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Haiti gets hit with a 7.0 earthquake...per MSNBC -- nm - Remlik Jan 12, 15:05 2
- does nearly a 100,000,000 in improvements - zeitgeist Jan 12, 15:39
- epicenter near the capitol -- (link) - Remlik Jan 12, 15:06
Avatar's monday to monday drop was roughly 40%. - Will Hunting Jan 12, 15:04 1
- Where's Inigo when you need him. -- nm - Loyola Jan 12, 15:04
Poll: How many sick days/unpaid days did you take in 2009? - Name Withheld By Request Jan 12, 15:01 14
- zero, hey, If I'm breathing I will be there, not like a bride is going to let me call in sick (though if I am that sick I would call it in) - zeitgeist Jan 12, 15:42
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- I have no idea. 15-20? I bet in 2009 I was on time, maybe 30 days. Anywhere from 10-60 minutes late. Depending on Logan. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 15:07
- I went back to work at the end of june, and no hours of our combined off-time were for illness. -- nm - b. Jan 12, 15:06
- At least 15 - amoxy Jan 12, 15:04
- I think I took one. -- nm - Loyola Jan 12, 15:03
- I took a few sick days, probably 3 or so ... I don't think I took any unpaid days -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 15:03
- 4-6, maybe. I expect to take a lot more this year. - Dr.Brown Jan 12, 15:03 1
  - Yup, more than half my sick day usage were for moose jr and mooselette. (nm) - musubi Jan 12, 15:05
- Probably a dozen sick days. Unpaid is not how I roll. (nm) - musubi Jan 12, 15:03
- no sick days, no unpaid days. I don't know if this poll is really relevant to my employment status anyway -- nm - CQ Jan 12, 15:03
- Zero. This year - already up to one -- nm - Roger More Jan 12, 15:02
- sick, about 8. unpaid = no comprendo. -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 15:02
- *loves his job* -- nm - nubby Jan 12, 15:01
Letterman's advice to NBC about what's going on... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 12, 14:55 [youtube] 4
- what did Carson Daly do to Letterman? -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 12, 15:02
- Jay "Big Jaw" Leno. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 15:00
- I hate pre-ads on YouTube. -- nm - nubby Jan 12, 14:59
- Get a bigger ocean. -- nm - Max Jan 12, 14:56
Heh; synopsis of an ebook; - Loyola Jan 12, 14:50
So, I went for that job interview today - not sure what to do - opinions appreciated. - kelly Jan 12, 14:41 43
- so you have an offer letter saying this? I wouldn't panic until I have something in writing saying it. - amanda Jan 12, 16:22
- I've never uttered this phrase, and probably never will again: I agree with Loyola and Vermin -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 15:00 3
  - And you must now continue to do so for 20 weeks. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 12, 15:05
  - Unclean! -- nm - Roger More Jan 12, 15:03
  - Welcome to the dark side. -- nm - Loyola Jan 12, 15:01
- that screws you & Will coming to Vegastravaganza in mid May :( -- nm - peglegpete Jan 12, 14:59 1
  - Yeah...that wouldn't be happening anyway. - kelly Jan 12, 15:01
- I wouldn't do this for investment banker money, let alone a dollar over temping money. Fuck this noise. -- nm - TFox Jan 12, 14:58 2
  - Okay. This is good to know. (I'm assuming your current employer didn't have training like this?) - kelly Jan 12, 15:00 1
    - i mean, health insurance companies have a wide range of positions and they aren't all the same, but no, not even in the ballpark. - TFox Jan 12, 15:01
- That almost sounds like it violates labor law. -- nm - Max Jan 12, 14:55
- I'd take it. You can always talk your way into time off down the road once you get to know them. -- nm - Loyola Jan 12, 14:53
- 20 weeks is unrealistic, and I wonder about other issues that may present from a company that would mandate that. - b. Jan 12, 14:51 2
  - Yeah, this sounds like a prison. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 14:52
  - *b! and Mel sharing a brain* -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 12, 14:51
- I'm thinking good old Will Hunting is gonn have to be that sweet fiance we all know he can be and run errands and such for you -- nm - CQ Jan 12, 14:51 2
  - Well, yeah, but I mean, Will can't get my root canal done for me, have bloodwork done, etc. :) - kelly Jan 12, 14:53 1
    - bah :) -- nm - CQ Jan 12, 15:01
- So? If you had some kind of medical emergency during that time...what? You're automatically terminated? - MojaveMeg Jan 12, 14:50 3
  - I'm honestly not sure. - kelly Jan 12, 14:59
  - thinking about it, can they even legally mandate that? -- nm - b. Jan 12, 14:52 1
    - I'm sure that a training period would fall under probationary/at-will employment, which (I think) can be terminated at any time -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 15:01
- Ya SUSPECT! - Dr.Vermin Jan 12, 14:49
- Watch the Phantom Menace dissection. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 14:45
- Can you talk to someone regarding your concerns? - Mel Profit Jan 12, 14:44 18
  - I already did - was told that I'm free to schedule appointments (and shouldn't have trouble getting that time off) *after* training is over. - kelly Jan 12, 14:45 16
    - So if in week 15 someone misses a day, they fire them and start all over? -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 14:52 5
      - *finger to nose* -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 12, 14:55
      - This deal is getting worse all the time! -- nm - Lando Jan 12, 14:54 2
        
