I've had a very 'cool' day at work

the wook

so far at work today, i've purchased 45 lbs of dry ice, transported a gallon of liquid nitrogen, and put OCT samples into a -86 degree C freezer.

also by the end of the day today we will have killed 39 furry little animals. the blood must flow.

so, jobs. what do you do? how much do you hate it? how underpaid are you?

World as Myth

I am a project manager at a web development firm

I do not get enough gifts

Javen

World as Myth wrote: »

I am a project manager at a web development firm

I do not get enough gifts

I'd still like to know how the fuck you managed to land this gig anyway.

How many webs have you developed in the past?

CrossBuster

the wook wrote: »

so far at work today, i've purchased 45 lbs of dry ice, transported a gallon of liquid nitrogen, and put OCT samples into a -86 degree C freezer.

also by the end of the day today we will have killed 39 furry little animals. the blood must flow.

so, jobs. what do you do? how much do you hate it? how underpaid are you?

What is your job?

Xaquin

I work for an architectural firm.

I use CAD 40+ hrs a week.

and I use Revit not nearly as often as I'd like to.

Fiz

I'm currently doing some chorus roles in the San Diego Opera. The pay is $31.50 an hour, which I've been told will get much higher after they have a chance to see me in a few things and will skyrocket if I land a principle character.

gazamc

I am an Engineer working at the National Gas Control room for the UK. I am paid very well, but have to work shifts.

My day involves trying not to break the country.

Dog

im a web developer for a big investment company you've probably heard of.

i get paid too much for what i do.

i have a big deadline and i probably shouldnt be posting.

but i like pressure.

Wise_a

Xaquin wrote: »

I work for an architectural firm.

I use CAD 40+ hrs a week.

and I use Revit not nearly as often as I'd like to.

CAD isn't really that funny.

GABBO GABBO GABBO

I work as QA manager for a startup company, so I took a 20k a year pay cut for the potential stock pay off.
We'll see how it works out I guess.

Wise_a

the wook wrote: »

so far at work today, i've purchased 45 lbs of dry ice, transported a gallon of liquid nitrogen, and put OCT samples into a -86 degree C freezer.

also by the end of the day today we will have killed 39 furry little animals. the blood must flow.

so, jobs. what do you do? how much do you hate it? how underpaid are you?

What are you killing and why?

World as Myth

Javen wrote: »

World as Myth wrote: »

I am a project manager at a web development firm

I do not get enough gifts

I'd still like to know how the fuck you managed to land this gig anyway.

How many webs have you developed in the past?

I have developed four webs

Hunter

I dropped about 5 pounds of molten material into a water bath to cool it today to make a new type of product. I wish I could put the video on you tube, but company policy is we're not allowed to have any fun.

Xaquin

Wise_a wrote: »

Xaquin wrote: »

I work for an architectural firm.

I use CAD 40+ hrs a week.

and I use Revit not nearly as often as I'd like to.

CAD isn't really that funny.

shoulda said Autodesk Architectural Desktop

OmegaTofuNinja

I'm uh I'm a sales floor dude at Target...

the wook

CrossBuster wrote: »

the wook wrote: »

so far at work today, i've purchased 45 lbs of dry ice, transported a gallon of liquid nitrogen, and put OCT samples into a -86 degree C freezer.

also by the end of the day today we will have killed 39 furry little animals. the blood must flow.

so, jobs. what do you do? how much do you hate it? how underpaid are you?

What is your job?

I work in a lab at UC Irvine. My working title is ‘Research Administrative Analyst.’ For the most part, I sit at a computer all day analyzing data we’ve collected from past studies, with a bit of basic lab work tossed in the mix.

Today is a special day though. Today one of our studies is ending and we’re celebrating by ritually sacrificing all of the animals involved. We’re also removing their hearts and lungs and saving them for later barbecues. In general, this kind of sacrifice requires a lot of cold.

FF

So far my boss has jumped all over my ass about work she passed off to me at the end of the day yesterday, and also blamed me/tasked me with fixing, a fuck up that she created.

Kinda sucks.

<3

I am a college student majoring in Computer Engineering.

I'm current interviewing a bunch for summer internship.

Wise_a

World as Myth wrote: »

Javen wrote: »

World as Myth wrote: »

I am a project manager at a web development firm

I do not get enough gifts

I'd still like to know how the fuck you managed to land this gig anyway.

How many webs have you developed in the past?

I have developed four webs

Four webs? With help?

I would think you would need alot of spiders.

Larlar

wook, I forgot to tell you that your bureaucracy story is hilarious

and the concept of a reclassification department failing at its only function scares me

the wook

Wise_a wrote: »

the wook wrote: »

so far at work today, i've purchased 45 lbs of dry ice, transported a gallon of liquid nitrogen, and put OCT samples into a -86 degree C freezer.

also by the end of the day today we will have killed 39 furry little animals. the blood must flow.

so, jobs. what do you do? how much do you hate it? how underpaid are you?

What are you killing and why?

Meeses, because they totally deserve it.

Tonkka

Manufacturing... Uh, Robotics Support Technician?

Uh, I troubleshoot and fix robots for production of stuff.

Mysst

shitty dsl/dial-up tech support for a terrible, crappy company.

evilbob

Today at uni I decided to take a break and get my hair cut.

