Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:17:16 PM
| (https://resizing.flixster.com/4fQmURFRbX8tq14B5mYAWv-rQJc=/300x300/v1.cjs0NzQ4MDtqOzE4MTgwOzEyMDA7Mzg3OzM0NQ) | Owner/CEO: Former D1 basketball player. Mostly just wants to glorify Jesus Christ. |
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| (https://tvlia.com/files/2010/07/Peter-Weller-Dexter.jpg) | D2 (dude#2): On chum1's team. Old software guru. My former boss's (D1) former boss and former VP of Operations. Fell out of favor. Fought like hell to avoid reporting to GG. Technically reported to GG for a little while until no one did. Apparently, sent a t-shirt that says "Professional Miracle Worker" to himself and tried to pass it off as though someone else sent it to him. |
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| (https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSO2qngJX2RCESfbJAEbVquHQeXYUfuJDP92yHhFlwL3kB_0FGX) | chum1: Narrator. Constantly confused and surprised by literally everything. |
| (https://marriedwiki.com/uploads/bio/2015/07/20/thumb/xcamilla-belle-260-260.jpeg.pagespeed.ic.ykiBB5gWQj.jpg) | FG (Finance girl): On Finance team. Buds with chum1. Sometimes seems to maybe have a thing for chum1. Pretty much entire office thought she and chum1 were probably doing it. Husband at the time got busted for trying to have sex with an underage minor he met online. |
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| (https://www.cine.com/media/actores/5/5061/5061.jpg) | NG2 (New girl 2): On chum1's team. Annoying. |
| (https://rankedwiki.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Amber-Portwood-Wiki-Net-Worth-Boyfriend-286x286.jpg) | Cake lady: On an operations team. Likes to call chum1 'trouble' and giggle at things he says. |
| (https://i3.lisimg.com/9727203/280full.jpg) | OFG (Old football guy): Was VP of Operations for a little while, then moved to Sales. No one noticed that Phil Simms liked his social media post. |
| (https://discogslabs.imgix.net/films/5d036c4e36a4900028e3ee05.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&blur=0&ch=Width%2CDPR%2CViewport-Width&dpr=2&fit=max&fm=jpg&h=265&w=265&s=e58d11c0230e2f0d4ee4835a9761ee53) | YBG (Young basketball girl): Worked her way up to EVP, Operations. Was Owner/CEO's neighbor and babysitter as a girl. Played on a national champion DII basketball team. Impossibly nice person. Once had to go to Roy's strip club on business. |
| (https://i.pinimg.com/236x/a6/3c/2e/a63c2edee839e403ed0f900be29a0e85.jpg) | Roy: Owner. Old. Also owns some hotels, restaurants, bars, a strip club, and an airplane hangar. Constantly watches live surveillance camera feeds from his properties on his phone. |
| (https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/thebiglebowski/images/5/58/John-goodman-thebiglebowski-2.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20111216185009) | D1: Hired chum1. Left company shortly thereafter, but does exact same work as an independent contractor. Work BFFs with D2. |
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:22:00 PM
Halloween costume day! This may be the nerdiest costume I've ever seen. This guy has a shark's head coming out of the front of his shirt with fake blood and all and he has a toy chainsaw as a prop. Sharknado, right? But GET THIS. He also has, hanging from around his neck, a photo of himself talking to Ian Ziering at a comic book convention in front of a Sharknado backdrop. Haha.
The photo is terrible, too, because he didn't buy the official $100 promo photo, but had someone else take it from a distance on their phone. You can't even see his face in it - just the back of his head.
My office is possibly elite because it is so damn non-elite. Casual dress, come and go as you please, not really sure who your boss is or if you even have one, no performance reviews, never repercussions for anything you say no matter how inappropriate, the junkiest of junk food provided at least every other week super crazy coworkers. It's so weird.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:23:17 PM
My office is possibly elite because it is so damn non-elite. Casual dress, come and go as you please, not really sure who your boss is or if you even have one, no performance reviews, never repercussions for anything you say no matter how inappropriate, the junkiest of junk food provided at least every other week super crazy coworkers. It's so weird.
Actually, I'd forgotten that this has been falsified. It's nearly true. But there once was a guy who was yelling/f-bombing within earshot of the lobby where one of the company owners, who is rarely in town, just happened to be hosting some potential clients. It was like the perfect storm for what would have to happen for someone to get fired around here. And the owner did indeed fire him immediately.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:24:54 PM
I work with so many crazy people that I never even know where to begin in the co-worker thread.
When I first met the guy who got fired, though, he was standing at his desk chugging water straight out of a gallon sized milk carton. Like, he just held it in one hand like it was a coffee mug. He was basically a body builder. Big muscles. He put the water down on his desk, said "wusup", shook hands, and then went directly back to chugging.
The second time I saw him was on Friday of that week. He was out in back of the building, standing behind this enormous grill loaded with burgers and brats and dancing to whatever music he had on. He was occasionally calling for someone to throw a football to him and then he'd throw it back really high and far. He was wearing shorts and flip-flops and these gigantic sunglass that weren't ski goggles, but the lens in them was like the size of the lens in ski goggles. I later learned that they were several hundred dollars and Italian.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:26:17 PM
how tall is the chugger? I am picturing him at about 5-9
That's about right. Dark faux hawk included.
He was like 27 and dating an older woman. A woman who is like seventeen years his senior. A woman who also happened to work in our office.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:30:00 PM
QuotePlease note that with respect to the premium reward for non-smokers, we will provide a reasonable alternative standard for any individuals for whom it is unreasonably difficult due to a medical condition to satisfy the non-smoking standard. If it is medically inadvisable for an individual to attempt to satisfy the non-smoking standard, we will allow a waiver of the standard.
In both cases, we must receive written verification from the individual’s personal physician that a health factor makes it unreasonably difficult for the individual to satisfy the standard or medically inadvisable for the individual to attempt to satisfy the standard.QuoteCORRECTION: A reasonable alternative standard and/or waiver for the premium reduction program will be available without requiring physician verification. The corrected notice is reprinted below.
Please note that with respect to the premium reduction for non-tobacco use, we will provide a reasonable alternative standard for any individuals for whom it is unreasonably difficult due to a medical condition to satisfy the non-tobacco standard. If it is medically inadvisable for an individual to attempt to satisfy the non-tobacco standard, we will allow a waiver of the standard.QuoteYes, this is ridiculous, but I must amend the notice again:
Please note that with respect to the premium reduction for non-tobacco use, we will provide a reasonable alternative standard for any individuals who do not meet the otherwise applicable standard. Contact human resources to obtain the alternative standard. Recommendations of an individual’s personal physician will be accommodated.
There is no test to verify that someone is a non-smokertobacco user.
Some hero must have told the company that quitting smoking was not good for their health.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:30:43 PM
My company once fired someone with cause. That person hired a lawyer. My company opted to let them come back to work rather than fight it. That person has been back at work for like two years.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:34:31 PM
End of an era for me. I have zero explanation for anything that happened over the past three and a half years.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:35:08 PM
First day at new job! There was no discussion about what time I should come in. I showed up about 8:30. I learned that my boss was out on vacation and his boss, a VP, was running late. So, the receptionist called the lone colleague in my department for me.
This is a German girl who seems maybe a tad shy of being fully proficient at speaking English. We introduced ourselves and then she just marched me straight to the VP's office and told me I could sit in there and wait if I wanted. I was like "Maybe I'll go find the bathroom and check out the gym. Or even leave and come back in an hour." She said okay and then turned around and walked off.
So, I went to the store and picked up some $6 reading glasses to leave at work and $10 worth of lottery tickets.
The VP was there when I got back. He said and did a bunch of totally normal stuff for the next several hours. BUT THEN, as I was getting ready to leave, he told me that he wanted to share something with me. I'd learned earlier that he was a wrestling coach and has a son who is a star wrestler. He then told me that he'd taken his son to Nationals as a 14 year old and felt terrible because his son lost immediately. His reaction was to write a letter to his son. The letter is what he wanted to share with me. So, I sat there as he read verbatim this 3/4 page, single spaced, deeply personal letter about winning and losing and trying and getting back up and learning life lessons. As he's reading it, I'm like, "Oh crap. How am I supposed to respond to this? Is my response going to sound phony? What's going on here!?" Luckily, he kept right on talking after reading and the conversation flowed naturally.
Tomorrow, my boss will be in! One of the things I remember about him from my interview is that he started out by saying, "Basically, our crap is all mumped up."
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:36:08 PM
I also don't yet have a place to sit, which I don't think is a big deal in itself. What's kind of weird about it, though, is that the VP mentioned a couple of seating options and both involved cubicles that do not currently exist. So, there is no plan in place right now and it seems like it will be AT LEAST several days before I have a place to sit.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:37:18 PM
I told the VP that I'd wait in a sort of hang out area until my boss gets in. That's where I am now.
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Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:38:50 PM
I have a place to sit. When my boss got in, he was like, "You need a computer. Let's go to the store." So, we went out and got a whole setup. We brought it all back to a conference room and he was like, "We'll just set it up in here until we figure out what's going on long term." He added that he'd go ahead and move into the conference room, too, and then walked off. So, I just went ahead and started setting up my computer.
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Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:42:04 PM
Day 3:
My boss moved into the conference room, too. The VP comes in for the first time, smiles real big, and says, "I LOVE IT! Wires and computers everwhere!" He approvingly nods his head a few times, turns and walks to the door, and says another "love it" as he's leaving.
My boss plugged speakers into my computer and said, "Alright, dude, you're the DJamer."
Some of the odds and ends I've learned about my boss: He just took his family to Florida. There were five or six kids/friends of kids along and they rented a van. The kids are all his wife's and the youngest is 14. He met his wife two years ago. They took the kids to Florida so they could go to their dad's wedding. Their dad works at Disney as a costume character, makes like $9/hour, and ended up divorced because he liked partying with 20 year-olds too much. He told my boss that he'd take care of the rooms and my boss discovered three days before they left that he only meant that he was making hotel reservations, not paying for them.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:43:16 PM
Day 4:
On day 3, the VP, trying to be hospitable and make a good impreesion on the new guy, told me that they have some unclaimed box seat tickets for a Reds/Cubs game if I'm interested. On day 4, German girl came into the conference room office and announced the same thing. My boss, with zero hesitation, says, "Sure! I'll take them!"
Day 5 recap is better. I'm off. Company holiday. Good Friday!
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:44:53 PM
My boss just invited me to go to the gun range with him sometime over lunch.
We never went. :frown:
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:46:50 PM
Week Four:
When I walk through the office in the mornings, I'm always one of the first people here. Sometimes, I come in at like 7:30. Other times, it's more like 9:00. Doesn't matter. The place will be dead. My boss usually comes in between 10:00 and 10:30.
You might assume that this means a whole bunch of people are working past 5:00. But you would be wrong. Both my boss and the VP have explicitly said to me that they don't care when I work as long as the work gets done. So, it appears that this principle applies to the entire office. Yesterday, I left an hour earlier than normal to go mow my lawn.
There are two main groups of people in the office. The first is very religious, very Christian. Not scary radical zealot types, though. They're hyper positive, love everybody Tim Tebow types. Good things aren't just good things. They're blessings. They meet every Friday at lunchtime to talk about servant leadership. I plan to go tomorrow!
The second main group meets every Friday, too. After work. At a bar just down the road. The bar has happy hour double wells for $2.50. This group likes rum and coke keeps the bartender plenty busy. A few in this group will vape inside the bar. And then they'll go outside to smoke cigarettes along with all of the others who don't also vape. I went to their meeting last week.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:47:57 PM
They meet every Friday at lunchtime to talk about servant leadership. I plan to go tomorrow!
This thing is led by the owner/CEO, who is a 50ish former D1 basketball player. Things I learned:
We are not competing against each other in this company. We are striving to be as awesome as we can be (aka fulfilling God given potential) as individuals and as a company. We are here to make a positive difference in people's lives.
When we are as awesome as we can be, then we have the biggest impact. When this happens, we'll be KILLING the competition. Just absolutely leaving them in the dust. (I didn't understand why we aren't at all competitive within the company yet are super competitive with other companies, but did not question this.)
There was also a whiteboard diagram that looked like a wagon wheel and had words like 'prayer' and 'forgiveness' written on it. I did not really pay attention during that part.
The CEO also mentioned that he missed using his old nap room since it was moved to another location in the office. A girl offered that she had used the new room to take a nap earlier this week. He replied, "DID YOU!? THAT'S AWESOME!!!"
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:51:12 PM
So, about two weeks ago I was talking to a coworker who had just returned from a vacation. I asked her how it was. Her eyes got big, she shook her head in disbelief, and couldn't find the words to describe it. She's currently going through a divorce and she tells me that she ended up on this vacation with her parents and her soon to be ex-husband's parents because the travel arrangements were paid for prior to the break up. She says, "I just learned some things about my ex that I did not know about before." I was like, "Ohh, oh no." Then she says that he's no longer allowed to see their daughter. A few seconds later she adds that he's definitely in some legal trouble. I didn't want to be nosy, so I just told her that I was sorry to hear it and wished her well. She said something about meeting with the best divorce lawyer in the city and repeated that the ex would never see their daughter again.
I kept wondering if the ex was arrested for drugs or what. Finally, my curiosity got the best of me and I got his name via facebook and then googled it. It turns out he was chatting with someone online who he thought was a 15 year-old girl, drove two hours to have sex with her, and was arrested To Catch a Predator style when he arrived.
The end.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:52:32 PM
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Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:53:55 PM
My first experience of the guy who has that on his door was when my boss's boss received a text from him. My boss's boss chuckled and showed it to me. It was a pic of a swimsuit model in a bikini.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:55:28 PM
So, last week, we had a company wide meeting regarding open enrollment. Going in, we'd been told that the owner/CEO of the company was going to give us some info on a second voluntary life insurance product available starting in 2018. Once we were in there, I started realizing that it sounded more like a sales pitch and that the owner/CEO must be getting some sales commission. THEN, I get this in my email this morning:QuoteAs a follow up to [redacted]’s conversation with everyone on Friday regarding our new whole life insurance product, we will be reaching out to each of you to schedule 30 minutes to explain exactly how the new product will work for you personally and what the cost will be for you and your family. Thank you!
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 09:58:59 PM
Our company x-mas party is tonight. Because you can't just substitute drinking at a company x-mas party with weekly happy hour drinking, the office drinking crew moved up their trip to the bar and went last night instead of tonight. They are flexible! I joined them for the first time in a long time. A few highlights:
* As previously mentioned, the bar down the road has $2.50 double wells. At this point, the bartender just automatically pours rums and Coke into pint glasses for the regulars as they walk in. Like, pint glasses filled to the top, for real.
* The company president, who actually lives four hours away in Cleveland but is in town for the x-mas party, was there and picked up the tab (up to that point) on his way out. There were about ten of us there. I, myself had four pints of craft beer. The bill total, which I saw with my own eyes, was $37.
* The bartender/owner was slightly fretting about having to take down all of her elaborate holiday decorations on a Friday only to turn around and put them back up on a Sunday because Insane Clown Posse is going to be playing there soon and, according to her, "are going to totally trash the place. :/" She assured us that everything would be safe, though, because she has 15 bouncers that she refers to as "SEAL Team Six."
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 10:00:40 PM
I have two huge projects that go live on 1/1. One critically affects all of the company's lines of business. The other is the most important for our department since I've been here. I received this from my boss today at 10:56 a.m.:QuoteHey guys, I have some PTO to burn up before the end of the year. I'll be working from home the rest of the week. If you need anything don't hesitate to call or email. I'll be available just not glued to the computer if I can help it.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 10:02:42 PM
Boss's boss, 9:13 a.m.:QuoteSubject: Online today
Hello,
I will be available via cellphone and I will be online today.
Thanks.
Boss, like clockwork, 9:36 a.m.:QuoteSubject: Working from home today
Buzz me if you need anything
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 10:03:51 PM
OMG. I forgot there was a baby shower today!! (Which, incidentally, is probably why my bosses aren't here.) The big conference room where they are having it is adjacent to the break room. I got back from the gym, hair all wet, gym bag over shoulder, and barged into the break room. I immediately heard voices, looked, and saw the double doors to the conference room were open. I was in plain view of, like, ever-y-one in the entire rough ridin' office sitting there for the baby shower. It was almost over, and I'd obviously skipped out on it for my own personal agenda. So, I just gave a big smile, waved, got my lunch out of the fridge, and left. Some dude stared me down and gave me a friendly WTF look.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 10:04:37 PM
To add insult to insult, I just took a piece of leftover cake from the baby shower that I did not attend. :cool:
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 10:05:57 PM
The birthday lunch invite didn't really say who was having the birthday. I was like, "no big deal, I'll figure that out when I get there." It was like 15-20 minutes into lunch before I figured it out. The giveaway was when a girl broke a period of silence by thanking everyone for eating lunch with her on her birthday.
They made her a big card and put some printouts of personal pics in it that they'd obtained from her facebook account. And they all wrote semi-dirty jokes inside. For example, Q: what's the difference between a boy and girl snowman? A: snowballs!
Someone came in late because she'd just been in an auto accident. She started describing what happened and then the birthday girl interrupted to tell us about the time her car broke down and she was dressed like a clown and she didn't have a phone and the police wouldn't come because they thought they were getting crank calls and no one would stop because they thought she was just doing funny clown stuff rather than signaling for help.
The next get together is Saturday evening (well, excluding the bar tomorrow night, that is). It's an annual event. At someone's house. And it has a name. Beerfest.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 10:07:00 PM
The next get together is Saturday evening (well, excluding the bar tomorrow night, that is). It's an annual event. At someone's house. And it has a name. Beerfest.
I'd heard more than a couple mentions of Beerfest from more than a couple people at work over the past few months. So, in my mind, it was going to be maybe 8-10 people from work and their guests. You know just hanging out and laughing about work mostly. I got a clue it wasn't exactly going to be like that at happy hour the night before. I brought it up and and a girl remarked that I'd be getting to meet all of the sci-fi people, who are friends of Mr. Beerfest, husband of my coworker, Mrs. Beerfest. The girl says, "remember how Mrs. Beerfest was talking about the Six-Million Dollar Man lunch box the other day?"
So, my wife and I show up about an hour after the official start of Beerfest. We go in, say hi to Mrs. Beerfest, and I'm scanning all of the people in sight to see who I recognize. I'm not seeing anyone I know. Mrs. Beerfest shows us to the kitchen and where all the food is. I look around the kitchen and still don't recognize anyone. Then, Mrs. Beerfest says the beer is down in the basement and people are hanging out down there. So, I'm thinking "Aha! My coworkers are downstairs!" They were not. Not a damn one.
Instead, we said hi to Mr. Beerfest, who I'd met a couple times before. We immediately started talking about the impressive display of sci-fi memorabilia on the shelves that spanned the entire length of one wall. He picked up a stack of fake money that was used as a prop in an X-Files episode. He asked me if I remembered something, and I think it was the name of the X-Files episode, and I was just like, "no, I don't know what that is." Then he asked me about if I'd seen something that had a really obscure sounding name, like "Wyent" or something. The conversation ended pretty quickly after that. I then met a few of Mrs. Beerfest's relatives and then my wife and I headed back upstairs.
We got some food, and ended up sitting down at the kitchen table. There were like six people standing around and talking. This super tan, super blonde girl with boobs spilling out all over the place was telling a story about how some dental hygenist grabbed a dentist's ass at work and said, "sorry, I just couldn't help myself." She then told that exact same story like three more times to the exact same people. At some point, I noticed that I could see into the living room from where I was sitting. I saw Mrs. Beerfest's relatives in there. It looked like they were having some sort of family gathering or something. I looked a little closer and see that they're in there opening Christmas presents. At that point, I asked my wife if she was ready to go.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 10:08:22 PM
So, President/COO Charlie Sheen door guy is gone as of 1/1/18. Seems like he and the the owner/CEO weren't seeing eye to eye. Since then, the other owner guy, Roy, who before was merely a silent partner, has moved into an office and has been, I don't know, doing stuff.
