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Mukatsuku · 01-27-2008, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshua Nightshade

My school is really angry with the BOE and want me to leave early so I can go and complain.
Not really feeling up to complaining to them today - think I should wait a day until I feel more calm and less angry.

Brig McD · 01-27-2008, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Mukatsuku

My school is really angry with the BOE and want me to leave early so I can go and complain.
Not really feeling up to complaining to them today - think I should wait a day until I feel more calm and less angry.

Joshua Nightshade · 01-27-2008, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Mukatsuku

My school is really angry with the BOE and want me to leave early so I can go and complain.
Not really feeling up to complaining to them today - think I should wait a day until I feel more calm and less angry.

Yes, you don't want to march in there pissed, but like I said. Maybe you should collect a bunch of letters from people you work with saying how much they value you and want you to stay there and take it with you.

Mukatsuku · 01-27-2008, 10:40 PM

Not going to beg.
To be honest, this job is short term anyway with no chance of promotion or rise in pay, so maybe it's time to make a break and get a permanent job.
I've been offered English conversation classes to teach for 4 hours a week at 8000yen per hour, so at least that's a start. Maybe I can ask that company if they want to make me fulltime from August.
If not, maybe I should go to England, get an extra teaching qualification, then go back to Japan and find a private company.

Rich old weird guy who took me out the other night, and put me in a headlock, says he can house me while I look for work.

Dnate Mars · 01-27-2008, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Mukatsuku

Got the "letter" today saying my board of education won't recontract me.
They wrote one sentence "we don't recontract people more than twice". No explanation or apology or anything. Not even written in polite Japanese.
To rub salt in the wound, they provided me with the official form saying "will you accept the renewal of your contract until 2009?"
This is because the government says we should be employed for 5 years, but my BOE is ignoring them and choosing to get rid of me instead.

Joshua Nightshade · 01-27-2008, 10:56 PM

ARGH LIGHTNINGHOOF IS STILL DOWN WHY AM I EVEN AWAKE???

Dnate Mars · 01-27-2008, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshua Nightshade

ARGH LIGHTNINGHOOF IS STILL DOWN WHY AM I EVEN AWAKE???

I know, WOW hate us.

Sobriquet Kryakutnoy · 01-27-2008, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshua Nightshade

ARGH LIGHTNINGHOOF IS STILL DOWN WHY AM I EVEN AWAKE???

Because it is only 11 PM.

Mukatsuku · 01-27-2008, 11:03 PM

sign into Meet-Me at http://www.meet-me.jp

Joshua Nightshade · 01-27-2008, 11:14 PM

YAYIT'SBACK.

prinţesă nină · 01-27-2008, 11:49 PM

yes, i relate to this 100%.
i think a big part of it is the lack of children.

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Originally Posted by Walker Moore

It is true. I was born with the defective "looks too young for his age" gene, and have been tortured by it ever since. Mainly because I act it too.

Seriously, I've never had a problem with my age until recently, and perhaps because I go out with somebody several years older, and so many of my everyday friends are several years younger than me, I tend to feel (and act

) younger than my years. As I get older though, people I haven't seen in years suddenly turn up out of the blue, and although they're the same age, they sometimes look like this...

...and their eighteen year old kids flirt with me because they think I'm hot 28/29 year old dude.

This kind of happened at the pub last night. A guy and girl turned up who I went to school with. They got married shortly after I last saw them...1989

and they had two boys over the next two years. The eldest kid's girlfriend was present, and was behaving really inappropriately.

I had a better rapport with their kids than with them, talking about music... clothes... gaming... cars, and their father seriously gave me the creeps when he referenced (in private) a sexual encounter we had when we were teenagers. He's a dirty old man when he mentions that now, not a cheeky, smutty, oversexed kid.

Anyway, this whole age related identity crisis is dragging me down now because I always feel like I should exude the kind of mature, responsible attitude that my heterosexual schoolmates do whenever I bump into them.

What a strange post this was. I'm just thinking aloud, and not editing.... I'll no doubt regret it later.

Mukatsuku · 01-28-2008, 12:24 AM

Wow, a teacher in my school is teaching another teacher what iPods are.
The teacher has never heard of an iPod before!!

Ned Easterwood · 01-28-2008, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Mukatsuku

Got the "letter" today saying my board of education won't recontract me.
They wrote one sentence "we don't recontract people more than twice". No explanation or apology or anything. Not even written in polite Japanese.
To rub salt in the wound, they provided me with the official form saying "will you accept the renewal of your contract until 2009?"
This is because the government says we should be employed for 5 years, but my BOE is ignoring them and choosing to get rid of me instead.

Walker Moore · 01-28-2008, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Beathag_McMahon

Mukatsuku · 01-28-2008, 10:25 AM

told a large number of important people in the town that the boe is refusing to recontract me, and showed them the "letter" they sent me.
Now many, many people are pissed off and want to lynch the boe

Brig McD · 01-28-2008, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Mukatsuku

told a large number of important people in the town that the boe is refusing to recontract me, and showed them the "letter" they sent me.
Now many, many people are pissed off and want to lynch the boe

I hope all that outrage on your behalf works in your favor.

