I mentioned that we took our trivia show on the road to 150+ RIT students, right?
Right.
So here's the thing: I don't like being challenged on answers by the crowd. Slows things down, makes things a tremendous pain in the ass, etc. The deal is if you challenge us and you're wrong I'm going to take 200 points from your team. Which because of how we do things is an almost crippling amount.
However, to be fair, if you challenge us and we're actually wrong...I'll sing a song.
It has never happened. We've been challenged, but we have yet to be wrong.
So first I have a minor freak out because I couldn't find my keys because I put them in a weird place last friday.
Then I still managed to be the first one at work so I had to open the gate. The wind or just the way the gate is built had put all of the gate's weight on to the lock. In the few minutes I spent pushing, shoving, prying and wiggling the lock I managed to cut my hand.
Yay for monday.
Oh and at least one of our domain controllers shit the bed sometime yesterday or this morning.
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mightyjongyoSour CrrmEast Bay, CaliforniaRegistered Userregular
"Why does <program> have to reset my password if it's expired? That's just dumb."
because... its... expired? and you didn't change it? Not sure what this person was expecting...
I get the feeling that a lot of people see technology as some magic box that just does what it says with no maintenance or consequences.
When they run up against an issue due to lack of maintenance or a security measure, they just see it as a waste of time. So, you tell an exec that the network infrastructure needs to be modified for an IPv6 cross over from IPv4, and they have no idea why they should waste the time or money.
You tell someone why they can't reuse their password and they're blank faced.
You explain that just because the sales rep said a program or machine was easier than your current one doesn't mean that it is, and they wonder why.
I learned something new on Friday. Zipties are awesome in their own right. The best possible solution for attaching stuff to more stuff. The new age duct tape.
When you attach them to a driveshaft something magical happens.
It brings chaos and confusion. I haven't laughed that hard in years.
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I mentioned that we took our trivia show on the road to 150+ RIT students, right?
Right.
So here's the thing: I don't like being challenged on answers by the crowd. Slows things down, makes things a tremendous pain in the ass, etc. The deal is if you challenge us and you're wrong I'm going to take 200 points from your team. Which because of how we do things is an almost crippling amount.
However, to be fair, if you challenge us and we're actually wrong...I'll sing a song.
It has never happened. We've been challenged, but we have yet to be wrong.
I mentioned that we took our trivia show on the road to 150+ RIT students, right?
Right.
So here's the thing: I don't like being challenged on answers by the crowd. Slows things down, makes things a tremendous pain in the ass, etc. The deal is if you challenge us and you're wrong I'm going to take 200 points from your team. Which because of how we do things is an almost crippling amount.
However, to be fair, if you challenge us and we're actually wrong...I'll sing a song.
It has never happened. We've been challenged, but we have yet to be wrong.
so the real question is: What were you wrong about?
The kicker is, after review the next morning...we were totally fucking right. But it was 3 of us against 150 cranky students so..uh...I sang.
The question (which was the final question of the game and set to determine the whole thing) was:
"Who is the first historical figure that Bill and Ted pick up while on their excellent adventure?"
Our official answer was "Billy the Kid."
A few members of the crowd got angry and began wikipediaing (after I had already logged their answer, so it was legit). Those same people began to give us shit that it was Napoleon. Rioting ensued. We caved.
However, we should have stuck to our guns. Billy the Kid was the first that they *picked up*. Napoleon just fell through the fucking portal.
I would argue with it to. Picking up accidentally is still picking up. And as nobody was literally picked up with their hands, but all traveled in the booth, I would have sided with the students. So good on you for caving and singing, you did the right thing.
Thus spaketh me from On High
I would argue with it to. Picking up accidentally is still picking up. And as nobody was literally picked up with their hands, but all traveled in the booth, I would have sided with the students. So good on you for caving and singing, you did the right thing.
Thus spaketh me from On High
I would argue with it to. Picking up accidentally is still picking up. And as nobody was literally picked up with their hands, but all traveled in the booth, I would have sided with the students. So good on you for caving and singing, you did the right thing.
Thus spaketh me from On High
We will see if my multi-page novel entitled 'Why Am I So Awesome - The Self Review' had the appropriate effect.
364 days of the year, I am a pretty down-to-earth, hardworking, humble guy who elevates others and thinks the best recognition of a good job is that people give me more responsibility.
On self-review day, though, I will give you -lists- of data and facts that demonstrate why I am unquestionably the best person ever to do my job. Because it is the one chance I have to make the case in front of everyone who handles my review as to why they should give me more money.
The best compliment I ever got was, upon receiving my actual review, that they had nothing else to add because I'd covered it all.
webguy20I spend too much time on the InternetRegistered Userregular
As a first time manager, I have to say that doing the reviews of the guys that had comprehensive self reviews was SO much easier. People do themselves a disservice when they don't take the self review seriously and half ass it. It makes you look like you don't care and why should I fight for you if you don't care about yourself?
