Pretend Chat 2.14

[Momof4]

I love my boss, yes I said love.

He is the fairest business man I know and a great guy to work for. He cares more about our customers happiness and his reputation than he does about making that extra buck. He also takes really good care of his employees. He knows how hard it is to raise a family on one income and he knew that I've been working really late and working Saturdays. I'm salary so he's been getting a lot of free time out of me lately.....a lot. He also knew that my wife has been mad at me for working so much and not home helping her with the kids and family stuff so he told me to be at the office at 4:00 yesterday. He sounded kind of upset so I thought I was in trouble.

He said he wanted me to know that my efforts had not gone unnoticed. Handed me a nice bottle of wine from his private stash, told me to take today off with pay. I said thank you but he wasn't done. Then he told me he made my wife and I a reservation for 7:00pm tonight at a fancy upscale restaurant with a private table next to a fountain in an outside garden area and gave me a $300 gift card to pay for it. This is not the 1st time he's done something like this either.

I've only worked for this guy for 3-1/2 years and he's already done way more for me then the last company did and I spent 14 years building their company.

What a awesome boss and great motivator!! He is one of a kind!! Have fun on your date!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

lots of fences damaged or gone. I am betting my frig and freezer may be toast to. Lots of small damage. My animal food supply is gone. Of course the gardens are gone. The planters that did not disappear have loss their soil. Like I said lots of small stuff and huge amounts of cleanup.
I am okay, just worn out and very emotional. The water only got the garage and all the porches a which are like enclosed rooms and the storage room. At this point still no electricity, it is on, but not working. Under the house is still flooded. I know some of the cats tried to hide under there and of course have drown. I got all the tortoises in, but not my red eared sliders and snapper are gone

I am so, so genuinely terribly sorry.
What an awful catastrophe.
So sad for all the animals and for you.
Bless and hope all turns out as well as can.

 

[jaizei]

Last September I went to him and asked for him to consider me for a raise. I told him I wouldn't be upset if he said no but I wanted him to consider it.

I don't know that I could approach it that way, willing to take no for an answer.

 

[Momof4]

lots of fences damaged or gone. I am betting my frig and freezer may be toast to. Lots of small damage. My animal food supply is gone. Of course the gardens are gone. The planters that did not disappear have loss their soil. Like I said lots of small stuff and huge amounts of cleanup.
I am okay, just worn out and very emotional. The water only got the garage and all the porches a which are like enclosed rooms and the storage room. At this point still no electricity, it is on, but not working. Under the house is still flooded. I know some of the cats tried to hide under there and of course have drown. I got all the tortoises in, but not my red eared sliders and snapper are gone

Jacqui I'm so sorry you are going through this! I'm glad your safe but it still sucks, especially without Jeff around! I hope your pets will be found when the water resides. (((hugs)))

 

[mike taylor]

I live in the real world, I'm just glad I have the pleasure to work for someone who 'gets it' and values me as an employee. I work very hard for him and make him good money. Im the first to show up and the last to leave, all of my customers love me. Last year I needed a minor knee surgery and was putting it off. he asked me why I wasn't getting it done yet and I told him that I couldn't miss work and the project I was working on had stairs and I couldn't use stairs for 4 weeks after surgery. I only needed 8 weeks to wrap that project up so I waited 8 weeks for the surgery. I didn't want to put my boss or my customer in a bind or me have to burn up all my vacation time so I waited for that project to be done. Because I did that my boss paid the $1500 co-pay/deductible that I needed for my insurance company. I didn't ask him for that, he just did it.

A year before that I showed up to find a $500 prepaid American Express card sitting on my desk. Apparently the boss had racked up a bunch of points on his card and couldn't find anything he wanted so he got everyone in the office a $500 gift card.

Last September I went to him and asked for him to consider me for a raise. I told him I wouldn't be upset if he said no but I wanted him to consider it. Not only did he give me a raise but he gave everyone a raise and gave me more than I was asking for and I wasn't asking for a small amount, I was looking for a decent raise and ended up with a huge raise.

I ***** and moan about how much I work and listen to my wife complain about how I'm never home but I get taken care of by my boss and just wanted to give him credit where credit is due. My last place worked me twice as hard as this guy does for half the pay and never got a single perk. I do wish I could spend more time with my family because time is something you can never get back but I'm the sole provider for my family of 6 plus I have to help my mom and my mother in law.

Are they hiring?

 

[tortdad]

What a awesome boss and great motivator!! He is one of a kind!! Have fun on your date!

I plan on it. I looked at there menu online and the ribeye steak I want is $60....just for the steak! Everything is al la cart so I expect that his $300 will be just enough for dinner and a drink or two. I'm looking forward to it but think i may feel a bit out of place in a restaurant like that. I'm practicing holding my pinky out while I sip my coffee this morning, lol

 

[tortdad]

Are they hiring?

We will be later this year or early next year when oil prices pick back up and we get buried in work again. We're about to hit a slow down period.

 

[Momof4]

I plan on it. I looked at there menu online and the ribeye steak I want is $60....just for the steak! Everything is al la cart so I expect that his $300 will be just enough for dinner and a drink or two. I'm looking forward to it but think i may feel a bit out of place in a restaurant like that. I'm practicing holding my pinky out while I sip my coffee this morning, lol

You crack me up!! Just relax and be yourself. Enjoy every bite!

 

[Jacqui]

Do you have the type of insurance that covers flooding?

No

 

[tortdad]

No

That sucks. You would look into flood insurance. It's a set price from FEMA and is like $400 a year. I've never bought flood insurance either but now that I live in TX and our our home I'll be getting it before hurricane season starts.

 

[Momof4]

No

Is your village under water too? Are you taking photos to document it?

 

[tortdad]

You crack me up!! Just relax and be yourself. Enjoy every bite!
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Yeah. I normally wolf my food down so fast I barely taste it. Tonight I plan on taking lots of small bites and chewing the crap out of it

 

[Momof4]

Yeah. I normally wolf my food down so fast I barely taste it. Tonight I plan on taking lots of small bites and chewing the crap out of it

I do the same!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Yeah. I normally wolf my food down so fast I barely taste it. Tonight I plan on taking lots of small bites and chewing the crap out of it

And don't forget the cheese board.

 

[Momof4]

My 5th grader is watching the hygiene video today and they are going to talk about things like wet dreams and other things I don't even know if I'm allowed to mention but you get the picture. I'm not ready for this!

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

My 5th grader is watching the hygiene video today and they are going to talk about things like wet dreams and other things I don't even know if I'm allowed to mention but you get the picture. I'm not ready for this!

Hilarious.

 

[Momof4]

This is a pretty funny clip from Jimmy Fallon. Especially towards the end. I hope the link works.

06:12The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Clip: Screengrabs ...SHARE TV

 

[AZtortMom]

lots of fences damaged or gone. I am betting my frig and freezer may be toast to. Lots of small damage. My animal food supply is gone. Of course the gardens are gone. The planters that did not disappear have loss their soil. Like I said lots of small stuff and huge amounts of cleanup.
I am okay, just worn out and very emotional. The water only got the garage and all the porches a which are like enclosed rooms and the storage room. At this point still no electricity, it is on, but not working. Under the house is still flooded. I know some of the cats tried to hide under there and of course have drown. I got all the tortoises in, but not my red eared sliders and snapper are gone

I'm so sorry *hugs*

 

[smarch]

Happy no sock day, and coconut cream pie day, and have a coke day.

Tomorrow is lost sock Remembrance Day.

 

[mike taylor]

My UV filter is kicking butt ! You can see my gold fish now . That's Tuck on the log .Nip is shy .