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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:I never even heard of elf on the shelf until I was in my 20s and it gives me the willies. Probably because the age-old tradition is about 8 years old at this point.
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My kids were like “Why are there Elf on the Shelf’s for sale at CVS?”
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Ether Frenzy posted:Probably because the age-old tradition is about 8 years old at this point. closer to 20.
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swickles posted:I honestly don't know how you get to be 13 and not know. “If I stop believing I stop getting presents.”
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FizFashizzle posted:“If I stop believing I stop getting presents.” Also explains Jesus.
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FizFashizzle posted:“If I stop believing I stop getting presents.” This was literally the reason our two youngest used for why they pretended to still believe around us. Abugadu posted:WILDCAT Wildcattin' ain't easy but it is cheap.
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FizFashizzle posted:“If I stop believing I stop getting presents.” See I don't think that was the case for him. He was very sincerely heartbroken and he cried. I don't know how he didn't know but the delusion was very real for him. They leaned real hard into the Elf on the Shelf in his household so who knows.
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Mar 14, 2024 02:58
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When you think of it, Santa represents the idea that you are so loved a stranger will give you gifts with the simple stipulation that you are "good." Without Santa, can you be loved?
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Mar 14, 2024 03:56
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swickles posted:Its just seems really unlikely to not run into that on an episode of Family Guy or something. Now I want to see a child who learns about Santa from one of the American Dad Christmas episodes where Santa is the antagonist, like “For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls”.
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Mar 14, 2024 04:19
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I still think about "because at 7 it's marginal" and laugh about once per week every week
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Braksgirl posted:See I don't think that was the case for him. He was very sincerely heartbroken and he cried. I don't know how he didn't know but the delusion was very real for him. They leaned real hard into the Elf on the Shelf in his household so who knows. Another reason Elf on the Shelf is loving horrible. How do the parents not tell them before then? I'm not a parent and don't want to call other people bad parents when I have no experience, but I wonder about who goes along with it for that long? I should mention I think I believed in Santa Claus longer than I believed in God.
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Mar 14, 2024 04:38
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It’s a lot harder to destroy the magic your children believe in than you’re making it seem. Especially when it’s harmless.
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Being excited for Santa owned as a kid and I love my parents for keeping it fun. I think I stopped believing by about 7 or 8 but kept pretending for my little sister and brother.
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Santa still brings me presents. Yes, I pay for them but it's the thought that counts
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Got bored and started working on that LEGO Republic Cruiser I posted other day So started working on the interior Original:  Wanted it to look more like a Star Destroyer bridge with pits and a walk way  What I came up with:   Filling in those angles was a bitch (mostly wanted to cover the underside plates and all the techinic stuff). Tons of strip downs and rebuilds to make everything fit. Gonna tweak it more but it’s like 85% there a sexual elk fucked around with this message at 06:41 on Mar 14, 2024 |
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Mar 14, 2024 06:34
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FizFashizzle posted:“If I stop believing I stop getting presents.” I pretended to keep believing until i was like 10 for my parents' sake. And one year my mom had to be like 'it's ok that you don't believe anymore, help me bring down the presents for your cousins'
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a sexual elk posted:Got bored and started working on that LEGO Republic Cruiser I posted other day I want the LEGO Titanic but it's nearly £600 and I also don't have anywhere to display it, let alone build it
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ShaneMacGowansTeeth posted:I want the LEGO Titanic but it's nearly £600 and I also don't have anywhere to display it, let alone build it You can always assemble it later. I got the massive Imperial Star Destroyer set before they retired it a few years ago and haven't touched it yet
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This is probably the last Santa Claus year for my daughter (she’ll be 8 by then) but it’s been pretty fun for all involved—making excuses and coming up with explanations for the magic. I do have a twinge of guilt because honestly Santa has shades of surveillance in the same way the elf on a shelf does, but at least this is rooted in tradition somewhat. The tooth fairy glass-by-the-sink idea is genius and I wish we’d thought of it, but we started doing the windowsill so “it’s easier for her to get in and out.” I’ve got a box of big silver dollars my parents used for me, so I’ve just been leaving one of those and then “buying” it off her in the morning—excuse being that the coins are very old. We leave some sequins around as fairy dust on the sill which is a nice touch from my wife. I think I’ll miss these but if she pushes the questions much harder it’ll be time to tell her. As far as the “not giving some elf the credit” we do something similar where the big ticket items are always from mom and dad. Santa gets the credit for less expensive stuff and stocking stuffers.
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Got an email from my boss today that I’ve been doing a great job this year and he really appreciated my hard work so as a reward I’m getting a….2% merit increase. What a joke
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Joey Freshwater posted:Got an email from my boss today that I’ve been doing a great job this year and he really appreciated my hard work so as a reward I’m getting a….2% merit increase. CEO needs a third yacht, we are all just going to have to tighten our belts. I’m sure you understand.
