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Post by Lesa on Jul 19, 2005 0:52:45 GMT -6
I figured it was about time for another pet peeve thread. It's always good to get things off your chest, so let's hear it! A few of mine (more will surely follow later): - When someone screws up and then yells at me for their mistake.
- When someone who has never done my job, tries to tell me how to do my job.
- When people over-explain things that only need a mention. "There are a lot of new security alerts, so check the clipboard" will suffice. I don't need you to walk me through every alert.
- When I'm in the last car of a long line of cars and someone whips out in front of me from the right, cutting me off (reminder: I'm in the U.S. where we drive on the right side of the road, and in this scenario they only have to worry about the cars in my lane and not both lanes), then stops in front of me to make a left turn and has to wait for a line of oncoming traffic before getting out of my way. Couldn't you have just waited for one more car?
- When the grocery store where I work is extremely busy, I'm waiting on a customer, and the person behind them sits their whole shopping basket on their conveyor belt, full of heavy things, and proceeds to twiddle their thumbs. I already have one bad shoulder and don't need to hurt my other one, plus it would be nice if you could take your things out of the basket while you're waiting your turn so I can take care of you and the customers behind you quicker. This especially irks me when I'm working express, where customers want me to be quick, and where every cashier who works it gets an aching back from the way the lane is set up.
- When people make me lean over the counter to take their money, give them change, or reach the stuff they're buying.
- When people pile up their groceries a mile high on the conveyor so they fall off, or they line them all up on their side so I have to practically bend over the belt to reach every single item.
- Even though I'm no longer a waitress and vow never to do it again, I still hate cheap tippers, especially when they know they're a cheap tipper.
- When someone already has hundreds of thousands of dollars in her bank account and then comes into the bank where I used to work announce winning $4000 in the lotto, saying she hasn't decided what she wants to spend the money on (a deck for her big house, she ponders?). If I won $4000, I'd pay off my bills and maybe have enough left over for that cartridge of printer ink I so desperately need. Incidentally, this lady was a cheap tipper when she was a regular customer where I used to wait tables.
- People who think they are entitled to more because they have more money, regardless of whether they've actually earned it or they're just some lazy bumb who happened to inherit it. Even those who have earned it were probably lucky enough to have well-to-do parents who paid for them to get trained to do whatever it is that is earning them the money now.
- The fact that too many people still believe Dumbya is doing the right thing for the right reasons.
Whoa! I guess that's more than a few. I could keep going, but I think I'll just do one more. It's a long one, though, so I think I'll make it a separate post.
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Post by Lesa on Jul 19, 2005 0:59:16 GMT -6
Repeating myself over and over again, day in and day out.Me: Credit or debit? Customer: <Swipes card, doesn't say a word.>Me: Will that be credit or debit? Customer: <Looks at the machine they swiped their card through> What's this gift ach mean? Me: Oh, don't worry about that. I just need to know if you are using credit or debit so I can punch it in. Customer: Oh. Debit. Me: Punches in debit while asking, "Exact amount or cash back?" Customer: Yes. Me: Which one? Exact amount or cash back? Customer: Cash back. Me: (Lean in and pause, but they don't get the hint so I ask) — How much would you like back? Customer: How much can I get back? Me: Up to $50. Customer: I'll take $50. Me: <Adds up the amount of order (let's say it's $20) + $50 in my head and punches in $70><Customer miraculously knows to punch in their PIN number but doesn't hit enter. I look at my screen and see that it's still asking for their PIN>Me: Did you press the green button after you put in your PIN? (I don't dare say the enter key, because then they would ask where that is and I'd have to tell them the green button anyway). Customer: <presses the enter key>Then one of three scenarios can happen here: - Scenario #1: Customer just stands there and I have to ask them to hit the green button to confirm the amount.
- Scenario #2: Customer looks confused and/or asks about the $70 showing up on their screen, to which I tell them that the amount on the screen is the amount that is coming out of their account -- $20 for the groceries plus $50 for the cash back -- and I ask them to press the green button to confirm that amount.
- Scenario #3: Customer sees $70 on their screen and hits the red cancel button when it's asking them to confirm the amount, making us have to do it again. If I'm real lucky, I'll only have to remind them to hit the green button the 2nd time to confirm the amount.
Bottom line: It's so much easier and less time-consuming when someone tells me, "Debit, $50 over" as I'm scanning the last item in their order. Regular customers aren't quite as bad, but I still have to ask most of them, "Credit or Debit," and for debit I have to ask most of them, "Exact amount or cash back," and I even have to frequently ask them how much they want back. Sometimes I even have to ask the regulars to hit the green button to confirm, and if the regular customers didn't need me to walk them through it every time, I think I could handle the above scenario a bit more easily. Ok, who's next? ;D
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Xenorama
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"Spider-string!"
