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Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
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ExileOnDaytonStreet
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Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
I was going to start a thread for Work-related stuff, until I realized that such a thread would eventually devolve into being a "Grind My Gears" clone.
I was going to start a thread for Work-related stuff, until I realized that such a thread would eventually devolve into being a "Grind My Gears" clone.
- Micro-management is annoying.
- I don't care how good he is at selling stuff, the owner's youngest son is a power-hungry dickbag who talks **** about people behind their backs.
- If I didn't like what I do, I'd have been out of here months ago.
- It's tempting to update my LinkedIn profile, which isn't very descriptive and doesn't have all those resume-esque details for all of my employment history, to have more information on it. I don't want people to get the wrong impression that I'm looking for a new job (despite the other stuff, I have no interest in looking for a new job for at least another 9-12 months), but I'm fairly certain some people (notably the dickbag owner's son) will get the wrong impression.
St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
Mumblers. I've got a two-hour meeting scheduled tomorrow and the man presenting it is a known mumbler. Add to that, one of the other people in the meeting is another mumbler, but it's an entirely different kind of mumble. It's too bad, too, because both of these guys would be all right if they would only speak in an audible fashion.
Mumblers. I've got a two-hour meeting scheduled tomorrow and the man presenting it is a known mumbler. Add to that, one of the other people in the meeting is another mumbler, but it's an entirely different kind of mumble. It's too bad, too, because both of these guys would be all right if they would only speak in an audible fashion.
bigblue_dl
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Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
I did this about 6 months ago, just because I figured it was a good idea, just in case. I get emails from headhunters once or twice a week. Usually they are just annoying, but sometimes I respond and do some networking when the company and/or position are interesting to me. Just yesterday I had a call with a possible new company, not because I am interested in leaving my current job, because I'm not, but just because if there is an opportunity out there, I want to know about it.
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I also find it helpful to know my "market value" when it's time for annual reviews. I've been offered a few positions, none of which are as good as what I have now. It makes it easier to tolerate the rough days knowing that I'm better off where I am rather than merely hoping.
I also find it helpful to know my "market value" when it's time for annual reviews. I've been offered a few positions, none of which are as good as what I have now. It makes it easier to tolerate the rough days knowing that I'm better off where I am rather than merely hoping.
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i'm a software engineer, so I'm constantly getting contacted by recruiters from Google, Microsoft, and Amazon based on my Linked in profile. Sometimes it gets annoying and I think about getting off from LinkedIn, but it's nice to know I have options. And since I've been keeping an up to date profile for networking purposes, if I do start looking I won't have to do anything suspicious like doing a bunch of updates and connecting with recruiters. I've spoken with Google and Amazon a few times about some of the opportunities, but never got serious. Its just not good timing for me -- I'm in the middle of building a new house and while the market is picking back up in Bar Harbor, it would still take me a little while to unload my house and it will probably be a few years before I could break even if I sold it -- prices are still down here. I'm pretty confident my house would go for around $600,000 before the bust. I'd have to get at least $375K for it now to cover build costs and real estate commission and there are a bunch of houses in the 300-350K range on the market (some for quite a while) - even though our house is brand new and superior to many of those. It kind of sucks being somewhere were a job change almost certainly requires relocation, but for the most part the work is enjoyable, I have a great group of co-workers, at its nice being next door to a national park.
i'm a software engineer, so I'm constantly getting contacted by recruiters from Google, Microsoft, and Amazon based on my Linked in profile. Sometimes it gets annoying and I think about getting off from LinkedIn, but it's nice to know I have options. And since I've been keeping an up to date profile for networking purposes, if I do start looking I won't have to do anything suspicious like doing a bunch of updates and connecting with recruiters. I've spoken with Google and Amazon a few times about some of the opportunities, but never got serious. Its just not good timing for me -- I'm in the middle of building a new house and while the market is picking back up in Bar Harbor, it would still take me a little while to unload my house and it will probably be a few years before I could break even if I sold it -- prices are still down here. I'm pretty confident my house would go for around $600,000 before the bust. I'd have to get at least $375K for it now to cover build costs and real estate commission and there are a bunch of houses in the 300-350K range on the market (some for quite a while) - even though our house is brand new and superior to many of those. It kind of sucks being somewhere were a job change almost certainly requires relocation, but for the most part the work is enjoyable, I have a great group of co-workers, at its nice being next door to a national park.