        Pray they don't alter it any further. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 14:55 1
        
        "Now put on the skirt!" - Darth Vader si Jan 12, 15:03
      - duumb. -- nm - b. Jan 12, 14:53
    - That's highly unrealistic, and if they're so hardheaded about that, it makes me wonder what else they have up their butt. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 14:51
    - that seems...harsh. - Mel Profit Jan 12, 14:51
    - do people not get sick in their world? -- nm - Andie Jan 12, 14:49 6
      - This isn't a slight on kelly, but there's a lot of people who could commit to it easy. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 12, 14:53 3
        
        It's probably a test to see who's committed. -- nm - Loyola Jan 12, 14:58 1
        
        I doubt they'd actually enforce the no days off rule. -- nm - Loyola Jan 12, 14:59
        
        Plus, it's easier to apologise than get permission -- nm - Roger More Jan 12, 14:53
      - I guess not! - kelly Jan 12, 14:51 1
        
        this makes sense now... - Mel Profit Jan 12, 14:53
    - Now I'm wondering if there's a way your endocrinologist can give you a longer lasting prescription -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 14:47
  - This. (nm) - musubi Jan 12, 14:45
Mrs. TWuG was made the offer! We need to do a little discussing (it was right at "at least this much or no dice" point for us) but I'm confident she - TWuG Jan 12, 14:40 6
- yay! (since it was at the point and not under.) -- nm - b. Jan 12, 14:55
- Don Homer. Maybe, i guess. (nm) - musubi Jan 12, 14:46
- Good going! -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 14:42
- wassis? - Mel Profit Jan 12, 14:41 1
  - Some kind of "Indecent Proposal" thing, sounds like. -- nm - mara Jan 12, 14:58
- And really, who needs dice? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 14:40
Today at work we had birthday cake. Someone said "cake-atorium" and I had to hit the brakes mid sentence on a mastabatorium reference. -- nm - Max Jan 12, 14:39
Speed 2.1 -- (link) - marcel Jan 12, 14:36 [youtube]
Heh, stopped by the med center to have my blood drawn - there was a sign in the lobby saying "Free!!" so I joined the line....... - MojaveMeg Jan 12, 14:32
Watching the 70 rant makes me want to do the same thing to the last Star Trek movie. -- nm - ceregon Jan 12, 14:32 3
- you mean JJ Abram's edgy pop-culture retelling of Star Wars? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 14:37
- The guy's done Star Trek movies. If he hasn't done this one yet, it's only because he doesn't have the DVD yet. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Jan 12, 14:32 1
  - He's sort of done it... a 2 minute version. -- (link) - Dano Jan 12, 14:39 [youtube]
Sweet. Google Docs gets file storage... - stewie Jan 12, 14:29 1
- Oh, it's not active yet... "Google will start rolling out the service in the coming weeks." -- nm - stewie Jan 12, 14:43
con carne... what are some of your favorite movies? -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 14:29 8
- I'm aware that it's in a lot of movies, and they teach it to you in writing school. It's just a cliche that I hate. - con_carne Jan 12, 14:35 7
  - The Wizard of Oz is about as true to story formula as you can get. -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 14:38 6
    - I maintain that First Knight is too, but everyone hates it. -- nm - Max Jan 12, 14:44 2
      - You can follow basic story structure and not do it well. -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 14:49 1
        
