At my last job, timesheets represented about 10-15% of my daily workload, just due to the level of detail my boss demanded.
Of course, it was impossible to do this within the allotted time, so you had to make a choice: put in unpaid overtime (illegally) to get it done, or just don't get it done and get yelled at.
We are being "capacity planned" right now.
This means that you have to use the world's creakiest macro-based excel sheet to keep track of everything you're doing at any given moment.
It is so poorly put together that it slows anyone's rate of work to a crawl (in a whole variety of ways), and doesn't account for the fact that you may be doing more than one thing at once, which means we have been told not to do more than one thing at once, even though we would usually and what is supposedly being measured is the average duration of typical tasks.
It is not clear how the data this thing produces is supposed to relate to the actual rates at which people are able to perform the tasks in question.
that is a terrible way to conduct a study
they should instead simply have researchers directly observing you
fuck gendered marketing
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Podlyyou unzipped me! it's all coming back! i don't like it!Registered Userregular
@Evil Multifarious: Grappa can be really tough. It doesn't play nice in cocktails, it just kinda overpowers it. To me, the most prominent note in a grappa is pistachio nuttiness. Add to the fact that there's a pepper in there, well, that could be tough. Maybe some lemon juice and maraschino liqueur?
At my last job, timesheets represented about 10-15% of my daily workload, just due to the level of detail my boss demanded.
Of course, it was impossible to do this within the allotted time, so you had to make a choice: put in unpaid overtime (illegally) to get it done, or just don't get it done and get yelled at.
We are being "capacity planned" right now.
This means that you have to use the world's creakiest macro-based excel sheet to keep track of everything you're doing at any given moment.
It is so poorly put together that it slows anyone's rate of work to a crawl (in a whole variety of ways), and doesn't account for the fact that you may be doing more than one thing at once, which means we have been told not to do more than one thing at once, even though we would usually and what is supposedly being measured is the average duration of typical tasks.
It is not clear how the data this thing produces is supposed to relate to the actual rates at which people are able to perform the tasks in question.
that is a terrible way to conduct a study
they should instead simply have researchers directly observing you
That is how they did before the advent of the rickety spreadsheet of computer paralysis.
Honestly having someone sit there with a clipboard and a stopwatch ranks as one of the most disturbingly stressful experiences of my life. The lady was perfectly nice, I just don't think there's a non-freaky way for that to happen.
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Whooo Hoo, i finally got to March!
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At my last job, timesheets represented about 10-15% of my daily workload, just due to the level of detail my boss demanded.
Of course, it was impossible to do this within the allotted time, so you had to make a choice: put in unpaid overtime (illegally) to get it done, or just don't get it done and get yelled at.
We are being "capacity planned" right now.
This means that you have to use the world's creakiest macro-based excel sheet to keep track of everything you're doing at any given moment.
It is so poorly put together that it slows anyone's rate of work to a crawl (in a whole variety of ways), and doesn't account for the fact that you may be doing more than one thing at once, which means we have been told not to do more than one thing at once, even though we would usually and what is supposedly being measured is the average duration of typical tasks.
It is not clear how the data this thing produces is supposed to relate to the actual rates at which people are able to perform the tasks in question.
that is a terrible way to conduct a study
they should instead simply have researchers directly observing you
That is how they did before the advent of the rickety spreadsheet of computer paralysis.
Honestly having someone sit there with a clipboard and a stopwatch ranks as one of the most disturbingly stressful experiences of my life. The lady was perfectly nice, I just don't think there's a non-freaky way for that to happen.
You do not have to have a person present with a clipboard and a stopwatch to collect that sort of data. Honestly, assuming you are working on a computer network they can simply gather the necessary metrics directly. It's not even hard.
I tossed my best weapon at a goon in a sewer and then 4 Infected showed up and killed me. No problem, I'll respawn and collect it ... but I can't find it in the ankle deep water. And the Infected infinitely spawn. FUCK INFINITE SPAWNS! I died five times trying to get my weapon back and I still didn't find it.
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Nova_CI have the needThe need for speedRegistered Userregular
I tossed my best weapon at a goon in a sewer and then 4 Infected showed up and killed me. No problem, I'll respawn and collect it ... but I can't find it in the ankle deep water. And the Infected infinitely spawn. FUCK INFINITE SPAWNS! I died five times trying to get my weapon back and I still didn't find it.
I tossed my best weapon at a goon in a sewer and then 4 Infected showed up and killed me. No problem, I'll respawn and collect it ... but I can't find it in the ankle deep water. And the Infected infinitely spawn. FUCK INFINITE SPAWNS! I died five times trying to get my weapon back and I still didn't find it.
you will never find it
it despawned as soon as you died
yep
yep
FUCK COCK SHIT! It was a fully upgraded orange one with an electric mod on it!!!!
