I Called In Sick Today

[Essay21 2,385]

Hank any corporate America bullshit getting you down lately? I'm getting pretty good at circumventing the bullshit. At least until they change the rules again I should be okay.

[hank213 1,823]

Actually not too bad. I'm getting direct access to some of the shot callers of late so I can start influencing decisions more directly instead of through one or more layers of management. There's a podcast called Manager Tools that is really fantastic that my boss turned me on to and I mentioned I like the podcast and all but I'd like the premium membership so I can download the show notes etc. The Managing Director of IT agreed to pay for a membership to their site for me for at least the next year out of the departmental budget so that was nice.

[Essay21 2,385]

Give em hell hank.

 

I'm in beautiful Des Moines Iowa today visiting clients. got a little heated with the clients attorney. But we worked it out.

[Napa Lite 3,278]

I'm sorry you think I was calling you dumb, Tilty. I'm pretty sure you even acknowledged during that time that you were being ignored but eventually I came around. Irregardless of how you feel about me or if you decide to stick around or not I hope you get better.

 

But seriously, let us know one way or another if the worst happens. Pool's getting pretty big.

[SuitedAces21 2,722]

are we sure irregardless is a word? i'm not sure its a real word but i'm not gonna google it.

 

just made it home from the des moines. that drive is pretty bleak. a deer flashed across the north bound lanes and made it into the median when i saw him and started to swerve into the right lane but the fvcker stopped before coming into south bound traffic. nearly died fellas. really makes you appreciate the little things, you know?

[Napa Lite 3,278]

It's a real word in the way that all words are just a mutually agreed upon organization of sounds that we use to communicate verbally.

[brvheart 1,752]

I'm in beautiful Des Moines Iowa

 

...and this is why we're best friends.

[Essay21 2,385]

It's a city I'd be happy to call home. Nice and clean, quiet and safe. I could watch a ball game or two on the tv on my deck, sipping Canadian mist and coke like a gentleman.

[brvheart 1,752]

My oldest is graduating on Saturday. It's weird that I'm so old. I don't feel old.

[Essay21 2,385]

Well you certainly look it!

 

 

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

Yeah, I got nothing.

 

This place is dying, both literally and figuratively.

 

[Essay21 2,385]

How's the family? How's the dogs? I'm sure there's something going on in Ronny Mex's world.

 

Here at the bank they posted an opening and my admin officer is applying for it. She is more than qualified and I have been touting her to my boss for awhile, so she should get it. But if she doesn't she will leave and then I'll be doubly mad because we will lose a good employee and we eat lunch together most days, and i don't have any friends I can spare.

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

You've befriended someone? Good for you. Tell us about this person

 

Dogs are good, but a pain. Lola is up before 6am every morning, today was 5:15. And if she's up, everyone is up. She then has to be walked. Annoying part is when I'm showering for work, she's in my spot on the bed, using the pillows, sound asleep. She's a jerk, but so loveable.

 

Bruno is my boy. He's the best. Mostly chill

 

Wife is good. Our block is supposedly having a party Sunday at 5pm, and that's cool, but I much prefer our awesome backyard with the pool, Bluetooth speaker, mounted tv and DIRECTV box, my nearly full bar. So we'll see.

 

Job sucks but it pays, and we are reducing debt every day. We already don't have much, but should be debt free, for the most part, in 5 years, and we aren't even going super Dave Ramsey aggressive. We just don't take any new debt on. We do still spend, as noted below

 

Bought a $600 Vitamix blender. Won't be here until Tuesday, which sucks, but I hope it's gonna be awesome.

 

Not much else.

[Essay21 2,385]

Dogs really don't sound fun to me. But maybe I'm missing out.

 

I mean what's to tell. She's a work friend, and she's my assistant basically, but we were in school together (she's an attorney) and I helped get her the job. Most days we just go to chipotle for lunch and shoot the shit. She's actually interviewing for another job today but we still have a chance to keep her, but I'm afraid our company is too big and too dumb to realize it. That's life.

 

Not much else going on for me. I've cut out soda altogether and am basically to no sweets either. Lost 5 pounds or so from that and I wanna start exercising more, but im very lazy and very pathetic so I'm struggling with that part. But one step at a time they say.

