secretary, Governor. Once you get to Branch Manager, then they get a support staff as well. All of them make lots of money and their job is to have meetings with each other to tell her what to do.

 

[theduck619]

Yeah, I get to hear those and I know DW works. She actually works a lot harder than I do. When people talk about making cuts, the things cut are benefits for the people applying and those state workers doing their work. The government bureacracy is a joke, which is what people don't get, as they will never cut the people who make all the money. Here was the string that she could figure out - worker, supervisor, analysts, Branch Manager, Assistant Director, Division Director, Deputy Commissionner, Commissioner, Cabinet Secretary, Governor. Once you get to Branch Manager, then they get a support staff as well.

As a former state employee, I completley agree with you

I must have been out in the cold too long

 

[RodBelding]

Does anyone really get any work done on Friday afternoon?

No.

 

[Rental01]

We've been tempted to buy there. Currently, their dues are close to $7 per point. Plus, if we did get lucky enough to live on the ocean, I wouldn't want points there.

I wouldn't buy points there - it's just a nice place to visit. I didn't end up talking with my guide since they're working overtime right now and everyone's schedule is messed up. I plan to try again tomorrow.

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Yeah, I get to hear those and I know DW works. She actually works a lot harder than I do.

When people talk about making cuts, the things cut are benefits for the people applying and those state workers doing their work. The government bureacracy is a joke, which is what people don't get, as they will never cut the people who make all the money. Here was the string that she could figure out - worker, supervisor, analysts, Branch Manager, Assistant Director, Division Director, Deputy Commissionner, Commissioner, Cabinet Secretary, Governor. Once you get to Branch Manager, then they get a support staff as well. All of them make lots of money and their job is to have meetings with each other to tell her what to do.

Ouch. I work for a pretty small company (less than 250 employees.) The chain of command is Me -> Supervisor -> Manager -> Vice President -> President/Owner.

And yet you get above the "Me" level, and it's exactly the same - all they do is have meetings to decide what they want me to do.

 

[AirGoofy]

Ouch. I work for a pretty small company (less than 250 employees.) The chain of command is Me -> Supervisor -> Manager -> Vice President -> President/Owner.

And yet you get above the "Me" level, and it's exactly the same - all they do is have meetings to decide what they want me to do.

You probably do need 4 people to supervise you. Who knows what you would photoshop if left unchecked.

Did you get any of that Green Bay stock?

 

[AirGoofy]

I wouldn't buy points there - it's just a nice place to visit. I didn't end up talking with my guide since they're working overtime right now and everyone's schedule is messed up. I plan to try again tomorrow.

Are you gonna grab some GF DVC points?

 

[DisDadDoc]

Are you gonna grab some GF DVC points?

Wonder how much those are gonna sell for? Pretty sure DW will make me pay off our BLT DVC points first....

 

[twokids0204]

DW is starting a new job tomorrow (Sat). I'm excited for her. She'll be working at a jewelry store, which is her thing (she used to own a jewelry store when we first met, but due to the rising cost of gold, she closed it). Plus, it'll get her our to the house, which she really needs.

It's weird, she'll be working from 12-10 everyday (I believe she gets two Sundays off a month), but it's considered part time (she'll even be making less than me....when I was at my old job).

But hopefully, it won't be a long term gig.

Any contribution to the household helps... good luck

 

[twokids0204]

Does anyone really get any work done on Friday afternoon?

No. Some employers really should just start looking at a 4 day work week

.

Then no one would do anything Thursday afternoon...

 

[jbschafer]

Does anyone really get any work done on Friday afternoon?

Some weeks, Friday afternoons are the only part of the week I actually get things accomplished. The students bail off campus as soon as they can on Fridays so it's nice and quiet! Of course today is the last day of the semester and I was scrambling this afternoon to get all my exams written, printed, and stapled.

Monday - Give three, two hour final exams
Tuesday - Grade three, two hour final exams
Wednesday - Board a plane for SFB!!