Not to mention the $7k I lost from dying.
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SarksusATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered Userregular
I dunno, I've only had a few. Redemption rye was really good, though. Spicy but drinkable. Sazerac was another rye I enjoyed. Woodford was a good bourbon. Maker's Mark is good when I'm going out; most bars stock it.
At my last job, timesheets represented about 10-15% of my daily workload, just due to the level of detail my boss demanded.
Of course, it was impossible to do this within the allotted time, so you had to make a choice: put in unpaid overtime (illegally) to get it done, or just don't get it done and get yelled at.
We are being "capacity planned" right now.
This means that you have to use the world's creakiest macro-based excel sheet to keep track of everything you're doing at any given moment.
It is so poorly put together that it slows anyone's rate of work to a crawl (in a whole variety of ways), and doesn't account for the fact that you may be doing more than one thing at once, which means we have been told not to do more than one thing at once, even though we would usually and what is supposedly being measured is the average duration of typical tasks.
It is not clear how the data this thing produces is supposed to relate to the actual rates at which people are able to perform the tasks in question.
that is a terrible way to conduct a study
they should instead simply have researchers directly observing you
That is how they did before the advent of the rickety spreadsheet of computer paralysis.
Honestly having someone sit there with a clipboard and a stopwatch ranks as one of the most disturbingly stressful experiences of my life. The lady was perfectly nice, I just don't think there's a non-freaky way for that to happen.
You do not have to have a person present with a clipboard and a stopwatch to collect that sort of data. Honestly, assuming you are working on a computer network they can simply gather the necessary metrics directly. It's not even hard.
That only works if everything you want to measure is done on the computer.
Part of the problem is determining what the task in question actually is, which is not always obvious until mid-way through the task. With the clipboard-and-stopwatch lady a lot of time was actually spent explaining what it is you're doing at a given time.
The rickety spreadsheet works along the lines that you tell it when you begin a task, when you finish it, when you are interrupted, etc. When completing the task you also need to categorise it and reference the case or cases involved.
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I've been playing with the new dev branch build of MegaMek the last couple nights.
Played 4 games of battletech against the AI (light recon lance, medium recon lance, heavy battle line lance, assault lance). All mechs with 3050 era inner sphere tech.
It's pretty interesting how things actually work out as opposed to how good they look on paper. That 3050 Awesome for example looks kind of dumb on paper because despite having the most heat sinks of any mech of comparable size it seems like it still doesn't have enough. But on the table (or megamek) it was kicking ass and taking names.
Attacked by tweeeeeeees!
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ElldrenIs a woman dammitceterum censeoRegistered Userregular
I've been playing with the new dev branch build of MegaMek the last couple nights.
Played 4 games of battletech against the AI (light recon lance, medium recon lance, heavy battle line lance, assault lance). All mechs with 3050 era inner sphere tech.
It's pretty interesting how things actually work out as opposed to how good they look on paper. That 3050 Awesome for example looks kind of dumb on paper because despite having the most heat sinks of any mech of comparable size it seems like it still doesn't have enough. But on the table (or megamek) it was kicking ass and taking names.
Yeah, a lot of seemingly elegant designs actually fail under board situations.
also, Elldren, what I meant by "derided" is that people think it's really weird that I decided "I want to enjoy hard liquor" and drank something I didn't really enjoy, or only found a hint of enjoyment in, and forced myself to continue drinking it every once in a while to get acclimated and find the flavours that lie behind (and that are wafted through the mouth by) the alcohol.
they feel like it's forced or artificial or fake, and wonder whether my enjoyment is a pretense or genuine.
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VariableMouth CongressStroke Me Lady FameRegistered Userregular
I've been playing with the new dev branch build of MegaMek the last couple nights.
Played 4 games of battletech against the AI (light recon lance, medium recon lance, heavy battle line lance, assault lance). All mechs with 3050 era inner sphere tech.
It's pretty interesting how things actually work out as opposed to how good they look on paper. That 3050 Awesome for example looks kind of dumb on paper because despite having the most heat sinks of any mech of comparable size it seems like it still doesn't have enough. But on the table (or megamek) it was kicking ass and taking names.
Yeah, a lot of seemingly elegant designs actually fail under board situations.
indeed.
the other one that did very well was the 3050 Zeus. Seems a bit undergunned for an assult mech but decent speed (for an assult mech) and excellent cooling made up for that.
And my beloved Hatchetman and Axeman never do quite as well as I hope. Though the Axeman is such a massive threat that I think it pulled a lot of fire off the rest of the lance which then pounded the enemy apart (3050 archer with Artemis enhanced LRMs packs a punch)
Attacked by tweeeeeeees!
