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juliebug1997
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A girl I work with that has NO experience in management has been promoted to a 'lead' role, which around here is like a mini-supervisor. No real power, just a department liason/facilitator. I am the supervisor of a different department, and work with her often, and have for the past 3 years in different capacities. Well, she has come OFF her rocker. She is running around throwing her fake 'power' around, micro-managing and belittling people in my department and in hers openly. I am just about fed up with having to hear about (and deal with!) the complete mess of drama she has created. UGH!
Sidenote: What is the deal with the VS Pajama's? Are they super comfy or something? I saw a lot of girls on here said they wanted them on yesterdays post....
[QUOTE]Lame Flame Alert----I flame having no idea what to buy ANYBODY for Christmas! This time of year is so stressful for me! No one will actually tell you what they want, everyone just says "Oh, I don't need anything"....UMM HELLO Im going to get you something anyways so please just make this easier on the both of us and tell me what you want!! Sidenote: <strong>What is the deal with the VS Pajama's?</strong> Are they super comfy or something? I saw a lot of girls on here said they wanted them on yesterdays post....
Posted by cfibelkorn[/QUOTE]
I have no idea. To be honest, I looked and thought "I wouldn't pay $50-60 for those". I can find pajama pants and tank tops for $20 total. To be totally honest, I think VS is one of those stores that's just out of control and full of itself. What other store has their own Christmas special? Really.
[QUOTE] In her honor, I have ordered a Grinch t-shirt to wear next week. It says "I hate Christmas". Yeah, I'm passive-agressive like that.
Posted by juliebug1997[/QUOTE]
That is hilarious!
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: FFF : I have no idea. <strong>To be honest, I looked and thought "I wouldn't pay $50-60 for those".</strong> I can find pajama pants and tank tops for $20 total. To be totally honest, I think VS is one of those stores that's just out of control and full of itself. What other store has their own Christmas special? Really.
Posted by juliebug1997[/QUOTE]
Thats what I was thinking too!! I looked this morning and thought "They look similar to Target PJ's for double the price"
But everyone was talking about them so I wasnt sure what all the hype was about, if I was missing out on something awesome haha
Our first "child" and he's a handful!
[QUOTE]Hmmm, slow day. I flame people who post three different times on the same page about the same thing! Calm down there Kemosabe, there were answers on your first post.
Posted by NathanandJordan[/QUOTE]
Who? Who?
......Me? <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-embarassed.gif" border="0" alt="Embarassed" title="Embarassed" />
I also want to flame crying at work. I am so tired of people crying and I am also tired of it being something to almost brag on for male managers that they have "made pretty much every girl in the office cry at some point." Girls - stop crying, it's not helping you professionally. Men - stop bragging about it, it makes you a jerk.
[QUOTE]Knocking $50 off the price of the dress you are trying to sale is not "drastically reducing the price" of your original asking price.
Posted by serlace[/QUOTE]
I do believe we are talking about the same person. cfibelkorn, its karendawson.
An additional flame, and this one is a little touchy (I'm in a grouchy mood today so I am thankful for FFF as a place to vent). I flame parents who put their child on the Angel Tree and put outrageous things like gaming systems and computers. I know that that may be something that your kid wants, but I'm not made of money either. I'd rather help out a kid who wants educational toys or clothes or something that isn't electronic. I know I sound cheap/shallow/whatever, but IMO I feel like these kids are a little selfish.... /end rant
Our first "child" and he's a handful!
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: FFF : I do believe we are talking about the same person. cfibelkorn, its karendawson. An additional flame, and this one is a little touchy (I'm in a grouchy mood today so I am thankful for FFF as a place to vent). I flame <strong>parents who put their child on the Angel Tree and put outrageous things like gaming systems and computers</strong>. I know that that may be something that your kid wants, but I'm not made of money either. I'd rather help out a kid who wants educational toys or clothes or something that isn't electronic. I know I sound cheap/shallow/whatever, but IMO I feel like these kids are a little selfish.... /end rant
Posted by NathanandJordan[/QUOTE]
We saw a 15 mo. old who "wanted" an MP3 player. Like I said the other day, I hope it was a misprint (I can't remember if there were other children in the family) and not someone trying to scam a gift using their kid. Teenagers, I can kind of understand. But a 15 mo. old can barely tell you who their parents are.