I'm not really sure how old Roy is. Retirement age. The first time I met him, he walked into my conference room office, said, "So, what is it you do around here," pulled up a chair, and sat down. I immediately thought, "OH crap," sat up striaght, and tried to make myself sound as important as possible. Then, he pulled out his phone and showed me live video streams from about 25 cameras in his brand new airplane hangar packed full of shiny airplanes ready for use in who knows what sort of commercial aviation endeavor. Then, he asked me if I knew anything about QuickBooks, adding that they were having some issues with it at the airport.
The next time I saw him, he pulled out his phone again. More airplane hangar live streams. After that, live streams of a couple hotel lobbies, bars, and restaurants. He explained how he had a camera on the point-of-sale touchscreen in order to monitor if customers were getting charged or comped for drinks. I understand that he also owns a strip club that he won in a poker game, but the streams he showed me were all G-rated. I told him to let me know if he still needed help with QuickBooks. He replied, "Okay! I'm not bashful!"
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 10:09:49 PM
People are buying tickets to micro wrestling.
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Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 10:10:52 PM
The right hand man of the now gone President/COO came into my conference room office looking for a box. He was packing up the stuff in his office because he's transitioning out of the company (which is unsurprising given the right hand man thing). He then compared his situation to my boss's. News to me!
So, I went into my boss's boss's office to find out what's going on. Apparently, my boss is not going to be employed by the company, but basically doing the same work on a contract basis (and have other clients). So, it looks like I'm not really going to have a boss going forward. I have previous experience in this area!
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 10:13:41 PM
I am SUPER hungover from micro wrestling last night. I saw a coworker's boobs. She's like the VP of Finance or whatever.
I was too hungover to give more of a write-up on Saturday.
I got there long after the thing had started. I was ready to start joking around and laughing with my coworkers. They were pretty much all watching the show, though. Like, not into it by yelling and cheering and stuff. More like just quietly watching.
I tried to joke around with a few people and eventually ended up subtly headbanging and singing along to the metal that was constantly playing with a couple of girls from the office at the end of the table. By that time, the thing was just about over and I had started ironically cheering and yelling smartass stuff. I was mostly way too drunk to notice or care what kind of reaction I got from my coworkers, but I don't think they thought I was as funny as I did.
I don't remember a lot after that. The most notable incident, though, was when I turned my head and saw the VP of Finance posing for a pic with a couple of the wrestlers and some random dudes. Right at the time they all came into focus for me, up went her shirt and out came the boobs in a single, smooth, seemingly well practiced motion.
I also had to sneak in because it was sold out. VP of Finance let me in the side door.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 10:16:23 PM
A coworker just talked me out of using "xx_420_blazeit_xx" as the name for my work NCAA bracket.
After seeing the name on our ESPN group page, she came over to my conference room/office, sat down, and said, "we need to talk about your 420 blazeit name." She said she thought it was hilarious, but thought others would very much not. So, I changed it to Mario4-2.
THEN, after I changed it, I swear to God a dude came over to my conference room/office, sat down, and said, "we need to talk about Mario. Do you play? Are you a fan?" I am not making this up.
For reference:Holy crap. (And, yeah, the dude's name had me loling.)
https://twitter.com/billbarnwell/status/967525269274857473
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 10:18:33 PM
This is a German girl who seems maybe a tad shy of being fully proficient at speaking English. We introduced ourselves and then she just marched me straight to the VP's office and told me I could sit in there and wait if I wanted. I was like "Maybe I'll go find the bathroom and check out the gym. Or even leave and come back in an hour." She said okay and then turned around and walked off.
German girl is now my boss. I have to move into a room with her and some other girl. This will probably be a good time to do some more posting to this thread.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 10:23:14 PM
There is a dude who was sort of the guru/inside connection for the main software platform my company uses. We are currently transitioning to another software platform. He's been kept totally out of the loop on that. I get the impression that maybe he screws up a lot and people are tired of working with him. So, it really feels like we're phasing out of both the software and this dude. Like they'll be getting rid of him soon. :(
So, yesterday, the office manager lady was going around to notify that people were gathering at this dude's office for his birthday. We head down there and people are milling around inside and outside his door because he's not there. I decide to go back to my office because there's no telling how long it will be before he returns. And also because the whole thing was kinda weird. Why not in the break room like usual? Why no email announcement like usual?
I heard them sing happy birthday from down the hall, wait a bit, and then head back to his office. He's sitting at his desk, has a smallish cake directly in front of him, and there are around twelve people standing around the perimeter of his office. No one can really think of anything to say. Someone makes a comment on the cake. Everyone is like, "yeah!" Then, silence again. It's just totally rough ridin' awkward. So, he's like, "let's have some cake!" And he reaches awkwardly across his desk for some paper plates and starts cutting into the cake. He's just sitting there at his desk, trying to balance squares of cake on a plastic knife so they don't fall off, and there's a group of people are standing around, just watching. I couldn't stay there. The scene was just too pathetic and sad and I couldn't take it.
When I got in this morning, I saw the pitiful, little cake sitting in the break room. The majority of it was still there. I'd guess maybe six pieces had been eaten.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 10:24:43 PM
When I started my current job, this German girl and I reported to dude#1 who reported to dude#2. dude#1 left. Now, dude#2 and I both report to German girl. Super awkward. I'm pretty certain that dude#2's days are numbered.
I don't even know where to begin with all this. AMA.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 10:26:32 PM
At this moment, dude#2 is training someone on how to do something he's been doing. Over the past few months, they've been assigning all his work to other people, telling him that he'll be working on something else. I think it's so they can get rid of him and that he may not completely realize what's happening.
Oh, God. dude#2 just finished training and came back in totally elated to have that task off his plate.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 10:27:47 PM
dude#2 talks A LOT. And it's not like interesting conversation or even conversation at all. He just always wants you to reassure him that he did the right thing or be totally exasperated with bullshit along with him or whatever. rough ridin' annoying. He just moved into the same room as me and German girl this week. A few days ago, she asks me how I'm coping with the extra noise. I said fine. She replied that I wouldn't have to deal with it much longer and winked.
Post by: chum1 on March 01, 2019, 10:32:06 PM
I don’t even know where to start, but how did German girl come to be Dude #2’s boss?Wait, so using letters as initial rank, Dude 2 started as A, Dude 1 as B, you and German girl as C1 and C2. Now B is gone and both A and C1 work for C2 but A is getting slowly pushed out?
Yep
When I started working there, dude#2 bitched nonstop about this software that we use for like 80% of our business. He's always blaming the lack of customer support and "spaghetti code" for recurring issues negatively affecting the company. He convinced everyone that it was time to shop for new software. And what does this genius do? He tasks German girl to lead this effort.
German girl then teams up with a new guy president (who had Charlie Sheen on his door) and ends up entering our company into a potentially very lucrative partnership with a very big software company. Meanwhile, these two newer people are also convincing the CEO that the aforementioned issues are caused more by dude#2's incompetence than by the old software. (Not wrong.) So, fast forward a year and dude#2 is very much on the outside looking in.
Dude#1 was gone and German girl had successfully recruited me to start working on this new software, so dude#2 was basically on his own. They must have told him his only option was to start working on the new software and report to German girl. So, that's pretty rough ridin' humiliating, right? He started clinging on to the old work he was doing and always saying he was just way too busy with that to be able to start on the new software. It's been like pulling teeth, but they've slowly convinced him to pass that work off to other people. He also finally moved out of his old office he was also clinging to. And that's where we are now.
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While I think I’ve read all of these over time, is there any way to consolidate so I’m up to date fast?It’s 2 pages, just take the 6 minutes
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While I think I’ve read all of these over time, is there any way to consolidate so I’m up to date fast?It’s 2 pages, just take the 6 minutes
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Post by: steve dave on March 02, 2019, 09:08:58 AM
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Post by: chum1 on March 02, 2019, 12:09:52 PM
Very curious what products and/or services your office sells.
HR, payroll, benefits, tax stuff. Companies outsource that stuff to my company.
Post by: chum1 on March 04, 2019, 09:00:38 AM
So, I start thinking that maybe dude#2 has another job lined up already and his departure just hasn't been officially announced yet. But, THEN, dude#2 comes in and starts talking about how excited he is about the new team and how he can't wait to dig in and start learning this new software.
Also, German girl informed us on Friday that an additional new person is joining our team. Which is pretty interesting because there are four work spaces in this room.
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Post by: dmartin on March 04, 2019, 11:41:47 AM
i picture german girl as the st paulies girl. and don't say anything, just let me have this.
For some reason I pictured her as a german version of Chanel West Coast. but less annoying.
Post by: steve dave on March 04, 2019, 11:45:56 AM
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I pictured her as Angela Merkel
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Yup, but like 35
Post by: chum1 on March 04, 2019, 02:04:50 PM
So, over the past six months or so, he's kinda been trying to make a big show of everything that he contributes. Like, for example, going around and telling everyone who'll listen, "Hoo, boy. I've been working on such and such and, man, it's just been a whole bunch of work. I sure am glad that no one else has to deal with it because it's a SUCH A MAJOR PAIN." So, yeah, it's kinda pathetic and embarrassing.
But, TODAY. Today, my friends. Today, Mr. D2 had a package delivery. I became aware of this when I heard him laughing and saying to himself, "Oh, man. That Dave is quite a guy." Then, a moment later to me and GG, "Look at what Dave from [client] sent to me." He's holding up a t-shirt that says PROFESSIONAL MIRACLE WORKER on it. He placed this t-shirt on a table in here so that it is prominently on display. At one point, he pulled in an executive that was passing by to show him this t-shirt. Later, he announces to no one in particular, "I need to give Dave a call and think him for the shirt," gets up, and walks out the door, phone in hand.
Do I think that D2 sent the shirt to himself? Well, I suppose it is a possibility.
Post by: dmartin on March 04, 2019, 02:45:30 PM
Post by: michigancat on March 04, 2019, 02:47:07 PM
If you've been following, you know that D2 has essentially lost his role to GG. He's not so dumb that he can't see this. And, in many ways, he acts like you'd expect. He worries about continuing to have something of value to contribute. It's surely why he's been clinging onto the work he'd previously done.
So, over the past six months or so, he's kinda been trying to make a big show of everything that he contributes. Like, for example, going around and telling everyone who'll listen, "Hoo, boy. I've been working on such and such and, man, it's just been a whole bunch of work. I sure am glad that no one else has to deal with it because it's a SUCH A MAJOR PAIN." So, yeah, it's kinda pathetic and embarrassing.
But, TODAY. Today, my friends. Today, Mr. D2 had a package delivery. I became aware of this when I heard him laughing and saying to himself, "Oh, man. That Dave is quite a guy." Then, a moment later to me and GG, "Look at what Dave from [client] sent to me." He's holding up a t-shirt that says PROFESSIONAL MIRACLE WORKER on it. He placed this t-shirt on a table in here so that it is prominently on display. At one point, he pulled in an executive that was passing by to show him this t-shirt. Later, he announces to no one in particular, "I need to give Dave a call and think him for the shirt," gets up, and walks out the door, phone in hand.
Do I think that D2 sent the shirt to himself? Well, I suppose it is a possibility.
:love:
I'd forgotten about going to the store to get your computer :lol:
Post by: steve dave on March 04, 2019, 03:04:53 PM
If you've been following, you know that D2 has essentially lost his role to GG. He's not so dumb that he can't see this. And, in many ways, he acts like you'd expect. He worries about continuing to have something of value to contribute. It's surely why he's been clinging onto the work he'd previously done.
So, over the past six months or so, he's kinda been trying to make a big show of everything that he contributes. Like, for example, going around and telling everyone who'll listen, "Hoo, boy. I've been working on such and such and, man, it's just been a whole bunch of work. I sure am glad that no one else has to deal with it because it's a SUCH A MAJOR PAIN." So, yeah, it's kinda pathetic and embarrassing.
But, TODAY. Today, my friends. Today, Mr. D2 had a package delivery. I became aware of this when I heard him laughing and saying to himself, "Oh, man. That Dave is quite a guy." Then, a moment later to me and GG, "Look at what Dave from [client] sent to me." He's holding up a t-shirt that says PROFESSIONAL MIRACLE WORKER on it. He placed this t-shirt on a table in here so that it is prominently on display. At one point, he pulled in an executive that was passing by to show him this t-shirt. Later, he announces to no one in particular, "I need to give Dave a call and think him for the shirt," gets up, and walks out the door, phone in hand.
Do I think that D2 sent the shirt to himself? Well, I suppose it is a possibility.
LMAO
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Post by: DQ12 on March 04, 2019, 03:28:47 PM
Also, my ps4 gamertag is x420blaze69x. Kindred spirits, you and I, chum.
Post by: chum1 on March 04, 2019, 03:35:18 PM
How's Charlie Sheen liking his new role?
https://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=27807.msg1810295#msg1810295
I just looked him up on linkedin and he started his own company.
Post by: DQ12 on March 04, 2019, 03:43:35 PM
maybe i'm getting confused. i thought charlie sheen was the guy they phased out and is doing basically his same job on a contract basisHow's Charlie Sheen liking his new role?
https://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=27807.msg1810295#msg1810295
I just looked him up on linkedin and he started his own company.
Post by: Trim on March 04, 2019, 03:48:07 PM
Do I think that D2 sent the shirt to himself? Well, I suppose it is a possibility.
If D2 had a better relationship with you, he could've asked you to work up a Certificate like the one we presented Schulz.
Post by: chum1 on March 04, 2019, 03:57:46 PM
Owner/CEO: former D1 basketball player, mostly just wants to glorify Jesus Christ
Charlie Sheen door guy: President/COO until 1/1/18
D2: dude#2, old software guru, my former boss's former boss
D1: dude#1, my former boss, took me to the store to shop for my computer, now contractor
GG: German girl, new software guru, my current boss
Post by: DQ12 on March 04, 2019, 04:01:14 PM
"You're the DJamer!"
Post by: chum1 on March 04, 2019, 04:02:07 PM
At one point, he pulled in an executive that was passing by to show him this t-shirt.
This guy's response, in a monotone voice, was, "Wow. That's high praise." Then, he immediately turned around and walked out.
Post by: schreds21 on March 05, 2019, 08:38:15 AM
Post by: pissclams on March 05, 2019, 08:41:39 AM
Are there any plain old workers in this company? Seems like everyone is a CEO, or owner, or an executive, or vice pres or some other official title.
if i were to guess what his company looks like, i'd say a total of 200-250 people, mostly sales
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on March 05, 2019, 08:56:21 AM
Post by: chum1 on March 05, 2019, 08:57:51 AM
The titles probably couldn't be more meaningless. D2 was introduced to me as a VP. At this point, it would seem silly to refer to him that way.
Post by: chum1 on March 06, 2019, 01:06:51 PM
Cast of Characters
Owner/CEO: former D1 basketball player, mostly just wants to glorify Jesus Christ
Charlie Sheen door guy: President/COO until 1/1/18
D2: dude#2, old software guru, my former boss's former boss
D1: dude#1, my former boss, took me to the store to shop for my computer, now contractor
GG: German girl, new software guru, my current boss
NG1: new girl 1, started this week
NG2: new girl 2, starts in three weeks
Post by: chum1 on March 06, 2019, 01:13:08 PM
Post by: michigancat on March 06, 2019, 01:15:17 PM
Moments ago, GG appeared in the doorway with NG2 so that NG1, D2, and I could meet her. NG2 wasn't shy about addressing the elephant in the room by pointing out that there is not a free desk. GG replied that there will be one and isn't bothered in the slightest to just leave it at that.
:lol:
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Post by: chum1 on March 06, 2019, 01:54:01 PM
does D2 even react to the no desk thing???
Beyond possibly freaking the eff out so much that he desperately sent himself a PROFESSIONAL MIRACLE WORKER t-shirt, he did noticeably react when GG let him know that she was hiring a second new person. He was like, "Oh, really?" in kind of a high pitched voice. And he was even more fidgety that usual with his hands and feet. After a pause, he said, "All right! That's great news! I am so ready to get rockin' on this new software!" That's his M.O. Verbalize how much he is on board.
OH, by the way, he doesn't have any sort of access to this new software at this point. He'd previously been told that it would be convenient for him to start on it alongside NG1. Well, NG1 has started and he still has not.
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Post by: mocat on March 06, 2019, 03:50:23 PM
dude#2 talks A LOT. And it's not like interesting conversation or even conversation at all. He just always wants you to reassure him that he did the right thing or be totally exasperated with bullshit along with him or whatever. rough ridin' annoying. He just moved into the same room as me and German girl this week. A few days ago, she asks me how I'm coping with the extra noise. I said fine. She replied that I wouldn't have to deal with it much longer and winked.
like, this could still mean it's you
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Post by: michigancat on March 08, 2019, 08:04:51 AM
Seems like maybe she’s trying to get you to acknowledge her constant comments re. the situation.Yeah I bet she wants you to give her a "so what's the deal here, gg?"
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Post by: steve dave on March 08, 2019, 08:16:06 AM
Seems like maybe she’s trying to get you to acknowledge her constant comments re. the situation.Yeah I bet she wants you to give her a "so what's the deal here, gg?"
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exactly. she wants to spill the scoop so hard she can't even handle it.
Post by: mocat on March 08, 2019, 08:28:12 AM
KEEP HER THIRSTY CHUM AKA KEEP PUTTING CHUM IN THE WATER LMAO
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Post by: chum1 on March 11, 2019, 04:27:54 PM
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Hello all,
I think most of you know that I have continued to dig deeper on this subject and continue to learn and grow every-day. I have often struggled with the 2 words and then I read an article from Jim Hunter and it really helped me understand, more deeply, what this lifestyle is really about:
Jim breaks down the meaning into 2 words: servant and leadership and explains leadership first:
Leadership:
Many times people associate leadership with the person who is in charge, or somebody who is a good manager. The reality is that leadership is more synonymous with the word “influence”. Leadership is a skill, that is a learned or acquired ability. It IS NOT something you are born with. It is the ability to be able to inspire and influence people to action, the ability to get the fire going within somebody, where they want to do it now. So, leadership is about inspiring and influencing people to action.
Servant:
The servant part – it is not about being a slave. Being a servant leader is not about doing what people want. It is about doing what people need and there is a huge difference between those two. It is truly about being a servant – what my employees want may not necessarily be what they need. What they need may not necessarily be what they want.
So, what servant leaders are about is the business of identifying and meeting peoples legitimate needs, seeking their greatest good so that they can learn and grow. So the test of servant leadership is: Do people leave you better than they found you? Do you leave things better than you found them? Am I going to grow as a result of being under your leadership? Am I going to have a better career? Am I going to be prepared when I leave my home (mom and dads)? Am I going to be a bit better when I leave then when I got here?
Thought I would share – this helped me a bit more in putting things into perspective.
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Oh my god that reads like something a high school Boy Scout would write for a merit badge or something.
Nailed it.
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how many direct reports does d2 have???
Zero
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how many direct reports does d2 have???
Zero
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Post by: chum1 on March 12, 2019, 07:34:57 PM
"This email looks like a scam."
"Yep. This one is definitely a scam."
"I think I'll see what D1 says about it."
[A few minutes pass]
"YEP! Thought so! D1 says it's a scam."
"I thought that looked like a scam."
"Yep. Scam email."
"Ah, Cream."
"You know Cream? Eric Clapton. Jack oscar."
"Listenin' to a live concert."
"I like rock music. Yeah, I like rock."
[A few hours pass]
"Gotta kick this up a notch. Queensryche."
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Post by: DaBigTrain on March 26, 2019, 07:14:41 PM
Rocking out and doing a little bible study.
Salvation lies within
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(Please say Discman)
Post by: chum1 on March 27, 2019, 06:42:55 PM
[Blah blah]
NG2: ... I used to be GG's manager at a place we worked years ago. Some people wouldn't want to be in that situation, but it doesn't bother me at all.
D2: Yeah, no one here is like that - letting pride or ego get in the way. It's all about contributing to the team.
