alligatorob
Respected Member
I am sure he is, as you know job insecurity can be a big stress. Good that you can support him, that's got to be more important to him than your dress size.
Emily Rose: The Reboot
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Cate
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What an excellent point, Rob!
alligatorob
Respected Member
How goes it Em?
- Thanks Petal.
- It's not really over nothing Cate, it's very serious, but I am glad to be there to listen.
- Let's hope so Rob!
- Yeah, we kind of did have fun in a way LaMa, haha.
- Hi Amy, no, a colleague filed a serious complaint against him, it's a big mess.
I have had a humdinger few days in work, can't wait to escape the madness! Only one day left, I am so relieved. I really might start looking for new jobs next year, the last few days have been so draining and stressful and I feel really hard done by. Maybe it's just exhaustion at the end of the year, but I am so done.
It is nice being at home again, because when I got here, I was able to complain to my mum and she calmed me down. I am viewing a new house tomorrow, it is with a guy, he is into running and has a bald head, but he seemed really nice on the phone, so we'll see. The house looks lovely, but the rent is very expensive, so I am unsure. It's worth checking out anyway. And I think sharing with just one other person that's a guy could be really great. I don't know, maybe there's no one left for me that would be good to live with, I'm past my sell-by-date on the house share front, but we'll give it another go anyway.
SG and I just went for a few drinks on Monday, I talked way more than I normally do with him. Maybe I'm getting more relaxed around him. I felt more 'myself' than I have on other dates. The job situation is really worrying, hopefully he will know by Friday. I won't get into the details of it, but after listening to all he had to say, I think it would be completely ridiculous if he gets fired. But you just don't know with these things.
I'm kind of annoyed with myself because I ended up giving out about the whole office to one of the girls at the end of the day. I was so frustrated and angry, I could have smashed all the computers up - I just have so much pent-up rage. This is not cool. I wish I had just saved it till I got into my car and could just scream where no one would hear me. Eughhhhh. Anyway, it's done now. Nearly finished until next year.
- It's not really over nothing Cate, it's very serious, but I am glad to be there to listen.
- Let's hope so Rob!
- Yeah, we kind of did have fun in a way LaMa, haha.
- Hi Amy, no, a colleague filed a serious complaint against him, it's a big mess.
I have had a humdinger few days in work, can't wait to escape the madness! Only one day left, I am so relieved. I really might start looking for new jobs next year, the last few days have been so draining and stressful and I feel really hard done by. Maybe it's just exhaustion at the end of the year, but I am so done.
It is nice being at home again, because when I got here, I was able to complain to my mum and she calmed me down. I am viewing a new house tomorrow, it is with a guy, he is into running and has a bald head, but he seemed really nice on the phone, so we'll see. The house looks lovely, but the rent is very expensive, so I am unsure. It's worth checking out anyway. And I think sharing with just one other person that's a guy could be really great. I don't know, maybe there's no one left for me that would be good to live with, I'm past my sell-by-date on the house share front, but we'll give it another go anyway.
SG and I just went for a few drinks on Monday, I talked way more than I normally do with him. Maybe I'm getting more relaxed around him. I felt more 'myself' than I have on other dates. The job situation is really worrying, hopefully he will know by Friday. I won't get into the details of it, but after listening to all he had to say, I think it would be completely ridiculous if he gets fired. But you just don't know with these things.
I'm kind of annoyed with myself because I ended up giving out about the whole office to one of the girls at the end of the day. I was so frustrated and angry, I could have smashed all the computers up - I just have so much pent-up rage. This is not cool. I wish I had just saved it till I got into my car and could just scream where no one would hear me. Eughhhhh. Anyway, it's done now. Nearly finished until next year.
Oh, boy - stress levels are high! 
I'm really glad you've got your mum to vent to - someone right outside the work world and the SG relationship. And SG himself under a lot of stress, too - maybe try not to get too pulled into that? As you say, it's really hard to know from the outside (of his work situation) what's really going on.
I'm really glad you've got the Christmas break coming up. Hope everyone around you treats you really well.
I'm really glad you've got your mum to vent to - someone right outside the work world and the SG relationship. And SG himself under a lot of stress, too - maybe try not to get too pulled into that? As you say, it's really hard to know from the outside (of his work situation) what's really going on. I'm really glad you've got the Christmas break coming up. Hope everyone around you treats you really well.
