Sadly, just the fact that they yelled “gun” (whether or not there actually was one) will be evidence enough for any prosecutor to let them get off on the “fear for their lives” defense.

Wow, what an important measure of professional competence.

I didn’t know Georgia O’Keefe made wallets now.

Take a moment the next time you visit a public bathroom that has a few people in it... observe how many leave the bathroom after doing their business without having either a) used the faucet to wash their hands, or b) Used the faucet to wash their hands for 5 seconds without any soap.

Donald?!

Am I the only one who just hates shaking people’s hands? I don’t like touching their nasty unwashed hands, I don’t like wondering what is the appropriate amount of pressure to use, and I don’t like it when people squeeze my hand hard. A nice nod of acknowledgement should be enough.

Can we just be done with handshakes altogether? They’re kind of gross, seeing as lots of people don’t even wash their hands after going to the restroom. I’d love to just switch to some kind of non-contact show of respect/greeting, like a mini-bow or something. Not interested in touching people’s grubby paws all day.

A positive (?) takeaway: despite an overall shift in grasping power, the study showed an uptick in thumb strength.

I hate shaking hands, and avoid it whenever possible. A sizable percentage of people are unhygenic slobs with filthy, filthy hands. Why not end the whole ridiculous practice altogether?

Seriously. I work a state job and it wouldn’t be difficult to find work for 1.5 to 2x the pay outside in the private sector.

If she worked there for 6 years, it seems incredibly unlikely that she’d have the lowest seniority.

As predicted, HR contacted me about taking bereavement pay last week when I’d already take it in January. My response, “Yes, I lost my father in January, and my Grandmother last week. It’s been quite the shitty year.”

So much this. I took a huge pay cut to work where I am (still making beyond a livable wage just far below market rate for where I am) and I could not be happier. because the place I work and the people I work with are amazing.

Ha! My mother is finishing a medical degree, she is in her 60s. In her last term she came down with double pneumonia and highly contagious viral pink eye. Her shitty clinical manager made her come in to take a final and treat patients anyway, and threatened to kick her out of the program if she didn’t come in.

So my…

this still sounds fake to me.

What blows me away — in addition to all the other reasons outlined by Alison Green — is that the manager never offers to come in early and cover for her. When I was a manager, I would stay late with employees to help them finish earlier and get out of the office. Or I’d come in early to help them if they needed it.…

You’ve been very lucky with your bosses if this doesn’t ring true to you.

and now we don’t get any Oliver until the end of July?!? Who TF does he think he is?!?!

Looks like a modified ‘Nehru’ lapel to me- it’s not meant to be folded down.

I slashed my own tires because I could not find the place where I was supposed to take either the ACT or the SAT (can’t remember which). I went to WalMart, bought an incredibly cheap kitchen knife, and went to town on a tire. The decision-making processes of me in high-school were, um, well...they left a lot to be…