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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: FFF : <strong>I do believe we are talking about the same person. cfibelkorn, its karendawson</strong>. An additional flame, and this one is a little touchy (I'm in a grouchy mood today so I am thankful for FFF as a place to vent). I flame parents who put their child on the Angel Tree and put outrageous things like gaming systems and computers. I know that that may be something that your kid wants, but I'm not made of money either. I'd rather help out a kid who wants educational toys or clothes or something that isn't electronic. I know I sound cheap/shallow/whatever, but IMO I feel like these kids are a little selfish.... /end rant
Posted by NathanandJordan[/QUOTE]
Bahahahaha!!! I didn't even notice that she had posted three times in like one week! Geezz!! That actually annoys most people and makes them NOT want to buy your dress when you do that.
I don't know about online. We usually go to North Park because they have so many Angels there on the tree. We tried going to several other malls last year and they didn't have any.
If you can't make it through a movie in a theater without checking your phone every ten minutes or talking over the movie with your two BFFs, then you shouldn't have gone to a movie on your girls' night out. Seriously, you and the BFFs were worse than the teenagers I saw the last Harry Potter movie with. You and the BFFs probably gripe and moan about how you can't get your kids' phones out of their hands to just talk to you but you're just as bad--if not worse--than they are. Ugh.
[QUOTE]Hmmm, slow day. I flame people who post three different times on the same page about the same thing! Calm down there <strong><em>Kemosabe,</em></strong> there were answers on your first post.
Posted by NathanandJordan[/QUOTE]
HA HA HA that's freaking hilarious... you said KEMOSABE! LOL
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I flame my boss! I'm not sure how you got this job because you suck at it. Leave me alone. I know what I'm doing. Kick Rocks Jerk! If you want a battle then game on. Round 1...
[QUOTE]A girl I work with that has NO experience in management has been promoted to a 'lead' role, which around here is like a mini-supervisor. No real power, just a department liason/facilitator. I am the supervisor of a different department, and work with her often, and have for the past 3 years in different capacities. Well, she has come OFF her rocker. She is running around throwing her fake 'power' around, micro-managing and belittling people in my department and in hers openly. I am just about fed up with having to hear about (and deal with!) the complete mess of drama she has created. UGH!
Posted by courtski2004[/QUOTE]
Sounds like we could work with the same girl!
[QUOTE]I flame parents who put their child on the Angel Tree and put outrageous things like gaming systems and computers. I know that that may be something that your kid wants, but I'm not made of money either. I'd rather help out a kid who wants educational toys or clothes or something that isn't electronic. I know I sound cheap/shallow/whatever, but IMO I feel like these kids are a little selfish.... /end rant
Posted by NathanandJordan[/QUOTE]
I agree. How can they be asking for a Wii? I don't mind buying books and dolls, but I don't even have a Wii and I want one...
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: FFF : Sounds like we could work with the same girl!
Posted by Paige0810[/QUOTE]
It's an epidemic--people being in positions that they have no earthly business holding.
She said to me not 20 minutes ago..."Doesn't he realize that I'm a MANAGER?? He can't say things like that to me!"
My response: "Well, to be fair, you're not a manager. Furthermore, he isn't in your department and what you were telling him was a complete contradiction of the policy I created for my department. It will probably be best moving forward if you stick to <u>your</u> department." She walked off pouting. Boo freakin hoo. Know your role and get the F out my space, stick to what you know. Thankyouverymuch.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: FFF : We saw a 15 mo. old who "wanted" an MP3 player. Like I said the other day, I hope it was a misprint (I can't remember if there were other children in the family) and not someone trying to scam a gift using their kid. Teenagers, I can kind of understand. But a 15 mo. old can barely tell you who their parents are.
