Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
From the way they used it in Beijing, all it needed was hot water 
And I like it
And I like it 
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wingchun100
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And back to grade 6 it is! Been back for a little over a week now. The atmosphere is so much better here, and I am not saying that simply because this agency is on the 17th floor while other one was on the 2nd!
Steve
Mostly Harmless
Congratulations on your demotion!
Seriously, it sounds like you're a lot happier, and I commend you on making decisions based on quality of life, and not just on salary.
wingchun100
Senior Master
Congratulations on your demotion!
I still had that part-time job and freelance writing gigs to back me up. During the grade 13 stint, I had reduced the part-time job to one night per week with the intention of leaving completely once I had passed probation.
Unfortunately, some thing happened at the previous agency that made my paranoia kick in. I went to work every day worried and nervous. That is no way to spend 8 hours of your day. So before they could mark me as "probation terminated," which is the equivalent of the "blue screen of death" for state workers, I said, "You can't fire me...I quit!"
I also said, "Take this job and shove it. I ain't workin' here no more."
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
Well if you're not happy and can afford to go back to a 6 then there is no reason to stay.
Work at a state agency where a gentleman was seriously underpaid for his degrees. (masters in math and physics). He was a grade 12 I believe, but he was happy. Then he made the mistake of letting people know what his degree was and the powers that be went and check it with personnel.. They needed him in another unit and they offered him a gr25 position. He refused, they threatened to eliminate his current title so he took the promotion and he was miserable for several years. Eventually he was able to get an upgrade to the M levels where he was happier, but he always liked the 12 much better. Well, at least he has a better retirement, and he is likely retired by now.
And I've seen worse in my years in this wonderful state too.
wingchun100
Senior Master
Oh believe me, there was no happiness to be found there...unless of course you were a pretty female. THEN the boss loved you and let you get away with murder, but if you were a 40 year old male, he would come down on you for every little mistake you made...and oddly enough, he would do it in front of the pretty female staff, no less!
I don't need to work under a douche like that.
wingchun100
Senior Master
Also, there were many reasons for leaving beside him. I'm sure you might read the above and think, "A boss with a crappy attitude? Is that NEWS to you?"
The answer: no it's not, but I don't feel like airing the entire thing. My Spidey sense told me it would be better to leave on MY terms instead of theirs.
The answer: no it's not, but I don't feel like airing the entire thing. My Spidey sense told me it would be better to leave on MY terms instead of theirs.
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
Other promotional opportunities will appear
wingchun100
Senior Master
They definitely will, considering I took the PCO test on April 8.
Once I get that score, I am going to be scoping statejobsny.com for vacancies!
Steve
Mostly Harmless
Err... you know you're accusing your former boss of something that is illegal. Right?
wingchun100
Senior Master
Yes, and I know this becaue the agency I was in actually investigated such complaints.
And in fact, I was not the original accuser. Someone else in that office said, "He wanted a female in that position, so that's probably the sticking point."
wingchun100
Senior Master
If they investigate discrimination complaints, I wonder who investigates them if THEY are accused of that. Must be some internal affairs kind of unit.
wingchun100
Senior Master
17th floor. Hot air raises until it's boiling.
And puts me to sleep.
And puts me to sleep.
There are idiots, and then there are idiots...
Been trying to get a photo of a Jackson Chameleon catching it's lunch - you know, foot long tongue catching a bug out of the air. Hard to focus properly when they're in the bushes, have to catch them on a branch with a clear background. And with no tripod, the shoulders get sore and shaky after a while.
Just got a corker of a shot, the one I've been waiting for over eight months.......didn't have the memory card in. Just shoot me.
Been trying to get a photo of a Jackson Chameleon catching it's lunch - you know, foot long tongue catching a bug out of the air. Hard to focus properly when they're in the bushes, have to catch them on a branch with a clear background. And with no tripod, the shoulders get sore and shaky after a while.
Just got a corker of a shot, the one I've been waiting for over eight months.......didn't have the memory card in. Just shoot me.
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
Did you take that shot, Xue? Pretty awesome shot!
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
Sorry, no, I live in the Adirondacks, no big lizardy things here, I found it on the internet because I was not exactly sure what a Jackson Chameleon was
I do that a lot at work, to the astonishment of my coworkers.
But I don't want coffee all the time, and don't like cold water much.
So hot water it is.
(heard a well known German Opera singer say she did that when she hosted a show. She was drinking from a delicate China cup. Nobody ever knew she had only water, and not tea or coffee.
That BLOWS!
Had a series of great shots. Clear blue skies, but the cumulus clouds grew rapidly....
no card in the camera.
Half my shot for naught!
(but that happened back in the olden days as well - no film....
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
Been on MT since 2006 and there are only 2 people on my ignore list. To get there you have to be mostly argumentative and post absolutely nothing of worth IMO, I do believe it is soon to be 3.
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