comme ci, comme ca

[rm]

So my salary from the Germans will be in my bank account today or tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Con Ed just cut the power to the office (I got a call as I was leaving for work; I'm at home).

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[imaginarycircus.livejournal.com]

Isn't the stereotype that Germans are efficient? They're smashing that one with a ton of bricks.

[moominmuppet.livejournal.com]

*headdesk* Wow, seriously.

[imaginarycircus.livejournal.com]

Are you headesking at me or her employers?

[moominmuppet.livejournal.com]

Oh, her employers. Sorry!

[imaginarycircus.livejournal.com]

Oh good. I'm having weirdness today with everyone I talk to. I should probably go do work quietly and hope it passes.

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

Every nation prides itself on at least one virtue that it does not in fact possess.
Hence, The Germans need to see themselves as efficient, Canadians see themselves as pacific, and the Yanks see themselves as a nation of rugged individualists.

[imaginarycircus.livejournal.com]

I think other people tend to label from outside the culture actually? And yeah I don't subscribe to stereotypes. It was mostly just a joke at her employers expense...

Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

No, no! If the nation believes it itself, you contradict them at your peril!

Re: Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!

[imaginarycircus.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't think there any Germans in my coffee shop right now, because there are only two other people and I know them. And if I offend any Germans who wander through I will apologize and offer them cookies.

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

Well that sucks. I hope the money is there sooner rather than later for you.

On another topic entirely.

I was at Shoreleave this weekend and spent sometime with George and Brad and told them about Live Long and Marry.

They were touched by this and wanted the group to know that they appreciate it.

I just can't seem to get in touch with the moderators to tell them this.

[rm.livejournal.com]

That's fantastic. The mods are both on my friends list since forever, but I don't know them personally to give you any more effective method.

I...spent sometime with George and Brad

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

I envy you in ways that are entirely unwholesome for my soul.

[gement.livejournal.com]

While I'm sure they have a backlog, I actually did get a prompt response when I sent one of them an LJ message a few days back.

Edit: Also, eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[threewalls]

As a starting point, all the mods have at least LJ email addresses by which they can be contacted. mod_name at livejournal dot com. They are friendly people.

I know lady_ganesh better than her co-mods and I'm happy to help broker the exchange of email-addresses if she's not answering her LJ email. But they may be snowed under right now with the end of the auctions.

[nex0s.livejournal.com]

In my 20s, I had a job that engaged in similar shenanigans such as you describe with the Germans. It all ended with an IRS investigation - first of me (which is what they were hoping would happen to deflect what *they* were up to), and then of them, as I had kept every single paystub they had ever given me (I think they didn't expect that part).

I know you haven't asked for advice regarding the Germans, but that's never stopped me from giving it....

May I suggest that you start looking for new work? These type of situations are not sustainable (to put it mildly), and are incredibly stress inducing as well.

N.

So my salary from the Germans will be in my bank account today or tomorrow.

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

Things are only facts after they have occurred. I will be uncrossing these fingers when the money is in your bank account, and not before.