Talk About Work Thread

gaijinmark wrote: Tell her that you married a jerk in his 20s and look what happened :nut: [/list:u]

I don't like bring up my personal info with students. The last thing I need is parents calling me telling me I'm influencing their children down the wrong path.

Wynter wrote:

I don't like bring up my personal info with students. The last thing I need is parents calling me telling me I'm influencing their children down the wrong path.

Gomen Sensei, I will try to be more respectful of your private life. >> Calls papparazzi to setup ambush<< [/list:u]

So, a customer calls in and her problem is she can connect to the internet fine on her computer but her husband can't connect on his. I asked what kind of computer he has and she replied, "He's got a Dell. I've got a Mac. I'm the smart one." :say_ouch:

gaijinmark wrote:So, a customer calls in and her problem is she can connect to the internet fine on her computer but her husband can't connect on his. I asked what kind of computer he has and she replied, "He's got a Dell. I've got a Mac. I'm the smart one." :say_ouch:

I can only imagine how much snarkier Mac owners have become from those Mac vs. PC ads. :shakehead:

FarOutFreak wrote:

I can only imagine how much snarkier Mac owners have become from those Mac vs. PC ads. :shakehead:

I'm not snarky... :pout: :puppydog:

Wynter wrote:

I'm not snarky... :pout: :puppydog:

I know. :glomp: When she said that the first thing I thought was, "One point for Sensei!" :victory: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: I know. :glomp: When she said that the first thing I thought was, "One point for Sensei!" :victory: [/list:u]

:mrgreen:

What ended up being the problem for the guy? Forget to plug the ethernet wire in? :beaten:

Wynter wrote:
What ended up being the problem for the guy? Forget to plug the ethernet wire in? :beaten:

Wish it had been that simple. We had to do some configuring on his pc to pickup their wireless router. [/list:u]

Wynter wrote:

I'm not snarky... :pout: :puppydog:

No worries... Macbook user here. :mrgreen:

The ads were funny, but got stale after a while. John Hodgman can probably kick that guy's ass anyways.

gaijinmark wrote: Wish it had been that simple. We had to do some configuring on his pc to pickup their wireless router. [/list:u]

Well, I'll know who to call then when the sis gets a new comp with wireless. ;)

FarOutFreak wrote:

No worries... Macbook user here. :mrgreen:

The ads were funny, but got stale after a while. John Hodgman can probably kick that guy's ass anyways.

LOL! True say.

Our office manager told me that the Queen has her taking care of the Queen's personal bills (electricity, gas, water, etc.) on company time....

I told our office manager that the Queen was crossing the line and was taking advantage of her good nature... :shakehead:

Shit, that pisses me off to no end. :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble:

Wynter wrote:Well, I'll know who to call then when the sis gets a new comp with wireless.

Okey-dokey, but be advised I do NOT fix "RTM" errors (RTM = Read The Manual!!! :beatyou: ) [/list:u]

bmwracer wrote:Our office manager told me that the Queen has her taking care of the Queen's personal bills (electricity, gas, water, etc.) on company time....

I told our office manager that the Queen was crossing the line and was taking advantage of her good nature... :shakehead:

Shit, that pisses me off to no end. :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble:

The Queen shouldn't be a people manager! :shakehead:
Poor girl - is there a way to escalate this?

I am a college student and it seems like I am almost like having a job. Well, everybody knows that school works are pretty hard. You have to be awake, burning the midnight oil and do what your annoying professor assigned to you. IT SUCKS! But what I always think is, spending 3 more years in college will be over soon. Haha. I know I can do it, yet, DOING ASSIGNMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS STILL PISSED ME OF!!!! :metaldevil: :twisted: :usuck:

We do have a "talk crap about school thread" http://jdorama.com/viewpost.619664.htm#619664 But it doesn't get much use which is surprising when you consider how many students are in this forum. :headscratch:

gaijinmark wrote:We do have a "talk crap about school thread" http://jdorama.com/viewpost.619664.htm#619664 But it doesn't get much use which is surprising when you consider how many students are in this forum. :headscratch:

They apparently don't know how to use the Search Engine. :beaten:

O.K. this was a good one. Last Friday was payday. In another dept. in the same building I work in, they gave the paychecks to the staff associate (secretary) for the manager on Thursday nite because the manager wouldn't be here on Friday. Turns out the staff associate took Friday off as well and NOBODY could find the paychecks. When she came in today, they asked here where they were and she said, 'Right under my keyboard." :crazy: A few people were more than a little pissed off.

gaijinmark wrote:A few people were more than a little pissed off.

:sweat: which is understandable, most people - surprise surprise - actually depend on their income, because have loans and rent to pay ...

I attended my first Retirement party today. Mr. S retired after 36 years teaching. :applaud: He taught me Grade 10 History and lead me and our staff as the branch rep.

It was quite a nice party, but I'm sure I was the youngest person there. Awkward. Especially when one teacher, in his speech, mentioned that I wasn't even born when Mr. S passed his 10 year mark in the profession.

EstherM wrote:The Queen shouldn't be a people manager! :shakehead:
Poor girl - is there a way to escalate this?

I told the office manager that she's needs to draw the line... If she allows it to happen, then she has no business complaining about it.

It's totally inappropriate and unprofessional.... And shows what a freaking hypocrite the Queen is. :grumble: