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[#] Tue Dec 13 2016 16:29:00 UTC from fleeb

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That's what will come next year. At least, once I actually live in my home again.

In the meantime, I have two weeks to figure out where to live for the two months I'm likely to be out of a home.

[#] Tue Dec 13 2016 19:00:50 UTC from fleeb

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Meanwhile, today, I feel like I'm herding cats.

[#] Thu Dec 15 2016 14:37:27 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

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In the meantime, I have two weeks to figure out where to live for the

two months I'm likely to be out of a home.

In your office, of course. Then you'll live closer to work and work closer to home.

[#] Fri Dec 16 2016 16:46:33 UTC from fleeb

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True words, that.

They'll love the evenings with Melvin.

[#] Wed Dec 21 2016 21:27:27 UTC from Ragnar Danneskjold

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My boss threatened to walk down the hall and punch me in the face because I asked him if he ACTUALLY read my email.

Fucker.

[#] Wed Dec 21 2016 21:51:23 UTC from wizard of aahz

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There is a large difference between reading and comprehending.

[#] Wed Dec 21 2016 23:09:29 UTC from LoanShark

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a little tact goes a long way

^^^ something I still haven't quite learned.

[#] Thu Dec 22 2016 17:28:56 UTC from fleeb

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In situations like this, it's important to escalate. See how far you can push things until he breaks.

The insurance payoff in these situations can be lucrative.

[#] Thu Dec 22 2016 23:15:57 UTC from Ladyhawke

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Absolutely.  And from what I've read, if you do it right, you can even collect disability while you play golf or take a cruise to Aruba....



[#] Tue Dec 27 2016 19:25:58 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

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a little tact goes a long way

Tact is overrated. Fly off the handle first, ask questions later.

(Something I learned while observing Ragnar and his previous boss.)

[#] Tue Dec 27 2016 22:05:53 UTC from Ladyhawke

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zippity do da, zippity-ay....my, oh my, what waste of a day...

I just spent 7hrs troubleshooting connectivity issues with a bunch of people who can't think through a paper bag, while two PMs kind of sat there whinging about what to do....only to discover after I started personally banging heads together that the clowns had accidentally duped IPs on the network.  :-/



[#] Wed Dec 28 2016 15:43:33 UTC from Ragnar Danneskjold

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2016-12-27 14:25 from IGnatius T Foobar @uncnsrd
a little tact goes a long way

Tact is overrated. Fly off the handle first, ask questions later.

(Something I learned while observing Ragnar and his previous boss.)



This only works if the boss respects you and also has a thick skin. A paranoid boss who is afraid people may discover his weaknesses can respond very poorly to this method.

[#] Thu Dec 29 2016 15:57:40 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

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That means it's time to thin the herd. It's the same reason we should institute mandatory peanut butter consumption in schools.

[#] Fri Dec 30 2016 02:21:24 UTC from Ladyhawke

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Ha!!  If only we still worked in offices so I could sneak it into the cafeteria.....



[#] Wed Jan 04 2017 15:21:01 UTC from anonymous

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Uh oh. A clueless micromanager just landed in our organization. Must

make it a mission to scare this person away. Micromanagement will not

be tolerated.

The pointy hair is becoming easier and easier to see now.

The new cover sheet for the TPS reports will arrive any day now.

[#] Tue Jan 10 2017 18:15:24 UTC from fleeb

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I have something positive to say about work today!

For the first time since I started working here, we actually collaberated together, each one of us contributing our ideas, towards a particularly difficult goal.

This hasn't quite happened like this before. I'm really happy about it.

I think a combination of a new hire who isn't afraid to speak out, and me pulling back a bit on suggestions, contributed to this.

[#] Tue Jan 10 2017 22:13:44 UTC from Ragnar Danneskjold

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I got into a huge fight with my boss yesterday and basically dared him to fire me.

I'm still employed today.

Interesting.

[#] Tue Jan 10 2017 23:02:52 UTC from LoanShark

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2017-01-10 17:13 from Ragnar Danneskjold @uncnsrd
I got into a huge fight with my boss yesterday and basically dared him

to fire me.

I did the same thing on Friday. Word.

Now I only feel slightly better about shit around here. It's going to be a long road...

[#] Thu Jan 12 2017 00:34:35 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

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My former boss picked a fight with me yesterday, and found out from *his* boss that he should maybe stop doing that. Life is good :)

[#] Thu Jan 12 2017 12:18:51 UTC from fleeb

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Heh... one shouldn't toy with the folks who keep the machines running properly.

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