Down but not out, took casualities (car) but we're still standing and the flag still flies (just frozen):
So today I started the Northwest Arkansas Adobe Users Group. You can find us here at http://groups.adobe.com/groups/f4d624cfc6/summary Once we have a few members I'll send out a note detailing the group and where we will meet and what the agenda of the meetings will be. Since moving here to the Fayetteville area from Dallas I would have to say the design culture is a little weak and I would like to use this to help establish NWA as a design hub. It is one of the major retail hubs with Walmart's home office and the vendor supplier community here but, being the Interactive Creative Director for an agency here I would have to say I have not been all that impressed with the talent in this area. I hope with regular monthly meetings we can help to raise the caliber and create a very cool design community in this area. So, stay tuned more to come and if you haven't joined look us up and do so.
So my girlfriend goes in to work today to collect her two week paycheck (nearly 80hrs of work) and she is greated with a "We can't pay you, we're going to pay cooks and staff but not bartenders and waiters since they make tips..." WHAT are you kidding, they have already bounced several of her checks this year are they really in financial woes. Is this even allowed. A company not paying employees should not be able to operate. Looks like we'll be contacting the Dept. Labor on this one. If anyone has any insight into this share.