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Pervy Pharaoh Pouncer ([info]daimeryan_rei) wrote,
@ 2007-08-16 12:45:00
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Entry tags:blather, layout, wah, woe is me, work



I guess morale has sunk to a new low. With both our bosses out of the way (Boss #1 spends time out of the location here, and is often at our other location and hard to reach, and Boss #2 is on holiday), colleagues and coworkers are talking out loud right now, and spouting lots of frustration and annoyances. We're mostly annoyed with Boss #2 who has clearly neglected fighting for us; we're just like bait dangling on a hook, twisting and squirming in our death struggle, so to say. It's not exactly fair of me to refer to Boss #1 as Boss as he has withdrawn from managing the company over a year ago, but as he was my first boss and he's still some kind of part of the management, I keep refering to him as Boss #1, even though he has barely any influence on the matter.

In any case, people are dissatisfied, and one of my colleagues (who already is quite obnoxious and loudmouthed) suggested that we should all call for a strike or go home with a burn-out. I must admit that this situation isn't doing any good on my stress levels (I'm very tired and easily annoyed, though that all goes away when I'm in the comfort of my own home) but I'm dealing with it the best I can. Some time off sounds good to me, but I don't want to take off all my free days, especially because I don't know how everything is going to go, and I don't want to have time off and getting all relaxed, to jump back into this stressful situation again. I did hear from the obnoxious colleague that he was almost out of work himself (we're not allowed to take on any new projects) which made me kinda relieved, because I was under the impression that I was the only one with not much left to do. Well, HQ wants to kill us slowly and we're not allowed to take on new projects, so... I guess it's more Internetz browsing for the lot of us, but once again, it doesn't do morale any good.

I have been building up this case and printing out files and documents partaining to all of this, so in case of severance-by-law I stand a good chance. As a HRM, I know my rights -and duties-, and I don't mind a severance, as long as it goes with a hefty severance compensation, MUHAHAHAHHAHAAAA!!!! I mean... well, I want everything taken care of with more clarity for everyone, because now it's only "We wait for this decision" and "We wait for that decision". My colleagues are convinced that MicroSoft is going to suck major balls at the negotiations with the interested third party, and if that's so, if they screw up these negotiations and don't sell us, the road of severance with compensation pay is the only way they can take, ending up in costing them a LOT of money.

It's just not fun, and I wish, selfishly, that I was one of those people who eat less when confronted with stress. I only eat more, and worse, because I'm stressed. I have an appointment with the dietist next week, she's not going to be happy, and me neither. *shakes fist*



I think I'm going to take a crack at making lay-outs or icons pretty soon. I have so many journals now ^^ who are in dire need of any iconing/lay-outing that it might be fun trying to get up some graphic pretties as well. (Even though I'm dumb as an elephant when it comes to figure out the tables and HTML thingies. One day, I will learn, I swear!!!!)

I spend my free afternoon goofing around Kingdom Hearts II *soul is consumed by now, I lovelovelove Sora and Donald and Goofy and OMG, Organization XIII is TEH SECKS*, trying to get some more solved at my jigsaw puzzle (1000 pieces, and it's a comical drawn picture of an overcrowded airport. I love this kind of jigsaw puzzles, I have one of the same artist depicting a large banquet) and cuddling with my cats. I didn't want to spend my afternoon resting but I was too tired, so I caved in and was out like a light between five and seven. Stupid body.

There's a car on the parking lot exactly catching the sunlight in its windows, and shining directly into my eyes. Very annoying. /whine


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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-16 13:30 (link)
My dear good god, honey! You're doing absolutely the right thing; trust someone in HR to know what to do when things get bad XDDD And how nasty for you to try and stay the course, and keep yourself prepared, when your co-workers are talking strikes and whatnot. I think you deserve ice cream.

What would happen if you all struck? Would it hurt your chances of future compensation?