Thanks Amy. I woke up this morning feeling a lot more sane - one thing I’ve started to figure out is how to get out of the funk faster.
I am finally on my Christmas holidays! So fecking happy. One of our external clients sent me an email and wished me a very happy Christmas with no excel files or proofing in sight! I really appreciated that, haha.
I’m on the bus into the town now to get my passport sorted for my January trip. I have to go to the Garda station and get my photos stamped, then meeting my dad cos I forgot my letter with my proof of address, which he is kindly bringing in for me. Hopefully we will have time to get a coffee together before my appointment in the passport office.
I am viewing my potential new house at 7, so will go for a swim to kill a bit of time before then. Then home to chill out in front of the fire for the evening. Whoop whoop.
I am finally on my Christmas holidays! So fecking happy. One of our external clients sent me an email and wished me a very happy Christmas with no excel files or proofing in sight! I really appreciated that, haha.
I’m on the bus into the town now to get my passport sorted for my January trip. I have to go to the Garda station and get my photos stamped, then meeting my dad cos I forgot my letter with my proof of address, which he is kindly bringing in for me. Hopefully we will have time to get a coffee together before my appointment in the passport office.
I am viewing my potential new house at 7, so will go for a swim to kill a bit of time before then. Then home to chill out in front of the fire for the evening. Whoop whoop.
Petal001
New member
Em I have seen your posts come in on my email but I've been too busy to reply . Do you think it's the same everywhere because I have it with work this week and I still have another day to go.
Hope next year will be a better year for you . Hope Sg is ok with his work too tomorrow. I actually find this week before xmas very stressful in work .
How was house viewing ? Property so hard to find now .
Hope next year will be a better year for you . Hope Sg is ok with his work too tomorrow. I actually find this week before xmas very stressful in work .
How was house viewing ? Property so hard to find now .
- Very true LaMa!
- I have training with work, so flying to Denmark Cate.
- House viewing was okay, but I'm not going to take it Petal. He would be in and out of the house all the time, same scenario as the last place, and I actually have learned from that! I think the universe was just testing me.
So, I got a text from SG this morning - the company fired him. What an absolute disaster, especially just before Christmas. They are absolute bastards.
I can't really go into the details here, but I was telling a friend about it last night, and she was quite tough on SG when she heard the story first. But when I explained the full scenario, she thought it was so unfair and felt really sorry for him. So I'm not sticking by a bad guy - it really was something that got blown out of all proportion and the fact that he was fired just shows you what kind of pressure companies are under at the moment to keep people happy. Anyway, it's all for the best, he's a smart guy and should hopefully pick something up in a few months.
I'm going into town around 5pm to meet a few friends from the play, and then I'm going to call to SG's. He bought gourmet burgers in the market today, I will bring some red wine, and hopefully we will have a lovely evening together and I will cheer him up. He seems okay, all things considered.
I'm having a very lazy morning here. I'm going to make myself go for an hour long walk shortly, as I need to get some fresh air and daylight every day while I am off. I rejoined Instagram this morning with the idea of taking photos of all my food and posting it there, as a way to be accountable and also have a visual representation of how much I am actually consuming. Maybe it will help, maybe not, but I'm going to try. Just under the 180 mark this morning, but my weight is not moving down. At least staying stagnant is better than moving up again.
I followed a few people on Instagram, and one of them was Vogue Williams, who had posted bikini photos of herself on holidays with her husband. She is around the same age as me and her body is absolutely insane - she is just so fit and toned. Anyway, I was just thinking, 'Wow', and then I noticed her comment under the photos, and she was talking about how people were sending her abusive messages about the cellulite on her legs, and I was like, 'Oh my God, these people are crazy.' I mean, she doesn't look like a robot doll with perfectly smooth skin - who does? People have lost their grip on reality. It's reminded me to keep a firm grip on my own.
- I have training with work, so flying to Denmark Cate.
- House viewing was okay, but I'm not going to take it Petal. He would be in and out of the house all the time, same scenario as the last place, and I actually have learned from that! I think the universe was just testing me.
So, I got a text from SG this morning - the company fired him. What an absolute disaster, especially just before Christmas. They are absolute bastards.
I can't really go into the details here, but I was telling a friend about it last night, and she was quite tough on SG when she heard the story first. But when I explained the full scenario, she thought it was so unfair and felt really sorry for him. So I'm not sticking by a bad guy - it really was something that got blown out of all proportion and the fact that he was fired just shows you what kind of pressure companies are under at the moment to keep people happy. Anyway, it's all for the best, he's a smart guy and should hopefully pick something up in a few months.
