I feel like knowing that the first draft of whatever you write, be it creative, technical, whatever, owning that, and just plowing ahead with your own terribleness is pretty key to actually writing anything.
My work is generally pretty chill. They're fairly relaxed about being a bit late, and if you need to leave early you typically can as long as you're pretty caught up with work and can make up the time somehow.
Also with the viaduct closing they're probably going to be more lenient about lateness due to the clusterfuck that'll be.
Speaking of clusterfucks, I believe I had a clusterfuck headache today and my boss wouldn't let me off the phone for 2 minutes to make a rmahackle ice pack.
Eventually it got so bad I threw up on his desk. #sorrynotsorry
Speaking of clusterfucks, I believe I had a clusterfuck headache today and my boss wouldn't let me off the phone for 2 minutes to make a rmahackle ice pack.
Eventually it got so bad I threw up on his desk. #sorrynotsorry
Not to delight in your misery, cluster headaches sound downright terrifying. However that is definitely the 100% correct way to show them they are a fuckin idiot.
Work wasn't too bad today, but then again that's mainly because I was writing for most of it. Though I was essentially leapfrogging from one event to another at random in what is intended to become a book based purely on whose interactions I wanted to map out at the time. Probably not the most efficient method but hey a couple thousand words is more than nothing and at least I wasn't bored the entire day from lack of work.
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WeaverWho are you?What do you want?Registered Userregular
Had to drive into Bellevue today and crossing over Lake Washington was mighty pretty.
i survived my first day as a manager without throwing up even
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StragintDo Not GiftAlways DeclinesRegistered Userregular
edited January 2019
Had a dude call me an asshole and incompetent on a call and said he is going to write a letter complaining to the CEO about me and that his mom and dad will as well and it was just very amusing because it was literally all over him not paying his full balance and then ignoring his account as it fell past due.
Edit: I would not waive his entire balance.
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Speaking of clusterfucks, I believe I had a clusterfuck headache today and my boss wouldn't let me off the phone for 2 minutes to make a rmahackle ice pack.
Eventually it got so bad I threw up on his desk. #sorrynotsorry
Not to delight in your misery, cluster headaches sound downright terrifying. However that is definitely the 100% correct way to show them they are a fuckin idiot.
Well I have no idea if an ice pack would have helped, but, like, we weren't even busy so his reasoning was very bad. Also my vomit was very hot and tasted very bad and I hope it melted a hole in his desk like xenomorph blood.
My office is being inspected - by which I mean audited? I don't know what other places call it - this week
Interviews, checking we're following protocol and documenting everything right, etc etc
Tomorrow I'm going to be asked a number of questions about a bunch of tasks, most of which I simply don't do because of the more specialized nature of my position. For the others I'll be asked what "impact" my work has had, which I can easily point to as zero, because few people read my reports and none of them take action based on them
It should be a short interview but I'll be really trying not to just quote Office Space the entire time
My office is being inspected - by which I mean audited? I don't know what other places call it - this week
Interviews, checking we're following protocol and documenting everything right, etc etc
Tomorrow I'm going to be asked a number of questions about a bunch of tasks, most of which I simply don't do because of the more specialized nature of my position. For the others I'll be asked what "impact" my work has had, which I can easily point to as zero, because few people read my reports and none of them take action based on them
It should be a short interview but I'll be really trying not to just quote Office Space the entire time
Yeah, I'm afraid I'm gonna ... have to ... sort of, disagree with you there
Update on the cat situation: total number of kittens is eight, not four. So far we've caught six of them, and the managers want to catch the other two at the same time rather than one at a time to avoid undue stress. I'm not sure if they mean undue stress on the loner or on the staff who basically melt over these little guys (I'm in this group).
So open offices; how much eavesdropping is too much?
I sort of key into absolutely every conversation in earshot, and aggregate all of the information for later use.
