Opinions

[Ms. Squirrel 11]

I agree with Len. Just explain to your boss what you told us, and preface it all with "I'm sure you can appreciate how difficult it is to be in a long distance reltionship, so although ordinarily you'd love to attend a team building function, that you and Pedro have so little time together that you'd rather not spend personal time engaging in business actvities". If you don't feel comfortable talking about it, send him an email, becasue that also gives you the benefit of having a trail of communication, so if he gives you a hard time about not attending, you can take up the issue with HR.

Lying or calling off sick would be the worst things to do.

Yeah, that is how I will deal with it. I will just ask him. If he says no, I will just go and try to make the best out of it. Semi hump Pedro on the dining table and make out all the time, tongue in ear action etc. Kidding.

As for getting an extra day off in exchange for spending a Saturday with work - the options are minimal. We get paid a very decent amount of money for what we do and that covers all extra time. I just have to think about the corny stuff I read on VJ so often like "don't be so bitter about being apart, you will spend the rest of you lives together...".

[natty bumppo 297]

I have a bit of a conflict at work and I am not sure how deal with it.

My boss decided to have an off-site take place for the team and their partners. This will start at 5pm with a wine tasting and a dinner at a vineyard, then we spend the night there and the next morning, the team members will have a 5 hour long brain storming while the partners go and have a group activity. At lunch time, we all get together again, go hiking for a few hours and then have a late lunch together.

Ideas?

enjoy the evening. after dinner wear him out so the next day all he wants to do is recover by the pool. then after lunch wear him out again.

just imagine .. you'll get to have fun at the company's expense.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Yeah, that is how I will deal with it. I will just ask him. If he says no, I will just go and try to make the best out of it. Semi hump Pedro on the dining table and make out all the time, tongue in ear action etc. Kidding.

As for getting an extra day off in exchange for spending a Saturday with work - the options are minimal. We get paid a very decent amount of money for what we do and that covers all extra time. I just have to think about the corny stuff I read on VJ so often like "don't be so bitter about being apart, you will spend the rest of you lives together...".

:lol:

[Nessa 23]

think of the positive side, free champagne, free wine, just drink a lot and forget you're there

[pedroh 21]

and free beer!

[Nessa 23]

see, it's not as good as u n jules spending more time alone but still, free alcohol is always good

[almaty 19]

dam straight it is...i did allot for free beer in my youth...

[Heracles 417]

Stomach flu.

If he has a read of have the verbal diarrhea you post here I am sure he'll catch something.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Stomach flu.

If he has a read of have the verbal diarrhea you post here I am sure he'll catch something.

How about not not hijacking the thread, BY?

[Ms. Squirrel 11]

Stomach flu.

If he has a read of have the verbal diarrhea you post here I am sure he'll catch something.

Can you spread your venom in another thread, please? Thank you.

[almaty 19]

spot on sister julie and brother #6..

[Heracles 417]

spot on sister julie and brother #6..

I learned from the best so I thought I'd do the same for a few weeks. That is, just jump into threads and talk #######.

[almaty 19]

i understand...but sister julie has a major issue and wants to keep her job and do well..but wants to spent as much time with the chuck norris of mexico..

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

spot on sister julie and brother #6..

I learned from the best so I thought I'd do the same for a few weeks. That is, just jump into threads and talk #######.

Seriously BY - knock it off and stop blaming others for you own behaviour.

i understand...but sister julie has a major issue and wants to keep her job and do well..but wants to spent as much time with the chuck norris of mexico..

[Ms. Squirrel 11]

i understand...but sister julie has a major issue and wants to keep her job and do well..but wants to spent as much time with the chuck norris of mexico..

BTW, the issue is sorted. They had to move the date and on that weekend I am in Tokyo. Thank you very much everyone for helping me out!