NG2: Exactly.
D2: I actually hired GG here, so it's sort of similar. Owner/CEO is who I REALLY report to, though. GG just tells me what she needs help with.
[Blah blah]
D2: So, yeah, I'm helping out GG transition to he new software here. Then, I'll be moving to sales!
Mystery solved! Also, GG still hasn't given D2 any login credentials for the new software. NG1 and NG2 both have theirs.
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me: Sure. When I scheduled it this morning, I didn't know if D2 even needed to be there because he doesn't have access.
GG: Well, I was thinking from the perspective of team morale.
me: Yeah, no problem. I'm just going with the flow on D2. I don't really know what's going on with him.
GG: Yeah, me either.
...
me: Yesterday, D2 told NG2 that he plans to go Sales.
GG: He's been saying that forever. He never does.
Mystery not solved!
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GG: Can we reschedule today's team meeting because D2 is out today?
me: Sure. When I scheduled it this morning, I didn't know if D2 even needed to be there because he doesn't have access.
GG: Well, I was thinking from the perspective of team morale.
me: Yeah, no problem. I'm just going with the flow on D2. I don't really know what's going on with him.
GG: Yeah, me either.
...
me: Yesterday, D2 told NG2 that he plans to go Sales.
GG: He's been saying that forever. He never does.
Mystery not solved!
3.5 hours later, GG sends out a meeting invite for next week in order to get NG1 and NG2 up to speed on where we are with implementing this new software. Not included on the invite: D2.
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Cast of Characters
Owner/CEO: former D1 basketball player, mostly just wants to glorify Jesus Christ
Charlie Sheen door guy: President/COO until 1/1/18
D2: dude#2, old software guru, my former boss's former boss
D1: dude#1, my former boss, took me to the store to shop for my computer, now contractor
GG: German girl, new software guru, my current boss
NG1: new girl 1, started this week
NG2: new girl 2, starts in three weeks
YG: young guy who was on team for about six months until GG decided he too often needed to be told what to do because of inexperience and pawned him off to another department in the company immediately prior to the arrival of NG1. He was super bummed about that and has since been earnestly and unsolicitedly helping to train NG1 and NG2, trying to get back into GG's good graces and back on our team.
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Later, NG2 sends out a follow up from the meeting to the team and it starts like this:
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* [D2] * -> ignore this email until you are done… then any one of us can fill you in …. :)
He's been transitioning for like 6-8 months. My new theory is that his plan is to never learn anything about the new software and, consequently, never be in a position where GG is telling him what to do. I'm not sure how much longer this will be sustainable.
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NG2 is a gluten for punishment[Insert bread pun]
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Post by: chum1 on May 01, 2019, 03:30:19 PM
Additional background: In the two years I've been here, D1 and D2 (BFFs) have now had three car accidents between them (1 for D1, 2 for D2) which forced them to unexpectedly work from home for like a week.
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NG2 has opinions. Serious opinions. Many, many of them. Someone sent a detailed email about organizing a pot luck breakfast. There was something in it about suggesting aluminum foil trays to warm food or whatever. This is what I hear from NG2's desk shortly after receiving the email: "aluminum foil trays!?!? Oh, I do NOT agree with that AT ALL!"
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Post by: steve dave on May 21, 2019, 10:35:52 AM
I appreciate the feedback! My wife was cracking up while I told her that second one last night. She may have just been laughing at me, which happens sometimes.
I’m only here for D2 stuff tbh. Maybe affair haver as a supporting cast character as well.
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What's D2's reaction to all this? I'll have to ask later because my man hasn't been in for a few days.
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I chatted with GG yesterday afternoon. She said D2 and some other guy (I don't know who) have been teaming up to badmouth her. Sounds about right. She also wasn't happy with NG2 for going all around the entire office and complaining about every little thing, which NG2 totally has been doing. Yes, this is her former boss. Yes, it very much gives the appearance that her former boss is trying to undermine her. (The true reason for the change, though, was too many project delays.)
I spoke to HRP this morning to get on her good side and try to steer things in a direction that would lead to me dealing with as little bullshit as possible. The only noteworthy thing was that I got the impression that there is currently no plan for who will be the manager after the project is over. Possibilities include GG, NG2, & ???. I think they're still done with D2. And I doubt they hire someone new. But who knows!?
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Noteworthy that he is acting toward GG like he hasn't yet heard about the announcement that HRP made about being interim manager. I'm not going to bring it up with him.
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Post by: Mikeyis4dcats on June 04, 2019, 09:22:13 AM
NG1 likes to chew ice. Like, way more than you're imagining right now. Her crunching is pretty much constant. She keeps the ice in a giant coffee mug and uses a plastic spoon to eat it. Sometimes, it sounds like mouthfuls. And she'll even nonchalantly crunch on it while she's in the middle of talking to someone like it's just chewing gum. lol.
NG2 has opinions. Serious opinions. Many, many of them. Someone sent a detailed email about organizing a pot luck breakfast. There was something in it about suggesting aluminum foil trays to warm food or whatever. This is what I hear from NG2's desk shortly after receiving the email: "aluminum foil trays!?!? Oh, I do NOT agree with that AT ALL!"
does NG1 seem forgetful? Chewing ice can be a sign of low iron and a side effect of thyroid issues.
Post by: chum1 on June 04, 2019, 02:02:23 PM
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Oh, I finished that training.
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It was pretty good training.
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It was okay.
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It sort of contradicted itself there at the end. I had a couple of issues with it.
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You know when it was talking about [blah blah blah].
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I think I would have done it this way.
This is the point at which I put in my earbuds.
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Good morning Team!
Today is TRIVIA DAY!
I am going to post the 5 Trivia Questions below in this email - NO CHEATING! Please do not use your phones, google ect to look up the answers – we are all smart cookies and can figure these out amongst our teams! Fell free to partner with neighboring teams if you get stuck.
THE FIRST TEAM TO GET ALL CORRECT ANSWERS TO BE BY 2PM TODAY WINS A MYSTERY TREAT!!
When you reply to this email, only reply to me and let me know who is included in the team.
Here are D2's answers:
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Alfred, The Wizard of Oz, Sherlock Holmes, an Alarm Clock and I believe 10
I'm sure you can guess how I know D2's answers.
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Which movie features the song “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead?”
Who lived at 221B, Baker Street, London?
What did the crocodile swallow in Peter Pan?
Two people are standing back to back. They each walk away from each other for 3 feet. Then they both turn left and walk another four feet, and then stop. Now how many feet apart are they standing?
10
7
25
5
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D2 is absolutely walking on air, grinning ear to ear, pointing finger guns at people, whistling at his desk, yukking it up with strangers in the hall, and so on. What an astounding comeback.
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hearthrob
That ain't it.
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I had a nephew who lost his leg when he got hit by a car while changing a tire on the interstate. He was a roofer. Even after the accident, he'd carry 120 pounds of shingles up the ladder on one leg. Well, he had a prosthetic, but just the one good leg. Great kid. Amazing person. Never gave up. Just a great, great person. I wish I had the drive that he had in him. Really good kid. He ended up dying of an overdose.
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D2 and I were alone in our room the other day. He shut the door and was like, "I don't want to say anything to GG because I don't want to dampen her spirits. But I was talking to CEO and he asked me if upgrading the old software and continuing to use it for core business would be something I could handle." I took this to mean that D2 was floating to CEO the idea of keeping both softwares and using them for different functions. And essentially keeping the same job he's had for like eight years. The job they'd decided that they no longer wanted him doing.
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I am legit surprised that didn’t end in hand to hand combat.
hell yes, what’s better than a good old fashioned cat fight!!?
Post by: chum1 on August 08, 2019, 02:21:58 PM
D2 left at like 2:00 yesterday. And didn't come in at all today. I'd say he unilaterally decided that he's done with being on the GG/HRP team.
Okay, this was last Tuesday. I think he was in last Wednesday and then last Thursday morning. He sent an email last Thursday afternoon saying that he'd be working from home on a project on Friday.
This week, he was here maybe half the day on Wednesday and that's all.
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Post by: chum1 on September 13, 2019, 12:13:40 PM
Drink 1, everything is pretty cordial. Tentative, bland jokes not worth remembering. I find myself chit chatting with HRP (#2 in the company).
Drink 2, things are getting louder and a little more lively. Somehow, not just our group, but the entire bar started singing happy birthday to NG1. Women talk about hair color, HRP talks about how terrible she looks with dark hair, I butt in to be a smart ass and facetiously say that she'd be SO beautiful no matter her hair color.
Drink 3, things start to get a bit boisterous. Women start laughing loudly about how much boob they're comfortable with their clothes exposing. "All but the nipple" was one answer. Someone from our group doesn't recognize someone else from our group and acts like a seat is taken. We make fun of her and people obnoxiously laugh so loud I'm certain you could hear it throughout the entire sprawling, winding restaurant. HRP slides over close to me and our bodies start bumping into each other in various places.
Drink 4, things take an emotional turn. NG1 talks about how an ex boyfriend, the love of her life at the time, threatened her and then held a gun to the side of her head and shot it. She is in therapy.
Drink ?, things start to get sloppy. HRP is blabbing away and the woman across from me is giggling uncontrollably. I lean over and ask if she's laughing at the way HRP is slurring her speech. Yes. HRP reaches out and pushes on my upper arm with her fingers, as though she is geniunely curious to feel my muscle, and makes no attempt to hide it.
Drink ?, I find myself across the table from HRP getting ready to arm wrestle. I make her do the grip with the lower hands. We squeeze both pairs of hands together tight. I look up and she is looking right into my eyes. I stare back at her. I smile. She just keeps intently looking into my eyes in a way that I unsuccessfully tried to rationalize as anything other than sexual desire. I let her win. Of course.
Drink ?, by this time, there were only four from our group left. Two people we'd done business with in the past just happened to walk in and joined us. I told one that I remembered he was from Canada. He started talking about being out of town some Monday because it was Canadian Thanksgiving or something. On a rough ridin' Monday. I told everyone that was total bullshit and that he was lying. And that seemed like a good time for me to leave.
The End
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Post by: michigancat on September 13, 2019, 12:48:35 PM
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I butt in to be a smart ass and facetiously say that she'd be SO beautiful no matter her hair color.
Uhhhhhh
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Post by: chum1 on September 13, 2019, 01:02:16 PM
QuoteI butt in to be a smart ass and facetiously say that she'd be SO beautiful no matter her hair color.
Uhhhhhh
Hmm. Sounds inappropriate? I said it to the group with a big smile. She replied that I always had a kind, HR appropriate response for everything. I don't think she was being sarcastic. :dunno:
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maybe you guys grinding on each other and holding hands while she gave you eff me eyes was inappropriate, but who am i to say
Sure, in a sense. Someone wouldn't get fired as a direct result of it, though.
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He is, that’s why him being the office heart throb is so fun
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Post by: michigancat on September 13, 2019, 05:13:34 PM
QuoteI butt in to be a smart ass and facetiously say that she'd be SO beautiful no matter her hair color.
Uhhhhhh
Hmm. Sounds inappropriate? I said it to the group with a big smile. She replied that I always had a kind, HR appropriate response for everything. I don't think she was being sarcastic. :dunno:
yeah I don't know why that stuck out more than the holding hands under the table but it just kind of seemed like the first step into the pyramid of inappropriate hot work sex.
pro tip: do not call her a whore via text if things do not go well down the line
Post by: chum1 on September 13, 2019, 05:34:03 PM
Post by: Spracne on September 13, 2019, 05:34:34 PM
LolQuoteI butt in to be a smart ass and facetiously say that she'd be SO beautiful no matter her hair color.
Uhhhhhh
Hmm. Sounds inappropriate? I said it to the group with a big smile. She replied that I always had a kind, HR appropriate response for everything. I don't think she was being sarcastic. :dunno:
yeah I don't know why that stuck out more than the holding hands under the table but it just kind of seemed like the first step into the pyramid of inappropriate hot work sex.
pro tip: do not call her a whore via text if things do not go well down the line
Post by: IPA4Me on September 13, 2019, 05:39:02 PM
I laughed heartily!QuoteI butt in to be a smart ass and facetiously say that she'd be SO beautiful no matter her hair color.
Uhhhhhh
Hmm. Sounds inappropriate? I said it to the group with a big smile. She replied that I always had a kind, HR appropriate response for everything. I don't think she was being sarcastic. :dunno:
yeah I don't know why that stuck out more than the holding hands under the table but it just kind of seemed like the first step into the pyramid of inappropriate hot work sex.
pro tip: do not call her a whore via text if things do not go well down the line
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Post by: michigancat on September 13, 2019, 05:50:40 PM
Not under the table! It was arm wrestling!I guess I don't know what this is
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I find myself across the table from HRP getting ready to arm wrestle. I make her do the grip with the lower hands.
Post by: Spracne on September 13, 2019, 05:59:37 PM
Arm wrestle much, bro?Not under the table! It was arm wrestling!I guess I don't know what this isQuoteI find myself across the table from HRP getting ready to arm wrestle. I make her do the grip with the lower hands.
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Post by: DaBigTrain on September 13, 2019, 06:28:34 PM
That was an incred recap. I feel like I was there.
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Yes was amazing
Post by: michigancat on September 13, 2019, 06:35:47 PM
MichiganCat is a soft, liberal San Fransicoinite, he wouldn’t know arm-wrestling if it pinned his wrist to the table!So true
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(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190914/60796e9cfd69041517feb03752c7d26a.jpg)Not under the table! It was arm wrestling!I guess I don't know what this isQuoteI find myself across the table from HRP getting ready to arm wrestle. I make her do the grip with the lower hands.
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lol(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190914/60796e9cfd69041517feb03752c7d26a.jpg)Not under the table! It was arm wrestling!I guess I don't know what this isQuoteI find myself across the table from HRP getting ready to arm wrestle. I make her do the grip with the lower hands.
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Post by: IPA4Me on September 16, 2019, 12:23:01 PM
on second thought, probably best not to have that problem.
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on September 16, 2019, 01:15:51 PM
HRP just came into our room, talked to GG without really having anything to say, seemed to linger around a bit, and then stuck her tongue out at me and smiled as she left the room. Dear lord.
I read this and immediately imagined an 8th grader liking another 8th grader and not knowing what to do about it.
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Post by: meow meow on September 16, 2019, 01:26:39 PM
also and I know this isn't possible, but gosh darnnit i wish I could have headshots for the entire chum1 cast and crew.
i'll settle for celeb look-a-likes
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also and I know this isn't possible, but gosh darnnit i wish I could have headshots for the entire chum1 cast and crew.
i'll settle for celeb look-a-likes
yes! chum1 please do this. thank you.
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can't wait for chum1 to unveil the cast! :excited:
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Post by: Dr Rick Daris on September 16, 2019, 02:01:07 PM
i would rather he refer to someone as Danny Glover than CC1. it's like trying to follow basketball threads with reno names
yeah. I really need a face AND their job. laura linney (HRP) and Roseanne Barr (GG) for example.
Post by: michigancat on September 16, 2019, 03:01:09 PM
i need hot women in my office please.
on second thought, probably best not to have that problem.
in reference to the requests for headshots, we do not know these women are "hot". I also vote to keep it ambiguous, because why ruin something that's already amazing?
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on September 16, 2019, 03:16:02 PM
i need hot women in my office please.
on second thought, probably best not to have that problem.
in reference to the requests for headshots, we do not know these women are "hot". I also vote to keep it ambiguous, because why ruin something that's already amazing?
just to clarify, i'm not asking for headshots because i'm hoping they're attractive or something. it just adds a little something to the story for me if i can picture what the lady who stole the daycare slot looks like. it also makes it easier to remember who is who. example- i already don't know which cast member stole the slot and who had it stolen. i would have remembered if i was able to imagine in my head that amy schumer stole the spot from danica patrick. i'm personally hoping my guy chum/stephen baldwin does it.
chum- maybe do a single spoiler spoiler post if it isn't too much work and those of us that want a celeb lookalike for the characters can have it and those who don't can just skip the post and not read it? :dunno:
Post by: meow meow on September 16, 2019, 03:31:26 PM
Post by: chum1 on September 16, 2019, 03:35:36 PM
chum1 - Seth Rogen
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GG - Saoirse Ronan
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D2 - Peter Weller
(https://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/weller__111205112153.jpg)
Owner/CEO - James Remar
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HRP - Jenna Elfman
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FG - Camilla Belle
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NG1 - Bailee Madison
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i knew HRP was hot
45% match. There are definitely more than some superficial similarities there.
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Post by: chum1 on September 17, 2019, 06:03:19 AM
Seth Rogan my ass
My face is mostly beard and glasses
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Post by: schreds21 on September 17, 2019, 07:25:13 AM
Hating Francis looks more like Chris weitz irl than I do. Here is what hating Francis looks like everyone....HF looks nothing like that
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Post by: chum1 on September 17, 2019, 02:26:30 PM
I took this to mean that D2 was floating to CEO the idea of keeping both softwares and using them for different functions. And essentially keeping the same job he's had for like eight years. The job they'd decided that they no longer wanted him doing.
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Post by: chum1 on September 25, 2019, 09:36:52 AM
When I started working there, dude#2 bitched nonstop about this software that we use for like 80% of our business. He's always blaming the lack of customer support and "spaghetti code" for recurring issues negatively affecting the company. He convinced everyone that it was time to shop for new software. And what does this genius do? He tasks German girl to lead this effort.
German girl then teams up with a new guy president (who had Charlie Sheen on his door) and ends up entering our company into a potentially very lucrative partnership with a very big software company.
D2 is training NG1 and NG2 on the old software. He's had two main objectives thus far. The first is praising the old software on how well it works and how well suited it is for our business - a complete 180 from above. The second is subtly but not explicitly trashing the new software as not working very well and not being a good fit for our business.
I really wish GG was hearing this. lol.
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[VERY earnestly and enthusiastically] "There isn't anyone who doesn't like Christian Rock!"
"I can't be as good of a Christian as my dad. He would, like, lock himself in the bathroom for 90 minutes and read The Bible on the toilet."
D2 (who I would describe as the MAGA version of a gay man who doesn't yet fully know he's gay): I try not to talk about politics. I just try not to get into politics, you know? HOWEVER, that being said, there are just some things happening at the national level and, you know, it involves truth and telling lies. And sometimes I just see something in plain sight with my own eyes and then I hear about it reported in a different way and, you know, it's just ... "aaargh." Heh heh. So, anyway, I see those things and, instead of ignoring them, I seize the opportunity to use them as a teaching moment for my kids.
Owner/CEO: It's wonderful that you hear God telling you to do that.
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i'm going to start using "reading the bible on the toilet" as a euphemism for you know what
pounding the stone
Post by: michigancat on September 27, 2019, 05:59:56 PM
Here are some quotes/paraphrase from today's servant leadership meeting.
[VERY earnestly and enthusiastically] "There isn't anyone who doesn't like Christian Rock!"
"I can't be as good of a Christian as my dad. He would, like, lock himself in the bathroom for 90 minutes and read The Bible on the toilet."
D2 (who I would describe as the MAGA version of a gay man who doesn't yet fully know he's gay): I try not to talk about politics. I just try not to get into politics, you know? HOWEVER, that being said, there are just some things happening at the national level and, you know, it involves truth and telling lies. And sometimes I just see something in plain sight with my own eyes and then I hear about it reported in a different way and, you know, it's just ... "aaargh." Heh heh. So, anyway, I see those things and, instead of ignoring them, I seize the opportunity to use them as a teaching moment for my kids.
Owner/CEO: It's wonderful that you hear God telling you to do that.
how are these servant leadership things announced/advertised around the office?
Post by: chum1 on September 27, 2019, 06:38:15 PM
how are these servant leadership things announced/advertised around the office?
They're explicitly voluntary. Usually, they only send an invite to people who have gone in the past. Sometimes, the invite goes to the entire company and is like, "would love to see you there." Owner/CEO sometimes mentions them in company meetings like, "this is our company mission and we'd love to see lots of people at the next one."