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Gotta love the sub inflation raise
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Joey Freshwater posted:Got an email from my boss today that I’ve been doing a great job this year and he really appreciated my hard work so as a reward I’m getting a….2% merit increase. Next year, do a lovely job and less work for a 1% raise.
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I’m in sales so my base isn’t really what I’m living off. If this contract season goes the way I want it I’ll out earn my base 2x but a 2% raise presented as a thank you for doing a good job is such a “gently caress you” I’d almost rather not have it. I wasn’t even aware we were up for merit increases, I wouldn’t have even noticed if he just didn’t even say anything.
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Joey Freshwater posted:Got an email from my boss today that I’ve been doing a great job this year and he really appreciated my hard work so as a reward I’m getting a….2% merit increase. And I was happy that we're probably getting a 2% increase in my public sector job  Originally they told us we were getting 0...
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Joey Freshwater posted:Got an email from my boss today that I’ve been doing a great job this year and he really appreciated my hard work so as a reward I’m getting a….2% merit increase. My company’s management just met the labor union demands* for the annual negotiations for the first time in a very long time, I’m very excited about that. *major industrial companies in Japan has annual ‘spring talks’ where the union (everyone not team leads/managers, so including all the back-office and white collar staff) negotiate for the annual pay increases (before merit/promotion bumps) as well as the annual bonus rate (which is traditionally a huge part of the annual wage). Demands are generally coordinated across automotive.
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Wages are fun. EMS agencies tend to lean on Field Training Officers (FTOs) for a lot of direct feedback to training and operations folks, as well as for hands-on training for new EMTs and medics. This includes a lot of stuff you don’t really learn in class in any meaningful way (decision-tree type considerations for treatment, admin poo poo, paperwork, etc). It depends on department, but typically this is an endorsement you get through increased competency assessment and experience. For example, my last FTO endorsement required a medical exam with 95% grade, medical interview and scenarios with medical director and training. This came with no pay increase because, honestly, the only thing asked of you was to take on new hires or remediation cases as needed, and an organization needs people to do so. Well, I was an FTO at two agencies over ~10yrs—both unpaid—and I enjoyed it! My current org had around 12 medic FTOs with anywhere from 10 to 25yrs of experience in the position when they decided they had a ~*~*~GREAT IDEA~*~*~ Pay increases for the endorsement! For that 3%, you were required to do a minimum of 10 clinical chart reviews per shift (we are busy as poo poo on-shift, mind you), be available for additional off duty training days, and one other things. For background, we bid for our shift assignment every 6months and there are a variety of shifts available—lengths, days, start times. They are assigned by seniority. Shift bid is a big deal because it’s the only manner of control we have over our work (and honestly, home) lives. Well, the other thing was they wanted to force FTOs to restrict themselves to 6 specific shift times, all of which were awful start times. All of that for 3%? No way. Basically all of us revoked our endorsements and we have like 4 FTOs with hardly any experience. They’ve had to turf those responsibilities to captains and higher. In short, management does not give the slightest poo poo what message or downstream unintended effects will come from this. I’m sure the 3% was on a PowerPoint for my boss’s yearly review for why they needed more money. gently caress all masters.
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2% merit is such a “gently caress you”. Did you get a CoL raise too?
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At least for me, the 2% is our COLA... well, merit + cola, 
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Ornery and Hornery posted:2% merit is such a “gently caress you”. Did you get a CoL raise too? Hahahahhaha
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My friends bailed on our weekly hike today so I took my housemate's dog out for a stroll. Well, what do you know? A Starbucks is along the route… Pupperchinos for such a good girl.
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My old job we didn’t get any raises or CoLA for like ten years because the state started stiffing counties on tax revenue after the GFC and the county just said gently caress all the employees the shortfall will fall on them.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djSKp_pwmOA IMO the original was such a perfect time capsule of the 90's, including the music. I have no idea how this will work.
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I don't want to judge based on the trailer, but right now, that movie looks like it's going to suck. Maybe I'm just too in love with the original though.
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without the rose colored glasses the original kinda sucked too tbh the only reason I still like it is because it's so 90s e: the main character is named Eric Draven lmao Devil's Night. Top Dollar. It's all so lame that it's endearing, but only to people of a certain age group probably Intruder fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Mar 14, 2024 |
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Yeah, the original is campy enough, a new one is gonna be bad unless it goes aggressively aggressively over the top and I don't see Jared Leto in there, so....
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I actually think the Crow should be remade every ten years with an emphasis on the soundtrack being the emo/goth music of the era.
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Bird in a Blender posted:I don't want to judge based on the trailer, but right now, that movie looks like it's going to suck. Maybe I'm just too in love with the original though. the original is also super campy/kinda sucked. i get why it's held where it is because of how it encapsulates it time.
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There is almost no way The Crow doesn't suck
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I’m sure this is fine
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