Having a Bad Day?: Get 'yer Hugs here!!

[Briar King]

Not a happy Cajun right now! Bought kids a TCL Roku 32in TV for Xmas. We dismounted the old tv mounted this one, hooked it up and...........it doesn’t work...

im furious now. Will be taking this p.o.s back and will never buy this brand again¡¡¡¡

[Ammanas]

28 minutes ago, Briar King said:

Not a happy Cajun right now! 

One might say you are a Ragin' Cajun? 

Seriously though, sorry to hear that. Hopefully things will turn around!

[Briar King]

27 minutes ago, Ammanas said:

One might say you are a Ragin' Cajun? 

Seriously though, sorry to hear that. Hopefully things will turn around!

Very much so. I was cussing up a storm.

[thegatorgirl00 she/her]

Ugh, JFK is one of the worst airports I've ever been in, and I once spent 12 hours stuck in a three gate regional airport. 

Our flight has a connection through JFK. Instead of just walking to the another terminal, we had to leave the building, walk to a different building, and go through security again. Security was incredibly slow. They pulled my mom's suitcase out for a random search, which took even longer. The rest of us went ahead to the plane. Now I'm sitting on the plane, and she's still waiting to board because she was delayed so long. We made it to the terminal right when boarding started. 

If you have the option, don't fly through JFK. 

Edited December 26, 2017 by thegatorgirl00

[Delightful]

I had a really bad panic attack at work I think theyre gonna fire me, I want to quit but need money, I'm exhausted, hugs please?

[AngelEy3 he/him]

Just now, Del-light-full said:

I had a really bad panic attack at work I think theyre gonna fire me, I want to quit but need money, I'm exhausted, hugs please?

Sorry to hear that. I'm having issues with my job as well. I'm really sick but have to be here cause they don't offer sick time off and don't have a reserve pool of employees to cover shifts. Went through the same thing in September with a broken foot. Had to work through it. Never even got to take a single day off my feet. 

[Delightful]

9 minutes ago, AngelEy3 said:

Sorry to hear that. I'm having issues with my job as well. I'm really sick but have to be here cause they don't offer sick time off and don't have a reserve pool of employees to cover shifts. Went through the same thing in September with a broken foot. Had to work through it. Never even got to take a single day off my feet. 

They don't offer sick time off? It's not the law? 

.....do I need to get mad at America again?

[AngelEy3 he/him]

2 minutes ago, Del-light-full said:

They don't offer sick time off? It's not the law? 

.....do I need to get mad at America again?

It's gross subversion of what the law is...We accrue paid time off (pto) that is to be used for whatever days off we may want to take for whatever reason. The problem is that it's lumped together here in one "pool" and they (the company) mandate that it be paid out in cash every September, disallowing anyone the chance to save it up for when it might be needed. So if one was to miss a couple days of work and go to the Doctor, one would miss out on around $200 of pay plus have around another $100 in clinic bills. 

[A Budgie she/her]

@Del-light-full *hugs* sorry to hear it's been so hard, and that you had a panic attack.

[Kaymyth she/her]

On 1/1/2018 at 8:15 AM, AngelEy3 said:

It's gross subversion of what the law is...We accrue paid time off (pto) that is to be used for whatever days off we may want to take for whatever reason. The problem is that it's lumped together here in one "pool" and they (the company) mandate that it be paid out in cash every September, disallowing anyone the chance to save it up for when it might be needed. So if one was to miss a couple days of work and go to the Doctor, one would miss out on around $200 of pay plus have around another $100 in clinic bills. 

Wow, that is some shady crem right there. Also - how convenient for them that this is timed to make sure that nobody has any significant PTO saved up for the holidays. I'd be sorely tempted to read up on the actual legality of what they're doing, because that may be more than just subversion.

Edit: Okay, I'm on a roll now.

"HEY, you know what's a great idea? Let's force a payout of PTO right at the BEGINNING of cold and flu season! Yeah! That's fantastic! We should do that!"