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Post by: michigancat on September 28, 2019, 09:39:07 AM
So like an Outlook calendar invite? Any flyers? What is your primary reason for going?how are these servant leadership things announced/advertised around the office?
They're explicitly voluntary. Usually, they only send an invite to people who have gone in the past. Sometimes, the invite goes to the entire company and is like, "would love to see you there." Owner/CEO sometimes mentions them in company meetings like, "this is our company mission and we'd love to see lots of people at the next one."
I've honestly never heard of anything like this anywhere else
Post by: chum1 on September 28, 2019, 09:53:26 AM
So like an Outlook calendar invite? Any flyers? What is your primary reason for going?how are these servant leadership things announced/advertised around the office?
They're explicitly voluntary. Usually, they only send an invite to people who have gone in the past. Sometimes, the invite goes to the entire company and is like, "would love to see you there." Owner/CEO sometimes mentions them in company meetings like, "this is our company mission and we'd love to see lots of people at the next one."
I've honestly never heard of anything like this anywhere else
Yeah, just Outlook. Hardly anyone goes. I go pretty much solely because Owner/CEO thinks it important. But I do have a relationship with him that I wouldn't have otherwise. And it can be somewhat entertaining/interesting/educational.
Post by: chum1 on October 02, 2019, 08:37:49 AM
Here are notable changes.
* HRP, previously listed as Human Resources Principal over about a fourth of the company, is now listed as President/COO. This should surprise no one who has been following along.
* GG, previously listed as manager of my team, now listed as mere team member. Kinda surprising to see it official on paper.
* My team including D2, previously listed as under GG, now simply all listed together under no one. Again, kinda surprising to see official, but consistent with my impression of what HRP had said at the time I posted that I didn't know who would be managing our group down the road.
There are a couple other big changes, but I guess not concerning anyone I've previously discussed here. :frown:
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OFG was listed on previous org chart over operations, and is listed on new org chart on sales team.
Young basketball girl: Was Owner/CEO's neighbor and babysitter as a girl. Played on a national champion DIII basketball team. SUUUUPER nice. SUUUPER good natured. I can't even think of any good stories about her. They'd all be innocent and wholesome. Really only mentioning her because of her new role.
YBG was listed on previous org chart over one of the operations teams, and is listed on new org chart as EVP, Operations.
Post by: michigancat on October 02, 2019, 10:56:44 AM
Old football guy: So, when I first started working here, D2 was VP of Operations. After he kind of fell out of favor, they hired some old totally stereotypical manager type guy who eventually settled into a VP of Operations type role. This caused one person to, upon learning that he'd be reporting to OFG, immediately resign and take a job at another company. My favorite thing about OFG, though, is that when he first started working here, he did a 'get to know everyone' thing on the company's social media. The blurb mentioned that he played college football with Phil Simms. Well, Phil Simms, the actual Phil Simms, liked this post on social media (along with like two other people). So, apparently OFG somehow asked Phil Simms to help him make a good impression on his new coworkers. Here's the funny part, though. Not one rough ridin' person noticed. Nothing. Complete radio silence. I saw, obviously, but I wasn't going to say crap about it to anyone.LMAO what a treat
OFG was listed on previous org chart over operations, and is listed on new org chart on sales team.
Young basketball girl: Was Owner/CEO's neighbor and babysitter as a girl. Played on a national champion DIII basketball team. SUUUUPER nice. SUUUPER good natured. I can't even think of any good stories about her. They'd all be innocent and wholesome. Really only mentioning her because of her new role.
YBG was listed on previous org chart over one of the operations teams, and is listed on new org chart as EVP, Operations.
Post by: chum1 on October 03, 2019, 09:21:33 AM
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I'm not really sure how old Roy is. Retirement age. The first time I met him, he walked into my conference room office, said, "So, what is it you do around here," pulled up a chair, and sat down. I immediately thought, "OH crap," sat up striaght, and tried to make myself sound as important as possible. Then, he pulled out his phone and showed me live video streams from about 25 cameras in his brand new airplane hangar packed full of shiny airplanes ready for use in who knows what sort of commercial aviation endeavor. Then, he asked me if I knew anything about QuickBooks, adding that they were having some issues with it at the airport.
The next time I saw him, he pulled out his phone again. More airplane hangar live streams. After that, live streams of a couple hotel lobbies, bars, and restaurants. He explained how he had a camera on the point-of-sale touchscreen in order to monitor if customers were getting charged or comped for drinks. I understand that he also owns a strip club that he won in a poker game, but the streams he showed me were all G-rated. I told him to let me know if he still needed help with QuickBooks. He replied, "Okay! I'm not bashful!"
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Can you draw this up in a chart, providing a couple of keynotes on weird relationships or work things for each person? Kind of like the old Reno cheat sheets?Also need reminders of all the abbreviations. TIA
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Post by: chum1 on October 14, 2019, 12:33:50 PM
[HRP],
If this company is a taco, you are the shell! And the meat! And probably the lettuce. And cheese. And also the sauce of at least medium heat!
[chum1] :)
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:lol:
Post by: michigancat on October 14, 2019, 02:36:41 PM
A boss's day card is going around for HRP. It has a picture of a taco and says "TACO bout a great boss!" Here's what I wrote on the inside::fatty:
[HRP],
If this company is a taco, you are the shell! And the meat! And probably the lettuce. And cheese. And also the sauce of at least medium heat!
[chum1] :)
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Post by: chum1 on October 31, 2019, 09:27:22 AM
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With that, there are other changes that [YBG], [Owner/CEO] and I are working through to reorganize and realign resources. We will be able to share all of the details on Monday, November 11 at our company-wide meeting. Individual conversations with all those with changes are happening this week and next week. If you haven’t been asked for a meeting surrounding these changes, then you are not likely impacted.
In case anyone is curious, I have not been asked for a meeting.
After the new org chart was released, I put two and two together and realized that YBG has essentially taken GG's place as HRP's sidekick. Thankfully, YBG loves me.
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Post by: chum1 on November 11, 2019, 03:39:56 PM
My team had to give an update on software stuff. When we met about that last week, it was decided that D2 would go over old software stuff and GG would go over new software stuff. D2 got up front in today's meeting and talked and talked for forever and just went ahead took it upon himself to go ahead and talk about the new software stuff, too. He never so much as looked in GG's direction and she never got up or talked.
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Also, D2 is increasingly acting like he's NG1 and NG2's boss.
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This morning in my inbox, I see this:
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Sorry about the typo guys!! I reading the notes into phone while I drove. Supposed to say followed Paul
So, I go to look at the email he sent out Sunday. Eight sentences into the fourth paragraph, I see this:
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The human heart has not changed. If we look at 1732 leasee that it says some mumped Paul.
:sdeek: :lol:
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Post by: chum1 on November 26, 2019, 01:15:39 PM
NG2, after D2 immediately left for coffee: I didn't even know what to say about that.
Me: I thought it sounded pretty melodramatic.
Me and NG1: [laughing at D2]
NG2: I think he's trying to quit smoking this week.
This will be interesting! He's been a smoker for 35-40 years.
Post by: chum1 on November 26, 2019, 01:31:46 PM
He said HRP told him that GG would be moving into another room and working a reduced schedule.
She's moving stuff out right now. She said it is temporary in order to teach some stuff to the people in the other room and that she'd be moving back.
That's not the impression that D2 gave when he was acting like he was the boss and taking it upon himself to deliver this news. He even encouraged NG2 to move into GG's desk!
Post by: chum1 on December 20, 2019, 07:45:12 PM
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Finally, we have officially decided to wind-down [new software] as our [primary business] software platform. It is disheartening and sad to us that all the effort didn’t provide the expected fruits of our labor. We thank [GG] and all members who have worked to make the effort with [new software company]. Unfortunately, all of the “rights” didn’t align and we decided to sunset software by 12/31. I would appreciate that this remain confidential because our external communication has not yet been sent. Should there be any questions, please send them to me.
With that said, we obviously have clarity of our direction. We have made investments in [old software] over the past 60 days that will help to better the systems and we will continue to bolster those systems from the [primary business] perspective. We are thankful to [D2] and [D1] and the folks at [old software company] for their part in supporting the upgrades.
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Post by: ben ji on December 21, 2019, 10:27:54 AM
How hard is D2 strutting around the office these days? I bet he is peacock'n like a mofo.
Post by: steve dave on December 21, 2019, 10:40:08 AM
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Post by: chum1 on December 21, 2019, 11:10:23 AM
So are they getting rid of GG?
How hard is D2 strutting around the office these days? I bet he is peacock'n like a mofo.
GG still does stuff with the new software company that is profitable. It's not what she wants to be doing, though. She wanted to do what D2 is doing and pass off what she's doing to someone else. She gave it her best shot, upended a lot of the company for a while, and spent a shitload of money. Kind of a major fail.
D2 is super excited and super rough ridin' annoying right now. I worked from home yesterday because he was driving me crazy on Thursday. Definitely acting like hot crap and self important. Talking SUPER loud to everyone about everything, as though everyone needs to pay attention to what he has to say because it's so rough ridin' important. This includes taking every call on speaker. Shouting stuff like, "OH YEAH! LOVE IT!" and "GETTIN' IT DONE!" And sometimes slapping his desk once or twice after saying one of these lame expressions.
Post by: chum1 on December 21, 2019, 11:14:52 AM
how much of the new software failing is due to D2 blocking/resisting?
D2 totally could have helped make it happen. I wouldn't say he sabotaged anything, but he also didn't lift a finger to help. It doesn't even matter, though! Because even if he'd been willing, GG did not want him anywhere near any of it and would have blocked him at every turn. TOTALLY DYSFUNCTIONAL!!!
Post by: chum1 on December 21, 2019, 11:16:21 AM
Just re-read the modified OP. Brilliant. Funny. Succinct. I like your writing style, Chum.
I appreciate the feedback from everyone. It keeps me posting!
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* Tommy and Nikki look good!
* Nikki, in particular looks really good. And so does Tommy!
* Vince, now, he's looking a little rough. He's not looking so good these days. Haha.
* Mick ... oof. They might have to wheel him out on a dolly. He's ... uhhh ...
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My team received an invite this morning from new pres, HRP, to a meeting this afternoon. Subject is Direction of New Software (which you may remember is actually the old software). New head of HR is also invited. D2 is dressed noticeably nicer than usual.
Nothing juicy came from this.
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Post by: chum1 on February 04, 2020, 12:58:01 PM
We were the only two in the room. D2 got up, shut the door, and gave me a look like he was going to talk about some crap. He prefaced what he was going to say by mentioning something about being "a conspiracy theory guy." He was talking about how HRP is bypassing him to do stuff. Long story short, he thinks HRP wants to get rid of him and replace him with NG2. This had not occurred to me before. However, there may actually be something to it. Because it sure as hell seems that HRP was in fact part of a scheme to try to replace him once before with GG. Lol.
Now, NG2 is in here and he is getting her all fired up. He's talking about mistakes that HRP has made, causing our team to do more work. OMG! She's totally taking the bait! She's like, "this work is all I do these days!" They're raising their voices! "No one thought this through in advance!" etc.
Things calmed down again. But now we've heard back from Owner/CEO and he DOES want their phone number. So, this causes another D2 mini freak out. "WHY DOES HE WANT TO TALK TO THEM!?!? WHAT IS HE UP TO!?!?"
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Post by: Spracne on February 04, 2020, 01:39:33 PM
D2 will be de facto CEO by the time the dust settlesIf, and only if, he starts a weekly prayer circle in the break room.
Post by: chum1 on February 06, 2020, 09:12:53 AM
In a giant coincidence, a key person in bringing on this new client was HRP.
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Post by: Rage Against the McKee on February 06, 2020, 09:32:55 AM
Post by: steve dave on February 06, 2020, 09:40:28 AM
This is NG2's time to shine. She can stab him in the back to HRP and twist the knife.
If I know NG2, and I do because I’ve read this thread cover to cover, she isn’t strategic like this.
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Post by: chum1 on February 06, 2020, 09:42:56 AM
Real talk: privately intervene to save NG2.
Sounds like good advice. I think I'll tell her that it's not something that I would get involved in myself.
Post by: chum1 on February 06, 2020, 02:08:19 PM
There's an extra dimension here that's funny for me because I prod HRP to keep these things moving. So, it's like I'm partly responsible for this looming head on collision!
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Post by: ben ji on February 14, 2020, 08:23:52 AM
From the 10ish employee's that are mentioned in this thread there sure are a lot of Director/Principals/Owners/Head of Departments. I'm guessing that's because you are a :kstategrad: and only interact with senior leadership but I'm curious.
Post by: chum1 on February 14, 2020, 09:25:44 AM
Big company: CEO > EVP > VP > Director > Manager > Supervisor > peon
Small company CEO > VP > peon
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Post by: steve dave on February 14, 2020, 09:43:08 AM
I've noticed that big banks seem to have hundreds of VPs.
yep, it's all marketing. Whoa, I'm talking directly to the Sr. VP. This 22 year old little crap must really know his stuff!
Post by: WillieWatanabe on February 14, 2020, 02:42:29 PM
I've noticed that big banks seem to have hundreds of VPs.
not just the big banks, same with community banks too
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Post by: chum1 on February 18, 2020, 01:28:48 PM
D1: Hey, D2, did you hear that Jason Newsted has an album out?
D2: Yeah?
D1: Yeah. It's called "Newsted."
D2: That could work. That could rock.
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Post by: chum1 on February 18, 2020, 02:00:04 PM
Update page 1 to include D1, please.
Updated.
(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/thebiglebowski/images/5/58/John-goodman-thebiglebowski-2.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20111216185009) D1: Hired chum1. Left company shortly thereafter, but does exact same work as an independent contractor. Work BFFs with D2.
Reminder:
My boss just invited me to go to the gun range with him sometime over lunch.
Post by: chum1 on February 18, 2020, 02:06:50 PM
That could work :lol:
I'd already started to post when I heard "Newsted." That part was a huge bonus. The subject then changed to Neil Peart and the nature of cancer recurrence.
Post by: BIG APPLE CAT on February 18, 2020, 02:12:44 PM
Post by: mocat on February 18, 2020, 02:13:01 PM
D1 has been hanging around lately. Just now:
D1: Hey, D2, did you hear that Jason Newsted has an album out?
D2: Yeah?
D1: Yeah. It's called "Newsted."
D2: That could work. That could rock.
omg
Post by: catastrophe on February 18, 2020, 02:58:17 PM
Post by: Spracne on February 18, 2020, 04:03:20 PM
the Jason Newsted thing threw me at first b/c i was like whoa since when did chum1 start using people's names?Only big time MetallicA fans would immediately recognize the name...
Post by: OB_Won on February 18, 2020, 06:50:23 PM
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Post by: chum1 on February 19, 2020, 08:55:48 AM
Last week, I worked from like 9:30 pm to 12:30 am a couple of times. It helped get the company out of a jam. It was no big deal.
Yesterday afternoon, D2 went on this big rant about how much he worked over the weekend. He just sorta spouts out loudly to no one in particular and anyone who will listen. "Until 3:00 am Sunday night!" The rant lasted for around 15 minutes.
I didn't until just now realize that D2 did what he did yesterday because of what I did last week. Geez. Lol. (And now I'm skeptical that he even worked at all over the weekend.)
Post by: sonofdaxjones on February 19, 2020, 01:20:27 PM
Dax (stunned): So let me get this straight, you messed it all up on the back side, but now you want the front side (sales) to place another order so you can fix what is now a trouble ticket on an existing circuit?
Enterprise Tech Support: Yeah, we need to update (insert configuration and provisioning system name here) so that the circuit is configured properly.
Dax (mildly amused): So the circuit is in, so that means it's been provisioned, and your fix is essentially a couple of point and clicks and a changing of a couple of default settings and yet you need an entire change order to go through the order entry process to do this fix, am I hearing this correctly?
ETS: Uh, yeah . . .
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Enterprise Tech Support: Yeah we misconfigured that 10G Ethernet Circuit for your customer, we're going to need you to put in a move-add-change order so we can configure it properlyI hate it when that happens, too.
Dax (stunned): So let me get this straight, you messed it all up on the back side, but now you want the front side (sales) to place another order so you can fix what is now a trouble ticket on an existing circuit?
Enterprise Tech Support: Yeah, we need to update (insert configuration and provisioning system name here) so that the circuit is configured properly.
Dax (mildly amused): So the circuit is in, so that means it's been provisioned, and your fix is essentially a couple of point and clicks and a changing of a couple of default settings and yet you need an entire change order to go through the order entry process to do this fix, am I hearing this correctly?
ETS: Uh, yeah . . .
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Post by: chum1 on February 25, 2020, 01:59:20 PM
D2 is hurting right now, too, because his go to place for lunch, Boston Market, very recently closed.
D2 is also "so tired of hearing about this gall dang coronavirus. It's not even as deadly as the flu."
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Post by: michigancat on February 25, 2020, 02:47:19 PM
I def don't "do" panera either... Pantera could work though, that could rock
:D
Post by: chum1 on March 04, 2020, 12:46:40 PM
Meanwhile, D2 has convinced himself that he is the designated manager of our group. Though I expressed my skepticism about that idea to NG2 (no one has ever said a word about it!), she seems to have bought into it.
So, yesterday, I wasn't paying attention at all, but I remember hearing D2 say, "it's not my problem." After a long pause, I heard NG2 say, "Excuse me?" I gathered the gist was that D2 had a ton of stuff to do on his project for HRP. He told NG2 that she needed to do some of it, she replied that it was more than she could handle, and he said that that wasn't his problem.
They went back and forth a few times. I don't know exactly what they said because I just wasn't listening. Because they didn't raise their voices at all and sounded totally civil. I didn't know what was going on until it was mostly over. I got the idea that she expressed that she was deeply offended and had a major problem with his attitude. His response was something to the effect that he didn't have time for people's feelings. They repeated that exchange again and he walked out for the day.
I'm working from home today, so that's the latest I've got.
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Post by: michigancat on March 04, 2020, 05:50:58 PM
HRP has been keeping D2 on a short leash. Weekly one-on-ones, project plans. D2 is falling behind schedule and HRP is upping the pressure.
Meanwhile, D2 has convinced himself that he is the designated manager of our group. Though I expressed my skepticism about that idea to NG2 (no one has ever said a word about it!), she seems to have bought into it.
So, yesterday, I wasn't paying attention at all, but I remember hearing D2 say, "it's not my problem." After a long pause, I heard NG2 say, "Excuse me?" I gathered the gist was that D2 had a ton of stuff to do on his project for HRP. He told NG2 that she needed to do some of it, she replied that it was more than she could handle, and he said that that wasn't his problem.
They went back and forth a few times. I don't know exactly what they said because I just wasn't listening. Because they didn't raise their voices at all and sounded totally civil. I didn't know what was going on until it was mostly over. I got the idea that she expressed that she was deeply offended and had a major problem with his attitude. His response was something to the effect that he didn't have time for people's feelings. They repeated that exchange again and he walked out for the day.
I'm working from home today, so that's the latest I've got.
I can't remember, what is the office set up? I know you were just in a conference room to start
Post by: steve dave on March 04, 2020, 06:00:47 PM
Post by: chum1 on March 04, 2020, 06:05:57 PM
iirc isn't it chum, ng2, and D2 in a room together?
Wow! Yes!
One interesting thing right now. GG moved out shortly after D2 moved in (by choice, after she was demoted and sort of lost the power struggle with D2). She moved into another room. Just this week, a new hire took the her space. I don't know where she's sitting now, but I know she's still around!
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if you come at the king, etc.
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Post by: chum1 on March 04, 2020, 11:03:55 PM
Most of the rooms are large and have built in cubicle type things in each corner. And then there are some single person offices, too.
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Post by: michigancat on March 04, 2020, 11:18:35 PM
Oh! I took this a while back to post, but forgot until now. In the hallway between the lobby and offices.Holy crap
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Post by: catastrophe on March 05, 2020, 09:56:05 AM
Post by: chum1 on March 05, 2020, 03:06:10 PM
D2 comes in and closes the door. Right off the bat, he's like, "I have a meeting with HRP today. I'm telling HRP that it's either me or her (meaning NG2). I will NOT work like this."
