God Loves Contract Lawyers the Most.
Hi. My name is Jules. You may know me from previous posts such as Time to Marry the Baby Daddy, I’ve Found Sarah Palin’s Supporters, You Might NEED Better Jeans, Please Sir, May I Have Another and ADHD and Detention Just Don’t Mix.
This week, however, was not filled with the thrills of hunting for the latest wedding fashions on Etsy, just for kicks. It was filled with long ass meetings (no, not meetings about asses, although that might be fun.) I was in Teacher Contract Negotiations as a Teachers’ Union Rep with Administration.
Things went well and we aren’t quite done yet, but DEAR GOD (Goddess, Buddha, Allah, etc), can you say BORING??? Like poke your eye with a pencil boring. I don’t know how anyone writes contracts for a living. For real. I’ve had plenty of Hellish jobs, but that one would put me over the edge.
If you are a contract lawyer, whew, wow, I bow down to you!!!
Next week, back to my normal summer routine….. Other than my dad’s birthday party which has been planned to begin promptly Monday at 2:30.
Happy weekend!
July 23rd, 2010 at 5:08 pm
So did you hear that Kate Gosselin and her crew of kids are supposed to be going camping with Sarah Palin? Something for their show.
Kate Gosselin and Sarah Palin. Together.
July 23rd, 2010 at 5:24 pm
Whenever I’m in a meeting that looks to be excruciatingly boring, I stand up and take off my pants.
It turns the entire thing around in seconds. Try it. You’ll see.
July 23rd, 2010 at 5:34 pm
Your Dad sure knows hot to party. I bet he likes contract neogtiations too.
July 23rd, 2010 at 6:28 pm
I am a contract negotiator, not by choice, and you’re right — IT BLOWS!!!!
July 23rd, 2010 at 7:56 pm
I think it’s fun. But that’s just me.
July 23rd, 2010 at 11:51 pm
I could sit still long enough to do something like that. Damn ADD!
July 24th, 2010 at 2:10 am
I hated contracts — drafting them, negotiating them, litigating them, everything. And it’s not something you can leave behind. Landlords don’t like it when you strike through terms of the lease and scream “Unconscionable!”
July 24th, 2010 at 8:07 am
Lisa – OMFG! I will HAVE to write a post about this…. DAMN her!
Didactic Pirate – Do you think, as a woman, taking my SHIRT off might work better? Also, I’m not sure how this will play out in a SCHOOL DISTRICT. What are your thoughts?
Libby – Oh come on…. You know you plan YOUR parties for 1 pm on a Wednesday……
LMB – It IS a WEE bit on the tedious side…….
Del-V – As Jenny Mac would say, GOD LOVE YA! We need contract lawyers in the world to keep it running! And I, for sure, could not do it!!! So seriously, I bow down to you!
Holly B – We took a LOT of breaks and ate a LOT of candy.
Dingo – And teachers like to “flower up” the wording. The Federal Negotiator helping us DID NOT like that……AT ALL.
July 24th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
My sister is a contract lawyer. Listening to her talk about her job is like watching paint dry. Only less exciting.
July 24th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
Miss Yvonne – Or watching golf. My dad used to take us to golf tournaments…….OH DEAR GOD…….
July 29th, 2010 at 9:54 am
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