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This is my bad, but I honestly hadn't even thought of that being an option. Maybe it's because I'm new and want to look alert and productive, but headphones would solve all of this.
But then again, I wouldn't have any more stories to tell.
It is a balancing game. I always thought it has helped me look like I am blocking out the rest of the office so that I can focus on my work. Nothing says "I don't want to talk" like headphones, but like you said, it keeps you from hearing the crazy sh*t your co-workers talk about. I tend to use them more on days where the conversation is irritating rather than fascinating.
Just when I think I was getting away with murder by coasting with this light work load lately... My boss today sends an email saying they want to discuss some "new projects" and she wants me to detail what I'm working on day-to-day.
Dammit! They're on to me!
Oh any good peter gibbons apostle can make up BS on what they do in a day.
Just don't say you generally show up 30 minutes late, and space out for an hour or 2, but it looks like I'm working.
this isn't technically work-related, but tomorrow is the first day of the practicum in my Nursing Leadership and Management Class, for which I have to log 32 contact hours shadowing a nurse manager in a pediatric outpatient facility. and then Wednesday, I will return to my job. as a nurse manager in a pediatric outpatient facility.
You should read Philip K. weenie's "A Scanner Darkly" if you haven't. It's about an undercover narcotics agent who's assigned to investigate his undercover identity.
Edit: Oh, now come on...I can't say Philip K. D i c k?
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This is my bad, but I honestly hadn't even thought of that being an option. Maybe it's because I'm new and want to look alert and productive, but headphones would solve all of this.
But then again, I wouldn't have any more stories to tell.
It is a balancing game. I always thought it has helped me look like I am blocking out the rest of the office so that I can focus on my work. Nothing says "I don't want to talk" like headphones, but like you said, it keeps you from hearing the crazy sh*t your co-workers talk about. I tend to use them more on days where the conversation is irritating rather than fascinating.
I wish this worked for me. I've tried wearing headphones before, but it turns out, I lack the ability to listen to music and do my job at the same time. Any sounds are too distracting to me, and I just stop and listen to the sounds instead of working. Which is also why the people across the hall from me drive me particularly nuts. (I have my own office, but there are two people sharing an office across the hall.) The other day, they had a conversation about how the girl in there is currently listening to all of the Disney musicals in chronological order by release date, and another day, they had a 30 minute discussion about their favorite children's books. I just have to shut the door when it gets too bad.
Post by Dave Maynar on Jun 25, 2013 13:48:44 GMT -5
In news today, Clinton signed a law into effect at the beginning of his term that allowed the construction of a supercomputer that has tracked everything that has happened on the internet and telephones since. The switch from old analog lines to new digital ones was more of a function of making it easier for the government to spy on you rather than it being a vast improvement in service quality.
In news today, Clinton signed a law into effect at the beginning of his term that allowed the construction of a supercomputer that has tracked everything that has happened on the internet and telephones since. The switch from old analog lines to new digital ones was more of a function of making it easier for the government to spy on you rather than it being a vast improvement in service quality.
Well digital allows all you cell phone users to use it. There is no analog LTE. Cell sites used to handle one, then two on analog. Digital PCS allowed 8 users per radio. Now its all code and power based, not number of calls based really.
And those old analog cells weren't exactly reliable.
Cell companies, like cable and many others switched to ones and zeros because it opens way more capacity and allows for more products
In news today, Clinton signed a law into effect at the beginning of his term that allowed the construction of a supercomputer that has tracked everything that has happened on the internet and telephones since. The switch from old analog lines to new digital ones was more of a function of making it easier for the government to spy on you rather than it being a vast improvement in service quality.
Well digital allows all you cell phone users to use it. There is no analog LTE. Cell sites used to handle one, then two on analog. Digital PCS allowed 8 users per radio. Now its all code and power based, not number of calls based really.
And those old analog cells weren't exactly reliable.
Cell companies, like cable and many others switched to ones and zeros because it opens way more capacity and allows for more products
Sorry. I should have prefaced that with this being what a co-worker was explaining to another. Keep in mind, this is the same guy who has an upside down American flag on display at his cubicle.
Post by canexplain on Jun 25, 2013 14:31:20 GMT -5
This was so long ago, I can tell it. I had just finished a long night of seeing my gal Lucy with friends. I manage to stumble into work the next day hoping for a quite, uneventful day. My big boss calls me into his office and proceeds to tell me that my boss, the night before, was arrested for running up and down the main streets of Nashville, jumping up and down on their hoods and roofs of cars half naked. "Ron you will now be promoted to xx job because you have been doing such a great job and of the other circumstances. It was a raise in salary for me, AND another stripe because I was an air traffic controller in the AF. Life is strange but fun .... cr****
Well digital allows all you cell phone users to use it. There is no analog LTE. Cell sites used to handle one, then two on analog. Digital PCS allowed 8 users per radio. Now its all code and power based, not number of calls based really.
And those old analog cells weren't exactly reliable.
