Audrey joined today….she’s a beautiful girl with light blue eyes.

@Soossie I guess she caught me off guard…haha!! I was preparing for interviewing a candidate. 😯

Thank you, my darling sis…as do you 💐💖😘

@Vivaci

Thank you lovely... 🌹🌹

💝 @Soossie

@Soossie Still not feeling well, I'm afraid. I'm going to have seek medical care if it doesn't clear-up soon. 🤒 🤗

@Rutterman

Im so sorry dear friend.... wish you fast recovery good D. 🤗🤗

@Soossie Thank you, Soossie. 🌷 🌞

@ReneeT Thank you, Renee! She is still a stranger to me, so maybe that.True…I’ll keep that in mind, my kind friend. B +ve. 🌸🤗💙

@Niloo Imagine getting a compliment when you least expect it..like are you talking to me, girl? 🤭

Such a wise thing to say, Niloo…I used to dress to impress once up on a time. These days I’m just glad if I look presentable in the mornings. 😄

@Vivaci
I’m sure you always look cute luv💕
The least expected compliments are the best. 🥰

🥰 Thank you, Niloo…this is something I’m really bad at… Accepting compliments from strangers. @Niloo

@eyeno awww…thank you, D.

All I think of at work is work. 🤭

@Vivaci ya..., when I was in the workforce I too use to be that way...,Focused.
Mentally I would flick that switch from home to work.

Right? And with upcoming new projects and my boss transitioning to another position, I’m flooded with workload 😖@eyeno

@Vivaci

You are so nice to help others. But it seems to be in your nature. You are helpful to others on here!

That is awesome you being the face of a part of the company! I am so glad you are happy!

I wish I was happy at work. Now, it is not bad, it just is dull most of the time. I feel like my work does not matter much. And I just want to retire, LOL!

Yet I did just make some Excel files for the Federal Reserve, as a special request.

At times the public and other agencies want more than we publish, and I am on a team that evaluates such requests and tries to satisfy them, if possible and practical. Often we have the data already, but just need to assess its publishability, and if we can release it, we will (it then becomes in the public domain). Sometimes we do not have it but deem it publishable, yet then have to write custom code to compute it. That is my specialty. I am also good at making publication quality Excel files. Yet at other times, we must decline, either because the cell is too thin to publish, or it would be too difficult to compute, or we just do not collect that sort of data. For example, we do not collect data on gender.

The Fed sent me an e-mail right before I went on vacation, thanking me, and then asking if we could make this a regular thing. We already make a regular report for them, and the special request I handled was extra. I did not reply, since I had no time to consult our team. I forwarded the e-mail to the team leader and asked him if he could address it, since I would be out the following week. I am tempted to log in to see what happened, but will not because that would be technically working and I am technically on leave status. It is illegal to work without pay. So I will wait until Monday, LOL!

Funny you should say that….I had received the Most Helpful Student award during my high school graduation. And it’s core to my beliefs….

The good thing about this job is I work on my terms, and it’s like I’ve found a purpose for life. 😇

Wow!!! That’s impressive…it’s always when you go out of your way to help others at work that it’s most satisfying. I’m excited to know what they’ve replied as well. Lmk on Monday. 👍🏻☺️
@JoyfulSilence

@Vivaci

I am reminded of notes I used to get as a kid in school, like "He is a pleasure to have in class." I was a good student, and well-behaved, and liked my teachers and all the positive attention.

But I was not involved in volunteer work. I was not in a church, for example, and my parents did not volunteer for anything. And I was a shy nerd, who avoided people. Except my teachers.

I confess now I do not go out of my way to help strangers, unsolicited, yet if confronted with a situation, I will see what I can do.

At work, it is a little different. At the base level, I see it as just part of the job, something I am paid to do. I am even rated on how well I provide "statistical support." On top of that is professionalism, and a little "OCD." I like the math and presentation to be good, and somtimes, if not me, than who? There also is a drive to teach and include, so over time the people I help can do the work unassisted. I cannot do it all alone.

@fun4us2b You read me like a book…. Thank you for your kind words, Fun…I got goosebumps coz that’s exactly how I felt. 🤗💕

🙈😅 Oh geez… nah! @iamonfire696

@Vivaci there’s you not taking compliments well 🤣. Girl, you are a stunner and don’t for get it 💋.

🤭 🤗@iamonfire696