Singles Social Club: It's 5 o'clock somewhere!

[nurse.darcy]

Afternoon all---
so I know this may be a little deep for a Monday but it's in my head and I'd like to hear your thoughts on this...
I'm a regional manager for a major company, there are 10 of me that work for my boss in the safety department throughout the country. I am the only female that works for my boss (there's a reason I state that) and I love my department and love what I do. the down side is that I'm on call 24/7 except when I'm on vacation and even then I get calls (I've been in the middle of MK taking calls from my guys...). out of the 10 of us, I'm the most high strung, take things to heart when one of my guys gets injured or something happens onsite. anyway, recently I question why we all do what we do...I know that we are not in it for the accolades, the pat on the backs or even the thank yous. but there's something (other than a pay check) that keeps us doing what we do.
so I ask the question to you, in your professions, why do you do it...

Darlin, I spent 20 years as the Executive Assistant for the CEO of a fortune 500 commercial real estate firm. I had my own staff of 10 and managed the lives of approximately 2000 commercial real estate brokers. It was a very stressful life and not what my intended career was. When my boss retired, so did I. . .to become what I always wanted to do. . .be a nurse. I absolutely love my job. I feel like I am on vacation all the time. Sometimes the call shifts get to me, but I would not trade my job for the world.

 

[nurse.darcy]

Ahoy Wench !

Woo Hoo. . .I am a wench today. . .lol.

 

[DCTooTall]

I had the same idea, but thought it might be kind of weird coming from me.

Well I need to make sure I don't take all the fun.

When I leave a door open, I expect people to walk through it

I figured i'd try doing the fashionably late thing for a change and let others start showing up first.

Ya know, being able to just "hop" on over to the park after work really make a move to Orlando tempting. Plus, it seems all the single guys live over there.

PLUS.... When you are in a mood, you can see about playing with the tourists.

Hi Ms Sand2270 (I would call you by your real name but ya know. . .I have this thing for handles. . .lol). I am super happy this week is over too. . .too emotional of a week for me. . .and I am just deciding that I am going to be happy the rest of the weekend.

Well the entire time I was down there, i was "DC".... so I can see the affection you have for handles.

Sounds like our resident nurses need some tending to. Hope you find something to make you smile this weekend

Seriously....



Ladies, Have a seat, and it's time for your medicine.


I want you to take 2 daily and as needed. We'll set a followup appointment to check your progress.

I was thread searching & found this one.....Single Diser's--what could be better We are just about done planning our August trip & can't wait for it to get here......Anyone else going in August??

to the group!

I just got back from a trip last month, and my next big one is planned for November, though i'm seriously thinking I'm gonna sneak for a long weekend type trip around the end of September/early Oct.

to the singles thread! My next trip is planned for June...and that is plenty long to wait.

My weekend was good. I'm a little sunburned from walking around a festival today. I actually saw a blinged out shirt that said "It's five o'clock somewhere." It would make a great group shirt, but I'm not sure the guys would be crazy about the crystal bling.

Hmmmm.... Maybe we should have someone scope out the shirts at Margarittaville. I'm pretty sure we could find one there that would suit the group, and maybe even be Gender Neutral.

Hello all, New to the thread

Feel free to jump into the convo, we don't bite. (unless you ask nicely)

Afternoon all---
so I know this may be a little deep for a Monday but it's in my head and I'd like to hear your thoughts on this...
I'm a regional manager for a major company, there are 10 of me that work for my boss in the safety department throughout the country. I am the only female that works for my boss (there's a reason I state that) and I love my department and love what I do. the down side is that I'm on call 24/7 except when I'm on vacation and even then I get calls (I've been in the middle of MK taking calls from my guys...). out of the 10 of us, I'm the most high strung, take things to heart when one of my guys gets injured or something happens onsite. anyway, recently I question why we all do what we do...I know that we are not in it for the accolades, the pat on the backs or even the thank yous. but there's something (other than a pay check) that keeps us doing what we do.
so I ask the question to you, in your professions, why do you do it...

Um.... cause the paycheck is nice.... as well as the perks (free cable, etc).

Beyond that... It's kinda cool getting to see the tech that's coming and being privy to a lot of the behind the scenes stuff going on in the industry. And to be perfectly honest.....in this economy, the stability of the company is a HUGE bonus.

Woo Hoo. . .I am a wench today. . .lol.

So what are you every other day?

 

[Mandyjg20]

Feel free to jump into the convo, we don't bite. (unless you ask nicely)

Thanks haha

Afternoon all---
so I know this may be a little deep for a Monday but it's in my head and I'd like to hear your thoughts on this...
I'm a regional manager for a major company, there are 10 of me that work for my boss in the safety department throughout the country. I am the only female that works for my boss (there's a reason I state that) and I love my department and love what I do. the down side is that I'm on call 24/7 except when I'm on vacation and even then I get calls (I've been in the middle of MK taking calls from my guys...). out of the 10 of us, I'm the most high strung, take things to heart when one of my guys gets injured or something happens onsite. anyway, recently I question why we all do what we do...I know that we are not in it for the accolades, the pat on the backs or even the thank yous. but there's something (other than a pay check) that keeps us doing what we do.
so I ask the question to you, in your professions, why do you do it...

I do it because I take pride in being able to collect the highest balances when no one else can. I work for a bank in the collections department

Welcome and happy Monday everyone.

Thanks

 

[CoasterAddict]

I'm on call 24/7 except when I'm on vacation and even then I get calls (I've been in the middle of MK taking calls from my guys...).

I've also fielded business calls--including new job negotiations one year [when I said at the interview "I'm going to DW they thought I was joking]. I quickly learned to add work customers to my caller ID so I could better judge when *not* to take the call. It sounds like that isn't an option for you.

