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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    I am working 16 hours today! But for good reason.

    There are massive floods shutting down all the trains and preventing me from going home, so I called my coworker and told him not to come work and that I would cover his shift. In exchange he'll cover me tomorrow when hopefully the world is more functional.

    How I get home tonight is currently at: fingers crossed, but we'll see.

  • Kane Red RobeKane Red Robe Master of Magic ArcanusRegistered User regular
    I took a vacation day today and told everyone it was for mental health because this place is burning me out and I would not be reachable under any circumstances.

    I have 34 text messages and 7 missed calls on my work phone. Which, thankfully, I left plugged internally the charger and did not answer or check until just no because I was curious how many buzzes I'd heard. Come the fuck on people.

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  • JedocJedoc In the scuppers with the staggers and jagsRegistered User regular
    edited September 29
    Just finished a seven-day swing and writing all my annual evaluations.

    Fortunately, Past Jedoc still had enough functioning brain matter to walk into my local bottle shop and demand the biggest, dumbest, booziest barrel-aged imperial stout available and keep it around for just this moment.

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    Thanks, Past Jedoc. You were a peach. I'm sorry you got murdered by the implacable march of time.

    Jedoc on
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  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    tynic wrote: »
    this health and safety preliminary course has a 4 minute video on washing hands
    i feel like i'm watching the heat death of the universe

    I hear what you're saying, but...a lot of people do not know how to or care to wash their hands.

    I am in the business of saving lives.
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  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    Did you all ever do the rub training lotion on hands, wash hands, shine uv light on hands to see if you missed any spots test?

    I've never done it, but I'll bet I could ace it.

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  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    ChicoBlue wrote: »
    Did you all ever do the rub training lotion on hands, wash hands, shine uv light on hands to see if you missed any spots test?

    I've never done it, but I'll bet I could ace it.

    That was, quite literally, the first day of nursing clinicals.

    I am in the business of saving lives.
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  • Moridin889Moridin889 Registered User regular
    ChicoBlue wrote: »
    Did you all ever do the rub training lotion on hands, wash hands, shine uv light on hands to see if you missed any spots test?

    I've never done it, but I'll bet I could ace it.

    I run restaurants and I have to use that stuff pretty much every week to retrain people how to wash their goddamn hands

  • BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    It was so nice not to work myself to exhaustion but alas
    Wednesday I worked Frozen I did all of entree and vegetables by myself and binned what the other person did not label and bin {I tried and failed to instill the ideal of binning as you go rather than at the end}
    I did 8 pallets of freight last night in housewares {3 end caps and more}

  • Houk the NamebringerHouk the Namebringer Nipples The EchidnaRegistered User regular
    Had a bit of ups and downs at work today.

    Around 10 this morning I got a meeting invite from my manager and skip-manager (former direct manager and still very close to the team) for a meeting at 2pm just labeled "Quick chat" with no details and no idea on my end what it could be about

    Which anyone who works in an office knows is a good way to immediately throw someone into full fight-or-flight mode. Messaged my manager about it, and he was like "oh yeah, don't worry! you're not in trouble or anything, I should have mentioned that" - which helped a little, but still no idea what it was actually about (we're starting to implement a new performance-tracking system, was thinking maybe something popped that made me look like I was slacking off or underperforming or something)

    Anyway, 2 o'clock rolls around and it turns out that when I applied for this other position at work, once HR decided to actually move forward with my application they reached out to my manager to make sure I was like, in "good standing" and all that. I was under the impression they would contact me about that first, to make sure we were all on the same page. But nope!

    So basically the meeting was more for them, to make sure there wasn't a reason I didn't talk to them about it first, like a problem with management or the team or something. Which for my part, I did talk to my manager in a general sense about thinking about changing roles to something like this, but to be fair to them I did indeed avoid telling anyone because no matter how great your leadership seems (and they do seem great) you never know how they'll react to hearing you want to leave.