I thought I had another week to review this article, but apparently it's now overdue. I feel bad, but I also have no wifi and spotty internet until tomorrow and I'd rather have the luxury of checking a few things properly than rushing it through over my phone tonight.
This is what happens when you send out articles over the holidays, I guess. But I'm gonna feel horrible guilty until it's done.
So open offices; how much eavesdropping is too much?
I sort of key into absolutely every conversation in earshot, and aggregate all of the information for later use.
I find it really hard to not do this. I have to have sound drowning it out otherwise I'm acutely aware of all the conversations going on that are over some sound / clarity threshold.
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GrobianWhat's on sale?Pliers!Registered Userregular
We have regular offices varying between 1 and 4 people inside but we usually leave our doors open. Sometimes after a particularly heated discussion with my colleague in my office we hear our colleague from across the corridor laughing. Since we don't usually talk about work, it's like we're doing an odd couple skit for everyone in earshot.
I thought I had another week to review this article, but apparently it's now overdue. I feel bad, but I also have no wifi and spotty internet until tomorrow and I'd rather have the luxury of checking a few things properly than rushing it through over my phone tonight.
This is what happens when you send out articles over the holidays, I guess. But I'm gonna feel horrible guilty until it's done.
People in the US should know better than to expect anything to get done between Thanksgiving and approximately January 15th.
So open offices; how much eavesdropping is too much?
I sort of key into absolutely every conversation in earshot, and aggregate all of the information for later use.
I find it really hard to not do this. I have to have sound drowning it out otherwise I'm acutely aware of all the conversations going on that are over some sound / clarity threshold.
Do you ever have people tell you to stop eavesdropping on their private conversation... that they're having very much in public at a public volume?
I thought I had another week to review this article, but apparently it's now overdue. I feel bad, but I also have no wifi and spotty internet until tomorrow and I'd rather have the luxury of checking a few things properly than rushing it through over my phone tonight.
This is what happens when you send out articles over the holidays, I guess. But I'm gonna feel horrible guilty until it's done.
Did they send it to you on your holidays? Because if so, like, don't feel bad. You're on leave!
Kane Red RobeMaster of MagicArcanusRegistered Userregular
Engineering manager forgot to renew contract for my group's support staff so it expired December 31. Apparently Finance just rejected our statement of work to get them back. Today my team of ~20 is officially out of work due to lack of back end support and are re-arranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
I foresee getting called into a meeting by Operations in the near future so they can chew me out for my department not approving any parts to ship. I expect I'll probably gesticulate wildly and swear a lot in said meeting.
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3cl1ps3I will build a labyrinth to house the cheeseRegistered Userregular
Honestly I think if you send something out shortly before Christmas with an expected short turnaround you're playing with fire. It's either going to be completely forgotten over the holidays or you'll get it back towards the end of January.
Honestly I think if you send something out shortly before Christmas with an expected short turnaround you're playing with fire. It's either going to be completely forgotten over the holidays or you'll get it back towards the end of January.
Though, sadly, some people just don't think that logically. Particularly asshole bosses.
Engineering manager forgot to renew contract for my group's support staff so it expired December 31. Apparently Finance just rejected our statement of work to get them back. Today my team of ~20 is officially out of work due to lack of back end support and are re-arranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
I foresee getting called into a meeting by Operations in the near future so they can chew me out for my department not approving any parts to ship. I expect I'll probably gesticulate wildly and swear a lot in said meeting.
Update: I kept the swearing to a minimum but my gesticulating was Cirque de Soleil tier. I think I've got a real backup career possibility in interpretive dance if this whole jet engine quality thing doesn't pan out.
Had to work in composite last Friday and almost ruined my nice work boots, basically covered them in a layer of resin. They are now my Fiberglass Boots, which I swap into if I'm going to work on that shop.
So now I'm breaking in a new pair of nice work boots and it fucking sucks. There's one spot that just won't stop poking me.