Centipede Damascus

I work customer service for T-Mobile USA

I answer the phones and try to help people with their crazy problems

But I'm angling for a promotion in the next couple months, so hopefully I won't have to deal with that much longer

the wook

Larlar wrote: »

wook, I forgot to tell you that your bureaucracy story is hilarious

and the concept of a reclassification department failing at its only function scares me

I don't think I've ever encountered anything that makes less sense than this situation.

zhen_rogue

Architect.

Which basically consists of:

Getting yelled at by general contractors/code review/design review boards
6-8 hours/day

Designing public restrooms big enough to land planes in
1-3 hours/day

It's a glamorous life.

Hunter

When I came in to work today, a Liquid CO2 truck was making a delivery and pumping into a huge storage tank for the site. It was also kind of misty/rainy. The trucker didn't clamp the hose right and had a quick leak that enveloped most of the pilot plant and part of the main office section in a thick movie-type fog. It was kind of funny.

PotU

I love experiments with animals.

Javen

World as Myth wrote: »

Javen wrote: »

World as Myth wrote: »

I am a project manager at a web development firm

I do not get enough gifts

I'd still like to know how the fuck you managed to land this gig anyway.

How many webs have you developed in the past?

I have developed four webs

That doesn't seem like a surplus of webs.

I would think you'd need at least a handfull of webs to be considered a full fledged webber

Wise_a

the wook wrote: »

Wise_a wrote: »

the wook wrote: »

so far at work today, i've purchased 45 lbs of dry ice, transported a gallon of liquid nitrogen, and put OCT samples into a -86 degree C freezer.

also by the end of the day today we will have killed 39 furry little animals. the blood must flow.

so, jobs. what do you do? how much do you hate it? how underpaid are you?

What are you killing and why?

Meeses, because they totally deserve it.

still, it would make me sad

but I get sad about animals much more than humans

I heard about 9/11, I was like meh

I saw a dog get put down at the vets' office I used to work at, and I wasn't the same for a couple days after. Really sad.

Rankenphile

Today I have sat at my computer trying to motivate myself into writing body copy for a catalog, but just generally resenting the fact that I am even alive and hating the entire world.

Xaquin

zhen_rogue wrote: »

Architect.

Which basically consists of:

Getting yelled at by general contractors/code review/design review boards
6-8 hours/day

Designing public restrooms big enough to land planes in
1-3 hours/day

It's a glamorous life.

oh I hear ya.

Mad Iron

I used to make sure a large Hollywood studio was SOX compliant

Now I do accounts payables for some company

Accounting is the best, guys

the wook

Hunter wrote: »

When I came in to work today, a Liquid CO2 truck was making a delivery and pumping into a huge storage tank for the site. It was also kind of misty/rainy. The trucker didn't clamp the hose right and had a quick leak that enveloped most of the pilot plant and part of the main office section in a thick movie-type fog. It was kind of funny.

that's cool. unsurprisingly, the same sort of thing happens when you dispense liquid nitrogen.

sometimes i wonder what people must think when they're walking down the hallway and all of a sudden a cloud comes rolling out of a door accompanied by a hissing sound.

<3

I might be able to get an internship with one of the following company this summer:

Garmin
IBM
Cerner
Perceptive Software

Rage

Right now, I'm watching Level 3 fiber outage in Texas hose things up across the cloud. This is great

I make $90k to lord over a small pool of Windows boxes in a largely UNIX e-commerce environment.

Also: WaM PM me. I have a website project to ramp up and I could use a quote or reference. (Honest to god for reals)

Arrath

I work for an Explosives Engineering and Blasting and Drilling contractor. Next week we get to take out a dike in sourthern Oregon by detonating 250,000 pounds of explosives in 4 seconds.

the wook

Wise_a wrote: »

the wook wrote: »

Wise_a wrote: »

the wook wrote: »

so far at work today, i've purchased 45 lbs of dry ice, transported a gallon of liquid nitrogen, and put OCT samples into a -86 degree C freezer.

also by the end of the day today we will have killed 39 furry little animals. the blood must flow.

so, jobs. what do you do? how much do you hate it? how underpaid are you?

What are you killing and why?

Meeses, because they totally deserve it.

still, it would make me sad

but I get sad about animals much more than humans

I heard about 9/11, I was like meh

I saw a dog get put down at the vets' office I used to work at, and I wasn't the same for a couple days after. Really sad.

It used to make me sad. Then one of the rats I was attempting to kill bit me.

It doesn't make me too sad anymore.

Larlar

the wook wrote: »

Larlar wrote: »

wook, I forgot to tell you that your bureaucracy story is hilarious

and the concept of a reclassification department failing at its only function scares me

I don't think I've ever encountered anything that makes less sense than this situation.

I keep re-reading the e-mail you quoted that was sent from the union to the reclassification department. That's the best part. It's so surreal, like it's straight out of a Seinfeld episode.

naporeon

My cool, superhero group-sounding department, xApps, just got folded into our stupid IS department, and the Chuck X of our group was forcibly shunted into a different department entirely. I was in the middle of a promotion, which looked to be off, then looked to be on, and now looks to be off again (or rather, in middle-management limbo). I'm not sure how long I'm going to stay here. Still, the pay and benefits are outstanding, and I make my own schedule, so I'll probably just suck it up and be quiet.

Mainly though, I just came in to say "har har" about Wook's "cool day at work" joke.

We are scientists.