    We spent some more time going over why I was looking to change roles and how they're committed to helping me grow and learn the skills I'm interested in (which I do believe they're sincere about, but the roles are just so different there really isn't a way for me to get direct experience where I'm at, although I didn't say that outright).

    Anyway, it turned out to be mostly nothing, but man that feeling of surprise meeting sure does suck. Then at 4 o'clock we had a company-wide cider and beer tasting along with pretzel dogs and fancy candies for the last 2 hours of the day. So at least it ended well!

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    I'm going to surprise a subordinate and basically say, "The only reason you have a job right now is because I'm an freaky little shit that told the boss to cross reference your data. You still fucked around, but not enough to get fired. Still, we need these things to change.

    Especially after stinky pete took over the lower levels of garage and declared it sovereign nation."

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  • ph blakeph blake Registered User regular
    edited September 30
    Today was my last day of nights before swapping to a day schedule next week, a move I'm told is permanent (despite this not making sense at all, coverage wise).

    Which, that's cool, the morning/afternoon commute kinda sucks but it will be nice having actual evenings again.

    And then I get home and cops are interviewing my roomate and my sister is calling me in tears, so uh, not as cool? Spoiled for massively unpleasant situation, though everyone is fine now
    One of my brother in law's friends apparently got in a huge fight at their place and pulled a knife on someone, brother in law managed to kick him out but they're obviously freaked out. Cops got called and they find out the dude has had a felony warrant out on him for weeks, so they start taking statements from everyone. I don't really remember the guy, but I guess he'd been over here for a pool party one time? So the cops swing by to ask if we'd seen him, please call if he happens to show up, suspected armed and dangerous, etc.

    Sister is obviously freaked the fuck out (they have young children), so they all end up driving to stay somewhere else for the weekend, and now I guess I'm actually locking my doors for the first time I can remember?

    Christ, this all blows ass

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  • OghulkOghulk Tinychat Janitor TinychatRegistered User regular
    Oghulk wrote: »
    Me, like a year ago: "Department wants to provide a 'temporary' add pay to this employee who is 'supervising' other employees. I don't recommend that because Department has not shown sufficient fiscal control to discontinue the 'temporary' add pay on their own if it is not extended."
    My boss at the time: "No let's go ahead with it because it makes sense to pay this person like double their normal salary for 'supervising' these other employees."

    Today, my colleagues who now have to deal with this: "So the work these people were doing ended at the end of July, and they've all left, but the person getting that 'temporary' add pay kept getting paid because the Department didn't do anything to turn it off."
    Today, auditors: "Yeah he's been overpaid for work that he didn't do, so we're not going to support letting him keep that money."
    Today, Department: "We're requesting approval to reclassify the employee's position to one that gets paid what he's been getting paid for the last year."
    Today, my colleagues and auditors: "No????"

    Me being on every single email and just reattaching my memo from a year ago stating the end date for the 'temporary' add pay and my recommendation: popcorn(dot)gif

    To be clear i had the joy of reattaching my memo like 5 times as more and more people got cc'd onto the email chain.

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  • JedocJedoc In the scuppers with the staggers and jagsRegistered User regular
    edited September 30
    Oghulk wrote: »
    Oghulk wrote: »
    Me, like a year ago: "Department wants to provide a 'temporary' add pay to this employee who is 'supervising' other employees. I don't recommend that because Department has not shown sufficient fiscal control to discontinue the 'temporary' add pay on their own if it is not extended."
    My boss at the time: "No let's go ahead with it because it makes sense to pay this person like double their normal salary for 'supervising' these other employees."

    Today, my colleagues who now have to deal with this: "So the work these people were doing ended at the end of July, and they've all left, but the person getting that 'temporary' add pay kept getting paid because the Department didn't do anything to turn it off."
    Today, auditors: "Yeah he's been overpaid for work that he didn't do, so we're not going to support letting him keep that money."
    Today, Department: "We're requesting approval to reclassify the employee's position to one that gets paid what he's been getting paid for the last year."
    Today, my colleagues and auditors: "No????"