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-17 09:02 (link)
I'm trying to keep everyone calm and collected, but I'm not responsible for what my colleagues shout out loud or what they're planning to do - I'm fairly neutral on all of this, and calling out for a strike just isn't the best way to go about this. Even though we are well protected as employees and can't be fired without long notice and certain procedures, striking would ruin our own chances at compensation. We have rights, but also obligations.

I'm very sure it would hurt our chances, yes, and that's why I'm rather annoyed by my colleague. It's about the stupidest thing you can do, and he's got his mental idea on this all wrong. He reasons that, if everyone goes on strike, HQ has a problem because we all refuse to work. But that's just the big point - if we refuse to work, HQ won't hesitate to mass-fire us all, and if they can prove that we're not working, the judge won't hesitate to agree with HQ and sever our contracts WITHOUT pay. So calling in sick/or a strike is just plain stupid.

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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-17 15:19 (link)
*sighs* Yes, I was sort of figuring that would be the way of it. It's unfair, and it's anti-labor, but probably it was written into the contracts you all signed, or the papers they gave you when you started work or something. Big corporations are pretty savvy at covering their butts :P

In that case, you deserve ice cream even more, or at least some of the special Summer kind of yoghurt. ...And it doesn't surprise me at all that you'd be a standing up for what's really best for your co-workers; that's part of being good at HR, right?

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-18 03:32 (link)
I'm not sure if it's in all of our contracts, but I'm fairly sure that any rational thinking employee would see the silliness of a strike unless you're with at least a hundred men and could actually influence something when you're on strike. Eight people in a division that's about dead somewhere in the far Netherlands? Like US HQ is going to care! They'll only rub their hands and terminate our contracts without compensation.

^^ I bought myself some yoghurt yes, and it amused me because it said "REAL STRAWBERRIES yoghurt." Apparently, impersonating strawberries fruits are used for the other one XDDD. I'm trying to do the best I can, even though HQ has stripped me of title and rank ^^;; and reduced me to mere secretary. Still, I'm a HR nonetheless and do my best.

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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-18 06:10 (link)
The problem is, that with things going to hell in a handcart, it's hard for people to stay rational. But yeah, I really can't see Microsoft suddenly developing a heart, just because your co-workers protest.

*cuddlessnuggles* I was going to say that the worst part was that you have to stay cool-headed and calm the others, even if you're stressed yourself, but I think the worst worst part is that you're not even going to be able to brag about having done afterward. ...Or maybe you are? You can tell future employers "I averted a strike," can't you, and it's still an accomplishment, even if you did do it someplace that was about to be closed anyway.

...I like the thought of all those other berries out there, sneaking around pretending to be strawberries. *giggles* And I got a pound container of maple flavor yoghurt the last time I was at the store, because talking about it so much had me wanting some. Only David likes it as much as I do, so we're already about to run out.

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-18 08:11 (link)
If we'd go on mass-strike, HQ would have every reason to fire us. I told my colleagues time and time again that, even though the situation is stressful, not working and calling in sick is NOT the way to behave, because it can and will be used against them.

*snugshugs* In future interviews, I'll mention that I 'helped' with the situation by keeping certain emotions in hand and made sure the transition was smooth. In reality, there's just nothing I can do, because HQ in the USA and in the Netherlands is just running around in circles. *sighs*

XDD I bought myself some neutral yoghurt because I like to add fresh fruit to it to my taste. I don't even know what I'm going to have for dinner. I'm so incredibly lazy today.

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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-18 13:27 (link)
I think you have every right to mention it. You're making it easier on the employer, and on the employees. Isn't that part of your job-description? *cuddles* You are doing something; it's ugly to think about, but big companies these days have to think that someday there may be transitions like that happening to them, and with you, they've got someone with experience managing in the worst of circumstances.

Mmm, yum, yoghurt... I had artichokes for lunch, because I was all by myself. I guess I'd better defrost something for the kids' dinner.

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-19 00:08 (link)
Yup yup, it's the job of the HRM to fascilitate things between employer and employee, but my hands are tied as well, since HQ took half of my job and reduced me to a secretary, so I can do nothing but to keep things going and smoothing out the irritations and annoyances, but as I'm not involved in the whole process, I don't know exactly what's going on and I'm just as dependant on information as the others.

