3/4/05
Whee, a sequential date.

Some strange stories you might find of interest. Canine suicide bridge, Phantom Pig and a Ghostly Squirrel.

There's a girl at work who was fired because she was stealing from the company. As far as I know, the girl has been there for at least five years and was situated in upper management. Her last position was that of a human resources rep for the entire company. Plus she wasn't family which was interesting. I was aghast that she would shit where she ate, especially since she has two kids and a big SUV.
How was she stealing from the company? Rumor has it that she was applying for loans and making tracks with the cash. She had been there long enough that she knows the drill and could probably pull off the perfect crime. Supposedly everyone else in management knew about her shenanigans and laid a trap for her.

Our illustrious computer department whose theme song is akin to the Three Stooges used to be made up of two people. Competent_Guy and the Owner. A year ago, the Owner decided to fire Competent_Guy and take on his daughter for the position. She was really incompetent and immature, especially when she'd go "Oh, I'll ask Dad"
Our company has a lot of family working there but I have never once heard a family member refer to another family member by their familial title. Strictly professional.
Well the daughter was replaced by her Fiancee. At first everyone was thinking this was a good move but I'm sure they could've had a chimpanzee doing the job after her and everyone would say "That chimp is pretty damned good." Soon everyone figured the Fiancee was incompetent and any bias towards females and male stereotypes about technical aptitude overshadowed any flaws.
Competent_Guy was hired back on the job. I presume it was to pick up the pieces that the Fiancee was dropping and cleaning up the Fiancee's messes.

Now let's tie the whole thread together. The HR girl had created a few accounts and had the cash transferred to her checking accounts. After she was walked out of the building and subsequently arrested, upper management decided to have those accounts deleted from the system. The Owner decided to have the Fiancee delete those files.
The next day when I get into work everyone's sitting around with their collective thumbs up their asses. Something really bad happened to the database and the backups were corrupted for an unknown reason. The Fiancee made a royal fuck up, his fingerprints were all over the mess and he had the audacity to say "It wasn't me."
Just like O.J. Simpson except no one was hurt in this case and the culprit was caught then faced the music.

The moral of the story? Don't shit where you eat and if you don't know how to do something don't try or at least ask someone to help you.

Spot is a little purr-pot.
I miss Ben.
I have a head full of memories that I plan on writing down later this week.
Finances are haunting me even though I'm not hurting. Makes me feel like Scrooge McDuck. If only I had the very first dime that I earned by working.
raddidge hasn't shown up online and it's 9:30 p.m. MST.
Reckon I'll buy doughnuts tomorrow morning and bring them into work just 'cause. Depends on how tired I am.

Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite.
Also don't let the screen door smack you in the ass on your way out.