Really Gay

Courtesy of Ernie*: What do all these artists have in common?

• Elton John (listed twice)
• kd lang
• Scissor Sisters
• The Indigo Girls
• Pet Shop Boys
• Rufus Wainwright

...obviously the answer is they're popular, well-adjusted (well maybe not Elton), and OK for your kids to listen to. Well, maybe not these people's kids. But whatever.

What I wonder about is these artists who appear on the same list:

• The Doors
• Metallica
• John Mayer (probably due to this blog post)
• Barry Manilow
• Eminmen (a Freudian slip if I ever read one)
• Nirvana
• The Killers
• Frank Sinatra
• Panic! at the Disco

* Ernie's blog appears on LJ at lilyellowdiffer.

Bonii

[Boss' office. Day. Boss is thinking about ten things at once. Boss is examining the comp plan my previous boss created for me.]

Boss: "So what the hell is up with your comp plan?"
Cam: "Yeah, I don't remember. I think Kim wrote is as a way to give me a raise without giving me a raise."
Boss: "OK." (long pause) "Do you know what her assumptions were on this part?" (points to section B)
Cam: "I can explain the mechanics, but she did all these calculations herself."
Boss: (long pause)
Cam: (long pause)
Boss: "OK. I want you to do two things. Write me an email and tell me how much of a bonus you think you deserve, and tell me why."

[Scene.]


...ummm.... Eeep!

Go Bonusana!

My previous boss gave me a bonus sometimes when I did not technically deserve it, according to the document that ostensibly described my bonus requirements. I wasn't way off, I just didn't actually meet the requirement stated.

As mentioned previously, I suspect it was partly to give me an under-the-radar raise.

My new boss has asked me to evaluate myself, as I mentioned, according to those same criteria.

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