Topic: Your Job: The Movie (Read 167838 times)

Beat Bandit · « **Reply #2600 on:** March 28, 2013, 03:48:59 PM »

Bitches ain't shit.

This message brought to you by nothing ever actually getting done unless I'm actively doing it myself.

Brentai · « **Reply #2601 on:** March 28, 2013, 03:53:23 PM »

Your rep sounds like a snake and anything that makes him defensive is probably the right thing to do.

Thad · « **Reply #2602 on:** March 28, 2013, 04:25:39 PM »

He's less used-care-salesmany than the last guy but yeah I don't appreciate being manipulated even if I know I'm being manipulated.

(OTOH yesterday my rep for B brought out a Bad Cop to tell me how concerned he was that I was still holding out for C. So it's hardly isolated.)

Brentai · « **Reply #2603 on:** March 28, 2013, 04:38:11 PM »

Ugh. If it were me I'd hold out for C after that, but I don't think you really can. Suck.

Thad · « **Reply #2604 on:** March 28, 2013, 09:28:33 PM »

I don't see any sense in taking it personally. It's politics and you gotta deal with it everywhere. The rep for C would do the same thing given the opportunity.

I would like to give C a shot but I'm not going to risk a sure thing for a not-sure thing.

(Also it occurred to me to E-Mail my rep at the first agency with a list of former coworkers from the same agency who I think would be good for the job at A. I don't know if any of them are even available, but I figured I may as well put their names out there in case they need it. Doubt the agency will hit those guys up, but at least I tried.)

Thad · « **Reply #2605 on:** March 31, 2013, 07:24:41 PM »

Welp, trying to navigate the legalese to decide on health insurance. Found a plan that I think is pretty comparable to the one I got from the last agency (and am still on via COBRA). Maybe a little less coverage than I've had for a little less money. Dropping dental because THAT would be significantly more than what I've been paying for it (like, almost triple) and quite a lot more than it would cost just to get my teeth cleaned twice a year without insurance.

Think I've got everything right. A little nervous that maybe I've overlooked something but I should be on this plan for less than six months; once my wife gets a teaching job I'll get on her insurance instead.

And I have to send in my first check WITH the paperwork, which I can't afford to do just yet -- will have to wait until after my first paycheck clears. Still, should be a lot easier after that.

Thad · « **Reply #2606 on:** April 01, 2013, 07:20:21 AM »

Go time. Will let you know how it turns out.

Thad · « **Reply #2607 on:** April 01, 2013, 09:54:13 AM »

so far just sitting around waiting for account setup.

could totally bike this...though it's like 6 mi & we'll be hitting 90 degrees by Wed.

if I look left I can see a dkr Batman figure; if I look right there's a drawing of a dalek captioned "hello sweetie".

Thad · « **Reply #2608 on:** April 02, 2013, 08:15:55 AM »

Man, can't believe how much worse parking is today; bunch of people must take Mondays off.

Currently sitting in lobby waiting for ID badges.

Joxam · « **Reply #2609 on:** April 02, 2013, 10:25:42 AM »

Yesterday might have been light because it was the tail end of zombie Jesus weekend.

Thad · « **Reply #2610 on:** April 03, 2013, 07:19:21 AM »

Might have made a dent but doesn't begin to explain the magnitude of the difference.

A lot of them must have been morning shift, too, because the parking lot was pretty well emptied-out by 5:30.

Anyway! Most memorable moment of yesterday was taking my lunch out of the microwave and promptly tipping 75% of it onto the floor. And having to clean it up with paper towels coming very slowly out of an automatic dispenser.

Fortunately they have $2 lunches there. They're not bad for two bucks. When I run out of frozen things I might not buy more, because I think I'd probably be spending more money on food bringing lunch than buying it at this point.

Today we get to actually design a website based on an actual customer ticket.

I think they gave us one where the customer picked a terrible template on purpose, to teach us right off the bat that if the customer requests a bad template you shouldn't listen to them.

Thad · « **Reply #2611 on:** April 05, 2013, 11:49:20 AM »

What's this? A sense of accomplishment brought about through solving an interesting implementation problem through clever application of code? Man, I haven't felt THAT in awhile.

Granted it's a bit of a hack, and not how I'd have done it if I weren't constrained by an existing codebase, but still, pretty cool.

Thad · « **Reply #2612 on:** April 05, 2013, 02:12:16 PM »

In accordance with the law of averages, this morning's triumph was followed by boss repeatedly accidentally assigning the same site to multiple people simultaneously.

Seriously, 4 times in a row.

I'm amused rather than frustrated. Guess it's OJT for all of us, not just the new guys.

Thad · « **Reply #2613 on:** April 08, 2013, 01:41:38 PM »

Boy non-breaking spaces sure are the worst fucking thing ever.

Thad · « **Reply #2614 on:** April 16, 2013, 04:18:28 AM »

I have decided my biggest complaint about this place is the woefully inadequate number of bathroom stalls.

Presumably the construction on the other restrooms out in the hall is intended to alleviate this issue. Hopefully they will be done soon.

Classic · « **Reply #2615 on:** April 16, 2013, 04:23:47 AM »

Quote from: Thad on April 16, 2013, 04:18:28 AM

I have decided my biggest complaint about this place is the woefully inadequate number of bathroom stalls.

That's as ominous of a complaint as "lack of chairs".

Friday · « **Reply #2616 on:** April 16, 2013, 04:24:48 AM »

have you tried rotating the stalls 180 degrees

Ted Belmont · « **Reply #2617 on:** April 16, 2013, 08:57:12 AM »

Just overheard a coworker say, "I don't get it. Who'd want a robot that turns into a bug?"

Thad · « **Reply #2618 on:** April 16, 2013, 12:24:03 PM »

Quote from: Friday on April 16, 2013, 04:24:48 AM

have you tried rotating the stalls 180 degrees

Mongrel · « **Reply #2619 on:** April 18, 2013, 06:09:00 AM »

I was down in our other office visiting our account cleanup crew guys and saw the following sign on their printer:

(this is not the exact picture, but one I grabbed on the internet. Presumably this is actually a fairly tired "Office Joke").

News:

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