I'm going into town around 5pm to meet a few friends from the play, and then I'm going to call to SG's. He bought gourmet burgers in the market today, I will bring some red wine, and hopefully we will have a lovely evening together and I will cheer him up. He seems okay, all things considered.
I'm having a very lazy morning here. I'm going to make myself go for an hour long walk shortly, as I need to get some fresh air and daylight every day while I am off. I rejoined Instagram this morning with the idea of taking photos of all my food and posting it there, as a way to be accountable and also have a visual representation of how much I am actually consuming. Maybe it will help, maybe not, but I'm going to try. Just under the 180 mark this morning, but my weight is not moving down. At least staying stagnant is better than moving up again.
I followed a few people on Instagram, and one of them was Vogue Williams, who had posted bikini photos of herself on holidays with her husband. She is around the same age as me and her body is absolutely insane - she is just so fit and toned. Anyway, I was just thinking, 'Wow', and then I noticed her comment under the photos, and she was talking about how people were sending her abusive messages about the cellulite on her legs, and I was like, 'Oh my God, these people are crazy.' I mean, she doesn't look like a robot doll with perfectly smooth skin - who does? People have lost their grip on reality. It's reminded me to keep a firm grip on my own.
overlandflyer
Well-known member
a better term in the US for "it wasn't your fault" is "layed off". being "fired" here has more of the implication you did something wrong. just fyi.
Yes, yes they are. Let's not make professionally photoshopped images the norm for real living people.
Petal001
New member
Em maybe he should go talk to someone legal if he was fired in the wrong . It happens . Sorry to hear it , it’s not great especially before Xmas .
Enjoy the night In town and the gourmet burgers . I am on Instagram but literally only for slimming world for a blog ( is that the word ) I like . My daughter set it up for me and I follow about 3 accounts and have no followers lol
Enjoy the night In town and the gourmet burgers . I am on Instagram but literally only for slimming world for a blog ( is that the word ) I like . My daughter set it up for me and I follow about 3 accounts and have no followers lol
Cate
Long term member
Shame about SG losing his job just before Christmas. I hope he finds another soon. Can he appeal?
Good for you going to cheer him up.
Good for you going to cheer him up.
I like this. There is no such thing as a perfect person.
I'm sorry about the extra stress for you and for SG - the gourmet burgers and red wine night sounds really spot-on to take both your minds to a different place. I agree with everyone, that if the firing was unjust then there's legal action, (legal aid? is there a union on the scene?) but right now, for the weekend, the calming time together might be the best way to go.
Yes, the world - or a good chunk of it - is off the planet about what it calls imperfections - perfectly normal, decent human shapes and features and colours are being treated as if they were abominations - things like the "wrong" eyebrows, tooth-coloured teeth instead of bone-white teeth, sticky-out ears (which are the absolute best for hearing, and no child should be clipped like a prize poodle), good solid thighs or broad shoulders...
I'm slipping into rant mode, and I'll stop, but cheers to you for asserting the firm grip on reality - and cheers for your lazy day, too.
Yes, the world - or a good chunk of it - is off the planet about what it calls imperfections - perfectly normal, decent human shapes and features and colours are being treated as if they were abominations - things like the "wrong" eyebrows, tooth-coloured teeth instead of bone-white teeth, sticky-out ears (which are the absolute best for hearing, and no child should be clipped like a prize poodle), good solid thighs or broad shoulders...
I'm slipping into rant mode, and I'll stop, but cheers to you for asserting the firm grip on reality - and cheers for your lazy day, too.
- Okay, cool, thanks Flyer.
- I saw a picture of the Kardashians today LaMa and they looked like robots.
- Hi Petal. It's one of those massive companies that everyone knows, so I don't think he has much of a chance. He can appeal it, but he doesn't really see the point. I told him to go into Citizen's Information on Monday, so maybe they will have some advice for him.
- Thanks Cate, I think he's just going to try to find one here. He has a lot of money saved up, so he is okay for now, but I know how difficult it can be to find a new job, especially if English is your second language.
