tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post6626140913206621234..comments2024-03-03T12:52:18.548-05:00Comments on Magpie Musing: ScissorsMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-48711875724629422492007-06-24T11:31:00.000-04:002007-06-24T11:31:00.000-04:00I'm not sure if I think scissors are more of a per...I'm not sure if I think scissors are more of a personal tool than, say, a stapler, but I don't sew professionally, so. <BR/><BR/>Very nice big city life vignette.Antropólogahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720065905801369495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-92069193657847072192007-06-23T09:03:00.000-04:002007-06-23T09:03:00.000-04:00this does seem strange to me.....However, years ag...this does seem strange to me.....<BR/><BR/>However, years ago, when working at an elder-care facility, the building got a new administrator and she was trying to clean up the building and the budget.....and she stopped buying pens/pencils for the building......<BR/>she thought people should bring in their own.<BR/><BR/>Weird.<BR/><BR/>Because a couple boxes of pens every month is going to be the difference between red and black in the budget, right?Tabbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571583646468537273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-1087007549651155042007-06-22T22:51:00.000-04:002007-06-22T22:51:00.000-04:00I want to live in your building. to be surrounded ...I want to live in your building. to be surrounded by dance and theatre people? Heaven!painted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-69338078765067113062007-06-22T11:17:00.000-04:002007-06-22T11:17:00.000-04:00I can see wanting your own scissors -- because if ...I can see wanting your own scissors -- because if you used company scissors, they'd probably be terrible (I've never had a boss that didn't insist on the cheapest of everything), but I'd definitely insist that they paid to sharpen them.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a fun building.Maewen Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740660002168077471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-55623968687690067232007-06-21T16:39:00.000-04:002007-06-21T16:39:00.000-04:00One thing I've learned from being married to a uni...One thing I've learned from being married to a union member is that there are some weird compromises made at contract time that from the outside (meaning to the rank-and-file) seem to be about nothing more than face-saving. <BR/><BR/>I love this glimpse into your building!S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957943262402999997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-75269244188180372042007-06-21T15:55:00.000-04:002007-06-21T15:55:00.000-04:00That does seem a very strange arrangement. I can'...That does seem a very strange arrangement. I can't imagine what I'd do if I had to provide my own pens and paper at work...NotSoSagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782162947524115936noreply@blogger.com