    Me being on every single email and just reattaching my memo from a year ago stating the end date for the 'temporary' add pay and my recommendation: popcorn(dot)gif

    To be clear i had the joy of reattaching my memo like 5 times as more and more people got cc'd onto the email chain.

    Used to be you'd have to pile up a big heap of skulls to mark where the city was last week to achieve this level of fuck you energy.

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  • HefflingHeffling No Pic EverRegistered User regular
    Oghulk wrote: »
    Oghulk wrote: »
    Me, like a year ago: "Department wants to provide a 'temporary' add pay to this employee who is 'supervising' other employees. I don't recommend that because Department has not shown sufficient fiscal control to discontinue the 'temporary' add pay on their own if it is not extended."
    My boss at the time: "No let's go ahead with it because it makes sense to pay this person like double their normal salary for 'supervising' these other employees."

    Today, my colleagues who now have to deal with this: "So the work these people were doing ended at the end of July, and they've all left, but the person getting that 'temporary' add pay kept getting paid because the Department didn't do anything to turn it off."
    Today, auditors: "Yeah he's been overpaid for work that he didn't do, so we're not going to support letting him keep that money."
    Today, Department: "We're requesting approval to reclassify the employee's position to one that gets paid what he's been getting paid for the last year."
    Today, my colleagues and auditors: "No????"

    Me being on every single email and just reattaching my memo from a year ago stating the end date for the 'temporary' add pay and my recommendation: popcorn(dot)gif

    To be clear i had the joy of reattaching my memo like 5 times as more and more people got cc'd onto the email chain.

    The real question, Og, is why you sat on this for a year instead of warning anyone?

    =p

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  • OghulkOghulk Tinychat Janitor TinychatRegistered User regular
    "Oh yeah heres my memo as reference for everyone newly CCd that clearly states the end date."

    Im in my new role i dont care if this is a problem for everyone else it aint my problem

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  • Houk the NamebringerHouk the Namebringer Nipples The EchidnaRegistered User regular
    why does the department even want to keep paying this guy that much? is it just like a friends club or something?

  • BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    Once again I am working myself to death/exhaustion
    I did cereal but after I finished it got interesting. I had to help the snack isle finish two pallets {he was brand new so they put him in a heavy freight isle} after I finished I got tossed into where two people could not finish 4/5 {pasta and canned vegetables} I was pulled from there to bin freight {the hand selected people to bin have figured out they are not supervised and goof off to doing the minimum} The team lead that helped to create this mess wants to move on asking if I want to take his position
    I don't want to as it's too far gone to the point a heroic effort would get too much attention and still far short

  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    I'm going to surprise a subordinate and basically say, "The only reason you have a job right now is because I'm an freaky little shit that told the boss to cross reference your data. You still fucked around, but not enough to get fired. Still, we need these things to change.

    Especially after stinky pete took over the lower levels of garage and declared it sovereign nation."

    Explained they put the team at risk of loosing ability of performing certain acts on the clock.

    Minion named military term for some who ruins the honor code

    I said, "yes, now lets avoid that happening before member of the team quit in protest....and maybe set a owlbear on fire in our office."

  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Brainleech wrote: »
    Once again I am working myself to death/exhaustion
    I did cereal but after I finished it got interesting. I had to help the snack isle finish two pallets {he was brand new so they put him in a heavy freight isle} after I finished I got tossed into where two people could not finish 4/5 {pasta and canned vegetables} I was pulled from there to bin freight {the hand selected people to bin have figured out they are not supervised and goof off to doing the minimum} The team lead that helped to create this mess wants to move on asking if I want to take his position
    I don't want to as it's too far gone to the point a heroic effort would get too much attention and still far short

    You get paid the same whether you finish ten pallets or one. Slow the fuck down.