Then he does his usual ranting. "If they want me to manage this group..." Etc. I did nothing to try to calm him down. In fact, all I said was, "well, GG had those exact same problems with NG2."
Oh, I also mentioned that I thought that, between the two, NG1 was the wrong one to leave. D2 said "they" asked him his opinion on that at the time and that he told them he preferred NG1, too. But they decided to go the other way. Not sure why D2 wouldn't be the one making that decision if he truly is the manager. Lol.
Post by: halfEmpty on March 06, 2020, 07:52:32 PM
Post by: chum1 on March 06, 2020, 08:52:42 PM
He said that HRP told him they could get rid of NG2 if that's what he really wanted. I guess I'm not buying that.
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Post by: chum1 on March 11, 2020, 08:59:20 AM
Just minutes ago, D2 returned from a meeting with a new client. He was laughing and told me the funniest thing he'd ever seen just happened in the meeting. He starts, "The owner of this new client is from another country. So, VP of Sales sales says, 'I can speak Swahili!' Then, he pops his cheek with his finger and starts making all these noises with his tongue! Man, it was so HILARIOUS! We were all CRACKING UP!" Like, I really don't even know if I heard the story correctly because what I thought I heard is so offensive. At the same time, I don't know what else it could be! WHAT THE eff!?!?!?
Since I started typing this, D2 left the room. Just just now came back and is quietly grumbling to himself, "I'm gonna put up with that passive aggressive attitude for about one more day."
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Post by: chum1 on March 11, 2020, 12:30:57 PM
Is the company owner guy African or was the swahili just a riff?
I'm guessing not African. If it comes up again, I'll ask. But I'm not going to bring it up again on my own!
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Post by: _33 on March 11, 2020, 06:32:40 PM
So, HRP has everyone doing what she wants and there is no drama currently. She's very good. Also, D2 isn't so stupid that he fails to understand that she can fire him if she wants to. (Despite what he says, he neither has lots of options nor will be going anywhere ever.)
Just minutes ago, D2 returned from a meeting with a new client. He was laughing and told me the funniest thing he'd ever seen just happened in the meeting. He starts, "The owner of this new client is from another country. So, VP of Sales sales says, 'I can speak Swahili!' Then, he pops his cheek with his finger and starts making all these noises with his tongue! Man, it was so HILARIOUS! We were all CRACKING UP!" Like, I really don't even know if I heard the story correctly because what I thought I heard is so offensive. At the same time, I don't know what else it could be! WHAT THE eff!?!?!?
Since I started typing this, D2 left the room. Just just now came back and is quietly grumbling to himself, "I'm gonna put up with that passive aggressive attitude for about one more day."
Did you fake laugh when he told you the story? I have to fake laugh at work a lot. Not because of offensive stories though, just unfunny ones.
Post by: 8manpick on March 11, 2020, 07:37:01 PM
Post by: chum1 on March 11, 2020, 07:49:43 PM
Did you fake laugh when he told you the story? I have to fake laugh at work a lot. Not because of offensive stories though, just unfunny ones.
I had a smile and a confused look on my face. I don't have a fake laugh. I've noticed that they're a good way for people to bond, though.
Post by: chum1 on March 13, 2020, 10:02:09 AM
There is a small caveat here. I was mostly working on the new software with GG at the time and this was old software stuff. Nevertheless, I was still doing plenty of old software stuff, too. It's probably safe to say that D2 was all bent out of shape after losing his "direct reports," felt isolated, maybe unwanted, and petulantly sent stuff to D1.
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buy some book about forgiveness and another about an affair and set them on your desk where everyone can see themomg :lol:
Post by: chum1 on April 15, 2020, 04:40:01 PM
After the meeting, Roy (yes, Roy!), who owns a strip club, who we never see, who I didn't even know was in the meeting, completely out of nowhere emails the entire company with his suggestion:
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“ HOOTER "the wise owl !
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Thank you Roy,
We appreciate your submission and will add it with the others that [website person] is collecting.
We'll make sure that we wouldn't be infringing on any other trademarks or brands.
Post by: michigancat on April 15, 2020, 04:51:33 PM
Oh! HRP just replied!QuoteThank you Roy,
We appreciate your submission and will add it with the others that [website person] is collecting.
We'll make sure that we wouldn't be infringing on any other trademarks or brands.
lol that response
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How’s his strip club doing?
I should reply all and ask.
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Worth Thinking About
What I’ve discovered is that comfortable people don’t need Jesus and don’t chase their ambitions—desperate people do
Post by: steve dave on July 09, 2020, 08:56:36 AM
Post by: bucket on July 09, 2020, 08:57:25 AM
Entire email to entire company from Owner/CEO:QuoteWorth Thinking About
What I’ve discovered is that comfortable people don’t need Jesus and don’t chase their ambitions—desperate people do
Shots fired at D2
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We have investigated this email and determined it is not malicious. We believe it was accidentally sent by Roy.QuoteFrom: [crazy random looking email address]
Subject: Invoice 134763
To: [crazy random looking email address], [email address for entire company]
Cc: [crazy random looking email address]
Invoice 134763 Due 08/28/2020
Post by: michigancat on August 18, 2020, 12:13:25 PM
This made me laugh.QuoteWe have investigated this email and determined it is not malicious. We believe it was accidentally sent by Roy.QuoteFrom: [crazy random looking email address]
Subject: Invoice 134763
To: [crazy random looking email address], [email address for entire company]
Cc: [crazy random looking email address]
Invoice 134763 Due 08/28/2020
:lol:
Post by: steve dave on August 18, 2020, 12:16:04 PM
This made me laugh.QuoteWe have investigated this email and determined it is not malicious. We believe it was accidentally sent by Roy.QuoteFrom: [crazy random looking email address]
Subject: Invoice 134763
To: [crazy random looking email address], [email address for entire company]
Cc: [crazy random looking email address]
Invoice 134763 Due 08/28/2020
lmao
Post by: chum1 on December 25, 2020, 12:03:32 PM
A bonus hit my bank account this week. Complete surprise. Immediately after I saw it, I understood why the Professional Miracle Worker had on several occasions made a production of telling us that he was going to go to bat for us.
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Post by: catastrophe on December 26, 2020, 02:43:07 PM
What a D2 story this thread has been.This really does feel like one of those shows where you don’t realize who the true protagonist is until near the end.
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Post by: chum1 on March 23, 2021, 03:00:38 PM
We're looking at three software solutions. Officially, the status is that we are nowhere close to making a decision yet. HOWEVER, after this week's batch of emailed to the entire company prayer requests was sent, a salesman from one of these software companies replied COMPLETELY out of the blue!
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Lord –
I know this is a fast prayer but lift up each and every prayer request as well as my brothers and sisters on this thread and ask favor for each of them and their families – we pray bring healing and comfort but know your will will be done and we give you all the glory and praise!
-Amen
If I were to bet today on which software solution we ultimately choose, I know exactly where I'd put my money.
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I knew for certain that I was going to get an offer from this place the instant the zoom window popped up and I was looking at a pair of D1 and D2 doppelgängers. No crap. It's a little uncanny.
Post by: DaBigTrain on April 20, 2021, 04:24:09 PM
I just got offered another job. I'm going to accept. I'm not going to quit my current super pud job, though. I'm just going to do both.
I knew for certain that I was going to get an offer from this place the instant the zoom window popped up and I was looking at a pair of D1 and D2 doppelgängers. No crap. It's a little uncanny.
OMG LOL
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Also L O L at D1/2 doppelgangers and knowing at that exact moment you would get an offer.
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Post by: chum1 on April 20, 2021, 07:15:03 PM
The tricky part will be potential meeting conflicts. Old job has very few meetings. When I interviewed for the new job I was like, "how many meetings per week are there?" They said one. I said cool.
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Also L O L at D1/2 doppelgangers and knowing at that exact moment you would get an offer.
You know what this is like? It's like I have a type. And my type has a type, which is me.
It wasn't just their appearance either. The informality and not wanting to be bothered by too many details were exactly like the interviews for my current job. Like, they'd ask me how to solve a problem, I'd say a couple sentences, and they'd cut me off like, "okay, that's good. You know what you're talking about."
Post by: chum1 on April 20, 2021, 08:06:26 PM
Chum are these companies in the same industry? Competitors?
No, not at all.
Post by: chum1 on April 20, 2021, 08:09:29 PM
One meeting a week, holy crap
See, they were sort of embarrassed by this. Like they were wondering if maybe this is inadequate. That's how I knew they were my type. They kinda don't give a crap.
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We're shopping for new software again. Yay. Who takes the lead on this big project? Old software guy, D2? Failed to implement new software two years ago, GG? Nope. Neither. HRP hired someone external.
This new person is charging full steam ahead on this project. D2 and GG are currently on a call discussing how they are being completely left out of the loop.
D2 (second time left out of the loop): "I'm starting to think this is a personal thing."
GG (who definitely left D2 out of the loop last time): "It shouldn't be all one person, it should be a joint effort."
Post by: 8manpick on May 04, 2021, 10:50:26 AM
Post by: ChiComCat on May 04, 2021, 11:00:56 AM
How is the second job going?
I'm curious too. I have considered doubling down on the remote thing but figured hiring/training would be a challenge initially
Post by: chum1 on May 04, 2021, 11:02:12 AM
How is the second job going?
I think I may start sometime next week. Have to go pick up a laptop and a phone sometime. That's about all I know. We're not real big on details.
Post by: steve dave on May 04, 2021, 11:04:40 AM
This is going right to planHow is the second job going?
I think I may start sometime next week. Have to go pick up a laptop and a phone sometime. That's about all I know. We're not real big on details.
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Post by: chum1 on May 04, 2021, 11:11:40 AM
How is the second job going?
I'm curious too. I have considered doubling down on the remote thing but figured hiring/training would be a challenge initially
I'm supposed to be training for 2-3 days in each of the first 2-3 weeks. I plan on taking PTO on those days.
Post by: steve dave on May 04, 2021, 11:13:05 AM
Chum, I have a genius idea.....Don’t take PTO :surprised:How is the second job going?
I'm curious too. I have considered doubling down on the remote thing but figured hiring/training would be a challenge initially
I'm supposed to be training for 2-3 days in each of the first 2-3 weeks. I plan on taking PTO on those days.
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Post by: Winters on May 04, 2021, 11:48:38 AM
PLEASE GOD CHUM, promise us that if you for some reason decide to resign from both jobs, that you'll wait and use one zoom invite to resign from both of them (AND RECORD IT) at the same time. :pray:PLEASE DO THIS
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Post by: star seed 7 on May 04, 2021, 08:20:02 PM
Post by: chum1 on May 04, 2021, 08:29:45 PM
What does Mrs chum1 say about all this?
"I don't want to switch health insurance." That's it. Absolutely nothing else.
Post by: steve dave on May 04, 2021, 08:52:41 PM
Chum, hear me out....get the full company match on two 401ks :surprised:What does Mrs chum1 say about all this?
"I don't want to switch health insurance." That's it. Absolutely nothing else.
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Post by: sys on May 04, 2021, 08:54:57 PM
Post by: steve dave on May 04, 2021, 09:12:56 PM
is the irs gonna expose chum1's jobs scheme?If I know anything about the IRS, and I only kinda do, I doubt it. They have a lot of crap going on most times.
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Post by: chum1 on May 05, 2021, 07:27:42 AM
Post by: catastrophe on May 05, 2021, 07:35:18 AM
If there is something that the IRS routinely reports to employers that would be a giveaway, I don't know what it is. I don't plan on exceeding the IRS 401k contribution limit with the combined amount.What about when you fill out your income tax withholding paperwork?
Post by: chum1 on May 05, 2021, 07:42:12 AM
If there is something that the IRS routinely reports to employers that would be a giveaway, I don't know what it is. I don't plan on exceeding the IRS 401k contribution limit with the combined amount.What about when you fill out your income tax withholding paperwork?
Yeah, I'm not going to tell them to withhold more due to the anticipated percentage increase from more income. So, I'll be paying more tax out of pocket.
Post by: Stupid Fitz on May 05, 2021, 07:47:34 AM
Post by: steve dave on May 05, 2021, 07:55:56 AM
If there is something that the IRS routinely reports to employers that would be a giveaway, I don't know what it is. I don't plan on exceeding the IRS 401k contribution limit with the combined amount.
yeah, they would catch that. but I doubt you'd get any blowback from getting two full matches (assuming both offer one).
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Post by: steve dave on May 05, 2021, 08:24:43 AM
i guess i don't know how most employee matches are structured. at my old job, the only way to max out the employer contribution was to max out the employee contribution.
I think normally if the match is 3% you contribute whatever you want but your first 3% is matched by the company. my wife has one where she has set options to choose from where it is matched up to that in a 401(a) and then she can contribute to the max $19.5k in a 403(b). it's a sweet setup because she can blow past the normal $19.5k of her money because the 401(a) contribution doesn't count.
Post by: ben ji on May 05, 2021, 08:41:25 AM
I'm thinking you need to lay the groundwork for a vague health issue (back?) at your new job just in case you need to get out of things. Some remote guy I worked with would miss every in-person conference/event because of his back.
This is a great idea. Need to keep a wildcard in your back pocket that you can play when things get tight.
Post by: catastrophe on May 05, 2021, 09:00:06 AM
You just have to be a little careful cause the IRS can ding you for under withholding even if you do settle the tab at tax time. I think they’ll usually give you a warning at least the first time though.If there is something that the IRS routinely reports to employers that would be a giveaway, I don't know what it is. I don't plan on exceeding the IRS 401k contribution limit with the combined amount.What about when you fill out your income tax withholding paperwork?
Yeah, I'm not going to tell them to withhold more due to the anticipated percentage increase from more income. So, I'll be paying more tax out of pocket.
Post by: Stupid Fitz on May 05, 2021, 09:04:26 AM
You just have to be a little careful cause the IRS can ding you for under withholding even if you do settle the tab at tax time. I think they’ll usually give you a warning at least the first time though.If there is something that the IRS routinely reports to employers that would be a giveaway, I don't know what it is. I don't plan on exceeding the IRS 401k contribution limit with the combined amount.What about when you fill out your income tax withholding paperwork?
Yeah, I'm not going to tell them to withhold more due to the anticipated percentage increase from more income. So, I'll be paying more tax out of pocket.
yep, mine got messed up somehow and I got dinged for not withholding enough.
Post by: chum1 on May 05, 2021, 09:15:03 AM
Just off the top of my head, I think if I withhold both at the single level, I should break about even.
Post by: michigancat on May 05, 2021, 09:22:38 AM
Good to know. Thank you! I'll try to withhold accordingly.
Just off the top of my head, I think if I withhold both at the single level, I should break about even.
I mean you could also withhold as if your spouse made a shitload of money. No one would give a crap.
Post by: yoga-like_abana on May 05, 2021, 09:28:18 AM
Post by: chum1 on May 05, 2021, 09:50:27 AM
Good to know. Thank you! I'll try to withhold accordingly.
Just off the top of my head, I think if I withhold both at the single level, I should break about even.
I mean you could also withhold as if your spouse made a shitload of money. No one would give a crap.
For sure. But then I'd have to calculate an actual amount. Too much work!
Post by: Stupid Fitz on May 05, 2021, 10:32:59 AM
Good to know. Thank you! I'll try to withhold accordingly.
Just off the top of my head, I think if I withhold both at the single level, I should break about even.
I mean you could also withhold as if your spouse made a shitload of money. No one would give a crap.
For sure. But then I'd have to calculate an actual amount. Too much work!
yeah, its a PITA. I have no idea what really happened to mine. I think we switched HR systems and the designations changed or something. I did my taxes this year and Turbo tax was like, dude, you weren't even close. Nothing really changed at all and my withholding was way low. I've been following it along so far this year, but seeing how much they take out and then going through all of your deductions is a huge pain to determine how much. The US has a really stupid system. Why in the hell is it up to me to figure out all of their stupid tax laws and loopholes? Just tell me how much I owe and I'll pay it?
Post by: steve dave on May 05, 2021, 10:38:18 AM
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Post by: Stupid Fitz on May 05, 2021, 01:13:11 PM
My withholding was messed up this year too after many years of +/- $100 so it might be something systemic
Weird. I've always been the same too. Normally owe a bit or got back a bit, but no big swings. Owed a crap ton this year and got fined. :dunno: Probably Obama's fault
Post by: catastrophe on May 05, 2021, 02:34:46 PM
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Post by: DaBigTrain on May 10, 2021, 09:00:14 PM
Linkedin stalking soon to be coworkers. One lists his hobby jobs in addition to his regular jobs. These include geek pop culture podcasts and writing comic book reviews and commentary. HELL YESSSS!Please tell me you are updating your LinkedIn to include both jobs.
Post by: wetwillie on May 10, 2021, 09:07:57 PM
Post by: ChiComCat on May 11, 2021, 08:22:54 AM
Job: Crush Life Everyday
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Post by: chum1 on May 11, 2021, 11:15:50 AM
maybe I don't understand LinkedIn, but what is your endgame there? Won't both companies know you have 2 jobs?
Yeah, I wouldn't want that. I don't use Linkedin. I do have a fake account for stalking purposes.
Post by: ChiComCat on May 11, 2021, 11:27:51 AM
Post by: bucket on May 11, 2021, 11:36:44 AM
I'm secretly hoping you'll get work invitations to some charity gala by both and have to stealthily switch tables throughout the night. At the end of the night, you get caught and they're both mad but suddenly company CEO John M. Business comes over and says "This is the outside of the box thinking that our company needs. If you're this good at doing two jobs, I want you full time" and offers you a million dollars to work for him exclusively.
Or like when the Yankees and Tyler Chicken got in a bidding war for George Costanza.
Post by: wetwillie on May 11, 2021, 11:47:47 AM
Post by: chum1 on May 11, 2021, 11:54:34 AM
Which job would you pull the plug on if crap hits the fan?
Easy. Old job. New job pays more, is a more senior level position, and adds super valuable experience to my resume.
My original intention was to get some pos job that I wouldn't care at all about losing. But I ended up getting a pretty damn good job.
Post by: wetwillie on May 11, 2021, 12:33:32 PM
Post by: Jobu on May 11, 2021, 03:27:58 PM
I can't imagine. This is so rough ridin' brilliant. I never would have thought to try this, which means I'm not a genius and chum1 obviously is.
Post by: michigancat on May 11, 2021, 03:37:34 PM
Which job would you pull the plug on if crap hits the fan?
Easy. Old job. New job pays more, is a more senior level position, and adds super valuable experience to my resume.
My original intention was to get some pos job that I wouldn't care at all about losing. But I ended up getting a pretty damn good job.
how will you structure the resume when you update it? Just act like you ended your current job? what happens if someone calls for references?
Post by: chum1 on May 11, 2021, 03:51:54 PM
Which job would you pull the plug on if crap hits the fan?
Easy. Old job. New job pays more, is a more senior level position, and adds super valuable experience to my resume.
My original intention was to get some pos job that I wouldn't care at all about losing. But I ended up getting a pretty damn good job.
how will you structure the resume when you update it? Just act like you ended your current job? what happens if someone calls for references?
I don't know. Lots of people list concurrent positions on their linkedin profiles. Maybe I'll just do that and if asked act like it's not two full time jobs.
Post by: michigancat on May 11, 2021, 03:54:34 PM
Yeah usually it seems like one of those is a side job or consulting. UsuallyWhich job would you pull the plug on if crap hits the fan?
Easy. Old job. New job pays more, is a more senior level position, and adds super valuable experience to my resume.
My original intention was to get some pos job that I wouldn't care at all about losing. But I ended up getting a pretty damn good job.
how will you structure the resume when you update it? Just act like you ended your current job? what happens if someone calls for references?
I don't know. Lots of people list concurrent positions on their linkedin profiles. Maybe I'll just do that and if asked act like it's not two full time jobs.
