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[In A Silent Way]

They just moved my job to fucking Danbury, at additional time and expense to me. Now they want me to bring food to some department pxtluck lunch. I told them what they could do with it.

Good thing these mf'ers haven't tried to hit me up for the secret Santa scheme.

[georgi]

Ew. But, be happy you have a job!

Ho ho ho!

[TakeAStepBack]

Dave, could you pick me up a few of those grilled cheese from the place that had the truck at Vibes this year? i think they are pretty local to you. I'm by Port Authority.

Thanks.

[In A Silent Way]

I might not have a job after next week. They told us they'd be making staff reductions this month.

[georgi]

Well fuck them in their muddy dirtholes! Jerks!!!

You should buy food for the potluck, but just sit at your desk with it and eat it yourself.

[B. Diddy]

muddy dirtholes

Ragin' hormones!!!

[TakeAStepBack]

Classic.

"Folks, we're unfortunately going to have to do another round of layoffs next week. in the meantime, we're having a pxtluck luncheon and asking everyone to bring something in to share."

"No."

[georgi]

Ragin' hormones!!!

I'm a little fiestier than usual.

[In A Silent Way]

[unbroken_chain]

hang something like this on your bulletin board.

You'll prolly make it thru the next round or two

[In A Silent Way]

Not with a retired Marine sitting across from me.

[unbroken_chain]

oh. yeah. no.

[Ravn]

I'm a little fiestier than usual.

just wait,,it gets worse, lol

(((Mike and Rich))) :funny1:

[In A Silent Way]

The other six people who were moved up to fucking Danbury with me share my bad attitude. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who's cranky.

[Wende]

I'm a little fiestier than usual.

Yea, give it a few weeks. It get's better.

[Wende]

just wait,,it gets worse, lol

(((Mike and Rich))) :funny1:

Yea, what she said.

I'm 8 months in with my baby and my hormones are *just* coming back to the norm.

[Phishfolk]

I always sign up for clean up duty for potlucks around here. The things at work that everyone is supposed to contribute money to piss me off.

[sure-ur-rightdancer]

soda is always an easy/cheap one.. 2L bottles are usually $1 - for $5 you can bring in 2 bags worth of shit

[Java Time]

We get a xmas party...it's tonight.

It's where the big wigs all pat themselves on the back..."look, look, look what we do for you heathens"

Brag about how well "we" did...then turn around and make up reasons to cut staff and not give raises...

I'll take po.t luck

[In A Silent Way]

I think it was Monday.

The big freebie lunch sponsored by the president of my business line was yesterday, but I was out with a kidney stone.

So it goes ...

[nancykind]

i do the set up for our "snack day" and do clean up on friday but not thursday. there's two other ladies who are kind enough to do clean up on thursday. i am making a brownie-bottom cheesecake, this year.

[unbroken_chain]

I just sent a no fucking thank you response to the annual holiday dinner invite. spend too much time with these - anyway

[Joe]

soda is always an easy/cheap one.. 2L bottles are usually $1 - for $5 you can bring in 2 bags worth of shit

Yep. In my office the guy who makes the most money out of all of us engineers grabbed the soda option. We all gave him shit for being a lazy bastard. Regardless potluck in my office had a simple plan, if you didn't want to contribute something then your not a part of the potluck.

[sure-ur-rightdancer]

under our old director we used to have more potluck type stuff in my office .... now its either go out and do your own thing (ie a few co-workers getting pizza etc) or work picks up the tab and we have a "lunch"

one of my co-workers like to call it the "let them eat cake strategy" ie maybe the worker bees won't notice that we treat them like shit 99% of the time and never give them raises etc as long as we throw a $100 worth of pizza at them every few weeks (which I suppose is better than the just take it or leave it attitude)

[Java Time]

under our old director we used to have more potluck type stuff in my office .... now its either go out and do your own thing (ie a few co-workers getting pizza etc) or work picks up the tab and we have a "lunch"

one of my co-workers like to call it the "let them eat cake strategy" ie maybe the worker bees won't notice that we treat them like shit 99% of the time and never give them raises etc as long as we throw a $100 worth of pizza at them every few weeks (which I suppose is better than the just take it or leave it attitude)

My company does that to the production team (machine operators)

[Dr. Lostreality]

last year the faculty/staff holiday party had mini eggrolls and spinach cheese artichoke dip and fancy little sandwhiches and fancy little cakes and lots of other hot foods I don't remember and booze!

This year we got hot chocolate and those crappy christmas cookies you buy in a tube and cut into cookies. Recession'd.