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Post by rikita on Aug 10, 2011 20:21:33 GMT
any moment of sunshine between this constant rain lately.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2011 17:55:21 GMT
It's on the way, rikita -- we finally got a little relief in France. But I was talking to my colleague in Amsterdam today, and he was in complete meteorological despair.
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Post by rikita on Aug 11, 2011 21:50:48 GMT
well whenever the sun gets here, i hope it stays a bit longer...
right now the thought that i have my free day tomorrow and can sleep in makes me really happy...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2012 11:50:27 GMT
I was happy to see the Parisian flowerbeds full of flowers again, even if they all just came from the municipal greenhouses.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 14, 2012 15:02:45 GMT
The first cup of a fresh pot of coffee.
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Post by rikita on Mar 16, 2012 10:29:00 GMT
having found a job is nice - even if the thought of suddenly having to get up every morning again is scary...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2012 10:39:51 GMT
Great. When do you start? Monday?
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Post by mich64 on Mar 16, 2012 11:32:38 GMT
Excellent Rikita! You will quickly get back into a routine. Congratulations on your new job!
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 16, 2012 15:41:45 GMT
Hooray for you, Rikita. I hope you'll be very happy in your new work. Having to get up every morning pales in comparison to having to look for work, right?
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Post by rikita on Mar 16, 2012 17:08:31 GMT
i start wednesday... it is a trainee post, so time limited and not that well paid - but they said there are good chances to be taken on afterwards for a normal position - and even if not, i guess it is good to have a traineeship on the cv...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2012 17:50:36 GMT
Yes, it is good. We have two temporary employees in my office who started recently, but they have an excellent chance of remaining if they work properly (and the work is not at all difficult in my office). We hired both of them at 1999€ x 14, which is a much better salary than the other departments, but it is a happy fluke. We did not have any "entry level" existing positions and we could only replace positions that already exist. Otherwise, they would have been hired at something like 1350€ x 14.
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Post by rikita on Mar 16, 2012 22:16:40 GMT
well, even the second one is quite a bit above what is normal for entry level here... then again i guess paris is also more expensive cost-of-living-wise than berlin... i won't earn much but i will be able to live on it, and that is most important, not to depend on someone else to pay the rent and buy food...
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Post by Kimby on Mar 17, 2012 17:11:45 GMT
Means a lot when your sister who's one of your favorite people in the world says she loves you as she drops you at the airport...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2012 19:05:31 GMT
I was kind of pleased when the top boss (Regional Manager for Europe) called me into this office today to tell me that my analysis of the current company crisis was absolutely correct.
I told him that it was very important that he make some sort of reassuring communication to the staff as soon as possible, and he agreed. The only problem was that neither one of us could think of anything convincing that he could tell them.
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Post by Kimby on Apr 4, 2012 21:37:41 GMT
Sounds dire, K2. Is the world ending BEFORE December 21, 2012?
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 5, 2012 22:20:59 GMT
Means a lot when your sister who's one of your favorite people in the world says she loves you as she drops you at the airport... Awww. I know what you mean! I'm sitting here with some freshly cut watermelon and I have a new puppy. Life is good.
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Post by hwinpp on Apr 12, 2012 9:19:53 GMT
I'm going to buy some more fruit on the way home, I've already got half a dozen mangos.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 12, 2012 19:39:08 GMT
Very nice!
Another little thing that means a lot ~~ when just before you stick the full jar of pickles back in the fridge, you remember to check that the top is well on. Yes!
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2012 18:13:43 GMT
I received an internet invitation to one of my nephews' wedding today, pending the postal document. I will not attend since it is on the other side of the world and it will take place on my very last day of work, not to mention the fact that I NEVER attend anybody's wedding. But it is always nice to be invited.
However, what meant a lot to me is the fact that this nephew is an immigration lawyer and sent a link to show that he was just chosen as one of the best immigration lawyers in San Diego, where 50% of the immigration cases of the United States take place. And there was a second link to the American Bar Association newsletter lauding his pro bono work, particularly about how he saved a handicapped and sexually abused Mexican girl from deportation, which was about to happen even though she had lived in the United States since the age of 3 months.
