tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872984.post114119233346116347..comments2023-05-03T07:09:15.390-07:00Comments on My Right Eye: [Work] The Verdict Is InPhoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03413309927621977196noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872984.post-1141980588724956632006-03-10T00:49:00.000-08:002006-03-10T00:49:00.000-08:00It's tough since I'm super-ultra-competitive. I k...It's tough since I'm super-ultra-competitive. I know that the Japanese teachers get more money and benefits, but I can't help but try and match my co-workers' levels of work-enthusiasm.<BR/><BR/>If I hadn't been really sick, or if they hadn't had entrance exams coming up, I wouldn't have called in sick at all. I mean, I almost made it <I>two years</I> without missing a single day of work.<BR/><Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03413309927621977196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872984.post-1141977054676252412006-03-09T23:50:00.000-08:002006-03-09T23:50:00.000-08:00Don't get sucked in by the whole byokyu/nenkyu thi...Don't get sucked in by the whole byokyu/nenkyu thing - it's your RIGHT to take byokyu if you're ill. Just because Japanese teachers take nenkyu when they're ill it doesn't mean you have to. Let's face it, most JTEs would throw themselves on a spike if it made them look more dedicated to their job.<BR/><BR/>They tried to pull the old nenkyu switch on me last year when I was ill, but I soon sussed Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09248893955122477789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872984.post-1141404577100463982006-03-03T08:49:00.000-08:002006-03-03T08:49:00.000-08:00Your next challenge will be to make a header like ...Your next challenge will be to make a header like http://roboshrub.blogspot.com/.<BR/><BR/>And, you totally just lost me on your explanation there. But what I don't know about HTML, I make up for in reckless semi-enthusiasm.Jon the Intergalactic Gladiatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758095794354686723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872984.post-1141343571707968592006-03-02T15:52:00.000-08:002006-03-02T15:52:00.000-08:00Thomas: This is true, which is why I didn't make a...Thomas: This is true, which is why I didn't make a big deal about it. It's only two weeks of vacation, but it's highly unlikely that I'd be able to use it by the end of my contract (one more term).<BR/><BR/>Jon: Looks good! I should really go and update my advice though. I changed my quotes script (on the sidebar) a few days ago, replacing the # in quotes[#]="..."; with c++ (ie, quotes[c++]=".Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03413309927621977196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872984.post-1141316110366187162006-03-02T08:15:00.000-08:002006-03-02T08:15:00.000-08:00Hey Phoenix, I wanted to send you a quick thanks,....Hey Phoenix, I wanted to send you a quick thanks,. I used your instructions to make the description change on my blog. It took a couple tries, but now I think it looks cool.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,Jon the Intergalactic Gladiatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758095794354686723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872984.post-1141229517212010062006-03-01T08:11:00.000-08:002006-03-01T08:11:00.000-08:00Not that it really matters which you take, since, ...Not that it really matters which you take, since, in theory, you have about a thousand vacation days saved up. I guess it would be easier if you were actually allowed to use them. -)Thomas J. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969763988007667949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872984.post-1141206660345607062006-03-01T01:51:00.000-08:002006-03-01T01:51:00.000-08:00Actually, I think they LOVE me. I shudder to thin...Actually, I think they LOVE me. I shudder to think how they'd treat me if they HATED me. o_OPhoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03413309927621977196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872984.post-1141205293514554962006-03-01T01:28:00.000-08:002006-03-01T01:28:00.000-08:00They must REALLY hate you.They must REALLY hate you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com