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  • BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Brainleech wrote: »
    Once again I am working myself to death/exhaustion
    I did cereal but after I finished it got interesting. I had to help the snack isle finish two pallets {he was brand new so they put him in a heavy freight isle} after I finished I got tossed into where two people could not finish 4/5 {pasta and canned vegetables} I was pulled from there to bin freight {the hand selected people to bin have figured out they are not supervised and goof off to doing the minimum} The team lead that helped to create this mess wants to move on asking if I want to take his position
    I don't want to as it's too far gone to the point a heroic effort would get too much attention and still far short

    You get paid the same whether you finish ten pallets or one. Slow the fuck down.

    It is the fact they use me to clean up the mess they will not rain the crew h or have standards past the bare minimum because they say it's not worth the effort to step up

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
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    Oghulk wrote: »
    "Oh yeah heres my memo as reference for everyone newly CCd that clearly states the end date."

    Im in my new role i dont care if this is a problem for everyone else it aint my problem

    Those are the best kind of problems.

    Ones that aren't yours.

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Brainleech wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Brainleech wrote: »
    Once again I am working myself to death/exhaustion
    I did cereal but after I finished it got interesting. I had to help the snack isle finish two pallets {he was brand new so they put him in a heavy freight isle} after I finished I got tossed into where two people could not finish 4/5 {pasta and canned vegetables} I was pulled from there to bin freight {the hand selected people to bin have figured out they are not supervised and goof off to doing the minimum} The team lead that helped to create this mess wants to move on asking if I want to take his position
    I don't want to as it's too far gone to the point a heroic effort would get too much attention and still far short

    You get paid the same whether you finish ten pallets or one. Slow the fuck down.

    It is the fact they use me to clean up the mess they will not rain the crew h or have standards past the bare minimum because they say it's not worth the effort to step up

    Right, yeah, that's what the crew finds out. So you shouldn't step up either.
    I know we've all had this conversation before, we just don't want you getting hurt. Especially not for that place.

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  • V1mV1m Registered User regular
    Brainleech wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Brainleech wrote: »
    Once again I am working myself to death/exhaustion
    I did cereal but after I finished it got interesting. I had to help the snack isle finish two pallets {he was brand new so they put him in a heavy freight isle} after I finished I got tossed into where two people could not finish 4/5 {pasta and canned vegetables} I was pulled from there to bin freight {the hand selected people to bin have figured out they are not supervised and goof off to doing the minimum} The team lead that helped to create this mess wants to move on asking if I want to take his position
    I don't want to as it's too far gone to the point a heroic effort would get too much attention and still far short

    You get paid the same whether you finish ten pallets or one. Slow the fuck down.

    It is the fact they use me to clean up the mess they will not rain the crew h or have standards past the bare minimum because they say it's not worth the effort to step up

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  • JokermanJokerman Everything EverywhereRegistered User regular
    Brainleech wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Brainleech wrote: »
    Once again I am working myself to death/exhaustion
    I did cereal but after I finished it got interesting. I had to help the snack isle finish two pallets {he was brand new so they put him in a heavy freight isle} after I finished I got tossed into where two people could not finish 4/5 {pasta and canned vegetables} I was pulled from there to bin freight {the hand selected people to bin have figured out they are not supervised and goof off to doing the minimum} The team lead that helped to create this mess wants to move on asking if I want to take his position
    I don't want to as it's too far gone to the point a heroic effort would get too much attention and still far short

    You get paid the same whether you finish ten pallets or one. Slow the fuck down.

    It is the fact they use me to clean up the mess they will not rain the crew h or have standards past the bare minimum because they say it's not worth the effort to step up

    Oh hey I think Munkus had something for this...

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    Oghulk wrote: »
    "Oh yeah heres my memo as reference for everyone newly CCd that clearly states the end date."

    Im in my new role i dont care if this is a problem for everyone else it aint my problem

    Those are the best kind of problems.

    Ones that aren't yours.

    Not my Tempo
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  • OghulkOghulk Tinychat Janitor TinychatRegistered User regular
    why does the department even want to keep paying this guy that much? is it just like a friends club or something?