^__^ It's breakfast time for me now, and I'm going to take a shower and leave soon to visit my mom.

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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-19 07:30 (link)
They can call you a secretary, but that's just a cheat where they're getting your training for less money. The ironic thing for them now, is if they'd kept you in your former position, you'd be able to help them more now. But this will look good in future interviews, you are doing the wise thing, and the useful thing, while everyone around you is losing their heads. When they let you free, all you're going to take with you is a better image for your next job.

Have fun dear ^ ^ I'm just eating breakfast now, and then it's off to handle credit cardstuff with Emily, uggh

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-20 00:40 (link)
My official 'title' is that I'm a group assistant (blegh), but well, things are going so downhill here that nobody is acting according to his job description and all blah and such. I wish they'd kept me as a HRM so I could at least tell them what kind of screw-ups they are (in more polite words, of course *g*) and that they're only causing unrest and aggravation with the personnel instead of a smooth transition.

^^ I'm going to empty my inbox and browse the web around a little before doing some workstuff.

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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-20 05:09 (link)
Nobody acting their job description is, of course, a recipe for not being able to tell about your accomplishments afterward. *hugs* It's frustrating to see how things could be done better, but not to be listened to.

It's morning here, and I dreamed about attack!badgers of all things, and I'm getting ready to send some smut your way.

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-20 06:06 (link)
Not-listening and lack of communication are the worst parts around here, yes. It's just that our HQ is American (no offense) and that they don't work well with Dutch HQ. Dutch HQ doesn't know anything, US HQ is out of reach because they're not here and don't know the market, and are ruining our chances at being sold because they don't involve Dutch HQ with anything.

It's in the afternoon and we have rather warm weather. And yay for smut!11

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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-20 06:50 (link)
No offense taken, my dear, none at all. For one thing, different countries naturally have different ways of doing things. For another, I'd rather have European bosses as well.

It's rather warm weather here too, and I'm having figs for breakfast ^_________^

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-20 08:53 (link)
^^ I'm very glad with how we are protected over here. By American standards, we would've been simply tossed out on the streets, without any form of compensation. Here, a contract can only be disbanded with help of a judge (unless employees have been dicking around like, striking or something :)) and there's always compensation/severance payment involved.

Figs for breakfast? ^^ It's dinnertime around here, and I've got some chicken wings cooking in a wonderful marinade.

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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-20 10:14 (link)
American companies are very anti-labor, yes, and not just unions, they're anti-employee as well. Look at Emily; s/he was stupid, and s/he was irritating and a thorn in her bosses side, but she still didn't deserve what they did to hir, which was to call hir in, talk for 10 minutes, and then take hir job, and hir company car without even a day's notice.

And YES! figs for breakfast, and figs for every other meal practically, because figs spoil in no time, and if I get fresh ones, I have to eat them fast before they go bad.

...And I've cleaned some, and now I'm filling up your box with smut before I go study -- Yum, marinated chicken sounds good.

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-21 02:33 (link)
Something like that could never happen here, or the employer was sued so fast before the employee was out of the door! So, one way we're very much protected, yes. I have lawyer's insurance so if it comes to a legal battle, I'm guaranteed any legal help for low(er) fees than without that insurance. I'm all ready for battling if it comes to this, but let's just hope it doesn't get that far. And firing people and dumping them on the street within ten minutes is just flabbergasting.

I sinned and had some quark dessert for breakfast because I was in a hurry and didn't feel like preparing my usual breakfast. I'm punished for it immediately though, because my TMI is acting up again T___T

The chicken was awesome :)

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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-21 16:44 (link)
Even here, it sort of teeters on the edge of being illegal, but not (unfortunately) because s/he wasn't given warning, or a way to resolve things short of firing. Because if hir lawyers can prove the company did it because s/he's a tranny, well it's illegal to discriminate on that basis in California. Not in the rest of the country though; s/he was fired from being a pastor the same way: ASAP, and hir parsonage taken away and everything, but we had no recourse at all because there's no laws protecting trannies in Indiana. And ohh, legal insurance sounds like a GOOD idea (there, see? Another reason for me to move; curses on me not being good with languages!!!); they ought to start offering that here.

