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Post by heyyitskait on Jul 2, 2019 11:46:13 GMT -5
There are a few people at my office that are always in the cafeteria, on their phones, and yelling or just generally having a real bad attitude at someone.
Yelling is the wrong word. Berating is a better fit.
Post by Jake Jortles on Jul 14, 2019 8:45:43 GMT -5
Less than 5 weeks until our first home game. Such a stressful fucking month coming up getting everything ready. Had my first panic attack around this time last year and I generally don't stress about anything.
Love my job 10 months out of the year, so on a whole its worth it, but this shit sucks. Worked like 65 hours this week just to still be in the weeds enough to have to go in now on a Sunday.
Are work potlucks ever good? I haven't experienced anything I actually want to eat or enjoy at a potluck in many years. I thought I got out of participating in mine this year, but my well meaning co-worker brought me a plate anyway. I just don't trust lay-people enough to not give me food borne illness between preparing food and then having it sit around for hours and hours. Now I need to find a discreet way to dump it in the trash.
/end grouchy old lady rant
We used to have great pot lucks in my department at work, but maybe that's because we are all food scientists. The company moved us into a new building last summer that has a cafeteria so the pot lucks ended. Which sucks because the food is bad. I know this is a first world problem, but it's junior high cafeteria quality.
One of my employees drives me crazy in such an innocent way that it makes me feel like a dick to even complain about it. She's a great employee, I never have any issues with her, she's incredibly good-natured and just an all-around sweetheart. But she loves to talk - about anything - even though we have very little in common interest-wise and she's into niche stuff that I can't really relate to. Today she spent a while telling me about these guys I've never heard of who have a podcast I've never heard of, and they were discussing this movie I've never heard of. I don't care about any of this. And she's really into fashion and will go on and on about so-and-so's new couture line and rambles on about designers as if I have the faintest clue who any of these people are. And she gives me a daily update about what song is stuck in her head - and even then, it's usually something I haven't heard of because she's on an obscure hipster vibe. I love music but I don't have a song legit stuck in my head every day, and I don't need an update on hers.
I enjoying talk with her when it comes to things I'm able to actually converse about but that's only like 25% of our "conversations". There's only such much polite nodding and smiling and "oh, I've never seen/heard that"-ing that I can do before I just need to get away. It's the most minor of gripes and she is objectively a very interesting person, but just not in ways that make for good conversation with me.
Similar to the fashion thing, she has a tendency to assume you always know what she's referring to at all times. This was a conversation from earlier today:
Her: Seven-eighteen. *laughs* Me: Huh? Her: Your shoe. Me: .....huh? Her: There's a date sticker for 7/18 on the bottom of your shoe. Me: Oh, okay. Thanks.
I know how to be a decent conversationalist most of the time but sometimes with her at 8 in the morning it gets really difficult. It makes me feel like an ass sometimes but I've had other employees say the same thing to me about her, which makes me feel a bit better. No one cares too much because she's such a sweet person but sometimes it's nice to just...not talk.
One of my employees drives me crazy in such an innocent way that it makes me feel like a dick to even complain about it. She's a great employee, I never have any issues with her, she's incredibly good-natured and just an all-around sweetheart. But she loves to talk - about anything - even though we have very little in common interest-wise and she's into niche stuff that I can't really relate to. Today she spent a while telling me about these guys I've never heard of who have a podcast I've never heard of, and they were discussing this movie I've never heard of. I don't care about any of this. And she's really into fashion and will go on and on about so-and-so's new couture line and rambles on about designers as if I have the faintest clue who any of these people are. And she gives me a daily update about what song is stuck in her head - and even then, it's usually something I haven't heard of because she's on an obscure hipster vibe. I love music but I don't have a song legit stuck in my head every day, and I don't need an update on hers.
I enjoying talk with her when it comes to things I'm able to actually converse about but that's only like 25% of our "conversations". There's only such much polite nodding and smiling and "oh, I've never seen/heard that"-ing that I can do before I just need to get away. It's the most minor of gripes and she is objectively a very interesting person, but just not in ways that make for good conversation with me.
Similar to the fashion thing, she has a tendency to assume you always know what she's referring to at all times. This was a conversation from earlier today:
Her: Seven-eighteen. *laughs* Me: Huh? Her: Your shoe. Me: .....huh? Her: There's a date sticker for 7/18 on the bottom of your shoe. Me: Oh, okay. Thanks.
