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Furry Pink Canoe
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Re: Furry Pink Canoe
The company for which I started working in June pays a bonus that is a fraction of your pay multiplied by a factor that is dependent on the company's performance during the quarter. There are a couple of metrics that determine how large the factor is, and this last quarter, it did well in all of them.
I thought it was a very mature thing to work at a place, have a salary, and get quarterly bonuses, but then I found out that they call this quarterly bonus a Short Term Incentive, and almost always refer to it as a "STI."
So for the last week, I've been quietly giggling to myself when co-workers say things like "This quarter's STI is so much better than last quarter's!", "I can't wait until we get our STI," and "We won't have an STI this good in a long time." My girlfriend also noted that many of them probably have plans to share their STI's with their spouses or mistresses, and some others might keep their STI's secret from their lovers.
So much for maturity. Laughing about it is all I have, though - I don't get the bonus, since I didn't start work until the quarter was almost over.
Almost none of my co-workers get why it's funny - it seems like people over a certain age have always called STI's "STD's" or "VD's" and think that the newer abbreviation is some politically correct nonsense.
I can't wait until next quarter, when I can get an STI.
I thought it was a very mature thing to work at a place, have a salary, and get quarterly bonuses, but then I found out that they call this quarterly bonus a Short Term Incentive, and almost always refer to it as a "STI."
So for the last week, I've been quietly giggling to myself when co-workers say things like "This quarter's STI is so much better than last quarter's!", "I can't wait until we get our STI," and "We won't have an STI this good in a long time." My girlfriend also noted that many of them probably have plans to share their STI's with their spouses or mistresses, and some others might keep their STI's secret from their lovers.
So much for maturity. Laughing about it is all I have, though - I don't get the bonus, since I didn't start work until the quarter was almost over.
Almost none of my co-workers get why it's funny - it seems like people over a certain age have always called STI's "STD's" or "VD's" and think that the newer abbreviation is some politically correct nonsense.
I can't wait until next quarter, when I can get an STI.
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Re: Furry Pink Canoe
A friend of mine was spazzing out, thinking he got something from a one-nighter a couple of weeks ago (he didn't go home with any gifts). I'll have to pass this on to him.
The site is very successful at actually getting the information passed along to its demographic. I was both entertained and informed.
The site is very successful at actually getting the information passed along to its demographic. I was both entertained and informed.