Post by: mocat on May 11, 2021, 04:36:26 PM
Which job would you pull the plug on if crap hits the fan?
Easy. Old job. New job pays more, is a more senior level position, and adds super valuable experience to my resume.
My original intention was to get some pos job that I wouldn't care at all about losing. But I ended up getting a pretty damn good job.
how will you structure the resume when you update it? Just act like you ended your current job? what happens if someone calls for references?
It will be a positive, imo. You can't handle 3 full time jobs if you can't handle 2 full time jobs
Post by: wetwillie on May 11, 2021, 04:40:14 PM
Post by: Pete on May 11, 2021, 04:47:11 PM
Which job would you pull the plug on if crap hits the fan?
Easy. Old job. New job pays more, is a more senior level position, and adds super valuable experience to my resume.
My original intention was to get some pos job that I wouldn't care at all about losing. But I ended up getting a pretty damn good job.
how will you structure the resume when you update it? Just act like you ended your current job? what happens if someone calls for references?
I don't know. Lots of people list concurrent positions on their linkedin profiles. Maybe I'll just do that and if asked act like it's not two full time jobs.
You just feature the job that is most relevant to the next job, and omit the other one. I'm certain this is what you would have done.
Post by: michigancat on May 11, 2021, 04:53:12 PM
Which job would you pull the plug on if crap hits the fan?
Easy. Old job. New job pays more, is a more senior level position, and adds super valuable experience to my resume.
My original intention was to get some pos job that I wouldn't care at all about losing. But I ended up getting a pretty damn good job.
how will you structure the resume when you update it? Just act like you ended your current job? what happens if someone calls for references?
I don't know. Lots of people list concurrent positions on their linkedin profiles. Maybe I'll just do that and if asked act like it's not two full time jobs.
You just feature the job that is most relevant to the next job, and omit the other one. I'm certain this is what you would have done.
this is ideal except the new job would leave a gap in employment
Post by: 8manpick on May 11, 2021, 04:58:10 PM
Date: 8/16/2025
Company #3 HR Rep:
“Can you confirm that Chum1 worked at your company from August 2014 through May 2021?”
D2: “Well yes, he did work here then, but he also...he still does work here. Why are you asking? I saw him last week at our company summer retreat”
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Post by: chum1 on May 11, 2021, 09:25:35 PM
Is there any possibility of needing to go into the office for either of them or work travel?
No worrisome conflicts. No travel for either. New job hired me as 100% remote and is 90 minutes away. Old job has already started subleasing office space.
Post by: chum1 on May 11, 2021, 09:39:36 PM
Just reread the first post with all the characters. What are FG and YBG up to these days? Did Roy survive covid?
I'm really not in contact with very many people any longer, so I don't have good updates. YBG had her third kid and is always awkwardly trying to hold him while web conferencing. That's all I can come up with.
Post by: chum1 on May 12, 2021, 06:48:17 PM
First up, I had to meet with HR for two hours. My new boss mentioned that he didn't know why because I'd done all of the paperwork electronically.
So, this absolutely ANCIENT dude slowly shuffles in and hands me paper copies of the employee handbook and benefit guide. They are outdated. How do I know this? Because they say 2014 on them and my electronic ones say 2021! I did not inform him that some of his info is straight up inaccurate.
He first wanted to tell me a little about the company and culture. So, for the next hour, I heard about the way things used to be. Back before they went public. Back before they took away half of the sites in his territory. Back before they took even more sites from his territory and some other of his responsibilities in order to allow the new girl to gain some experience.
Then, we went over the handbook. The next half hour was nothing but me 100% focused on trying not to completely lose the ability to feign at least the slightest bit of interest in what he was saying. The half hour after that was nothing but him talking about changes in random drug testing practices over the years and a random drug testing program he'd developed for the company who knows how many years ago.
Post by: chum1 on May 12, 2021, 06:48:59 PM
He did have one call scheduled in the afternoon, though. I sat in. He is the CIO. The call was with a vendor. Right before, he made some remarks about how they were off schedule.
So, he starts talking to this sweet sounding Southern girl, Jamie. He's totally even-keeled and professional and polite. But, man, he was kinda going off. He was like, "I just want you to know that we are big Jamie fans here. You did a great job for us before. I think maybe someone there, a Brian or a Gabe or maybe someone I don't know, maybe put you in a position where you can't be as successful as the last time. I think maybe I need to speak to this person."
This went on and on. It was almost like a mafia boss or something. I was like, "HOLY crap *I* could be on the receiving end of this! I DO NOT WANT TO BE ON THE RECEIVING END OF THIS!"
So, Jamie begins profusely apologizing for the next 5-10 minutes straight. During which time, my new boss stands up and starts pacing. Then, leans forward with his hands on his desk, bowing his head down like he can't even. Then, more pacing. THEN! He grabs a rubber band off his desk, turns to the wall, shoots it off the wall, and catches off the bounce. Then again. And again and again and again. I don't know. Maybe this is just something he does in the same way some people doodle while on the phone? ??? ?????
Post by: wetwillie on May 12, 2021, 06:52:30 PM
Post by: chum1 on May 12, 2021, 07:08:35 PM
So where does old job think you were today
PTO
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Post by: michigancat on May 12, 2021, 08:07:17 PM
Most of the rest of the day was "drinking from a firehose" training, as my new boss described it.
He did have one call scheduled in the afternoon, though. I sat in. He is the CIO. The call was with a vendor. Right before, he made some remarks about how they were off schedule.
So, he starts talking to this sweet sounding Southern girl, Jamie. He's totally even-keeled and professional and polite. But, man, he was kinda going off. He was like, "I just want you to know that we are big Jamie fans here. You did a great job for us before. I think maybe someone there, a Brian or a Gabe or maybe someone I don't know, maybe put you in a position where you can't be as successful as the last time. I think maybe I need to speak to this person."
This went on and on. It was almost like a mafia boss or something. I was like, "HOLY crap *I* could be on the receiving end of this! I DO NOT WANT TO BE ON THE RECEIVING END OF THIS!"
So, Jamie begins profusely apologizing for the next 5-10 minutes straight. During which time, my new boss stands up and starts pacing. Then, leans forward with his hands on his desk, bowing his head down like he can't even. Then, more pacing. THEN! He grabs a rubber band off his desk, turns to the wall, shoots it off the wall, and catches off the bounce. Then again. And again and again and again. I don't know. Maybe this is just something he does in the same way some people doodle while on the phone? ??? ?????
one thing (of many) that's great about your situation is if you're ever on the receiving end of that you can just quit on the spot with really no negative consequences.
Really, you should find a spectacular, flamboyant way to quit one of these jobs when the time is right.
Post by: wetwillie on May 12, 2021, 08:10:41 PM
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Post by: chum1 on May 12, 2021, 09:58:43 PM
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Outside Employment
[Company] makes every effort to provide full time employment. Employees may hold outside jobs as long as the outside work does not interfere with their job at [Company]. All employees are judged by the same performance standards and are subject to [Company] scheduling demands, regardless of any existing outside work requirements.
If [Company] determines that an employee's outside employment interferes with performance or the ability to meet the requirements of [Company], the employee may be asked to terminate the outside employment.
Outside employment that constitutes a conflict of interest is prohibited. Employees may not receive any income or material gain from individuals outside [Company], for materials produced or services rendered while performing job assignments.
Post by: mocat on May 12, 2021, 11:19:50 PM
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Post by: chum1 on May 14, 2021, 06:11:58 PM
She was also driving the latest software change. So, maybe D2 took her down to once again magically save his own skin.
Post by: catastrophe on May 14, 2021, 06:15:12 PM
I really hope she has accepted a position at Chum1's new companyThis is also my hope
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Post by: chum1 on May 21, 2021, 09:59:34 AM
I've learned that D1' and D2' have more in common with D1 and D2 than originally suspected. Both pairs have worked together for 10+ years and moved from one company to another as pairs. Also, both pairs consist of one member who is more management oriented and one who is more technically oriented.
Where they differ is competency. D1' and D2' are operating at a much higher level/larger scale. They are powered up versions of D1 and D2 in basically every way.
During new job virtual team meeting, D1' was at a standing desk and doing some pacing and some squeezing and bouncing of a rubber ball. This makes me hopeful that the rubber band thing was more ADHD than anger management.
Post by: chum1 on May 27, 2021, 10:49:12 AM
Linkedin stalking soon to be coworkers. One lists his hobby jobs in addition to his regular jobs. These include geek pop culture podcasts and writing comic book reviews and commentary.
During team meeting, new boss said he and his wife were watching old MTV Real World on Hulu. He starts naming off people. He says "Judd" and the guy in the above quote chimes in, "he does comic books now!"
Post by: steve dave on May 27, 2021, 12:04:04 PM
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Post by: chum1 on May 27, 2021, 02:20:56 PM
Do you have a time frame on how long you think you can pull off 2 jobs or do you plan on letting it ride until something comes up?
My goal is 8 years minimum.
Post by: Stupid Fitz on May 27, 2021, 02:22:32 PM
Do you have a time frame on how long you think you can pull off 2 jobs or do you plan on letting it ride until something comes up?
My goal is 8 years minimum.
Mods, please ensure this site survives 8 more years minimum.
Post by: steve dave on May 27, 2021, 02:25:53 PM
Terry Pierce could still sue us into the ground. No promises.Do you have a time frame on how long you think you can pull off 2 jobs or do you plan on letting it ride until something comes up?
My goal is 8 years minimum.
Mods, please ensure this site survives 8 more years minimum.
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Post by: wetwillie on May 27, 2021, 03:28:14 PM
Post by: ben ji on May 27, 2021, 03:59:04 PM
Chum is a real American HeroEuropeans make fun of us for working too much and here is Chum just dumping more tea in the harbor screaming "You like that?!? Huh?!? I'm an American and I'm coming for your job next!"
Post by: Stupid Fitz on May 28, 2021, 09:09:23 AM
Terry Pierce could still sue us into the ground. No promises.Do you have a time frame on how long you think you can pull off 2 jobs or do you plan on letting it ride until something comes up?
My goal is 8 years minimum.
Mods, please ensure this site survives 8 more years minimum.
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LOL.
Post by: chum1 on June 03, 2021, 02:52:16 PM
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Subject: Employee Announcement
Please join me in welcoming Nicole ...
Reply from Roy:
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A big welcome to Nickole.
ROY! WTF!?
Post by: Stupid Fitz on June 03, 2021, 03:14:22 PM
Company wide email:QuoteSubject: Employee Announcement
Please join me in welcoming Nicole ...
Reply from Roy:QuoteA big welcome to Nickole.
ROY! WTF!?
Reply All people are just the worst. They are only just slightly worse than "Please stop replying all" people. Stupid Roy
Post by: yoga-like_abana on June 03, 2021, 04:56:42 PM
Company wide email:I think it's Roy's way of telling her she's welcome here but not to get too comfortable.QuoteSubject: Employee Announcement
Please join me in welcoming Nicole ...
Reply from Roy:QuoteA big welcome to Nickole.
ROY! WTF!?
Post by: michigancat on June 03, 2021, 05:06:56 PM
I had a boss who would ALWAYS spell my name wrong in the body of emails he copied me on. For like 5 years. (My email is [email protected])
Post by: chum1 on June 03, 2021, 05:08:46 PM
is this the new company or the old company?
Old company. There's only one Roy.
Post by: sys on June 10, 2021, 02:45:00 AM
https://twitter.com/sonyasupposedly/status/1402867118744301569
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Post by: chum1 on July 13, 2021, 09:08:12 AM
One unexpected thing I've discovered is that working two jobs absolutely makes me better at both. I learn new stuff for one job and then apply that knowledge to the other job. (Non-proprietary stuff, of course.)
Post by: chum1 on July 13, 2021, 09:12:26 AM
Post by: yoga-like_abana on July 13, 2021, 09:55:37 AM
WFH killed the content quality of this thread. On the bright side, old job is going to start having monthly mandatory in person company meetings followed by voluntary happy hour.To spice this thread up we are going to make that a mandatory happy hour for you
Post by: steve dave on July 13, 2021, 10:34:18 AM
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Post by: ben ji on July 13, 2021, 02:56:29 PM
Absolutely. If I remember correctly chum has a slightly older female colleague who was very flirty?WFH killed the content quality of this thread. On the bright side, old job is going to start having monthly mandatory in person company meetings followed by voluntary happy hour.To spice this thread up we are going to make that a mandatory happy hour for you
Post by: chum1 on July 15, 2021, 11:28:21 AM
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I wanted to again thank you for the great work you are doing! I greatly appreciate your can-do attitude and your incredible level of productivity.
I know my team has had many requests of you, but that goes to show how valuable your efforts are. Our wish list is growing, so please keep up the great work. Your efforts are making much-needed improvements for [company], and I’m thrilled you are part of the team.
Post by: chum1 on July 24, 2021, 10:57:30 AM
I was thinking about D2's longevity in spite of actual attempts to oust him. I'm in my 4th year and two presidents have left. Given that a new president isn't going to come in and start firing people right away, all D2 has ever really needed to do is hang on for like six months or so until he is no longer under fire. I'm going to keep this strategy in mind for myself in case I ever fall out of favor!
Post by: chum1 on August 10, 2021, 10:20:32 AM
Then wrapped-up the whole rant with, "But I love our country. I really do. I love our new software. We'll get this thing done."
Post by: michigancat on August 10, 2021, 10:28:19 AM
Then wrapped-up the whole rant with, "But I love our country. I really do. I love our new software. We'll get this thing done."
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amen, brother
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Post by: yoga-like_abana on August 10, 2021, 10:48:10 AM
New software implementation meeting today at old job. SUPER long rant from D2 about people getting vaccines. "It's so political. Wish it wasn't. People maybe upset about election. Understandable. People still shouldn't react that way. Need to be careful about mandates, though." On and on and ON.God bless this new OS
Then wrapped-up the whole rant with, "But I love our country. I really do. I love our new software. We'll get this thing done."
Post by: sys on August 13, 2021, 01:51:11 PM
https://twitter.com/Birdyword/status/1426225456584462346
Post by: chum1 on August 13, 2021, 02:29:09 PM
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Need to dodge a meeting? Say you need ‘head-down focus time to finish another deliverable,’
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Post by: chum1 on November 25, 2021, 11:38:40 AM
OMG THIS EXPLAINS SO, SO MUCH!!!
Post by: ben ji on November 25, 2021, 02:21:57 PM
Post by: chum1 on November 25, 2021, 04:19:12 PM
Are you still working both jobs? How is that going?
Yep. Six months in. My overall impression is that, even though it sounds kinda crazy at first, it's really just not a big deal.
I pretty much always wear a company hat. So, I try to be careful and make sure I've got the right one on before a Teams call. Not that it would matter one bit or anyone would notice if I didn't. Other than that, having two jobs is exactly like having one job as far as I'm concerned.
Post by: steve dave on November 25, 2021, 04:28:48 PM
Post by: michigancat on November 25, 2021, 06:44:33 PM
Do you use the same laptop for each job? Any talk of returning to office at either job?Are you still working both jobs? How is that going?
Yep. Six months in. My overall impression is that, even though it sounds kinda crazy at first, it's really just not a big deal.
I pretty much always wear a company hat. So, I try to be careful and make sure I've got the right one on before a Teams call. Not that it would matter one bit or anyone would notice if I didn't. Other than that, having two jobs is exactly like having one job as far as I'm concerned.
Post by: Trim on November 25, 2021, 06:59:35 PM
I pretty much always wear a company hat. So, I try to be careful and make sure I've got the right one on before a Teams call. Not that it would matter one bit or anyone would notice if I didn't.
I've never known of anyone to literally wear the hats in the take-your-____-hat-off-and-put-your-____-hat-on analogy.
Post by: chum1 on November 25, 2021, 07:05:10 PM
Do you use the same laptop for each job? Any talk of returning to office at either job?
Separate laptops. Talk at old job has been about most people staying remote. If they told me to return to office, I'd say no and let the chips fall. I was hired as a remote employee at new job. Office is 100 minutes away.
RIP this thread.
Post by: sys on November 25, 2021, 07:11:06 PM
I pretty much always wear a company hat. So, I try to be careful and make sure I've got the right one on before a Teams call. Not that it would matter one bit or anyone would notice if I didn't.
I've never known of anyone to literally wear the hats in the take-your-____-hat-off-and-put-your-____-hat-on analogy.
such a great detail.
Post by: Cire on December 04, 2021, 02:52:02 PM
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Post by: chum1 on December 09, 2021, 06:38:26 PM
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Took a screenshot of this shirt one of my new coworkers was wearing:
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Post by: steve dave on December 09, 2021, 07:03:12 PM
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Post by: chum1 on February 16, 2022, 02:59:22 PM
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Post by: michigancat on February 16, 2022, 03:12:19 PM
Post by: chum1 on February 16, 2022, 03:16:10 PM
are we still chugging along with two full time jobs?
10 months in!
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Post by: Jobu on February 22, 2022, 08:27:32 AM
Company wide email:QuoteSubject: Employee Announcement
Please join me in welcoming Nicole ...
Reply from Roy:QuoteA big welcome to Nickole.
ROY! WTF!?
Haha, some guy in my company sent out one of these, welcoming Lorraine to a new position. After the usual, Lorraine has done this, went to school here, she is rough ridin' awesome, blah blah, the last line read. "Please join me in welcoming Amanda to the team." Obvious copy paste error.
So, instead of just letting it all go to be forgotten, he sent out a follow up apologizing for the copy paste error.
The End.
Post by: WillieWatanabe on February 22, 2022, 09:02:39 AM
Company wide email:QuoteSubject: Employee Announcement
Please join me in welcoming Nicole ...
Reply from Roy:QuoteA big welcome to Nickole.
ROY! WTF!?
Haha, some guy in my company sent out one of these, welcoming Lorraine to a new position. After the usual, Lorraine has done this, went to school here, she is rough ridin' awesome, blah blah, the last line read. "Please join me in welcoming Amanda to the team." Obvious copy paste error.
So, instead of just letting it all go to be forgotten, he sent out a follow up apologizing for the copy paste error.
The End.
Half the time when our company does these, the name will be correct. However it will be in a different font or color. Or they will forget to delete their signature and they will have a double signature. Good stuff guys.
Post by: ChiComCat on February 22, 2022, 11:05:38 AM
Company wide email:QuoteSubject: Employee Announcement
Please join me in welcoming Nicole ...
Reply from Roy:QuoteA big welcome to Nickole.
ROY! WTF!?
Haha, some guy in my company sent out one of these, welcoming Lorraine to a new position. After the usual, Lorraine has done this, went to school here, she is rough ridin' awesome, blah blah, the last line read. "Please join me in welcoming Amanda to the team." Obvious copy paste error.
So, instead of just letting it all go to be forgotten, he sent out a follow up apologizing for the copy paste error.
The End.
Half the time when our company does these, the name will be correct. However it will be in a different font or color. Or they will forget to delete their signature and they will have a double signature. Good stuff guys.
The initial email is mildly annoying but the reply all "Welcome to the team!" showmanship emails are the worst
Post by: IPA4Me on February 22, 2022, 12:41:27 PM
Instant rule to Deleted folder.Company wide email:QuoteSubject: Employee Announcement
Please join me in welcoming Nicole ...
Reply from Roy:QuoteA big welcome to Nickole.
ROY! WTF!?
Haha, some guy in my company sent out one of these, welcoming Lorraine to a new position. After the usual, Lorraine has done this, went to school here, she is rough ridin' awesome, blah blah, the last line read. "Please join me in welcoming Amanda to the team." Obvious copy paste error.
So, instead of just letting it all go to be forgotten, he sent out a follow up apologizing for the copy paste error.
The End.
Half the time when our company does these, the name will be correct. However it will be in a different font or color. Or they will forget to delete their signature and they will have a double signature. Good stuff guys.