Posted by juliebug1997[/QUOTE]
My 3 1/2 year old soon to be niece actually has her own mp3 player believe it or not. They make them for kids now. Crazy, right?
<a href="http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=ckY&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=kid%27s+mp3+player&nfpr=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=11945768555387802814&ei=IxP5TJKdGMeNnQfno7mwCQ&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CEMQ8wIwAg#" target="_blank" title="Link">Link</a>
Since she's been an infant though she has always slept with music playing in the background, so I can see how parents might want an mp3 player to play music for their infant. But who knows.
I haven't done the angel tree in a few years, but they usually give you a list of things they "need" and things they "want" right? I can see how someone might rather buy things that seem more like a necessity though--like clothes, scarves, gloves, or items that are more clearly educational. One of the things I liked about the Angel Tree though was how there was usually a pretty good range of gift requests, so you can choose according to your own priorities or budget. So I guess personally I wouldn't want to fault someone for asking for something like a laptop or whatever, because the earlier kids are able to start learning how to use technology, the more comfortable and skilled they're going to be with it as they get older. But I see where you guys are coming from.
The Angel Tree usually has elderly people too but they didn't have very many this year. Last year we got two kids under 10, a teenager, and two elderly people. I mean, one of them wanted a frying pan and the other wanted some slippers, so we couldn't really pass them by. This year, we got two teenagers, an older man (not even 60 yet), and eight kids. Our older guy wanted a clock radio and a blanket. We bought (or will buy) the need item and something as close as possible to the want listed. We also got clothes for everyone. Most of the needs were coats or tennis shoes but the two youngest kiddos needed car seats.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: FFF : My 3 1/2 year old soon to be niece actually has her own mp3 player believe it or not. They make them for kids now. Crazy, right? Link Since she's been an infant though she has always slept with music playing in the background, so I can see how parents might want an mp3 player to play music for their infant. But who knows. I haven't done the angel tree in a few years, but they usually give you a list of things they "need" and things they "want" right? I can see how someone might rather buy things that seem more like a necessity though--like clothes, scarves, gloves, or items that are more clearly educational. One of the things I liked about the Angel Tree though was how there was usually a pretty good range of gift requests, so you can choose according to your own priorities or budget. So I guess personally I wouldn't want to fault someone for asking for something like a laptop or whatever, because the earlier kids are able to start learning how to use technology, the more comfortable and skilled they're going to be with it as they get older. But I see where you guys are coming from.
Posted by nickandmerritt[/QUOTE]
I flame nickandmerritt....it seems like you are only on the DFW Board on Fridays...and to top it off, all of your posts on FFF are always contradicting what everyone is saying. You seem like the kind of person (and I may be and probably am wrong) who always has to "fight the man/woman/person/general ideas"
WHAT?! I'm so disgusted with people. I can't even put into words how angry this makes me. If your kids have such specific 'needs' then why the heck don't you buy it yourself. I would hope that if they're requesting help, then they truly need it, and I can sympathize wanting to give a child only the best. But if you can't provide it, maybe its time for a lesson in reality/expectation/being grateful for what you have?! I can remember plenty of christmases/birthdays where our gifts weren't extravagant, but we knew thats what our parents could afford, and we were grateful for it. geez, i'm getting soooo heated over this!
On a better note - to restore a little faith in humanity - part of my job is awarding the prizes of sweepstakes that my company runs. One winner received a $400 gift card last week and wrote me an email saying he was so excited to have won, but he and his wife had a particularly good year (in spite of the economy), so they gave the gift card to a single mother with 3 children instead. I have to admit, I got a little choked up. Why can't there be more people like this in the world?! (and more like your grandmother Brianna!)
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