anniversary

[fflo]

This coming Sunday is the 5th anniversary of my working at this joint. Which makes Monday that anniversary observed, I figure.

Comments

[masculine-lady.livejournal.com]

in anniversary lore, that means they are supposed to buy you a bigger diamond now.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

is there no end to the number of reasons more diamonds are supposed to be purchased? how greedy can one bizarro economy of constructed meaning get?

[masculine-lady.livejournal.com]

no shit. and of course the reasons never end. we haven't exploited every last African yet.

[shmizla.livejournal.com]

how many salaries' worth are you now? maybe they should buy you a diamond that costs everything they've paid you so far. you can then make an artificial incisor out of it and wear it on special occasions.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

i'm not sure such a diamond would be as big as even the smallest tooth. :] but there is a bonus here at every multiple of 5 mark. the joke is that it's a dollar for every year you've been here---cuz i'm given to understand it's not a whole lot more than that. it's something, though. a token.

this milestone does also mean i'll get another 4 days a year of leave. it's the last increment in paid days off ya get. oh, and i'm now only one more year from being vested in the retirement bucks i probably won't live long enough to receive but like knowing are out there tiaa-creffing for me nonetheless.