Was it their first time hearing of Texas' existence?
cuz I figure that's pretty much common knowledge about texans.
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CambiataCommander ShepardThe likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered Userregular
I haven't really convinced my supervisor to let me search and execute my own orders except when WFM is down. However, I have found a new way to use my new power: Working two orders at once. This is stuff we used to do all the time at Verizon. In fact we would do 3 or 5 orders at a time before we had WFM, but WFM doesn't seem to do well with that kind of multi-tasking so we had to shave it down to 2 tasks at a time. Once we switched companies any multi tasking was crushed because we couldn't get orders except through WFM.
You might ask why or how you could work multiple orders at once: it's simply a matter of having to wait for software. The slower the software is, the more tasks you could theoretically work at once. If it takes 10 min for a reflow to go through, then while you're waiting that 10 minutes you work another order, possibly reflowing it too, and then work a third. Now that was Verizon software; new company doesn't have a reflow function, but you still have to wait for the software to load, especially when it's being particularly laggy (company grows itself exponentially but doesn't consider whether it should invest in more servers AHOY!). Rather than waiting impatiently for a load screen, I can now swap windows to another order, do something on it, and then switch to the first order. With practice I'll probably be able to pull of 100 tasks per day now. That's sure to piss someone off which might get me noticed enough to either have something changed in company process or even put me in a position to do something less dumb with my time.
"If you divide the whole world into just enemies and friends, you'll end up destroying everything" --Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
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MayabirdPecking at the keyboardRegistered Userregular
TIL about meth mites.
Meth mites are a rare condition where, if someone takes way, WAY too freaking much meth (defined as "at least five times a week for at least six straight months") and/or way too much other drugs, they start hallucinating that they're filled with parasites and/or covered with bugs. Medically it's termed "formication" or Delusional Parasitosis/Ekbom's syndrome.
Had another person come in complaining of being filled with worms (someone other than the bucket-of-poop person) but this person brought bits of flesh that had been scraped off chest sores.
...
Unsure if this is less bad or worse than a bucket of poop.
So a position I'm after had more than three hundred applicants, which is why I hadn't heard back (and won't until next week, which may be optimistic). Guess that's what happens with library work that doesn't require a MLIS, but hopefully having one and some library experience pushes me into the "interview these people" pool.
I'll dress a bit nicer on Friday. By which I mean toss on a jacket over a shirt and jeans. Coworker has decided to mimic me by wearing a tie and short sleeve shirt. He looks like he's going to a Bestbuy interview.
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JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
So a position I'm after had more than three hundred applicants, which is why I hadn't heard back (and won't until next week, which may be optimistic). Guess that's what happens with library work that doesn't require a MLIS, but hopefully having one and some library experience pushes me into the "interview these people" pool.
Library experience is exceedingly rare and valuable for non-MLIS positions. Especially if your library system posts jobs on the city or county job site, since the vast majority of applicants on those sites are applying for every job on the site whether they're qualified or not.
There are still some managers who don't want to hire someone with a degree for a non-degreed position because they don't want to have to rehire once they get a librarian position. But now that we're recovering from the Librarian Glut of '09, I think it's more common for managers to prefer having a really qualified circ clerk for six months rather than trying to hire some rando and hope for the best. Good luck!
I'll dress a bit nicer on Friday. By which I mean toss on a jacket over a shirt and jeans. Coworker has decided to mimic me by wearing a tie and short sleeve shirt. He looks like he's going to a Bestbuy interview.
If he starts asking about your skincare then you're really going to have to worry.
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David_TA fashion yes-man is no good to me.Copenhagen, DenmarkRegistered Userregular
It seems to have occurred to the people going "Well, I'm sure you'll be kept on beyond your current contract, anything else would be foolish" that I'm still not currently scheduled to be kept on beyond my current contract.
First I was asked by the acting transition manager to help with a project where some 800 card customers need to be migrated from one system to another before June (for... reasons), and they needed someone to help automate that process. That's fine, no worries. I was then told that while she obviously couldn't promise anything, and she'd already sung my praises hither and dither, being a major part of a project like this would really raise my visibility.
