sponoMining for Nose DiamondsBooger CoveRegistered Userregular
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I just got a letter from work in the mail with a 4% annual raise and a 5% bonus check
This is the first bonus I've ever received
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BarcardiAll the WizardsUnder A Rock: AfganistanRegistered Userregular
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I have a devious coworker, I actually kind of respect how i just got fucked over.
The coworker passed an entire project off on me. She waited until the boss was on vacation, then emailed the boss telling her that I was now working on it, the boss emailed back from vacation with a "Great, good job stepping up" before i could even get a word in because this email exchange was only later forwarded to me over the weekend. This morning, I check the work that has already been done and it is wayyyyy behind. Next thing i know is its my fault for not having this project on schedule, and I enter this awkward moment today when I am suddenly being grilled by my boss in front of the entire (small) office on why I have not been doing my work.
I got all the criticism, on a project I know next to nothing about. In a way im pissed, in another way I feel like this is an excellent learning opportunity on office politics.
I mean, this whole thing will get sorted out once i get to talk to my boss about it in private, but its impressive.
I wasn't aware they were still A) around, making music, and C) relevant.
I once helped the bassist tune his guitar and spent most of the night before the show outback of our theatre smoking cigarettes with him. Also took a run into the city to find the whole band their vegan chinese food for dinner. I have all of their autographs somewhere. including their road manager and roadie. Back when that was all that they had. They were the opening act for Vanessa Carlton when I saw them, though. So this was a while ago.
I have a devious coworker, I actually kind of respect how i just got fucked over.
The coworker passed an entire project off on me. She waited until the boss was on vacation, then emailed the boss telling her that I was now working on it, the boss emailed back from vacation with a "Great, good job stepping up" before i could even get a word in because this email exchange was only later forwarded to me over the weekend. This morning, I check the work that has already been done and it is wayyyyy behind. Next thing i know is its my fault for not having this project on schedule, and I enter this awkward moment today when I am suddenly being grilled by my boss in front of the entire (small) office on why I have not been doing my work.
I got all the criticism, on a project I know next to nothing about. In a way im pissed, in another way I feel like this is an excellent learning opportunity on office politics.
I mean, this whole thing will get sorted out once i get to talk to my boss about it in private, but its impressive.
Fuck that Bacardi. Email your boss now saying you are unimpressed about the state of this job as it was handed to you. Say you will do the work and catch up on the lag (which is not caused by you) but you would like a private word with him later when he comes back.
Otherwise if you do it at the end it looks like you are pointing fingers at why things have gone wrong.
I have a devious coworker, I actually kind of respect how i just got fucked over.
The coworker passed an entire project off on me. She waited until the boss was on vacation, then emailed the boss telling her that I was now working on it, the boss emailed back from vacation with a "Great, good job stepping up" before i could even get a word in because this email exchange was only later forwarded to me over the weekend. This morning, I check the work that has already been done and it is wayyyyy behind. Next thing i know is its my fault for not having this project on schedule, and I enter this awkward moment today when I am suddenly being grilled by my boss in front of the entire (small) office on why I have not been doing my work.
I got all the criticism, on a project I know next to nothing about. In a way im pissed, in another way I feel like this is an excellent learning opportunity on office politics.
I mean, this whole thing will get sorted out once i get to talk to my boss about it in private, but its impressive.
Fuck that Bacardi. Email your boss now saying you are unimpressed about the state of this job as it was handed to you. Say you will do the work and catch up on the lag (which is not caused by you) but you would like a private word with him later when he comes back.
Otherwise if you do it at the end it looks like you are pointing fingers at why things have gone wrong.
agreed.
get in front of it immediately, otherwise it will look like you fucked up.
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BarcardiAll the WizardsUnder A Rock: AfganistanRegistered Userregular
Will do,
That should actually be pretty easy given what I have documented with my work from the past week. But i needed to get out of the office and away from work for a while least i blow a gasket at the end of the day.
lonelyahavaCall me Ahava ~~She/Her~~Move to New ZealandRegistered Userregular
So I've got a bit of a cold. Nothing dire, certianly nothing that really hinders my abilities, other than I occasionally have to put a customer on hold in order to sneeze. But I was making do. I mean, I still feel like death warmed over and I'd much rather be sleeping than at work cuddling a mug of hot tea and wrapped in a shawl while still sitting under the air conditioner. But hey, it's work. I've only been in the job for 29 days now, I shouldn't push my luck.
