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RobonunIt's all fun and games until someone pisses off ChinaRegistered Userregular
As a fedgov librarian I'm torn between making $DecentLibrarianCash and wanting to feel like what I do makes a difference to someone. Debt is keeping me on the DLC side of the ledger, but someday I want to reactivate my rusty reference skillz and help people answer burning questions (like "is there a website that will tell me why it burns when I pee?").
Word from the higher ups at the company I'm leaving due to the contract changing hands is that we should get our offer letters from the new company today.
So I am obsessively refreshing my email. Because I'd really like the [Internal Screaming] to stop. And because I want to be able to say that I work for "Place to hunt snowy owls"
Before following any advice, opinions, or thoughts I may have expressed in the above post, be warned: I found Keven Costners "Waterworld" to be a very entertaining film.
As a fedgov librarian I'm torn between making $DecentLibrarianCash and wanting to feel like what I do makes a difference to someone. Debt is keeping me on the DLC side of the ledger, but someday I want to reactivate my rusty reference skillz and help people answer burning questions (like "is there a website that will tell me why it burns when I pee?").
Hahah I know exactly what resources to use to answer that question!
Lady sends me an e-mail to tell me that, despite the odds, an event is likely to happen that will be in her favour. Opposing counsel has asked for her written consent to ensure the favourable event occurs. She wants to know what to do.
I tell her the options (provide consent, don't provide consent) and remind her that the event is in her favour.
"Yes, but how about I don't consent since the event might happen anyway?"
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Every time something like this happens I send a hateful, hateful thought bubble to legal dramas
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there was at least 10 seconds there where I was all "...
... do I dare hope?"
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Oh man, the new intern has started doing that thing where whenever someone says a phrase that also happens to be part of the lyrics to a song, he starts singing that song. Every single time. That's always so annoying. Why do musical/theater kids always do that?
Oh man, the new intern has started doing that thing where whenever someone says a phrase that also happens to be part of the lyrics to a song, he starts singing that song. Every single time. That's always so annoying. Why do musical/theater kids always do that?
Because you just DON'T GET IT DAD, they've got the music in them...
Theater kids will take any opportunity to sing, no matter what
it's as sure as gravity
once I was trapped in an airport with a high school theater group
they spontaneously launched into a rendition of "My Freeze Ray" from Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog
it was hell
I love Dr. Horrible, I love that song, I sing along with it in my car all the time. If I was in that airport I would probably contemplate, like, making a run through the TSA line just to get out of there.
I had a friend in high school who would do it and eventually it got to the point where:
1) Someone would accidentally say song lyrics
2) His face would light up and he would open his mouth
3) *DEATH STARE* from me
4) He closes his mouth and looks at the ground
5) I breathe a sigh of relief and smile
I harvested his joy
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Doesn't every reference desk have WebMD bookmarked? XD
Well librarians are not supposed to find medical information for patrons. They are supposed to just get them on the resources and let them find the info they need.
I'm not a musician or a singer, but if I'm gonna have this song stuck in my head, you're gonna suffer as well.
After seeing the street fighter movie, my brother and I had Carmen Jones stuck in our heads and and soon as one announced he was free, the other would start humming it.
Lady sends me an e-mail to tell me that, despite the odds, an event is likely to happen that will be in her favour. Opposing counsel has asked for her written consent to ensure the favourable event occurs. She wants to know what to do.
I tell her the options (provide consent, don't provide consent) and remind her that the event is in her favour.
"Yes, but how about I don't consent since the event might happen anyway?"
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Every time something like this happens I send a hateful, hateful thought bubble to legal dramas
Ooooh, I feel for you. Clients can be so frustrating.
One time I had to sit a client down and read them the riot act like they were a ten year old because they petulantly tried to refuse to come to their own deposition.
Oh man, the new intern has started doing that thing where whenever someone says a phrase that also happens to be part of the lyrics to a song, he starts singing that song. Every single time. That's always so annoying. Why do musical/theater kids always do that?
This used to be me.
Not at like, work or anything, but at home and among my friends.
Lady sends me an e-mail to tell me that, despite the odds, an event is likely to happen that will be in her favour. Opposing counsel has asked for her written consent to ensure the favourable event occurs. She wants to know what to do.
