The Lurker Thread

[Sara Love]

Ohhh and the vacation schedule was finally passed out, there is a good possibility we won’t be able to go on vacation this year because my supervisor has blocked off at least 10 weeks of time where only one person can ask for time off....May-Sept which is pretty much has NEVER been done the entire time I’ve worked there (15 years) it will be my turn, hopefully tomorrow so I will know more then

But they appreciate us and want to retain the quality workers they have (that came directly from their mouths)

 

[daleron]

Ha! Gubberment never does anything good for anyone other than themselves

They are taking one small step towards getting rid of our comp time. My guess, next year it will be completely gone. Big deal? Depends.

We don’t get overtime because it’s a 35 hr work week. We are scheduled to work late on Thursdays on a rotating schedule (I use “rotating” loosely because essentially it’s never been done fairly) When you work late, you can either get paid for those 2 hours or bank them to use as comp time for another day (work late 4 Thursdays get a day off) They don’t like that and have been wanting to get rid of it for forever.

So now....instead of working 9-7 on a Thursday you will work 11-7. Some will still work 9-7 and earn comp, some won’t. Think it will be scheduled fairly?? I don’t. In exchange they’ve given us a “raise” DH says in the long run it will benefit us but in the meantime we lose those extra days to use. That means sometimes you need a “sanity” day, gone. Or something comes up in the middle of the year for kiddo and I can’t take a day kind of thing.

There’s more but it’s complicated so I will spare you. But I’m angry! Just one more reason to hate my job and wish I could just say seeya. Dh tells me every week to just quit but I feel like that is the wrong thing to do, if that makes sense. Always the what if scenario.

This too shall pass.......

Ohhh and the vacation schedule was finally passed out, there is a good possibility we won’t be able to go on vacation this year because my supervisor has blocked off at least 10 weeks of time where only one person can ask for time off....May-Sept which is pretty much has NEVER been done the entire time I’ve worked there (15 years) it will be my turn, hopefully tomorrow so I will know more then

But they appreciate us and want to retain the quality workers they have (that came directly from their mouths)

Oh Sara! I don’t know what to say, none of that sounds good for you

Blocking off May - September is a dig against moms with school age children That’s just wrong!

 

[Sara Love]

Good morning lurkers

Oh Sara! I don’t know what to say, none of that sounds good for you

Blocking off May - September is a dig against moms with school age children That’s just wrong!

Yeah, it stinks. I hope I overreacted about the vacation. There are 5 people ahead of me to schedule theirs, so I felt very doom and gloom yesterday when I saw all the time he blocked off. Fingers crossed.

I do believe there is a silver lining in every dark cloud, just take me a day or two to see it Hope everyone has a good day!!

 

[daleron]

Good morning lovely and handsome Lurkers

Good morning lurkers


Yeah, it stinks. I hope I overreacted about the vacation. There are 5 people ahead of me to schedule theirs, so I felt very doom and gloom yesterday when I saw all the time he blocked off. Fingers crossed.

I do believe there is a silver lining in every dark cloud, just take me a day or two to see it Hope everyone has a good day!!

Good morning Sara
What a wonderfully positive outlook Sara, best of luck to you

Hope you have a good day, it’s cold and still raining here, our high today is 44. Feels extra cold after being nearly 70 the past few days

 

[JoeyC]

Good afternoon Dale, Sara and Lurkers

Ohhh and the vacation schedule was finally passed out, there is a good possibility we won’t be able to go on vacation this year because my supervisor has blocked off at least 10 weeks of time where only one person can ask for time off....May-Sept which is pretty much has NEVER been done the entire time I’ve worked there (15 years) it will be my turn, hopefully tomorrow so I will know more then

But they appreciate us and want to retain the quality workers they have (that came directly from their mouths)

Will you get a pension after 20 years of service??, if so you only have 5 to go to tell them to shove it up there ....

 

[daleron]

Good afternoon Dale, Sara and Lurkers


Will you get a pension after 20 years of service??, if so you only have 5 to go to tell them to shove it up there ....

Hi Joey!
We just finished our early supper, church time Spaghetti and a cheese pizza.

 

[daleron]

Kirk Douglas died today, he was 103.

