Re: My News -

On 10/4/08 1:12 AM, "Liz from Humbug" <lizh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sep 30, 7:52 am, Cheryl Isaak <cherylis...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On topic only because of where I worked. I quit - due mostly to some issues
with schedules and lack of notice of changes to said same.

The store manager said this is the first time some one ever gave him notice
of more than a few hours and he's hire me back any day.

Cheryl

Congratulations! Just this week I quit a job for the first time in my
(almost) 53 years. I've quit to move or to go to school but never
quit just because I disliked a job. I gave them one week notice,
which is less than they like but more than others give them. I loved
the people but hated the work & it hated my body. I now have a
trigger finger in my left ring finger and my thumb, which I'm hoping
will loosen up once I change jobs. It already feels better, but that
could be psychological just because I'm so glad not to be sanding and
glaze wiping anymore. :-)) I loved pushing the carts up to the
assembly line but I'm sure that that, too, would have worn out parts

Congrats to both of you. I think it's hard to make those decisions to just
finally quit. We've been talking about that here - expecially with all my
"techno" friends. For us, all of us have stayed at jobs with managers,
situations we hate because the work was sooooo interesting. I've come to
the conclusion that for us truly tech-science R&D types, we'll put up with a
lot of other crap (not getting promoted, working way too much, bad
management) because we may love the details, science of what we're doing -
getting hooked on "it's interesting, it's valuable" .. But, eventually you
figure out that quirk of the system (I think it has to do with so many of us
science types not having great social skills, or them being "less
important").

*snip*

I LOVE being back at Harry & David mail order. It's only seasonal but
we tend to work with the same people year after year and it was nice
to work again without someone yelling to me to "wipe more, wipe less
or wipe faster". :-)) I'm going to have to be careful to stay out of
the break room (the new Gingerbread Truffles are really yummy) or I'll
be putting back on the 40 pounds I lost at the more active job.
Hopefully, by late December or January, I will have found an office
job somewhere where I can spend the next 12 to 15 years until I can
retire. :-) I know there is an office out there that will be looking
for "ME" - they just don't know it yet. :-)))

Liz from Humbug

Enjoy the Harry & David time. And, no doubt you can resist the
temptations....

Sharing news - I start a new job tomorrow. Interviewed about 10 days ago on
Thursday, they spoke with references on Friday, and got the offer on Tuesday
- Hooray - big sigh of relief. Internal medicine group - not a huge factory
like the last practice. So, I'm feeling very positive about this. And,
same salary as last, with a raise at 90 days (Virginia has some arcane labor
law that provides for 90 day probationary you can be let go for no cause
thing). Good commute - either about 10 miles, or 7 - depending on which
office. No nights, just every other Saturday a.m. And, I can where whatever
scrubs I desire (already bought some fabric to make a cute top).

P.S. I was watching "How it's Made' tonight and it seemed like it was
"all hockey - all the time". :-) Skates, pucks, pads,
ice, . . . . . I thought of all you hockey moms out there. :-)))))

LOL - this show is made in Canada. We watch it all the time - usually there
is only 1 hockey item on a show - and not all shows have hockey. DH is back
to doing a bunch of reffin', and teaching refs - what fun. We went to the
CAPS pre-season vs Philly on Friday. Pretty full roster for Philly - they
don't look so great - given the CAPS had a lot of training camp kids playing
(about half the line-up) and won 5-1. Jose Theodore - the latest new goalie
looked really good. And Sergei Federov is playing D for the pre-season -
what a hoot. I think we're going to splurge and get a CAPS sweater with
Federov on it - it's just so bizarre. And we love him. He's amazingly
articulate, and kind of a joy to have around.

Ellice

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