8007 - Humpdy hump, once again.

[scottobear]

Spent two hours with the condo commandos last night to get a signature on a form that would otherwise have cost me $100.

I figure I got paid $50 an hour to listen to old folks talk about vodka, strokes and building maintenance. Not a bad deal, really. Entertaining.

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Critical Miami gets Dooced before he's even started work. Sometimes, it just doesn't pay to keep a journal with opinions online... I'm glad his old employer took him back.

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Kong opens today... I'lll probably catch it this weekend.

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I've discovered that I'm more than moderately good at juggling... or I was really in the zone yesterday. Newt really wants to chase beanbags.

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Moment of Lyric: mp3

We're a couple of misfits, we're a couple of misfits, what's the matter with misfits, that's where we fit in
We're not daffy or dilly, don't go 'round willy nilly, seems to us kind of silly, that we don't fit in
We may be diiferent from the rest, who decides the test of what is really best
We're a couple of misfits, we're a couple of misfits, what's the matter with misfits, that's where we fit in!

1 year ago - cravings, pondering atmospheres, vocabulary words, adp ROYALLY screws up, ocular chili, its a wonderful life by bunnies, Mexican tomb of DEATH

2 years ago - Saddam captured, collective nouns, feral children, pod thoughts, tic tacs, and chores done

3 years ago - Lottery-coworker thoughts, Deathrace 2000, my favorite Chang Tzu quote, witch cow, mistaken identity, haiku

4 years ago - pumpernickel, Newt on my long-lost chair, moment of weirdness, wacky news, what we did before toilet paper, coprolite

5 years ago - sickies, FIGHT! game, Rhyme-time

Comments

[weezeroni.livejournal.com]

There was a recent conversation at work about online journals. My boss asked if that was the same thing as "blogging." When I told her it was, she mentioned that several people have been fired due to what their blogs revealed about their lifestyles and/or their feelings about work. I decided not to mention mine...

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Several folks from your company?? Yikes!

[eryx-uk.livejournal.com]

In my opinion it makes no difference. A personal blog is just that, and no company has the right to fire you because of your postings. I would consider that unfair dismissal and fight it.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Depends on where you are... I know the state of FLorida is pretty lenient on businesses, rather than employees. You can fairly fire a person for no reason at all.

[eryx-uk.livejournal.com]

Thats sucks.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

you bet!

[graypumpkin.livejournal.com]

Worse yet, from I was told in my days as a retail manger in Florida while you can indeed fire someone fairly for no reason, you have to careful what you say when you do fire them especially when dealing with references. We had this girl you was fired for repeatedly showing up close to an hour late for work and for just not doing her job when she was there, but later when other stores called around for references I was told I had to careful about saying anything negative about her, I was allowed to say she was let go and that I wouldn’t hire her again but only if they directly asked and I wasn’t allowed to elaborate as to why. Now this could have been the company being paranoid about covering their ass, but I encountered it at both companies I managed for, so either I happened to work for two companies with the same paranoia or it was a pretty prevalent practice for Florida retail chain stores during the eighties.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I'd been told pretty much the same thing, even just within the last couple of weeks. (A few people have up and quit in the last short span.)

All I'm allowed to say legally is that "yes, she worked here" and "no, I wouldn't rehire her" if *directly* asked, as well.

Of course, this company could be quite paranoid, too.

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

I was always afraid that certain people would find my journal. There were quite a few things I would have liked to write about a few years back when some family members died but there were such bad feelings within the family I didn't want to take a chance. Recently my professor alluded to the fact that he had tried to find my journal and that kind of freaked me out--I suppose I'm a bit of a hypocrite since I so gladly read about everyone else's life.

But you be careful! I don't know what would happen if the people where you work found out you had a cute orange cat at home! They may try and tempt him away with catnip!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

no kitty thievery!

I'd just as soon not have anyone from work read my journal anyway... but if I did get fired for having it, I'd just make all my private entries public, and email all the dirty laundry to the media.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Your 2005 Song Is

Since You've Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson "But since you've been gone I can breathe for the first time I'm so moving on" In 2005, you moved on.

What Hit Song of 2005 Are You?

[weezeroni.livejournal.com]

I absolutely agree. I have no desire, however, for anyone at work to read/know about my journal.

[weezeroni.livejournal.com]

No no...from other comapnies in the news!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Oh, *phew*!

I want a safe little weezle!

[weezeroni.livejournal.com]

And I want to BE a safe weezle :)

Misfits

[(Anonymous)]

Yo. I was perusing your web page and I felt compelled to tell you that it was not Burl Ives that sang "We're a Couple of Misfits". It was Paul Soles and Billie Richards - presumably the two actors who did Hermy and Rudolph's voices. I have a CD that has a lot of those great Christmas songs from the Rankin-Bass cartoons.

Later,
Fast Freddy

Re: Misfits

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Thanks, FF! I automatically just associate Burl with the whole crew, but you're right!

Thanks for poppin' in!