sjb2k1

wait shit who are you i have been absent for two months and i miss everyone

 

i miss you all

Can I just say that I never liked the mom. My friends said I would eventually but I could never stand her.

wait you don't like frances conroy? we should internet fight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

okay not really i just stopped in to say hello to all of you fine people

hello friends

post more then, gents

fuck im still stuck in this state and also have other apnet moderator problems

 

TELL ME YOU LOVE ME PLEASE

Sorry guys/gals, but I'm gonna aimlessly vent some frustration because I don't really see another legit thread for it at the moment.

 

So I'm still waiting on my order from Topshelf's spring cleaning sale to arrive. Seriously getting tired of waiting for it.

 

The first time I emailed them about it they said they were sorry and they would ship it out that day. fast forward a week and it still hasn't shipped so I emailed them again. It took an entire week to get a response, and they said they were sorry and they would get it out soon. It took a month and a half but they finally gave me shipping confirmation and a tracking number. As of yesterday it says that the package was delivered to someplace in Alpharetta Georgia...

 

I sent them another email yesterday asking about the tracking number. Now I'm waiting for a response and hopefully they just gave me the wrong tracking number, but there's also the possibility that they haven't actually shipped my order yet. Worst case scenario is that my shit is actually down in Georgia and I might never see any of it.

 

I just want my stuff...

not a label defender but i'm honestly really surprised this is happening as topshelf usually has its shit together.

Yes! I love it, but that is definitely why I have been so busy. Last week I went to NYC, Dallas and Chicago. 

niiiiice

Updates: need a haircut. Moved back to my parents' house. My girlfriend is one of the sweetest people I have ever met, and I'm kind if jealous that I don't get to marry her in August. (Polyamory is fun and complicated.) I've paid very few bills since the bank accounts were split. Creditors LOVE ME.

I'm bored, sitting around work, waiting for my shift to start, and wondering how one place of business can have so much sportsball and violent cuddling (UFC) in one dining area. Trying to get a new job.

is she marrying someone else in august? i've been gone for a bit so im out of the loop!

 

I have missed you ladies. I am going to try and not be so scarce... I promise!

you still doing the flight attendant gig??

winning 3-2 on PK

doesn't get better than that, i think

no more klutztown so i was confused

 

edit: that strike out isn't as big as i hoped.

Today, Lauryn is babysitting some of my band kiddos.

Today, egg and cat parade are coming to eat a lot of food with me.

THE VINYL WORLD IS COLLIDING INTO REAL LIFE ALL AT ONCE.

logan is this you i can't keep track anymore i was gone for too long TOO LONG

Whatever you do, don't threaten to quit right before vacation! Even as short staffed as he is (especially) he may feel backed into a corner and just fire you pre-vacation pay. Just kind of leave it looming out there, maybe verrrrry slightly hint at it. At least, that's what I'd do in your position.

i don't think i'm going to threaten to quit exactly. just ask for a raise? idk. the "byeeeee" part will come after i get back.

wut iz life

drunk

kinda sad

could be much worse

 

you guys drafted someone good right?

actually not that sad

okay cool.

thanks peeps! for tonight though, i'm gonna watch the season 1 finale of The Bridge and probably fall asleep on the couch. which, frankly, sounds amazing.

No shit! My parents live on Keuka Lake now.

nice! everything in that area is beautiful. and after the day/week/month/year i've had so far, i am READY to be there during the summer.

 

Oof good luck

oh no stephhhhh =\

i think i have a plan worked out. working mon-thurs next week either way. going to see if i can meet with the owner on thursday. ask him politely to see my side of things and also give me a GIANT raise. leave for my vacation. return and hope for an answer. bad answer? byeeeeee

Damn right! That's where I'm from.

canandaigua, ny checking in.

 

can't wait to go home next week

also UPDATE

 

coworker quit

Haha, I think my guts are going to be what are going to need to recover. Gonna get that garbage plaaaaate, y'all!

upstate ny...garbage plate....rochester?

Sounds like you have a lot of leverage right now Steph. Time to get that 6% back, and then some.

see, you would think that, but the higher ups just do not seem to understand that cutting pay (after not giving raises for two years, at least for me), requiring that people work long hours and the weekends, lots of weekends, to meet unrealistic deadlines, makes people stressed out and unhappy. their lives are work, and they seem to think our lives should be too. honestly though i'm thinking if this goes down with my coworker, i'm asking for my 6% back, + 6% for a bare minimum cost of living increase that i haven't gotten. they say no and i bounce. right then and there.

The thing that really sucks about that is if you do get everything done by yourself then they think it can be a one person job and that's bullshit! But then if you can't get it done then they get mad. You can't win. Well not at my job anyway. I've been stuck in that situation before and my workload stayed at that extreme level and it's fucked.

i need some of your username like asap.

did this get posted yet? because i thought about it last night for the first time in years and laughed my ass off

 

I feel you on client-based work.  It's tough to constantly do things only to redo them over and over. =[ I wish I had a magic solution for you. My stress level would go through the roof just thinking about having to handle the work of 3 writers all on my own. =\

they'll have to get someone else in here, but when do i find time to train the person? lolol. i'm just so tired. the bright side is that i'm taking july 4-9 off for a nice "long" vacation. get to see my family and celebrate my grandma's 95th birthday!

^^^

nice!

oh no =\ that really sucks.  do you think you should try to look for another job?  i know your free time is limited, but unless they get two replacements in right away who are familiar with the work and need minimal training.... this is going to be so tough on you.

i have been. i'm so turned off by agency work (i'm in marketing) that it has been really hard for me to even consider working for a similar type place. plus with the nature of this work, there are just soooo many details and little things and changes to remember - i mean literally things change daily, whether it's client preference or a directive from the client's legal department, you name it - that even if a new hire is the best writer or proofreader ever, they are still going to need MONTHS to be able to confidently/capably work alone.

 

edit: thank you horror. i know right now i just need to get through today, but really i just need to know if this woman is going to quit today or not. i just need to know.

soooo there are four people in my department. all four of us proofread/do quality control, three of us do the writing, and one helps with indesign/photoshop. last week one woman turned in her two weeks and another told me today she's working up the stones to turn hers in today. if she goes that leaves me as the sole writer. as you may recall, i need car repairs asap, so i really can't quit at the moment even if i want to.

 

and also as you may recall, we took that 6% pay cut a few months ago. go figure, the workload has increased, more weekends more late nights no free time.

 

i am freaking the fuck out over here, and i've also had too much coffee.

 Nope, I was banking with a good local bank that did not let charges come out if the money wasn't there, but it was acquired by a chain bank for Tennessee,and it has been a really ass rammer since then.

oh good to know i'm not the only one who has gotten reamed. sorry dude