Underoos and Affiliates, February, 2012

[Rags]

Underoos and Affiliates, February, 2012

tawnyfrog;1265093 wrote: Well let me tell youse all, especially you naysayers, that my culinary masterpiece was an epic fail!!!!!! Shit ... it was like chewing the fringe on your beach towel. GACK!

Even after 7 hours? Oh dear. Well, I guess that's one contribution I won't be getting for entry in the 2012 edition of the UNDIES cook book.

[tawnyfrog]

Underoos and Affiliates, February, 2012

"Knowing your Place" can be a good thing.

Just found this beauty, perfectly camouflaged in a giant garlic head, munching on a bee. Stunning stuff.

[Wally22]

Underoos and Affiliates, February, 2012

That is an excellent picture!!

[tawnyfrog]

Underoos and Affiliates, February, 2012

Thanks Wally - I liked it too because it reminded me of when I first studied painting. We were taught about colour and tone and to understand tone it was suggested we half close our eyes. If I half close my eyes with this pic, the spider totally disappears and just becomes a perfect, tonally camouflaged, inhabitant of a perfect natural space.

I'll shut up now.

[sunshinetoday]

Underoos and Affiliates, February, 2012

HI kids,
Techie, hope your infection goes away soon. It doesn't sound to pleasant.
Long day one down, two three and four to come.
I'm hoping hubs makes dinner, cause I don't feel like it.
I started reading the first book in a series, and then I get sucked in. I had to download all 18 of them, and am now finished with 2. I do love a good story!

[tawnyfrog]

Underoos and Affiliates, February, 2012

OK Punters, ... shower, shave and then going hori.

Hey - Raggsy's lame HG is now 10 hours gone. Sweet!

[Miss Behaving]

Underoos and Affiliates, February, 2012

:upset:

this morning was the first morning where it was actually dark when I woke up (as opposed to being dawn-ish)

I want summer back!

[Guitarista]

Underoos and Affiliates, February, 2012

Zenstyle;1265449 wrote: Check out our MWO drummer (and please vote for her while you're there!) )

http://www.hitlikeagirl2012.com/videos/melz

What ya say Mr G... time to start a MWO band?!

Morning all, hiya Zen.

Thanks for the link. Bird has a great groove, and great musicality to be sure. As long as she is cool with the anonymity factor, which i'm sure has been sorted. Have voted.
Having such a gift can be a really powerful tool in staying off the turps. (MWO band? i'm in if Spud's on bass, Jones on tambourine, and the Frog on treated percussion)

Ah Missy. A fresh pre-dawn swim in the bay will fix those blues! Get crackin'!

Pretty dark here too, and grey sky's. But, we all know whats just above em.........

Wishing everyone a marvellous day. :h

[Guitarista]

Underoos and Affiliates, February, 2012

Zenstyle;1265449 wrote: Check out our MWO drummer (and please vote for her while you're there!) )

MelZ - Contest Entry - Hit Like A Girl 2012

What ya say Mr G... time to start a MWO band?!

Morning all, hiya Zen.

Thanks for the link. Bird has a great groove, and great musicality to be sure. As long as she is cool with the anonymity factor, which i'm sure has been sorted. Have voted.
Having such a gift can be a really powerful tool in staying off the turps. (MWO band? i'm in if Spud's on bass, Jones on tambourine, and the Frog on treated percussion)

Ah Missy. A fresh pre-dawn swim in the bay will fix those blues! Get crackin'!

Pretty dark here too, and grey sky's. But, we all know whats just above em.........

Wishing everyone a marvellous day. :h

[sunshinetoday]

Underoos and Affiliates, February, 2012

Morning All,

Raining here all week but I don't mind, kind of like it.

Work is a downer at the moment. I received a written warning accusing me of not working my 40 hours, but paying myself for the hours. The only specific example used was a day I left one hour early because I had put in several hours of overtime for the week already beyond my 40 hours. The warning was harsh and accusatory. My husband had surgery a few days later and I spent hours of my week off helping my store, trying to fix all the problems that occurred at the store without logging in any of them to get paid. I never work less than 40 hours, I do schedules, emails, and orders from home. I switch my shifts to cover for anyone that has something come up or is sick, and often work overtime which I do not receive pay for. I do it as part of my job. Anyways, my husband wanted me to send back his draft response, but I sent a much more quiet one, as I told him I only want to make it to maternity leave, and I do not plan to go back to a company I have worked for several years now, that didn't even ask me about that particular day. Anyways, feel like I now have to work 45 hours a week, as I was told managers in Sydney are working 12 hour days 5 days a week. Obviously I can't do that as I am 6.5 months pregnant. All of my hours in store are worked on my feet and as I get more pregnant some things are more difficult. Anyways, just needed to vent.
another 10 hour day I must attend to.
See yas tonight.
Love the spider Tawn.

