It's not an official work function. It's a union get together for new hires. They are serving food since I had to fill out a food order form. I am going to the union president's home on the 12th to prepare for the get together on the 24th.
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unnamednewbie13 wrote:
That reads with a wink.
Well presumably you have a book of your thoughts to sell.SuperJail Warden wrote:
The district's union president wants me to talk to the new hires at a luncheon.
What should I say? This is a first.
Fuck Israel
I've been moved to a diff office whose previous occupant has been 95%wfh for years. I've found notepads in here older than me. It is filled with stuff 5+ years old
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Does his pens still have ink or did they dry out? If you find food, you should eat it.
nah the food was left by a drug addict. there is coffee that expired 6 years ago
didnt check pens
didnt check pens
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Tell me more about this drug addict. Drug addicts in the workplace?
It's manufacturing in a small city in the middle of nowhere. 75% smoke. Just as many drink. Plenty use weed. Unsure how many do worse drugs that are still employed.
Basically guy always acted a lil weird no big deal but he was wayyy out of it the day he was fired. Odd other stories but they get too specific.
Basically guy always acted a lil weird no big deal but he was wayyy out of it the day he was fired. Odd other stories but they get too specific.
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Thank you for your contribution. What do you think he was on? Did he seem happy or like he was having a good time? What did he do to get fired?
So many questions. More stories please.
Thank you for your contribution. What do you think he was on? Did he seem happy or like he was having a good time? What did he do to get fired?
So many questions. More stories please.
Only second hand knowledge. He about passed out in a meeting.
tl;dr workplace episode
Putting a 100% moratorium on participating in any workplace political discussion. I already didn't like getting sucked into it (and think it's a bad idea on principle), but was willing to talk when not otherwise occupied just for the occasional interesting conversation.
One of the execs had a violent tantrum over political stuff and started throwing crap around and knocking stuff over because the news told him that white men, especially middle-aged or older, are Bad People, although he couldn't provide any quotes or specifics. "THEY said it, and that's the way I feel!" translated that's what Fox or name-a-shock-jock said. Of course the CRT came into play, which was not defined but rather used as an ambiguous bludgeon.
It evolved into that from a completely unrelated point into raised voices and karate-chop finger pointing. When the not-conversation (overlapping voices, not a true exchange) was cut short (I dropped out because didn't feel like being subject to an increasingly embittered rant), that's when the crazy shit started going down. Stuff thrown around, knocked over, doors punched. The large mason jar on his desk was definitely filled with box wine, and not "cranberry juice."
The performance was stressful and embarrassing to the otherwise uninvolved audience. We are small, don't have an HR department, and neither I nor anyone else present was in a ranking position to tell him off. Tomorrow is going to be awkward. I have to interact with him on another project, and he's still storming about.
I'm not interested in drunken ramblings about the "lot of things Nazis got right," or the evils and unfairness of the "culture war" against white people, in any combination.
Fucking surreal.
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I'm going to update my plans on new employment just in case things get worse. He's very emotive and a lot of it is just for dramatic show. But on the off-hand chance it deteriorates into something worse, I don't particularly want to become a statistic. Very juvenile behavior.
Not really sure where I'd go because I've heard some horrible stuff over the phone going on in offices I might have applied to. But there's some stuff that needs to be got together, especially in case I end up in a new field entirely.
Post might be macbethed in a bit, just wanted to vent.
Putting a 100% moratorium on participating in any workplace political discussion. I already didn't like getting sucked into it (and think it's a bad idea on principle), but was willing to talk when not otherwise occupied just for the occasional interesting conversation.
One of the execs had a violent tantrum over political stuff and started throwing crap around and knocking stuff over because the news told him that white men, especially middle-aged or older, are Bad People, although he couldn't provide any quotes or specifics. "THEY said it, and that's the way I feel!" translated that's what Fox or name-a-shock-jock said. Of course the CRT came into play, which was not defined but rather used as an ambiguous bludgeon.
It evolved into that from a completely unrelated point into raised voices and karate-chop finger pointing. When the not-conversation (overlapping voices, not a true exchange) was cut short (I dropped out because didn't feel like being subject to an increasingly embittered rant), that's when the crazy shit started going down. Stuff thrown around, knocked over, doors punched. The large mason jar on his desk was definitely filled with box wine, and not "cranberry juice."
The performance was stressful and embarrassing to the otherwise uninvolved audience. We are small, don't have an HR department, and neither I nor anyone else present was in a ranking position to tell him off. Tomorrow is going to be awkward. I have to interact with him on another project, and he's still storming about.