 

I saw guardians of the galaxy 2, if didn't mention that. Good movie. Very funny. Marvel does it right.

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

I wasn't implying that something was going on. I was genuinely happy that you were having daily, friendly interactions.

 

Now try to bang one of her friends

 

 

To me, kids seem 10x worse than dogs. But yes, they can be a pain. But they are lots of fun and sweetness as well. I like animals. You can't fake it. Either you are or aren't. No harm either way. If you aren't, don't get one. But you are a perfect candidate for a dog. You'd love the affection. Just not the work

 

Bruno nearly got my buddy laid a couple of weeks ago. Except he isn't a closer like your boy is. Anywho, were at this bar, on the patio, with our dogs, drinking some beers, and this cute blond comes by and she asks me if she can hug my dog because she looves boxers. She wasn't impressed with his dog. We chat for minute, I do what I do, she passes by another time or two, we chat some more, I eventually get her to sit with us.

[brvheart 1,752]

Yeah, I got nothing.

 

This place is dying, both literally and figuratively.

 

 

Incorrect on both counts. You have plenty, and this place will NEVER die! Not as long as Suited and I are alive.

[brvheart 1,752]

Bruno nearly got my buddy laid a couple of weeks ago. Except he isn't a closer like your boy is. Anywho, were at this bar, on the patio, with our dogs, drinking some beers, and this cute blond comes by and she asks me if she can hug my dog because she looves boxers. She wasn't impressed with his dog. We chat for minute, I do what I do, she passes by another time or two, we chat some more, I eventually get her to sit with us.

 

You're like an undiscovered artist of confidence.

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

 

 

You're like an undiscovered artist of confidence.

 

Undeserved confidence

 

 

Anyway, we hang out for a hour or whatever, she wants to hit the other bar across the street, which is a shithole. They don't let us bring our dogs in, which we're cleaner than 90% of the patrons. We take our dogs home and meet her at another bar, I head home via Uber soon after getting there, as I was just done He hangs out all night with her. This was a Wednesday night. all because she loved Bruno the Boxer

 

I woulda closed

[Essay21 2,385]

I wasn't implying that something was going on. I was genuinely happy that you were having daily, friendly interactions.

 

Now try to bang one of her friends

 

I didn't think you were. I just said it like that cause we only talk at work so there isn't much to say. Plus she is married and has twin 1 year olds. Terrible life choice by her.

 

All her friends are married, but I did ask.

 

I'm not sure I could have a dog as I'm gone 10 hours usually every weekday. Poor guy would go crazy in a tiny apartment all day without being able to get outside.

[Essay21 2,385]

 

 

 

Incorrect on both counts. You have plenty, and this place will NEVER die! Not as long as Suited and I are alive.

 

I'll never give up on us.

[InternetExplorer 2,609]

Between the conflicts with the director and my ex-roomie, I basically don't have any friends outside of work anymore. It has been a lonely experience.

 

I kept getting requests for projects from upper management, and as I drifted away, the director kept trying harder to pull me back, and started in with this enormous ego. Literally started throwing his ownership percentage in people's faces. I can't believe how much making partner changed him.

[CobaltBlue 662]

Cobalt seems cool

 

Cobalt, congrats on the healthy kids and marriage, Run good.

Not sure I'm worthy of that, but thanks.

[InternetExplorer 2,609]

Dave Ramsey is kind of crazy. He makes an unreal amount of money due to his referral network... lots and lots of tax and wealth management firms pay him a huge monthly fee to get access to his referrals in their area.

 

It's not cut and dried that one should live debt free. I could pay off my condo today, but I'd be giving up investment returns (~12% annualized since 2014), in exchange for my mortgage rate (3.75% net of the tax deduction). I'm for sure not going to average 12% per year forever, but even if I'm at 7%, I'm winning pretty hard on that spread. The problem is, not everyone is comfortable with that arrangement, because it is basically trading on margin.

 

The only way I would opt to pay my mortgage off is if the money was no longer material. And that shit is never happening.

[Napa_Don 688]

Hey, SA, decent chance your cc info was stolen at chipotle,

 

https://www.chipotle.com/security#security

[Essay21 2,385]

Trump needs to do something about this.