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Post by Xenorama on Jul 19, 2005 9:40:27 GMT -6
right now it's that my board seems to be unavailable! how annoying!
i agree with most of yours though.
David
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Post by Lesa on Jul 19, 2005 22:54:11 GMT -6
Yes, technology that acts up all the time can really be annoying. Technology is supposed to make things convenient for us, but when they act up, it makes the old ways easier. I'm glad for technology, though. How else would we be able to find hundreds of pen pals by doing a simple google search for our interests? ;D Your board appears to be back now. I hope it stays that way.
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gams
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Phalon II
I've Phalon and I can't get up.
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Post by gams on Jul 20, 2005 0:29:34 GMT -6
Not a good pet owner, I guess, because my Peeves are languishing at the moment. I will remember to walk them in the morning, and maybe they'll get a new leash on life.
Hhmmm....
Mini-blinds. More specifically - trying to get them to hang perfectly horizonal when raised; spending way too much time using the cord to get it just right. Let go, and "Argh", one side dips down making them all uneven.
Pfft.
I will have to work on this. Tomorrow: paper towels and why is it so hard to find plain white ones?
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Post by Lesa on Jul 20, 2005 21:27:46 GMT -6
Yeah, why is it such a pain to find plain white paper towels? They have every design imaginable, but none of them go with my decor. Well, I have no decor, but that's beside the point. Just curious, do you try pulling the cord to the right to lock the blinds into place when they're raised?
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Xenorama
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Post by Xenorama on Jul 20, 2005 22:41:12 GMT -6
in my day, we didn't have all this fancy technology- we had letters, and we liked it! if we wanted to communicate with someone from another country we picked up a phone and made a hideously expensive call, and we loved it! yeah, the board came back eventually. no explanation at all though. David
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Post by Lesa on Jul 20, 2005 22:53:50 GMT -6
Yeah? Well, when I was little, I used to walk several miles just to get to school, whether it was sunny, raining, or snowing. Oh wait, that was my mom! How long was your board down? Aside from when we first moved here, we've been doing pretty good (knock on wood) as far as not having too much downtime. But when there is downtime, it lasts much longer than I think it should. It's understandable that things go down occasionally, but it doesn't seem like they have enough (if any) backup servers and/or they are switched over automatically when a server is down. My site is rarely down, but maybe that's because there aren't thousands of message boards running on the same server.
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Post by Phalon on Jul 21, 2005 0:26:47 GMT -6
Yes, yes, Gig. I know how to work the little locking mechanism thing at the top of the cord. It never seems to work though, possibly because my cats perhaps play with the cord, doing Tarzan impressions when my back is turned.
And, btw, did you know that mini-blinds; in their normal closed position; do not prevent people from seeing in if they are standing in front of your window...most likely with their face smashed up against it? The blinds must be turned in the opposite direction; the slats pointing up, to prevent someone from seeing in. Something I learned a couple of years into my peeper-stalker relationship with one of the weirdos that I attract.
White paper towels....yeah, the decor thing is hard, especially if trying to match what some may call the rather loud colors that I painted my kitchen.
My other reason for preferring white though - the main reason - is that I like the towels to rip from underneath the roll, and not over the top. All patterns are made to go the over the top direction, and thus, anything I buy with a pattern is up-side down.
LMAO. Ok...what next? Heels on socks that don't actually stay on your heels.
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Post by marysgurl1 on Jul 21, 2005 19:36:19 GMT -6
My other reason for preferring white though - the main reason - is that I like the towels to rip from underneath the roll, and not over the top. All patterns are made to go the over the top direction, and thus, anything I buy with a pattern is up-side down. that's strange....i suppose you like to tear the toilet paper in the same direction? & i can't stand either to tear from the bottom...too funny......guess this means we can never live together...
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Post by Gabbin on Jul 21, 2005 22:20:22 GMT -6
My pet peeve is when someone peeves my pet off.
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Post by Lesa on Jul 21, 2005 23:05:07 GMT -6
Just checking, Phalon. Heels on socks that don't actually stay on your heels... Yes, that can be irritating. I was just thinking the other day how it would be nice to have more pairs of socks that don't stretch out after a few hours. I like them to stay snug all day, helping to keep the heel in place. Q, having the toilet paper hanging in the back isn't so strange for people who have cats, because it keeps the little critter from emptying the roll. If kitty is really naughty, they might also climb on counters and unroll the paper towel. I don't have to worry about either, so I like both of mine hanging in the front. But speaking of strange... Hi G-Stick! Is your pet peeved right now?