I'm not interested in drunken ramblings about the "lot of things Nazis got right," or the evils and unfairness of the "culture war" against white people, in any combination.
Fucking surreal.
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I'm going to update my plans on new employment just in case things get worse. He's very emotive and a lot of it is just for dramatic show. But on the off-hand chance it deteriorates into something worse, I don't particularly want to become a statistic. Very juvenile behavior.
Not really sure where I'd go because I've heard some horrible stuff over the phone going on in offices I might have applied to. But there's some stuff that needs to be got together, especially in case I end up in a new field entirely.
Post might be macbethed in a bit, just wanted to vent.
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I am very sorry you had to go through that. I am sure everything will be fine.
Thanks mac, I think I'm just now coming off the shock of it. It's like at the crossroads of anxiety and an energy drink crash.
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You do things with hardware and stuff? Get a teacher license and become a carpentry teacher.
Getting a job in public education has been something I considered off and on since high school, although my experience as an unofficial sort of "student administrator" and seeing a lot of the inside nonsense sort of put me off. Maybe it was just that particular district's environment. Still, one of the regular what-if daydreams. I've been at this particular job for 15 years, and don't really fancy another 20 or whatever.
Part of me would be sad to see the tail end of the company though since I helped grow it since its infancy. I am also owed loan money that I may need to write off as a bad investment.
e: If I got into teaching, I'm not really sure what subject I'd like. Being a shop teacher sounds like a nightmare of making sure students don't chop their fingers off, and I think the course could be dropped if the high school is struggling.
One that would probably most closely fit with my formal college education is computer science or art.
Part of me would be sad to see the tail end of the company though since I helped grow it since its infancy. I am also owed loan money that I may need to write off as a bad investment.
e: If I got into teaching, I'm not really sure what subject I'd like. Being a shop teacher sounds like a nightmare of making sure students don't chop their fingers off, and I think the course could be dropped if the high school is struggling.
One that would probably most closely fit with my formal college education is computer science or art.
I've got routes available that would put me in companies with HR, codes of conduct (on paper, lol), and better benefits, though I think more of a change than that is ahead if this is the end of the road.
Things will probably be back to normal tomorrow, maybe even with an apology. But I'm getting tired of dealing with outbursts from grown-ass men over the dumbest, not-even-work-relevant stuff. Contrarian stubbornness to a pathological degree. Eventually it might have an appreciable effect on my health if it isn't already. Like, hang a punching or something and take it out on that. And stop drinking ffs, your gut is out to here.
One of the office staff was all set for an on-site pit fire, but nobody was in the mood.
Things will probably be back to normal tomorrow, maybe even with an apology. But I'm getting tired of dealing with outbursts from grown-ass men over the dumbest, not-even-work-relevant stuff. Contrarian stubbornness to a pathological degree. Eventually it might have an appreciable effect on my health if it isn't already. Like, hang a punching or something and take it out on that. And stop drinking ffs, your gut is out to here.
One of the office staff was all set for an on-site pit fire, but nobody was in the mood.
I assumed people like this only existed as internet memes.
That said some of the americans I met at Ford were fucking weird, there was an engineer who believed firmly that the supply of oil was limitless as it was produced continuously underground by the earth as part of a natural process which would go on forever.
That said some of the americans I met at Ford were fucking weird, there was an engineer who believed firmly that the supply of oil was limitless as it was produced continuously underground by the earth as part of a natural process which would go on forever.
Fuck Israel
Oh man don't get me started at great length on some of the resource/climate/supply stuff I heard. I've typed much of it out in anecdotal snippets already.
There is no sand issue and stuff like paint and semiconductor shortages are purely the fault of environmental regulations or something. The gas prices are high because of wind power. "Forest fires? Clear brush!" Ignore study indicating that the fire spread faster through cleared brush than thick vegetation. Something-something tree-huggers.
*goes on at length*
Goal posts moved on vaccine. Before the FDA approval on a vaccine, "I don't want to be a test dummy, it's not even FDA approved!" Now that the Pfizer has been FDA approved, it's not good enough ("I'm not getting that shit in my arm," mRNA scary VERY NEW, experimental stuff! "Not enough time for studies," er, documentation is extensive, as to be expected from a huge rollout). Actually, the goal posts haven't moved back so much as they've switched to a different track. One of them is like "mmm, I think I'm going with the J&J." Moderna is on track to FDA approval. J&J hasn't even filed yet afaik.
One out of a hundred thousand doctors or w/e speaks out against the crowd of peers, and that's what's latched onto. Very tropish, "the scientist ignored by peers/government, but then the plot point happens, they were right after all, and all the experts look stupid." "Scientists said we couldn't fly before!" Oh, what year was that again?