    Politicians, so yes

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  • AvalonGuardAvalonGuard Registered User regular
    It is so hard to work in a retail environment when you have any semblance of work ethic, but you work with a team that gives NO shits whatsoever. I don’t mean the kind of desire to work for work’s sake, but enjoying the result of Things Well Accomplished as a personal standard. In my 18 years of retail, I had the pleasure of working with unified, skilled teams, the kind where it was worth coming to work.

    I’ve also had the utter torture of working with teams full of people who couldn’t be assed to do the simplest shit. The worst was my three year tenure at Walmart, ending only with being hired into software. What made Walmart uniquely terrible is that even the management was completely indifferent to understanding why things were falling apart. They would just freak out, get mad, and yell at people. But of course, it would result in nothing, because no one cared. And no one got coached, or anything, so things always stayed the same no matter what.

    And the worst part, to my mind, was that nothing I could do would stem the tide. My picking times, accuracy, and effort, just didn’t make a dent in the shitpile. Frankly, the only reason I made it through mostly intact was the final realization that nothing I did or said mattered, and I would never ever catch flak if I decided to have a fifteen minute chat with Electronics about nonsense.

    If your Walmart is anything like mine, BL, slow down, loosen up, but keep on showing up and tossing freight to some degree and you’ll still outperform most of your team. And maybe have a nice sit down with your work ethic and come to terms. It’s a good thing to have, but not when the world around you gives no shits.

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    With all these traffic lights disabled, it's very obvious who in this region sucked some dick to pass driver's ed.

    Because if you were capable of successfully navigating your way around a vulva, you would not be cheating your way through drivers es or bum rushing that intersection

    Go ahead and hit me, you're the third fucker to run.

    Thank you, I am number one

  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    With all these traffic lights disabled, it's very obvious who in this region sucked some dick to pass driver's ed.

    Because if you were capable of successfully navigating your way around a vulva, you would not be cheating your way through drivers es or bum rushing that intersection

    Go ahead and hit me, you're the third fucker to run.

    Thank you, I am number one

    I have questions

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  • BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    Madican wrote: »
    With all these traffic lights disabled, it's very obvious who in this region sucked some dick to pass driver's ed.

    Because if you were capable of successfully navigating your way around a vulva, you would not be cheating your way through drivers es or bum rushing that intersection

    Go ahead and hit me, you're the third fucker to run.

    Thank you, I am number one

    I have questions

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBgIvH0tu6Y

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    Brainleech wrote: »
    Madican wrote: »
    With all these traffic lights disabled, it's very obvious who in this region sucked some dick to pass driver's ed.

    Because if you were capable of successfully navigating your way around a vulva, you would not be cheating your way through drivers es or bum rushing that intersection

    Go ahead and hit me, you're the third fucker to run.

    Thank you, I am number one

    I have questions

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBgIvH0tu6Y

    Completely accurate

  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
    Tomorrow begins the third week of my online graduate program.

    How's it going?

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    Just gotta push ahead, I'll get a break [checks calendar] the last three weeks of December.

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  • 3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
    You got this, bruv. Just gotta soldier on.

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  • stopgapstopgap Registered User regular
    Back to work after a month and a half out on paternity leave. Hello old friend.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    Today we're having our first meeting about a new secrets management system and how to pick one that is right for the university.

    In prep, I was sent the Gartner planning guide for Identity and Access Management.

    These things are just so dense and full of undefined buzzwords. Would it hurt to include a dictionary? Not everyone who reads these things is a SME on secrets management! And hell, even if they were, you are talking cutting edge terms and concepts that many people may not have heard of.

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  • expendableexpendable Silly Goose Registered User regular
    Athenor wrote: »
    Today we're having our first meeting about a new secrets management system and how to pick one that is right for the university.

    In prep, I was sent the Gartner planning guide for Identity and Access Management.

    These things are just so dense and full of undefined buzzwords. Would it hurt to include a dictionary? Not everyone who reads these things is a SME on secrets management! And hell, even if they were, you are talking cutting edge terms and concepts that many people may not have heard of.

    We're sorry we've somehow made our marketing material too dense and obtuse.

