boltnrun

Thank you!

How can a cold last a month???!!! I know it's because my immune system is compromised which is why I not only have a cold but horrible, painful mouth sores. My job requires me to speak and I can't right now, so I am home today missing work which is definitely NOT ok. Knowing it will take another week for the mouth sores to heal is depressing (literally). I'm in a funk.

You should have seen the line for the Popeye's drive through last night. It was all the way down the block. Totally nuts.

A big project that was just sprung on my department that will require the entire team to shift to working overnight and will take 10 days but we're being given 4 days to complete it. My manager went home today without telling anyone and he doesn't have a plan for how to make this project work. I'm being told to "come up with something". My "something " may be a new job lol. Not stressing because if they continue to ask for the impossible I'll simply resign. I've had enough of anxiety and job stress. I won't do it anymore.

Those who MUST MUST MUST have the last word. Or who cannot stand to be disagreed with. How boring would the world be if we all had the same opinion s and beliefs???

My dentist advised me to get some work done by a specialist. The "premier " dental insurance I pay for doesn't cover the office visit fee or either of the "new procedures " this specialist intends to do. Yep, cancelled that appointment. They expected several hundred dollars out of me! Well, tooth pain and I will continue our relationship. And yes, I get that dental work is expensive but that's why I pay for insurance. Didn't expect nothing would be covered.

I once got a job assignment because the guy they originally offered it to refused the position. It was in the flight pattern for the nearby international airport and he feared an airplane would fall out of the sky and land on his head. I wanted to meet him to say thanks and also to point out that airplanes fly over our heads all the time regardless of whether or not we're aware of it. Not annoying but the previous post reminded me of ridiculous coworkers.

One of my employees threw a superlative tantrum when I assigned her to do some work. She wants to sit in a chair and look at Facebook and YouTube all day. How DARE I make her WORK???!!!

When someone posts "I'm being abused but I don't want to leave so please tell me how to stay in an abusive marriage" and I respond that it would be extremely remiss of me to give someone any encouragement to stay in an abusive relationship and get slammed for my reply and told I'm being "unkind" or "harsh"...well, that's their perspective but I disagree. I also don't agree that because the OP viewed my response as "unkind" it should be deleted. Also, my style is short and to the point. I've had people complain and I've had people thank me for giving it to them straight. Way too subjective to monitor. So, who gets to decide if a response is "unkind"?

I love anchovies. I love them on pizza. I ask for extra anchovies on my Caesar salad. Yummy. No one else I know likes anchovies. They hate them. They say terrible things about them, calling them disgusting, gross, sickening, some even claim they made them sick. I continue to eat and love anchovies. I don't let the "negative reviews" stop me. And I'm sure some negative reviews will not shut down this site or cause it to make radical posting rules like removing posts that are arbitrarily deemed to be "unkind" or "harsh".

Where I live the "only" electricity provider airs commercials advising consumers to be frugal with their usage. Then a few months later the company is requesting rate increases because revenues were down. What a racket!

I'm getting my toys and going home! I mean it this time! This time, I REALLY mean it! No, THIS time I mean it!

And such good food!!!

I love when companies come out with a "new" version of a product that says "FEWER CALORIES" then in tiny print "than 12 ounce size" when the "new" version is 8 ounces. Bonus points for charging more for the size with "fewer calories".

I'm jealous. I live in a climate where it's next to impossible to grow anything. I keep trying because I'm an optimist, but the plants die every time. Good for you for keeping your boundaries.

My company usually adopts change for one of two reasons; someone was injured or killed (sad) or someone threatened to sue or did sue and won. There are a lot of HR policies that are in place to "protect" the employees but really are there to protect the company from lawsuits. So he gets to continue to lie about his family members "dying" and the rest of the department either has no coverage or we are scrambling to find someone at the last second who can come in. For me, I wouldn't want the bad karma. I mean, lying about family members dying is just inviting the universe to have someone I care about actually die. How bad would he feel if Grandma really did die?

HR got involved and decreed it was not a "positive associate experience" to require proof that someone actually died. I have to presume someone got an attorney or something. He has been using this excuse for nearly two years and continues to do so because he knows there's nothing anyone can do. He's already one step away from being termed for cause but that doesn't stop him. I'm sure in another few weeks someone else will "die".

My employee who has had SIX relatives "pass away" over the past year and a half. And all of these relatives live overseas, requiring several days off. My company no longer asks for proof that someone actually died, so not only does this employee get a week off but two days are with pay. He's admitted to other employees that no one really died, he just took trips to the other side of the country for personal reasons. But since I didn't hear him say it there's nothing me or my manager can do.

Are you lactose intolerant?

"My ex did horrible things to me! She/he lied, cheated, called me names! She/he ignored and blocked me! She/he is evil! How do I get her/him back?"

Thank you! Um, isn't that a lawsuit just waiting to happen?? I don't know if Canada is as lawsuit crazy as the US, but if someone here purchased expired food and got sick they'd be looking at a very large settlement.

Boltnrun is annoyed again today. My doctor put me on a new medication that causes dizziness and a really bad headache. So much for enjoying my weekend. I had plans for a flea market and food truck event and have tons of household chores to do, but no...I have to be dizzy and headache-y. Lame.

I ain't giving her squat. I don't know her that well (casual acquaintance) so I do not feel the slightest bit obligated to do anything other than a happy birthday post. Camber, I will be happy to write you a check. I will write it for $1,000. Please deposit it at your bank and then send me back $500 in cash. You can keep the other $500 for your gift :)

She is dead serious. Different friend. That other person stopped speaking to me after I refused to loan her money a second time.

I'm annoyed a lot, apparently. A Facebook friend who actually had the nerve to post that her birthday is coming up so could people please give her cash. For real???