Then one of the leads from finance stopped by and asked if my contract was really up end of May and when I said it was, but I was expecting a talk with my boss on Monday about the future, he said to let him know how it went and if needed, he'd push on from his end to keep me on.
So if nothing else, I'm feeling very appreciated by my immediate surroundings.
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Zonugal(He/Him) The Holiday ArmadilloI'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered Userregular
edited May 2017
Oh my god, oh my god...
I may have had a bit too much Blue Milk last night.
Thankfully the class is having a potluck party every period.
I may have had a bit too much Blue Milk last night.
Thankfully the class is having a potluck party every period.
Did Blue Milk involve Hpnotiq in any way?
It was a White Russian with blood food dye.
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KetarCome on upstairswe're having a partyRegistered Userregular
I have to buy some Hpnotiq for a bachelor party next month. No bachelor party is complete without Incredible Hulks ever since a friend made us drink far too many at my bp way back when. Anyway, I think I need to work out a Blue Milk recipe using it. My lactose intolerance definitely ups the level of difficulty though. Maybe something with coconut milk. That would work out better than cow's milk flavor-wise too.
I have to buy some Hpnotiq for a bachelor party next month. No bachelor party is complete without Incredible Hulks ever since a friend made us drink far too many at my bp way back when. Anyway, I think I need to work out a Blue Milk recipe using it. My lactose intolerance definitely ups the level of difficulty though. Maybe something with coconut milk. That would work out better than cow's milk flavor-wise too.
I may have had a bit too much Blue Milk last night.
Thankfully the class is having a potluck party every period.
Did Blue Milk involve Hpnotiq in any way?
It was a White Russian with blood food dye.
With most people I'd assume this was a typo, but with you...
Before following any advice, opinions, or thoughts I may have expressed in the above post, be warned: I found Keven Costners "Waterworld" to be a very entertaining film.
I have to buy some Hpnotiq for a bachelor party next month. No bachelor party is complete without Incredible Hulks ever since a friend made us drink far too many at my bp way back when. Anyway, I think I need to work out a Blue Milk recipe using it. My lactose intolerance definitely ups the level of difficulty though. Maybe something with coconut milk. That would work out better than cow's milk flavor-wise too.
Why not just use lactose-free milk?
That could be an option. Coconut milk really should pair up better with the tropical fruit flavor of the Hpnotiq though.
There's a lady here that appears to have sprung her daughter out of class with the same idea. Eff da police.
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Brovid Hasselsmof[Growling historic on the fury road]Registered Userregular
edited May 2017
Today was day three of our track and sign course, assessment day. I got 88% which was the highest in the group. Still a level 2 like I got in my first assessment 2 years ago, but 6% higher total score. Considering I have made no effort to expand on or even maintain my knowledge since my first assessment, and was worried I'd do worse than the first time, I'm pretty pleased with how I did.
The main thing is it has been quite inspiring. Learning from this instructor, who is a bit of a superstar in the world of guiding/tracking, has been an incredible privilege and it's made me want to work harder at increasing my own knowledge. We are all planning to do a reassessment again in a few months and I am determined that next time I will get level 3.
Brovid Hasselsmof on
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Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
I may have just been given the majority of a triple berry pie. I may be just eating this thing straight out of the pan with a fork.
My manager was called back down to the London office a couple of days earlier than expected, so he had a free ticket spare for today if anyone wanted it.
Coincidentally I was heading down to London today and hadn't yet booked my tickets
So here I sit in first class, enjoying the beautiful British summer sun with a free glass of beer in my hand. Plus my total journey with return ticket was £20 cheaper!
I'm overhearing some fucking thermonuclear takes from the conference room nearby that's supposed to be a meeting about mechanical equipment but has somehow devolved into sexist comments and bitching about safe spaces. (Note there is a woman in that room awkwardly laughing and responding.)
