how bout the super quiet chinese guy that can barely speak english who refuses to speak up, repeat himself or let anyone else from his company explain what he means

..that was a fucking waste of an hour of my life

8/20/2009 1:59:09 PM

E-mail ftw

8/20/2009 2:06:19 PM

People moving into the apartments next door that park their shit in the office parking lot to move in, who drive past the two 'No trespassing' signs, and then don't even bother to park on the side of the lane or in a parking spot, and block everyone in.

8/20/2009 8:05:46 PM

When you ask a coworker about a project that they said they were going to work on, and then you ask them the next day and they are like "what project?" OMFG are you kidding?!

8/21/2009 11:04:18 AM

OK, remember that new IT guy I mentioned who started every response with, "Well I can try to help, but it's Windows...there's only so much I can do!!!"

Well....over the last week he has had to remotely log-in to someone's PC in order to fix something that they emailed the HelpDesk about. Every time he has done it, he's just hopped right on. No email that says "Hey I'm coming on", no shout across the office "Hey Kelly, I'm getting on your computer"...no warning...NOTHING.

As a result, every time he has done this (twice just this morning to the same guy) that person lets out a shriek "HEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING GUY???"

I mean, he hasn't done it to me yet, but I seriously want to email his superiors (in our main office in Indy) and be like "TELL HIM TO WARN A BROTHER!"

It's just rude to hop on like that. He's in IT, he should know better.

I mean, what if homeboy was typing an email to his wife about the fact that his hemorrhoids are starting to flare up again?

8/24/2009 11:00:19 AM

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""Whoever's doing the autoerotic asphyxiation thing, could you mute yourself, please?""

lolz. im gonna use that one on my next webex.

8/24/2009 11:27:31 AM

^^ Just change the pword.

8/24/2009 11:38:20 AM

IT guys don't need your personal password to remote into your computer.

8/24/2009 11:39:38 AM

So change the admin password.

8/24/2009 11:51:03 AM

I don't really know what you're talking about. The admin password is a blanket password that the IT guys have to do their thing. I have no access to that, haha.

8/24/2009 11:52:53 AM

hahaha, i make it a habit when i go to other locations to make sure i am set up to use their printer on the network

so later on, i can make their printer send out "WE ARE WATCHING YOU" or something creepy

it used to freak people out, but i think they are wising up to it now

8/24/2009 12:55:58 PM

At my current job they can just start moving your mouse around and doing stuff from wherever they are! No warning whatsoever. I have no idea how its set up.

The company I was with pre-merge had VNC but at least with that the icon changed colors and you had to accept for them to be all in your stuff.

8/26/2009 10:32:19 AM

there are a lot of versions of VNC.. a lot of them don't require the user to say OK to being remote controlled. (although most have an option for it somewhere)

8/26/2009 10:38:29 AM

Haha, at mine we use LogMeIn and the people get a tiny pop-up saying that Admin has logged in but no one ever notices it so when the mouse starts moving it freaks people out.

One of the better logmein features is that it can lock the user out while we fix whatever issue, but I prefer to work and let the people see what I'm doing.

hook me up with his job, thumper, I can work some pc magic

8/26/2009 10:40:43 AM

Admin setting up meetings for me and telling me after the fact.
"well you didn't have anything on your GroupWise calender"

You're right. . . a pipe bursting, surprise animals showing up, setting up rooms, rack wash breaking, sick animals . . . they don't go on my effing calendar.

8/26/2009 10:48:10 AM

Bitches who speak before they think. Or they do think about it and see nothing wrong with their douchey comments. And never have anything positive to contribute to a situation.

8/26/2009 12:21:31 PM

Bitches who speak before they think. Or they do think about it and see nothing wrong with their douchey comments. And never have anything positive to contribute to a situation.

8/26/2009 12:23:03 PM

ATTN: All 44 Army Corpse of Engineers Who Didn't Want To Take Your Picture.

Why did you ask me to take your picture?

Have a nice day, you handsome bastards.

8/26/2009 12:24:06 PM

The "Urban" clothing store that just moved in next door is pretty fucking annoying.

8/26/2009 12:25:22 PM

you work in a mall???

8/26/2009 1:41:30 PM

One of the managers in my office came to work this morning wearing jeans. He says he "thought it was Friday". I was angered and annoyed, until the Super Bad Office Manager Director head honcho guy sent out the following email:

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"Ladies and Gentlemen: Someone doesn't know what day it is today, so as far as I'm concerned he is fair game and you can pick on him all you want. Stating things like the following is acceptable: -Since today is Friday for you I guess you should probably wear formal attire tomorrow...??? -Since today is Friday for you I guess you will be even later to work tomorrow right? -So, What? Are you going to wear shorts to work tomorrow? The Door is open, and I give you all permission to let him have it!!!! I'm going to! Michael H."

And now I'm all and plan to crack jokes for the duration of the day.

8/27/2009 9:09:44 AM

haha good lord i'd hate to work at your place

8/27/2009 9:34:37 AM

why were you "angered and annoyed" that someone forgot which day of the week it was? Or was the ire because he full well knew what day it was and was trying to weasel his way out of dressing nicely?

Times like these I'm glad that my workplaces have all been fairly casual. I can wear jeans any day I want (though sometimes, like today, I wear slacks just because...) And no tie, thankfully. Every so often I'll wish I was in a business that dressed more formally because I'd like an excuse to buy a couple of nice suits etc., but usually those feelings pass in about 10 minutes.

8/27/2009 9:35:29 AM

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"Army Corpse of Engineers"

8/27/2009 9:37:14 AM

Were you really angered that someone came in wearing jeans?

8/27/2009 9:37:50 AM

u mad?