 

[TPQS]

Reporting in to the thread. Happy Monday to all. Hope it feels like a Friday (Which seat can I take?)!

 

[DCTooTall]

Reporting in to the thread. Happy Monday to all. Hope it feels like a Friday (Which seat can I take?)!

 

[NJDiva]

I've also fielded business calls--including new job negotiations one year [when I said at the interview "I'm going to DW they thought I was joking]. I quickly learned to add work customers to my caller ID so I could better judge when *not* to take the call. It sounds like that isn't an option for you.

customer/vendor calls I can ignore, it's when my guys that work for me call to review a hazardous situation I can't. I really do like what I do but there are times I just wonder what's the point...

 

[DCTooTall]

customer/vendor calls I can ignore, it's when my guys that work for me call to review a hazardous situation I can't. I really do like what I do but there are times I just wonder what's the point...

To bankroll your Disney trips?

 

[NJDiva]

Um.... cause the paycheck is nice.... as well as the perks (free cable, etc).

Beyond that... It's kinda cool getting to see the tech that's coming and being privy to a lot of the behind the scenes stuff going on in the industry. And to be perfectly honest.....in this economy, the stability of the company is a HUGE bonus.

well yes, the paycheck thing is very cool, it's what maintains my Disney addiction...and I do work for a very stable company...as long as there are environmental issues, I'll have a job. I guess I need to know or see if what we as a department do makes a difference. and no, that's not what we get in reviews, I think it's deeper than that...

 

[MICKEY88]

how about custom shirts.. white with this on them

 

[MICKEY88]

Afternoon all---
so I know this may be a little deep for a Monday but it's in my head and I'd like to hear your thoughts on this...
I'm a regional manager for a major company, there are 10 of me that work for my boss in the safety department throughout the country. I am the only female that works for my boss (there's a reason I state that) and I love my department and love what I do. the down side is that I'm on call 24/7 except when I'm on vacation and even then I get calls (I've been in the middle of MK taking calls from my guys...). out of the 10 of us, I'm the most high strung, take things to heart when one of my guys gets injured or something happens onsite. anyway, recently I question why we all do what we do...I know that we are not in it for the accolades, the pat on the backs or even the thank yous. but there's something (other than a pay check) that keeps us doing what we do.
so I ask the question to you, in your professions, why do you do it...

Job 1. the benefits, and retirement package.

Job 2. Because I get to hang out with Pyrates, Wenches, Models, Bellydancers, Firebreathing Females, Gypsies.. etc.. I love Job 2...

 

[DCTooTall]

well yes, the paycheck thing is very cool, it's what maintains my Disney addiction...and I do work for a very stable company...as long as there are environmental issues, I'll have a job. I guess I need to know or see if what we as a department do makes a difference. and no, that's not what we get in reviews, I think it's deeper than that...

Well at least in my case.... If we are doing our job correctly, nobody even knows we exist. They only notice us if there is a MAJOR problem...

...and even then, most of the time the major problems are not caused by us, but we get to clean up the mess.


Now.... do we make a difference? Absolutely. my department is actually recognized by a lot of people in the company as the best group in the country (or at least, among the best) that do what we do. It's kind of a mixed blessing though, because people realize we are good at what we do, so they give us more of the latest and greatest stuff to play with....which in turn is more prone to being buggy and potentially can cause an issue for our customers.

But Customer wise? Nobody knows we exist. most people in the company don't even realize we exist. And do we get any sort of extra "perk" for being as good as we are, or pulling off the many miracles that we manage to pull off? nope. But, We know that we make the jobs easier for those other departments that we interact with directly. We know that we have the support of our upper management who have a better idea of what we do......even if because of he nature of our job, they can't exactly track how we spend our time or how much we get done thru hard metrics similiar to most other departments and groups in the company.


I guess ultimately, it comes down to that internal feeling of accomplishment that comes from knowing you did your job.

how about custom shirts.. white with this on them

I likey...


though... not a huge fan of wearing white T-shirts. maybe another color for the guys? The girls can keep the white T-shirts since they tend to look better in them than I would.....


....especially when one of the many afternoon thunderstorms in Florida decide to make an appearance.

 

[CoasterAddict]

not a huge fan of wearing white T-shirts. maybe another color for the guys? The girls can keep the white T-shirts since they tend to look better in them than I would.....


....especially when one of the many afternoon thunderstorms in Florida decide to make an appearance.

Puts me in mind of the original dismates wet t-shirt contest.
And no, I'm not giving you any more details. Those who remember, remember.

 

[DCTooTall]

Puts me in mind of the original dismates wet t-shirt contest.
And no, I'm not giving you any more details. Those who remember, remember.

Pics or it didn't happen.





That also reminds me.... Lousia, Where are our booty shaking vids? We know they are out there.

 

[MICKEY88]

I likey...
though... not a huge fan of wearing white T-shirts. maybe another color for the guys? The girls can keep the white T-shirts since they tend to look better in them than I would.....

....especially when one of the many afternoon thunderstorms in Florida decide to make an appearance.

exactly what I was thinking..

any color shirt would do

color of transfer can be changed also



flipped for transfer

 

[Floydian]

Where am I?

And what's wrong with this picture?

 

[DCTooTall]

Where am I?

And what's wrong with this picture?

Gonna have to say the Tune In Lounge....


and what's wrong with the picture? Darcy drank your wine?

 

[MICKEY88]

Gonna have to say the Tune In Lounge....
and what's wrong with the picture? Darcy drank your wine?

there would be something wrong if Darcy didn't drink the wine..LOL

What is wrong ??

I'm not sitting there drinking Calico Jack

 

[NJDiva]

Where am I?

And what's wrong with this picture?

ummm...I'm gonna say that
1) the glass is empty
2) there's only one glass so you're alone.