I can't decide if this is a good thing or not

[avi]

so I'm in between positions at work right now.

that means both my current dept. and my next one are reluctant to give me work. hence, I have pretty much jack shit to do.

it's nice.

but


lonely






and














boring

 

[deadair]

take it all in avi... you've been bustin your ass for a few months.

...and it will get bad again soon. i'm sure.

 

[mindspell]

And you can always count on Jake giving you crap to do...

 

[xfer]

nap. nap nap nap.

 

[avi]

I just got a raise

 

[xfer]

online shopping spree!

 

[avi]

no updated paycheck yet tho

 

[minxnim]

there's always room for solitaire

 

[TheNewChupe]

a friend of mine has this girl at work with sickle cell anemia who totally plays up her sickness in order to dodge work and slack. everyone hates her, and she threatens to sue for discrimination if they terminate her on a daily basis. yesterday, she was found sleeping curled up in a stadium blanket using a phone book for a pillow under her desk with two chairs blocking her cube entrance.

 

[minxnim]

that's totally insane.

 

[xfer]

hahahahahaha

is she black?

 

[xfer]

that looks like i meant it in response to an

but i was honestly asking for medical reasons.

 

[avi]

that's so fucked

 

[minxnim]

i mean, ... jesus. you can only sue for discrimination for a disability if you are fired for being sick but you can STILL perform the essential functions of your job with in a reasonable standard. if she doesn't file for a 'reasonable accomodation' for sleeping at her desk or saying she needs help b/c she's disabled, they can fire her. what a dipshit.

 

[xfer]

I know Republicans who would use her (inaccurately) as an example of the horrible, terrible failure of the ADA.

 

[minxnim]

well sounds like she hasn't even invoked the ADA guidelines. so, as my boss would say 'you can't get fired for being disabled, but you can get fired for being an asshole'.

 

[xfer]

i'm taking a class on IDEA now (which is similar) and the professor keeps repeating "if you don't TELL ME about your disability, i will not ACCOMODATE your disability". you can't just cite a disability when you're caught slacking.

 

[TheNewChupe]

hahahahahaha

is she black?

yes

 

[minxnim]

alex: that's what i mean. those laws have to be invoked. they don't just stand in protection. a person has to file a 'reasonable accomodation request' otherwise, no go.

 

[TheNewChupe]

i believe the napping incident will result in some action; my friend dragged the boss over to point it out.