even the most horny office will spend very little time fucking in their offices compared to the amount of time someone will be droning on while leaning over the cubicle while they were on their way to get coffee
We had one lady that was a sex addict when I worked for shit co and instead of addressing the problem directly with the person they decided to just try and police her computer usage and put her right at the front door.
As soon as my boss wasn't looking, whoops porn.
I think it made my boss uncomfortable to talk about because he was a born again evangelical cult member type person.
that can't have helped
but also
I'm imagining someone telling me "yeah so barbara is a sex addict and will not stop looking at porn at work, you need to do something"
and I'm pretty sure I would, after steepling my fingers and looking out the window for a few moments, just say "I will not"
every fibre of my being would fight against having that conversation
usually it's a little more generic than that but y'all know who they're talking about when they do it
also when you're making $10/hr you kind of go "SURE YUP WHATEVER YOU SAY BOSS"
I was imagining myself as the boss being asked to deal with this sensitive matter, here
if I was not a boss or at least HR in some capacity, then I'd just say "nope" without looking up because haha nope
Last year I was questioned by HR because it had gotten up to them that one of the IT guys in our office often spoke inappropriately on the phone with our customers. What was inappropriate, you ask? He frequently, far too frequently, discussed his daughter's breast size and other "development." Height, weight, cup size, periods. Like, way way too much emphasis on his underage daughter's huge tits.
I think he got a talking to, because he stopped doing it. But thank god I didn't have to have that conversation with him.
the closest thing i've had to an office job (data entry- i only had a very locked down computer, no internet access etc so i didn't get to have the usual white collar experience of faffing about) we had basically open office. there were cubes but they were like, walls that were only four inches higher than desk level. just dividers, really. some of the old ladies i worked with complained to our boss that i was peeing too frequently, which made them feel like i wasn't working as hard as they were. oof.
Jesus Sharon it’s called class consciousness maybe you could get some
Also you know maybe go to the restroom to pee instead of just using a slurpee cup.
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
the closest thing i've had to an office job (data entry- i only had a very locked down computer, no internet access etc so i didn't get to have the usual white collar experience of faffing about) we had basically open office. there were cubes but they were like, walls that were only four inches higher than desk level. just dividers, really. some of the old ladies i worked with complained to our boss that i was peeing too frequently, which made them feel like i wasn't working as hard as they were. oof.
Jesus Sharon it’s called class consciousness maybe you could get some
Also you know maybe go to the restroom to pee instead of just using a slurpee cup.
mass e mail saying "IT may no longer talk to our customers"
also print it on a few signs and distribute them across the office
job done, problem solved, and I wouldn't have to have a discussion about to what degree it is accetable to talk about your daughter's huge tits in a professional context
even the most horny office will spend very little time fucking in their offices compared to the amount of time someone will be droning on while leaning over the cubicle while they were on their way to get coffee
We had one lady that was a sex addict when I worked for shit co and instead of addressing the problem directly with the person they decided to just try and police her computer usage and put her right at the front door.
As soon as my boss wasn't looking, whoops porn.
I think it made my boss uncomfortable to talk about because he was a born again evangelical cult member type person.
that can't have helped
but also
I'm imagining someone telling me "yeah so barbara is a sex addict and will not stop looking at porn at work, you need to do something"
and I'm pretty sure I would, after steepling my fingers and looking out the window for a few moments, just say "I will not"
every fibre of my being would fight against having that conversation
usually it's a little more generic than that but y'all know who they're talking about when they do it
also when you're making $10/hr you kind of go "SURE YUP WHATEVER YOU SAY BOSS"
I was imagining myself as the boss being asked to deal with this sensitive matter, here
if I was not a boss or at least HR in some capacity, then I'd just say "nope" without looking up because haha nope
Last year I was questioned by HR because it had gotten up to them that one of the IT guys in our office often spoke inappropriately on the phone with our customers. What was inappropriate, you ask? He frequently, far too frequently, discussed his daughter's breast size and other "development." Height, weight, cup size, periods. Like, way way too much emphasis on his underage daughter's huge tits.
I think he got a talking to, because he stopped doing it. But thank god I didn't have to have that conversation with him.
I uh
Hmm
Look that guy could become president with that kind of go getter language!
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
I just noticed that sticker says “flammable, keep fire away”
Like... yes? Thank you sticker?
if I burned down the lab my defense would have been that "flammable" is just trivia, not an instruction, so I - oh, right, they did also say to keep fire away, that is true.
I had to read it a few times to grok that he was pulling his pledge and not that he was making one as penance for a 'heated gamer moment'.
He was doing it as a result of bad publicity like as a result of things like various gamer moments and a mass shooter saying to subscribe to PewDiePie.
I had to read it a few times to grok that he was pulling his pledge and not that he was making one as penance for a 'heated gamer moment'.
He was doing it as a result of bad publicity like as a result of things like various gamer moments and a mass shooter saying to subscribe to PewDiePie.
I have actual research in my notes that I can dig up showing that open offices are cancer, if anybody cares.
They reduce productivity, increase stress, and promote the spread of infectious disease.