8/27/2009 9:38:24 AM

hahah this place is awesome. we are all so laid back, it's really the best place i've ever worked. there have been a few emails back and forth poking fun, and the culprit is right along in the mix. he mentioned that he might wear his jean jacket tomorrow.

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"Or was the ire because he full well knew what day it was and was trying to weasel his way out of dressing nicely? "

yes, i was annoyed because he knew what day it was and was just pretending he messed up. i mean, if he wasn't a manager he would likely have been asked to go home and change.

we have clients that randomly show up sometimes, so we are business casual (dress pants, collared shirts for guys) except for friday...we wear jeans on friday. i figured most businesses were like that.

in fact, if you wear a tie to work here, people ask you if you've got an interview somewhere

8/27/2009 9:39:16 AM

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"we are all so laid back"

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"i was annoyed because he knew what day it was and was just pretending he messed up."

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"Yeah, I remember grinding my feet in his couch"

8/27/2009 9:40:52 AM

i dressed up the first year or so. then slowly lowered the standard so no one would notice. i now wear a polo shirt and jeans pretty much everyday

8/27/2009 9:41:34 AM

ok so let me clarify since Ernie has swooped in to analyze everything i say.

if i had pretended to forget what day it is and wear jeans, my boss would have said "ma'am, please go home and change". only because this is a place of business and clients come by on the regular and we should not be wearing jeans on any day other than friday. however, this guy is a manager and was not asked to go home and change - resulting in my slight anger and annoyance at the situation. so what if he's a manager?

and by laid back, i meant that we all laugh and joke and have fun, but business is business. he should be asked to go home and put on his khakis. but that's just my opinion. meh, i'm only the parking lot monitor - what do i know?

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8/27/2009 9:43:22 AM

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"so what if he's a manager?"

He makes more than you, has more power than you, and thus has more freedoms than you

Don't get cunty




That said, it would be some second grade shit to send someone home to change clothes

8/27/2009 9:48:23 AM

yeah well, i've been here for more than 4 years and i've never known anyone to wear jeans on a day other than friday. so i guess i really don't know if anyone would be asked to go home and change. it's just a guess.

i'd be really fucking embarrassed wearing jeans though on a day when everyone else wasn't. especially here - these guys can be brutal with the jokes.

8/27/2009 9:50:13 AM

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"if you wear a tie to work here, people ask you if you've got an interview somewhere"

D-D-D-D-D-D-D-DAMN

8/27/2009 9:52:07 AM

You guys need casual Friday every day. My office has that and it's sweet! Though it's annoying when people show up in their PJs and club clothes.

Jeans and flip flops every day ftw. Even the VPs do it.

8/27/2009 9:55:24 AM

There's a sliding scale with being casual

Inevitably people start to stretch the boundaries until everyone starts coming in dressed like Jeff Lebowski

With suits, there's still some room for creativity and personal expression, but everyone is still gonna look at least somewhat decent

8/27/2009 9:57:29 AM

Hahahahahah the emails continue. Here's another one:

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"All, Village Deli was kind enough to deliver a tray of cookies and drop off some menus (placed on Nancy’s desk). If you’re NOT wearing jeans, please help yourself to a cookie! Jennifer "

8/27/2009 10:02:09 AM

I still have tons of dress clothes from before we went fully caz, so I still wear slacks 2-3 days per week.

Today, it's a black, long-sleeved boatneck shirt, crisp white capri pants and black slingback heels.

That said, my boss is wearing a funny tee-shirt, holey jeans and flippy floppies.

8/27/2009 10:03:15 AM

THAT guy. Who does THOSE things....

8/27/2009 10:04:16 AM

thumper, it seems you have the worst kind of people working there...unfunny people trying to be funny

if you're funny, sure, make us laugh...but if you're not, don't try to be

it makes everyone look bad

8/27/2009 10:05:00 AM

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"That said, it would be some second grade shit to send someone home to change clothes"

This happened to me in 15th grade, when I got sent home from Emporium C-Store for wearing shorts. It was tough living up to those C-Store standards.

8/27/2009 5:57:53 PM

like most places, friday is jeans day. sometimes i will dress on the nicer side of business casual on friday just to wage my own silent rebellion.

8/27/2009 6:36:30 PM

So glad I can wear flip flops and shorts every day.

8/27/2009 9:01:48 PM

At work, we discussed verifying someone's US citzenship (which is necessary for my job) and a coworker joked that he was an "illegal Mexican". Everyone else was just kind of like "not gonna touch that one".

8/27/2009 9:06:09 PM

- SAP (for those that don't know what this is.... it is an EVIL massive accounting program that does everything from accounts payable, timesheets, matls ordering, etc)
- people stealing your soda from the fridge
- people not cleaning up spills in the microwave
- people who text or check email on blackberries during presentations/mtgs
- stupid, loud ringtones (ie la cucaracha)
- people who hang up every degree, certificate, award, etc that they have on their walls

8/27/2009 9:08:35 PM

i hate our vending machine.

it mocks me.

8/27/2009 9:13:06 PM

^at least you have a vending machine. all we have is a soda machine and 3 gumball machines filled with stale year old M&Ms, Skittle, and Chiclet crumbs.

^^i had a boss that called that her "i love me" wall. she'd framed everything from her community college degree to people soft training certificate.

8/27/2009 9:22:46 PM

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8/27/2009 9:26:28 PM

lol.

sap is awesome!

8/27/2009 9:28:56 PM

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"people who hang up every degree, certificate, award, etc that they have on their walls"

that shit drives me nuts

but my boss is all about me doing that and makes a huge fucking deal if i don't do it. so i am forced to hang shit like that up in my office. really fucking annoying.

8/27/2009 9:44:18 PM

you should hang up my picture and be like "yeah I accomplished that"

8/27/2009 9:45:36 PM