At the Thai restaurant last night I bought an appetizer and a salad -- and a beverage -- and paid $23. Whew! Part of that also went toward half of the appetizer that my friend ordered before I got there. I was very late; the train got stuck behind a freight train and it was the longest ride into the city I've experienced yet.
The important thing is that I had a really good time -- I am so glad we are maintaining our relationship even though we work in different places now.
And the walk home from the station was just fine -- in fact, it felt warmer than the morning did. Just a dusting of snow that didn't cause any problem at all.
I am collecting all my tax documents -- and somewhere along the way I realized that here at work we need to PROVIDE tax documents -- receipts for gifts given by payroll deduction during the year. The person who did that last year is gone, and nobody but me has realized that this has to be done (and it's completely out of my area of responsibility). So today I'm in the process of gathering the information I need. I'm sure there is a better process, but I'm just going to get the numbers and create individual letters. It's going to be a busy day.
The rotten thing is that my bosses (not my immediate boss, but the big ones) have no idea how much extra I do like this, on my own initiative, because they don't even really know themselves what has to be done. There is such a disconnect.
OH, here is the report. Off to work!
Dinner and Taxes
January 24th, 2013 at 03:00 pm
January 25th, 2013 at 12:39 am 1359074384
You are a dedicated employee to take responsibility to make sure something gets done when no one else has thought of it. I give you an atta-girl!
January 25th, 2013 at 02:37 am 1359081454
January 25th, 2013 at 01:52 pm 1359121956