# Hello, I Must be Going

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-must-be-going/317294
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [August 16, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-must-be-going/317294 "2005-08-16T17:34:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2005, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-must-be-going/317294/61 "2005-08-18T15:57:40Z")

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> [@Governor Quinn](#):
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> Say hello to Judge Crater for me.

He and I will be baby-sitting Little Charley Ross.

(Employee handbook says I’m not allowed to sexually harrass people, darnit . . . )

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### Author: ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-must-be-going/317294/62 "2005-08-18T19:49:36Z")

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Congratulations, **Eve**. What a find you are for them. Best wishes.

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### Author: ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-must-be-going/317294/63 "2005-08-18T20:02:10Z")

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_throws confetti in the air, sprays champagne everywhere_ Party on!

Congratulations, **Eve** , mazel tov!

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### Author: ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2005, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-must-be-going/317294/64 "2005-08-19T01:09:25Z")

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> [@Eve](#):
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> I’ve just been going over the Employees’ Manual for my new job \<snip\> Absolutely _no_ personal phone calls or e-mail, and \*\* _no_ forums/message boards\*\* (yes, it actually says that).

At least they [sub]apparently[/sub] know what a message board _ **IS** _… 😃

Good luck on the new job, darlin’! It sounds like fun, and right up your alley.

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### Author: ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-must-be-going/317294/65 "2005-08-19T02:13:03Z")

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> [@Eve](#):
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> I’ve just been going over the Employees’ Manual for my new job \<snip\> Absolutely no personal phone calls […]

😕 !!! How much _are_ they paying you?

Or are they just expecting archivists to have no personal lives? Is it really that crucial to your job that you remain totally unreachable during working hours? Or are they just treating all employees as potential goof-offs?

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### Author: ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2005, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-must-be-going/317294/66 "2005-08-19T04:39:51Z")

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> [@Ponder Stibbons](#):
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> So, **Eve**. Any reason you decided to start your new job on [Talk Like A Pirate Day](http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html)? I’d imagine that might make the first day on the job a bit awkward.
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> 🙂

On the other hand, if it goes well, you know you’ve got a good fit.

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