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OldSundown
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Well, I work for N.C. State University, and as it is run by the state of North Carolina. Shit goes wrong here, a lot. The newest thing to happen has been a near fiasco with a new filing system we are trying to implement, rather than doing a decent document scaan, last month they decided to just get more efficient filing shelves. So, we got the ones that roll on tracks to save room. Unfortunatly, the state uses a Bid system, so that means that the person who is cheapest gets the job, regardless of rep most of the time. And well...this company was shit. They came in and used day laborers to install the filing system at first, once it was finished, I started to put our 10k+ files on the shelves. About a week of grueling paper-work and manual labor, the inspector comes in.
And the system does not meet the fire code.
They are too tall for the "sprinklers to adequatly cover the room". So, we have to call the company again to bring them up to code, which unfortunatly means that I have to move all the files out, but every other shelf is full, so we decide to do half the room at a time, no problem. Well, I clear out the first half, and they come in to do the one day job, which ends up taking four. But that's cool with me, I get paid to do nothing for 3 extra days. Well, they finish installing and I go in to move the other half to the new half. Meanwhile, the new file folders for all the files are in fucking Arizona, when the printing company is located here in NC. And they really had no explanation for that, upon hearing this, I give my notice, because this job is just going to be more of the same shit and they keep piling work upon my box. So, now I don't really care anymore, I am just here watching this plan crumble.
Well, 7 hours of manual labor in a cramped, hot file room later, the inspector returns. And the half they "fixed" they didn't really fix, they just kind of dicked around for 4 days and gave it cosmetic changes to make it look like they fixed it. So, tomorrow I am going to have to undo all the work I did today so they can actually fix the half. Either that or we just find new people to build the system.
Working for the State is kind of shitty sometimes.
I would love for someone to make me feel better about the sad pile of broken dreams by sharing some of their work stories.
And the system does not meet the fire code.
They are too tall for the "sprinklers to adequatly cover the room". So, we have to call the company again to bring them up to code, which unfortunatly means that I have to move all the files out, but every other shelf is full, so we decide to do half the room at a time, no problem. Well, I clear out the first half, and they come in to do the one day job, which ends up taking four. But that's cool with me, I get paid to do nothing for 3 extra days. Well, they finish installing and I go in to move the other half to the new half. Meanwhile, the new file folders for all the files are in fucking Arizona, when the printing company is located here in NC. And they really had no explanation for that, upon hearing this, I give my notice, because this job is just going to be more of the same shit and they keep piling work upon my box. So, now I don't really care anymore, I am just here watching this plan crumble.
Well, 7 hours of manual labor in a cramped, hot file room later, the inspector returns. And the half they "fixed" they didn't really fix, they just kind of dicked around for 4 days and gave it cosmetic changes to make it look like they fixed it. So, tomorrow I am going to have to undo all the work I did today so they can actually fix the half. Either that or we just find new people to build the system.
Working for the State is kind of shitty sometimes.
I would love for someone to make me feel better about the sad pile of broken dreams by sharing some of their work stories.
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it was slow, like it always is on sunday nights, so we all drew names and made each other dishes
I got yellow curry with potatoes carrots, I made saffron corn chowder
Why don't you throw in an invader zim reference
don't blame other people because your thread sucks
You open it up, no grapes, no nuts.
WHAT'S THE DEAL?
i bet i corrected billions of words that weren't wrong in the first place
That sounds like a rad night at work.
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Heh, I didn't even see that you wrote throw instead of shake. My brain just saw what it assumed was there.
it was, for sure
I really love being a chef
Turns out the job orientation is tomorrow.
Whoops.
To be fair, the women told me MONDAY THE 22ND.
I didn’t occur to me that those two did not match up until the person at the help desk gave me a confused look when I said I was there for orientation.
i ended up going out with her, which in retrospect was really the worst thing that happened that night
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when dealing with technical jargon, it's best just to forget about the warding stick, and let the jargon have it instead of keeping it yourself.
I keep eating them, trying to understand it, but these Apple Jacks just don't taste like apples!
I used to work at a gelato store at my local mall. This wasn't a puny little kiosk or stand either. This was a full blown gelato store that also sold crepes and smoothies and what not.
It always got pretty hectic around lunch and dinner time because the crepes were pretty damn good and it was a change of pace from the McDonalds/Taco Bell/Subway trifecta down in the food court.
So it's probably the busiest it's ever been during a busy period, and I'm working the counter because I'm the best sales person there.
Old lady walks up.
"One scoop of vanilla gelato please"
"Would you like that in a cup or a cone?"
"How much is a cup?''
I tell her the price, which is pretty expensive for 6 oz. of gelato, but she still wants the cup anyways.
So I start scooping her gelato, and the cute cashier girl working the shift with me rings her up. I hand the lady her gelato and she flips out.
"$3.50 for this much?! This is simply unacceptable! I want my money back!"
"Ma'am, don't let the size of the cup fool you, we weigh all our servings to hit 6 oz. and I even pack a little more in."
"This is ridiculous! Let me speak to your manager!"
So the manager, hearing all this, comes over. Normally she's a huge "customer is always right" push over, but for some reason she decided to take a stand on this one.
"Ma'am, Katie here already rang you up, we can't do refunds on gelato."
"BUT THIS IS A PATHETIC AMOUNT"
"Ma'am, we are incredibly busy, please leave."
So what does the lady do? She throws her gelato on the ground in a fit of anger and promptly slips on it as she tries to walk off in a huff.
We totally got served a court order for that, but it was dropped because the bitch didn't suffer any real injuries beyond emotional damages.
I no longer work in food services, or any sort of job that requires constant human interaction.
And my brain went, "That is dumb."
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I saw a cookie crisp commerical one day by accident and I was concerned about the lack of fiber in a cookie-based breakfast
People got to poop, ya know?
BC I TOLD SOMEONE THAT STORY A FEW DAYS AGO
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I’ll look at granola bars, and be like, there’s chocolate candy in all of these.
Maybe I can find some with raisins.
Really?
Well, now you have an ending for it.
The ending is not very exciting.
She should have exploded at the hearing or something.
Smote by the hand of God for being so fucking stupid.
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I just always thought they did taste like apples.
Well
I do write fiction
We'll see how that goes.
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