I never gift up. The most our department does is give a card + gift card for some kinda self care spa type thing + flowers at the end of the year because we love our boss and she works so hard to advocate for us. But for like Xmas? No way. I might bring in homemade cookies/candy for our secretaries but I do the same…

Speaking as a boss, please do not get your boss a gift for the holidays. However, keeping with the “gift down” rule, they should def get you one. A card from you is plenty.

I’m firmly team “do not buy gifts for your boss”. You can gift down (your staff, assistant, etc.) but gifting up is awkward unless you have a significant personal friendship. Your boss doesn’t want you to spend money on her.

“don’t worry about spending a lot”

As a probate attorney I am shuddering at how bloody complicated this would make probate for everyone. This would be such a disaster in probate courts it is unreal.

I think what they’re probably getting at is some kind of short-term formality that grants the benefits of married people without a long term commitment. Live-ins generally don’t have any kind of rights when it comes to medical decisions, for instance, or tax benefits.

Yes, I run across them all the time on Pinterest. As someone who lives very, very close to Sandy Hook (and who knows people who knew some of the victims), it makes my blood boil.

I think it was meant to be counter programming for kids that would also bring in some parents. Goosebumps kind of did that this year and was pretty successful at it. The difference is that Goosebumps has a connection to Halloween, isn’t a total unknown among the tween set, and came tied to a movie that didn’t…

What this really means is that Pizzazz and the Misfits finally win.

This fall had a rash of movies that made me wonder, “Who the hell is this for, anyway?” Apparently a few young girls are aware of Jem, but most people who recognize the name are women in their 30s and 40s. If they wanted an audience for this, they needed to tap into at least a bit of what made the cartoon cool. That…

Dear Universal,

I love you guys - so I read the recaps - But I hate that this country can run assholes like this (and they get actual traction!) so much I will not even watch the vids. Who’s next? Ben fucking Carson?

Thank you. I had zero desire to watch this train wreck, and now remain fully committed to my boycott. We all owe you a drink for taking one for the team.

I was all anxious about a job application I just submitted.

Yeah worrying is only good for you if you do an ickle but when waiting news on a life-changing event.

like wtf even is this study

This.

know what isn’t fun tho

Does anyone realize that most of Tucker Max’s stories weren’t actually his? He would take stories from his friends and ones he heard and just set them up as his own. A buddy of mine ran in the same circles as Max through a mutual friend. Always said he was a complete butt plug of a person but not nearly as outlandish…