        You bet I can. -- nm - Max Jan 12, 14:49
    - boy meets girl. boy looses girl, boy gets girl? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 12, 14:41 2
      - "and then the hero gets the girl at the end as icing on the cake." ("Charlie Bucket is *gay*??") -- nm - Max Jan 12, 14:48
      - Girl dies in tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 12, 14:46
"Dick-infested man matress"? -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 14:28 6
- I like this very much. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 12, 14:31
- I'm convinced that one was written by Dignan. It sounds like his playful banter with mandy. (nm) - musubi Jan 12, 14:29 2
  - wait, that quote describes a person? -- nm - Max Jan 12, 14:30 1
    - [obligatory wiggum joke] (nm) - musubi Jan 12, 14:34
- Jar Jar Binks? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 14:29
- I *know*! -- nm - David Jan 12, 14:29
Max is a pretty good Devil's Advocate. (nm) - musubi Jan 12, 14:27 2
- I got how many years? -- nm - Satan Jan 12, 14:28
- like I've been saying, musubi is a great person. -- nm - Max Jan 12, 14:28
You know, releasing that BoT video might pay off if it becomes viral. nm - Dignan Jan 12, 14:25 4
- ("peppy little splooge-vacuum!") nm - Dignan Jan 12, 14:28 3
  - *whimper* - fatsquatch Jan 12, 14:29 2
    - Crap, that was a spoiler. Sorry. nm - Dignan Jan 12, 14:31 1
      - oh i don't care about that. just that i can't hear it now -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 12, 14:35
Man I went to the strangest meeting today. -- nm - Remlik Jan 12, 14:25 5
- Did it involve 7 10-minute long segments? -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Jan 12, 14:32
- did you check in on facebook? -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 12, 14:26 1
  - now cause there was no file for it. -- nm - Remlik Jan 12, 14:29
- circle jer... errr, meeting? -- nm - zork Jan 12, 14:26 1
  - "Meeting" Meeting. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 12, 14:27
Hmm. Which is worse, David's Star Wars hatey, or my Avatar hatey? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 14:25 35
- David's is worst. But yours is dumbest. - Dr.Vermin Jan 12, 14:52 2
  - Hmm. Your IM spits in the face of most of what I have read about Avatar. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 14:53 1
    - I spit in its face and kick it in the ding ding. - Dr.Vermin Jan 12, 14:55
- I don't have Avatar hatey as much as indifference. I want to see who will hold out the longest on not seeing it. I think I'll win -- nm - CQ Jan 12, 14:31 11
  - Ah. See, I think I could actually hate it more if I sit through it. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 14:33
  - No, I'll win. -- nm - mara Jan 12, 14:33
  - Doubtful. I still haven't seen Titanic. (nm) - musubi Jan 12, 14:33 8
    - Nor have I. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 14:40 2
      - Yeah, but mine is disinterest, not hatey. (nm) - musubi Jan 12, 14:43 1
        
        I am still one of the chosen 5. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 14:51
    - when it's rereleased in 3D. me and you. opening night. -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 12, 14:38
    - I've never seen it from beginning to end. Only parts here and there -- nm - CQ Jan 12, 14:37 3
      - I honestly don't think I've seen single shot of Titanic that wasn't in ads/promos. - musubi Jan 12, 14:42
      - ditto...not sure I -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 12, 14:39 1
        
        I've sat through the whole thing from start to finish. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 12, 14:41
- If the guy disected Avatar (which I'm sure he will once the DVD is out), David would watch it. He's done other movies, too. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Jan 12, 14:30
- Yes. But if I were to see it and still hate it, that is what I am wondering. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 14:28 3
  - I doubt you'd "hate" it, but also doubt you'd like it all that much. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 12, 14:34
  - You've already established your hatey, so you're in a no-win situation -- nm - Roger More Jan 12, 14:31
  - We'll never know. -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 14:30
- Yours. David's is informed by actually having seen the subject of his bile. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 12, 14:27
- Avatar, cause you haven't seen it. -- nm - Remlik Jan 12, 14:26
- Yours is much worse. David has *seen* Star Wars. nm - Dignan Jan 12, 14:26
- David sat through TPM. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 12, 14:26 9
  - Right. He earned it. nm - Dignan Jan 12, 14:26 8
    - Until recently, I had the DVD. - David Jan 12, 14:27 7
      - what a spectacularly inappropriate gift. - Mel Profit Jan 12, 14:28 6
        
        This particular loved one has a tendency to get me things that they want for themselves. - David Jan 12, 14:30 5
        
        don't we all? -- nm - zork Jan 12, 14:31
        
        I thought you'd enjoy the irony of a Mets jersey! (nm) - musubi Jan 12, 14:31 2
        
        ooh, get him a Glavine one. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 12, 14:31 1
        
        A gift that would depress both of us. Interesting. (nm) - musubi Jan 12, 14:33
        
        hilarious. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 12, 14:30
- obviously, its remond's hatey of girly parts. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 12, 14:25 1
  - you cannot hate that which you know not about. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 12, 14:27
Amy grabbed another dude's ass today! - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 14:24 3
- Amy's a dude? Nooooo way! -- nm - zork Jan 12, 14:27
- "You're doing it wrong. It's supposed to be *sexy*!" (nm) - musubi Jan 12, 14:25
- next stop: Mexico -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 12, 14:25

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