I have a flock of ducks, but they have no contact with wild birds, thankfully. Their outdoor pen has a roof that prevents birds from coming in and the two mated pairs of hawks that live nearby eat nearly all of the wild birds. I was bummed about the lack of songbirds and all that until I realized my flock is much safer being some of the few living birds around lol. So far none of my ducks have died from mysterious illness. Every death has had a clear cause, thankfully. Doesn't make it easier emotionally to lose one of them, but I haven't had to even consider culling the flock. I hope that I never have to do that.
Ohhh I see. I mean, I never expect basic shit out of employers because work in the US fucking sucks. As for the short staffed budget thing, I don't really know how to respond. You're totally right, and I can only hope for that aspect to change.
I mean they don't get actually pissed, it just inconveniences others but they understand that people get sick. I try to just work from home if I can if I'm sick. We plan on hiring more people when we move to our bigger office in the spring, so hopefully we won't be short staffed again.
I mean that's obvious. That's just how company owners are. This company respects me more than any other place I've worked. I got a 12% raise last year and honestly don't think I deserved it. My really good health/dental/eye insurance is paid for by the company, as well as some life insurance and accident insurance. I'm treated exceptionally well, can work from home if I need to, I'm inspired to grow and learn, and I feel genuinely appreciated. I focus on the good things instead of the obvious capitalistic greed because it'd wreck me emotionally if I didn't, ya know? I honestly love my company and I hope it does become toxic as it grows.
I mean that's 100% how for profit companies are unfortunately. I make enough to be comfortable and I'm respected and treated fairly compared to every other place I've worked. I'm not unhappy here, yet. And I hope I won't ever become unhappy here, but company growth can change people. I'm out at the first bit of toxicity. Well toxicity that isn't inherent to for profit shit. If that makes sense. Right now, they're good people compared to every employer I've had and everyone I talk to about this place tells me to stay because this place is genuinely good. I just hope that the promotion they're hinting at giving me next year isn't just something they're waving over my head.
I work in IT, at a small MSP that's growing insanely fast, so I get why they have the time off stuff they do. I'm not prohibited from taking off more than 11 days, but excessive time off unpaid is frowned upon because even being down one tech can fuck over everyone else. Hopefully that changes when we start hiring new people when we move offices in the spring.
I mean, they pay for our health insurance, give hefty bonuses each quarter, and seem to genuinely care. The company is only 13 people, though, so we can't really handle being down people all the time. Like I get their reasoning, and I can take more time off than that, but it'll just be unpaid and people may get a lil pissed.
I get 11 PTO days this year. That includes sick days and vacation days. I love my job and company, but the time off sucks. I can go over that if I need to take care of myself, but it still sucks
Honestly, New Year's day is the time to do things you enjoy. I went and hung out with horses and rode one around for a bit. There was like nobody out when I left my house. It was really nice, and even middle of the day traffic was minimal.
I was asleep by 10. Woke up to so many texts and didn't respond until I felt like it. It was honestly super nice. Just spent the night laying with my dogs and reading until I got sleepy.
Hate. Like I don't understand how someone can hate others for the dumbest shit like race or sexuality or gender. Like, I don't truly hate people easily, and when I do hate them, it's because of their actions and/or words. Hating things/people is so exhausting. Idk how people can carry that shit around all the time.
I'm the total opposite. If I'm not surrounded by animals, I feel lost. I grew up on farms, so it's natural for me to be among critters. I have quite the menagerie of my own. 2 dogs, 2 cats, and 10 ducks. I also informally adopted a horse, but I don't pay for her bills. I just buy her things she deserves like a winter blanket and treats and other things like that.
I love training animals. Dogs, cats, horses, ducks. It's so rewarding because almost all animals you bond with want to please. Ducks are kinda hit or miss in regards to pleasing, but they can all respond to the phrase "go to bed" if you teach it to them.
I'm running on a single hour of sleep. Thank God I am working from home today because I'm SUFFERING. and of course a day that's supposed to be slow is the day we get absolutely slammed with stuff. I can't handle this. Might cry on my lunch tbh
This man is great at his job. He's a pain to troubleshoot computer issues for because his computer is in mostly Chinese, so we have to have him translate a lot of it, but he doesn't call often so it isn't a thing we regularly deal with.
I have a flock of ducks, but they have no contact with wild birds, thankfully. Their outdoor pen has a roof that prevents birds from coming in and the two mated pairs of hawks that live nearby eat nearly all of the wild birds. I was bummed about the lack of songbirds and all that until I realized my flock is much safer being some of the few living birds around lol. So far none of my ducks have died from mysterious illness. Every death has had a clear cause, thankfully. Doesn't make it easier emotionally to lose one of them, but I haven't had to even consider culling the flock. I hope that I never have to do that.