Stupid certification. I don’t know when I’m going to take my Super Hard Payroll Exam yet. I (through the subterfuge-iest of subterfurges) figured out that the exam center in Cheesecake City’s last test date is October 6. I need to get that nailed down ASAP, but first I need to apply for the test. And…
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Disappointed…
So, I have to get a Super Important Payroll Certification sometime in the next year if I want to keep my job. After a day like today, I’m rather meh on the whole thing anyway. But anyway, this certification is awarded by passing a Super Hard Test That is Very Very Difficult. (Jesus Christ, American…
Restaurant Week Updates…
So today we went completely ‘off road’ and didn’t order anything on the special restaurant week menu. Partially because the special menu came with a glass of wine (I probably shouldn’t drink since I’m whacked out on amoxocillan) and partially because we’d had all of their appetizer choices and were feeling rather meh about all…
A few words on journalism…
So, I’ve been reading a bit about the News of the World scandal in the UK (that seems to be spreading to the US) and it just occurred to me…after all of this is over, do you think there will be room for ethical, decent journalists? Not liberal, not conservative, but interested in reporting stories…
Other stuff too
1) Of course we’re not moving to Indianapolis. Someone just likes to get my hopes up by dangling job postings in front of me and then ::boom:: snatching them away. Because who wouldn’t want to live in the south, where between us we have 1 friend and zero family members? 2) You know what sucks?…
Where have I been?
(really, where have I been? My short term memory’s been crap for awhile but now my middle term memory too?) Lately: Two weeks ago, Gene and I went to dinner and to see Gene’s favorite musical performed. Dinner was yummy and the first act was great but one of us fell ill so we had…
Yay!
Bad News: I think my coworker Broomhilda may be losing her “archrival” status Good News: Because she (very graciously!) agreed to move her vacation off of the week of Geek Week 2011! Bad News: Now you guys have to read a bunch of posts where I contemplate airfare and hotel deals in/to Las Vegas. YAY!
Work
So, here’s what I have learned in the last 10 months (since leaving the old job): * Work sucks. Too many hours, annoying coworkers, annoying clients * Employers suck. They don’t let you work overtime (see above), they don’t hire enough people to do the job, blah blah. * Yeah. So anyway! In Big Payroll,…
Dear clients…
If your check date is tomorrow, don’t call us at 4:45 and expect me to take down your payroll, key your payroll and process your payroll by 5 PM. I don’t care that the other team was able to do that. (OK, fine, I pulled it off but they are getting an email that says…
Hey, stupid
Point #1: Just enjoy the fact that you do not desperately NEED any appliances and stop window shopping for them. You’ll need a new fridge, dishwasher and dryer soon enough but probably not all at the same time (Sears 20% off 3 appliances sale be damned). Click away from the Slickdeals.net threads about great sales…