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Another reason to retire early ...
02-18-2011, 08:44 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Another reason to retire early ...
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02-18-2011, 08:47 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Wow, that's really sad.
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02-18-2011, 08:55 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: USA
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Bad bad bad... and that's the type of work I do =(
Note to self - FIRE by 51 and reduce w*rk now!
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02-18-2011, 10:38 AM
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Sounds like an argument against "just one more year".
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02-18-2011, 10:50 AM
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I think the saddest part of this story is to me it signifies how people look but don't really see those around them, something I am guilty of. I wonder how many people walked past her on numerous occasions after she died and never noticed she hadn't moved. Obviously no stopped to ask if she wanted to have a cup of coffee or what she was doing on the weekend. Just a sign of our disengagement from those around us.
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02-18-2011, 11:06 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Green Valley
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brings a lot of things into perspective for me, thank you for posting. makes me feel pretty darn silly about much of the cr*p I fret about.
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I wondered where that smell was coming from
02-18-2011, 11:15 AM
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I wondered where that smell was coming from
I just checked the cubicle next to mine. There is a dead worker in there all dyhydrated now.
Looks like he's been dead for months. Good thing they have that auto-deposit of your paycheck. I'd better call human resources.
And I wondered where that smell was coming from !
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02-18-2011, 04:04 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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As I understand it, the woman who died at her desk is not offended that her co-workers didn't notice. So no harm, no foul (get it?).
And I checked all my co-workers when I left today, they were all alive. Life is good...
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02-18-2011, 04:15 PM
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Had a guy die at work who was trying to make 40 years service. He didn't. Not at his desk but could have been.
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02-19-2011, 12:28 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Sad, but perhaps a workman's Comp Case in the making.
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02-19-2011, 02:52 PM
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Administrator
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Living an analog life in the Digital Age.
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02-21-2011, 10:51 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by easysurfer
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Oboy, wait'll Scott Adams turns Dilbert loose on this one. Especially the "risk audit" part.
I suspect the solution will involve more meetings.
On a more serious note, it's alarming how many people die in their 50s. I don't know the statistics but from my alumni magazine it seems like a big spike between 40s & 60s.
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02-23-2011, 09:16 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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I can't help thinking that being able to blend into the woodwork can be a positive attribute, too. At my workplace one of the quiet ones just did not show up for a couple of days. Nobody questioned it and everybody just assumed it was their days off. I noticed it and got a good chuckle...and kept my mouth shut. When I get shorter, I may give it a try, too.
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