Its The Little Things That Kill Payroll doesn't get around to cutting our checks until Friday afternoon at like 4:30. What is up with this? Can they possibly pull it together for Thursday so that I don't have to sit in line at a friggin' casino for a half hour on Friday nite? That line is something else. At first I was a little upset about it, but come to tell you, now I kind of enjoy the experience. There's such a cross section of Vegas society that utilizes the casinos to cash their paychecks. You see the construction guys, the casino workers, the goofy government types all standing there together shuffling slowly along to get money that they will then more likely than not pour right back into the casino. That's a little sad to think about.

Still, for as much fun (in a cultural exploration/visceral experience kind of way) as it is to stand in line to cash my paycheck I would much rather that check be directly deposited into the bank. I tried to sign up for DD and my bank rejected it because the company didn't do that. Weak.

Another thing: what's up with shoddy Internet connections? I'm four hours from LA, possibly one of the most wired locations in all the United States, and we get dropped all the time? I suppose I could redirect some of this ire towards my IT department in the form of: why do we pay you guys so much to have shite breakdown all the time? I mean seriously, things go haywire more than I would deem acceptable. I would seriously be wondering about the competence of these individuals if I were in a position to do something (which I am not). They might be able to code up a storm but I don't think network architecture/maintenance is their forte.
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