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The I'm Not Even Supposed To Be Here Today [job] Thread

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  • DevoutlyApatheticDevoutlyApathetic Registered User regular
    tynic wrote: »
    $1000 for a doctor's visit and some antibiotics


    whut the feck america

    That strikes me as high, like very very high. I haven't had a GP visit in forever but my last was 150 charged to my insurance. Throw in around 50 for the culture they're gonna run and you're looking around 200. The treatment for this is mostly cheap antibiotics, so throw in 20 there.

    Now mostly I'm running this up so Darth knows that his estimate is likely off by like a factor of 4. That said, I know when money is tight the difference between a grand and 250 can be like the difference between jumping to the moon or mars, but I figured the info might help.

    Of course, this is still America so we have all kinds of regional pricing differences so my numbers might not be that helpful. I remember something about a section of Texas having all the hospitals owned by the same company and somehow they had the highest medicare costs in the country with all that efficiency helping out.

    Nod. Get treat. PSN: Quippish
  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    WHOO NO CAVITIES

    ANOTHER WIN FOR AMERICA'S SOCIALIZED HEALTHCARE

  • JoeUserJoeUser Forum Santa Registered User regular
    tynic wrote: »
    $1000 for a doctor's visit and some antibiotics


    whut the feck america

    That strikes me as high, like very very high. I haven't had a GP visit in forever but my last was 150 charged to my insurance. Throw in around 50 for the culture they're gonna run and you're looking around 200. The treatment for this is mostly cheap antibiotics, so throw in 20 there.

    Now mostly I'm running this up so Darth knows that his estimate is likely off by like a factor of 4. That said, I know when money is tight the difference between a grand and 250 can be like the difference between jumping to the moon or mars, but I figured the info might help.

    Of course, this is still America so we have all kinds of regional pricing differences so my numbers might not be that helpful. I remember something about a section of Texas having all the hospitals owned by the same company and somehow they had the highest medicare costs in the country with all that efficiency helping out.

    The amount they charge you with insurance is different than the amount they would charge an individual without, because the insurance company has negotiated rates.

    That's why it's good to have insurance even if you have a really high deductible.

  • N1tSt4lkerN1tSt4lker Registered User regular
    Can they not just.... like make a Word doc or something?

    I DON'T KNOW. THERE ARE A LOT OF WAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MADE.

    They aren't even categorized well. There is a board that is High school apps. Then one that is High School Science, but some of the science apps on general one aren't in the science one!

    I am definitely pointing this out during my presentation.

    Like jesus just make an excel document with a list!

    They probably did it because it's super easy to pin things from already open pages and have multiple people able to curate. I pin all kinds of school things because it's much simpler to keep organized than my bookmarks folders. However, were I sharing it with the school, you'd bet I'd create an annotated bib-style doc with links. Or hell, a page on the website with a curated list? There are a lot of better/more professional ways to create a school-wide resource however convenient Pinterest is for personal use.

  • DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
    Ok, so...

    I just applied to another gig. With a direct competitor.

    But instead of just attaching my letter and resume....I accidentally attached a 5 page report with recommendations on what we should be doing with Twitch.

    TO A DIRECT FUCKING COMPETITOR.

    .....this.

    This is not good.

  • SassoriSassori Registered User regular
    Oh shit

  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    DrZiplock wrote: »
    Ok, so...

    I just applied to another gig. With a direct competitor.

    But instead of just attaching my letter and resume....I accidentally attached a 5 page report with recommendations on what we should be doing with Twitch.

    TO A DIRECT FUCKING COMPETITOR.

    .....this.

    This is not good.

    Uh... uh.......

    Everybody gets one freebie?

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  • PsykomaPsykoma Registered User regular
    ouch..

  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    Oh shit.

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  • Bluedude152Bluedude152 Registered User regular
    I feel real bad laughing

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  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Well look if the recommendations are good ones

    ...maybe that'll put you ahead of the pack with the competitor at least

  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    DrZiplock wrote: »
    Ok, so...

    I just applied to another gig. With a direct competitor.

    But instead of just attaching my letter and resume....I accidentally attached a 5 page report with recommendations on what we should be doing with Twitch.

    TO A DIRECT FUCKING COMPETITOR.

    .....this.

    This is not good.

    These are just a few of my amazing suggestions with modern social media.

    Now, have my resume.

  • SheriSheri Resident Fluffer My Living RoomRegistered User regular
    tynic wrote: »
    Well look if the recommendations are good ones

    ...maybe that'll put you ahead of the pack with the competitor at least

    "Hey this guys got some good ideas, we should hire him"

  • DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
    Really kind of hoping that it works out that way.

    REALLY FUCKING HOPING.

  • DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
    ...now to go see if I insulted said competitor in said doc.

  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    Maybe you could apply to be their corporate spy?

    Legitimately there isn't much else you can do other than call them up and apologise and ask very politely if they can delete it. They may not but at least you are starting up communication with them.

  • DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
    Ok, upon rereading said plan...the plan is fucking awesome...and I don't insult anyone. So, uh...here's to hoping.

  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    I think I got my presentation up to where I want it to be. Just got to make up some slides with links when I get home.

    Basically I'll remind everyone about the state multiple literacy standards, which are all stuff librarians already do like teach citations and research methods.
    Then I'll reference the American Association of School Library version of those standards which are a little more in depth.
    After that I will go into showing various tools I've found for the rest of my time, then close with questions.

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  • Darth WaiterDarth Waiter Elrond Hubbard Mordor XenuRegistered User regular
    Just watched a dude leave the men's room without washing his hands. Luckily, another person came in right as I was teaching for the door handle with a fist full of towels, so I just had to angle my foot against the door.

    There's just something decidedly wrong about that whole leaving-your-dick-germs-anywhere thing ....