I tell her the options (provide consent, don't provide consent) and remind her that the event is in her favour.
"Yes, but how about I don't consent since the event might happen anyway?"
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Every time something like this happens I send a hateful, hateful thought bubble to legal dramas
Ooooh, I feel for you. Clients can be so frustrating.
One time I had to sit a client down and read them the riot act like they were a ten year old because they petulantly tried to refuse to come to their own deposition.
Oof. That must have been a fun conversation!
Ah, lovely lovely clients. The things we have to endure behind the scenes... :rotate:
Lady sends me an e-mail to tell me that, despite the odds, an event is likely to happen that will be in her favour. Opposing counsel has asked for her written consent to ensure the favourable event occurs. She wants to know what to do.
I tell her the options (provide consent, don't provide consent) and remind her that the event is in her favour.
"Yes, but how about I don't consent since the event might happen anyway?"
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Every time something like this happens I send a hateful, hateful thought bubble to legal dramas
Ooooh, I feel for you. Clients can be so frustrating.
One time I had to sit a client down and read them the riot act like they were a ten year old because they petulantly tried to refuse to come to their own deposition.
Oof. That must have been a fun conversation!
Ah, lovely lovely clients. The things we have to endure behind the scenes... :rotate:
I could talk about clients and attorneys from the other side all day.
One time I was scheduling a deposition to depose a third party and I was trying to arrange an agreeable time for the other side to attend as well, e-mailing the attorney and basically saying "I'm deposing X, what times work for you?" No response. I e-mail a 2nd time, this time with a list of times that work for me and saying which of these times work for opposing counsel. No response. Okay, they've had their chance and I go ahead and schedule the deposition and e-mail them back saying the deposition is at this time and they're welcome to attend.
Less than 15 minutes later I get a blistering e-mail from opposing counsel accusing me of malfeasance and overly aggressive litigation tactics and threatening to bring this up with the judge who will surely not approve of such a gross violation of professional conduct.
I very calmly and precisely respond with "First, including you on a 3rd party deposition is a courtesy, not a requirement, and I am under no obligation to ensure that the deposition aligns with your schedule. Second, I e-mailed you twice in an attempt to schedule a time that is amenable to everybody, I have the read receipts showing that you read the e-mails, and I never received a response. Third, if you want to bring this up with the judge please feel free to do so. I have no problem watching you argue just how my repeated attempts (coupled with your lack of any attempt) to arrange a deposition time with you is somehow a gross violation of professional conduct. Also, consider this your notice that if you do pursue this I will move for sanctions for what is essentially wasting mine and the courts time."
Yeah, he agreed to my deposition time in his response. Dumbass.
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WeaverWho are you?What do you want?Registered Userregular
Walk up to work, police fire & medics loading up a body. Talk to security, third OD today. Had one last night too after he had come in and groped one of my cashiers, and another in the parking garage a few nights ago that medics had to hit him with adrenaline.
Walk up to work, police fire & medics loading up a body. Talk to security, third OD today. Had one last night too after he had come in and groped one of my cashiers, and another in the parking garage a few nights ago that medics had to hit him with adrenaline.
But hey I got a small pay raise.
I really don't know if I should awesome this or lovely day.
Damn you Weaver!
(Is it wrong I immediately think of UHF and the wheel of fish when I see your posts?)
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WeaverWho are you?What do you want?Registered Userregular
I had a good phone conversation/interview with an individual who was not a part of the panel that interviewed me last week after work today, so I'm feeling pretty good about that.
I've got a decent shot at this position, but I sure hope they make a decision soon because if it's not meant to be, I would like to try to get an interview at the high school my wife just got hired at.
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Walk up to work, police fire & medics loading up a body. Talk to security, third OD today. Had one last night too after he had come in and groped one of my cashiers, and another in the parking garage a few nights ago that medics had to hit him with adrenaline.
But hey I got a small pay raise.
I understand why it would never happen as it'd be one hell of a legal quagmire, but I really wish your store would train someone in the administration of naloxone and always have a dose on hand.
Walk up to work, police fire & medics loading up a body. Talk to security, third OD today. Had one last night too after he had come in and groped one of my cashiers, and another in the parking garage a few nights ago that medics had to hit him with adrenaline.