I am very pleased to know that somebody in the family is involved in social justice and the defense of the weak.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 14, 2012 19:19:21 GMT
I've been offered more contracted hours Ever since OH lost his job I've been nagging my boss, they've allowed me to work lots of overtime but having the hours contracted means a boost to my pension contributions...I'm chuffed to bits. AND my youngest son has applied for a job....fingers crossed.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 16, 2012 7:36:48 GMT
Your nephew sounds like a lovely guy, Kerouac.
Congratulations, Cheery! That's sort of the gift that will keep on giving.
Did your son get the job?
This is a teensy thing that means a lot, but I'm sure some of you will identify. I'm invited to a wedding on the 2nd of June. Yesterday at the supermarket I found the perfect wedding-gift-small-appliance. Now, if I only don't forget where I stashed it before the big day.
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Post by Kimby on May 25, 2012 12:26:07 GMT
Last night Mr. Kimby and I attended an event at the art museum honoring the group I belong to that puts on the Fifth Grade Art Experience, which has served over 25,000 school children in its 25 years of existence. When the museum director mentioned my involvement in each of those 25 years, I was given a standing ovation, my first ever!
And it was especially sweet that Mr. Kimby was at my side, hearing all the kudos given to a program that eats up so much of my time and energy for a few months each year (and storage space in my archives - see hoarding thread). Sometimes I think he doesn't appreciate the value of my volunteer work. Last night he got an earful of how much the program is appreciated from multiple sources including the mayor, a county commissioner, museum staff members, school teachers, and former and present 5th graders. It was a good night.
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Post by komsomol on May 25, 2012 13:52:09 GMT
That is not a little thing at all. That is a big thing.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2012 16:48:51 GMT
Kimby, you are remarkable!
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Post by bixaorellana on May 25, 2012 19:17:26 GMT
Very gratifying, Kimby. Lovely to hear you got well-deserved kudos.
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Post by mich64 on May 25, 2012 20:50:03 GMT
Well done Kimby, it is nice to read about your commitment to the Art Experience. Twenty-five years of assistance to such a cause is indeed very admirable and your husband must have been so proud to hear from others of your work. Congratulations!
Cheers!
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Post by Kimby on May 27, 2012 17:24:54 GMT
I think he was pretty proud. He dragged me to my feet to acknowledge the applause, while the cameras snapped. Just like being a celebrity without the need to wear an evening gown and heels!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2012 13:44:04 GMT
Today I had to drag myself back to the office for the official farewell event. The regional manager for Europe made an uncharacteristically sincere-sounding speech which probably fooled a few people. When he stressed how I had fought for the benefit of the employees every step of the way and that I was often in violent opposition with him these past two years before arriving at a win-win agreement, it was a way of informing the remaining employees that it's not going to happen again, don't even try. Anyway, so he gave me a Cerruti 1881 pen and an Ungaro wristwatch, both of which will almost certainly remain in their boxes until I have to make a gift to someone else some day, and then I received the official gifts from the employees, which was 550€ of gift certificates for the very same store where I spent 230€ yesterday (Grrrr! -- but it was nice of them). But to get to the little things that mean a lot, after the official ceremony, 3 other former colleagues came to give me small individual gifts -- and that's when you know that people kind of liked you.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 6, 2012 15:27:14 GMT
Hmmm. Very bittersweet, Kerouac. It does sound as though the regional manager sincerely respected you as an opponent, a particularly gratifying type of admiration, no?
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Post by tod2 on Jul 6, 2012 16:12:11 GMT
Very well done Kerouac - You can let out a big sigh of relief it's over...or is it? They might find out you are indespensible and summon you back I have never heard of the pen or the watch - why are you reluctant to get use out of them? Obviously if you have a pretty good watch I can see you hanging on to the other one. I have had some nice watches over the years from Seiko's to other watches bought in America. At the moment my watch is two/three years old, is one of a pair, and was bought at a discount store for R99 (for both, my mother wears the other one) That's about 8euros. It goes just fine.
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