I ran out of figs yesterday, so I had more stewed plums today. If they weren't so damned expensive, I'd probably already be off buying more figs. ...And we're having chicken in another hour or so.

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-22 00:28 (link)
Is s/he still working on this with hir lawyers? Because it certainly sounds very illegal to me, but I know that you Americans are far more lenient with firing people and that there are no legal repercussions; if someone from the US HQ came over here and told us we were all fired, he would get bombarded by 8 lawsuits XD. For once, I'm very grateful that we ressort under Dutch law, not American :) Not giving a warning or a chance to resolve things is just bad employer ship. Bleh.

Yum, chicken ^^ I just had breakfast. Boring, but nutritious.

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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-22 17:00 (link)
They're still working on it, yes. And apparently there's another BIPI employee that something similar's happening to: He's older, and he was out for a while after a surgery. And you know the whole group's bonus is tied to individual members' performance, so a co-worker found wh't itere he'd lied about a call and told management. And he confessed. Same m.o., only without the whinging and the endless calling in of HR. S/he says hir lawyers can nail BIPI if this other guy doesn't get fired too. ...And not unless. Sucks, working in America, doesn't it?

And I've got to start the rice for dinner. ...Only maybe I'll just give the kids that. I've got some leftover multigrain pilaf that I like better.

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-23 09:22 (link)
The coworker who was out after a surgery lied about a call? I'm very glad that people can't be fired so soon here :) If you suspect an employee of lying or cheating or whatever, you have to build up a case file and be very careful as employer (like giving out written warnings, or recording a reprimand or something), because if you fire your employee just like that, he can sue your ass, and you will lose, even if the employee was in the wrong. (This doesn't go for very severe things, like catching someone in the act of stealing or abusing other employees)

I have to start dinner now, I think I'm going to be boring and choose chicken again. XD

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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-23 10:18 (link)
*nods* If this other guy sues too, maybe it will be a wake-up call for BIPI. Maybe they'll change the policy. As it is right now though, salespeople are given unrealistic quotas for how many calls they HAVE to make, and then rewarded if they "manage more" (translation: Lie and say they managed more). And then you get back to the fact that everyone's bonus depends on how each team-member does, so if one guy misses a few days, he basically HAS to lie to keep up. And even that isn't going to help necessarily, because he also has to sell as many drugs as if he hadn't lied.

Emily though, I seriously don't think s/he's got much of a case. S/he slacked off big-time. It wasn't about hir being out sick, it was about hir transgendering was more important to hir than work. And if s/he'd taken medical leave or something that would be different; s/he kept on "working" (translation: S/he's admitted to me, s/he was lying about more calls than s/he ever did in hir whole time with them) and so I sort of think she deserved at least some kind of sanction.

Kids are with their dad for dinner tonight, because I have an orientation at school. I'm trying to decide if I should defrost something for them, or assume that Emily will take them out like usual.

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-23 11:05 (link)
I'm not a sales person, and I know I would never, ever hold another job in it. I've been a commercial sales person for a year, and I got a burn-out the size of Texas. I'm just not cut out for that kind of work, and with that kind of pressure, no wonder that people lie and succumb to that fast, but oh so empty world.

And yeah, that's why I keep telling my coworkers not to slack off either, because if they do, they can kiss their compensation goodbye. It looks like MS wants to shortstiff us anyway, and anything we do to make it easier for them, should be avoided. If the fault is really with the person, all right, than such sanctions are right - but most of the time, one should part ways in peace and tranquility, not with a lawsuit.

