Archive for December, 2007

Burn ‘em

This week I’ve finally been able to burn up my last 4 vacation days.
It seems like taking vacation time is always a challenge for me – but I really try to do it because I don’t get reimbursed for untaken days and they do not roll over into next year. It’s “use [...]

Posted on December 19, 2007 at 8:31 am by Vanberge · Permalink · One Comment
In: Journal

Wait Staff

An increasing trend that I’m noticing in this world is that waiters/waitresses have stopped writing down orders. Instead of writing down what you want, they simply acknowledge “ok” or “mmm hhmmm” to every item you request and they try to remember every single thing you order.
I’m not sure why this is a continuing trend, [...]

Posted on December 1, 2007 at 9:06 am by Vanberge · Permalink · 4 Comments
In: Misc