30 Responses:

1. unwoman says:

   14 years ago at 4:15 pm

   Do you get an uncontrollable urge just to fire someone -- anyone -- unless you drink, or are there people who actually should get fired,charity notwithstanding?

   • jwz says:

     14 years ago at 4:21 pm

     The deservedness of my reaction is a matter of some debate. It's closely related to my frequent urge to grab people and shake them until they become smarter.

     • unwoman says:

       14 years ago at 4:23 pm

       Ah. That urge I understand perfectly.

     • bdu says:

       14 years ago at 4:34 pm

       Sadly, shaking-induced cranial trauma tends to be a counterproductive method of curing the dumb.

       • twiin says:

         14 years ago at 4:55 pm

         Depends on what your definition of 'cure' is, I suppose.

         • bdu says:

           14 years ago at 4:59 pm

           And the force with which you implement the shaking, I guess.

           • ladykalessia says:

             14 years ago at 10:42 pm

             And of course, my mental image is of a baby in a paint mixer machine.

             • pavel_lishin says:

               14 years ago at 8:52 am

               Hey, thanks. Now I have to explain to my coworkers why I burst out laughing. :(

               • ladykalessia says:

                 14 years ago at 10:06 am

                 You are just like, everywhere, aren't you?

                 • pavel_lishin says:

                   14 years ago at 11:03 am

                   Yes.

                   Your userpic looks familiar, but I have no idea where I've seen you before.

                 • ladykalessia says:

                   14 years ago at 11:10 am

                   I recall you holding a mug of something that was possibly rose- or graveyard- or memory-tea. No idea where.

                 • pavel_lishin says:

                   14 years ago at 11:20 am

                   Five bucks says it was theferrett's journal.

       • elusis says:

         14 years ago at 8:37 pm

         This is an aspect of reality that is constantly frustrating to me.

2. phreddiva says:

   14 years ago at 4:15 pm

   The res of the time you drink to make baby jesus cry?

   • jwz says:

     14 years ago at 4:21 pm

     "Daddy drinks because you cry."

3. rivetpepsquad says:

   14 years ago at 4:19 pm

   And suggesting you have another: my best therapeutic intervention on the nights in question.

4. altamira16 says:

   14 years ago at 4:21 pm

   I don't remember if that falls under habit one or four.

5. strathmeyer says:

   14 years ago at 4:54 pm

   What I love about a recession is that everything that sucks goes away.

   • otterley says:

     14 years ago at 5:36 pm

     Except American automobiles.

     • mister_borogove says:

       14 years ago at 6:10 pm

       

       • lionsphil says:

         14 years ago at 11:04 am

         Win.

       • spoonyfork says:

         14 years ago at 9:37 pm

         I wonder what everyone will say about quaint labor laws and wage equalization when the foundation disappears. Perhaps their easy dismissal will give everyone else a chance to fight for their own rights as individuals. Without healthcare. Good luck with that.

6. mc_kingfish says:

   14 years ago at 6:00 pm

   I have lived by this principle for years.

   Though sometimes I fire people anyway. It's incredibly cathartic!

7. hatter says:

   14 years ago at 6:01 pm

   If you were doing it simply because it was a job requirement, that'd be expensable, but as a true act of charity, you get to claim the tax back too, right ?

   the hatter

8. mysterc says:

   14 years ago at 6:47 pm

   I feel your pain... I should drink more. It would be the christian thing to do.

   • jwz says:

     14 years ago at 7:14 pm

     Didn't Jesus say, "drink of my blood, so that I am not forced to beat you to death with your own jawbone"?

     • kalischild says:

       14 years ago at 8:51 pm

       I'm sure that that was often the unspoken subtext.

     • mysterc says:

       14 years ago at 9:44 pm

       Thats where that whole "water into wine" came from.

9. jcape says:

   14 years ago at 9:12 pm

   I believe I'll be asking for an open bar policy at my own workplace.

10. 0ntological says:

    14 years ago at 4:09 pm

    Thanks?

    Though- I don't even have that option. To drink, I mean.

    Which is why I end up firing so many floor staff. Cause when you find stuff wrong.....well, I am middle management, after all. Evil middle management.