 

[jbschafer]

So DW just returned from dropping DD8 (a second grader) off at an overnight birthday party for a "new girl" in DD school. She walked in and found out that the girl is a fourth grader and most of the kids there were in 4th or 5th grade and the single mom in charge seemed overwhelmed already. DW made a VERY quick decision that DD would only be staying until 10:30. Fortunately DD didn't throw a tantrum so DW said it came off as though they had planned it before they got there.

She is feeling a bit guilty and second guessing that call. I'm giving her huge credit and .

What do you guys think? Would you have let your 2nd grader stay at an overnight of kids all 2-3 years older than her when she didn't really know any of them very well? Are we overreacting?

 

[GoHerd1028]

So DW just returned from dropping DD8 (a second grader) off at an overnight birthday party for a "new girl" in DD school. She walked in and found out that the girl is a fourth grader and most of the kids there were in 4th or 5th grade and the single mom in charge seemed overwhelmed already. DW made a VERY quick decision that DD would only be staying until 10:30. Fortunately DD didn't throw a tantrum so DW said it came off as though they had planned it before they got there.

She is feeling a bit guilty and second guessing that call. I'm giving her huge credit and .

What do you guys think? Would you have let your 2nd grader stay at an overnight of kids all 2-3 years older than her when she didn't really know any of them very well? Are we overreacting?

No I think your wife made the right call. There is a big difference in maturity level in that age difference. I would have done the same thing...unless I knew the other kids and their families VERY well

 

[AirGoofy]

Wonder how much those are gonna sell for? Pretty sure DW will make me pay off our BLT DVC points first....

Can you buy GF points since I have my BLT points paid off and let me stay at GF. There is a point reallocation coming as well that will be posted and sent in January for 2013. I'm really curious as the 2008 reallocation really messed me up.

Then no one would do anything Thursday afternoon...

Then we can go with a three day workweek. This is really easy.

So DW just returned from dropping DD8 (a second grader) off at an overnight birthday party for a "new girl" in DD school. She walked in and found out that the girl is a fourth grader and most of the kids there were in 4th or 5th grade and the single mom in charge seemed overwhelmed already. DW made a VERY quick decision that DD would only be staying until 10:30. Fortunately DD didn't throw a tantrum so DW said it came off as though they had planned it before they got there.

She is feeling a bit guilty and second guessing that call. I'm giving her huge credit and .

What do you guys think? Would you have let your 2nd grader stay at an overnight of kids all 2-3 years older than her when she didn't really know any of them very well? Are we overreacting?

For me, I am overprotective dad so I probably would not. And, my DW probably would not either. 4th grade is one thing, but 5th grade is a whole other issue, as well as finding a single mom overwhelmed. On the flip side, my 4th grader is as mature as my 2nd grader. My 2nd grader (age 7) also wears size 6 women's shoes and is almost the same height and weight as my 4th grader.

My experience. On the one I was nervous about, dd (then in 3rd grade) spent night with two other girls from school at the divorce dad's house. Now, his girlfriend was there, and even though I lived with DW before marriage, we did not have children and I really didn't approve, but I had a better feeling about her than I did about him. I didn't think he would hurt her, but just too lazy to get up and help. Also, they were smokers and we aren't. The home was messy and they were both 10 years younger than we. On the surface, these two clearly did not share the same lifestyle as DW and I (ages, marriage, smoker, cleanliness), but dd really wanted to stay.

I did ...ahem...have a friend...ahem...police officer... ahem.... check them out and they were not criminals and ... ahem...friend... social worker... ahem... check them out and they did not have child protection case.

So, I felt like there were no safety issues and let her stay there. She had a great time with her friend, but told us the next day that she really did not want to stay at their house because they smoked. Now, she and the other girl are still friends, but she doesn't want to stay over there anymore. Sometimes, life teaches a better lesson than we as parents ever can. But, I had her call home after she was there 2 hours and was there at 8:00 AM to pick her up.