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[Set2Stun]

I guess it probably varies state by state re: severance. Here in Ontario it's required by law that a company pay appropriate severance when someone is terminated without cause and without notice. I should've gotten a bit more, but the legal fees would cost more than they're worth.

John the Agent made a very wise decision in signing you and definitely deserves them monies. Very happy for you both !

 

[CatrionaGrace]

John the Agent made a very wise decision in signing you and definitely deserves them monies. Very happy for you both !

Aw, thanks, S2S.

"In Wyoming, employment is presumed to be at-will. This means either the employer or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, or for no reason at all, as long as thereason is not discriminatory, retaliatory, or illegal (Worley v. Wyoming Bottling Co., Inc., 1 P.3d 615, 620 (Wyo.2000))."

We handled a number of unlawful termination suits when I was a CLA back in the Dark Ages. Usually got good settlements for the clients, too.

 

[Rath Darkblade]

In all my life, I never held a job that offered any kind of severance pay. It's an interesting concept, though.

I only got severance pay once. I was given my four week notice, but I got severance because my position was permanent at that time.

I don't miss that place. A new management team breezed in, and the middle manager brought in her own staff (often kids of people she knew, even though these had no idea what the jobs entailed or how to do them). Then she bullied the existing team, often with years of experience, out of their jobs so she could offer them to "her team".

I'll never forget what she did to one of my fellow workers, a woman who had to take a few days off because her dad was in hospital. Middle Manager was furious and threatened her with termination. I still don't know if she quit or was pushed.

So I ended up unemployed, but the severance pay helped me cushion that fall, and I found other work (mostly contracts). Finally found work in a place I love. I worked my butt off to build trust, and converted a contract position into a permanent one. I'm still there, with a management team that values me and my work, nearly 7 years later.

Last I heard (about 10 years ago), that "middle manager" was fired by her board for gross incompetence. Good riddance to bad rubbish!

 

[CatrionaGrace]

Haven't been able to sleep, so just watched The Fifth Element for about the fiftieth time. Saw it the first time in May of 1997. It has worn well.

 

[Louanne Learning]

I really don't want to go out of the house today, it's way too cold. But I need groceries!

Especially since I will probably be house-bound for the next couple of days with the snow storm we're supposed to get tomorrow

 

[Homer Potvin]

I guess it probably varies state by state re: severance. Here in Ontario it's required by law that a company pay appropriate severance when someone is terminated without cause and without notice. I should've gotten a bit more, but the legal fees would cost more than they're worth.

John the Agent made a very wise decision in signing you and definitely deserves them monies. Very happy for you both !

Generally severance isn't a thing in the US, unless you're buying out some kind of agreement or paying hush money. The "At Will" covers just about everything, but unemployment claims are rarely denied. Proving "with cause" is damn near impossible unless somebody is dumb enough to send self-incriminating emails, rob a cash register in full view of a camera, or fall asleep drunk in the office. All of which happened at least 3 times a year in my experience. One idiot did all three in the same day, and had the gall to ask why he was being fired. That was one of those, "Well, as you know, Bob, we are under no obligation nor particular inclination to discuss reasons for termination, but ARE YOU FUCKING NUTS??!!!"

 

[CatrionaGrace]

Got down in the double digit negatives last night, but we're back up to a merely brisk -8 degrees F now. Predicted high is 21 degrees. My main problem is I can never find gloves with fingers that are warm enough. Frost bit the tips of my fingers back in 1978 (long story) and they've never been the same. Not a problem until it gets cold. I notice them then.

 

[MoonChild]

Thinking of wall papering one wall in my living room... is this too kiddie?

Too kiddie?!?

 

[Naomasa298]

Thinking of wall papering one wall in my living room... is this too kiddie?

Too kiddie?!?

I reckon that's only kiddie if you're waiting for the governess to arrive and Mr. Forsythe and the vicar have come to arrived to partake afternoon tea with madam in the drawing room.

 

[MoonChild]

I reckon that's only kiddie if you're waiting for the governess to arrive and Mr. Forsythe and the vicar have come to arrived to partake afternoon tea with madam in the drawing room.

Thank you

 

[JLT]

In all my life, I never held a job that offered any kind of severance pay. It's an interesting concept, though.

The only severance pay I ever got, if you want to call it that, was when I quit working for the Baltimore City Health Department after five years and collected all the funds I had put into the pension account.

 

[JLT]

We're heading into a pretty frigid week, and a big dump of snow expected Sunday.

I'll have to do groceries tomorrow. I am on a chicken and broccoli kick.

If you combine them in a dish, is it bricken or choccoli?

As for cold, I have managed to avoid it for half my life now, since I moved to California. I've still encountered it while camping, but not at home. I am embarrassed to confess this to people in colder climes, particularly all my relatives in Syracuse, New York, where they have this metric:

Chilly: You can see your breath
Cold: You scrape ice off your windshield every morning
Really cold: Mittens and mufflers aren't enough. Car won't start if you forgot to plug in the heating blanket.

 

[ps102]

The weather is okay over here for mid winter. We're getting 21c tomorrow! That's quite high even for us. You typically get 15-17c during the day, especially when the sun is out. The temperatures do drop at night though.

 

[Rigor Mortis]

We have a couch and two armchairs stored in the spare room for the last several months. All in good nick, just surplus to our needs. We tried every charity shop in the locality and none wanted to take it. Quite literally, we couldn't give it away.

We could sell it though, at a very reasonable price to an acquaintance of a friend. Set for collection tomorrow.

For a while, nearly 30 years ago, my wife had a "seconds" shop, some second-hand, end-of-line, returns, etc. We noticed that the merchandise was likely to sell much more quickly when given a higher price than what we thought appropriate. Probably several reasons, distrust of something being too good to be true amongst them. Also there, methinks, was the consumer's need to feel the pain.

Humans confuse me.

 

[Louanne Learning]

For the first time in a long time, I made myself some sugar cookies last night.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

For the first time in a long time, I made myself some sugar cookies last night.

Sweet!

 

[MoonChild]

For the first time in a long time, I made myself some sugar cookies last night.

Bit previous for next Christmas, aren't you?

 

[ps102]

Pardon the ignorance, but what is a sugar cookie? Google says that sugar cookies are ones that have sugar as a main ingredient. But don't all cookies have sugar as a main ingredient?

 

[MoonChild]

Pardon the ignorance, but what is a sugar cookie? Google says that sugar cookies are ones that have sugar as a main ingredient. But don't all cookies have sugar as a main ingredient?

History of sugar cookies

 

[Louanne Learning]

but what is a sugar cookie?

I used to make them as a little girl. very easy to make. Butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, mixed with flour and baking soda.

I always leave out the salt when I am making cookies

I just dropped the batter on the parchment paper.

I made a small batch - just enough for 6 big cookies