I just had dinner, and I'm going to answer a few more mails before plopping in the chair and play some KH II. ^__^

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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-23 12:46 (link)
Oh god, yes the pressure! I know with Emily, hir bonuses were almost 1/2 hir salary. And BIPI doesn't give big bonuses. We had a client at the law office whose ex-wife got a $20,000 bonus (and not her only one for the year) from Merck. Salaries are actually pretty low, and that adds to the pressure.

I wouldn't do it, I couldn't handle it even if I tried.

You've got to go into these things, assuming that if the employers can screw you, they will. You don't make it easier for them, no. You do what you are paid to do, and you make sure you're known to be doing what you are paid to do. If anyone's going to screw up, let it be them.

I just studied for about an hour and a half, and I'm going to send some smut back to you dear, before I have to go get the kids. ...But this evening, I've got school orientation, so I might not get everything answered.

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-24 00:09 (link)
I'm not really sure how it works over here, it was ten years ago since I worked in a sales-commercial environment, and I was a lowlife secretarial/administrative peon then, but it was for a very small company so I had to do everything; assisting the few sales people we had, sell by phone, invoicing etc. I certainly understand the appeal and the lure of bonuses, but I've learned it only brings out the bad in people, like suddenly selling massive amounts just to get that bonus while otherwise slacking off, etc.

I'm here, doing whatever shitty chore they ask of me, and I'll just see how it goes. I'm very much tempted to claim a week for being sick, just to get away from this mess, but I don't dare.

^^ I saw the replies, I'm going to answer them :)

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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-24 18:06 (link)
Oh,here it's just the drug salespeople who get incentives like that. It's part of our out-of-control medical costs here; and, naturally, it's the part where the drug companies are most willing to make cuts. Bleh to them, they'd be happy if they could get a sales crew that worked mad hours, for poverty wages, but their own perks weren't hurt in the slightest :P

I think you should. Serve 'em right. Besides, you've got that magazine, right? It is affecting your health.

I am playing catch-up, having spent my limited time this afternoon by typing Seto/Yami and equally important, my response to our discussion about Otogi and Honda and personality. Look for RP replies in your Inbox tomorrow, but I'll send personal convo tomorrow ^ ^

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-25 03:26 (link)
I worked for a large company who sold cakes and desserts (mostly home-made) and I know that every sales representative got one of the provinces to promote and sell our stuff. If they managed to get X new customers or meet X goal, they would get a bonus. Even me, as a lowlife group assistant should get some kind of stay-on-board bonus with MSFT, the irony of it burns my retinas. I know that it's kind of controled here, that one isn't allow incentives like "Hey, I'll give you X is you buy this from me", there has been quite a scandal of doctors accepting certain incentives/bonuses from the sellers if they stuck to that kind of drug. The whole world is bribed XD

I think I can pull off a flu/stomach virus, instead of being burnt-out. XD Yes, even though the article was more about sudden stress, like getting into a fight or very emotional. The work situation I'm in is slow stress, as I call it - because there aren't any fights or escalations, it's just there, at the surface. Even so, I can still feel it and it's certainly affecting me.

^^I'm only now online, having spend this early morning doing grocery shopping and I should be cleaning the house right now (one load of laundry is already on its way), so I keep the computer on and see whenever you reply. I'm going to read the Seto/Yami as soon as I'm done with the inbox, I can't wait. Maybe I can get it done this weekend, but *growls* I'm so effin' wordy.

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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-25 06:24 (link)
Well all in all, Emily put in 17 years with BIPI, and from what s/he's told me, the drug business used to be even more lavish with doctors. S/he's got stories about taking 'em to huge, expensive dinners, and hiring call girls for them and whatnot. ...And theatre parties. The way the system works now, it's less flat-out corrupt, but it's also a helluva lot worse on the reps.

Good! The way I figure, in a situation like this, if you don't pretend now, you might have it turn into reality. Slow stress, fast stress; any competent lawyer would be able to get you to recall instances of fast stress, and then they'll downplay the other kind, or call it a contributing factor.

