So I just got my 2001 W-2 and Earnings Summary. There are certain parts I understand (e.g., "Social Security Number" and "Marital Status"), but most of it is just random numbers and letters. I notice that the number under "Wages, tips, other comp" is not what I was supposed to have earned last year. Namely, that it's lower than my starting salary here. And what's up with the random letters? There's a "C" marked in a box for "Nonqualified Plans." Huh? Confusion reigns. Oh! Wait! I now see a better number for my wages under "Gross Pay." It was hiding before. Seriously. I am so not looking forward to doing my taxes. Well, it has to be better than last year's filling out of the 2000 forms, when I worked in Pennsylvania and Maryland, was a resident of Virginia and Maryland, and one of my jobs was technically classified as "self-employed." Thank God my dad dealt with that.
And oh. My. God. Could Suzanne be any dumber? I just got this email from her:
"Barb,
Hello. How are you?
Could you please let me know if the cost code for OT Manager, 4th ed is 1520-7053? Also, do you know what the ISBN is? Do you have an estimate of the number of manuscript pages?
Thanks for answering my questions.
Suzanne"
OT Manager is a book we're currently working on. Admittedly, the ISBN is something I'm in charge of, so that's a totally valid question. The cost code? I've told her. She should know. She's in charge of this project and theoretically has been putting hours into it. The manuscript pages? How the hell should I know? SHE'S THE PROJECT MANAGER! SHE SHOULD KNOW! I, meanwhile, am the Editorial Assistant. If she wanted to know who had turned in contracts, I could tell her. The manuscript pages? THE MANUSCRIPT PAGES?!?!?! We can't know this, we only have chapter outlines from the authors! They probably haven't even started writing their chapters yet! ARGH! ARGH!
*deep breath* Okay, I needed to get that off my chest, and since Steve is in a meeting, I had to vent somewhere.
Current song in my head:
"Mysterious Ways" by U2