Boss Bitch
Simon
– December 18, 2007 02:38PM
For all your work woes.
Cloudscout
– February 10, 2009 02:27PM
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
“Madam, there's no such thing as a tough child... if you parboil them first for seven hours, they always come out tender.” W. C. Fields
Dr Phred
(Moderator)
– February 10, 2009 02:30PM
-Swine Flu free since...cough, cough...
Sorry, I'm a vegetarian....
John Willoughby
– February 10, 2009 03:09PM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Then why do you need flour for them?
johnny k
– February 10, 2009 03:22PM
Quote
Dr Phred
Of course Pillsbury is a customer of ours. Now they don't have enough profits to buy new computers from us. So now I can't afford any flour for MY kids....
Fine. May I direct you to
this?
:)
Jeff Cooper
– February 10, 2009 05:25PM
My colleague was contrite today. So I retract the "bat-shit insane" comment. We'll go with "temporarily bat-shit insane" instead.
Cloudscout
– February 18, 2009 11:01AM
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
I have been on a conference call for 6 1/2 hours now. Most of it has been spent waiting for people to do very basic tasks... things that should take 3 minutes are taking 25 minutes. It's ridiculous.
On the plus side, I'm rather impressed by the battery life on my cordless phone. It lasted for the first 5 1/2 hours before I had to put it back on the charger and switch to a different handset.
John Willoughby
– February 18, 2009 11:07AM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Billable hours....
rino
– February 19, 2009 05:47PM
In America, the only respectable form of socialism is socialism for the rich.
I hate work. Is that why it's not called laying around on your ass?
ddt
– February 19, 2009 06:33PM
"lying"...
aaaand that's me bringing my work to spork!
ddt
John Willoughby
– February 19, 2009 08:02PM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
One of my fond memories of the late sitcom "That 70's Show," was Red Foreman explaining to his son that he was supposed to hate work. "That's why it's called 'Work,' not 'Skippedy-doo' or 'Happy Fun Time.'"
El Jeffe
– February 20, 2009 02:35AM
What a journey.
Well, I met with 'work' yesterday. Things went well. They are what appears to be genuinely concerned that I might be coming back too soon. And they are willing to let me come back and work as little or as much, from home or office, etc. as I need to.
I am shooting for two weeks from now, part time, from home. My wife is also concerned, it seems. Since I told her the above, she just has this "I'm concerned" look. Hadn't seen it before. But I guess now that it's REALLY going to happen, she's thinking about how it will run me down, a bit, I think.
Jeff Cooper
– February 20, 2009 06:14AM
Good news, Bill, especially if they're really willing to let you go at your own pace.
rino
– February 20, 2009 07:10AM
In America, the only respectable form of socialism is socialism for the rich.
Great update Bill-O.
Yeah, grammar.
ddt
– February 20, 2009 07:14AM
good news, bill -- hope it keeps that trend line.
ddt
Ron Burns
– February 20, 2009 11:41AM
"We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation." Voltaire
Splendid Bill... sounds really positive.
stan adams
– March 06, 2009 09:38AM
Show of hands:
As anyone NOT gotten a statement from your management chain to the effect of "continued deterioration and volatility has forced us to revisit possible staff reductions"???
OT1H I appreciate the 'heads up', but WTF -- is anybody living under a rock and thinking that hundreds of millions of loses and sinking share prices is NOT going to cause the execs to rethink some shit? And what, we stiffs down here in worker-land (albeit highly compensated knowledge workerland...) can't do much to spin straw into gold... Do the big wigs think maybe that the less happy will jump on their own? Oh wait, there is NO PLACE to jump to...
Flustered.
El Jeffe
– March 06, 2009 10:05AM
What a journey.
Just ask who has tenure or works for gov; might be simpler. :)
stan adams
– March 13, 2009 12:22PM
Team of 9 employees and 3 contractors just became team of 9 + 2.
Fortunately I am one of the employees, but all of the contractors have more "time on the team" than me, so when the next round comes 'round...
El Jeffe
– March 13, 2009 12:24PM
What a journey.
That'll give you time to clean up the kitchen in your avatar, maybe.
stan adams
– March 13, 2009 12:57PM
How's your kitchen look after a full week of your butt in an office? ;^)