Also the newest fad of these high school students is playing original ass Counter-Strike. Like pre 1.6.
Wait why?
You got me. I keep seeing them starting up a dust map. I am currently watching two yahoos trying to do a lan game and I keep blanking out their screens with a cute cat picture that says, "How's your homework coming?"
Also the newest fad of these high school students is playing original ass Counter-Strike. Like pre 1.6.
Wait why?
You got me. I keep seeing them starting up a dust map. I am currently watching two yahoos trying to do a lan game and I keep blanking out their screens with a cute cat picture that says, "How's your homework coming?"
Amazing.
Please tell me you're doing it as they engage one another in combat
Sleep on
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Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
Also the newest fad of these high school students is playing original ass Counter-Strike. Like pre 1.6.
Wait why?
You got me. I keep seeing them starting up a dust map. I am currently watching two yahoos trying to do a lan game and I keep blanking out their screens with a cute cat picture that says, "How's your homework coming?"
Amazing.
Please tell me you're doing it as they engage one another in combat
Oh absolutely. I am doing it at the worst moments.
Also the newest fad of these high school students is playing original ass Counter-Strike. Like pre 1.6.
Wait why?
You got me. I keep seeing them starting up a dust map. I am currently watching two yahoos trying to do a lan game and I keep blanking out their screens with a cute cat picture that says, "How's your homework coming?"
Amazing.
Please tell me you're doing it as they engage one another in combat
Oh absolutely. I am doing it at the worst moments.
Your student's rage sustains me.
Are they smart enough to be using flash bangs or are they just running around with newbie sticks?
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Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
Also the newest fad of these high school students is playing original ass Counter-Strike. Like pre 1.6.
Wait why?
You got me. I keep seeing them starting up a dust map. I am currently watching two yahoos trying to do a lan game and I keep blanking out their screens with a cute cat picture that says, "How's your homework coming?"
Amazing.
Please tell me you're doing it as they engage one another in combat
Oh absolutely. I am doing it at the worst moments.
Your student's rage sustains me.
Are they smart enough to be using flash bangs or are they just running around with newbie sticks?
They are buying guns. I took control of a kid at start, spent on his money on the worst guns and then used up all the ammo then let him have control again. I then blanked his screen the moment he saw someone.
Also the newest fad of these high school students is playing original ass Counter-Strike. Like pre 1.6.
Wait why?
You got me. I keep seeing them starting up a dust map. I am currently watching two yahoos trying to do a lan game and I keep blanking out their screens with a cute cat picture that says, "How's your homework coming?"
Amazing.
Please tell me you're doing it as they engage one another in combat
Oh absolutely. I am doing it at the worst moments.
Your student's rage sustains me.
Are they smart enough to be using flash bangs or are they just running around with newbie sticks?
Are they AWP camping yet?
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CambiataCommander ShepardThe likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered Userregular
As of right now my productivity is over 400%. If I can manage to keep this up over weeks/months, it's sure to either piss someone off or send someone into a panic. I'm enjoying the fuck out of that knowledge (the only enjoyment I can get out of this job anymore, sadly), because this is a much more effective protest than me putting in a ticket or telling management that their systems are broken and wrong. Someone's gonna pay for that 400%, and it's not gonna be me because union.
"If you divide the whole world into just enemies and friends, you'll end up destroying everything" --Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
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cuz I figure that's pretty much common knowledge about texans.
You might ask why or how you could work multiple orders at once: it's simply a matter of having to wait for software. The slower the software is, the more tasks you could theoretically work at once. If it takes 10 min for a reflow to go through, then while you're waiting that 10 minutes you work another order, possibly reflowing it too, and then work a third. Now that was Verizon software; new company doesn't have a reflow function, but you still have to wait for the software to load, especially when it's being particularly laggy (company grows itself exponentially but doesn't consider whether it should invest in more servers AHOY!). Rather than waiting impatiently for a load screen, I can now swap windows to another order, do something on it, and then switch to the first order. With practice I'll probably be able to pull of 100 tasks per day now. That's sure to piss someone off which might get me noticed enough to either have something changed in company process or even put me in a position to do something less dumb with my time.
