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I have a rule that I don't talk about my personal life at work ever. ever. all anyone knows is that I have a sister, because, hello? what else do you

Posted by chromanda (aka amanda) Sep 9 '10, 16:44

need to know?

so I got an email from corporate telling me that I *must* be somewhere two months from now. on the days in question, I have plane tickets for elsewhere for personal reasons. the vacation time was approved locally, but I know that it'll be yanked out from under me if I protest without cause.

can I say I'm getting married? I mean, why couldn't I? right?

Responses:

my work is like all personal things all the time. I spent much of yesterday afternoon judging men on eharmony. - mafic Sep 9, 17:46
You could say that you're not marrying me. -- nm - Dano Sep 9, 17:25 1
- Or she has to take you lingerie shopping. -- nm - the liioulu with chocolate cake recipes Sep 9, 17:28
renaissance faire? -- nm - CQ Sep 9, 17:10
Rehab. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 9, 17:02 13
- not a bad idea, but would I *actually* have to stop drinking? because that could be rough. -- nm - chromanda Sep 9, 17:04 8
  - Carrotectomy -- nm - Max Sep 9, 17:25
  - Sex addiction, duh! nm - ralph wiggum Sep 9, 17:05 6
    - Cake addiction. - the liioulu with chocolate cake recipes Sep 9, 17:24
    - Curse your fast fingers! (Is what she'd say) -- nm - Reagen Sep 9, 17:06 4
      - Even a blind squirrel makes the first slut joke once in a while. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 9, 17:07 3
        
        I have made this my gtalk status. I hope you're pleased. -- nm - chromanda Sep 9, 17:11 1
        
        Woo! Next goal, "Bartlett's Familar Quotations." nm - ralph wiggum Sep 9, 17:12
        
        oddly, this was my exact fortune cookie fortune last sunday. - prayformojo Sep 9, 17:10
- Ooooh, or gender reassignment! nm - ralph wiggum Sep 9, 17:03 3
  - "Sorry, Halloween is the most important holiday in the pagan year. My coven would kill me if I missed the ritual sacrifice." nm - ralph wiggum Sep 9, 17:10 2
    - ahem, the ritual of sacrafice happens about now actually (ie:burning man, wickerman) -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 9, 17:19 1
      - You know what else covens frown upon? Stepping on people's jokes. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 9, 17:21
~low interest rates and good health insurance...~ -- nm - Max Sep 9, 16:55
I think you should be mysterious and just tell them you scheduled the time off well in advance because it requires advance - JenBro Sep 9, 16:51 1
- I'd go with this. -- nm - Krusty Sep 9, 17:36
tell them you have a prior commitment to kill someone. say they wronged you 8 years ago and the time for cold revenge cannot be changed -- nm - dogbert Sep 9, 16:50 1
- "....see, there was this woman named ashley..." -- nm - chromanda Sep 9, 16:52
I'd suggest 'sister getting married' - ty97 Sep 9, 16:46 17
- my sister got married last year. I'm my only hope, really. -- nm - chromanda Sep 9, 16:49 6
  - your *other* sister is getting married -- nm - ty97 Sep 9, 16:50 5
    - dude, ann is going to kick your ass. I'm so telling her you said this. -- nm - chromanda Sep 9, 16:52 4
      - This is why I like your other sister more. -- nm - ty97 Sep 9, 16:54
      - step-sister, - decline Sep 9, 16:53 2
        
        and you're in the wedding party. -- nm - mafic Sep 9, 17:38
        
        you are so on the good side of the joneses lately, decline. *sparkling in your general direction.* -- nm - chromanda Sep 9, 16:54
- i'd say 'mother.' -- nm - Andie Sep 9, 16:47
- this. no trail they can trace to your benefits or something -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 16:47 8
  - but I don't have to have my husband on my benefits. and I can claim whatever I want on taxes. it's not relevant to my work life. is it? -- nm - chromanda Sep 9, 16:57 4
    - obviously you're going to need to take maternity leave within a year, so they won't promote you. - ty97 Sep 9, 16:57 3
      - (today we were talking about a student scenario and we always do this in the first person. so I said to shaman and goody, "so I'm a military student, - chromanda Sep 9, 16:59 2
        
        You could claim to be starting weekend warrior training, but I think even an atheist might go to hell for that. -- nm - Max Sep 9, 17:01 1
        
        don't all atheists go to hell anyway? -- nm - mafic Sep 9, 17:43
  - see how I mentioned a sitcom-esque spiral? This is episode three. :) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 9, 16:49 2
    - it is pretty good. (I must say when I had personal things at work, I would print out random photos of dudes on the internet and hang them up. - chromanda Sep 9, 16:51 1
      - that is hilarious - the truth when people will assume otherwise always cracks me up -- nm - JenBro Sep 9, 16:52
I'll assume that the last line of your IM refers to concocting a white lie to keep the vacation time you deserve ... - Beryllium Sep 9, 16:46 1
- Wait, doesn't she already have a fake husband, and maybe a fake divorce? -- nm - the liioulu with chocolate cake recipes Sep 9, 16:47
*volunteers as mandy's fake husband* -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 16:45 4
- *or lesbian wife* I've got the haircut. Whatever. It's cool. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 16:46 3
  - You're already far back in line. -- nm - the liioulu with chocolate cake recipes Sep 9, 16:46 2
    - F*CK! -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 16:53 1
      - Back of the line don't get no nookie -- nm - ty97 Sep 9, 16:55

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