  • msuitepyonmsuitepyon Registered User regular
    Super Soaker loaded with Purell.

  • L Ron HowardL Ron Howard The duck MinnesotaRegistered User regular
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Super Soaker loaded with Purell.

    To that dude's face.

  • Darth WaiterDarth Waiter Elrond Hubbard Mordor XenuRegistered User regular
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Super Soaker loaded with Purell.

    No joke, I'm looking at a 32 ounce bottle of hand sanitizer on my desk right now and trying to figure out how to weaponize that fucker.

    Just full-bore MacGuyver up in here.

  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Super Soaker loaded with Purell.

    No joke, I'm looking at a 32 ounce bottle of hand sanitizer on my desk right now and trying to figure out how to weaponize that fucker.

    Just full-bore MacGuyver up in here.

    M-50 strapped to it. Just lob it into his office and run.

    (Switch Friend Code) SW-4910-9735-6014(PSN) timspork (Steam) timspork (XBox) Timspork


  • DevoutlyApatheticDevoutlyApathetic Registered User regular
    JoeUser wrote: »
    tynic wrote: »
    $1000 for a doctor's visit and some antibiotics


    whut the feck america

    That strikes me as high, like very very high. I haven't had a GP visit in forever but my last was 150 charged to my insurance. Throw in around 50 for the culture they're gonna run and you're looking around 200. The treatment for this is mostly cheap antibiotics, so throw in 20 there.

    Now mostly I'm running this up so Darth knows that his estimate is likely off by like a factor of 4. That said, I know when money is tight the difference between a grand and 250 can be like the difference between jumping to the moon or mars, but I figured the info might help.

    Of course, this is still America so we have all kinds of regional pricing differences so my numbers might not be that helpful. I remember something about a section of Texas having all the hospitals owned by the same company and somehow they had the highest medicare costs in the country with all that efficiency helping out.

    The amount they charge you with insurance is different than the amount they would charge an individual without, because the insurance company has negotiated rates.

    That's why it's good to have insurance even if you have a really high deductible.

    I'm aware. In all cases numbers were "Provider Charged" numbers which is before the discount for the insurers formulary rates. That typically cut costs in half.

    Though doing that made me realize my insurer pays my surgeon FIVE DOLLARS after I pay my copay for the check up visits after surgery. This plan year with our increased specialist copay I should be getting a refund from them.

    Nod. Get treat. PSN: Quippish
  • Darth WaiterDarth Waiter Elrond Hubbard Mordor XenuRegistered User regular
    Holy shit, this logbook looks like it was written by a hundred-year-old blind cat on a meth binge.

  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    Whether you wash your hands or not makes no difference when the bathroom has an actual handle or doorknob, because all it takes is one person to not wash their hands and your handwashing just became useless.
    I do wash my hands but seriously let me open the door with my foot from the inside so I don't have to touch that handle.

  • chromdomchromdom Who? Where?Registered User regular
    Also went to balling work dinner with my team last night at Prune and ate amazing food and drink and dessert

    That woulda been a spendy meal

    I would be extremely hesitant to eat at a place called Prune.

  • chromdomchromdom Who? Where?Registered User regular
    Holy shit, this logbook looks like it was written by a hundred-year-old blind cat on a meth binge.

    Oh, you got my notes!

  • Donovan PuppyfuckerDonovan Puppyfucker A dagger in the dark is worth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered User regular
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Super Soaker loaded with Purell.

    No joke, I'm looking at a 32 ounce bottle of hand sanitizer on my desk right now and trying to figure out how to weaponize that fucker.

    Just full-bore MacGuyver up in here.

    M-50 strapped to it. Just lob it into his office and run.

    Purell has alcohol in it.

    It is flammable.

    I want to say that violently blasting it into a fine mist and then setting fire to it may be a bad idea, but we cannot know for sure without testing that hypothesis beforehand.

    So yes, turn your container of Purell into an IED and throw it at a co-worker please @Darth Waiter.

  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    I have some high pressure water mist nozzles leftover from a fire extinguisher system install

    ....we could make this work

  • Darth WaiterDarth Waiter Elrond Hubbard Mordor XenuRegistered User regular
    For Science!

  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    They must be painting something really awesome in the shed next door to my office, my coffee tastes like MEK

  • kaceypkaceyp we stayed bright as lightning we sang loud as thunderRegistered User regular
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    Madican wrote: »
    Whether you wash your hands or not makes no difference when the bathroom has an actual handle or doorknob, because all it takes is one person to not wash their hands and your handwashing just became useless.
    I do wash my hands but seriously let me open the door with my foot from the inside so I don't have to touch that handle.

    Bathroom door handles should just be filled with sanitizer that's released whenever the handle is turned, like a defense mechanism.

    Didn't wash your hands, whatever

    You just got sanitized!

  • IvanIssacsIvanIssacs Skull Leader SDF-1Registered User regular
    Godspeed @DrZiplock. Godspeed.

  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    For Science!

    I have a clipboard! That makes it science, right?

  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    Some places have little tissue dispensers at the door so you can open it with a trashcan right by the door to discard once you're through.

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  • IvanIssacsIvanIssacs Skull Leader SDF-1Registered User regular
    Usagi wrote: »
    For Science!

    I have a clipboard! That makes it science, right?

    I think there needs to be a labcoat as well.

  • YukiraYukira Registered User regular
    IvanIssacs wrote: »
    Usagi wrote: »
    For Science!

    I have a clipboard! That makes it science, right?

    I think there needs to be a labcoat as well.

    And glasses.

  • BobbleBobble Registered User regular
    And goggles. Jesus, people, think of the safety precautions.

    Now please proceed weaponizing a bottle of Purell.

  • chromdomchromdom Who? Where?Registered User regular
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