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Post by Joxcenia on Jul 21, 2005 23:26:09 GMT -6
I really, really hate: "One Size Fits All" It soooooooooo does not!
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Post by Lesa on Jul 22, 2005 0:54:11 GMT -6
That's the truth. One size may fit many depending on the style, but no size 15 woman is going to fit into a size 5 babydoll t-shirt and size 10 Daisy Dukes. Now, I might wear an XL t-shirt, but only to bed. I just think everyone looks better if they wear their own sized clothing, whether they're petite or large, and properly fitting clothing is just more comfortable.
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Post by Phalon on Jul 22, 2005 4:45:47 GMT -6
You guys didn't hear? (oh god, my northern mid-westernness is showing)
All these years, and it was finally discovered that "one size fits all" was a mistake; a big cover-up, (if you're small, that is. Large; then I suppose a too small cover-up).
It's supposed to be "one size fits ill", because that's exactly how it fits.
And since we are talking clothing...a big pet peeve of mine is that I find it hard a lot of times to find age appropriate clothing in my size. And no....age appropriate does not mean little old lady clothing, but a style that says "I am comfortable being 40 and do not wish to look like I'm trying to pretend I'm 20."
It's either too "prim and proper", (like that, Gig?), in the women's dept., or I end up in the jrs. department and have to deal with low-rise jeans, and belly shirts. Pfft. Yeah, right.
Thank god I found the boys section.
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Post by marysgurl1 on Jul 22, 2005 14:10:55 GMT -6
lol...i always take a stroll thru the boys' dept. for the ilb1....she is tiny but likes the length of the sleeves & tails on boy's shirts....as for the lowrisers...she still wears them very comfortably...(yeah for me!!) no pet peeves here....
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Post by Lesa on Jul 23, 2005 2:33:21 GMT -6
No, prim and proper is not your style, Phalon. But what's wrong with wearing low cut jeans? I don't mean the ones that you have to shave for, mind you, but the ones that go about an inch below the belly button. I do have a couple of pairs that cover up the belly button, but I think I've had those since the 80's, as one pair has tapered legs. Maybe you and I should go shopping together and find you some clothes you like. Then again, I would probably have to take you kicking and screaming into Wal-Mart if we can't find something at the other stores.
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Post by Phalon on Jul 23, 2005 3:45:49 GMT -6
But dang, I'm forty, (not in my early thirties, Ms. Gig). Not talking about the need to cover up my belly button either - but sitting just below my waist or at my hips is best.
And Hey, I can wear low-rise jeans. I work out; I've got cuts; a nice six-pack. But comfortably? HA!
Two words: Hot wax. One more word. Ouch.
And impracticable. Too much running around at work; bending, lifting, squatting, and a radio clipped to my belt. Low-rise just wouldn't work.
Nice case in point: We walked down to the beach last night; out on the pier to watch the sun go down. Young couple in their early twenties, I'd guess. The woman was beautiful; the guy; gorgeous. Arms around each other, they sat watching the sunset. A picture of sweet romance; perfect except the woman's thong was hanging out the top of her low-rise jeans in the back as she sat.
A personal opinion, (doesn't matter if no one agrees - I've got lots more), but I don't think they look good on anyone - even the most rail-thin six foot tall, no hipped woman with legs up to her neck. The pockets ride too low, and the waist-line makes anyone look hippy - wide in the rear.
Of course, this from a person who has twenty or more pairs of Levis 550's in her closet...and a stack of Levi's 550 shorts. A creature of habit, you think? And I like tapered legs.
But hey - the couple of pairs of 567 Levis I bought in the boys dept ride lower. LMAO. So there. Pbblllttt.
T-shirts: have to be very short sleeved, capped, or without sleeves all-together. Not too low-cut, (again with the bending at work), not crew-neck, but in-between. 100 percent cotton only. Form-fitting, but not tight. Loose may be cooler, but snags on too much stuff at work. Long enough to tuck in, but not too long that there is a wad to tuck in. Bright colors only.
LMAO at myself. Don't even get me started on bras and underwear.
