Vacation's over in the [Jobs] thread

minor incident · September 2018

Always remember: Your job may suck, but at least you're not making 10 bucks an hour and getting random drug tests while your boss smokes pot with Joe Rogan.

Or maybe you are. I have no idea if any of you work for Tesla. Sorry.

Moriveth · September 2018

I just got an email about an admin assistant position I applied for... months ago, saying there's an opening in La Grande.

Looking it up it doesn't seem like it'd be too awful of a commute, since it's basically going the opposite direction most people are going in.

I dunno. Worth considering, I guess.

LaOs · September 2018

Moriveth wrote: »

I just got an email about an admin assistant position I applied for... months ago, saying there's an opening in La Grande.

Looking it up it doesn't seem like it'd be too awful of a commute, since it's basically going the opposite direction most people are going in.

I dunno. Worth considering, I guess.

Reverse commute is gold. Worth checking out, I'd say.

milski · September 2018

I just got an 8% raise.

That's a lotta money.

Magell · September 2018

I'm on vacation and constantly applying for jobs in Florida. Don't want to spend another Winter in Michigan and working for the shitty corporation I currently am.

I Zimbra · September 2018

This is a 100% true thing that happened at work today:

Coworker: Do we have a paper cutter?
Me: Yeah, it's under my desk. Just be careful: the finger guard is broken so I guess don't stick your finger in there.

*10 seconds pass*

Coworker: OW, SHIT, MY FINGER.

He got 3 stitches at Urgent Care and blood all over my desk.

Moriveth · September 2018

"Oh you said DON'T stick your finger in there. I thought you were telling me to."

minor incident · September 2018

This doesn't surprise me at all because I've had the following exchange countless times:

Coworker: Why didn't you warn me?!
Me: I DID. Verbally and in writing!

Elvenshae · September 2018

I am laughing way, way too hard at that, Zim.

I Zimbra · September 2018

Also worth pointing out that the dude who tried to take his finger off is a professional engineer.

Moriveth · September 2018

Oh there's also the option of applying for that staff assistant position here

So hooray for having options, I guess

Brainleech · September 2018

My vacation is approved! finally!

I had 8+ hours of OT from 2 days! so three day weekend!

Now the conversation I had with the well support informing him I would not be there Wednesday because of the massive amount of OT I ended up with
I just wanted to tell you I had Wednesday off. Why? I have 8+ hours of Ot right now. Really that's impressive. No, that's embarrassing. Why Wednesday? B told me to take it off because he had it covered. Of course he would do this to me. It's only one day you will be fine. No you are a good worker it's going to hurt without you.

The lead support was going to talk to him if he wants this job as I have found out he had a total break down last Monday with the whole crew turning on him and everyone else. This was in no small part due to my silly goose of a manager.

milski · September 2018

I Zimbra wrote: »

Also worth pointing out that the dude who tried to take his finger off is a professional engineer.

Engineers are either total gearheads or 100% unsuitable for field work of any kind.

Source: I am the latter kind

Syphyre · September 2018

milski wrote: »

I Zimbra wrote: »

Also worth pointing out that the dude who tried to take his finger off is a professional engineer.

Engineers are either total gearheads or 100% unsuitable for field work of any kind.

Source: I am the latter kind

This is so true. It all depends on what they did growing up.

I remember in college, senior year, driving with a guy in my senior design group in his truck. It's making a VERY loud squealing sound when he brakes.
Me: dude you need to get your brakes replaced.
Him: oh is that what that sound is? Thanks!

Cello · September 2018

I Zimbra wrote: »

Also worth pointing out that the dude who tried to take his finger off is a professional engineer.

This is entirely unsurprising

Janson · September 2018

For two weeks one of the owners has been asking, ‘any mail for me?’ And I have kept telling him no. I assumed he was waiting on an important letter.

Well, I was trying to tidy up my desk and found a little Rolex booklet that had arrived for him the other week that I could have sworn I’d left on his desk, but evidently not. Anyway, I went to give it to him and it turned out that was the important document he’d been waiting on. Uuuuuugh.

The store manager is finding my despair funny as hell.

Tofystedeth · September 2018

Brainleech wrote: »

My vacation is approved! finally!

I had 8+ hours of OT from 2 days! so three day weekend!

Now the conversation I had with the well support informing him I would not be there Wednesday because of the massive amount of OT I ended up with
I just wanted to tell you I had Wednesday off. Why? I have 8+ hours of Ot right now. Really that's impressive. No, that's embarrassing. Why Wednesday? B told me to take it off because he had it covered. Of course he would do this to me. It's only one day you will be fine. No you are a good worker it's going to hurt without you.

