One of the duties of my job is to go out to eat with groups of clients.
@GardenGerty (169603)
United States
January 8, 2009 6:45pm CST
We went to a Chinese buffet the other day, and of course, we got fortune cookies. I am not superstitious at all, but I am greatly amused by the fact that I got a retroactive fortune cookie. "You will be singled out for a promotion.", fits rather well with what just happened, right?
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@Barb42 (4214)
• United States
9 Jan 09
I'm not superstitious, either. But it would be nice if there was another pending promotion, wouldn't it!! 
@GardenGerty (169603)
• United States
9 Jan 09
I thought maybe it was talking about the one I just got, but it was slow.
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@GardenGerty (169603)
• United States
11 Jan 09
Maybe it was waiting just for me. The people I was with, both staff and clients, enjoyed the idea.
@finlander60 (1804)
• United States
9 Jan 09
Maybe that cookie has been waiting for you to get there. How often do you go out for Chinese? When was the previous time that you went there? Was it BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY GOT THIS PROMOTION? I tend to think it was just great timing. What do you think? Does anyone else have a comment?
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@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
9 Jan 09
If you didn't just receive a promotion, I think you should frame your fortune, attractively matted and hang it near your desk. If you did recently get a promotion (or raise) wouldn't hurt to hang it anyway. Then put it away until next year and re-hang it. Repeat annually. 
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@GardenGerty (169603)
• United States
9 Jan 09
Sounds like a neat idea. My promotion does not have a desk with it though. It is an active traveling around type of promotion.
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@Polly1 (12644)
• United States
9 Jan 09
That is funny, Your fortune was right on. When you go out in a group like that, is it just you or are there other workers with you. How many clients do you go out with? I am just curious, I think what you do is terrific. I have a cousin who has downs, she goes out with a group too, she loves it. They will sometimes go bowling, maybe out to eat and shopping at the mall. Things like that.
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@GardenGerty (169603)
• United States
9 Jan 09
It depends on the level of severity of the handicapped people. Actually we went out with two groups, that chose to go to the same restaurant. So there were six clients and two drivers/staff with them. In this group was one client who is Aspergers, and college educated There was one client who needed his food gotten for him, and others who just needed assistance with paying.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
9 Jan 09
Retroactive! Well it was a day late and a dollar short, but right on the money!
@shoffman2000 (560)
• Alexandria, Virginia
9 Jan 09
That was a cool note.What type of job do you have? How did you get it?
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@GardenGerty (169603)
• United States
9 Jan 09
I work with adults with disabilities. I am a program coordinator. Make sure they get to their jobs and social activities, and doctor appointments. It is a company that has been in our town for awhile, and since I have experience with disabled children, I applied for a position. I have been there a couple of years, and when my immediate superior got a promotion, she suggested I apply for her position.
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@GardenGerty (169603)
• United States
9 Jan 09
It is fun to be with people who are enjoying themselves.
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@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
9 Jan 09
That was really funny wasn't it. It is like they made it just for you!! Are you working with elderly or MH clients?
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@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
11 Jan 09
HI Garden gerty I do envy your job. I like Chinese cuisine a lot. I am glad that you had a promotion recently. You deserve it because from what you posts here you seem a hard working person. I hope that you get cooperation from your mates.
(c) ronaldinu 2009 - the more people I meet-the more I love my dog
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@GardenGerty (169603)
• United States
13 Jan 09
I will say that my job is a totally new thing every day, with lots of challenges.It keeps me busy and I am never bored. Tired, maybe, but not bored.
@GardenGerty (169603)
• United States
9 Jan 09
I do not think I would enjoy either of the other two positions that would equal another promotion. One is case manager, and that is where my previous boss promoted to, and the other would be assistant program manager, both of which would involve more paper work and office time than I would want to put in.
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
9 Jan 09
Well, it could be the fortune was stale or it could also be that ANOTHER promotion is in your future....OR....given that promotion is also the name for an offer as opposed to an advancement, you may be going to get one of those Nigerian scam e-mails or some such in the mail. Hah! I just hope I never get a fortune cookie that reads, "Guess what! The food you just ate was poisoned..." I guess they do have "funny" fortunes in some of them, but I would not find that amusing.
Was the food yummy?
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@GardenGerty (169603)
• United States
9 Jan 09
They have some very good dishes. Seems there are new owners or at least a new cook because things are a little spicier. I get those Nigerian and other country things all the time. My hubby swears that he got a fortune one time that said "You like Chinese food."
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@GardenGerty (169603)
• United States
9 Jan 09
It seems like almost all I have to write about lately is work related. I even dream about things at the agency, as well. I guess my friends will be hearing about it.
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@PrarieStyle (2486)
• United States
10 Jan 09
I hope you thanked the Chinese person in the kitchen for helping you get the promotion. It sounds like a really, really fun job you have.
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@GardenGerty (169603)
• United States
13 Jan 09
I like jobs where I help people. The people in the kitchen know how much I appreciate the food and inspiration.
@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
10 Jan 09
So you get the priveledge of going out with groups of clients? This sounds like an interesting job addition, and hopefully will be always to your advantage as well as you can learn so much from others around you for sure. And that is an interesting Fortune to get, and does explain what just happened for you in your life as well. Personally I never take any heed when I open one as well, but yours was on Target for you even if it is a little later than before it happened.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
9 Jan 09
that was really great, amazing you got that one, of all the fortunes that could have come up. You no those things are just made up in a factory and there are only so many of them in each bag and say the bag has 100 fortunes in it there would probably be only 10 different fortunes and the rest are all repeats.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Jan 09
In fact I think these fortune cookies are available in the Chinese restaurants outside China:) The fortune cookie you got is very interesting. It is a delight for customers after a good meal. This is a nice idea.
I love China
@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
10 Jan 09
LOL GG!! Yup that fits you perfectly!! lol One time I was out with my grandmother and her nephew for lunch and at the time I was engaged to my hubby and we were eating at a Chinese resturant and got our futune cookies and mine said "Soon you'll be on top of the world" a few months later we were married so yeah, I was on top of the world! lol Here it is 17 years later, I still have that little piece of paper....
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
9 Jan 09
it sure falls right into place w/your new job. i hope u are liking your new position.