Spartanforlife4
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Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
You know that old joke about the man who is only given 24 hours to live and chooses to spend it all making love to his wife like seven times? I'm pretty sure the girl that lives above me has a boyfriend that's about to die.
I was woken up at 3, 4, and 6 this morning to the sounds of a squeaking bed and the realization that my neighbor is a screamer. I don't even know what I'm grinding my gears about. Thin walls maybe? Regardless, I am dog tired this morning as a result.
I can't imagine what it's like for her roommates if I can hear it through the ceiling.
You know that old joke about the man who is only given 24 hours to live and chooses to spend it all making love to his wife like seven times? I'm pretty sure the girl that lives above me has a boyfriend that's about to die.
I was woken up at 3, 4, and 6 this morning to the sounds of a squeaking bed and the realization that my neighbor is a screamer. I don't even know what I'm grinding my gears about. Thin walls maybe? Regardless, I am dog tired this morning as a result.
I can't imagine what it's like for her roommates if I can hear it through the ceiling.
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
I had a 4 bedroom apartment the last couple years of my undergrad and first half of grad school. One of the roommates I had during that time had a girlfriend going to grad school out of state. We learned she was a screamer her first visit... It was kind of strange, they would be hanging out in the living room or kitchen, get a little smoochy, and head to his bedroom and seriously like 30 seconds later she would be screaming. I'm not even sure how she had time to undress.
I had a 4 bedroom apartment the last couple years of my undergrad and first half of grad school. One of the roommates I had during that time had a girlfriend going to grad school out of state. We learned she was a screamer her first visit... It was kind of strange, they would be hanging out in the living room or kitchen, get a little smoochy, and head to his bedroom and seriously like 30 seconds later she would be screaming. I'm not even sure how she had time to undress.
St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
My senior year in school, a pair of my roommates were a couple, and every now and then they'd get frisky while people were there, but usually tried to time it while we were all gone. At any rate, the girl was a screamer, and a loud one with a sort of husky voice. A few of us were in the living room, and she left the bedroom after it was all over. We started razzing her a little, and she said we were full of *. I then mimicked her scream and her eyes bugged out, then she started laughing. The boyfriend (Olaf) came out a little while later, she told him what we did, and we never heard from them again. A month or two later one of the other roommates made comment to her about it, and she said Olaf started putting a pillow over her face when she'd start to get excited. Apparently, he was a bit shier than she was about the whole thing.
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I get in the office this morning and another engineer asks me "have we gotten these drawings from X yet?" I tell him, you got copied on the same e-mail as I did yesterday afternoon (this other engineer has been at a code seminar for the past two days), he replies "I have 70 emails, I won't answer them until Monday." So, since you won't even read your e-mails when you are out of the office, I'm supposed to be your frikin secretary?
I get in the office this morning and another engineer asks me "have we gotten these drawings from X yet?" I tell him, you got copied on the same e-mail as I did yesterday afternoon (this other engineer has been at a code seminar for the past two days), he replies "I have 70 emails, I won't answer them until Monday." So, since you won't even read your e-mails when you are out of the office, I'm supposed to be your frikin secretary?
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oh yes. still angry. the one group that I have said over and over that I don't want to work in, have absolutely no interest in. and guess where I'm going? Because I'm "so smart, and a quick learner". why are these things not reflected in my paycheck?
^$&*#($^&#@(%$!@^&$%t^#&@%&*#@^%*
getting moved to a different job/team that I do not enjoy grinds my gears. and work had been going so well lately.
and yes, I know I can quit.
oh yes. still angry. the one group that I have said over and over that I don't want to work in, have absolutely no interest in. and guess where I'm going? Because I'm "so smart, and a quick learner". why are these things not reflected in my paycheck?
FadeToBlack&Gold
Microlot Marxist
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
Customers who willfully ignore what they're being told.
Last month, we were informed by a vendor that our customer's web application must be upgraded by April 24, 2015, and that the upgrade would be auto-scheduled (beginning with sub-production environments), with one opportunity per environment to defer to a later date and time. At the same time, they scheduled the upgrade of the test environment for 30 days out.