Good night lovely and handsome Lurkers

 

[Sara Love]

Good morning lurkers

Sadly it looks like no Virginia vacation this year. I was still able to get some long weekends in the summer so fingers crossed the weather is decent.

@JoeyC after 10 you are vested into the retirement. 20, you get the health insurance from your current contract. Obviously it would be better to stay to 30 but I can always leave and get a job somewhere else.

Yum, Dale. Best of both worlds pizza and spaghetti sounds like Kirk had a good long life. Still sad though.

 

[daleron]

Good morning lovely and handsome Lurkers

Good morning lurkers

Sadly it looks like no Virginia vacation this year. I was still able to get some long weekends in the summer so fingers crossed the weather is decent.

@JoeyC after 10 you are vested into the retirement. 20, you get the health insurance from your current contract. Obviously it would be better to stay to 30 but I can always leave and get a job somewhere else.

Yum, Dale. Best of both worlds pizza and spaghetti sounds like Kirk had a good long life. Still sad though.

Good morning Sara
Your beach vacation?

Hey it was spaghetti and cheesy bread

 

[Sara Love]

Good morning lovely and handsome Lurkers



Good morning Sara
Your beach vacation?

Hey it was spaghetti and cheesy bread

Good morning Dale

Yep, no beach this year.

Hahaha I would eat spaghetti, cheesy bread AND pizza all in one sitting. wouldn’t feel well afterwards though haha

 

[daleron]

Good morning Dale

Yep, no beach this year.

Hahaha I would eat spaghetti, cheesy bread AND pizza all in one sitting. wouldn’t feel well afterwards though haha

Sorry

Yeah that’s a little over load

 

[Sara Love]

Sorry

Yeah that’s a little over load

Awww, it’s ok. The silver lining is they haven’t taken my vacation away. I still get it, just have to take it at a different time. I took those 6 days and split it up, long weekend in July and long weekend in August.

Dh is talking maybe going for a shorter stay around Easter. I dunno if I really want to do that.

 

[daleron]

Awww, it’s ok. The silver lining is they haven’t taken my vacation away. I still get it, just have to take it at a different time. I took those 6 days and split it up, long weekend in July and long weekend in August.

Dh is talking maybe going for a shorter stay around Easter. I dunno if I really want to do that.

Too cold then?


We’ve gotten some snow today but there’s nothing sticking Was pretty in town but out here it’s just a fine mist like snow, makes you squint

 

[daleron]

Good night lovely and handsome Lurkers

 

[daleron]

Good morning lovely and handsome Lurkers

 

[Sara Love]

Too cold then?


We’ve gotten some snow today but there’s nothing sticking Was pretty in town but out here it’s just a fine mist like snow, makes you squint

I’m not sure, 60s-70s is what DH is saying.

Ooooh you got snow?? I forget, how much is normal for you or do you rarely see it?

Eeesh, must have got sidetracked last night never hit post.

Good morning Dale and lurkers

 

[daleron]

I’m not sure, 60s-70s is what DH is saying.

Ooooh you got snow?? I forget, how much is normal for you or do you rarely see it?

Eeesh, must have got sidetracked last night never hit post.

Good morning Dale and lurkers

Good morning Sara
Well I noticed you read but didn’t post

We see snow every once in a while but it’s not something we get a lot of, we’re much more likely to have an ice storm. Cold this morning at 26 but warming up quite a bit today, I think about 50.

 

[Sara Love]

Good morning Sara
Well I noticed you read but didn’t post

We see snow every once in a while but it’s not something we get a lot of, we’re much more likely to have an ice storm. Cold this morning at 26 but warming up quite a bit today, I think about 50.

Ick! I would rather snow than ice. Sure do wish it would be 50 here. We are supposed to get quite a bit of snow today. 5-9 inches. It didn’t start as early as predicted so I’m leaning closer to 5.

 

[daleron]

Ick! I would rather snow than ice. Sure do wish it would be 50 here. We are supposed to get quite a bit of snow today. 5-9 inches. It didn’t start as early as predicted so I’m leaning closer to 5.

Agreed, snow is better than ice and usually less damaging.

5 inches would be a lot for us! You be careful out there.

 

[daleron]

Good morning lovely and handsome Lurkers Happy Saturday.