I know how to be a decent conversationalist most of the time but sometimes with her at 8 in the morning it gets really difficult. It makes me feel like an ass sometimes but I've had other employees say the same thing to me about her, which makes me feel a bit better. No one cares too much because she's such a sweet person but sometimes it's nice to just...not talk.
Okay the end buh-bye!
Sounds fucking awful. Idk how Id pull it off, but Id find a way to get the message across to her. Shows such a lack of awareness and self-reflection on her part.
One of my employees drives me crazy in such an innocent way that it makes me feel like a dick to even complain about it. She's a great employee, I never have any issues with her, she's incredibly good-natured and just an all-around sweetheart. But she loves to talk - about anything - even though we have very little in common interest-wise and she's into niche stuff that I can't really relate to. Today she spent a while telling me about these guys I've never heard of who have a podcast I've never heard of, and they were discussing this movie I've never heard of. I don't care about any of this. And she's really into fashion and will go on and on about so-and-so's new couture line and rambles on about designers as if I have the faintest clue who any of these people are. And she gives me a daily update about what song is stuck in her head - and even then, it's usually something I haven't heard of because she's on an obscure hipster vibe. I love music but I don't have a song legit stuck in my head every day, and I don't need an update on hers.
I enjoying talk with her when it comes to things I'm able to actually converse about but that's only like 25% of our "conversations". There's only such much polite nodding and smiling and "oh, I've never seen/heard that"-ing that I can do before I just need to get away. It's the most minor of gripes and she is objectively a very interesting person, but just not in ways that make for good conversation with me.
Similar to the fashion thing, she has a tendency to assume you always know what she's referring to at all times. This was a conversation from earlier today:
Her: Seven-eighteen. *laughs* Me: Huh? Her: Your shoe. Me: .....huh? Her: There's a date sticker for 7/18 on the bottom of your shoe. Me: Oh, okay. Thanks.
I know how to be a decent conversationalist most of the time but sometimes with her at 8 in the morning it gets really difficult. It makes me feel like an ass sometimes but I've had other employees say the same thing to me about her, which makes me feel a bit better. No one cares too much because she's such a sweet person but sometimes it's nice to just...not talk.
Okay the end buh-bye!
Sounds fucking awful. Idk how Id pull it off, but Id find a way to get the message across to her. Shows such a lack of awareness and self-reflection on her part.
Nah it ain't even that serious tbh. It's more mildly annoying than anything. Gives me an excuse to escape to Inforoo haha.
Sounds fucking awful. Idk how Id pull it off, but Id find a way to get the message across to her. Shows such a lack of awareness and self-reflection on her part.
Nah it ain't even that serious tbh. It's more mildly annoying than anything. Gives me an excuse to escape to Inforoo haha.
Well yes... I mean "awful" in the, "let's rant about her while laughing when she isn't around at the next happy hour" kind of way. Not that its a huge deal, but its worth complaining about on inforoo for sure. I think I have enough of a resting bitch face at work to where people usually can tell when im uninterested.
One of my employees drives me crazy in such an innocent way that it makes me feel like a dick to even complain about it. She's a great employee, I never have any issues with her, she's incredibly good-natured and just an all-around sweetheart. But she loves to talk - about anything - even though we have very little in common interest-wise and she's into niche stuff that I can't really relate to. Today she spent a while telling me about these guys I've never heard of who have a podcast I've never heard of, and they were discussing this movie I've never heard of. I don't care about any of this. And she's really into fashion and will go on and on about so-and-so's new couture line and rambles on about designers as if I have the faintest clue who any of these people are. And she gives me a daily update about what song is stuck in her head - and even then, it's usually something I haven't heard of because she's on an obscure hipster vibe. I love music but I don't have a song legit stuck in my head every day, and I don't need an update on hers.
I enjoying talk with her when it comes to things I'm able to actually converse about but that's only like 25% of our "conversations". There's only such much polite nodding and smiling and "oh, I've never seen/heard that"-ing that I can do before I just need to get away. It's the most minor of gripes and she is objectively a very interesting person, but just not in ways that make for good conversation with me.
Similar to the fashion thing, she has a tendency to assume you always know what she's referring to at all times. This was a conversation from earlier today:
Her: Seven-eighteen. *laughs* Me: Huh? Her: Your shoe. Me: .....huh? Her: There's a date sticker for 7/18 on the bottom of your shoe. Me: Oh, okay. Thanks.
I know how to be a decent conversationalist most of the time but sometimes with her at 8 in the morning it gets really difficult. It makes me feel like an ass sometimes but I've had other employees say the same thing to me about her, which makes me feel a bit better. No one cares too much because she's such a sweet person but sometimes it's nice to just...not talk.
