Wherein We Make a Terrifying Discovery

[morgana]

In some parts of Nebraska you can find the local college girls lying wild in the ditches....

Sometimes they're even alone . . .

[Kit-Ginevra]

And no, no THC. Nebraska gets rather . . . touchy . . . about that. Despite the fact that in some parts of the state it grows wild in the ditches . . .

In some parts of Nebraska you can find the local college girls lying wild in the ditches....

[drews]

Oh, you have been missed. I have come back many times looking for you. I hope time brings you better health and peace. You are loved.

[Deevil]

And no, no THC. Nebraska gets rather . . . touchy . . . about that. Despite the fact that in some parts of the state it grows wild in the ditches . . .

But if somebody would publish a study that proves it can stop turnovers from happening, they'd declare it the new state plant.

[Nunavut Pants]

Well, the ditches that I .... ummm .... heard about, were around three decades ago.

[morgana]

NP, either the ditches have gotten less productive or you and I were looking in different ditches . . .

[Kit-Ginevra]

And it takes a long time hanging up in a dorm room to dry the leaves out!

Uhh, or so I hear?

... you mean like a fruitbat dangling upsidedown? Oh it's the leaves that are hanging up?









*not that there's not a few girls I wouldn't mind seeing in that position

[Nunavut Pants]

Despite the fact that in some parts of the state it grows wild in the ditches . . .

Ditchweed is either a different variety, or is just grown under the wrong conditions, to produce much THC. It was originally grown for hemp to make ropes (and cloth), and some wound up growing wild.

It still is like inhaling burning leaves, but without the "fun" aspects... And it takes a long time hanging up in a dorm room to dry the leaves out!

Uhh, or so I hear?

[morgana]

It is legal up here. I've had CPD(?) oil suggested to me before. The one without the THC. A good friend of mine is a military vet the Afghanistan war so him and his social circle have very similar problems to me. One of his war buddies pretty much has exactly the same things I do and CPD oil did him a world of good.

So I have thought about it. I wouldn't want anything with the THC side of things. I have enough trouble keeping my mental faculties together between the PTSD and medications as is. >.>

CBD oil. I get mine off Amazon, by the gallon. Something less than a shot glass per day, and I'm hurting so much less than I used to. Might even be having an effect on the depression; but just feeling better physically might account for that.

And no, no THC. Nebraska gets rather . . . touchy . . . about that. Despite the fact that in some parts of the state it grows wild in the ditches . . .

Warning, though. The taste is NASTY.

[Tama]

CBD oil. I've heard good things about it too, I've read it's good for anxiety for example (which I have a ton of problems with).

A bit of extra money and I'll get some to vape, and see how it does me.

[Gravekeeper]

And to be grateful that I have managers and supervisors that take care of their people and don't try to just work us to death.

We sort of had the worst of both worlds. Worked to death but upper management was steadfastly convinced we were all one big happy family and our CEO was a complete flake. He was convinced he was running the bestest, happiest company evar.

So on one hand you were either worked to death ( or had your hours cut to death to meet "traffic volume" ) and on the other hand they were forever badgering you to take part in Company Events(tm) to build Team Spirit(tm). The latter would drive me crazy because I would get docked on my annual raise for not attending said events. They didn't understand why it would be so hard for me to show up somewhere at 3pm for a bowling party when I only got home from work at 8am and had to leave for work again at 9pm.

Our collective bosses would always hire from outside the company for middle management. So basically no one above operations manager / floor supervisor actually had any experience on the lines or handling our clients. I can name at least 3 great long time employees we had that left after they were passed over for a non-operations promotion.

By which I mean some of the best operations / supervisors we ever had who were with the company for 5-10 years. You know, the people with the crucial skills and experience you want overseeing your company. But nope. They would hire some outside recent uni grade. Then wonder why they lost good employees and why their new hire left after 6 months because they couldn't figure out the job. >.>

I thought about "GK Stalker" for a bit, and then read that someone had actually stalked him in RL!

Ugh, that whole affair really sucked and was rather disturbing. I don't remember how much detail I gave about the situation at the time. NDA's and all. The company did not stick up for me whatsoever which irked me quite a bit. They only stepped in when the RCMP showed up at the office after they made me file a report myself. Even after that, the stalker in question actually started calling and taunting me about how the cops couldn't stop her.

Which is pretty much what the RCMP told me. That she was known to them, disturbed, and this was a regular pattern so there wasn't much they could really do. It was actually the client that put a stop it <cough>.