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Post by marysgurl1 on Jul 23, 2005 11:06:33 GMT -6
all in the name of good taste, ladies--& comfort! i've spent a lot of years "noticing" how women look in their clothes & i think if the fit is right & the lady is comfortable with her body & the style, then she's gonna look good! after all, it's as much about the way a lady carries herself as it is the clothes....i think ilb is just as cute & sexy running around the house with one of my t-shirts or hoodies hanging off of her.... & i agree with the part about the thong hanging out the top of the jeans...eeewww! not any worse than the guys with their jeans riding 8 inches below the tops of their "calvinius klienius"...what is that about?? & how do they keep from falling on down?? & #1 daughter (freshman in high school in three weeks--AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH)---even tho we don't let her actually buy those super low-cut jeans, she will try to get out of the house with jeans & shorts riding somewhere just above the pubic arch.... doesn't want her legs to show above the knees, but has no qualms at all about her behind & the place that seperates her cheeks showing to the world.... go figure.... p...no 501s left in the closet?? my pink (or white) buttondown & my 501s---those were the days...lol, i was such a girl's girl...
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Post by Lesa on Jul 25, 2005 0:31:53 GMT -6
Yes, Phalon. You do have a figure that would look nice in low-rise jeans, and it doesn't matter that you're forty. Heck, have you seen some of the outfits that Tina Turner has worn at 50+? It's not your age that matters, but how you wear it. Hot wax does not sound fun. I've used Nads on my legs and eyebrows, but wouldn't dream of ripping hair out of THAT area. Ouch is right. My jeans are very comfortable at just below the belly button. In fact, I wear them to work because they're so comfortable. I'm lucky my bosses let me wear them since jeans aren't allowed, but their light beige color makes them look enough like they're not jeans that they pass. For you, I would go with the usual blue or black if you wear them to work, because it really shows when I get dirt on mine. If I didn't fit into my other jeans so comfortably - the ones that go above the belly button and have tapered legs - I would give them to you, Phalon. They're actually a little roomy on me and would be on you as well, but the waist has elastic in it so they fit just right there. "Long enough to tuck in, but not too long that there is a wad to tuck in." It's always such a pain to find those, isn't it? LMAO! I like babydoll T's, whether they're worn with lohip huggers or over-the-belly-button jeans. No need to tuck them in and they don't look sloppy, because they're form fitting. They are a little warmer than a more loosely-fitting t-shirt though, and in the heat we're having, cooler is definitely better. Add me to the list of people who don't think it's cute to have thongs or boxer shorts sticking out of people's pants. What's up with that, anyway? Q, it sounds like you are into the best years of being a mother. You poor thing. What do you do with the jeans after you've made her take them off? Maybe a pair of scissors are in order here. Have you tried compromising and offering to buy her something just barely below the belly button, so as not to show cheek cleavage when she bends over?
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Post by marysgurl1 on Jul 25, 2005 7:01:28 GMT -6
some of those lowrisers become the property of her sister, the ones that won't fit #2 mysteriously disappear in the laundry (kinda like that "other" sock) never to be seen or heard of again... i refuse to buy clothes anymore for #1 daughter....she has always turned her nose up at anything i buy...which i have a fabulous fashion sense when it comes to buying for my three girls...ilb & #2 always love the things i buy....in fact, #2 begs me to pick out even her play clothes for her....thank the gods she's into boys' clothes right now....below the knee shorts & baggy t-shirts with as little skin showing as possible...(we like that as moms)..........back to the pet peeves associated with #1.....she also has this routine down on ilb that i don't fall for....if she wants something new, then mysteriously all the older (not really "old" because at this stage they grow out of anything before it has a chance to get old) jeans, shorts, etc. "don't fit anymore".....the peeve part for me---just say, "i want some new jeans"--- don't just toss everything you've been given & then whine about not having anything to wear....of course, this could be remedied in part if she weren't allowed to buy jeans that she can't sit down in comfortably..... all that vented (& i may be in trouble)....i just don't buy for her anymore....ppfftt! #2 never turns up her nose at me...maybe just because she's too happy to get something new rather than her sister's hand-me-downs....
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Post by Phalon on Jul 25, 2005 9:28:14 GMT -6
You are too right, Marysgurl, in that it is all about how you feel, both physically and image wise in what you wear. It's all about comfort.
And comfort is very important to me. I live in jeans, (or denim shorts), and t-shirts, and am glad that I have a job that allows me to do so, (got tired of dressing up for work everyday when I used to have a job that required it). Can't be bothered with picking and pulling and adjusting to keep various body parts from hanging out. Tacky. Sometimes I do just like to dress up for the hell of it, when I'm not working, - but even then, it's all about comfort - never one to fall victim to trends, I do my own thing, and hey, feel good about doing it.
Thanks Gig, for the offer of the jeans. LMAO. Again with the comfort thing, above the waist, or baggy wouldn't work. Too much movement at work for that to be comfortable. In addition, with around twenty pairs of jeans, do I really need another?