But hey I got a small pay raise.
I understand why it would never happen as it'd be one hell of a legal quagmire, but I really wish your store would train someone in the administration of naloxone and always have a dose on hand.
If they're trained then good sam laws should apply.
I think the only time someone ever got bit by being a good Samaritan was when they had no medical training but decided the right thing to do was to pull someone out of a car wreck which contributed or directly caused the paralysis of the person in the wreck. Also, no one thought the car was going to explode nor was there any fire or any other immediate danger.
Walk up to work, police fire & medics loading up a body. Talk to security, third OD today. Had one last night too after he had come in and groped one of my cashiers, and another in the parking garage a few nights ago that medics had to hit him with adrenaline.
But hey I got a small pay raise.
I understand why it would never happen as it'd be one hell of a legal quagmire, but I really wish your store would train someone in the administration of naloxone and always have a dose on hand.
Not going anywhere near any of these guys with a sharp. I also need to crack on people late at night selling booze to obviosly intoxicated people.
Walk up to work, police fire & medics loading up a body. Talk to security, third OD today. Had one last night too after he had come in and groped one of my cashiers, and another in the parking garage a few nights ago that medics had to hit him with adrenaline.
But hey I got a small pay raise.
I understand why it would never happen as it'd be one hell of a legal quagmire, but I really wish your store would train someone in the administration of naloxone and always have a dose on hand.
Not going anywhere near any of these guys with a sharp. I also need to crack on people late at night selling booze to obviosly intoxicated people.
No joke, the last upstanding citizen I administered naloxone to told me I owed him money for counteracting his heroin.
I was informed there was a rat in the warehouse that was hiding in a crate and that it was the size of my forearm. Immensely curious, I wanted to see this colossal rodent but could not find it. Cut to afternoon and one of the traps that was set out snapped. I checked it and sure enough there was a rat, though I was disappointed to see it was no larger than my fist. I've seen bigger guinea pigs.
Walk up to work, police fire & medics loading up a body. Talk to security, third OD today. Had one last night too after he had come in and groped one of my cashiers, and another in the parking garage a few nights ago that medics had to hit him with adrenaline.
But hey I got a small pay raise.
I understand why it would never happen as it'd be one hell of a legal quagmire, but I really wish your store would train someone in the administration of naloxone and always have a dose on hand.
Not going anywhere near any of these guys with a sharp. I also need to crack on people late at night selling booze to obviosly intoxicated people.
No joke, the last upstanding citizen I administered naloxone to told me I owed him money for counteracting his heroin.
Have you ever had someone ODed on a speedball? I hear that is quite an experience after you administer naloxone.
You can practically hear the bell ring for round one.
and I wonder about my neighbors even though I don't have them
but they're listening to every word I say
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Magus`The fun has been DOUBLED!Registered Userregular
I need to come up and memorize some success stories for my Progressive phone interview. The job would turn my life around and would make all this past bullshit worth it.. mostly. If anyone has any interview tips or has experience as a claims adjuster, I'm all ears.
Also the person who is training me for my current job was super dismissive about me needing time for an unemployment appeal phone appointment*, among other things. If I do get the job at Progressive I am so not feeling guilty for leaving. I'd still give notice, obviously, I'm not an asshole.
* Unemployment agreed to reschedule sometime in the future. The guy had a voice type I've never heard before - both monotone and disinterested and yet somehow frustrated.
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So I am obsessively refreshing my email. Because I'd really like the [Internal Screaming] to stop. And because I want to be able to say that I work for "Place to hunt snowy owls"
Of course, as long as we're checking off boxes in an excel sheet, who cares right?
Hahah I know exactly what resources to use to answer that question!
The dreaded box-check. I feels for ya.
I tell her the options (provide consent, don't provide consent) and remind her that the event is in her favour.
"Yes, but how about I don't consent since the event might happen anyway?"
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Every time something like this happens I send a hateful, hateful thought bubble to legal dramas
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there was at least 10 seconds there where I was all "...
... do I dare hope?"
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it's as sure as gravity
once I was trapped in an airport with a high school theater group
they spontaneously launched into a rendition of "My Freeze Ray" from Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog
it was hell
Because you just DON'T GET IT DAD, they've got the music in them...
