Missing the Paigow (et al.) [sniff]

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Assuming one's secretary/assistant/whatever-the-accepted-jargon-of-the-moment-is gave notice and will be leaving the firm prior to Christmas, one would be totally off-the-hook with respect to the customary holiday gift purchase, no?

Mental note: Be really mean to my assistant/secretary every October (allows prep time for interviews, offers and acceptance of alternative job).

My secretary is doing the same thing. I have only been at the firm for two months. I face a similar dilemma.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
My secretary is doing the same thing. I have only been at the firm for two months. I face a similar dilemma.

I consider it more of a bonus than a dilemma. Maybe I'll buy myself a spa day gift certificate, since that's what I probably would have been on the hook for. Fun!

[J. Fred Muggs]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
My secretary is doing the same thing. I have only been at the firm for two months. I face a similar dilemma.

Similarly, when one has been at a firm for less than a full year, is the xmas present obligation pro-rated or are you supposed to fully comply with the obligatory hijacking (on the theory that the guy you replaced is not going to provide anything)

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
My secretary is doing the same thing. I have only been at the firm for two months. I face a similar dilemma.

No dilemma. Do you like him, even a little bit? Did he treat you well in your two months together? Give him a gift -- from a Starbucks gift card ("I kinda like him") to large coin ("he saved my life when my blouse got caught in the paper shredder").

No, you don't like him at all? Then don't get him anything. He's gone -- there's no downside.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by J. Fred Muggs
Similarly, when one has been at a firm for less than a full year, is the xmas present obligation pro-rated or are you supposed to fully comply with the obligatory hijacking (on the theory that the guy you replaced is not going to provide anything)

Fully comply.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Assuming one's secretary/assistant/whatever-the-accepted-jargon-of-the-moment-is gave notice and will be leaving the firm prior to Christmas, one would be totally off-the-hook with respect to the customary holiday gift purchase, no?

Of course. I'd even get her furniture and send it to Str8.

Would you tip a waitress who half way through your meal says 'thanks guys, I'm leaving early and Stacy will take over for me'? No. Stacy gets the extra tip.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
My secretary is doing the same thing. I have only been at the firm for two months. I face a similar dilemma.

I'm now considering an alternative approach. Very vociferously provide a lavish gift that all the other secretaries will talk about. They'll all want to be your bitch for the next year. Apparently this one didn't realize it had its benefits.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Assuming one's secretary/assistant/whatever-the-accepted-jargon-of-the-moment-is gave notice and will be leaving the firm prior to Christmas, one would be totally off-the-hook with respect to the customary holiday gift purchase, no?

Absofuckinglutely.

TM

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I meant Podunk. I asssumed you had decent deli in Chicago. Shit that's tough. We have really good deli here (West Bloomfield) although when the MIL drives here she brings corned beef, because, you know, you can't get decent corned beef outside NY and Philly.

We have a total of about 10 good delis in the Chicago area. Two of them are located in the Loop. Chicago has really died out as a great deli town. It's one of the reasons I don't mind so much living in Podunk.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I bought some snickerdoodles this morning at Whole Foods. They're a little crunchier than I like, but they remind me of childhood, so they're good.

Yeah, try to confuse me more with doodles that snicker, to go with the horse that sparkles and the fish that is spooky.

"splendid" is another s-word modifier, if you want to go further. Or "super" (maybe "superman").

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Would you tip a waitress who half way through your meal says 'thanks guys, I'm leaving early and Stacy will take over for me'? No. Stacy gets the extra tip.

This happens all of the time in bars. "Guys, my shifts up. If it's okay, I'm going to close out your tab. You can open a new one with Susie." Close out. Tip current waitress. Open new tab. Drink. Close tab with Susie. Hit on Susie b/c you are drunk. Get rejected. Tip Susie.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint
Er, ok. Is this the part where I cry and abandon the boards?

Translation: I guess I need to suck more ....


You know, I just can't bring myself to do it. I thought it would be a mildly amusing twist on the "you suck a lot of cock" line that was flying around earlier like a toddler on Red Bull. But I got there, and suddenly I had this little voice in the back of my head saying "If you do it, you'll just feel like Norm McDonald, and where's he these days?" So I stopped myself.

Indeed. Carry on.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
This happens all of the time in bars. "Guys, my shifts up. If it's okay, I'm going to close out your tab. You can open a new one with Susie." Close out. Tip current waitress. Open new tab. Drink. Close tab with Susie. Hit on Susie b/c you are drunk. Get rejected. Tip Susie.

Didn't you retire or something?

[Sparklehorse]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Yeah, try to confuse me more with doodles that snicker, to go with the horse that sparkles and the fish that is spooky.

"splendid" is another s-word modifier, if you want to go further. Or "super" (maybe "superman").

It's a little baffling that you can get into a protracted discussion distinguishing between Christmas and Bastille Day parties but then are so easily confused when it comes to screen names (or cookies).

That said, I'm doing Christmas baking this weekend and am considering trying my hand at Snickerdoodles.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
You're just pissed because you always fancied yourselves a more suave Bennigans sort of fellow.

Could be worse; he could've placed you at Red Lobster.

I'm more of a TGI Fridays kind of guy. I'm a sucker for ncs and her flair.