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The Complaining and Bitching Thread

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by ASU2003, Jan 14, 2013.

  1. cynthetiq

    cynthetiq Administrator Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    New York City
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  2. Lindy

    Lindy Moderator Staff Member

    Location:
    Nebraska
    Maybe not as much as you hope for.;)
     
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  3. POPEYE

    POPEYE Very Tilted

    Location:
    Tulsa
    I couldn't every day anyway but I do remember when the urge was there 10 times a day. LOL, so I bought some Anaconda XL, suppose to open up the blood flow and return my libido to its once glory days. Hope it works. That would make me a regular customer.
    As for my barn, I'll post some pics when I'm done. Its looking more like a 24 ×24 large shed.
     
  4. rogue49

    rogue49 Tech Kung Fu Artist Staff Member

    Location:
    Baltimore/DC
    It's my last day at my current job tomorrow...

    And these mother fuckers are driving me into the ground until the LAST moment.
    The client has had their new systems for a YEAR...a YEAR since I set them up for everyone else initially (even go a fuckin' award for it...and finally cashed in the night out on the town this past weekend...hey the chicks kept on flakin' on me)
    And they ask me to set them up the day before I go...including KVM switches. (so here I am...in suit and tie, crawling around, lugging hardware, etc)

    My voice is going from all the knowledge transfer meetings...where have the time, they're bitchin' that they don't want to do this or this isn't their role....or WHY is it setup this way (hey, not MY decision...)
    Too fuckin' bad...the top guy ordered them to get the training...and me to do it. (AND they're not backfilling me..."hiring freeze" Thank Trump)
    AND get this
    The high strung lead developer...he INSISTS that I do one on one training with him because HE can't pick it up in the group meetings
    So I do 2 hour long step by step hands-on walk throughs with him...while this ASSHOLE actually types out instructions for himself and takes screenshots for EVERY fuckin' step. (UGH!!)

    On top of every damned else they're asking of me...including admin lists...collecting documentation together.
    I finally said FUCK IT....and dumped my 3 GB of documentation I had for myself for 2 years....and put it all one damned archive on the shared server....and made a copy.
    And said...if you can't find it...you can find it in there.
    I copied ALL my work and docs from EVERY server I worked on and put it in there. (FIGURE IT OUT!)

    ---

    I actually told these folks TWO MONTHS ago...that I was planning on moving on. (didn't hide it...was discrete with the staff, but the mgmt knew)
    I told them, start getting ready...start asking for things...start training backups, etc...
    I"M NOT going to stay.
    Then they're surprised when I actually resigned...AND I gave them MORE than 2 weeks.
    And they still wait until the last minute on everything.

    ---

    BUT I guess my timing's good...
    Because they had a big meeting which the boss said I didn't have to go to (then I hear after he says, "Where is HE?? I don't know??")
    The contract hasn't been won YET, no guarantee of a win...and it might be extended...3-6 months at a time. (in limbo)
    No more talking ANYWHERE
    The new Trump director is walking around and if they see you talking then you're not working and they'll cut you (and they want to cut staff anyway...and the whole damned govt office is on the chopping block list)
    And about everyone's hours... (despite being on salary...they treat you as if you're hourly)

    ----

    Living chaos.
    Thank god I'm outta here.
    And I hope the new gig is more sane. (but you never know until you're in the middle of it...)

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    Thank you for letting me get that out.
    I'm going to take a nice long hot shower. (even though I need to do homework)
     
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  5. Was involved in a car accident this morning. Sitting at a red light. Car smashes into me. Car crashes into that car which forces the first car to hit me again...I was 10 minutes away from the office. Due to waiting for the police and report writing , ended up standing there waiting for 2 hours. Just 10 minutes away from the office. I was incredibly pissed off.

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  6. Lindy

    Lindy Moderator Staff Member

    Location:
    Nebraska
    Lincoln had record high temps -- in the upper seventies -- 4 days out of the last five. I spent Tuesday out in the sun in shorts and bikini top for about an hour to jumpstart my suntan. I love the feel of the sun on my skin after overdressing for the last few months.:cool:

    It is currently a windy 35 degrees with a thunderstorm in progress and snow promised for later tonight. Love this Nebraska weather.:rolleyes:
     
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  7. rogue49

    rogue49 Tech Kung Fu Artist Staff Member

    Location:
    Baltimore/DC
    I hope you're alright...beyond the anger & frustration
     
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  8. Thanks. I'm completely fine outside of the frustration. I drive a mountaineer and what hit me was a mini Cooper. Woman that hit her was driving a Kia. So the mini Cooper is totalled. And the Kia has significant damage. The trailer hitch on my truck was just forced to collapse from its locking position. Absolutely no damage to mine. DEFINITELY a blessing.

    The main thing that pissed me off was that we were in a school zone. And people were legit doing 50 to 60 mph through the area. Once the police came , took statements and what not. I'm just standing there in shock at how many people were STILL driving like idiots.

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  9. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX

    I'm glad to hear that you're OK and had no damage.

    I don't understand
    "...in a school zone. And people were legit doing 50 to 60 mph through the area."
     
  10. School zones in my area have a max speed limit of 20 mph. Due to the fact that children are present and there are schools on that street. But for some reason, people regularly speed through , and run red lights.

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  11. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    That's what I thought; the "legit" was puzzling me.
     
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  12. Common way of speaking in my area. I guess you can call it slang. Usually means "obviously".

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  13. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    Thanks for explaining.

    In my "old school" world legit is short for legitimately, hence the puzzlement.
    Obviously I don't get out much :p.
     
  14. redux

    redux Very Tilted

    Location:
    Foggy Bottom
    My boss just called me from Denver telling me I have to fill in for her on a workshop panel that starts in less than an hour. She knew last night and could have called me then to give me a little more prep time.

    I would bitch and complain more, but I know more about the subject matter than she does. Time to dust off a recent PowerPoint.
     
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  15. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    You could've pretended to be panicked, make her think you were going to blow it, made her panic (much would depend on how well she knows you). Then nailed it.
     
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  16. POPEYE

    POPEYE Very Tilted

    Location:
    Tulsa
    Probably why your filling in....covering up her insecurities.
     
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  17. Drove all the way to the college where I'm teaching for the first time.(45 minute drive from work) I was picking up books. In an email, I asked about the lesson plans. "Sure" she said.
    "We already have that taken care of" she said.

    2 hours in traffic home. I finally get the email response with the attachment. Body of the message says "plan attached".

    Already, I'm confused because it's a fucking word document for 2, 8 week courses. "Htf did she fit all that info into a single small sized word document?"
    I've been spending the last month developing materials for the new course I created for them. Because my summer was free, I agreed to teach two others as long as they have stuff lined up and prepped.

    I Open up the attachment...It's a fucking syllabus. I now have a few months to create my own shit. Thanks horrible planning lady. Mistress of miscommunication.

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  18. redux

    redux Very Tilted

    Location:
    Foggy Bottom
    We actually have a great relationship of mutual respect that serves us well. She is just a little forgetful on occasion and I'm saving this one for when I want a favor from her.

    And if you need a speaker on intergovernmental cooperative purchasing, I'm your guy!
     
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  19. omega

    omega Very Tilted

    The media falls all over themselves to talk about how presidential trump looked when reading from a teleprompter and cruelly using a widow's grief to sell his shit. The real headline should be "shit gibbon mimics human, zookeepers applaud over enthusiastically".
     
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