Cell companies, like cable and many others switched to ones and zeros because it opens way more capacity and allows for more products
Sorry. I should have prefaced that with this being what a co-worker was explaining to another. Keep in mind, this is the same guy who has an upside down American flag on display at his cubicle.
LMAO. Tell him I have a special shiny hat that I'll sale him for 1000 bucks that protects him from the mind police
This thread makes me incredibly happy that I am self employed and don't have to deal with this shit. I make a living promoting Amazon products on a few different websites. I don't have coworkers or clients so my problems aren't nearly as bad as what I've read here. My biggest problem right now is that Amazon decided to "fire" all affiliates from Minnesota because of the new online sales tax law that the state passed. Now I have to move my business to another state which will end up costing me $500 in filing fees, mail forwarding services and RA fees. I can easily afford it but it will be a pain to file all of that paperwork. I'll probably wait to do it until after I get back from vacation (Road Trip: Avett Brothers/Old Crow in Colorado 7/6, Dylan, MMJ, Wilco and Thompson in Illinois 7/11).
This thread makes me incredibly happy that I am self employed and don't have to deal with this shiz. I make a living promoting Amazon products on a few different websites. I don't have coworkers or clients so my problems aren't nearly as bad as what I've read here. My biggest problem right now is that Amazon decided to "fire" all affiliates from Minnesota because of the new online sales tax law that the state passed. Now I have to move my business to another state which will end up costing me $500 in filing fees, mail forwarding services and RA fees. I can easily afford it but it will be a pain to file all of that paperwork. I'll probably wait to do it until after I get back from vacation (Road Trip: Avett Brothers/Old Crow in Colorado 7/6, Dylan, MMJ, Wilco and Thompson in Illinois 7/11).
Tennessee, Texas, Florida, and Alaska have no state income tax.
Today, I wasn't around my desk for the first half of the day so I missed out on much of the conversations around me during the day. They did not disappoint me in the afternoon.
At some point while logging in departmental data into a spreadsheet that tracks the performance of individual financial coordinators, I started to hear a soft snoring noise. I instant messaged my partner to tell him that I think one of the ladies is asleep. He jumps on the opportunity to witness this event. After walking past her area, he tells me that she looks awake, but that she is watching Youtube videos. I chalk this up to hearing things, and I still note that she is at least making me proud by wasting time on the internet. For those keeping up, she is the white woman of the two women who were discussing Jodi Arias and Paula Deen yesterday.
So, twenty minutes pass, and I look over beside me. The lady with the Broken Phone from yesterday, or "BP" as we now call her, is slouched over in her chair fast asleep. Possibly passed out. She is out cold. I think this is hilarious so I get up to go tell my partner. As I walk past the white lady, I notice that she is still in the same position she was in the first time I thought she was asleep. This time, however, her Youtube videos are not on the screen. Instead, her screen is on the timed out screen saver. I was right about her all along.
Two grown-ass women asleep at their computer desks: One who fell asleep sitting up and wearing headphones while watching Youtube and the other passed out cold in her chair. On my way back to my desk, "Youtube" had woken up and was checking emails like nothing ever happened.
It took a solid half hour before BP woke up. She started stirring right as I was glancing at her to check if she was still asleep. My last glimpse of her before I successfully hid behind my wall was her frantically (and sloppily) glanced all around to make sure no one noticed her being asleep. This is insane haha.
Post by NothingButFlowers on Jun 27, 2013 11:52:03 GMT -5
Yesterday, I suggested that we respond to a case by doing A, which is a required step before we can do B. My suggestion was met with the response, "I completely disagree with the recommendation. I think we should do B."
Let's add to my cast of office characters. I have a co-worker in my division that has worked here for years but has yet to figure out that he is not a supervisor. Every task he is given, he has to, at times forcibly, make suggestion for how to do it better than the way he is told. For example, we drive cars for work, and they recently changed some of the policies regarding this. Due to this, we are having to resubmit our acknowledgement of the rules along with a copy of our driver's license. Easy, you say? Just put your driver's license on the copier and make a copy, right? Wrong says he. What we need to do is scan it on high res, have it sent to our email then print it out from there. All of our supervisor proceeds to tell him that HR requested a copy, so there wasn't a need to go through that trouble. In response, he has to go into a five minute discussion about image degradation through multiple transmissions and acceptable standards for HR documentation (spoiler alert: he has never worked in HR). I understand it's good to throw out process improvements and everything, but there is a point where questioning your boss eventually just comes off as insubordinate.
That story makes me pleased I work in construction. 15 seconds into that 5 minute rant someone would have stood up and literally said in front of everyone "hey *sshole, no one gives a f*ck. Shut up, we have work to do."
