Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for February 27, 2011

Sneaky! I love it.

Shockingly plausible.

My place of employment they would notice. I work in a public safety area. When workers don’t come in due to weather it is noted. I’m part time and I still have to show up. I don’t get sick leave and my hours our limited. I heard some areas are downsizing if someone gets fired or quits not filling that position.

You’re a good friend, Rena.

The boss will soon figure out this ruse when everyone’s in their own “meetings” and not at his meeting. But everyone does need a sanity day every once in a while. Go for it, Val! (Eldon is pushing his luck.)

tcayer, different jobs have different requirements. Someone who’s “non-essential” on a day-to-day or hour-to-hour basis might still be vital on a week-to-week or month-to-month basis.

At my own job, if I’m gone for a day it’s no problem. If I’m gone for two or three days, I’ll have to play catch-up when I come back, but it’s no biggie. But if I’m gone for a week or more, the place falls apart unless there’s MAJOR planning for coverage. (I’m taking a three-week Australia trip in April, and my supervisor is VERY nervous; she isn’t capable of stepping into my shoes herself, and my assistant is still pretty new…)

fritzoid place I work at one part of my part time job they made sure they took care of that. But let me work on someone else’s watch out. Though what I was doing and I came up with a better way they took that and gave that to someone else. Very small occasion do I get to that particular job after working it for 8 years. Without giving to much away, I figured a better way to save on paper when e-scanning direct to someone else computer in a different dept.

Great work ethic you’re teaching your kids, Val. Don’t get upset with Holly or Alix when they slack off in school or at home!

^ Are they slacking off in school or at home to take care of the house and family?