Long shot, but are there any halfway interesting college towns nearby? Could you negotiate a deal with your husband to say, okay you get the perfect job, but as a concession, we live in [reasonably cool town] and you commute 30 minutes.

My company has been preparing for a big reorganization for the last two years. They keep saying it is coming any day, and it’s been so long we don’t really believe it. As part of the roll out they have been releasing podcasts and videos about how we’re going to win. Not clear who we are winning against. Our peer…

My company was in the top 99% percentile in satisfaction in dealing with external and internal customer contacts. The head of our department left about 6 months ago.

Grief is the one part of life where experience doesn’t really prepare you for when it hits. Every loss is a different wound. They won’t all land in the same place or feel the same way to you, but all of them will get duller with time.

I am so sorry for your loss. She sounds like an inspiration and her family sounds wonderful. I am so glad you were there for them.

I work for a mega bank and the corporate speak is unending. They just decided to do a massive expansion of my department because we need help and authority to get shit done. Instead of promoting us to the appropriate level for the work my team is doing, they’re hiring an unheard of number of VPs to be “thought…

Ugh, when I worked for a national nonprofit organization, there were monthly “town hall” conference calls that we were required to attend. They were deathly dull, but at the end the CEO would take questions, and I swear to god she paid some of these people because the questions were always fawning and ridiculous,…

I’ve got a funny story about those too! It’s my husband’s story really, but the guy who sits across from him just graduated from college, and has never seen Office Space. The boss comes over and jokingly asks the 20 something if he’s got those TPS reports ready. The 20 something says TPS reports? I’ve done a few of…

Wait till they make you start filling out TPS Reports in triplicate.

Maybe he was angry because people wouldn’t stop, collaborate, and listen.

lol I can't stay up for Sunday NS but can  check tomorrow on it. It's my birthday and as birthdays go it hasn't been the best. Someone did do something lovely and amazing for me this week which has made a difference to my living conditions, sometimes people are amazing. Hope everyone is well and has had a good weekend…

My open-heart surgery is officially scheduled for December 11, barring me coming down with the flu or something. So yeah. NOW I’m scared.

I left 6 weeks ago, but, like I said, it was pretty much over a long time ago. But thanks for your input, I will definitely think about those questions!

Go for it. You seem to be keeping yourself reasonably grounded, so what’s the worst that can happen. And sounds like you deserve it.

Have you tried MeetUp?

It’s a pill bug, and probably came in in your cuff or something. They’re harmless and mostly live under leaf piles.

So a couple weeks ago I found out that the female dog that I found several years ago was not fixed via she had puppies...and they are fcking adorable so here

Do Trump style people not know that people can hear them? Everyone? Even bad guys with guns?

I got a promotion at work!! I've been bumped to a supervisory level and I'm sooo proud of myself. I am worried a little about how my anxiety and self-doubt will hinder me in the role, but my boss has suggested weekly debriefs to mitigate any spirals. So, yay!