Okay the end buh-bye!
Kinda similar, but I cannot connect with anyone at my internship besides other interns. The experience is great, but everyone here is already friends and I just sit in the corner and pretend to work :/
One of my employees drives me crazy in such an innocent way that it makes me feel like a dick to even complain about it. She's a great employee, I never have any issues with her, she's incredibly good-natured and just an all-around sweetheart. But she loves to talk - about anything - even though we have very little in common interest-wise and she's into niche stuff that I can't really relate to. Today she spent a while telling me about these guys I've never heard of who have a podcast I've never heard of, and they were discussing this movie I've never heard of. I don't care about any of this. And she's really into fashion and will go on and on about so-and-so's new couture line and rambles on about designers as if I have the faintest clue who any of these people are. And she gives me a daily update about what song is stuck in her head - and even then, it's usually something I haven't heard of because she's on an obscure hipster vibe. I love music but I don't have a song legit stuck in my head every day, and I don't need an update on hers.
I enjoying talk with her when it comes to things I'm able to actually converse about but that's only like 25% of our "conversations". There's only such much polite nodding and smiling and "oh, I've never seen/heard that"-ing that I can do before I just need to get away. It's the most minor of gripes and she is objectively a very interesting person, but just not in ways that make for good conversation with me.
Similar to the fashion thing, she has a tendency to assume you always know what she's referring to at all times. This was a conversation from earlier today:
Her: Seven-eighteen. *laughs* Me: Huh? Her: Your shoe. Me: .....huh? Her: There's a date sticker for 7/18 on the bottom of your shoe. Me: Oh, okay. Thanks.
I know how to be a decent conversationalist most of the time but sometimes with her at 8 in the morning it gets really difficult. It makes me feel like an ass sometimes but I've had other employees say the same thing to me about her, which makes me feel a bit better. No one cares too much because she's such a sweet person but sometimes it's nice to just...not talk.
Okay the end buh-bye!
I feel like I'd get along great with this person. I strangely enjoy it when people talk for long periods of time about stuff I have no idea about.
i have been done with all of my work since 11:30am. Just sitting at my desk knitting and hitting refresh after every row.
i really hope i at least get an interview for the position i applied for last week.
Whatcha knitting? I just started this (www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/living-coral-shawl but in like a light, light purple/blue color), and I’m super excited to see it finished if I don’t mess up the lace part.
The AC unit on my hall is squeaky. I’ve been here like five minutes, and I’m already about to lose my mind.
Random noises like that drive me bat shit. We had a coke machine with an error the other day that made it beep 3 times ever 10 seconds. I emailed the office manager to have someone come unplug it until it was repaired.
She said no, and told me not to either (didnt ask). I ended up unplugging it anyway after 2 hours, she never said anything to me.
The AC unit on my hall is squeaky. I’ve been here like five minutes, and I’m already about to lose my mind.
Random noises like that drive me bat shit. We had a coke machine with an error the other day that made it beep 3 times ever 10 seconds. I emailed the office manager to have someone come unplug it until it was repaired.
She said no, and told me not to either (didnt ask). I ended up unplugging it anyway after 2 hours, she never said anything to me.
Ugh, I don’t understand how some people can tune stuff like that out. I can’t do it, and I can’t listen to audiobooks or most music while I work because I read a lot, and I can’t concentrate on reading with something playing in my ears. So I’ve been listening to Brian Eno’s Music for Installations on repeat, but now my phone is almost out of battery and I don’t have wireless headphones, so I can’t play the music and charge my phone at the same time.
i have been done with all of my work since 11:30am. Just sitting at my desk knitting and hitting refresh after every row.
i really hope i at least get an interview for the position i applied for last week.
Whatcha knitting? I just started this (www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/living-coral-shawl but in like a light, light purple/blue color), and I’m super excited to see it finished if I don’t mess up the lace part.
I started the Beekeepers Quilt (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-beekeepers-quilt) last week. I've got so much leftover sock yarn from two Find Your Fade shawls, hats, and socks. It's a nice little immediate satisfaction and as uncomplicatted of a pattern as it gets. Kinda not looking forward to putting it together in the end but that's a later problem. I've also got a Tecumseh sweater (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tecumseh-2) sitting on sleeve island that i need to finish before Rhinebeck this year.
That shawl is gorgeous. Please post a picture when it's done! Lifelines for the lace. All the lifelines and stitch markers.
Whatcha knitting? I just started this (www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/living-coral-shawl but in like a light, light purple/blue color), and I’m super excited to see it finished if I don’t mess up the lace part.
