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It's no secret that this is the old job thread
Athenor
Battle Hardened OptimistThe Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
Battle Hardened OptimistThe Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
Let's be honest. Every job contains secrets. Some could get you in major trouble if they were to get out there. Those should not be posted here.
But for everything else? Sure! Knowledge is power! Share, commiserate, and help get through this life together as better folks.
I'll start.
I'm still in the fucking office. Still no real reason has been given. In the last month, I've learned that the climate control in my office might be busted. My student worker was first moved to another room, and then quit entirely due to not returning for the fall. And I'm finding my possible ADHD is getting far worse. Also, I'm spending way more money eating out than before, on top of my gas bills.
But no. That's not the secret I wanted to talk about.
My secret... is the "nice" restroom.
My building's a brutalist concrete block out of the 60's/70's. You know the type - the government building with hardly any windows, overhanging ledges, flat roof, and looking every bit a bunker. It hasn't seen many facelifts over the years, it seems. And the restrooms SUCK. They are too small, offer no privacy, and.. are just bad. Before, if my options ran out, I had to go to the newer science building to get somewhere decent.
Over the last 2 years, they have been converting the ground floor parking garage into cybersecurity classrooms, and this semester is the first time they are in use. So I finally wandered down there and looked around.
People.. it's glorious. The stalls are wide enough that you don't feel like you are in sardine can, and the accessible stall is even wider than that. The faucets and dispensers all look new. It isn't an ugly shade of white or yellow! And because it supports just 3 classrooms (for now), it's barely been used. There's also an all-gender restroom that I didn't peek in, but feels like it'll be huge.
This is wonderful. This is the new "executive" restroom I can hop to... and while it doesn't make up for work forcing me back into the office, well... it at least gives me options.
So what about your job? How's it going?
Also...
But for everything else? Sure! Knowledge is power! Share, commiserate, and help get through this life together as better folks.
I'll start.
I'm still in the fucking office. Still no real reason has been given. In the last month, I've learned that the climate control in my office might be busted. My student worker was first moved to another room, and then quit entirely due to not returning for the fall. And I'm finding my possible ADHD is getting far worse. Also, I'm spending way more money eating out than before, on top of my gas bills.
But no. That's not the secret I wanted to talk about.
My secret... is the "nice" restroom.
My building's a brutalist concrete block out of the 60's/70's. You know the type - the government building with hardly any windows, overhanging ledges, flat roof, and looking every bit a bunker. It hasn't seen many facelifts over the years, it seems. And the restrooms SUCK. They are too small, offer no privacy, and.. are just bad. Before, if my options ran out, I had to go to the newer science building to get somewhere decent.
Over the last 2 years, they have been converting the ground floor parking garage into cybersecurity classrooms, and this semester is the first time they are in use. So I finally wandered down there and looked around.
People.. it's glorious. The stalls are wide enough that you don't feel like you are in sardine can, and the accessible stall is even wider than that. The faucets and dispensers all look new. It isn't an ugly shade of white or yellow! And because it supports just 3 classrooms (for now), it's barely been used. There's also an all-gender restroom that I didn't peek in, but feels like it'll be huge.
This is wonderful. This is the new "executive" restroom I can hop to... and while it doesn't make up for work forcing me back into the office, well... it at least gives me options.
So what about your job? How's it going?
Also...
He/Him | "A boat is always safest in the harbor, but that’s not why we build boats." | "If you run, you gain one. If you move forward, you gain two." - Suletta Mercury, G-Witch
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I have zero hesitation about giving said supervisors or my big bosses that information if they want it though. The lazy people can have fun explaining why they only logged four hours last week all on a fifteen minute job
Our inventory accuracy is bad
One day I was having some intestinal distress and ran into the toilets to be greeted by two full stalls so I panicked and ran up the stairs. Usually the floors have their own specific boop lock but as it had recently been renovated the doors were propped open with a 2x4 and I found what amounted to toilet heaven. Proper 3-ply toilet paper. Brand new toilets with actual floor to ceiling doors, walls instead of half-height cubicles. A sink where you could actually wash your hands and not splash your legs as it was deep enough to contain the water
The next three weeks was amazing. I'd practically skip upstairs to the toilet
Then someone rented the floor and the door gained a boop lock. I was devastated
Sperm canisters are shipped in mushroom-shaped containers.
Now we wait for the meeting invites.
Last class of freshmen enters and I give them an orientation.
