I know we have a renting thread but it has fallen way back so I guess I'll post this here.
I just got home from work to find our shower totally torn out. None of us got a text or call from our landlady telling us this was happening. She text me last week because there was a leak downstairs and they thought it was coming from our shower area. It looks like it was a problem with some of the piping behind the wall of our shower.
I assume it was kind of an emergency and I did give them the go-ahead last week, but I thought that would be an in-and-out deal.
We have 2 bathrooms in our unit so we can just use our roommates shower until ours is fixed, but goddamn give me a heads up.
Jesus Christ, I just has the weirdest dream and had to wake myself out of paralysis. Like a mixture between Inception and Stranger Things. It was so weird and freaky and it’s 3AM and I’m exhausted and I have to be up in 4.5 hours for work and I don’t want to go back to sleep.
My office recently moved from the third floor to the sixth. Now, weather permitting, instead of a wall across the street I can see all the way to the Alps.
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Brovid Hasselsmof[Growling historic on the fury road]Registered Userregular
Most recent photo of my office, with one of the managers supervising an external contractor.
I haven't worked in an office with a window for over 9 years. Security can sometimes suck for quality of life.
I work security and this past year we've been working 12 hour, rotating shifts. We switch from days to nights and back every five weeks, which is juuust enough time to start getting used to a shift's sleep schedule before having to fuck it all up and start over again. I miss 8 hour shifts, and not having to work on my days off. At least come next month we'll be on fixed 12 hour shifts, so there's that. Hopefully I won't be so tired all the time
Had an elderly lady come in early this morning, unable to recall her address or phone number.
She was wearing nothing but PJ’s and slippers. And of course this is the one night we got almost a foot of snow, and sub zero temperatures.
We called the non-emergency line and a couple of comes and EMS took her to the hospital. She looked like she was physically okay though, and was in a good mood.
I make the same joke every time I pause while reciting "I think it's xxx-xxxx" and say "sorry I don't really call myself".
I am clever, of course, and there is no way everyone else does that too. Just like when a barcode won't scan you're supposed to say "I GUESS THAT MEANS IT'S FREE RIGHT?!"
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
I can remember my mobile number because I've had it since I got my very first phone, it must be 15 years old by this point. Also I specifically picked a number that is easy to remember, because it has a nice cadence and the same number in it a lot.
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Blake TDo you have enemies then?Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered Userregular
Oh yeah.
I was supposed to get a one year contract, but fuckery by the government and head office had slowed it down.
My contact finally showed up with three minutes to go in the day, so I signed it and stopped by the principal.
Turns out though when I was talking to him and getting my congratulations, he pointed out that I didn't read my contact properly.
It sounds good but blake sounds like he's sorta a little bit angry about the whole thing!
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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Blake TDo you have enemies then?Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered Userregular
Nah, I'm glad overall. It was mostly a huge surprise. I was only expecting a one year contract.
I and two other people got made permanent, and it may very well cause some issues further down the line as technically there aren't that many permanent positions available and it may cause some issues later when people on leave come back, but it's a government position and things are very specific on how people can't get let go, so it isn't my problem.
My desk is in a giant windowless conference room / all hands meeting room. They put cubes up here 'temporarily' when they gave our old space to a different group but the people who were supposed to move to make room for use refused (they were exec/admin, they get to say no to facilities if they want). We've been in here for over a year. Execs have finally started moving out but I think there are still some stragglers so we still can't take over the space.
They built out this giant conference room so they could have all hands meetings without having everyone drive to a nearby hotel where they would rent out a banquet room. But then after using it like twice, they put us in here and are now back to renting banquet rooms for big events.
Had a moment with the youngest sous chef (24 years old, shorter than me) last night where he called me 'Taco Boy' since our elk and wagyu beef tacos are, like, the most popular appetizer right now, and I didn't even think, it just sort of popped out:
Me: Call me 'boy' again and watch what happens.
Older Sous Chef: *I* wanna see what happens.
Line Cook behind me with thick accent: I got five bucks on the little guy.
Me: *turns around with a questioning look*
Line Cook: Hey, man, just keeping it interesting.
And everybody starts dying laughing, except for the young sous chef:
Young Sous Chef: I guess you think you could kick my ass or something?
Me: Nah, I wouldn't want to break a nail; I'll just call HR and let them handle you.
This reminds me - nonplussed is another word that has confused me for ages, because I always thought it meant "completely unbothered" and I've seen it being used to mean the exact opposite, like here.
And sure enough, yep, it's another one of those words. Like chuffed. Words that mean two different things, usually changing meaning between US English and other countries' English, and both definitions are polar opposites.
Had a moment with the youngest sous chef (24 years old, shorter than me) last night where he called me 'Taco Boy' since our elk and wagyu beef tacos are, like, the most popular appetizer right now, and I didn't even think, it just sort of popped out:
Me: Call me 'boy' again and watch what happens.