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VariableMouth CongressStroke Me Lady FameRegistered Userregular
I dunno, I've only had a few. Redemption rye was really good, though. Spicy but drinkable. Sazerac was another rye I enjoyed. Woodford was a good bourbon. Maker's Mark is good when I'm going out; most bars stock it.
have you tried any of the nicer Jim Beam bourbons (Booker's, Knob Creek Single Barrel, Baker's, etc), or any Van Winkle (preferably Lot B 12 year)? Maker's Mark is like, the baseline for acceptable middle-shelf whiskey, I find. Also it's perfect for mixing when you don't want to emphasize the flavour of the whiskey, like for a sour or something.
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that is a terrible way to conduct a study
they should instead simply have researchers directly observing you
too bad it's also my last game
It's much cheaper to pile processes on top of other processes.
hardcore gun people?
that one guy?
could you make this more cryptic? Perhaps throw in an italicised them?
That is how they did before the advent of the rickety spreadsheet of computer paralysis.
Honestly having someone sit there with a clipboard and a stopwatch ranks as one of the most disturbingly stressful experiences of my life. The lady was perfectly nice, I just don't think there's a non-freaky way for that to happen.
Go buy - you people who do not yet own it.
29.5 hours of OT.
Jesus.
You do not have to have a person present with a clipboard and a stopwatch to collect that sort of data. Honestly, assuming you are working on a computer network they can simply gather the necessary metrics directly. It's not even hard.
hooray!
I tossed my best weapon at a goon in a sewer and then 4 Infected showed up and killed me. No problem, I'll respawn and collect it ... but I can't find it in the ankle deep water. And the Infected infinitely spawn. FUCK INFINITE SPAWNS! I died five times trying to get my weapon back and I still didn't find it.
I've been graying since my mid 20s.
Of course, my hair thinned like mad so I just shaved it all off anyway.
Because there's no reason for me to ever go to Ottawa. :bz
Lame.
you will never find it
it despawned as soon as you died
yep
yep
FUCK COCK SHIT! It was a fully upgraded orange one with an electric mod on it!!!!
Not to mention the $7k I lost from dying.
I dunno, I've only had a few. Redemption rye was really good, though. Spicy but drinkable. Sazerac was another rye I enjoyed. Woodford was a good bourbon. Maker's Mark is good when I'm going out; most bars stock it.
That only works if everything you want to measure is done on the computer.
Part of the problem is determining what the task in question actually is, which is not always obvious until mid-way through the task. With the clipboard-and-stopwatch lady a lot of time was actually spent explaining what it is you're doing at a given time.
The rickety spreadsheet works along the lines that you tell it when you begin a task, when you finish it, when you are interrupted, etc. When completing the task you also need to categorise it and reference the case or cases involved.
Played 4 games of battletech against the AI (light recon lance, medium recon lance, heavy battle line lance, assault lance). All mechs with 3050 era inner sphere tech.
It's pretty interesting how things actually work out as opposed to how good they look on paper. That 3050 Awesome for example looks kind of dumb on paper because despite having the most heat sinks of any mech of comparable size it seems like it still doesn't have enough. But on the table (or megamek) it was kicking ass and taking names.
you mean it isn't?
stone age, man
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=321767
about korea, not starcraft (although it's a starcraft website yes)
plastic surgery etc.
you :bz
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
finish your paragons characters
reminders, like beatings, will continue until morale improves
Yeah, a lot of seemingly elegant designs actually fail under board situations.
this is the worst my depression has been for a long time, i spent most of last night crying hysterically until my mom gave me some ativan
but aaron came back tonight so we might go out and get starbucks or something
they feel like it's forced or artificial or fake, and wonder whether my enjoyment is a pretense or genuine.
or his face melted in some weird way
The wonderful world of an industry where the workload primarily consists of arguing about stuff.
Plus things like Bingham and Berrymans are (weirdly enough) still vastly cheaper in dead tree format than as part of any online access deal.
but it is certainly bizarre to look at
indeed.
the other one that did very well was the 3050 Zeus. Seems a bit undergunned for an assult mech but decent speed (for an assult mech) and excellent cooling made up for that.
And my beloved Hatchetman and Axeman never do quite as well as I hope. Though the Axeman is such a massive threat that I think it pulled a lot of fire off the rest of the lance which then pounded the enemy apart (3050 archer with Artemis enhanced LRMs packs a punch)
oh that's awesome I had no idea. thanks!
have you tried any of the nicer Jim Beam bourbons (Booker's, Knob Creek Single Barrel, Baker's, etc), or any Van Winkle (preferably Lot B 12 year)? Maker's Mark is like, the baseline for acceptable middle-shelf whiskey, I find. Also it's perfect for mixing when you don't want to emphasize the flavour of the whiskey, like for a sour or something.