I started the Beekeepers Quilt (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-beekeepers-quilt) last week. I've got so much leftover sock yarn from two Find Your Fade shawls, hats, and socks. It's a nice little immediate satisfaction and as uncomplicatted of a pattern as it gets. Kinda not looking forward to putting it together in the end but that's a later problem. I've also got a Tecumseh sweater (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tecumseh-2) sitting on sleeve island that i need to finish before Rhinebeck this year.
That shawl is gorgeous. Please post a picture when it's done! Lifelines for the lace. All the lifelines and stitch markers.
That Beekeepers Quilt is so cool! I think I’m going to have to start one of those sometime! I haven’t been ambitious enough to think about a sweater yet, but I want to do one eventually. I’ve mostly just been making hats with a couple of shawls thrown in (this one and the Odyssey Shawl). It seems like such a commitment to do a sweater. 😝
This is more "Random Work Thing" than "Work is Hell" but my boss was complaining to me today about employees not taking enough initiative, and I told her I don't begrudge people making minimum wage for only wanting to put forth minimum effort. She wasn't crazy about that sentiment.
Edit: It also made me realize that I don't know when or how I grew a pair but it feels pretty great.
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This is more "Random Work Thing" than "Work is Hell" but my boss was complaining to me today about employees not taking enough initiative, and I told her I don't begrudge people making minimum wage for only wanting to put forth minimum effort. She wasn't crazy about that sentiment.
Edit: It also made me realize that I don't know when or how I grew a pair but it feels pretty great.
Is there a different work thread that isn't strictly for bitching?
This is more "Random Work Thing" than "Work is Hell" but my boss was complaining to me today about employees not taking enough initiative, and I told her I don't begrudge people making minimum wage for only wanting to put forth minimum effort. She wasn't crazy about that sentiment.
Edit: It also made me realize that I don't know when or how I grew a pair but it feels pretty great.
Is there a different work thread that isn't strictly for bitching?
Post by crazykittensmile on Aug 6, 2019 15:34:18 GMT -5
There are some serious repairs happening on the elevator in our building, and they've parked it at the lobby where my workstation is. Three of us sit/work here, and the racket is SO LOUD. Metal on metal clanging, loud drilling, etc etc... And my coworker thinks the way to solve this is to blast her music at full volume, which really just adds to the noise. Thank god I have earplugs in my purse at all times (yay concert/festival readiness training lol). If I didn't have a grant due tomorrow I would leave.
There are some serious repairs happening on the elevator in our building, and they've parked it at the lobby where my workstation is. Three of us sit/work here, and the racket is SO LOUD. Metal on metal clanging, loud drilling, etc etc... And my coworker thinks the way to solve this is to blast her music at full volume, which really just adds to the noise. Thank god I have earplugs in my purse at all times (yay concert/festival readiness training lol). If I didn't have a grant due tomorrow I would leave.
They’ve been working on our building for months, and the noise can really get ridiculous! Thankfully, they move around within the building a lot so it’s usually just a day or two at a time.
They're working in my hall this morning, and I just heard: "Starting at like 9:00, all these offices in here are going to be full of ladies, so no swearing then." I'm way more offended by the conversation they just had about how football players should be fined a million dollars per game for kneeling during the national anthem than I could possibly be by them swearing. For that matter, I’m also offended by the suggestion that my delicate lady ears can’t handle swear words.
I bought some super nice active noise cancelling headphones about two years ago. For someone that wears them for probably 75% of his 40 hours work week, they are by far one of the best investments I've made.
Post by Jake Jortles on Aug 7, 2019 7:57:45 GMT -5
So stressed at work the last 6 weeks that I've gotten noticeably fatter. I also drove by a homeless person the other day and said to myself, "well shit even if I get fired I will probably be able to find something else. I need to keep everything in perspective." I fucking hate this time of year and I'll never do this again. Summer = wasted. I'll either have a new role with the Jags or a new job next season.
A 55 year old was complaining about how the younger generation has no work ethic. Then he left before the lab was clean.
No worries dude, this shitty work ethic millennial will cover for ya! He also used to be my manager, before he was demoted for being a shitty manager. My new manager is a fellow millennial.
A 55 year old was complaining about how the younger generation has no work ethic. Then he left before the lab was clean.
No worries dude, this shitty work ethic millennial will cover for ya! He also used to be my manager, before he was demoted for being a shitty manager. My new manager is a fellow millennial.
This is my biggest trigger both in work and at life.