The initial email is mildly annoying but the reply all "Welcome to the team!" showmanship emails are the worst
Post by: chum1 on March 08, 2022, 09:37:15 AM
Two months ago, I put together some materials for an ongoing project that D2 was getting started on. GG just asked me for those materials. Based on the way she asked, I'd say 0% chance that D2 is aware of it. Is GG staging a comeback!?!?
Today on call:
GG: I was planning to do x, y, z
Someone: Great! Wait, has D2 been working on that too?
GG: Uh, well, yeah, I, uh, I don't want to stumble on ... uhh, maybe we should work on it together and he can show me how.
D2: Uhhh, uh, uh, yeah, that sounds like a good plan. Uh, yeah ... okay ... great.
Post by: chum1 on March 08, 2022, 09:43:20 AM
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Post by: bucket on March 10, 2022, 10:24:37 AM
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Good Morning –
This morning [receptionist] came in and the microwave was a mess. It appears food exploded all over the inside. We cannot know if this happened during the workday or after hours. Either way, it should have been cleaned up.
With this said, use of the breakroom, refrigerator and microwave is the responsibility of each one of us. If there is a call to clean up after its use, then each of us is responsible to do so. It is not the responsibility of [admin assistant] and [receptionist] to clean. They do, however, manage the room and do light cleaning to keep everything in order.
[Receptionist] was gracious this morning and cleaned the microwave. [Receptionist], thank you for doing this – much appreciated.
Reminded me of The Office. I'd love to know who "exploded" food inside the microwave.
Post by: Skipper44 on March 11, 2022, 11:18:06 AM
(https://i.ibb.co/LxyVnr0/t3.jpg)cam setup to show off the fit :love:
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Post by: chum1 on March 15, 2022, 09:13:31 AM
Two months ago, I put together some materials for an ongoing project that D2 was getting started on. GG just asked me for those materials. Based on the way she asked, I'd say 0% chance that D2 is aware of it. Is GG staging a comeback!?!?
Today on call:
GG: I was planning to do x, y, z
Someone: Great! Wait, has D2 been working on that too?
GG: Uh, well, yeah, I, uh, I don't want to stumble on ... uhh, maybe we should work on it together and he can show me how.
D2: Uhhh, uh, uh, yeah, that sounds like a good plan. Uh, yeah ... okay ... great.
Learned on call today that GG and D2 have since been working on the exact same thing. As I said before, it is something D2 has been doing up to now.
GG: "First of all, [D2], I did not know you were working on that. I reached out to you several times and did not hear back. So, I went ahead and started it."
Post by: steve dave on March 15, 2022, 09:58:32 AM
Post by: ben ji on March 15, 2022, 06:55:18 PM
Any close calls where you have 2 meetings scheduled at the same time?
Do you think either company has any idea?
In regards to Taxes, I assume each job is taxed like you are only working 1 job. Do you have to withhold extra from each paycheck to not get mumped during tax season? Have any of your HR asked about it?
Do you think you will eventually go back to just 1 job?
Post by: catastrophe on March 15, 2022, 08:28:29 PM
Post by: ben ji on March 15, 2022, 09:02:46 PM
Tbh with so many employers struggling to bring in enough talent this might be a decent time for the big reveal. Theoretically both employers could be cool with it in order to keep a good employee as long as you’re not breaking any rules.
Nah, you keep that crap hidden deep down inside. If you tell your employer you are working 2 jobs then once things get tight you will be the first one on the layoff/firing line. "Well Chum has only been putting in half the time we expect so we can just let him go and find some fresh college grad with no experience to do the same work for half the price"
(It never works out that way but that is what they will tell themselves)
Post by: chum1 on March 16, 2022, 10:59:28 AM
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Any close calls where you have 2 meetings scheduled at the same time?
A few weeks ago, I was on an old job internal Teams meeting with about 12 people at including the "executive team." I needed to give an update on something. The exact moment I finished my update, I got a pop up from my new job boss saying that he needed to meet on something right away.
I thought to myself, "welp, new job is by far my higher personal priority." So, I immediately disconnected from the old job Teams meeting and connected with new job boss. No recap. No chance for anyone to ask questions. No message that I needed to run. I just vanished.
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Do you think either company has any idea?
Old job: No because they're just kinda clueless in general.
New job: No because new boss is kinda dogmatic about not wanting to bother with or even care about anything beyond making sure crap gets done. Like a libertarian taking a position or something. One time, I started explaining why I prioritized working on one project ahead of another and he flat out said, "I don't want to know that." Lol.
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In regards to Taxes, I assume each job is taxed like you are only working 1 job. Do you have to withhold extra from each paycheck to not get mumped during tax season? Have any of your HR asked about it?
I withhold at single rate but do not file at single rate. Lots of people do that. NBD.
The only potentially sticky part with HR was that I declined medical coverage at my new job. I was automatically enrolled in a minimum coverage plan. I decided to just bite the bullet on that rather than try to see if I can avoid paying for it by proving that I have another plan, which is my plan through another employer.
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Do you think you will eventually go back to just 1 job?
My goal is to do this for eight years then either retire or partially retire. One year down, seven to go!
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While reflecting on some of the fun and important dates shared earlier, we recognize that sometimes we’re including a sample of holidays, events, and happenings. This is not to intentionally exclude any group or individual.
Another important celebration to include during April is Passover, which begins at sundown on April 15 and extends through April 23.
Post by: mocat on April 06, 2022, 12:03:02 PM
Post by: chum1 on April 07, 2022, 05:16:00 PM
Somehow, I still "report" to D2. Just me. Life is good.
Most WTF situation: GG now reports to NG2, who you may remember was hired by GG a few years ago. You may also remember that GG previously reported to NG2 at a different company.
Biggest move: an 18 year employee went from VP Finance to Staff Accountant.
Post by: chum1 on April 12, 2022, 01:02:09 PM
Meeting 1: D2 to train GG and NG2 on how to do some stuff.
Meeting 2: stuff with new job boss.
No brainer on the priority. Emailed D2 and said I'd be late to the 1:00 due to an appointment. At 1:25, received reply from D2: "What 1:00 meeting?"
Post by: mocat on April 12, 2022, 01:03:44 PM
Post by: Tobias on April 12, 2022, 01:08:24 PM
Post by: star seed 7 on April 12, 2022, 01:13:08 PM
Post by: Trim on April 12, 2022, 01:44:33 PM
Post by: KCFDcat on April 12, 2022, 01:48:11 PM
New org chart day at old job! 5th in 5 years.
Somehow, I still "report" to D2. Just me. Life is good.
Most WTF situation: GG now reports to NG2, who you may remember was hired by GG a few years ago. You may also remember that GG previously reported to NG2 at a different company.
Biggest move: an 18 year employee went from VP Finance to Staff Accountant.
out of this whole thread, the most impressive thing to me is how you've managed to stay sane while working for a company that is clearly run by people that have no idea what they're doing.
Post by: ChiComCat on April 12, 2022, 01:56:28 PM
New org chart day at old job! 5th in 5 years.
Somehow, I still "report" to D2. Just me. Life is good.
Most WTF situation: GG now reports to NG2, who you may remember was hired by GG a few years ago. You may also remember that GG previously reported to NG2 at a different company.
Biggest move: an 18 year employee went from VP Finance to Staff Accountant.
out of this whole thread, the most impressive thing to me is how you've managed to stay sane while working for a company that is clearly run by people that have no idea what they're doing.
It sounds to me like he took that potential obstacle and turned it into a feature
Post by: WillieWatanabe on April 12, 2022, 01:58:10 PM
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Post by: Kat Kid on April 12, 2022, 09:07:45 PM
Post by: chum1 on July 18, 2022, 09:36:43 PM
Same for the new software at my old job.
I have reinstalled the indeed app on my phone.
crap.
Post by: Spracne on July 18, 2022, 09:39:20 PM
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Post by: IPA4Me on August 04, 2022, 04:06:04 PM
Post by: Institutional Control on August 04, 2022, 04:40:48 PM
I'm moving to a full remote position with my current company. Thinking about trying a double dipper.Worst thing to happen is you get fired from both jobs!
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Post by: michigancat on August 04, 2022, 04:47:26 PM
I'm through the steep part of the learning curve at my new job.Just curious what's going on the resume. I'm guessing you have to omit the newest gig?
Same for the new software at my old job.
I have reinstalled the indeed app on my phone.
crap.
Post by: wetwillie on August 04, 2022, 06:28:47 PM
Post by: ben ji on August 04, 2022, 06:54:27 PM
I might be more inclined to hire someone that was able to maintain two full time jobs and meet expectations
That gets me thinking. Let's say in 1 year Chum goes back to 1 job and then in 3 years he is interviewing for a new job. Would you list both jobs for the same time frame and mention it in the interview if they ask? Which brings me to a couple of observations/questions...
1. On one hand I feel like it might impress the employer, not the gatekeeper HR employee but the actual decision maker.
2. The flip side is they will probably assume that you will do it again and not give 100% to XYZ company but WGAF as long as chum is handling his crap.
3. Chum, when you were interviewing for your current second job did you tell them you were currently employed and that you would quit but then just didn't quit? Or did they know this would be your second job?
Post by: chum1 on August 05, 2022, 12:09:08 AM
Just curious what's going on the resume. I'm guessing you have to omit the newest gig?
Yes. I haven't decided if I'll even update my resume. On one hand, I can add new experience from my new job and just pretend that it came from my old job. On the other, I am lazy.
Post by: chum1 on August 05, 2022, 12:21:22 AM
3. Chum, when you were interviewing for your current second job did you tell them you were currently employed and that you would quit but then just didn't quit? Or did they know this would be your second job?
Everything about it every step of the way for me has been don't ask, don't tell.
I saw a story about a dual jobber who got approached by his boss due to mutual acquaintances in the same industry. The boss said he was okay with it because the employee's quality of work was good.
Post by: steve dave on August 05, 2022, 07:59:33 AM
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https://twitter.com/litcapital/status/1566087331995697152
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Post by: Tobias on September 03, 2022, 10:49:51 AM
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Post by: Kat Kid on September 04, 2022, 11:43:11 AM
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Post by: TheHamburglar on September 14, 2022, 11:06:15 AM
Guy at the office 3 weeks ago was bragging his SIL gave him a blow job. This week his wife is divorcing him & he’s telling everyone he doesn’t know why looking for sympathy.
Post by: ChiComCat on September 14, 2022, 11:10:08 AM
Am I allowed to post my own dumb job stories in this thread?
Guy at the office 3 weeks ago was bragging his SIL gave him a blow job. This week his wife is divorcing him & he’s telling everyone he doesn’t know why looking for sympathy.
cringe
Post by: TheHamburglar on September 14, 2022, 11:14:56 AM
Did that man have $500k net worth and a 770 credit score? Jfc
Obviously my credit score is Excellent, but is 770 that low?
Post by: Kat Kid on September 14, 2022, 12:38:01 PM
For someone with $500k net worth it prompts a lot of questions.Did that man have $500k net worth and a 770 credit score? Jfc
Obviously my credit score is Excellent, but is 770 that low?
Post by: KCFDcat on September 14, 2022, 02:13:14 PM
For someone with $500k net worth it prompts a lot of questions.Did that man have $500k net worth and a 770 credit score? Jfc
Obviously my credit score is Excellent, but is 770 that low?
is $500k net worth that much? seems like not to me.
770 is fine in any situation. there's no rate/loan that an 820+ score will get you that 770 won't.
Post by: mocat on September 14, 2022, 02:31:47 PM
For someone with $500k net worth it prompts a lot of questions.Did that man have $500k net worth and a 770 credit score? Jfc
Obviously my credit score is Excellent, but is 770 that low?
is $500k net worth that much? seems like not to me.
well, i mean
Post by: KCFDcat on September 14, 2022, 02:44:49 PM
For someone with $500k net worth it prompts a lot of questions.Did that man have $500k net worth and a 770 credit score? Jfc
Obviously my credit score is Excellent, but is 770 that low?
is $500k net worth that much? seems like not to me.
well, i mean
yeah that came off real bad person-ish which is not how I meant it.
guess I meant that it doesn't seem like enough to be bragging about it on weird tik tok videos. also think it's very weird to have the urge to continually check what your net worth is. genuinely can't imagine living like that.
Post by: michigancat on September 14, 2022, 02:49:34 PM
For someone with $500k net worth it prompts a lot of questions.Did that man have $500k net worth and a 770 credit score? Jfc
Obviously my credit score is Excellent, but is 770 that low?
is $500k net worth that much? seems like not to me.
well, i mean
yeah that came off real bad person-ish which is not how I meant it.
guess I meant that it doesn't seem like enough to be bragging about it on weird tik tok videos. also think it's very weird to have the urge to continually check what your net worth is. genuinely can't imagine living like that.
the video is supposed to be funny (and it is very funny)
Post by: KCFDcat on September 14, 2022, 02:52:52 PM
For someone with $500k net worth it prompts a lot of questions.Did that man have $500k net worth and a 770 credit score? Jfc
Obviously my credit score is Excellent, but is 770 that low?
is $500k net worth that much? seems like not to me.
well, i mean
yeah that came off real bad person-ish which is not how I meant it.
guess I meant that it doesn't seem like enough to be bragging about it on weird tik tok videos. also think it's very weird to have the urge to continually check what your net worth is. genuinely can't imagine living like that.
the video is supposed to be funny (and it is very funny)
welp, obviously went over my head. my bad, carry on.
Post by: Spracne on September 14, 2022, 03:43:29 PM
For someone with $500k net worth it prompts a lot of questions.Did that man have $500k net worth and a 770 credit score? Jfc
Obviously my credit score is Excellent, but is 770 that low?
is $500k net worth that much? seems like not to me.
well, i mean
yeah that came off real bad person-ish which is not how I meant it.
guess I meant that it doesn't seem like enough to be bragging about it on weird tik tok videos. also think it's very weird to have the urge to continually check what your net worth is. genuinely can't imagine living like that.
the video is supposed to be funny (and it is very funny)
welp, obviously went over my head. my bad, carry on.
Humor can be difficult to "get". The "here's me checking my net worth" part was actually the part that made me lol.
Post by: michigancat on September 14, 2022, 03:45:52 PM
Post by: Spracne on September 14, 2022, 03:53:03 PM
I mean it started off with "A really really financially literate man's version of Nobu in Malibu California in the Midwest without the Pacific Ocean"
I'm just trying to comfort KCFD. It did not go over my head. In fact, I want more of this kind of content.
Post by: KCFDcat on September 14, 2022, 04:15:02 PM
I mean it started off with "A really really financially literate man's version of Nobu in Malibu California in the Midwest without the Pacific Ocean"
I'm just trying to comfort KCFD. It did not go over my head. In fact, I want more of this kind of content.
Thanks for trying. I’ll just sit here in shame though.
Post by: TheHamburglar on September 14, 2022, 04:18:05 PM
Post by: Kat Kid on September 14, 2022, 04:22:39 PM
Post by: star seed 7 on September 14, 2022, 04:36:34 PM
Post by: Trim on September 14, 2022, 05:04:35 PM
https://www.tiktok.com/@dollarswithdrew
https://urlebird.com/video/replying-to-here-ya-go-i-cant-believe-its-already-been-9-years-s-7120384348305722670/
Post by: michigancat on September 14, 2022, 07:08:49 PM
It’s not completely earnest, but also not that intentionally funny.Yeah it's a definite sweet spot
https://www.tiktok.com/@dollarswithdrew
https://urlebird.com/video/replying-to-here-ya-go-i-cant-believe-its-already-been-9-years-s-7120384348305722670/
Post by: KCFDcat on September 14, 2022, 07:49:52 PM
Post by: OB_Won on September 14, 2022, 09:04:41 PM
Feels like we’re hijacking chums amazing dual career, but funny or not I don’t love this tiktok genius financial dude. Just feels like more taking advantage of uneducated people with a “get rich just like I did” schtickHey, all you need to do is have your parents pay for college, graduate debt free, get a good enough job that you can max out your 401k/IRA, and start investing during a string of some of the strongest bull markets in history. Poof, easy AF.
Seriously though, good for him. I'm not hating on the guy for having $500k in his 20's without even including home appreciation. Still cringe, though.
Post by: wetwillie on September 14, 2022, 09:14:31 PM
Post by: chum1 on September 14, 2022, 09:35:49 PM
Chum I got a recruiter hounding me about a fully remote 6 month contract job. How do I pull this off?
Take things one step at a time. The first step is getting that job. The subsequent steps are just doing what you need to do to make it work.
Post by: wetwillie on September 14, 2022, 09:49:44 PM
Post by: chum1 on September 14, 2022, 10:30:50 PM
Post by: wetwillie on September 14, 2022, 10:39:31 PM
Post by: IPA4Me on September 15, 2022, 09:03:30 AM
Post by: sonofdaxjones on September 15, 2022, 11:13:43 AM
Dealing with family issues as HIPPA designee/POA. Large insurance company will not change mailing addresses and thus wants to send sensitive documents to an address where no member of the family has resided for over a year . . . for security reasons.
Post by: wetwillie on September 15, 2022, 12:03:08 PM
Post by: sonofdaxjones on September 15, 2022, 12:19:17 PM
Can you convince the Post Office to forward from that address?
Possibly, I also asked about Esign capabilities, but apparently they don't do that . . . for security reasons.
Post by: chum1 on December 12, 2022, 01:28:18 PM
Post by: michigancat on December 12, 2022, 01:50:59 PM
Down to one job now due to budget cuts. Lost the newer, better job. Not really a blow, obviously, since it was just for extra income. The good news is that I can safely use the very marketable experience on my resume and have a fresh reference. Maybe I'll end up getting two new offers and just take both.
dang, any severance?
also what's the resume plan? will job 2 be on there? what about start and end dates?
Post by: chum1 on December 12, 2022, 01:53:41 PM
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Post by: chum1 on December 12, 2022, 02:25:25 PM
Post by: ben ji on December 12, 2022, 02:47:16 PM
I was investing all of the second job money. This doesn't affect day to day life at all.STUD
Post by: wetwillie on December 12, 2022, 02:52:34 PM
Post by: DaBigTrain on December 12, 2022, 02:54:36 PM
Post by: chum1 on December 12, 2022, 03:00:13 PM
Do you think they figured out you were dual employed?
No. They are making cuts across the board. They cut their cleaning services from daily to weekly.
I don't think my boss suspected anything. If he did, he probably wouldn't have cared. He was pretty dogmatic about not caring what people did as long as they got their work done. It was an ideal dual job situation. :frown:
Post by: wetwillie on December 12, 2022, 03:54:37 PM
Post by: chum1 on December 12, 2022, 04:10:27 PM
Post by: bucket on December 12, 2022, 04:22:29 PM
I just realized that my boss took it harder than I did. Like that even Steven Seinfeld where the girl breaks up with Jerry and he's like, "okay. :)"
Sounds like a good boss.
Post by: star seed 7 on December 12, 2022, 06:13:46 PM
Post by: michigancat on December 12, 2022, 06:17:18 PM
There isn't a much worse action in business than firing or laying off someone. It feels terrible.
Yes. Even when they aren't very good at their jobs!
Post by: catastrophe on December 12, 2022, 07:15:47 PM
Do you think they figured out you were dual employed?I think it’s safe to say that having witlessly employed at least one person with a full time job, they probably were prone to hiring more help than they needed.
Post by: chum1 on December 12, 2022, 07:57:30 PM
Background: owner/CEO has a tendency to replace basically the entire leadership team every several years. He's like ADHD. Current leadership team has been in place 1-2 years. Current COO talked owner/CEO into replacing the finance VP for the first time in like 17 years. This old finance VP used to cut checks with company money to the owner/CEO for his own personal use. COO hired new finance VP.
Gossip from my friend on finance team: owner/CEO has been asking new finance VP for money. New finance VP does not comply. Owner/CEO approached my friend about new VP, basically asks how things are working out. Two days later, friend gets a text from the old finance VP, who friend hasn't heard from since they left the company. Friend days there's no way that's a coincidence.
Are we in store for yet another overhaul of the leadership team in the not too distant future?