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Blackhawk1313Demon Hunter for HireTime RiftRegistered Userregular
Just found out that a friend of mine that left the company I work for to take another opportunity just last year died this morning. I’m kinda gutted, this one hits close, everyone always worried about his health, but never thought this would happen. Damn.
TurksonNear the mountains of ColoradoRegistered Userregular
Interviewed for a patrol position in my district yesterday. It pays a lot more than my current security job. Aced the interview. Unofficial word is that I got the job and just have to wait for a formal job offer from HR.
- After stewing over the invoice they sent, the lady I am working directly with phoned me. She talked my ear off and mentioned how she was being yelled at every day by the head of the firm and basically really sounded like she needed a therapist for a good hour
- Their website causes chrome to give me warnings and directs me to what looks like a database for the firm’s employees to log into.
- They know I am the only accountant here. I have requested that their invoices be sent to me before. I have spoken to their AR person. Yesterday one of my bosses forwarded me three invoices that have been outstanding for 6+ months that I’ve never seen before and which they have now tacked interest onto.
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At least for me, that is.
Also with the viaduct closing they're probably going to be more lenient about lateness due to the clusterfuck that'll be.
Eventually it got so bad I threw up on his desk. #sorrynotsorry
Not to delight in your misery, cluster headaches sound downright terrifying. However that is definitely the 100% correct way to show them they are a fuckin idiot.
Edit: I would not waive his entire balance.
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
Well I have no idea if an ice pack would have helped, but, like, we weren't even busy so his reasoning was very bad. Also my vomit was very hot and tasted very bad and I hope it melted a hole in his desk like xenomorph blood.
Tube are you ghostwriting Jerry's newsposts
Interviews, checking we're following protocol and documenting everything right, etc etc
Tomorrow I'm going to be asked a number of questions about a bunch of tasks, most of which I simply don't do because of the more specialized nature of my position. For the others I'll be asked what "impact" my work has had, which I can easily point to as zero, because few people read my reports and none of them take action based on them
It should be a short interview but I'll be really trying not to just quote Office Space the entire time
Yeah, I'm afraid I'm gonna ... have to ... sort of, disagree with you there
I sort of key into absolutely every conversation in earshot, and aggregate all of the information for later use.
This is what happens when you send out articles over the holidays, I guess. But I'm gonna feel horrible guilty until it's done.
I find it really hard to not do this. I have to have sound drowning it out otherwise I'm acutely aware of all the conversations going on that are over some sound / clarity threshold.
I like all my coworkers, though, so it's fine.
People in the US should know better than to expect anything to get done between Thanksgiving and approximately January 15th.
Do you ever have people tell you to stop eavesdropping on their private conversation... that they're having very much in public at a public volume?
Did they send it to you on your holidays? Because if so, like, don't feel bad. You're on leave!
I foresee getting called into a meeting by Operations in the near future so they can chew me out for my department not approving any parts to ship. I expect I'll probably gesticulate wildly and swear a lot in said meeting.
Though, sadly, some people just don't think that logically. Particularly asshole bosses.
Update: I kept the swearing to a minimum but my gesticulating was Cirque de Soleil tier. I think I've got a real backup career possibility in interpretive dance if this whole jet engine quality thing doesn't pan out.
e: Felt soooooo good though.
So now I'm breaking in a new pair of nice work boots and it fucking sucks. There's one spot that just won't stop poking me.
Jump over immediate supervisors' heads
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Rude bastards.
High fives and beers all around.
This CPA firm...
- After stewing over the invoice they sent, the lady I am working directly with phoned me. She talked my ear off and mentioned how she was being yelled at every day by the head of the firm and basically really sounded like she needed a therapist for a good hour
- Their website causes chrome to give me warnings and directs me to what looks like a database for the firm’s employees to log into.
- They know I am the only accountant here. I have requested that their invoices be sent to me before. I have spoken to their AR person. Yesterday one of my bosses forwarded me three invoices that have been outstanding for 6+ months that I’ve never seen before and which they have now tacked interest onto.