Meth mites are a rare condition where, if someone takes way, WAY too freaking much meth (defined as "at least five times a week for at least six straight months") and/or way too much other drugs, they start hallucinating that they're filled with parasites and/or covered with bugs. Medically it's termed "formication" or Delusional Parasitosis/Ekbom's syndrome.
Had another person come in complaining of being filled with worms (someone other than the bucket-of-poop person) but this person brought bits of flesh that had been scraped off chest sores.
...
Unsure if this is less bad or worse than a bucket of poop.
Library experience is exceedingly rare and valuable for non-MLIS positions. Especially if your library system posts jobs on the city or county job site, since the vast majority of applicants on those sites are applying for every job on the site whether they're qualified or not.
There are still some managers who don't want to hire someone with a degree for a non-degreed position because they don't want to have to rehire once they get a librarian position. But now that we're recovering from the Librarian Glut of '09, I think it's more common for managers to prefer having a really qualified circ clerk for six months rather than trying to hire some rando and hope for the best. Good luck!
If he starts asking about your skincare then you're really going to have to worry.
First I was asked by the acting transition manager to help with a project where some 800 card customers need to be migrated from one system to another before June (for... reasons), and they needed someone to help automate that process. That's fine, no worries. I was then told that while she obviously couldn't promise anything, and she'd already sung my praises hither and dither, being a major part of a project like this would really raise my visibility.
Then one of the leads from finance stopped by and asked if my contract was really up end of May and when I said it was, but I was expecting a talk with my boss on Monday about the future, he said to let him know how it went and if needed, he'd push on from his end to keep me on.
So if nothing else, I'm feeling very appreciated by my immediate surroundings.
I may have had a bit too much Blue Milk last night.
Thankfully the class is having a potluck party every period.
Did Blue Milk involve Hpnotiq in any way?
It was a White Russian with blood food dye.
BEER AND GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
NO ONE CAN STOP ME HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Why not just use lactose-free milk?
With most people I'd assume this was a typo, but with you...
How does blood food dye make milk blue? Is it Tom Selleck's blood?
Oh shit, yeah, that's a typo.
Oh man, I am tripping balls in this high school English class on account of this hangover.
That could be an option. Coconut milk really should pair up better with the tropical fruit flavor of the Hpnotiq though.
Yes but how would you say that in Mandarin
XIN DE JIHUA
PIJOU GEN GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
MEIYOU REN NENG TINGZHI WO
Edit: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Just passed a sign waver outside who looked kinda weird...then I realized it was a fucking mannequin with a motor hooked up to move the arms/sign.
The main thing is it has been quite inspiring. Learning from this instructor, who is a bit of a superstar in the world of guiding/tracking, has been an incredible privilege and it's made me want to work harder at increasing my own knowledge. We are all planning to do a reassessment again in a few months and I am determined that next time I will get level 3.
Coincidentally I was heading down to London today and hadn't yet booked my tickets
So here I sit in first class, enjoying the beautiful British summer sun with a free glass of beer in my hand. Plus my total journey with return ticket was £20 cheaper!
Work can occasionally be good for something
Wait why?
I just almost yelled fuck you out loud.
I kinda need my job though
So mad that the wife shot down that plan for Monday. Stupid state testing.
I want to be the cool parent sometimes!
You got me. I keep seeing them starting up a dust map. I am currently watching two yahoos trying to do a lan game and I keep blanking out their screens with a cute cat picture that says, "How's your homework coming?"
Amazing.
Please tell me you're doing it as they engage one another in combat
Oh absolutely. I am doing it at the worst moments.
Your student's rage sustains me.
Are they smart enough to be using flash bangs or are they just running around with newbie sticks?
They are buying guns. I took control of a kid at start, spent on his money on the worst guns and then used up all the ammo then let him have control again. I then blanked his screen the moment he saw someone.
Are they AWP camping yet?