Ooh, you've got an idea for Seto/Yami, don't you? *wriggles, eager* Well, if you vanish suddenly, I'm going to hope that means you're writing XD

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-25 06:44 (link)
Oh yes, that was the scandal here as well, that doctors would have benefited from dinners and all kinds of privileges (I don't think it went as far as hiring call girls, but I'm not holding my breath), in exchange for prescribing certain drugs. The system got changed, but well, there's still this distrust :)

If it goes on like this, yes, it's going to be very much reality I can prove ofcourse that I have diabetes, and any lawyer can get a doctor to testify/write up officially that stress, slow, fast or medium, will contribute to bad health. If MSFT is going to try to fuck me over, I'm going to bitch-slap them so fast that they will offer me a year worth of salary XDD (If that only be the case! I would go on sabbatical XD)

Yes I have, and it's rather introspective to boot.. ^^ yet sexy. Introsexy? XDDD I'm around on and off, mainly because I need to do some chores, but it's so hot outside that I'm not going to sweat all over the place. Hakuna matata XDDD

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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-25 15:34 (link)
Well they were never as bad as that here; the perks didn't come from the doctors' specifically committing to prescribe BIPI products (although there were probably gentlemens' agreements to do so), they just threw stuff madly at the doctors, and hoped for the best. Only they're not allowed to go quite that overboard any more. ...It's sort of funny, there's this divide; they bring in hot trays of lasagna and platters of cold cuts for the nurses and the secretaries; the doctors, they take to expensive restaurants for steak and flourless chocolate cake.

Uh-huh. I was guessing. I'm assuming a consult with your lawyer now would cost you some money? If I were you, I'd start a nice, detailed letter, so you can get him (her?) up to speed on what's going on, with all the details, including the health issues, and a print-out of the email, as quickly as possible. You want 'em bitch-slapped ASAP if you have to do it.

It is appallingly hot here, I mean unbelievably :P I've got the thermostat at 86, because the air kept coming on when it was at 84. ...Introsexy sounds like a promising combination. And I am still being yabbered at by Emily, who has sat down and doesn't look like s/he wants to get up, and is taking all hir crap off the new computer.

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-26 00:52 (link)
XD I don't think it's the case anymore, but doctors were send free golf clinics, watches, you know, that kind of expensive stuff. Now there's some kind of committee to keep an eye on things and people can report stuff; but I think it's hardly an issue anymore because I haven't heard about it for years, certain stand-alone cases excluded.

I can consult a lawyer via my insurance for free, as soon as the case gets rolling, then I'd be paying (still less than taking up a lawyer without the insurance). I was thinking of writing everything down before I start consulting, because without anything concrete, like a new contract or a letter, there's not much a lawyer can do. I've printed out certain e-mails yes, so I hope that will already help.

It was unbelievably nice yet hot weather yesterday, my laundry was dry in two hours. ^_^

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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-26 07:37 (link)
Emily never said anything about it's getting that bad here. ...Watches? God, really? ...Although when you think about it, wouldn't a nice watch have been a better gift than a call girl? And for about the same price? It was more about seeing which drug rep could be the most lavish with the entertainment, and the change in the past 20 years is that now there's only so lavish that they're allowed to be.

Writing everything down is a very, very good idea. And keeping hard copies of everything. Documentation, that's essential, and if you don't do it now, your lawyer's going to have you scrambling to do it later.

It was too hot here, yesterday, but there was a thunderstorm, not too far from us last night, and it's cooled down a little.

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-26 08:11 (link)
We didn't have the call-girls here XDDD that would be horrifying. I wouldn't have any trust in a doctor who would do that. I still think it's the company's fault for pressuring their sales rep so much - with the presentations of MSFT there's always talk about "We want X much profit more!" and I just keep thinking "It has to stop SOMEWHERE, hasn't it?"

*nodnod* I've learned my lesson with my previous job (not negatively, but I've seen a lot happening around me to not fall for the same trap), and I keep documenting things all around. I don't aim for a court case, I just want them to fire me with legal severance pay, I'm not sueing them for any additional things as long as they don't make me to.

