On Depends What You Mean by "No"
@MoxyCrimeFighter Are you in advertising? Because the phrase "my industry is full of crazy people who really do think that everything is an emergency" is so fucking spot on.
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On Asking for a Raise: A Series of Conversations
I've genuinely tried to negotiate raises and job offers. My current company makes it known that they do not negotiate at all--wouldn't do it when I was hired, didn't do it for my last review (my boss, in a congratulatory tone: "I managed to get you a 1% raise this year! " Me: "oh...thanks?" Boss: is something wrong? Me: No, no, not at all! I'm just grateful to get any raise. You know, bad economy and all. WHAT THE FUCK WAS I THINKING?!).
The last company I interviewed for not only refused to negotiate salary, they told me that since I apparently wasn't grateful enough for their salary offer, they could now focus their search on "someone who wants this job for the opportunity, and not just for the money." This was after I wasted two vacation days interviewing.
My biggest problem is that there's almost NO WAY TO KNOW what you're worth. At my last job, I made 20% less than I make now. But at this job, I have about 200% more responsibility. No jobs in my industry list salary ranges, so I have absolutely no clue what I should be making. Where do you even go to find information like that that's even remotely accurate?
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On Ask a Married Dude: Bob and Eli
@Third Wave Housewife Here's Kristin Bell having a total meltdown about a sloth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5jw3T3Jy70
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On Ask a Married Dude: Bob and Eli
@redheadedandcrazy Srsly. I can sum up my feelings in three short sentences: "You suck. Bob sucks. Leave your husband so you and Bob can ruin each other."
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On Ask a Married Dude: Bob and Eli
@danger Heaven. It's Nevaeh spelled backwards.
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On Ask a Clean Person: Tackling a Major Clean-up, Part Two - The Organizing
@slammysosa Is it bad that my first thought after seeing those is "how do those girls function with THAT small of a makeup collection?!" I may or may not have a cosmetics hoarding problem /hangs head in shame
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On Ask a Clean Person: Tackling a Major Clean-up, Part Two - The Organizing
@Emma Peel
Ah, I always do my makeup in my (small, with very limited counter space) bathroom because there's not enough lighting in my bedroom. That could be part of my problem.
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On Ask a Clean Person: Tackling a Major Clean-up, Part Two - The Organizing
I saw a blog article where someone took an old wooden ladder, painted it white, leaned it up against her bedroom wall and hung her high heels from it. It looked AWESOME.
For jewelry storage, I bought a big, cheap frame, took out the glass and covered the cardboard with pretty fabric, screwed some little metal hooks into it, and hung it on my wall. BAM: instant necklace holder/wall decoration. I also added a couple pieces of wire strung across the whole thing for earrings.
I tried the "basket on the closet floor" thing for my shoes for awhile, but I had a tendency to just throw flip-flops in there willy-nilly, and it was a pain in the ass to find a matching pair when I was in a hurry. I bought one of those hanging shoe-holders with the pockets and hung it from the back of my closet door; that way each shoe is with its perfect match.
What I want to know is, how do you people organize your makeup? I bought one of those plastic makeup organizers from Target, and it still seems messy and inconvenient.
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On Karaoke Failures
When in doubt, I always stick with the sure crowd pleasers: with husband, "Strokin'" by Clarence Carter. And when solo, "Fuck her Gently" by Tenacious D.
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On Depends What You Mean by "No"
In a heartbeat. I'm in an industry where 24/7 contact is the norm--it's not uncommon to be exchanging e-mails with my boss at 11PM on a Sunday night (for no extra pay, of course, since I'm salary. Yay!). But I'm still expected to be in the office at 9AM the next morning and put in a full day, and more if necessary. If I could do the 11PM e-mail thing and then sleep in until 10 the next day? That would be heaven.