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I think I have a fairly good starting ground on some changes I want to see made in our project. However, my proofers and backup haven't given me their thoughts, so I am not ready to present it. So I've spent today trying to document and figure out why this danged piece of software isn't working right when it should be by all reports of the program.
Not the official offer yet, they wanted an estimate of how many hours I'd be working w current employer as I transition away from them; got that number after talking with my boss and sent the info over. Hoping to have an offer by 5.
One of the coolest things that ever happened to me in a review, I have to say, was having 'is a strong and vocal advocate for inclusivity and diversity' as something that pushed my rating up.
Sometimes, working here is all kinds of alright.
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So many times a day, I am tempted to tell people: "Learn your fucking job, jackass." Nevertheless I actually like taking chats. Some recent bad news may mean that someone with higher seniority will take position in chats and I'll have to do something else that includes taking incoming calls. Even if it's only 2 - 3 calls a day (which it appears that's all it will be), I really hope no one takes my chats away.
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Right.
So here's the thing: I don't like being challenged on answers by the crowd. Slows things down, makes things a tremendous pain in the ass, etc. The deal is if you challenge us and you're wrong I'm going to take 200 points from your team. Which because of how we do things is an almost crippling amount.
However, to be fair, if you challenge us and we're actually wrong...I'll sing a song.
It has never happened. We've been challenged, but we have yet to be wrong.
...until last Thursday.
oof.
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Then I still managed to be the first one at work so I had to open the gate. The wind or just the way the gate is built had put all of the gate's weight on to the lock. In the few minutes I spent pushing, shoving, prying and wiggling the lock I managed to cut my hand.
Yay for monday.
Oh and at least one of our domain controllers shit the bed sometime yesterday or this morning.
because... its... expired? and you didn't change it? Not sure what this person was expecting...
I get the feeling that a lot of people see technology as some magic box that just does what it says with no maintenance or consequences.
When they run up against an issue due to lack of maintenance or a security measure, they just see it as a waste of time. So, you tell an exec that the network infrastructure needs to be modified for an IPv6 cross over from IPv4, and they have no idea why they should waste the time or money.
You tell someone why they can't reuse their password and they're blank faced.
You explain that just because the sales rep said a program or machine was easier than your current one doesn't mean that it is, and they wonder why.
When you attach them to a driveshaft something magical happens.
It brings chaos and confusion. I haven't laughed that hard in years.
"After we reset everyones email passwords, did you read the instructions for entering it into your email account on the phone?"
*blank stare*
"Okay, here *goes into the settings to the password field* Go ahead and enter whatever you set your new password to in here and hit Done"
*fumbles with it for a while* "It's not working"
"Are you sure? It's whatever you set your email password to"
"You mean the code I put in to unlock my phone?"
"No, your email password, that you changes two weeks ago."
*blank stare*
"Let me see the phone *sigh* What's your password?"
*blank stare* "Oh...uh...[password]
*types in password, everything saves, starts getting dings about outbound/inbound email* "Okay, it's fixed."
*blank stare*
so the real question is: What were you wrong about?
The kicker is, after review the next morning...we were totally fucking right. But it was 3 of us against 150 cranky students so..uh...I sang.
The question (which was the final question of the game and set to determine the whole thing) was:
"Who is the first historical figure that Bill and Ted pick up while on their excellent adventure?"
A few members of the crowd got angry and began wikipediaing (after I had already logged their answer, so it was legit). Those same people began to give us shit that it was Napoleon. Rioting ensued. We caved.
However, we should have stuck to our guns. Billy the Kid was the first that they *picked up*. Napoleon just fell through the fucking portal.
"Begun, the air condition war has."
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Thus spaketh me from On High
Napoleon didn't ride in the booth.
counterpoint: don't fuck kids
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He didn't? My bad, misremembered.
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flights need to be cheaper. Or my salary needs to be higher. Either/or.
It basically went down like:
I feel pretty good about it.
How long will you be in HK?
We will see if my multi-page novel entitled 'Why Am I So Awesome - The Self Review' had the appropriate effect.
364 days of the year, I am a pretty down-to-earth, hardworking, humble guy who elevates others and thinks the best recognition of a good job is that people give me more responsibility.
On self-review day, though, I will give you -lists- of data and facts that demonstrate why I am unquestionably the best person ever to do my job. Because it is the one chance I have to make the case in front of everyone who handles my review as to why they should give me more money.
The best compliment I ever got was, upon receiving my actual review, that they had nothing else to add because I'd covered it all.
Ain't a lot, but it ain't nothing. I'll take it.
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I think I'll be okay, but I'm still nervous
Not the official offer yet, they wanted an estimate of how many hours I'd be working w current employer as I transition away from them; got that number after talking with my boss and sent the info over. Hoping to have an offer by 5.
Sometimes, working here is all kinds of alright.
And by move I mean flip it end over end
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