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The Judge and Her Sex Photos
I just read about an unusual sex scandal in Canada. A prominent judge in Manitoba has been temporarily relieved of her duties following revelation that her lawyer husband posted hard-core sex photos of her in bondage online. If this is not bizarre enough, the scandal came to light because a former client of the husband claimed in a lawsuit that he was traumatized when the husband tried to entice him to have sex with Her Honor. You can read more about this juicy story here.
Why We Are Late
According to the annual survey by CareerBuilder.com, 16% of workers said that they arrive late for work at least once a week, compared to 20% last year. The tight job market might have something to do with the improved work ethic. The most popular reasons for being late are:
- traffic
- lack of sleep
- getting kids ready for school or day care
- bad weather
- public transportation
- wardrobe issues
- dealing with pets
Some of the more outrageous excuses employees offered include:
- I got mugged and was tied to the steering wheel of my car.
- My deodorant was frozen to the window sill.
- My car door fell off.
- It was too windy.
- I dreamt I was already at work.
- I had to go to the hospital because I drank antifreeze.
- I had an early morning gig as a clown.
- A roach crawled in my ear.
- I saw an elderly lady at a bus stop and decided to pick her up.
- My dog swallowed my cell phone.
What is your own favorite excuse to use?
Educated Lap-Dancers
A study at the University of Leeds in the UK has found that women are choosing to work as lap-dancers because they can earn more than in traditional jobs. The findings also revealed that one in four lap-dancers has a university degree and the majority of those involved in the industry enjoy their work, earning between 24,000 pounds ($37,250) and 48,000 pounds ($74,500) a year. Rather than being pressured or forced into the job, the researchers discovered that many women had chosen to get into lap dancing for the money or because it fitted in with their main careers.
You can read a longer story here, and watch the BBC News segment on this subject here.
Retirement Party
I attended another retirement party last night. This is the second year in a roll that I was "selected" to organize a retirement party for a departing colleague at work because of my close association with the honoree. I hope this is "it" for my short career as a retirement party planner. It was a lot of work planning this event. I'm glad it turned out very well - great turnout, ideal weather, good food. The staff at the hotel venue was very helpful. The speeches - all 14 of them - were funny, heartfelt, and moving. I was particularly happy about the number of people coming from out-of-town. This colleague is much loved and the speeches reflected that. It was even easy for me to compose my little speech. A couple of months from now, there will be yet another retirement party for another colleague who, unfortunately, is not a particularly "valuable" or sociable member of the organization. I have a feeling I will be asked to speak. Right now, I am staring at a blank trying to come up with something meaningful I can say about him. Since I also don't want to have people stratch their heads trying to think of nice or funny things to say about me, I will probably decline to have a testimonial party in my honor when it is my turn to retire in the not-too-distant feature.
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