I love Dr. Horrible, I love that song, I sing along with it in my car all the time. If I was in that airport I would probably contemplate, like, making a run through the TSA line just to get out of there.
1) Someone would accidentally say song lyrics
2) His face would light up and he would open his mouth
3) *DEATH STARE* from me
4) He closes his mouth and looks at the ground
5) I breathe a sigh of relief and smile
I harvested his joy
Well librarians are not supposed to find medical information for patrons. They are supposed to just get them on the resources and let them find the info they need.
After seeing the street fighter movie, my brother and I had Carmen Jones stuck in our heads and and soon as one announced he was free, the other would start humming it.
We were some vindictive little shits.
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Ooooh, I feel for you. Clients can be so frustrating.
One time I had to sit a client down and read them the riot act like they were a ten year old because they petulantly tried to refuse to come to their own deposition.
This used to be me.
Not at like, work or anything, but at home and among my friends.
Oof. That must have been a fun conversation!
Ah, lovely lovely clients. The things we have to endure behind the scenes... :rotate:
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Oh, nice to know! Here's your check for zero dollars.
Glad I'm not practicing law any more.
I could talk about clients and attorneys from the other side all day.
One time I was scheduling a deposition to depose a third party and I was trying to arrange an agreeable time for the other side to attend as well, e-mailing the attorney and basically saying "I'm deposing X, what times work for you?" No response. I e-mail a 2nd time, this time with a list of times that work for me and saying which of these times work for opposing counsel. No response. Okay, they've had their chance and I go ahead and schedule the deposition and e-mail them back saying the deposition is at this time and they're welcome to attend.
Less than 15 minutes later I get a blistering e-mail from opposing counsel accusing me of malfeasance and overly aggressive litigation tactics and threatening to bring this up with the judge who will surely not approve of such a gross violation of professional conduct.
I very calmly and precisely respond with "First, including you on a 3rd party deposition is a courtesy, not a requirement, and I am under no obligation to ensure that the deposition aligns with your schedule. Second, I e-mailed you twice in an attempt to schedule a time that is amenable to everybody, I have the read receipts showing that you read the e-mails, and I never received a response. Third, if you want to bring this up with the judge please feel free to do so. I have no problem watching you argue just how my repeated attempts (coupled with your lack of any attempt) to arrange a deposition time with you is somehow a gross violation of professional conduct. Also, consider this your notice that if you do pursue this I will move for sanctions for what is essentially wasting mine and the courts time."
Yeah, he agreed to my deposition time in his response. Dumbass.
But hey I got a small pay raise.
I really don't know if I should awesome this or lovely day.
Damn you Weaver!
(Is it wrong I immediately think of UHF and the wheel of fish when I see your posts?)
I've got a decent shot at this position, but I sure hope they make a decision soon because if it's not meant to be, I would like to try to get an interview at the high school my wife just got hired at.
I understand why it would never happen as it'd be one hell of a legal quagmire, but I really wish your store would train someone in the administration of naloxone and always have a dose on hand.
If they're trained then good sam laws should apply.
I think the only time someone ever got bit by being a good Samaritan was when they had no medical training but decided the right thing to do was to pull someone out of a car wreck which contributed or directly caused the paralysis of the person in the wreck. Also, no one thought the car was going to explode nor was there any fire or any other immediate danger.
Not going anywhere near any of these guys with a sharp. I also need to crack on people late at night selling booze to obviosly intoxicated people.
I hate to say it, but the government is not generally known for responding very quickly.
And apparently to make dinner reservations too.
but they're listening to every word I say
No joke, the last upstanding citizen I administered naloxone to told me I owed him money for counteracting his heroin.
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Well that was mundane moment for the day.
Have you ever had someone ODed on a speedball? I hear that is quite an experience after you administer naloxone.
You can practically hear the bell ring for round one.
but they're listening to every word I say
Also the person who is training me for my current job was super dismissive about me needing time for an unemployment appeal phone appointment*, among other things. If I do get the job at Progressive I am so not feeling guilty for leaving. I'd still give notice, obviously, I'm not an asshole.
* Unemployment agreed to reschedule sometime in the future. The guy had a voice type I've never heard before - both monotone and disinterested and yet somehow frustrated.
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