Let's add to my cast of office characters. I have a co-worker in my division that has worked here for years but has yet to figure out that he is not a supervisor. Every task he is given, he has to, at times forcibly, make suggestion for how to do it better than the way he is told. For example, we drive cars for work, and they recently changed some of the policies regarding this. Due to this, we are having to resubmit our acknowledgement of the rules along with a copy of our driver's license. Easy, you say? Just put your driver's license on the copier and make a copy, right? Wrong says he. What we need to do is scan it on high res, have it sent to our email then print it out from there. All of our supervisor proceeds to tell him that HR requested a copy, so there wasn't a need to go through that trouble. In response, he has to go into a five minute discussion about image degradation through multiple transmissions and acceptable standards for HR documentation (spoiler alert: he has never worked in HR). I understand it's good to throw out process improvements and everything, but there is a point where questioning your boss eventually just comes off as insubordinate.
Lol, I have to undergo a annual background check at my job. Want to talk about an anal probe, fill out an expense report for my company. I think that guy just could never be happy. Folks like that I say, if you don't like the job that much, don't work here
Post by NothingButFlowers on Jul 1, 2013 9:33:15 GMT -5
Starting tomorrow, all of the supervisors in my division are on vacation, and on Friday, 12 out of the 15 people in my division are taking the day off. I'm pretty sure this week is going to be awful.
Okay, here's my big story. I used to have an in-house client that hated me. I never did anything to deserve it, but he made it clear that when my manager was promoted to her management position that he didn't want to leave. So regardless of who the replacement was (it was me), he would have been unhappy.
I worked 80-100 hours a week, but he still screwed me at every turn. He would ask for something last minute, then would complain when the final product wasn't perfect (at least I didn't miss the deadline). He was constantly in meetings and unavailable. If I emailed, he would bitch that I didn't call. If I called, he would bitch that I didn't email. If I called AND emailed, he would bitch that I didn't text. He would call my manager and tell her that I missed deadlines, even when I didn't.
When I finally asked for a meeting to confront him about it, he said, "Look, you're the dog I kick when I have a bad day." He admitted that I hadn't done anything wrong, but that he was going to treat me like crap anyway. My manager heard it all, but basically told me to suck it up and deal. I left the job after two-and-a-half years and went back to school for my engineering degree. Best decision I ever made.
And that, my friends, is why I try to avoid corporations at all costs.
Today, I wasn't around my desk for the first half of the day so I missed out on much of the conversations around me during the day. They did not disappoint me in the afternoon.
At some point while logging in departmental data into a spreadsheet that tracks the performance of individual financial coordinators, I started to hear a soft snoring noise. I instant messaged my partner to tell him that I think one of the ladies is asleep. He jumps on the opportunity to witness this event. After walking past her area, he tells me that she looks awake, but that she is watching Youtube videos. I chalk this up to hearing things, and I still note that she is at least making me proud by wasting time on the internet. For those keeping up, she is the white woman of the two women who were discussing Jodi Arias and Paula Deen yesterday.
So, twenty minutes pass, and I look over beside me. The lady with the Broken Phone from yesterday, or "BP" as we now call her, is slouched over in her chair fast asleep. Possibly passed out. She is out cold. I think this is hilarious so I get up to go tell my partner. As I walk past the white lady, I notice that she is still in the same position she was in the first time I thought she was asleep. This time, however, her Youtube videos are not on the screen. Instead, her screen is on the timed out screen saver. I was right about her all along.
Two grown-ass women asleep at their computer desks: One who fell asleep sitting up and wearing headphones while watching Youtube and the other passed out cold in her chair. On my way back to my desk, "Youtube" had woken up and was checking emails like nothing ever happened.
It took a solid half hour before BP woke up. She started stirring right as I was glancing at her to check if she was still asleep. My last glimpse of her before I successfully hid behind my wall was her frantically (and sloppily) glanced all around to make sure no one noticed her being asleep. This is insane haha.
Man, your job actually doesn't sound so bad with that kind of entertainment going on.
~All the accumulated knowledge, experience, and suffering of mankind is inside you. You must build a huge bonfire within you. Then you will become an individual. There is no other way.
~~~U.G. Krishnamurti
"I don't know whose water this is, but I'm drinkin it so F you."~~~Dale
"He is a wook in sheep's clothing."~~~Popsicle Sarah
"You know the feeling when you're in too deep, and when you make it out, the taste - so sweet." ~~DMB
I have interviews today for a promotion in my current group. I have decided I don't want the job but really can't tell them that. I want to transfer out to another area but this would require me to stay another year.
That story makes me pleased I work in construction. 15 seconds into that 5 minute rant someone would have stood up and literally said in front of everyone "hey *sshole, no one gives a f*ck. Shut up, we have work to do."
I think it's time for a career change for me. I want to say something like this pretty much every single day.
Ok. So. My coworker gets the most random text from her ex sister in law, with a proposal for a night of hotel debauchery with herself and two other men.
Whatever. Four consenting adults. Who am I to judge?
So me and coworker spend the next little while indulging this conversation and are completely entertained by the weirdness of it all. I mean, it is 9am. So much laughing was taking place.
And then we get to the punch line.
Sister in law states that one of the men is much older and a doctor from our area. Before I can process this information she sends a picture and his name.
All I can do at this point is throw my hands up in defeat and yell "HOLY FUCK!!! That's my OBGYN"
Needless to say I promptly called my doctors office to cancel my next appointment.