Of course i go on my first break and start to make myself another mug of tea and my 2 supervisors are in the kitchen. my direct team leader asks me how I'm feeling and I tell him that I'm feeling a bit better, but I'm still sick. At which point the head of Sales basically tells me to go home. That if I'm sick he does not want me in the office, stop making the tea and get your stuff and go home.
So I did.
And I know that employment law is all kinds of different down here and everything but I am doing my best to not panic right now. I'm still in the 90 day probationary period that happens at the start of employment. I'm still not really completely full time yet. They can still fire me. But on the other hand, i was told to go home by the boss who would do the firing. I'm trying to relax and just take it easy, but cripes I'm a bit nervous about this.
but I went home and slept for 4 hours. So that just shows me that I really am kind of sick.
if you make other people in the office sick, that's much worse for them than having one person off. Your sales manager did the right thing and they won't fire you for being sick, even during your probationary period.
Started a new job today. Found out that they weren't entirely forthcoming about a few things.
Turns out that due to the hours I'll be working to each night, I get an extra $0.67 per hour more than my contract says. And the company pays for a cab ride home each night. And I'm going to be offered full time immediately after training, rather than needing to wait six months at 30 hours per week. Also, there's a pension plan that they hadn't told me about.
I think that I can deal with this lack of full disclosure.
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Mojo_JojoWe are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourseRegistered Userregular
So due to paperwork hold-ups we're going to have take a client out to the pub for lunch tomorrow.
The last visitors we had from these guys didn't even drink coffee nevermind being the type to enjoy a nice pint with a working lunch.
This is why it's best to work with the French.
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HacksawJ. Duggan Esq.Wrestler at LawRegistered Userregular
I've got an in-person job interview tomorrow with the hiring manager and the team I'd be working with.
Unfortunately, I came down with a pretty righteous cold on Sunday and it hasn't let up yet. I feel fine physically; it's just all in my head with the runny nose and sneezing.
What's the protocol for taking a meeting/interview while fighting a cold/sick?
Do I:
1. Reschedule; or
2. Take as many meds as I have to in order to stave off the symptoms for an hour?
I'm worried about rescheduling because I really fucking want this job and I don't want another candidate slipping in and stealing my thunder. On the other hand, showing up sick is generally a bad call.
Why did my kid have to get me sick this week of all weeks? FUCK.
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#pipeCocky Stride, Musky odoursPope of Chili TownRegistered Userregular
I interviewed for a design job years ago with a fever
it was bad. don't do it.
Call them, Say you'd be happy to have a quick chat with the interviewer over the phone, but for a face to face you'll have to reschedule.
they are doing construction everywhere and today they are lightly tapping on an adjacent wall. full on hammering I can take, but gentle tapping? what the hell are they even doing?
they are doing construction everywhere and today they are lightly tapping on an adjacent wall. full on hammering I can take, but gentle tapping? what the hell are they even doing?
they are doing construction everywhere and today they are lightly tapping on an adjacent wall. full on hammering I can take, but gentle tapping? what the hell are they even doing?
they are doing construction everywhere and today they are lightly tapping on an adjacent wall. full on hammering I can take, but gentle tapping? what the hell are they even doing?
Very elusive stud?
nah, I'm right here
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FishmanPut your goddamned hand in the goddamned Box of Pain.Registered Userregular
Forgot to acknowledge a ticket for a minor issue (user missing in the ticket system) that I sent to my boss. The original ticket was an AD password reset, so the SLA on it was 1 hour. He got a page about one of his ickets being breached while in a meeting.
whoopsie!
Working in a building with huge windows in the waiting room, next door (attached) to a nail salon is giving me serious crane neck. On the plus side, my lasik is working fantastically. Also got a raise last week. And my raise is going to go up even further in another 30 days. And I will be getting another raise in 4-5 more months based on how well my subordinates (now my subordinates, 2 weeks ago my equals) learn the shit only I've been able to do for the past 3 years. Ideally I don't get shafted because someone else is a slow learner and/or inept. Also I am bad at giving commands and would usually prefer to just do it my own damn self to make sure it gets done right and in a timely manner.
