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TRP: Free of political butthurt since 1999.

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Rodney Dangerfield is one of the greatest comedians ever.
 
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Zesty Salsa Wheat Thins dipped in queso are pretty good.
 
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I got a new job! :D I'm moving to South Bend to work as a keeper at the Potawatomi Zoo. **** off, Saginaw. I can't wait to get out of this ****hole city.
 
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sweet canadian mullet said:
I got a new job! :D I'm moving to South Bend to work as a keeper at the Potawatomi Zoo. **** off, Saginaw. I can't wait to get out of this ****hole city.
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Congrats! Two burning (heh) questions: 1. Are there penguins there? 2. Are there capuchin monkeys there? If the answer to either question is "no," than I am sad.
 
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Brenthoven said:
Congrats! Two burning (heh) questions: 1. Are there penguins there? 2. Are there capuchin monkeys there? If the answer to either question is "no," than I am sad.
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Thanks everyone!

There are no penguins or capuchins, but there are a bunch of other monkeys. They have black and white colobus monkeys, cotton-top tamarins, diana monkeys, golden lion tamarins, lesser spot-nosed guenons, and white-faced sakis. I'm hoping to work with the takins :D
 
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sweet canadian mullet said:
Thanks everyone!

There are no penguins or capuchins, but there are a bunch of other monkeys. They have black and white colobus monkeys, cotton-top tamarins, diana monkeys, golden lion tamarins, lesser spot-nosed guenons, and white-faced sakis. I'm hoping to work with the takins :D
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Tamarins are okay, but so much boo on the no penguins/capuchins. :(
 
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Mental health days: yay or nay?

I read an article claiming 51% of people have taken them (i.e. taking a sick day and lying about it).

I really, really, really, really, really, really need one. But I do not think my conscience will let me. I am sure I will upset the sick-day gods and some horrible health-related catastrophe will happen to me.
 
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jen said:
Mental health days: yay or nay?

I read an article claiming 51% of people have taken them (i.e. taking a sick day and lying about it).

I really, really, really, really, really, really need one. But I do not think my conscience will let me. I am sure I will upset the sick-day gods and some horrible health-related catastrophe will happen to me.
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I don't do it. Even if I wake up and don't feel well, and legitimately call in sick, I end up doing some work from home because I feel guilty that I'm not at work.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
I don't do it. Even if I wake up and don't feel well, and legitimately call in sick, I end up doing some work from home because I feel guilty that I'm not at work.
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I've done it in the past, maybe once a year, but I also feel guilty about it. Haven't called in sick, technically, in the past 3 years or so. There have been medical issues (requiring at least urgent care) that I couldn't avoid, however. Things like pinched ulnar nerve where I couldn't feel my hand whatsoever. You know, no biggie. ;)
 
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jen said:
Mental health days: yay or nay?

I read an article claiming 51% of people have taken them (i.e. taking a sick day and lying about it).

I really, really, really, really, really, really need one. But I do not think my conscience will let me. I am sure I will upset the sick-day gods and some horrible health-related catastrophe will happen to me.
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Most firms in my industry have done away with "sick time" vs "vacation time" as there is no real difference. It's a benefit that is part of my whole compensation package. If my immediate work load can tolerate me taking a day off and I feel it will help me, I take it from my Paid Time Off - PTO (or Compensated Time Off - CTO as my current employer calls it) account.
 
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I don't even know if or how many sick days I get. My supervisor basically tells us, if you don't feel well, just stay home. He doesn't even keep track, and since my group isn't billed out to customers or anything like that, it isn't a big deal. Almost all of us bring our computers home each day, so even if we're sick, we end up logging on and keeping up with work from home. I think I've only used 2 sick days my entire time working here. One time I woke up with some bad stomach pains, and ended up staying in bed for a few extra hours and they went away. I just worked from the couch the rest of the day. The other time I had just a small touch of the flu that kept me out for a day.
 
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