[byebyebridgetjones]

Underoos and Affiliates, February, 2012

sunshinetoday;1265529 wrote: Morning All,

Raining here all week but I don't mind, kind of like it.

Work is a downer at the moment. I received a written warning accusing me of not working my 40 hours, but paying myself for the hours. The only specific example used was a day I left one hour early because I had put in several hours of overtime for the week already beyond my 40 hours. The warning was harsh and accusatory. My husband had surgery a few days later and I spent hours of my week off helping my store, trying to fix all the problems that occurred at the store without logging in any of them to get paid. I never work less than 40 hours, I do schedules, emails, and orders from home. I switch my shifts to cover for anyone that has something come up or is sick, and often work overtime which I do not receive pay for. I do it as part of my job. Anyways, my husband wanted me to send back his draft response, but I sent a much more quiet one, as I told him I only want to make it to maternity leave, and I do not plan to go back to a company I have worked for several years now, that didn't even ask me about that particular day. Anyways, feel like I now have to work 45 hours a week, as I was told managers in Sydney are working 12 hour days 5 days a week. Obviously I can't do that as I am 6.5 months pregnant. All of my hours in store are worked on my feet and as I get more pregnant some things are more difficult. Anyways, just needed to vent.
another 10 hour day I must attend to.
See yas tonight.
Love the spider Tawn.

I am going to FWA next month to speak for a collegue accused of exactly the same thing (and more) because he didn't log all his hours, worked up to 80 hours per week, from home etc. I used to regularly get emails from him at 10pm on Sunday (work emails!!!!!).
So log all of your hours including work from home, phone calls taken at home etc. Let them work out the pay implications, but at least it's documented.
What a shame they hadn't managed it a different way and had a nice informal fact finding meeting with you, after which they would no doubt have concluded that you are a hard working team player.
With any luck your replacement will be an entitled 19 year old with an ipod permanently attached to their lug holes who will give them hell.:H

[byebyebridgetjones]

Underoos and Affiliates, February, 2012

Every time I look at that spider piccie it looks different
Love your new camera Froglette. What is it again?

I would love to be a part of a band Mr G. Either that or a biker's mole.

Techie, just lay back and enjoy the mani/pedi experience. I'ts got to come right even if it's coming kicking and screaming

[Rags]

Underoos and Affiliates, February, 2012

sunshinetoday;1265119 wrote: HI kids,
Techie, hope your infection goes away soon. It doesn't sound to pleasant.
Long day one down, two three and four to come.
I'm hoping hubs makes dinner, cause I don't feel like it.
I started reading the first book in a series, and then I get sucked in. I had to download all 18 of them, and am now finished with 2. I do love a good story!

What books? I must've missed some posts.

[Rags]

Underoos and Affiliates, February, 2012

Zenstyle;1265449 wrote: Check out our MWO drummer (and please vote for her while you're there!) )

MelZ - Contest Entry - Hit Like A Girl 2012

What ya say Mr G... time to start a MWO band?!

So how come Little Drummer girl got 162 votes and is crap, whilst our MWO drummer who is quite good gets only 77 votes?

[Rags]

Underoos and Affiliates, February, 2012

sunshinetoday;1265529 wrote: Morning All,

Raining here all week but I don't mind, kind of like it.

Work is a downer at the moment. I received a written warning accusing me of not working my 40 hours, but paying myself for the hours. The only specific example used was a day I left one hour early because I had put in several hours of overtime for the week already beyond my 40 hours. The warning was harsh and accusatory. My husband had surgery a few days later and I spent hours of my week off helping my store, trying to fix all the problems that occurred at the store without logging in any of them to get paid. I never work less than 40 hours, I do schedules, emails, and orders from home. I switch my shifts to cover for anyone that has something come up or is sick, and often work overtime which I do not receive pay for. I do it as part of my job. Anyways, my husband wanted me to send back his draft response, but I sent a much more quiet one, as I told him I only want to make it to maternity leave, and I do not plan to go back to a company I have worked for several years now, that didn't even ask me about that particular day. Anyways, feel like I now have to work 45 hours a week, as I was told managers in Sydney are working 12 hour days 5 days a week. Obviously I can't do that as I am 6.5 months pregnant. All of my hours in store are worked on my feet and as I get more pregnant some things are more difficult. Anyways, just needed to vent.
another 10 hour day I must attend to.
See yas tonight.
Love the spider Tawn.

Is this something that needs to go to the Equal Employment or anti discrimination people?
Beware, they might just be looking for an excuse to sack you so they don't have to fork out mat. leave.
Why not put in writing but in a bit more detail what you've just written in this post and present to the next level of bosses . If I were you, I really would be noting down everything you've done, with times and dates to back yourself up, just in case you need it. Are you able to name who you work for so I can boycott it? (I probably don't go to it anyway). A number of chain store shopkeepers I've chatted to in the last few months are exhausted, overworked and live in almost constant fear of being put off.