snookumsnort

@snookumsnort (313)

Philippines • Age 48

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Did I Just Shoot Myself in the Foot?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 9 Aug 08

I was hired to help out a more senior accountant. But a while back, I got my own projects to handle. My co-worker is a real go-getter and volunteers for things even if she can't handle our shared workload alone. Most of the time,...

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How to complain professionally?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 28 Jul 08

I was hired initially to help a more senior accountant because she was overworked. For 6 months, we've been working on the same project. Initially, she would assign things for me to do but that was just fine because I saw it as a...

controller

We've been gypped - Pioneer Communications / Direct Line Phils / Westwood Intl

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 19 Jul 08

I need help about this. And I hope people will take note of the companies too and avoid dealing with them. We've been buying phonecards from Pioneer Communications (based in CA) to call overseas since 2005. This year, their...

airfare

complaints

cruises

direct line philippines

pioneer communications

scam

westwood international

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Do you avoid people like these?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 22 Feb 08

My friend has been with her company for only 2 years. Last year, they sponsored her greencard and she expects to get it this year. She earns around 100K a year and complains about long work hours. Now, she is telling me that since...

friends

integrity

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Mixed signals?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 18 Jan 08

A few posts ago, I thought this officemate of mine liked me. Now, I'm not so sure. We have another new staff and she's really pretty and she's about his age. I'm 31, he's in his mid-20s and so is she. After a week, they've already...

office

relationships

work

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Need an objective point of view...is there attraction involved?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 28 Dec 07

I recently started working and never really noticed how this certain guy acts because we all worked in the same office. But then the office got split into two rooms and everyone noticed that this guy keeps coming to our office to...

attraction

office

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How to bring up a past invitation?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 10 Dec 07

During a Thanksgiving party, our friends made last-minute invitations (as guests were leaving) to spend Christmas with them. But so far, there haven't been any subsequent invitations. Another friend who was also invited sent us a...

etiquette

holidays

invitation

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How affected are you by the massive toy recalls?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 2 Nov 07

I thought I didn't have to care because in the first place we didn't own any of the Fisher-Price / Mattel toys that were being recalled. But now that birthday parties are coming in and Christmas is fast approaching, I find myself...

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3 people

Would you give back a family heirloom?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 1 Nov 07

My friend is going through a divorce and she recently told me that one of the items being fought over was her engagement ring. It belonged to her husband's father and when her husband proposed to her, he used that ring. Her...

divorce

family

heirloom

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Do's and Don'ts for Office Gift Giving?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 20 Oct 07

I work for a relatively small office. All in all we're less than 20 and I'm close with around 3-5 people whom I want to give something for Christmas. 1) Do I have to give everyone something or stick to just the people I'm close...

gifts

work

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How do you define success?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 20 Oct 07

I've always thought success was having a good family or having a good career. But then I came across this article that awarded a 31 year old friend of mine an achiever's award. She's an artist, single, and her goal is to be a...

success

Gymboree or Little Gym?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 13 Oct 07

Which one would you think is better for 2 & 1 year olds? Winter is coming up and I'd like my children to be able to interact with other kids and play. Do you also know of other alternatives than the 2 I mentioned? Many thanks.

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Dress as you please or dress to conform?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 6 Oct 07

I recently started working again and before I went in, I did observe how people dressed and also asked what the dress code was. I was told that it was "business casual". I really love dressing up and rotate between skirts and...

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1 person

Would You Give them Money to Start a Business?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 2 Oct 07

My sisters-in-law are asking us to give them money to invest in a home business. They've tried to manage a one-car taxi service before but didn't know how to reinvest the money into maintaining the car so the business didn't work...

business

family

investment

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How do you feel about people who think they know everything?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 25 Sep 07

I've been around some people who talk about things as if they knew a lot about it but ended up sounding silly. But I get irritated when they act so cocky about claiming to know everything. I had this friend who told me that I...

people

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What are the 5 Things Every Citizen Should Know About their Country?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 25 Sep 07

The other day during a job interview, the owner of the company asked me what the population of the Philippines was. I gave the stupid answer of 500 million. Then he asked if I knew what the GDP was. Being out of the country for 2...

question

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House - Are they coming back?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 20 Sep 07

Does anyone have an inside scoop on whether House's former team will be coming back this season? Or have they been totally written off the series?

house

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2 people

Should I wait for the Right Company?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 20 Sep 07

I've been applying for almost 2 months now and it is only recently that the interviews are coming in. So far, I've had 2 confirmed "yes"es from companies, 3 other interviews in process, and I'm waiting for 1 more company. I...

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Breaking off a chatmate

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 14 Sep 07

It was probably stupid of me to accept chatting with a stranger online. But I had to stop it when he started to talk about wanting to have a relationship, flirting, more than flirting and eventually pestering me about opening my...

internet

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Is there such a thing as an Ideal Company?

snookumsnort @snookumsnort (313) • Philippines 14 Sep 07

I'm looking for work right now and I'm having problems finding that company that will be good for me professionally in terms of advancement and good for our family. I'm torn between working for a well-known company with a position...

ideal company

work