Also, current leadership team has knives out for D2. (Seriously. This again.) Can he outlast them!? Lol.
History says yes on both.
Post by: catastrophe on December 12, 2022, 08:49:59 PM
Post by: chum1 on May 04, 2023, 08:17:00 AM
New org chart day at old job! 5th in 5 years.
Somehow, I still "report" to D2.
Also, current leadership team has knives out for D2. (Seriously. This again.) Can he outlast them!? Lol.
Heard a rumor that I may be officially reporting to someone who is not D2 soon.
Post by: wetwillie on May 04, 2023, 08:35:51 AM
Post by: mocat on May 04, 2023, 09:02:48 AM
Post by: chum1 on May 04, 2023, 09:19:14 AM
Did you jump back on the 2 job horse again?
Been too lazy. Good chance I'll start applying soon.
Post by: chum1 on May 04, 2023, 09:22:10 AM
what are some dumb things you've bought with your 2nd salary
Stocks
Post by: chum1 on May 07, 2023, 07:38:19 AM
First day I went in, D2 was telling everyone about maybe getting a side job at Trader Joe's. This struck me as part of a SUPER pathetic attempt to ask for a raise. Second time I went in, he had applied and was touting $19/hour and 20% discount. I think he's really doing it!
Post by: JaylenHouse on May 29, 2023, 05:39:53 PM
Post by: DaBigTrain on June 01, 2023, 02:00:27 PM
Sorry for the late reply, but I couldn't help but chuckle as I read through your job stories. It's always amusing to hear about the unique dynamics and personalities in different workplaces. On a more serious note, if you're aiming for that desired position or looking to advance in your career, I'd like to suggest not forgetting about the importance of Exam Preparation (https://sarkariprep.in/). Building up your knowledge and skills can make a significant difference when it comes to reaching your professional goals. So, while enjoying the anecdotes, let's also keep an eye on personal growth and development. Best of luck on your journey!
Thank you for your thoughtful message! I appreciate your reminder about the importance of personal growth and development, including exam preparation. Continuous learning and acquiring new skills are indeed essential for professional advancement. I'm glad you enjoyed the job stories, and I'll certainly keep your advice in mind as I continue on my journey. Best of luck to you as well in your own endeavors!
Post by: chum1 on June 22, 2023, 02:00:05 PM
I'm guessing they're going to tell him not to come back after his PTO.
Post by: ChiComCat on June 22, 2023, 02:30:45 PM
Post by: wetwillie on June 22, 2023, 05:42:02 PM
Post by: chum1 on July 05, 2023, 01:08:58 PM
If that's not crazy enough, D2 went to the ER last Wednesday, was admitted, and wasn't released until Sunday night. Last update he gave his boss about that was like Thursday of last week. She texted him on Monday morning in order to confirm he was working that day. After he'd been in the hospital! On the day he was supposed to start his PTO that she refused to approve! Holy crap!
Post by: steve dave on July 05, 2023, 02:09:04 PM
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Post by: chum1 on July 06, 2023, 11:09:54 AM
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I think he's in Florida" and then rolls her eyes.
Post by: steve dave on July 06, 2023, 11:24:41 AM
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Post by: steve dave on July 12, 2023, 07:07:43 PM
Refer him to your former side companyOMG
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Post by: steve dave on July 12, 2023, 07:08:05 PM
I wouldn't be surprised if he lawyers up. He tried to call me at 5:00, but I wasn't in the mood to listen to him rant.Do it for the fans
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Post by: KCFDcat on July 12, 2023, 10:15:49 PM
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Post by: DaBigTrain on July 13, 2023, 10:54:23 PM
Post by: steve dave on July 13, 2023, 11:08:14 PM
We were supposed to have a company meeting today. We were told it was rescheduled because the office was going to be closed for maintenance. I didn't think anything of that, but someone told me after the fact that the real reason the office was closed was the possibility of D2 losing his mind and doing who knows what.Listen, the main character may have.
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Post by: Tobias on July 14, 2023, 01:43:02 AM
Post by: mocat on July 14, 2023, 07:14:57 AM
so what did D2 tell you when you called him back to apologize for ghosting the other day?
lol
Post by: chum1 on April 05, 2024, 01:18:50 PM
Today, TWO DAYS after my last day, I get a text from them asking me if I can call the junior person to tell him how to do something. ARE YOU rough ridin' KIDDING ME!?!? I knew I didn't want to help (and, really, it would have taken a lot more than a phone call). So, I signed and downloaded the severance agreement and then replied that if they decide they need help with the sorts of solutions that I'd been delivering, I might be open to working on a contract basis. Stay tuned for that, I guess.
Fortunately for me, I've been dual jobbing again for the past six months. Man, let me tell you something. The security of NGAF if you lose a job is like nothing else.
Post by: steve dave on April 05, 2024, 01:29:35 PM
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Post by: passranch on April 05, 2024, 01:39:54 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTOKJTRHMdw
Except in texting form.
Post by: Stupid Fitz on April 05, 2024, 02:53:21 PM
I got laid off from my original job on Wednesday. (The place with D2.) I kinda saw it coming. They were a little too conspicuous about having me train a junior person on what I was doing. When they broke the news to me, I immediately thought of all of the things that the junior person wouldn't be able to do or even figure out how to do on his own and how much of a bind they would truly be in on certain things.[/b]
Today, TWO DAYS after my last day, I get a text from them asking me if I can call the junior person to tell him how to do something. ARE YOU rough ridin' KIDDING ME!?!? I knew I didn't want to help (and, really, it would have taken a lot more than a phone call). So, I signed and downloaded the severance agreement and then replied that if they decide they need help with the sorts of solutions that I'd been delivering, I might be open to working on a contract basis. Stay tuned for that, I guess.
Fortunately for me, I've been dual jobbing again for the past six months. Man, let me tell you something. The security of NGAF if you lose a job is like nothing else.
Has to be a feeling like nothing else. Like, normally this would be soul crushing and you would be trying to figure out how to pay bills and feed the family, but Chum is like, thanks for the info, can we end this call early, I have like 3 more Zoom meetings today with people at my other jobs.
Post by: steve dave on April 05, 2024, 03:04:27 PM
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Post by: chum1 on April 05, 2024, 03:20:07 PM
Has to be a feeling like nothing else. Like, normally this would be soul crushing and you would be trying to figure out how to pay bills and feed the family, but Chum is like, thanks for the info, can we end this call early, I have like 3 more Zoom meetings today with people at my other jobs.
It reminded me of the last time this happened and I could tell that the other person felt WAY worse about it than I did.
For me, the downside is mostly just that it's annoying to find another job. Also, I've been attempting to work two jobs for three years, but because of two layoffs, only have dual income for two years to show for it. Leaving money on the table!
Post by: chum1 on April 05, 2024, 03:20:45 PM
What kind of severance package did you get?
One month of pay and health insurance. Seems shitty to me, but I don't know what the norm is.
Post by: michigancat on April 05, 2024, 03:52:01 PM
I think it depends on level but when I've dealt with them it's typically a week per year of employmentWhat kind of severance package did you get?
One month of pay and health insurance. Seems shitty to me, but I don't know what the norm is.
Post by: steve dave on April 05, 2024, 05:25:20 PM
I think it depends on level but when I've dealt with them it's typically a week per year of employmentWhat kind of severance package did you get?
One month of pay and health insurance. Seems shitty to me, but I don't know what the norm is.
ours for non-executives is 2 weeks + 2 weeks for every year of employment. but we're a euro company and a lot of that nasty euro socialism bleeds into a lot of our benefits and practices.
Post by: pissclams on April 06, 2024, 09:22:39 AM
yours is probably the norm, I deal with this stuff. there’s usually a 4-6 month max. when i left sprint, I got paid for almost a year + full benefits. good grief.I think it depends on level but when I've dealt with them it's typically a week per year of employmentWhat kind of severance package did you get?
One month of pay and health insurance. Seems shitty to me, but I don't know what the norm is.
ours for non-executives is 2 weeks + 2 weeks for every year of employment. but we're a euro company and a lot of that nasty euro socialism bleeds into a lot of our benefits and practices.
Post by: michigancat on April 06, 2024, 09:23:31 AM
Post by: Spracne on April 06, 2024, 10:13:47 AM
yours is probably the norm, I deal with this stuff. there’s usually a 4-6 month max. when i left sprint, I got paid for almost a year + full benefits. good grief.I think it depends on level but when I've dealt with them it's typically a week per year of employmentWhat kind of severance package did you get?
One month of pay and health insurance. Seems shitty to me, but I don't know what the norm is.
ours for non-executives is 2 weeks + 2 weeks for every year of employment. but we're a euro company and a lot of that nasty euro socialism bleeds into a lot of our benefits and practices.
My old firm had like 3-6 months regardless of service term, and that could end up being hundreds of thousands of dollars. Nice "work" if you can get it.
Post by: 8manpick on April 06, 2024, 04:44:35 PM
Post by: wetwillie on April 06, 2024, 05:11:41 PM
Post by: catastrophe on April 06, 2024, 05:58:06 PM
Quitting your job without another one lined up is the ultimate flexYeah in my line of work we call those people legends.
Post by: Spracne on April 07, 2024, 08:45:01 AM
Quitting your job without another one lined up is the ultimate flex
I did this!
Post by: wetwillie on April 07, 2024, 08:47:31 AM
Post by: Spracne on April 07, 2024, 09:06:07 AM
Do you go out Chappelle style after he won the lottery?
Hell no.
Post by: pissclams on April 07, 2024, 09:32:35 AM
me too. i hated that job, couldn’t sleep or eat. i had prepared my letter of resignation and had been carrying it in my bag for a week or two, not knowing exactly when i would tender it because this job and the people who I worked with were soulless ghouls.Quitting your job without another one lined up is the ultimate flex
I did this!
i had a week of vacation scheduled to begin on a Friday and a meeting scheduled with my boss and my bosses boss scheduled for Thursday pm to discuss an upcoming project that they had pinned my name to.
i go into the meeting and they start yapping at me about the new project and yada yada yada. i couldn’t sit there anymore and listen to them. i just said, let me just stop you guys right there and i reached into my bag and pulled out my letter, signed it, slid it across the table, and walked out. their jaws dropped. i gave them two weeks but never showed my face there again except to drop off my laptop. this was at one of KC’s larger employers. felt great.
Post by: Spracne on April 07, 2024, 10:20:17 AM
Post by: Katpappy on April 07, 2024, 09:12:06 PM
Mine was less dramatic. I just told my main 2 bosses that I was quitting and let them spread the news to those who needed to know. They each tried to talk me out of it, and then allowed me to officially stay on without working until a date certain I was to receive my rather substantial bonus. I will say, I really put them in the lurch with the timing, as 1 was 1 of only 2 associates on their little team, and we were in the middle of some big cases. I feel bad for the associate I left behind ...
NO, YOU DIDN't. You loved it like a kid in a candy store.
Post by: Spracne on April 07, 2024, 09:25:22 PM
Mine was less dramatic. I just told my main 2 bosses that I was quitting and let them spread the news to those who needed to know. They each tried to talk me out of it, and then allowed me to officially stay on without working until a date certain I was to receive my rather substantial bonus. I will say, I really put them in the lurch with the timing, as 1 was 1 of only 2 associates on their little team, and we were in the middle of some big cases. I feel bad for the associate I left behind ...
NO, YOU DIDN't. You loved it like a kid in a candy store.
Lies. I did feel slightly guilty, because he was younger than I was. And I knew he was already overworked and would be even more so. That's just the nature of the beast, though. I had to do what was right for me.
Post by: Stupid Fitz on April 08, 2024, 08:21:25 AM
1)how little I was being paid and he was actually really cool to me and pissed about it and promised he would remedy the situation if I stayed.
2)how much I hated being there and hated what they wanted me to do. They wanted me in more of a sales role and I rough ridin' hated sales. I told them this over and over and they just ignored me. I finally told him that if I was in a meeting and landed the biggest account in the company's history, I would still be miserable during said meeting. He just looked at me and said, "I really appreciate you telling me this". Ha
Post by: michigancat on April 08, 2024, 09:54:53 AM
I had been trying to get a different job for a while and when it finally opened and I got an offer, I went in to my immediate boss to put in my 2 weeks. In that meeting he learned 2 things.
1)how little I was being paid and he was actually really cool to me and pissed about it and promised he would remedy the situation if I stayed.
2)how much I hated being there and hated what they wanted me to do. They wanted me in more of a sales role and I rough ridin' hated sales. I told them this over and over and they just ignored me. I finally told him that if I was in a meeting and landed the biggest account in the company's history, I would still be miserable during said meeting. He just looked at me and said, "I really appreciate you telling me this". Ha
This manager sounds like a liar and/or an idiot. Probably a little of both.
Managers, know if your people are unhappy and reward good people before they leave or threaten to leave.
Post by: Stupid Fitz on April 08, 2024, 09:58:56 AM
I had been trying to get a different job for a while and when it finally opened and I got an offer, I went in to my immediate boss to put in my 2 weeks. In that meeting he learned 2 things.
1)how little I was being paid and he was actually really cool to me and pissed about it and promised he would remedy the situation if I stayed.
2)how much I hated being there and hated what they wanted me to do. They wanted me in more of a sales role and I rough ridin' hated sales. I told them this over and over and they just ignored me. I finally told him that if I was in a meeting and landed the biggest account in the company's history, I would still be miserable during said meeting. He just looked at me and said, "I really appreciate you telling me this". Ha
This manager sounds like a liar and/or an idiot. Probably a little of both.
Managers, know if your people are unhappy and reward good people before they leave or threaten to leave.
Possibly. I had only recently moved to his office so there is a decent chance he didn't know what I was being paid. I don't think the sales part is that weird. Sales people are different human beings and lots of them think they can change your mind no matter the situation. That is literally what they do all day. He was also probably a dumbass too though. :dunno:
Post by: michigancat on April 08, 2024, 12:08:50 PM
I had been trying to get a different job for a while and when it finally opened and I got an offer, I went in to my immediate boss to put in my 2 weeks. In that meeting he learned 2 things.
1)how little I was being paid and he was actually really cool to me and pissed about it and promised he would remedy the situation if I stayed.
2)how much I hated being there and hated what they wanted me to do. They wanted me in more of a sales role and I rough ridin' hated sales. I told them this over and over and they just ignored me. I finally told him that if I was in a meeting and landed the biggest account in the company's history, I would still be miserable during said meeting. He just looked at me and said, "I really appreciate you telling me this". Ha
This manager sounds like a liar and/or an idiot. Probably a little of both.
Managers, know if your people are unhappy and reward good people before they leave or threaten to leave.
Possibly. I had only recently moved to his office so there is a decent chance he didn't know what I was being paid. I don't think the sales part is that weird. Sales people are different human beings and lots of them think they can change your mind no matter the situation. That is literally what they do all day. He was also probably a dumbass too though. :dunno:
I don't know how long you were his manager but I knew the salaries of everyone I managed. And if I took on someone new, the first thing I'd do is check in on what they like and don't like and what they want to do with their career. It's entirely possible he couldn't do anything about the salary thing, but it sounds like he thought he could have.
Was your a manager a sales person? I work with plenty of sales people and get that they are different but I still think my take of "liar and/or idiot" applies to most of them.
Post by: chum1 on April 11, 2024, 07:50:28 PM
He's still bffs with D1, who still does contract work for our former employer. So, he'd heard I was laid off.
I didn't gain any additional insight about what happened when he was fired. Still don't know what to believe about any of it. I did enjoy that he started out by saying, "I wish those people the best and don't have any ill will toward any of them," and then finished with a 15 minute rant about what awful people they are and that the owner needs to get some white paint to cover up the scripture on his office walls because he's rough ridin' evil.
Post by: Trim on April 11, 2024, 07:51:35 PM
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Post by: DaBigTrain on April 11, 2024, 10:10:18 PM
Post by: stevedaveKSU on April 11, 2024, 10:41:14 PM
I’m good with just one job. I wouldn’t be able to travel like I have been if I attempted 2. I had over 30 flights last year that weren’t work related. I’m already on pace to do the same this year. With that travel schedule and flexibility there’s no reason for me to even think about 2.(https://media4.giphy.com/media/tHJA1JRzcWDlzzMQ7F/giphy.gif)
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Post by: stevedaveKSU on April 11, 2024, 10:41:45 PM
Holy crap. D2 just called me out of the blue and told me that his new company might have a remote opening for me. LmaoYou must make this happen
He's still bffs with D1, who still does contract work for our former employer. So, he'd heard I was laid off.
I didn't gain any additional insight about what happened when he was fired. Still don't know what to believe about any of it. I did enjoy that he started out by saying, "I wish those people the best and don't have any ill will toward any of them," and then finished with a 15 minute rant about what awful people they are and that the owner needs to get some white paint to cover up the scripture on his office walls because he's rough ridin' evil.
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Post by: cfbandyman on April 11, 2024, 11:01:14 PM
Post by: DaBigTrain on April 11, 2024, 11:30:26 PM
:lol:I’m good with just one job. I wouldn’t be able to travel like I have been if I attempted 2. I had over 30 flights last year that weren’t work related. I’m already on pace to do the same this year. With that travel schedule and flexibility there’s no reason for me to even think about 2.(https://media4.giphy.com/media/tHJA1JRzcWDlzzMQ7F/giphy.gif)
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Post by: pissclams on April 12, 2024, 06:16:27 AM
I’m good with just one job. I wouldn’t be able to travel like I have been if I attempted 2. I had over 30 flights last year that weren’t work related. I’m already on pace to do the same this year. With that travel schedule and flexibility there’s no reason for me to even think about 2.more like da big airplane
Post by: chum1 on April 12, 2024, 06:42:37 AM
Post by: pissclams on April 12, 2024, 07:00:21 AM
D2 also mentioned that his new company is the type to acquire other companies. Which seems true because they have all of these random ass locations on their website. So, another funny part of the call was him mentioning the possibility of the new company acquiring the old company. He said, "and if that happens, it's like, 'COO, you're gone. CFO, gone. Don't need you any more.'" I was thinking to myself, "oh, you've been thinking about this for a while." 100% chance that he suggests this idea to the new company.for this to come full circle, i hope you work for him and his new company acquires one of the other companies that employ you. everyone will be asking you if you’ve met the other chum1 yet. you’ll have to join team meetings with two different laptops and only be able to turn on one camera. this will turn into a movie.
Post by: catastrophe on April 12, 2024, 08:16:05 AM
Crap I really need to see this movieD2 also mentioned that his new company is the type to acquire other companies. Which seems true because they have all of these random ass locations on their website. So, another funny part of the call was him mentioning the possibility of the new company acquiring the old company. He said, "and if that happens, it's like, 'COO, you're gone. CFO, gone. Don't need you any more.'" I was thinking to myself, "oh, you've been thinking about this for a while." 100% chance that he suggests this idea to the new company.for this to come full circle, i hope you work for him and his new company acquires one of the other companies that employ you. everyone will be asking you if you’ve met the other chum1 yet. you’ll have to join team meetings with two different laptops and only be able to turn on one camera. this will turn into a movie.
Post by: Trim on April 12, 2024, 08:40:27 AM
Post by: Spracne on April 12, 2024, 12:19:36 PM
D2 also mentioned that his new company is the type to acquire other companies. Which seems true because they have all of these random ass locations on their website. So, another funny part of the call was him mentioning the possibility of the new company acquiring the old company. He said, "and if that happens, it's like, 'COO, you're gone. CFO, gone. Don't need you any more.'" I was thinking to myself, "oh, you've been thinking about this for a while." 100% chance that he suggests this idea to the new company.for this to come full circle, i hope you work for him and his new company acquires one of the other companies that employ you. everyone will be asking you if you’ve met the other chum1 yet. you’ll have to join team meetings with two different laptops and only be able to turn on one camera. this will turn into a movie.
Incredible! In the eye of your mind, who do you see playing the role of chum1? Feel free to cast the other principle characters, as well. I don't want to steal your chum1 thunder, but I'm thinking Matthew Lillard as D2.