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The people are real, and they're out there. Things that should just be math, science, and working theories are a matter of political opinion, tribalism, gUt FeELiNgS (unable to supply dates, quotes, names, other specifics; or even by their own admission unfamiliar with), and they will fight you over it.
I don't care so much when there's a reasonable give and take on something fluid like social matters and historical interpretation, but I'm not going to humor any more tantrums. But I have had it up to here with being the sounding board in that kind of mercurial working environment.
There is no sand issue and stuff like paint and semiconductor shortages are purely the fault of environmental regulations or something. The gas prices are high because of wind power. "Forest fires? Clear brush!" Ignore study indicating that the fire spread faster through cleared brush than thick vegetation. Something-something tree-huggers.
*goes on at length*
Goal posts moved on vaccine. Before the FDA approval on a vaccine, "I don't want to be a test dummy, it's not even FDA approved!" Now that the Pfizer has been FDA approved, it's not good enough ("I'm not getting that shit in my arm," mRNA scary VERY NEW, experimental stuff! "Not enough time for studies," er, documentation is extensive, as to be expected from a huge rollout). Actually, the goal posts haven't moved back so much as they've switched to a different track. One of them is like "mmm, I think I'm going with the J&J." Moderna is on track to FDA approval. J&J hasn't even filed yet afaik.
One out of a hundred thousand doctors or w/e speaks out against the crowd of peers, and that's what's latched onto. Very tropish, "the scientist ignored by peers/government, but then the plot point happens, they were right after all, and all the experts look stupid." "Scientists said we couldn't fly before!" Oh, what year was that again?
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The people are real, and they're out there. Things that should just be math, science, and working theories are a matter of political opinion, tribalism, gUt FeELiNgS (unable to supply dates, quotes, names, other specifics; or even by their own admission unfamiliar with), and they will fight you over it.
I don't care so much when there's a reasonable give and take on something fluid like social matters and historical interpretation, but I'm not going to humor any more tantrums. But I have had it up to here with being the sounding board in that kind of mercurial working environment.
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Ask them to explain magnetism.
"Ah OK yeah, have a great day" Works for me dealing with these people which I pretty well never have to, since most of my cowrkers are fairly smart and the dumb ones know to stay away from me.
My current GM comes out with some stream of consciousness gibberish, if you're going to just blurt out whatever stupid stuff is on your mind that contradicts what you just blurted out a minute ago probably shouldn't do it in front of 100 people.
"Company is doing great, this is the most reliable business unit in the whole company, GM really pleased with the revenue and profit, also times are tough so we are scrapping the canteen fruit basket something has to give, coronavirus, downturn, El Nino etc"
Or moan about your personal problems which are trivial to everyone else.
"Yeah with this coronavirus my son can't fly over from interstate for his holiday so thats put me in a bad mood, then I find the auditors need the conference room for their audit which is going to be ALL WEEK so I have to do zoom calls FROM MY DESK. This is ridiculous now I'm REALLY ANNOYED"
Great news though, we have a new CEO who has exactly zero experience of electronics, electrical products or manufactured goods of any kind, having worked exclusively for mining companies producing commodity raw materials.
Telecon intro is tomorrow, I've bet my coworker $5 he's going to say "Ah yeah, this is all uh new to me so you're all going to er need to bear with me as I um get up to er speed, so ah be patient with me, thanks!"
"Ah OK yeah, have a great day" Works for me dealing with these people which I pretty well never have to, since most of my cowrkers are fairly smart and the dumb ones know to stay away from me.
My current GM comes out with some stream of consciousness gibberish, if you're going to just blurt out whatever stupid stuff is on your mind that contradicts what you just blurted out a minute ago probably shouldn't do it in front of 100 people.
"Company is doing great, this is the most reliable business unit in the whole company, GM really pleased with the revenue and profit, also times are tough so we are scrapping the canteen fruit basket something has to give, coronavirus, downturn, El Nino etc"
Or moan about your personal problems which are trivial to everyone else.
"Yeah with this coronavirus my son can't fly over from interstate for his holiday so thats put me in a bad mood, then I find the auditors need the conference room for their audit which is going to be ALL WEEK so I have to do zoom calls FROM MY DESK. This is ridiculous now I'm REALLY ANNOYED"
Great news though, we have a new CEO who has exactly zero experience of electronics, electrical products or manufactured goods of any kind, having worked exclusively for mining companies producing commodity raw materials.