It's...weird. Not hot, not cold, a little humid.

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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-26 08:42 (link)
There has to be a re-definition. Why's the world set up so that "profit" comes before people? I know that's a hard one to fix, but it's going to have to be fixed, because there keep on being more people, and unless we can arrive at something like fairness, there's going to be more and more of us oppressed.

All you're asking is that the company be made to be fair, if it won't do it voluntarily. Yes, in other words, that they not break the law, which is your right.

We've got the "a little humid" part, but it's definitely hot again :P I wish that t-storm had hit here.

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-26 09:14 (link)
*nodnod* Exactly. I don't think all those sales are pretty kosher to begin with...somewhere it has to stop, there's a limit, a ceiling. Unless you force people really to buy your shit... *sighs*

I only ask for fairness yes. I've done my best, and me nor my colleagues deserve this kind of treatment.

It's getting hot out here all of the sudden 0__o while it's after six. Which means, dinner time for me!

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[info]wen_chan
2007-08-27 06:23 (link)
I seriously think we've almost reached the limit. The papers here are full of talk lately, about how the economy can't grow unless banks give credit to credit risks (translation, I think: Give 13-year olds credit cards), and when you're only getting growth by taking stupid risks, I figure there has to be a disaster coming. Maybe it's a good thing; we'd be better off with less, but more realistic growth.

NO ONE deserves that kind of treatment. You're right.

It started out hot here. And I have to get going in ...5 minutes, bleh.

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-28 00:48 (link)
I sure understand why businesses want to make profits and such, but well..there's a limit to everything I always say, and when a society indeed relies on shady credits and loans, be it from 13-year olds or any other people in society or really can't afford it), it's like a house of cards and it will soon CRUMBLE AND FALL DOWN AND OMG. ^__~

I had a headache from hell yesterday, I think it's from the tension building up or something. I went very early to bed, I could barely concentrate on CSI.

It's beautiful weather outside! How was your day?

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[info]apollymi
2007-08-17 05:17 (link)
*hugs* That's just getting scary and way too stressful. Sounds like morale here where I work.

The downside of being a person who eats less with stress is you can be like I was: 171cm tall and weighing 53kg. Trust me: been there, not fun.

*HUGS* ♥

(And you have inspired me to work on wallpapers. Hurray!)

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-17 08:56 (link)
I really, really wish something definitive would be decided; either take over by another company, or just being fired. I would be very happy with a date from HQ, or a time path or something; there's no communication at all at the moment, and the only thing we hear is "we're still in negotiations" and we wait and we wait.... blergh.

I understand what you mean...but putting on pounds because of stress-eating isn't really fun either ><

♥ ♥ *superhugs*

[Yay! You must share your graphic skillz with me!]

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[info]apollymi
2007-08-17 09:30 (link)
(Yeah, I'm not that great at graphics. I'm just incredibly stubborn and won't give up till it looks almost like I originally wanted it to. Such as this icon: . It wasn't supposed to be nearly so jerky.)

Nope, there is just no pleasing reaction to stress. I didn't mean to make it sound like that.

That definitely sounds like here: "we're cutting 4%, no we're cutting 10%, no we're cutting 8% and no raises". Just something definite, please.

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[info]daimeryan_rei
2007-08-17 10:05 (link)
(I should just allow myself the time to play around and try things. I just want to make incredible nice graphic OMG RIGHT NOW instead of learning how to do it step by step. And I think it's a nice icon, it's a ton better than my generic crappy mini-movie icons *uses one for good measure*.

I know, and I didn't mean to sound so bitchy about it either. It was a stupid comment of me to begin with - no one should over eat or eat too little because of stress. Stress shouldn't exist in the first place! ^^

At this moment, I would take the "You're going to be fired on the first of October" over to the endless "we're still in negotiation" schpiels we get now. Because at least then, I would know where I stand, this lack of communication makes everyone itchy and annoyed.

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