I had a cat that loved splashing in toilet water. I had to childproof the toilet. He was able to shift the lid over enough to get his paws in. Crazy cat.
I also had to hide the toilet paper from him.
Talked to HR guy today.
My boss had 6,500 unread emails in her inbox.
I know it’s all executive function, but damn.
I feel worst for the new girl in my department. She’s been there a month, she is super young, was hired to train on all this development stuff and there’s nobody here who knows how to do her job. So she is 100% on her own. I told her I’d help with any admin stuff she could easily teach me, as she is also swamped with all the stuff my boss didn’t do. She said she cried for an hour.
The good news is the interim supervisor is HR Guy and we are so on the same wavelength. As soon as he saw all the unread emails he downloaded them into a spreadsheet, organized them by keyword and priority and got to work. And he’s going to try to help me solve my problem with Always Late. He wouldn’t let me beat around the bush, he wanted all the dirt.
He thinks a big part of the problem is that I am invisible to most people and that people really don’t understand grants or what I do, and somehow with this pitch, he convinced me to come into the office more, submit monthly reports for a dashboard that will be shared at All Staff and also I fear there may be a staff presentation in there. And somehow he made me want it.
He’s also going to help me with MY executive function problems because I told him my organization system is “good enough” but completely ad-hoc and inefficient.
He said I’m the strong, silent type but nothing gets by me. I’ve heard that from a lot of co-workers. Or as one CEO put it, “You take no bullshit.”
Speaking of executive function issues, I have a Thrive Market subscription I forgot to review the order for (I was on vacation) and so they just sent me six of everything and it was so expensive. I think if I added up how much money ADHD has cost me I would probably cry. But my social anxiety has cost me more. I once wrote an $800 check for a treatment I knew was bullshit because I didn’t want to say no to the salesperson (who was a registered dietician I expected more from.) I am that tragic.
I have one of those cats too. Good thing she’s so damn cute!
I suppose keeping the bathroom door closed isn’t a viable option.
O_o Whoa. And I thought it was bad when the new hire at my office went to his manager after a few weeks and said, “I have 151 unread emails, what do I do?”
Not if the cat is a Shadowcat.
I mean, at least he asked for help!
Litter box was in the bathroom. All paper, he loved them all
I would give him his own roll for his birthday or Christmas.
I miss that boy.
So the gas company is concerned because our garage is built over the gas line, which is a safety issue. Never mind that the garage was built in 1967.
So today, after 11.5 hours of digging, sorry! We didn’t realize there were TWO gas meters at this address. We can’t hook up the gas until tomorrow, so surprise! No hot water and no gas stove tonight.
I am beyond furious, because basic communication would have prevented this. It’s not like they don’t know about both meters!
Dammit, just discovered that while my HVAC was essentially running, the blower was not … grrrr. It could be worse, the temps are still relatively cool (50s to 60s at night, low 80s during the day) but we’ve had rain lately and the humidity is rising. The house is coolish and damp, everything feels slightly tacky 
Blecch.
On the upside we haven’t hit real summer yet (I’m in SC), but damnation I do NOT need another giant bill right now. Sigh …
The reason “seat down wins” is that it makes practical, logical sense to put the lid down before flushing to avoid aerosols being released into the air and settling on … well, just about everything. And once the seat and lid are down, why bother to lift anything back up again until the next use?
Of course, I’m just extrapolating from a canine POV. Personally, I just go out into the back yard and either lift one hind leg or squat. Life is simple for me.
I know online I see a lot of people say, “HR is not your friend,” and while there’s a kernel of truth there, it shouldn’t be construed to mean most of us are out to get employees. But if you tell me you’re engaging in fraudulent behavior, I can’t ignore that, I am ethically obligated to take action. It’s in the Code of Conduct!!
And here’s the kicker, if you’re committing fraud, the first rule is not to talk about it. And it’s not like I pried it out of you, you just told me what you did when I asked a semi-related question about what I was helping you with. Then, when you realized you incriminated yourself, you tried to cover it up with additional lies. All in writing.
So now there’s an investigation and I hope this turns out to be a nothingburger because if there’s one thing the Company hates it’s fraud. If you’re found to have engaged in any falsification of documents or fraud, you’re either going to get a final warning and lose your quarterly bonus or you’re going to lose your job.
Folks, I know this is vague, but I don’t quite feel comfortable posting too many details at this juncture. As Dana Carvey imitating George Bush might say, “Wouldn’t be prudent at this time.”
There’s a water main break on our street, just discovered in the past hour. No flooding to our house though I’m concerned about a neighbour’s garage across the way.
We live in a warren of one way streets where half the roads are also currently blocked for water-related issues, and there have been small sink holes in the area (always on roads) over the past few years including one this week. More street closures, especially at that intersection, kind of means there’s no longer any way to get to our house.
I’m assuming I’ll have to go to my brother’s to shower at least for today.
Montreal is sinking, man, and I don’t wanna swim
Another toilet seat POV:
I & my bro’s grew up in an all-male household; Mom disappeared when I was young. My late wife and her sisters grew up in an all-female household; her Dad died when she was young.
When we began cohabiting there was a LOT of discovery about things we’d each never imagined even existed. To put it mildly. You do WHAT? is more like it. Such fun!
We never had pets, nor gave a shit (hah) about the supposed aerosols from flushing. So we settled on: Put the seat where you want it to use it, and leave it that way when you’re done. That minimizes the total wasted effort between both of us moving it to and fro; it’s only moved when absolutely necessary.
At my place, it wouldn’t be because their litterbox is in one of the bathrooms. Thankfully, they leave the TP alone and only generally jump onto a toilet en route to a sink (they insist on at least one sink having the water left on trickle) or if someone thinks I need a bathtub supervisor.
Now if I could just get the junior doofus to calm the hell DOWN when the humans are on opposite sides of a closed bedroom door…
I wish to understand how it was possible for me to spend $142 on groceries yesterday, lug in two big grocery bags of stuff, and still have nothing to eat! To be fair, I was long overdue for a grocery shop and this was replenishing a bunch of long-lasting staples, but still …
AFAICT, this princely sum bought me a roast beef sub, a turkey sub, and some miscellaneous stuff. I guess the key is the “miscellaneous stuff”, but going over the receipt doesn’t help me understand how I can economize – it’s all stuff I need: canned goods, some frozen stuff, juices, sauces, etc. And three tomatoes. I’ll probably be going out again tomorrow to a different store that has full prepared meals, and maybe to my little deli, and spend another bundle. I imagine we’ll be looking at a grand total of about $300, and that might feed me for a week, tops.
How does a family of 4 survive unless Dad makes a fortune? Do they eat dirt?
Our cat isn’t interested in TP, but insists on drinking old, stale water from her cup on the bathroom counter at least once or twice a day, instead of the fresh water in her bowl, so door open and lid down so she can get to the counter. Failure to allow this results in loud yowling. (Of course she’s Siamese, so everything involves loud yowling.)
You have my deepest sympathies. I went through this last summer…in August…when the outside temp was in the 90s. Didn’t realize it at first because I just thought I was warm until I checked the thermostat and saw the inside temp was in the 80s. I ended up replacing the whole HVAC system because it was old enough that there was a good chance that the heater would go out soon. Total cost was just over $13,000, after my senior and service contract discounts.
Because it’s difficult to eat alcohol?
I also had toilet drinker cats. At one point we had 4 cats all insisting on the toilet exclusively – the momma taught her babies how to do it. Funny as hell when you walk into the bathroom and a cat looks up at you with the “hey, someone’s in here!” glower.