The lead support was going to talk to him if he wants this job as I have found out he had a total break down last Monday with the whole crew turning on him and everyone else. This was in no small part due to my silly goose of a manager.

I'm sorry BL, the thread title clearly says no more vacation. You missed the window.

Moriveth · September 2018

Damn, apparently my train station is shut down and I can't take the train home

I guess I'm taking the train!

Brainleech · September 2018

Tofystedeth wrote: »

Brainleech wrote: »

My vacation is approved! finally!

I had 8+ hours of OT from 2 days! so three day weekend!

Now the conversation I had with the well support informing him I would not be there Wednesday because of the massive amount of OT I ended up with
I just wanted to tell you I had Wednesday off. Why? I have 8+ hours of Ot right now. Really that's impressive. No, that's embarrassing. Why Wednesday? B told me to take it off because he had it covered. Of course he would do this to me. It's only one day you will be fine. No you are a good worker it's going to hurt without you.

The lead support was going to talk to him if he wants this job as I have found out he had a total break down last Monday with the whole crew turning on him and everyone else. This was in no small part due to my silly goose of a manager.

I'm sorry BL, the thread title clearly says no more vacation. You missed the window.

Well that's not as heart breaking as being told on the eve of one vacation I planned for {that Saturday} I was told that they were canceling it as I had to cover for blank for his vacation

Jedoc · September 2018

Janson wrote: »

For two weeks one of the owners has been asking, ‘any mail for me?’ And I have kept telling him no. I assumed he was waiting on an important letter.

Well, I was trying to tidy up my desk and found a little Rolex booklet that had arrived for him the other week that I could have sworn I’d left on his desk, but evidently not. Anyway, I went to give it to him and it turned out that was the important document he’d been waiting on. Uuuuuugh.

The store manager is finding my despair funny as hell.

If it helps at all, so am I.

Wait, that doesn't seem very helpful at all, now that I read it back.

manwiththemachinegun · September 2018

Anyone in the medical field? I'm doing a full PTA program which involves a lot of anatomy. For both that and personal training, I'm trying to find a program that is quick, provides good views of muscles and their insertions, and hopefully, one that shows various compound movements along with which muscles are activated in those movements. A lot of this is review, but I'm trying to have a good reference for on the job evals as well.

The closet I've found is Muscle & Motion, but I'd rather buy a complete program than have a subscription based service.

minor incident · September 2018

milski wrote: »

I Zimbra wrote: »

Also worth pointing out that the dude who tried to take his finger off is a professional engineer.

Engineers are either total gearheads or 100% unsuitable for field work of any kind.

Source: I am the latter kind

Yeeeep. I work with an engineer who is a legitimate genius, and yet I wouldn't trust that boy to use a toaster unsupervised.

webguy20 · September 2018

I'm ok with an engineer not being able to do the field or shop work, but they have to understand what is being done at least visually. If someone can't parse the issues when a design hits production, they are going to be a weight around a companies neck going forward.

lonelyahava · September 2018

minor incident wrote: »

milski wrote: »

I Zimbra wrote: »

Also worth pointing out that the dude who tried to take his finger off is a professional engineer.

Engineers are either total gearheads or 100% unsuitable for field work of any kind.

Source: I am the latter kind

Yeeeep. I work with an engineer who is a legitimate genius, and yet I wouldn't trust that boy to use a toaster unsupervised.

I love my engineer hubby dearly.

but his observational skills are questionable.

Weaver · September 2018

It's so great, but also frustrating, to watch somebody at work trying to fix something when you're trying to tell them what they're doing won't work, you know how to fix this, can I just help, ok but look if you just, please I know how to-

Then five minutes later they loudly proclaim it to be busted, they leave, you walk over and *process* oh hey look it works now!

Tonkka · September 2018

Last day of vacation.

Going back tomorrow is going to feel weird.

Weaver · September 2018

Like week before last they were gonna have a field tech come out for a self-check machine, all "No I looked at it I have to call it in."

I opened it up, there was a torn piece of a dollar bill in the cash dispenser feed path that was triggering a sensor. I used my pen to flick the torn piece out, machine back up and running.

webguy20 · September 2018

Weaver wrote: »

Like week before last they were gonna have a field tech come out for a self-check machine, all "No I looked at it I have to call it in."

I opened it up, there was a torn piece of a dollar bill in the cash dispenser feed path that was triggering a sensor. I used my pen to flick the torn piece out, machine back up and running.

I sat next to the photo copy machine at my old job and became the photocopier guru. There was only once or twice we had to call a tech and that is because we had a contract for service that precluded me getting into it and fixing it myself.