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I just got a letter from work in the mail with a 4% annual raise and a 5% bonus check
This is the first bonus I've ever received
The coworker passed an entire project off on me. She waited until the boss was on vacation, then emailed the boss telling her that I was now working on it, the boss emailed back from vacation with a "Great, good job stepping up" before i could even get a word in because this email exchange was only later forwarded to me over the weekend. This morning, I check the work that has already been done and it is wayyyyy behind. Next thing i know is its my fault for not having this project on schedule, and I enter this awkward moment today when I am suddenly being grilled by my boss in front of the entire (small) office on why I have not been doing my work.
I got all the criticism, on a project I know next to nothing about. In a way im pissed, in another way I feel like this is an excellent learning opportunity on office politics.
I mean, this whole thing will get sorted out once i get to talk to my boss about it in private, but its impressive.
I once helped the bassist tune his guitar and spent most of the night before the show outback of our theatre smoking cigarettes with him. Also took a run into the city to find the whole band their vegan chinese food for dinner. I have all of their autographs somewhere. including their road manager and roadie. Back when that was all that they had. They were the opening act for Vanessa Carlton when I saw them, though. So this was a while ago.
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Fuck that Bacardi. Email your boss now saying you are unimpressed about the state of this job as it was handed to you. Say you will do the work and catch up on the lag (which is not caused by you) but you would like a private word with him later when he comes back.
Otherwise if you do it at the end it looks like you are pointing fingers at why things have gone wrong.
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agreed.
get in front of it immediately, otherwise it will look like you fucked up.
That should actually be pretty easy given what I have documented with my work from the past week. But i needed to get out of the office and away from work for a while least i blow a gasket at the end of the day.
Of course i go on my first break and start to make myself another mug of tea and my 2 supervisors are in the kitchen. my direct team leader asks me how I'm feeling and I tell him that I'm feeling a bit better, but I'm still sick. At which point the head of Sales basically tells me to go home. That if I'm sick he does not want me in the office, stop making the tea and get your stuff and go home.
So I did.
And I know that employment law is all kinds of different down here and everything but I am doing my best to not panic right now. I'm still in the 90 day probationary period that happens at the start of employment. I'm still not really completely full time yet. They can still fire me. But on the other hand, i was told to go home by the boss who would do the firing. I'm trying to relax and just take it easy, but cripes I'm a bit nervous about this.
but I went home and slept for 4 hours. So that just shows me that I really am kind of sick.
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also everybody else in the office is already sick. they're the ones that got me sick. those jerks.
ahwell, i should take advantage of this and do some cooking for the rest of the week. except, i have absolutely no energy.
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Started a new job today. Found out that they weren't entirely forthcoming about a few things.
Turns out that due to the hours I'll be working to each night, I get an extra $0.67 per hour more than my contract says. And the company pays for a cab ride home each night. And I'm going to be offered full time immediately after training, rather than needing to wait six months at 30 hours per week. Also, there's a pension plan that they hadn't told me about.
I think that I can deal with this lack of full disclosure.
The last visitors we had from these guys didn't even drink coffee nevermind being the type to enjoy a nice pint with a working lunch.
This is why it's best to work with the French.
I did. Sadly I slept through the concert and forgot to deploy it. Maybe next time.
Unfortunately, I came down with a pretty righteous cold on Sunday and it hasn't let up yet. I feel fine physically; it's just all in my head with the runny nose and sneezing.
What's the protocol for taking a meeting/interview while fighting a cold/sick?
Do I:
1. Reschedule; or
2. Take as many meds as I have to in order to stave off the symptoms for an hour?
I'm worried about rescheduling because I really fucking want this job and I don't want another candidate slipping in and stealing my thunder. On the other hand, showing up sick is generally a bad call.
Why did my kid have to get me sick this week of all weeks? FUCK.
it was bad. don't do it.
Call them, Say you'd be happy to have a quick chat with the interviewer over the phone, but for a face to face you'll have to reschedule.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
I think most people would rather reschedule or talk over the phone.
But I cannot bring myself to do anything.
This is me the last few weeks.
But I'm so tired...
Yeah this is key. You have to make them make the choice.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
"I would love to answer your questions about design, but I first have one of my own - why are you a radish with the face of my father?"
Use this Morse Code Translator and find out what they're saying.
Then post it.
Very elusive stud?
They're communicating.
Clearly it is a communist plot and it is your civic duty to report them for seditious behavior.
nah, I'm right here
No but you could be a YouTube sensation if you caught it on video!
whoopsie!
Oh well, white people problems.
that is the price for internet fame and riches
Can't get bitches without the riches.
Find someone to rub my shoulders.
So much pain.
Am I doing it right?