Ayu Sura · 01-28-2008, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mukatsuku

Got the "letter" today saying my board of education won't recontract me.
They wrote one sentence "we don't recontract people more than twice". No explanation or apology or anything. Not even written in polite Japanese.
To rub salt in the wound, they provided me with the official form saying "will you accept the renewal of your contract until 2009?"
This is because the government says we should be employed for 5 years, but my BOE is ignoring them and choosing to get rid of me instead.

Mukatsuku · 01-28-2008, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Brig McD

I hope all that outrage on your behalf works in your favor.

To be honest, it will just be "why are you doing this?" and my boss will go silent for 5 minutes until the people walk away.
That's what he does with me.
Every phone conversation about a topic where any confrontation at all may occur, ends with him going silent for 2 minutes, me saying "hello, are you still there?" and then him saying "can I hang up now? bye! <click>"
I've never had such a cowardly boss before.

Ayu Sura · 01-28-2008, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Mukatsuku

To be honest, it will just be "why are you doing this?" and my boss will go silent for 5 minutes until the people walk away.
That's what he does with me.
Every phone conversation about a topic where any confrontation at all may occur, ends with him going silent for 2 minutes, me saying "hello, are you still there?" and then him saying "can I hang up now? bye! <click>"
I've never had such a cowardly boss before.

I've had a few like that. I don't know what's worse, them just refusing to respond, or trying to blow smoke up your ass.

Joshua Nightshade · 01-28-2008, 11:52 AM

Old people, help me out here.

I'm approaching 24 years old.

At what point do the breakouts stop?

prinţesă nină · 01-28-2008, 12:02 PM

i know a girl that still gets them at 40+ because she neglects her skin.
i recommend noxema creme.

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Originally Posted by Joshua Nightshade

Old people, help me out here.

I'm approaching 24 years old.

At what point do the breakouts stop?

Walker Moore · 01-28-2008, 12:06 PM

Thank you for giving me a clue what a 'breakout' is.

I've never suffered with spots.

Joshua Nightshade · 01-28-2008, 12:27 PM

I don't get many anymore, and I treat my skin regularly, but seriously, I'm not 14 anymore, THIS SHOULD BE OVER WITH BY NOW.

01-27-2008, 10:40 PM	#1279 (permalink)
Mukatsuku worried homesick Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 兵庫、日本 Posts: 7,846 My Mood:	Not going to beg. To be honest, this job is short term anyway with no chance of promotion or rise in pay, so maybe it's time to make a break and get a permanent job. I've been offered English conversation classes to teach for 4 hours a week at 8000yen per hour, so at least that's a start. Maybe I can ask that company if they want to make me fulltime from August. If not, maybe I should go to England, get an extra teaching qualification, then go back to Japan and find a private company. Rich old weird guy who took me out the other night, and put me in a headlock, says he can house me while I look for work.

01-27-2008, 10:56 PM	#1281 (permalink)
Joshua Nightshade Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 22,229 SL Join Date: 10-11-2004 Business: abstract avatars! SLShopper Ads: 16 My Mood:	ARGH LIGHTNINGHOOF IS STILL DOWN WHY AM I EVEN AWAKE???

01-27-2008, 11:03 PM	#1284 (permalink)
Mukatsuku worried homesick Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 兵庫、日本 Posts: 7,846 My Mood:	sign into Meet-Me at http://www.meet-me.jp

01-27-2008, 11:14 PM	#1285 (permalink)
Joshua Nightshade Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 22,229 SL Join Date: 10-11-2004 Business: abstract avatars! SLShopper Ads: 16 My Mood:	YAYIT'SBACK.

01-28-2008, 12:24 AM	#1287 (permalink)
Mukatsuku worried homesick Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 兵庫、日本 Posts: 7,846 My Mood:	Wow, a teacher in my school is teaching another teacher what iPods are. The teacher has never heard of an iPod before!!

01-28-2008, 10:25 AM	#1290 (permalink)
Mukatsuku worried homesick Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 兵庫、日本 Posts: 7,846 My Mood:	told a large number of important people in the town that the boe is refusing to recontract me, and showed them the "letter" they sent me. Now many, many people are pissed off and want to lynch the boe

01-28-2008, 11:52 AM	#1295 (permalink)
Joshua Nightshade Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 22,229 SL Join Date: 10-11-2004 Business: abstract avatars! SLShopper Ads: 16 My Mood:	Old people, help me out here. I'm approaching 24 years old. At what point do the breakouts stop?

01-28-2008, 12:06 PM	#1297 (permalink)
Walker Moore Invisible Man Alpha Inside (tm) Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 8,055 Doom Rider Champion!	Thank you for giving me a clue what a 'breakout' is. I've never suffered with spots.

01-28-2008, 12:27 PM	#1298 (permalink)
Joshua Nightshade Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 22,229 SL Join Date: 10-11-2004 Business: abstract avatars! SLShopper Ads: 16 My Mood:	I don't get many anymore, and I treat my skin regularly, but seriously, I'm not 14 anymore, THIS SHOULD BE OVER WITH BY NOW.