i'm not pto po, i just have priorities for my pto (south africa)Me too. You aren’t alone...I’m wondering why I started working at a new job. Because it sucks being pto po!
i'm not pto po, i just have priorities for my pto (south africa)Me too. You aren’t alone...I’m wondering why I started working at a new job. Because it sucks being pto po!
Where in South Africa? Safari, Capetown, Joburg, Durban? I loved it there.i'm not pto po, i just have priorities for my pto (south africa)
Me three! Except I'm not PTO pooooor, per se, I just have multiple trips planned out until June 2020 (including secret trip back home, MOH stuff, and then big transatlantic family cruise in June).Me too. You aren’t alone...I’m wondering why I started working at a new job. Because it sucks being pto po!
False. I did not receive such an email.HR just sent out the "update your 2020 TSP contributions" email.
Do you work for an agency with a functional HR department?False. I did not receive such an email.
Well obviously the answer is " hell no", because few if any agencies have a functional HR department.Do you work for an agency with a functional HR department?False. I did not receive such an email.
I don't have a functional HR department. But they're really good at reminding us about TSP elections and the like.Well obviously the answer is " hell no", because few if any agencies have a functional HR department.Do you work for an agency with a functional HR department?False. I did not receive such an email.
Wake up to a plant explosion in my area of the country. What a way to start the day.
I'm reading about the damage to homes miles away. I suppose it's fortunate that this happened overnight when there were few people onsite and walking the grounds. But that over pressure wave had to have caused some sort of injury.Fortunately no one was killed, that’s what’s being reported. Hope it stays that way.
Our HR department...tries their 'okay'. Sometimes things get done. A majority of the time, they kinda get pushed along.I don't have a functional HR department. But they're really good at reminding us about TSP elections and the like.Well obviously the answer is " hell no", because few if any agencies have a functional HR department.Do you work for an agency with a functional HR department?False. I did not receive such an email.
Depends on the agency. Larger ones have their own HR that serves the entire agency. Sub-components rarely have their own HR departments, but they may have liasons and reps; the result is that becomes difficult to get HR to take ownership in the mission and the process. In effect, HR is just another administrative support unit that owes no accountability to the sub-component.I think I heard when I was getting hired ... that the HR departments aren't actually part of the agency that they are staffed at. That the HR is its own separate monster in the agencies, which is why they are sometimes jerks about things.
That sounds like a shit-show and I'm not too terribly surprised. I think we have a HR the serves the entire agency, which is weird, because they're obviously doing other stuff than just this location, so response time is slow, but they're physically located here? So they always seem surprised when someone is like, "Let's meet in person and discuss."Depends on the agency. Larger ones have their own HR that serves the entire agency. Sub-components rarely have their own HR departments, but they may have liasons and reps; the result is that becomes difficult to get HR to take ownership in the mission and the process. In effect, HR is just another administrative support unit that owes no accountability to the sub-component.
Smaller agencies may outsource their HR to a HR unit in another agency. That never works well. The outsourced HR views the other agencies work as "other duties as assigned" and takes no ownership AT ALL in the mission of the other agency; that work always comes last.
lol, just wait until you become a supervisorThat sounds like a shit-show and I'm not too terribly surprised. I think we have a HR the serves the entire agency, which is weird, because they're obviously doing other stuff than just this location, so response time is slow, but they're physically located here? So they always seem surprised when someone is like, "Let's meet in person and discuss."
Eh. Idk, not going to poke my nose too far down that badger hole.
I'm going to get the terms messed up, but here we go:On a side note, concerning all the accent talk yesterday: when I sing = no accent at all. All the 'ing' and 'R's are present and accounted for. I wonder if singing pulls from a different location than normal speech?
Injuries and damage yes. No one killed, and hope it stays that way as they get this under control and get it out.I'm reading about the damage to homes miles away. I suppose it's fortunate that this happened overnight when there were few people onsite and walking the grounds. But that over pressure wave had to have caused some sort of injury.
Def agree. When I sing French I find the placement of my tongue and vowels different from German, and Italian is def more forward. It's most interesting when I sing an English song. Tbh, when I sing pop I know my singing sounds different than when I sing 'classical' English-language songs. I think it's neat how our brain works like that and language is so different.I'm going to get the terms messed up, but here we go:
Singing opens up the mouth, throat, and does different things with the tongue; adding emphasis to nearly everything. The tropes dominate speech patterns more than the words. In effect, singing becomes it's own accent within the language - with different singing styles having different "accents".
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