Somebody at some point said that. There's a rusty spoon made for gouging somewhere that has their name on it.

Edit 2: Guys, I think I have a new calling. I should be an HR inspector. This needs to be a thing. I could go around to companies and check out their HR policies and cast stern glares at people. I'd be awesome.

[Steeldancer he/him]

Well time to complain. my window sucks, and my room was freezing last night. So i was exhausted from not sleeping well, I had done the wrong math HW, I forgot to grab the book for English, (I hate using spark notes but now I'll have no choice until the book comes). My least favorite music teacher was complaining a lot today about how we're being to each other and how she doesn't pick favorites (which is a complete lie). My dad and I are still out of sorts after he freaked out on me the other day for no reason. I hate integral calculus already, and I left my lunch at home so now I'm starving. (I mean I've eaten some milk duds, but that's no lunch). Oh and I have to write an essay on my personality from the Briggs test or whatever (I'm a mediator apparently. Which is cool, besides needing to write an essay). I have lots of homework and I really want to just sit on the Shard, and eat cheezits. Oh, and I hate inline skating. Now I have bruises all over my butt from gym. Why don't they have butt pads? (The one cool time was when I fell but I landed in a superhero landing). And it is entirely too cold outside. 

[StrikerEZ he/him]

Whelp, some of you already know this from the Sanderson Elimination Discord server or through @BrightnessRadiant, but I've been grounded from the Shard indefinitely. I don't know if I'll ever get it back before I graduate high school (though I'd probably be able to sneak on like this every now and then, I won't because I need to get in the good graces of my parents again), but it's been a nice year with you guys. Worst case scenario, I'll be back in a year and a half, after I've graduated.

Thank you, @Calderis @Extesian @The One Who Connects, for being my mentors when it came to the Cosmere. Without you guys and your WoBfu, I wouldn't know half as much about the Cosmere as I do now.

And thanks to all of the many people who have made me feel like I was at home here, that this was a special community where people care about me. I'm just gonna tag everyone who's had an impact on my life through this website: BR (already tagged her) @Steeldancer @Ecthelion III @Amanuensis @Chaos @Arraenae @Droughtbringer 

Again, thank you guys so much for an amazing year, and I'll miss you all, even those I didn't mention. See ya later.

[Calderis he/him]

@StrikerEZ you'll be missed

[Steeldancer he/him]

5 minutes ago, StrikerEZ said:

Whelp, some of you already know this from the Sanderson Elimination Discord server or through @BrightnessRadiant, but I've been grounded from the Shard indefinitely. I don't know if I'll ever get it back before I graduate high school (though I'd probably be able to sneak on like this every now and then, I won't because I need to get in the good graces of my parents again), but it's been a nice year with you guys. Worst case scenario, I'll be back in a year and a half, after I've graduated.

Thank you, @Calderis @Extesian @The One Who Connects, for being my mentors when it came to the Cosmere. Without you guys and your WoBfu, I wouldn't know half as much about the Cosmere as I do now.

And thanks to all of the many people who have made me feel like I was at home here, that this was a special community where people care about me. I'm just gonna tag everyone who's had an impact on my life through this website: BR (already tagged her) @Steeldancer @Ecthelion III @Amanuensis @Chaos @Arraenae @Droughtbringer 

Again, thank you guys so much for an amazing year, and I'll miss you all, even those I didn't mention. See ya later.

Well I'll stop complaining now. 

Stupid parents. 

[+Extesian he/him]

5 minutes ago, StrikerEZ said:

Whelp, some of you already know this from the Sanderson Elimination Discord server or through @BrightnessRadiant, but I've been grounded from the Shard indefinitely. I don't know if I'll ever get it back before I graduate high school (though I'd probably be able to sneak on like this every now and then, I won't because I need to get in the good graces of my parents again), but it's been a nice year with you guys. Worst case scenario, I'll be back in a year and a half, after I've graduated.