Telecon intro is tomorrow, I've bet my coworker $5 he's going to say "Ah yeah, this is all uh new to me so you're all going to er need to bear with me as I um get up to er speed, so ah be patient with me, thanks!"
Fuck Israel
Small business like a small town, everyone knows each other. It's hard to avoid casual conversation without looking like you're giving someone the brush-off. After yesterday, it's like "who could blame me," but then again they very well could anyway.
I can at least say I've tried to be open.
re: travel
Listened to a radio program today talking about how the governor of Hawaii is asking for people to reschedule their vacations because of COVID and the hospital situation. Business purposes only, please. Went over to recordings of interviews with people who were variations of "no way, we waited last year but not again, we have to go."
I get that that Hawaiian economy wants tourism, and don't know what the state plans to do to abate economic loss. I don't think anyone wants to go to Hawaii just to sit in a hotel for a few weeks under quarantine. Nightmare to enforce.
I can at least say I've tried to be open.
re: travel
Listened to a radio program today talking about how the governor of Hawaii is asking for people to reschedule their vacations because of COVID and the hospital situation. Business purposes only, please. Went over to recordings of interviews with people who were variations of "no way, we waited last year but not again, we have to go."
I get that that Hawaiian economy wants tourism, and don't know what the state plans to do to abate economic loss. I don't think anyone wants to go to Hawaii just to sit in a hotel for a few weeks under quarantine. Nightmare to enforce.
Also a small business in a small town here, everyone rotates between the various businesses in their sector trying to avoid each other.
I'm about done, I have a home micro-business to set up, then maybe I'll go make farm robots. Perhaps a snake catching drone.
Just need to find the pendant controller for the robot I scrounged then I don't care, I found the $2000 controller box last week. My colleague thinks he knows where it is. I managed to intercept my idiot manager before he tossed another irreplaceable and essential piece of equipment in the e-waste bin, he didn't even thank me, just need to repeat the trick with the pendant.
No idea what I'll do with the thing if I get it working, but its become a quest and if Frodo can complete his then I'm getting this robot up and running.
I'm about done, I have a home micro-business to set up, then maybe I'll go make farm robots. Perhaps a snake catching drone.
Just need to find the pendant controller for the robot I scrounged then I don't care, I found the $2000 controller box last week. My colleague thinks he knows where it is. I managed to intercept my idiot manager before he tossed another irreplaceable and essential piece of equipment in the e-waste bin, he didn't even thank me, just need to repeat the trick with the pendant.
No idea what I'll do with the thing if I get it working, but its become a quest and if Frodo can complete his then I'm getting this robot up and running.
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Fuck Israel
You could also make cat toys on the side. I've had more success with making jury-rigged toys for my own cats (they really liked raffia) than most of the pre-made stuff. Maybe a robot to play with trophy cats for uninterested owners.
I did think of using a $10,000 3 axis robot to tow around a cat toy, robot cat toys with video-conference facilities do exist.
My other plan was to set it up so japanese weirdos could pay to control the robot over the internet to clear poop out of the litter trays.
Like some hybrid between arcade claw games and whatever poop fetishists do with their time.
My other plan was to set it up so japanese weirdos could pay to control the robot over the internet to clear poop out of the litter trays.
Like some hybrid between arcade claw games and whatever poop fetishists do with their time.
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Boston D's parkour video went viral. It's going to be crazy when Terminators can just do that without practice. If they can do that, they can scoop poop.
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Let me know if you want to make the switch to education. I know a guy who knows a guy. Cool thing about education is that you get to join a union.
I gave my speech in front of the new union hires. It went well.
Funny thing happened yesterday that is a good counter example to your screaming conservative office monster...I was cleaning up the event with the other union people. We were carrying the leftover boxes to another building. I had nothing to carry meanwhile one of the petite union girls was carrying a big box. I offered to carry it since "I am a guy". The other union girl told me to "watch your gender norms. Girls can carry boxes too"
Okay, I guess I wont argue with equality. The two prettier union girls at the event are engaged and/or with boyfriend. The union's secretary is an Azn girl though and I think she likes me.
I gave my speech in front of the new union hires. It went well.
Funny thing happened yesterday that is a good counter example to your screaming conservative office monster...I was cleaning up the event with the other union people. We were carrying the leftover boxes to another building. I had nothing to carry meanwhile one of the petite union girls was carrying a big box. I offered to carry it since "I am a guy". The other union girl told me to "watch your gender norms. Girls can carry boxes too"
Okay, I guess I wont argue with equality. The two prettier union girls at the event are engaged and/or with boyfriend. The union's secretary is an Azn girl though and I think she likes me.