Both auditory and visual distractions contribute to stress, so using glass doesn't help. (Also glass reflects sound so it's a terrible noise barrier)
Full offices are best. Tall cubicles are a close second.
The sad thing is that we've fucking known this since the 1950s, but as Upton Sinclair said, "it is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it."
every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
Is the ADL bad? I don't know enough about them. I did reach out to them when I was in high school and asked about the proper nomenclature for some stuff and they were very friendly and helpful at the time.
It's what I've named our collective attempt at getting in better shape.
I did 30 pushups this morning.
i am exercising. as usual, diet is proving to be the real problem for me. kind of stressed about it- made a bunch of progress in the past year, don't want to backsliiiiiide. body insecurity and binge eating are a nightmare.
I had to read it a few times to grok that he was pulling his pledge and not that he was making one as penance for a 'heated gamer moment'.
He was doing it as a result of bad publicity like as a result of things like various gamer moments and a mass shooter saying to subscribe to PewDiePie.
He messed up even the insincere apology donation.
Well to be fair its clear he had no intention of donating. He just wanted the clicks from publicity he was doing a donation, and then backed out of ever doing it. Like before his annoucement he never even contacted the ADL to say he was going to donate.
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
I have actual research in my notes that I can dig up showing that open offices are cancer, if anybody cares.
They reduce productivity, increase stress, and promote the spread of infectious disease.
Both auditory and visual distractions contribute to stress, so using glass doesn't help. (Also glass reflects sound so it's a terrible noise barrier)
Full offices are best. Tall cubicles are a close second.
The sad thing is that we've fucking known this since the 1950s, but as Upton Sinclair said, "it is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it."
I prefer open plan to tall cubes
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I have actual research in my notes that I can dig up showing that open offices are cancer, if anybody cares.
They reduce productivity, increase stress, and promote the spread of infectious disease.
Both auditory and visual distractions contribute to stress, so using glass doesn't help. (Also glass reflects sound so it's a terrible noise barrier)
Full offices are best. Tall cubicles are a close second.
The sad thing is that we've fucking known this since the 1950s, but as Upton Sinclair said, "it is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it."
is it cheaper, accounting for turnover and reduced productivity?
I suspect it's not cheaper - i.e. that it IS cheaper in the long run to treat workers better, a la Costco / WF - and that makes me wonder why they haven't changed
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I uh
Hmm
Also you know maybe go to the restroom to pee instead of just using a slurpee cup.
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Wow
You probably shouldn’t pee in your open cubicle
Excuse me that’s called efficiency
What am I supposed to do, walk around the whole floor to get there? Seems a little ridiculous
Where there’s a will there’s a way
Eat Cadburys Pinapple Chunks
mass e mail saying "IT may no longer talk to our customers"
also print it on a few signs and distribute them across the office
job done, problem solved, and I wouldn't have to have a discussion about to what degree it is accetable to talk about your daughter's huge tits in a professional context
My office
Look that guy could become president with that kind of go getter language!
pleasepaypreacher.net
as long as it stays under the desk i don't see the problem
Choose Your Own Chat 1 Choose Your Own Chat 2 Choose Your Own Chat 3
I haven't practiced in soooooo long :sad:
*uses as meme describing our development process*
It's what I've named our collective attempt at getting in better shape.
I did 30 pushups this morning.
This is not a Hard Drive article!?
I 100% can believe he donated based on the name popping up first on a Google search.
Like... yes? Thank you sticker?
I had to read it a few times to grok that he was pulling his pledge and not that he was making one as penance for a 'heated gamer moment'.
if I burned down the lab my defense would have been that "flammable" is just trivia, not an instruction, so I - oh, right, they did also say to keep fire away, that is true.
Is it just the sticker itself that is flammable?
Oh no the contents of that cabinet is almost entirely liquids which range between very flammable and extremely flammable.
He was doing it as a result of bad publicity like as a result of things like various gamer moments and a mass shooter saying to subscribe to PewDiePie.
He messed up even the insincere apology donation.
*slow clap*
They reduce productivity, increase stress, and promote the spread of infectious disease.
Both auditory and visual distractions contribute to stress, so using glass doesn't help. (Also glass reflects sound so it's a terrible noise barrier)
Full offices are best. Tall cubicles are a close second.
The sad thing is that we've fucking known this since the 1950s, but as Upton Sinclair said, "it is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it."
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
i am exercising. as usual, diet is proving to be the real problem for me. kind of stressed about it- made a bunch of progress in the past year, don't want to backsliiiiiide. body insecurity and binge eating are a nightmare.
Well to be fair its clear he had no intention of donating. He just wanted the clicks from publicity he was doing a donation, and then backed out of ever doing it. Like before his annoucement he never even contacted the ADL to say he was going to donate.
pleasepaypreacher.net
Wait now you're doing it too!
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
I mean, it's pewdiepie
(the group is the Anti-Defamation League which is... not the best)
I prefer open plan to tall cubes
is it cheaper, accounting for turnover and reduced productivity?
I suspect it's not cheaper - i.e. that it IS cheaper in the long run to treat workers better, a la Costco / WF - and that makes me wonder why they haven't changed