Of course, I do. I don't remember 501's, MG - when did they start numbering these things anyway?. Button fly - too...uhm...time consuming. But I would kill for a pair of Levi 560s. Ok, maybe not kill, but at least add to my jean collection. I've only ever owned one pair - around fifteen years old I think they are; the most comfortable jeans I've ever had. I refuse to give them up. Ride lower in the front and in the back, (no danger of thongs hanging out), and now living out their remaining days as thread-bare cut-offs, because I totally blew the knees out years ago. Patched, and holey, and damn it, my Xena-sister - my fixer of all things requiring needle and thread - has said they are beyond help. This, of course, does not prevent me from still wearing them - and I will probably continue to do so, until there is no fabric left.
Damn - I know they still make them; I've seen them in the men's dept when shopping for Hubs. But have never seen them recently in anything remotely close to my size.
And thankfully, although LX does have things she thinks are acceptable, and which I do not - we have not reached the stage yet where she turns up her nose at what I buy her. Wondering though, if those days are as numbered as those of my old 560s.
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Post by marysgurl1 on Jul 25, 2005 9:46:39 GMT -6
Of course, I do. I don't remember 501's, MG - when did they start numbering these things anyway?. Button fly - too...uhm...time consuming. button fly same as 501 i loved them way back when but would certainly be having a time now with all that buttoning going on--onehanded as i am altho....i am at least out of the moomoo & wearing "nonthongs" again.....i can just slide that pinkie out from the splint enough to hook the top of my panties & most of the time not get a cramp in my palm that doubles me over & sends me running to ilb with said panties around knees....lol....not a pretty sight
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Post by Phalon on Jul 25, 2005 9:55:12 GMT -6
Oh dang, you are having a tough time of it, aren't you? How much longer? Any idea? Feel better.
MooMoo. Ever say that when passing a field of cows while driving? I wonder why we talk to them driving by as if they can hear? And what are we really saying? Maybe it's a good thing they can't hear.
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Post by Phalon on Aug 3, 2005 22:30:06 GMT -6
On call for jury duty for the next three weeks. Sigh. I don't mind at all doing my civic duty; my S-10 or my LaSabre duty either for that matter. I'd like one of those old Chevilles, but will most likely never have one. What a vehicle for a good Saab story.
So jury duty; don't mind doing it, but dang it, this is the fourth year in a row. Four years in a row? Are there not other people in this county? I know people who've never been called in their life....people older than me, (yes, Scrappy - they do actually exist).
Hubs has never been called....except for that one time he didn't get the questionnaire filled out in the allotted five days, and was in contempt of court for not doing so....only because the form; forwarded in the mail to our new address didn't reach him in time. He was called to duty in Kentucky - after we'd been living here, in another state, for three months. Sheesh.
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Post by marysgurl1 on Aug 3, 2005 23:24:22 GMT -6
.....this is me---never been called...
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Post by Lesa on Aug 4, 2005 0:48:36 GMT -6
Geeze, Phalon, what did you do to get so lucky? *rolleyes* I've only been on call once and never had to go in.
How did that thing with your husband finally work out? I hope they realized it wasn't his fault and let it go at that.
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Post by Phalon on Aug 6, 2005 23:08:17 GMT -6
Yes, Gig. It was fairly simple to get straightened out, though it never should have happened to begin with.
I have no idea why I've been so lucky. Pfft. This one, at least, is local. The other years it's been Federal court, and is quite a haul from where I live.
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Post by Lesa on Aug 7, 2005 0:12:16 GMT -6
I agree that it never should've happened. Why do they only give 5 days, anyway? I'm glad it got straightened out fairly quickly though.
Do they pay for transportation and a room when you have to travel? It's bad enough that they take you out of work and don't pay you what you would make at work (from what I hear), so I hope they at least pay for that.
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Post by Phalon on Aug 7, 2005 6:13:48 GMT -6
They pay a small stipend daily and milage to drive - which, with the price of gas today, does not nearly cover the cost. In my case, they did not pay for hotel expenses...I do not live far enough away to warrent that, but have no idea if they do for others coming from further out locations.
Oh - and daycare. They do not pay for daycare or compensate for the headache of trying to find someone to watch the children because daycare was not opened at the ungodly hour I had to leave my house to get there on time, (hubs was travelling on business the other times I actually had to go in).
But as I said, this year it's local - three different courts in which I could be called to appear; one right around the corner, the other two about an hour away. Less headache, at least.
One week down, (haven't had to go in); two to go.
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