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Scooby Specialist
Member#: 32342 Join Date: Jan 2003 Chapter/Region: International Vehicle: 13 BubblePrius | What do they mean by "mixed feelings" when saying "It is with mixed feelings I announce the resignation of Harry Bautux". I get these emails at least once a month. chris619 I just joined to post this, and then I found $5 |
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NASIOC Supporter
Member#: 20001 Join Date: Jun 2002 Chapter/Region: NESIC | sounds like they're both happy and sad that the person is leaving. I'd be offended. |
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Scooby Guru
Member#: 124113 Join Date: Aug 2006 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Rich Coast Vehicle: Pura vida! | It means Harry Bautux was the only one there who know what the hell he was doing and left for a better job. |
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NASIOC Supporter
Member#: 78041 Join Date: Dec 2004 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Maryland | They're happy for him, they're sad he's leaving. (At least that's the public version. When I quit with "mixed feelings" it was because I was conflicted on whether I should have done it sooner.) |
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Scooby Specialist
Member#: 64219 Join Date: Jun 2004 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NNJ + NESIC Interloper Vehicle: 2011 Outbackness | Happy for Harry, sad for organization? It is with mixed feelings that I posted this. |
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Scooby Specialist
Member#: 140147 Join Date: Feb 2007 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Lynchburg, VA | Its much like when someone says "I hate to do this..." and does it anyway. Actions>words. |
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Scooby Newbie
Member#: 106431 Join Date: Jan 2006 | It is with mixed feelings I announce my departure from this thread. |
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The Fellas fella
Member#: 7170 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: NESIC Vehicle: Aut Kaiser, | It is with mixed feelings that I announce the resignation of Kai Sander... ^ First time that sequence of words has EVER been typed. |
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Scooby Specialist
Member#: 135762 Join Date: Dec 2006 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: alternate reality Vehicle: 2059 Venturi Skimobi | **** Harry, **** him in the ass with a big rubber dick, then break it off and beat him with the rest of it. I hope harry dies, i ****ing hope he god damn dies... alone behind the baseboard in a public bathroom with his hand down some hobos pants. |
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Scooby Newbie
Member#: 6654 Join Date: May 2001 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Wis-Con-sin Vehicle: 2006 Odyssey | Quote: Originally Posted by Kaiser
It is with mixed feelings that I announce the resignation of Kai Sander... ^ First time that sequence of words has EVER been typed. What is it usually? "great joy"? |
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Scooby Newbie
Member#: 7991 Join Date: Jul 2001 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Littleton CO. | Quote: Originally Posted by plunk10 What do they mean by "mixed feelings" when saying "It is with mixed feelings I announce the resignation of Harry Bautux". I get these emails at least once a month. chris619 I just joined to post this, and then I found $5 It means either "I'm really glad that idiot Harry finally ****ed up enough to get fired, but I can't publicly say so, so my feelings are mixed", or "Harry is taking early retirement with a fat pension because he has the credit card reciepts from the 'conference' last year when the CFO used a company credit card to buy $5000 worth of underage hookers and internet Viagra. I'm so jealous I can hardly stand it. I can't publicly say that, so my feelings are mixed." |
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Scooby Newbie
Member#: 123324 Join Date: Aug 2006 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Madison, WI Vehicle: 2006 STi | Quote: Originally Posted by coop119 sounds like they're both happy and sad that the person is leaving. I'd be offended. Mixed as in happy FOR him while sad that he's gone. Sounds pretty standard to me. |
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Scooby Newbie
Member#: 13997 Join Date: Jan 2002 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Birmingham, AL | I used "it is with mixed feelings" when I left my last job as the opening for my resignation letter, and I meant it as "My feelings are a mixture of happiness to be leaving, and unrepentant joy that I won't have to deal with this company's BS any longer. Get bent." Of course, I didn't come out and SAY that, but hey, I didn't say WHAT feelings were mixed... See also: schadenfreude |
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Scooby Specialist
Member#: 89165 Join Date: Jun 2005 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: SE WI Vehicle: Poop Stuck Survivor | I can understand an employee stating' it is with mixed feelings...' in a resignation letter, but I guess I don't understand why management or whoever would state that when communicating to employees about someone's departure. Do I care if the boss/manager/whoever had mixed feelings? No. If someone is going to resign around here, EVERYBODY knows about it in advance. With resignations, there is usually no 'it is with mixed feelings..' If someone is fired, or decides in the heat of the moment that they quit, we just get an email that states, 'So-and-so is no longer with the company effective immediately.' Only once did we get an email that went beyond that spartan notification. it added "If so-and-so attempts to contact anyone within the company, please notify HR immediately.' |
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Scooby Specialist
Member#: 104400 Join Date: Jan 2006 Chapter/Region: South East Location: SouthSide Jax, FL Vehicle: 169k mile race car | I never say mixd feelings, the one I turned in yesterday simply stated: "I, Digital Seance, respectfully resign as SOA developer effective August 1st, 2008. Respectfully, no ****. Turned it in yesterday and today is my last day of this hell hole... soa = service oriented architecture, not subaru of america just to clear that up in adavance. |
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Scooby Specialist
Member#: 89165 Join Date: Jun 2005 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: SE WI Vehicle: Poop Stuck Survivor | Quote: Originally Posted by digitalseance "I, Digital Seance, respectfully resign as SOA developer effective August 1st, 2008. Can you get me some sweet SPT parts before you leave today? |
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Scooby Specialist
Member#: 155411 Join Date: Jul 2007 Vehicle: 2006 Miata | |
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Scooby Specialist
Member#: 57830 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ontario CA | It means they've been having mixed drinks to celebrate/commiserate.
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Scooby Specialist
Member#: 34112 Join Date: Mar 2003 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: Austin! Vehicle: i only like ot | it means they have girl parts and boy parts |
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Scooby Specialist
Member#: 133439 Join Date: Nov 2006 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: An actual house! With rooms! Vehicle: 2003 WRX | It is with inappropriate feelings I announce the resignation of that hot intern bitch. |
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Scooby Specialist
Member#: 32342 Join Date: Jan 2003 Chapter/Region: International Vehicle: 13 BubblePrius | Quote: Originally Posted by subySerb that's what I was thinking. or perhaps this guy |
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Scooby Newbie
Member#: 69805 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: longview,wa/under the hood Vehicle: 85 subaru rx turbo | |
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