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#17,043
Hello!! Hope you're all staying safe & sane during these unprecedented times! I'd love your opinion on this...

What're your thoughts when you see someone in their late 20s carrying a B? For reference, I'm Chinese & based in Vancouver; no shortage of Asians (at any age) sporting expensive goods!

I love the B25 because of it's dainty size & I only carry the essentials. I'm 5'3 & athletic so I feel the dimensions of the B25 will work for my frame. This would be my daily non-work bag so it'll be in a stiffer leather (togo etc) so it keeps its shape with use & darker/versatile color (think Etain or Vert Amande). Thinking of pre-own so I don't have to wait but my mother and I will also check out the local H store when it re-opens.

Thank you in advance!
 
#17,044
lulilu said:
Wow, EB. You were really pushed past your limit. I hope the boss does the right thing--did he know about the issues before you quit?
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I felt I was not getting the support I required on a proposal with critical deadlines this upcoming week. Communication was lacking. And I did not have authority to make decisions. The situation is being rectified to my satisfaction at the moment. I made my point with the people I work with that I will not be a sump to complete work if I’m not given proper help.
 
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etoupebirkin said:
I felt I was not getting the support I required on a proposal with critical deadlines this upcoming week. Communication was lacking. And I did not have authority to make decisions. The situation is being rectified to my satisfaction at the moment. I made my point with the people I work with that I will not be a sump to complete work if I’m not given proper help.
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It looks like your point got through since they responded so quickly. Understandably, they value your contributions seriously enough to do what it takes to retain you. I just hope that their responsiveness continues.
 
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etoupebirkin said:
Well my bosses called and emailed and promised to address the things that were making my life untenable. I’m going to give it a go.
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eb- through the years you've mentioned some of your horrendous project timelines and the crushing hours to meet deadlines and yet you hung in there. It sort of sounded like it was taken for granted because it seemed to happen again and again, If it's in your best interest to go, make it final. Obviously your bosses are in a panic, they'd be hard pressed to find someone willing to do what you have done for your work place. Hold them accountable. Take care of your needs, whatever you decide. Best wishes to you!
 
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etoupebirkin said:
Proposal was submitted this morning. Going to take next week off.
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A change of scenery is always helpful in situations like you experienced. The office is not the only place in the world but I know from experience sometimes it feels like it.

You mentioned I remembered your turquoise ostrich bag. I also remember the Ghillie trimmed bag in English Green, a very lovely b-day pressie. I have a CDC in English Green which is on of my favs. You have no idea how I slobbered and drooled over the pc screen looking at that bag, I probably came close to electrocuting myself. :) Dark green bags are hard to come by and it was such a handsome bag.
 
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eagle,
Glad you like my Ghillies. It's a great bag. When I go out nowadays, I take Cleo (the psychedelic Plume). That bag just makes me smile.

I've been chilling at home. Knitting. Cleaning clutter. And...
I have been experimenting with a sourdough starter. And I am making my first "real" boule today and tomorrow. The bread literally takes 2 days to make. Even though it is a "beginner" recipe, it really is best for experienced bakers.
We'll see how it turns out!!! I'll take pics.
 
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etoupebirkin said:
eagle,
Glad you like my Ghillies. It's a great bag. When I go out nowadays, I take Cleo (the psychedelic Plume). That bag just makes me smile.

I've been chilling at home. Knitting. Cleaning clutter. And...
I have been experimenting with a sourdough starter. And I am making my first "real" boule today and tomorrow. The bread literally takes 2 days to make. Even though it is a "beginner" recipe, it really is best for experienced bakers.
We'll see how it turns out!!! I'll take pics.
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Is the boule a soup container if it's hollowed out? Panera's boule is pretty good but homemade would be incredible.
So how was your week off?
My challenge has been that it's really hard to get rid of clothes I've made or bought especially if they still fit. This has been the biggest adjustment to retirement. Over the years I would routinely cull clothes and donated an appreciable quantity. But I also have stuff that's 20 years old that I still like and wear from time to time. Retirement implies dressing more casually. Not my thing. But I did start getting some Johnny Was pieces, a boho patchwork look that's colorful but not uber dressed up. (For me, the "cure" to too many clothes is more clothes!). It's going to be a gradual process. I feel like I live in NYC b/c that's where everyone has too little closet space unless they have a storage unit . . . like Iris Apfel. (I hope she gets herself cloned so she's around forever). If not a storage unit then a couple of rolling racks like Project Runway contestants have.
 
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nicole0612 said:
I am not bored. I am terrified. I am in Seattle and my husband and I both work in healthcare in direct patient care. Things are really bad here and our whole hospital is being converted to critical care from medical floors and expected to somehow increase our bed capacity to 3x capacity within weeks, but not allowing proper PPE due to shortages/not wanting to scare nurses who need to be face to face with patients constantly and don’t have access to proper PPE. I am on maternity leave for another 3 weeks, though my husband is back at work now. Things have changed just in the last few days. One of my colleagues just died after being exposed. I am wondering if I should resign and give up my whole life’s work and career to try to save my life, or if it will even make a difference. No sick time or leave time will be approved for the foreseeable future without a +Covid test, so that’s not an option. I hope the news we are getting from China is true and things will improve after a few more months. What would you do? Would you resign? I have 2 weeks to decide. Last week I was terrified my city would go into lockdown, now we essentially are but some people still go out and congregate in public. Now I am terrified if they do not order us all to stay inside.
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@nicole, have things gotten better working with the corona outbreak, less unnerving, more routine?

I had a routine yearly checkup with a doc cancelled by the Doc Associates. I had been toying with the notion of cancelling the appointment myself b/c it's for b/p checkup. There are probably lots of people that should see the doc before I do. The last couple of times I went for the annual checkup, I used the stationary bike for an hour at a pop a couple of times/week for a while and doc was pleased with results. This year I didn't have time or want to do that (too many sewing projects, then closet rearranging project). So relieved with being cancelled I jumped on the bike for the first time in maybe a couple of weeks and did 45 min. Which is a good start .
 
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