    To rectify this situation we're willing to let you hire on a consultant at $1500/hr, 3 hour minimum, to discuss the terms with you.

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    Lokiamis wrote: »
    So the servers suddenly decide to cramp up during the last six percent.
    Man, the Director will really go out of his way to be a dick to L4D players.
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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    expendable wrote: »
    Athenor wrote: »
    Today we're having our first meeting about a new secrets management system and how to pick one that is right for the university.

    In prep, I was sent the Gartner planning guide for Identity and Access Management.

    These things are just so dense and full of undefined buzzwords. Would it hurt to include a dictionary? Not everyone who reads these things is a SME on secrets management! And hell, even if they were, you are talking cutting edge terms and concepts that many people may not have heard of.

    We're sorry we've somehow made our marketing material too dense and obtuse.

    To rectify this situation we're willing to let you hire on a consultant at $1500/hr, 3 hour minimum, to discuss the terms with you.

    Fair point. :D I forgot that's how they make money.

    I mean, look at this. No offense to the person who put it together, but this is an atomic structure that LOOKS like certain items should be linked together or otherwise associated... but no, it's just consolidated like an atom as a way to pretty up a bunch of related topics without any real associations. The lines.. they mean nothing.

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  • expendableexpendable Silly Goose Registered User regular
    Athenor wrote: »
    expendable wrote: »
    Athenor wrote: »
    Today we're having our first meeting about a new secrets management system and how to pick one that is right for the university.

    In prep, I was sent the Gartner planning guide for Identity and Access Management.

    These things are just so dense and full of undefined buzzwords. Would it hurt to include a dictionary? Not everyone who reads these things is a SME on secrets management! And hell, even if they were, you are talking cutting edge terms and concepts that many people may not have heard of.

    We're sorry we've somehow made our marketing material too dense and obtuse.

    To rectify this situation we're willing to let you hire on a consultant at $1500/hr, 3 hour minimum, to discuss the terms with you.

    Fair point. :D I forgot that's how they make money.

    I mean, look at this. No offense to the person who put it together, but this is an atomic structure that LOOKS like certain items should be linked together or otherwise associated... but no, it's just consolidated like an atom as a way to pretty up a bunch of related topics without any real associations. The lines.. they mean nothing.

    7136b7hl.jpg

    You can't convince me that image isn't some AI generated Lorem Ipsum bullshit.

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    So the servers suddenly decide to cramp up during the last six percent.
    Man, the Director will really go out of his way to be a dick to L4D players.
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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    Fun fact, the miserable frustrated man whose office is near my cube, and spends hours arguing and raising his volume until he's yelling, on conference calls

    He's usually "talking" with the design team for our new ERP stuff, and it's because of shit like that diagram

  • Kane Red RobeKane Red Robe Master of Magic ArcanusRegistered User regular
    That's not quite "How to win in Afghanistan" but it's getting there.

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  • KadithKadith Registered User regular
    Athenor wrote: »
    expendable wrote: »
    Athenor wrote: »
    Today we're having our first meeting about a new secrets management system and how to pick one that is right for the university.

    In prep, I was sent the Gartner planning guide for Identity and Access Management.

    These things are just so dense and full of undefined buzzwords. Would it hurt to include a dictionary? Not everyone who reads these things is a SME on secrets management! And hell, even if they were, you are talking cutting edge terms and concepts that many people may not have heard of.

    We're sorry we've somehow made our marketing material too dense and obtuse.

    To rectify this situation we're willing to let you hire on a consultant at $1500/hr, 3 hour minimum, to discuss the terms with you.

    Fair point. :D I forgot that's how they make money.

    I mean, look at this. No offense to the person who put it together, but this is an atomic structure that LOOKS like certain items should be linked together or otherwise associated... but no, it's just consolidated like an atom as a way to pretty up a bunch of related topics without any real associations. The lines.. they mean nothing.

    7136b7hl.jpg

    i think i'm having a stroke after trying to read that graphic

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