Having a great day today. I went dress shopping again and I bought a lovely simple one that looks really flattering on me. I'm delighted with it. I also bought a new polka dot light grey jumper and a pair of jeans, and new earrings. All of the stuff was very reasonably priced, and the new dress was only 22 euro. So I was delighted with my little shopping expedition, and it's cheered me up so much after the disaster of the other day.
I had a nice evening with SG, it is nice to have a man in my life.
We're having bacon, cabbage and potatoes for dinner, it has been ages since I've had that for a meal. Very healthy, very traditional.
I've made out a Christmas exercise schedule for the next 11 days. I think it should be quite doable, and I'll still be able to have nice food and drinks, but I will also feel like I am doing something great for my body. I think I will post it here, and then let you know how I get on. It might help me to stay on track.
Sun 22 - Spin class/Circuits class; Home yoga
Mon 23 - Circuits/Zumba; Flow yoga class
Tue 24 - Run; Swim
Wed 25 - Run; Swim
Thu 26 - Run; Swim
Fri 27 - Run; Swim
Sat 28 - Run; Swim
Sun 29 - Spin/Circuits; Home yoga
Mon 30 - Spin/Post-holiday burn; Home yoga
Tue 31 - Run/pop-up yoga class
Wed 1 - Run; Swim
So if I do all that, I will feel pretty good going back into work on the 2nd.
- I saw a picture of the Kardashians today LaMa and they looked like robots.
- Hi Petal. It's one of those massive companies that everyone knows, so I don't think he has much of a chance. He can appeal it, but he doesn't really see the point. I told him to go into Citizen's Information on Monday, so maybe they will have some advice for him.
- Thanks Cate, I think he's just going to try to find one here. He has a lot of money saved up, so he is okay for now, but I know how difficult it can be to find a new job, especially if English is your second language.
- Agree with all of this Amy. The eyebrow and tooth thing is insane. I didn't know that about sticky-out ears, that's really cool.
Having a great day today. I went dress shopping again and I bought a lovely simple one that looks really flattering on me. I'm delighted with it. I also bought a new polka dot light grey jumper and a pair of jeans, and new earrings. All of the stuff was very reasonably priced, and the new dress was only 22 euro. So I was delighted with my little shopping expedition, and it's cheered me up so much after the disaster of the other day.
I had a nice evening with SG, it is nice to have a man in my life.
We're having bacon, cabbage and potatoes for dinner, it has been ages since I've had that for a meal. Very healthy, very traditional.
I've made out a Christmas exercise schedule for the next 11 days. I think it should be quite doable, and I'll still be able to have nice food and drinks, but I will also feel like I am doing something great for my body. I think I will post it here, and then let you know how I get on. It might help me to stay on track.
Sun 22 - Spin class/Circuits class; Home yoga
Mon 23 - Circuits/Zumba; Flow yoga class
Tue 24 - Run; Swim
Wed 25 - Run; Swim
Thu 26 - Run; Swim
Fri 27 - Run; Swim
Sat 28 - Run; Swim
Sun 29 - Spin/Circuits; Home yoga
Mon 30 - Spin/Post-holiday burn; Home yoga
Tue 31 - Run/pop-up yoga class
Wed 1 - Run; Swim
So if I do all that, I will feel pretty good going back into work on the 2nd.
alligatorob
Respected Member
I have always found real, normal looking people most attractive, not models or playboy bunnies. The only good thing I can say about the Kardashians is they are not so scary skinny, like most models.
Hopefully you can help SG relax a bit, I suspect the holidays are not a good time for a job search. Assuming his first language is Spanish that could be a real advantage here, bilingual English/Spanish speakers are in demand. Hopefully Pedal is right about jobs in Ireland, its true here, now is as good a time to be looking as we've seen in years. On the other hand looking is no fun anytime. And I know losing one's job involuntarily is stressful, a blow to one's ego. I have been lucky, its never happened to me, but over the years I have had to fire and let a few people go, the toughest thing in my career, I still feel bad about it. That's the reason I got out of managing people long ago, I hate making judgement on others that have detrimental impacts. When I became an independent consultant I decided never to have employees and I haven't, I'm a one man company.
Sounds good, Pedal gave me an education on traditional Irish foods a while back, got me wishing I could find some. As I told Pedal the only place I know of in Utah that claims to serve Irish food has a Taco Tuesday, doesn't sound authentic to me.
I'll bet you look great!
Good luck with the X-mas eating, sounds like you are on top of it. And I like your exercise schedule, diverse, reasonable, and organized.