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I switched over from pantyhose to tights probably 20 years ago. Even in the summer, it usually doesn't get too warm here for them (and besides, our office is so very air-conditioned it usually feels rather arctic in here, even on the hottest days). I wear skirts or dresses to work much more...

I was hired here in 1982 so at least by that time we were allowed to wear slacks, although most of us did still wear dresses/skirts most of the time. (I kind of appreciated dressing up when I first came to work here, I'd just spent 8 years at home raising my kids and was tired of my "mom...

At the risk of sounding old-fogey-ish, kids today don't know how good they have it when it comes to dress codes...we don't make the women wear pantyhose anymore, and very few of the men wear a tie to work, much less a sport coat. I was looking at some pictures from the late 80's/early 90's...

I can't imagine working in that kind of heat. Honestly, I can't imagine doing much of anything in that kind of heat. We'll be at Disneyland in late July and are already wondering how well we will function in what is bound to be much hotter weather than we're used to. Luckily, our hotel is...

I have a new appreciation for my nice warm, dry office. I've been watching my son & four other guys working outside my office all day in the pouring rain. Just the rain wouldn't be so bad, but it's the job they're doing...they work for the sewer department, and every time I've looked out the...

Good grief, that's insane hours to be expected to work around machinery and things that (I assume) could be potentially dangerous. I, personally, wouldn't want somebody working in a job like that after working 20 hours straight with only a 4 hour break in between starting all over again the next...

Wow, that's crazy. What kind of industry does your husband work in?

Let's see, what odd e-mail addresses have I seen? Cutebear (not terrible but a little cutesy for an adult) Babybear (ditto above) Hotnurse (yes, I know you trained as a nurse, but you're applying for work at a bank, and frankly we don't care how "hot" you are) Fizzle (when something...

It seems to me that the way to get this current dilemma (proof of insurance) to stop is to find an alternate way to prove that your daughter has insurance coverage. There are other ways, besides a copy of an insurance card, to prove coverage. I am the benefits administrator for my employer and...

I didn't know they still had the reindeer here. Reindeer aren't native to Alaska but I guess they do okay in our environment. We've got lots of regular deer here, there are two little bucks who have been coming into our yard a lot recently and chowing down on the dandelion leaves and our...

Are you stopping in Ketchikan first? That's us. Juneau is about 300 miles north of here and I wasn't aware they did dog sledding there, their weather is only marginally colder than ours but they must have some specialized tours. And they've got a glacier! We always try to go see the glacier when...

My town is the first Alaskan port of call for cruises that come up here. No dog sledding here, but LOTS of spectacular views! We are going to Disneyland in late July with my son & his family and a number of my DIL's extended family members. After three days at Disney, everyone else is going...

I've been having a lot of those frustrated days lately, mostly at home. My DH is re-siding our house and I'm afraid it isn't going to get done in time (construction loan comes due in a week) but I can't say too much to him because he will think I'm nagging and I know he's frustrated by all the...

We're getting started on our retirement plans audit right now. Our third-party 401(k) administrator has gone largely paperless on things like distributions, loans, etc. but the auditors ask every year for signed copies of actual paper distribution & loan forms. This is the 3rd year we've used...

That's what I always think of when somebody tells me they haven't checked their mail in two or more weeks! There's any number of things that could show up during that time period that might require some sort of reply or something. I know electronic delivery is the way of the world now, but there...

I've heard that so many times, I've lost count. I've had people tell me they only check their mail every few weeks, and I always wondered why you'd wait that long...even if you aren't expecting anything major, it might be a good idea to check it a little more often, and these are usually people...

As a longtime HR manager, I agree with your interpretation. If the business is closed, why would you take hours off their PTO bank when they wouldn't be at work during those hours anyhow? I kind of doubt that there are any wage & hour rules anywhere that say that you should charge somebody's...

I'd be looking for another job too, under those conditions. It always amazes me what some businesses do to their employees and while it never rises to the level of anything illegal, it's still not a good way to treat employees, and then they wonder why morale is bad.

And this is just one more reason why I don't go to bars. Ick!!! (I sincerely hope they had the ATM thoroughly cleaned and burned the picnic table after this happened!)

They stopped using greeters at our Walmart several years ago. Ours weren't necessarily senior citizens, and a few of them were kind of creepy. One kept insisting on sticking those stupid smiley-face stickers on my grandkids' foreheads or bare arms. Another one was a lady who looked like she...