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Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
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FadeToBlack&Gold
Microlot Marxist
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
You needed to work "man'splain", "BFF", "YOLO", and "pwned" in there somewhere.
You needed to work "man'splain", "BFF", "YOLO", and "pwned" in there somewhere.
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
YOLO is "carpe diem" for completely worthless people who I have no time to even be snarky with. If they sat in a certain type of chair, I couldn't flip the switch fast enough.
You needed to work "man'splain", "BFF", "YOLO", and "pwned" in there somewhere.
YOLO is "carpe diem" for completely worthless people who I have no time to even be snarky with. If they sat in a certain type of chair, I couldn't flip the switch fast enough.
JF_Gophers
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Do you think when Latin was a used language they considered Carpe diem to be the same type of slang?
aparch
Well-known member
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
Over hearing the boss that dislikes me* talk to his co-worker quietly saying "wait, wait, we'll talk about him when he's gone."
So glad to be gone from this project. Even if my company doesn't quite have a landing spot for me (which makes me nervous).
*He claims that he likes me and I'm a good person, but he's got an awful backhanded complimentary way of showing it.
Over hearing the boss that dislikes me* talk to his co-worker quietly saying "wait, wait, we'll talk about him when he's gone."
So glad to be gone from this project. Even if my company doesn't quite have a landing spot for me (which makes me nervous).
*He claims that he likes me and I'm a good person, but he's got an awful backhanded complimentary way of showing it.
leswp1
Well-known member
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
THis guy sounds like he is a stereotypical nasty cheerleader type in a bad movie about some high school. People like that are worth a beer or 2 when you go out to a bar and say "you'll never believe what the boss did...."
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
We used to USED TO have "team building exercises" at the local bar, until some stuff got leaked back. We figured out who it was, excluded him from future outings*, and then slowly, that group left the company. I'm about the only one left.
*The guy in question just didn't get the rules. No fault of his own, but we were harsh. Anything gets back to our work...you're out.
We used to USED TO have "team building exercises" at the local bar, until some stuff got leaked back. We figured out who it was, excluded him from future outings*, and then slowly, that group left the company. I'm about the only one left.
*The guy in question just didn't get the rules. No fault of his own, but we were harsh. Anything gets back to our work...you're out.
bigblue_dl
Armed
MissThundercat
Are the cis okay?
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
Oh, people who believe in aliens: a picture of a blurry dot in the sky does not confirm the existence of UFOs, and a picture of a blurry rock on Mars does not confirm the existence of aliens.
Oh, people who believe in aliens: a picture of a blurry dot in the sky does not confirm the existence of UFOs, and a picture of a blurry rock on Mars does not confirm the existence of aliens.
Jimjamesak
Already insane, UAA making it worse
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St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
My manager just instituted a daily IM chat that we're to keep open for the whole day as our team isn't all located close together. While it has potential, I'm expecting it to largely be just a orange flashing thing on my toolbar and a general pain in my ***. We've been out of that meeting where she announced it for five minutes now, and already some of the most inane things have been said. Add to that, a couple of my team members seem to have the writing and verbal skills of a low functioning eighth grader. "I was going to. I seen that someone marked them as read!" Kill me now.
My manager just instituted a daily IM chat that we're to keep open for the whole day as our team isn't all located close together. While it has potential, I'm expecting it to largely be just a orange flashing thing on my toolbar and a general pain in my ***. We've been out of that meeting where she announced it for five minutes now, and already some of the most inane things have been said. Add to that, a couple of my team members seem to have the writing and verbal skills of a low functioning eighth grader. "I was going to. I seen that someone marked them as read!" Kill me now.
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
What kind of moron manager thinks that is NOT a huge, pointless, time suck? Workday chit-chat about nothing IN the office is bad enough, but now you have to do it in IM, too? If you need something from someone - IM them. What on earth do you need from the entire team, all day long?
What kind of moron manager thinks that is NOT a huge, pointless, time suck? Workday chit-chat about nothing IN the office is bad enough, but now you have to do it in IM, too? If you need something from someone - IM them. What on earth do you need from the entire team, all day long?
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
We've had an inhouse IM system for years in our office and as far as I know, everyone uses it solely for work. It is really handy in my experience, since if I have a quick question for a colleague, I can ask and have it answered more simply and more timely than email. I prefer it to email or telephone since the recipient can decide when to answer.
We did have one person summarily fired overnight for "misusing the firm's email and IM systems", maybe that's why it only gets used for work.
We've had an inhouse IM system for years in our office and as far as I know, everyone uses it solely for work. It is really handy in my experience, since if I have a quick question for a colleague, I can ask and have it answered more simply and more timely than email. I prefer it to email or telephone since the recipient can decide when to answer.
We did have one person summarily fired overnight for "misusing the firm's email and IM systems", maybe that's why it only gets used for work.
St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
I'm in a production support role now, and some of us on the team (especially me and one other guy) aren't seated near the rest of the group. While the bulk of the team is on th 5th floor, I'm on the 4th and another guy is on the 8th. It all came about as a tech reorg, and since we're moving buildings about twelve months from now they don't want to spend the cash on moving people around this building unless they absolutely need to do so.
I'm in a production support role now, and some of us on the team (especially me and one other guy) aren't seated near the rest of the group. While the bulk of the team is on th 5th floor, I'm on the 4th and another guy is on the 8th. It all came about as a tech reorg, and since we're moving buildings about twelve months from now they don't want to spend the cash on moving people around this building unless they absolutely need to do so.
Twitch Boy
Defacing this tagline is a MAX foul
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
"pwn3d" is so 2006. The kiddies are saying "rekt" now.
You needed to work "man'splain", "BFF", "YOLO", and "pwned" in there somewhere.
"pwn3d" is so 2006. The kiddies are saying "rekt" now.
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
I have IM at work, and it's basically the only way to communicate between my satellite building and the main building. My building has a phone, but I'd never hear it, b/c of where it's placed, and they only call my cell phone if a detailed conversation is needed.
As for the IM, there might be 5-6 messages made per day on average, all work-related.
I have IM at work, and it's basically the only way to communicate between my satellite building and the main building. My building has a phone, but I'd never hear it, b/c of where it's placed, and they only call my cell phone if a detailed conversation is needed.
As for the IM, there might be 5-6 messages made per day on average, all work-related.
FadeToBlack&Gold
Microlot Marxist
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
All of my IMs would be work-related, if a certain developer would stop IMing me bad Internet memes she thinks are funny, and whining about her problems.
My team used to have a private IRC for non-work related stuff, but it died out last year so I quit logging in.
All of my IMs would be work-related, if a certain developer would stop IMing me bad Internet memes she thinks are funny, and whining about her problems.
My team used to have a private IRC for non-work related stuff, but it died out last year so I quit logging in.
bigblue_dl
Armed
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