Thank you, @Calderis @Extesian @The One Who Connects, for being my mentors when it came to the Cosmere. Without you guys and your WoBfu, I wouldn't know half as much about the Cosmere as I do now.

And thanks to all of the many people who have made me feel like I was at home here, that this was a special community where people care about me. I'm just gonna tag everyone who's had an impact on my life through this website: BR (already tagged her) @Steeldancer @Ecthelion III @Amanuensis @Chaos @Arraenae @Droughtbringer 

Again, thank you guys so much for an amazing year, and I'll miss you all, even those I didn't mention. See ya later.

 that's very disappointing striker, I've been very fond of you and always enjoyed your enthusiasm. I hope you can stay immersed in the cosmere, i hope we will see you again and I wish you the very best!

[StrikerEZ he/him]

@Calderis @Extesian @Steeldancer Thank you guys. (I mainly posted this because I thought it was funny you all posted at the same time)

I'll probably be on for about 10-15 more minutes before I'll really disappear. I just wanted to get that initial goodbye post in before I have to go.

[Shqueeves]

Farewell @StrikerEZ. I hope that you clear things up with your parents

[Steeldancer he/him]

8 minutes ago, StrikerEZ said:

@Calderis @Extesian @Steeldancer Thank you guys. (I mainly posted this because I thought it was funny you all posted at the same time)

I'll probably be on for about 10-15 more minutes before I'll really disappear. I just wanted to get that initial goodbye post in before I have to go.

We'll send a strike team to rescue you. 

Gosh I would be so mad if my parents tried to pull that on me 

[Nathrangking he/him]

@StrikerEZ you'll be sorely missed. We'll summon brandon's perpendicularity and rescue you as soon as it is practical to do so. Until then stay strong, remember to tap chromium when necessary, and ignore the cookies.

Edited January 2, 2018 by Nathrangking

[Chaos he/him]

2 hours ago, StrikerEZ said:

Whelp, some of you already know this from the Sanderson Elimination Discord server or through @BrightnessRadiant, but I've been grounded from the Shard indefinitely. I don't know if I'll ever get it back before I graduate high school (though I'd probably be able to sneak on like this every now and then, I won't because I need to get in the good graces of my parents again), but it's been a nice year with you guys. Worst case scenario, I'll be back in a year and a half, after I've graduated.

Thank you, @Calderis @Extesian @The One Who Connects, for being my mentors when it came to the Cosmere. Without you guys and your WoBfu, I wouldn't know half as much about the Cosmere as I do now.

And thanks to all of the many people who have made me feel like I was at home here, that this was a special community where people care about me. I'm just gonna tag everyone who's had an impact on my life through this website: BR (already tagged her) @Steeldancer @Ecthelion III @Amanuensis @Chaos @Arraenae @Droughtbringer 

Again, thank you guys so much for an amazing year, and I'll miss you all, even those I didn't mention. See ya later.

What the. That's so stupid. Why!

You'll be missed and we WILL see you again, buddy.

[Steeldancer he/him]

Guys, president monson died last night. We've lost a great man. But he wouldn't want us to weep. So I pulled up one of his greatest moments on YouTube. 

 

[The One Who Connects he/him]

@StrikerEZ I hope you clear up the problems and make it back here. The discussions have been fun.

And don't sell yourself short about the WoBs. Without you asking those questions, I wouldn't have known about a lot of them either.

[MonsterMetroid]

4 hours ago, Steeldancer said:

Guys, president monson died last night. We've lost a great man. But he wouldn't want us to weep. So I pulled up one of his greatest moments on YouTube. 

Yeah I just heard Hours ago, I just think how happy he is to be with his wife again and what a great life he lived :')

[Delightful]

Someone spoiled a major Star Wars plot point for me. 

[mattig89ch he/him]

*hug* its alright.  There is still the rest of the movie to see.  And you'll be surprised but the rest of the movie, I can make that a promise.