RoyceSraphim · September 2018

I only one who drive company car, kept noticing sound.

Analyzed, made moans to supervisors and got it serviced. Calipers were dying.

In regards to last thread about diversity hires.

My varied job history made me kick ass at college because i knew how to heard cats and how to handle crisis.

Zonugal · September 2018

This morning I got called in to cover a middle-school social studies teacher as her grandmother passed away right when she got to work.

So now I am teaching medieval history to 7th-graders for the entire week.

RoyceSraphim · September 2018

Zonugal wrote: »

This morning I got called in to cover a middle-school social studies teacher as her grandmother passed away right when she got to work.

So now I am teaching medieval history to 7th-graders for the entire week.

What's the name of that Frenchwoman who sailed a fleet of vengeance after her husband and children were murdered by her political enemies?

https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/jeanne-de-clisson

Elvenshae · September 2018

Zonugal wrote: »

This morning I got called in to cover a middle-school social studies teacher as her grandmother passed away right when she got to work.

So now I am teaching medieval history to 7th-graders for the entire week.

So, CK2 then?

Zonugal · September 2018

RoyceSraphim wrote: »

Zonugal wrote: »

This morning I got called in to cover a middle-school social studies teacher as her grandmother passed away right when she got to work.

So now I am teaching medieval history to 7th-graders for the entire week.

What's the name of that Frenchwoman who sailed a fleet of vengeance after her husband and children were murdered by her political enemies?

Daenerys Targaryen?

Zonugal · September 2018

Elvenshae wrote: »

Zonugal wrote: »

This morning I got called in to cover a middle-school social studies teacher as her grandmother passed away right when she got to work.

So now I am teaching medieval history to 7th-graders for the entire week.

So, CK2 then?

With a healthy mix of Xena: Warrior Princess.

Tox · September 2018

webguy20 wrote: »

Weaver wrote: »

Like week before last they were gonna have a field tech come out for a self-check machine, all "No I looked at it I have to call it in."

I opened it up, there was a torn piece of a dollar bill in the cash dispenser feed path that was triggering a sensor. I used my pen to flick the torn piece out, machine back up and running.

I sat next to the photo copy machine at my old job and became the photocopier guru. There was only once or twice we had to call a tech and that is because we had a contract for service that precluded me getting into it and fixing it myself.

How many Adam Sandler movies have you cameoed in?

webguy20 · September 2018

I wish. He treats his people right. I wouldn't have to work at a job and become a photocopier guru if I was working in his movies.

Virgil_Leads_You · September 2018

The only thing I have to add from my time as a signmaker at a print shop,
is that it's really easy to do a short term fix in the wrong way.
Then you have a copier working, but making shittier copies, or increasingly cascading into a series of hard jams.

Which is super bad, and things can get to a point where there isn't an easy "call the service company" fix.

Lots of printers nowadays are pretty good about having a self diagnostic function,
with video directions on all the steps for dealing with stuff though,
so the chance of a laymen fucking things up is diminished.

Brainleech · September 2018

Zonugal wrote: »

This morning I got called in to cover a middle-school social studies teacher as her grandmother passed away right when she got to work.

So now I am teaching medieval history to 7th-graders for the entire week.

Do Arabic medieval history it's bonkers

101 · September 2018

Some months back, my head of department decided they wanted a good chunk of our reports delivered as pdfs rather than powerpoints.

Then yesterday, same department head emails me

'hey 101 I need the reports in a PowerPoint for a meeting tomorrow morning'

At 4:30, as I'm heading out the door for a gp appointment.

Fortunately my boss covered for me and got the PowerPoint out, but good lord why is this an issue now.

Oh well, I'll spend my morning writing up some vba to output our reports in various formats. By the time I'm done my dept he's will be able to read them in Morse code if they want.

Kaplar · September 2018

Was supposed to get out at noon today. Got a text from boss man saying I'll likely close. It's supposed to start storming at 1 and I was really looking forward to being under a blanket at home.

Kakodaimonos · September 2018

101 wrote: »

Some months back, my head of department decided they wanted a good chunk of our reports delivered as pdfs rather than powerpoints.

Then yesterday, same department head emails me

'hey 101 I need the reports in a PowerPoint for a meeting tomorrow morning'

At 4:30, as I'm heading out the door for a gp appointment.

Fortunately my boss covered for me and got the PowerPoint out, but good lord why is this an issue now.

Oh well, I'll spend my morning writing up some vba to output our reports in various formats. By the time I'm done my dept he's will be able to read them in Morse code if they want.

So you added LaTeX output?

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