Little protip for you would be stalkers out there: If you're stalking someone working at night as a sub contractor for a US "security" agency don't call their office during the day. They're really not fond of crazy sounding callers phoning them up post 9/11.

I have no idea what actually happened. All I know is we got an inquiry from the client about a problematic caller and then we never heard from her again.

Personally, I like to think she's in Gitmo.

Amen to that. Our current call center supplements our staff with contract or "Vendor" staff, who aren't paid well, don't get benefits,don't get the full training regime, and are tossed into very tough situations. It's no wonder we lose about 95% of them within a few months.

We would supplement with temps when we needed to temporarily ramp up. Which was kind of even worse because they would get about 15 minutes of training on software they had never seen before in their lives. Then cut loose. We typically did this during drives or ( worse ) during crisis.

A good chunk of our day time business was subcontracting to non-profits to handle fundraisers, telethons, etc. However, we also subcontracted to major humanitarian organizations such as the Red Cross during major disasters. Katrina for example was one of the worst experiences I have ever had during my career.

I say worst because it was a double whammy between the sheer scope of the tragedy we were getting on the lines and because management was completely and utterly unprepared for the volume of it. So on one hand you had your humanity and on the other hand you had the frustration of being abandoned to trying to handle having upwards of 50 calls in your personal queue for 5 hours straight. Without ever being able to make a shred of headway. Let alone do the rest of your job at the same time.

My coworker liked to repeat the tale as it was the only time she had ever seen me snap so to speak. I was somewhat infamous for my ability to stay calm in the face of the sheer madness I dealt with on my shift. So she thought it was particularly telling ( and kind of hilarious ) that I quietly stood up at my desk after several hours and just told her something to the effect of "I need to go outside now". Then left the office for 5-10 minutes before coming back without a word. >.>

All we need now is Jester and we know the world is going to end in a few days.

Where is Jester? Let's get this apocalypse started. Its not like it could be any worse than the current state of the world~

I have to ask. Gravekeeper, is there any way you would let me use your concussed deer comment as my sig? I've been on here for a while and never had the desire for a sig till now

By all means.

If medical marijuana isn't legal for you, you might want to check whether you can legally get hemp oil. Allegedly legal in all 50 US states (no idea about Canada). I started on it about a month ago, and it's really making a difference.

It is legal up here. I've had CPD(?) oil suggested to me before. The one without the THC. A good friend of mine is a military vet the Afghanistan war so him and his social circle have very similar problems to me. One of his war buddies pretty much has exactly the same things I do and CPD oil did him a world of good.

So I have thought about it. I wouldn't want anything with the THC side of things. I have enough trouble keeping my mental faculties together between the PTSD and medications as is. PTSD has pretty much shot my memory. I can tell you stories from my many years at work but I could not for the life of me tell you *when* they happened.

I couldn't even tell you when I suffered my initial injuries and first breakdown. I'd have to check the paperwork. I know they happened but a lot of it is blur or I blocked it out. They were some incredibly dark times and I never saw any shred of light in that tunnel until the first time I ended up in the ER. When they drugged me with Good Stuff(tm). >.>

[morgana]

If medical marijuana isn't legal for you, you might want to check whether you can legally get hemp oil. Allegedly legal in all 50 US states (no idea about Canada). I started on it about a month ago, and it's really making a difference.

[Alpha Strike]

Gabapentin can help, so can cymbalta. Also, and this may be a weird suggustion, but hubby has severe nerve pain and medical marijuana takes it away completely.

Not a weird suggestion at all; it seems like medical marijuana has a variety of uses, and it wouldn't surprise me at all that it helps with nerve pain.

It's just too bad it's not yet legal in my state.

[xxscooterxx]

I have to ask. Gravekeeper, is there any way you would let me use your concussed deer comment as my sig? I've been on here for a while and never had the desire for a sig till now

[lupo pazzesco]

HI LUPO.

Also, Congrats on being a manager (or I've got a plate of cookies handy if that's not a good thing.)

<3 Glad you weren't eaten by gremlins or something,

How did you manage that? You're not qualified. You know your @$$ from a hole in the ground.

Congrats! I think.

There has been a LOT going down. My company got bought out, and the new company actually focuses on their people (still a corporation, BUT a little focus on the people makes a WORLD of difference. I've actually had lunch with our CEO. Holy crap!!)