"And this is the fantasy section where you will find books like Harry Potter and also other books written by authors that are not garbage human beings."
Whole class: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I don't recall even getting an orientation of the library in high school beyond "there are books here"
Like Orson Scott Card or Piers Anthony?
That's exactly why I don't read.
Now some very high ups are going to see how naughty the engineers have been with not doing work. Hint: very. And since this relates to staff and patient safety what with heat waves I predict some very upset bosses.
I think I told ya'll about the nasty blood dwarves already those guys suck.
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That's the secret! It's me!
Demand greater tribute from your overlords!
There's even a website you can look up everybody's salary.
My cool-boss-during- shutdown might be turning into less-cool-boss-during-reopening, but we'll see what happens when classes actually start.
The ideal is it comes from the truck to the floor little to no back stock . One of the problems is overfilling and plugging as I really doubt the people during the day can read. I sent back a box of BBQ chicken pizza as the home was quite full and would not take the full box. I come into today and the box I sent back is now stocked in the home spilling over into the next area
The problem is with overfilling/stocking is if the home holds say 7 and you stock 14 when 12 sell the computer will order a new box thus continuing the problem
The other secret is people are saying I am a manager again but no one has offered me the job? and there is a flyer outside and inside saying they urgently need people for overnights . Not a shock as I found out one of the managers was recruiting from his former job as a manager of a fast food restaurant as many of those people proved disappointing coupled with the fact of the half assed training and team building
I have not taken a nap that long..ever.
I'm dreading looking for work elsewhere. Starting out at the bottom of any other industry is no fun when you're ten years deep into your current one, and even less when you're in your mid thirties. But I suppose I should get crackin on it now so I don't start out at the bottom in my mid fourties! The climb upward is going to suuuuuuck.
To do so requires the people ordering to know their shoppers and seasonal preferences very well, they must pay attention to the ad and know how their shoppers will respond (and to what), all stock must go out, and you're still going to get fucked when the warehouse decides you must have half a dozen pallets of some bullshit that your store never sells and which will be sitting in your back room for another 6 months.
And of course the idea of "no back stock" is ludicrous for certain items (paper, soda, ice cream) and certain holidays (LOL at the idea of no back stock for Thanksgiving).
We managed it reasonably well when we had a full crew (so could work the back stock every day) and were getting 6 grocery loads a week (so didn't have to worry about ordering for more than one day most of the time).
Any deviations from any of those prerequisites will result in both back stock and outtages because you won't be matching your inputs to your outputs.
And if the manager wants truck to shelf without those prerequisites, well, I want a Ferrari.
Wait, aren't you a union rep/officer/person-with-responsability? Or am I thinking of someone else?
I need to but I already know the answer.
We're not a merit based pay raise kinda place, we go by pay tiers and then yearly service raises up to a certain cap within each tier. The plus side is you're pretty much guaranteed a pay raise every year that's not beholden to managers or whatever. The down side is I make the exact same money as all the other chodes here who aren't doing half the work. In some cases less because they've either been here longer or are in a pay tier higher than me (and supposedly have more responsibilities but that's laughable)
Well...
Work less!
One of the local Walmarts managed to do fine with no back stock of soda. They got daily deliveries from Coke, and Pepsi would come in occasionally with much less product. It was also all but official policy to let the Coke person do whatever they wanted. They were apparently the only company that got to push around Walmart as they pleased.
My job is all secrets all the time. Nothing I would ever reveal. I suppose therapists having favorite clients is kind of a secret. You don't get better therapy, but it does make certain days much easier to get through.
It is possible to win therapy?
because their smart tv interface isn't working right and they can't get to the Disney+ app and I told them they will need to contact the manufacturer, as that is not something their television and internet provider can help with
I really want to say no here but...
Sounds like the only 1 star review I ever got (which then got reviewed internally and removed). The customer had legal questions regarding our compliance with certain industry regulations. Legally, I cannot give them that answer.
I told them as much, but also linked them to the exact forms to fill out to get an official answer from the correct department and also direct links to our relevant documentation on the answer.
They basically came back yelling at me that I had to give them the answer because they are paying for support. Yes, you are paying for technical support, which I can provide. I am not legal support, and could be fired or severely reprimanded for attempting to provide legal support that I am not qualified to give.
Ultimately, they filled out the forms and got the information they needed, but not before they rated me 1 star.
Some people are just angry blowhards *shrug*
You can!
I believe in you!
Like the only thing keeping me animate is the all consuming weight of o b l i g a t i o n