Things that are pissing you off. - Page 2707

Originally Posted by Alter 

Bet you really wanted a smoke after all that, eh? But really, good going on the quitting. It has been around 5 years for me since I quit a pack and a half a day. If you need some some moral support just hit me up, bro.

Originally Posted by in stitches 

via text i have learned that the wife, baby and 6 year are apparently sick. seems like they just cant turn the corner.

Originally Posted by imatlas 

Good luck Biscotti. I recently had a slap in the face / awakening a few weeks back (though somewhat less dramatic), and it knocked me into a really dark place. I'm still not completely back to my usual oblivious self, but I can vouch for the fact that time heals.

Originally Posted by Piobaire 

Fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck. Gone through most of my emails and realized I now have business commitments five of the six remaining weekend days in January, some of them as bad as seven hours on a Sunday, and late meetings two of the remaining Fridays. WTF is this?

Originally Posted by Biscotti 

Everything in my life seemed pretty much perfect, and in one instant, that all changed. But, I'm not sure if that was really the case looking back, and although life seems painful right now, and I'm certainly ashamed of myself--I do believe that this experience has had an oddly positive effect on me.

Originally Posted by Biscotti 

However, I still do find it pretty ridiculous that I am losing my job over this--I've never had an infraction before, and I've really gone out on a limb to help them out in the past. I took over a week off school last semester in order to work for them, which in effect buried me in a hole that the entire semester to dig myself out of, and which had a negative effect on my grades. Further, not only do I know that my boss has had a much more 'interesting' life than myself at my age, but also other employees I work with have done stupid shit such as 3 no-call no-show's in a row and calling in sick due to hangovers. I'm not quite sure why they are trying to compound my punishment.

Originally Posted by acidboy 

awww... hope they get well soon.... and in the meantime, you should check yourself in a nice hotel- just to make sure you won't get sick.

Originally Posted by CalTex 

3:25 and I can't sleep.

Originally Posted by CalTex 

3:25 and I can't sleep.

Originally Posted by CalTex 

3:25 and I can't sleep.

Originally Posted by Piobaire 

Hate to tell you this but it only gets worse. Add 20 years plus job stress plus family stress and you'll never sleep again.

Originally Posted by Douglas 

Good luck, Biscotti. One of these days you'll have to tell us what you were in for. Though I bet I can guess.
Quick update on my employee who had the head surgery - I visited him in the hospital over the weekend, and he seems to be doing pretty well. I could not discern any notable cognitive impairment, though he was a bit groggy and uncomfortable, as you would expect anyone who'd been in a hospital bed for 5 days after brain surgery would be. Appears he suffered some sort of head trauma that led to a delayed issue - he'd been suffering headaches for 2 weeks, then finally collapsed vomiting on NYE and was rushed to the hospital.
No word yet really on how long his recovery will be or what his long-term prognosis is, but I was encouraged by the progress. Really doesn't belong in TTAPYO at this point but since I made the initial post here, there it is.
In other bad health news, one of our senior execs, who missed 6 months this year due to grave heart problems exacerbated by pneumonia, and ended up with him getting a heart pump, just notified us he is going on the transplant list.
With a few other bad luck health things like his this year, after several very healthy years for us as a company, we were notified just the other day that our renewal premiums will be up fifty percent. Fifty, as in, five-zero.

Originally Posted by Douglas 

Good luck, Biscotti. One of these days you'll have to tell us what you were in for. Though I bet I can guess.
Quick update on my employee who had the head surgery - I visited him in the hospital over the weekend, and he seems to be doing pretty well. I could not discern any notable cognitive impairment, though he was a bit groggy and uncomfortable, as you would expect anyone who'd been in a hospital bed for 5 days after brain surgery would be. Appears he suffered some sort of head trauma that led to a delayed issue - he'd been suffering headaches for 2 weeks, then finally collapsed vomiting on NYE and was rushed to the hospital.
No word yet really on how long his recovery will be or what his long-term prognosis is, but I was encouraged by the progress. Really doesn't belong in TTAPYO at this point but since I made the initial post here, there it is.
In other bad health news, one of our senior execs, who missed 6 months this year due to grave heart problems exacerbated by pneumonia, and ended up with him getting a heart pump, just notified us he is going on the transplant list.
With a few other bad luck health things like his this year, after several very healthy years for us as a company, we were notified just the other day that our renewal premiums will be up fifty percent. Fifty, as in, five-zero.