Older Sous Chef: *I* wanna see what happens.
Line Cook behind me with thick accent: I got five bucks on the little guy.
Me: *turns around with a questioning look*
Line Cook: Hey, man, just keeping it interesting.
And everybody starts dying laughing, except for the young sous chef:
Young Sous Chef: I guess you think you could kick my ass or something?
Me: Nah, I wouldn't want to break a nail; I'll just call HR and let them handle you.
...
He was ... nonplussed ... to say the least.
Uhhh, ain't you a Marine? Like, combat vet Marine?
What grind's bowen's gears: When there's a problem and someone says, "Are you playing with the server again?"
Firstly, I was never "playing" with any server to begin with
Secondly, Tell me your fucking problem
Thirdly, I would not go out of my way to create more work for myself... my goal is to do absolutely 0 work all day and that would be counterproductive
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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I just got home from work to find our shower totally torn out. None of us got a text or call from our landlady telling us this was happening. She text me last week because there was a leak downstairs and they thought it was coming from our shower area. It looks like it was a problem with some of the piping behind the wall of our shower.
I assume it was kind of an emergency and I did give them the go-ahead last week, but I thought that would be an in-and-out deal.
We have 2 bathrooms in our unit so we can just use our roommates shower until ours is fixed, but goddamn give me a heads up.
I hope that the desktop background on your laptop is a pic of a shitty office cubicle.
I work security and this past year we've been working 12 hour, rotating shifts. We switch from days to nights and back every five weeks, which is juuust enough time to start getting used to a shift's sleep schedule before having to fuck it all up and start over again. I miss 8 hour shifts, and not having to work on my days off. At least come next month we'll be on fixed 12 hour shifts, so there's that. Hopefully I won't be so tired all the time
hey satan...: thinkgeek amazon My post |
Banks of desks to encourage collaboration.
What does that mean for me?
I sit in the same seat every day but it's rare my entire team is in at the same time.
SMART WORKING
She was wearing nothing but PJ’s and slippers. And of course this is the one night we got almost a foot of snow, and sub zero temperatures.
We called the non-emergency line and a couple of comes and EMS took her to the hospital. She looked like she was physically okay though, and was in a good mood.
WoW
Dear Satan.....
I am clever, of course, and there is no way everyone else does that too. Just like when a barcode won't scan you're supposed to say "I GUESS THAT MEANS IT'S FREE RIGHT?!"
I was supposed to get a one year contract, but fuckery by the government and head office had slowed it down.
My contact finally showed up with three minutes to go in the day, so I signed it and stopped by the principal.
Turns out though when I was talking to him and getting my congratulations, he pointed out that I didn't read my contact properly.
Turns out I got made permanent.
Read shit that you sign people.
Satans..... hints.....
I and two other people got made permanent, and it may very well cause some issues further down the line as technically there aren't that many permanent positions available and it may cause some issues later when people on leave come back, but it's a government position and things are very specific on how people can't get let go, so it isn't my problem.
Satans..... hints.....
Awesome! Job security! Yayyy!
They built out this giant conference room so they could have all hands meetings without having everyone drive to a nearby hotel where they would rent out a banquet room. But then after using it like twice, they put us in here and are now back to renting banquet rooms for big events.
Me: Call me 'boy' again and watch what happens.
Older Sous Chef: *I* wanna see what happens.
Line Cook behind me with thick accent: I got five bucks on the little guy.
Me: *turns around with a questioning look*
Line Cook: Hey, man, just keeping it interesting.
And everybody starts dying laughing, except for the young sous chef:
Young Sous Chef: I guess you think you could kick my ass or something?
Me: Nah, I wouldn't want to break a nail; I'll just call HR and let them handle you.
...
He was ... nonplussed ... to say the least.
And sure enough, yep, it's another one of those words. Like chuffed. Words that mean two different things, usually changing meaning between US English and other countries' English, and both definitions are polar opposites.
Why you gotta do this to me, English
DUDE WHAT
I never knew of this 2nd definition until just now. ANOTHER ONE! [shakes fist at sky]
English: Where everything's made up and definitions don't matter!
English is the Calvinball of languages.
Uhhh, ain't you a Marine? Like, combat vet Marine?
I check my bank account and have $120 to lay me till the 21st
My car payment and paycheck drop together, days before the Macklemore concert.
My credit card is still overdrawn with fees and interest, but...I feel good.
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534
Businesses use computers. Sometimes you need new ones.
Nah, the older I've gotten, the more intolerant I have become about people being childish.
Toys are for children to fuck around with, this is a tool we use to do work.
Firstly, I was never "playing" with any server to begin with
Secondly, Tell me your fucking problem
Thirdly, I would not go out of my way to create more work for myself... my goal is to do absolutely 0 work all day and that would be counterproductive
I disagree. Before you read it, there was a 50/50 chance that you were not made permanent. Schrodinger’s Contract.
Best to just sign everything without inspection.