def _get_role(self):
        """
        """
        session = get_session()
        roles = session.query(UserRole).filter(
            UserRole.user_id == self.username).all()
        for r in roles:
            if r.role in ['Approved', 'Rejected', 'Pending', 'Manager']:
                return r.role

def _set_role(self, role):
        """
        Make it work as a single value instead of a list - setting a role
        removes all other roles (it doesn't make sence to have both
        Approved and Rejected, for example
        """
        ### Ha! There's a simpler way!
        if role == 'Pending':
            self.roles = [UserRole(role)]
        else:
            self.roles = [UserRole(role), UserRole('Member')]