This was presented to the customer two weeks ago as the business case for the upgrade, and it was made clear to them in multiple emails that A) The upgrade is automated and will happen regardless of delays on their end, and B) They had one chance to defer to a later date & time. They chewed the fat for a couple of days, then informed us that we had to defer until X returns from her extended leave of absence (she's been gone for 3 months). So when will she be back? No response, except to say "Schedule a meeting for tomorrow and in the meantime tell the vendor to back off from touching our environments this weekend. We will provide a new date/time in the future."
Customers who willfully ignore what they're being told.
Last month, we were informed by a vendor that our customer's web application must be upgraded by April 24, 2015, and that the upgrade would be auto-scheduled (beginning with sub-production environments), with one opportunity per environment to defer to a later date and time. At the same time, they scheduled the upgrade of the test environment for 30 days out.
This was presented to the customer two weeks ago as the business case for the upgrade, and it was made clear to them in multiple emails that A) The upgrade is automated and will happen regardless of delays on their end, and B) They had one chance to defer to a later date & time. They chewed the fat for a couple of days, then informed us that we had to defer until X returns from her extended leave of absence (she's been gone for 3 months). So when will she be back? No response, except to say "Schedule a meeting for tomorrow and in the meantime tell the vendor to back off from touching our environments this weekend. We will provide a new date/time in the future."
johnnypohlfan
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Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
I got that far into your post and this is what immediately popped into my head.
You maybe didn't mean it that way, but it at least set off a gear grinder of mine: People who flaunt their job title or career every chance they get, as if it is something special and a lowly accountant like myself should bow down at their feet. Our office secretary is getting some sort of online certification for Human Resources, and the company uses the term, "Master" in the program, so now she goes around telling everyone "When I get my Masters..." *****, please.
edit: Just to respond to your original point: I get recruiting emails 2-3 times a week as well. They are mostly annoying but I do like to know my job is in demand. It's easy enough to ignore them or respond as needed.
I got that far into your post and this is what immediately popped into my head.
You maybe didn't mean it that way, but it at least set off a gear grinder of mine: People who flaunt their job title or career every chance they get, as if it is something special and a lowly accountant like myself should bow down at their feet. Our office secretary is getting some sort of online certification for Human Resources, and the company uses the term, "Master" in the program, so now she goes around telling everyone "When I get my Masters..." *****, please.
edit: Just to respond to your original point: I get recruiting emails 2-3 times a week as well. They are mostly annoying but I do like to know my job is in demand. It's easy enough to ignore them or respond as needed.
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Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
Twice each day, I walk down a long, long, wide corridor with about 120 - 150 other people.
Over half the time, there is one person who strides along with a very loud, "clop, clop, clop, clop" every step. 119 - 149 people can walk normally, and you have to walk so loudly that it echoes off the walls and ceilings? for more than 100 yards?
Twice each day, I walk down a long, long, wide corridor with about 120 - 150 other people.
Over half the time, there is one person who strides along with a very loud, "clop, clop, clop, clop" every step. 119 - 149 people can walk normally, and you have to walk so loudly that it echoes off the walls and ceilings? for more than 100 yards?
FadeToBlack&Gold
Microlot Marxist
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
Clearly you don't interact with a lot of programmers. In some cases, you're doing well if you can get them to shower daily and put on clean clothes.
Clearly you don't interact with a lot of programmers. In some cases, you're doing well if you can get them to shower daily and put on clean clothes.
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I'm not sure how many different ways I should be offended by this, considering... I'm a programmer.
The offender was a call center person.
btw, for the curious - "coad". Definitely not a typo.
I'm not sure how many different ways I should be offended by this, considering... I'm a programmer.
The offender was a call center person.btw, for the curious - "coad". Definitely not a typo.
bigblue_dl
Armed
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
Are you sure he wasn't trying to say "coed" and you were sent the email mistakenly?
I'm not sure how many different ways I should be offended by this, considering... I'm a programmer.
btw, for the curious - "coad". Definitely not a typo.
Are you sure he wasn't trying to say "coed" and you were sent the email mistakenly?
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