till 67 or 68.
― mohel hell (Bob Six), Monday, 27 January 2014 08:18 (ten years ago) link
I've just had to have an interview for the job I'm already doing. Terrified that I'm not going to get it. Reckon it's ok to ask for the afternoon off? Cannot concentrate at all.
― the Shearer of simulated snowsex etc. (Dwight Yorke), Monday, 27 January 2014 11:00 (ten years ago) link
Monday #2 at new job, actually feeling quite pos about this latest move within public labyrinthine system
― gelatinate mess (darraghmac), Monday, 27 January 2014 11:46 (ten years ago) link
so...I don't think I've got it. Despite having worked here for four years. Great.
― the Shearer of simulated snowsex etc. (Dwight Yorke), Monday, 27 January 2014 12:44 (ten years ago) link
I tend to assume that I'll need to work until 72 (presuming I live so long).
― Word Salad Username (j.lu), Monday, 27 January 2014 17:20 (ten years ago) link
Ive only got 34 years left, that is 103% of a me
― gelatinate mess (darraghmac), Monday, 27 January 2014 18:16 (ten years ago) link
Yep, just lost my job.
― the Shearer of simulated snowsex etc. (Dwight Yorke), Monday, 27 January 2014 18:19 (ten years ago) link
vice is a flighty bride iirc
― i assume "Little Joey" (imago), Monday, 27 January 2014 18:22 (ten years ago) link
if only they were my employer
― the Shearer of simulated snowsex etc. (Dwight Yorke), Monday, 27 January 2014 18:22 (ten years ago) link
makes sense they were yr bit on the side akshully lol
― i assume "Little Joey" (imago), Monday, 27 January 2014 18:24 (ten years ago) link
not sure what me writing for them has to do with me losing my actual job/source on income but keep it coming m8
― the Shearer of simulated snowsex etc. (Dwight Yorke), Monday, 27 January 2014 18:26 (ten years ago) link
sorry to hear that dwight, good luck
― flopson, Monday, 27 January 2014 18:34 (ten years ago) link
Sorry mayne
― gelatinate mess (darraghmac), Monday, 27 January 2014 18:35 (ten years ago) link
I somewhat foolishly assumed that was yr main job
― i assume "Little Joey" (imago), Monday, 27 January 2014 19:56 (ten years ago) link
thats pretty shit, nothing like uk 2k14 more than summary re-interviewing for long term employees
hope shit sorts itself out
― Pedro Mba Obiang Avomo est un joueur de football hispano-ganéen (nakhchivan), Monday, 27 January 2014 20:16 (ten years ago) link
http://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/01/in-the-name-of-love/
― ^ enlightening post (sarahell), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 09:57 (ten years ago) link
Cheers lads. It's a bastard this. Feels incredibly embarrassing to be in work today surrounded by the colleagues on the panel who don't think I'm up to the job.
― the Shearer of simulated snowsex etc. (Dwight Yorke), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 11:45 (ten years ago) link
times like this i always wish there was a neat Youtube of the closing line from Patty Hearst
― rock nobster (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 11:50 (ten years ago) link
Sorry to hear that DY.
― Word Salad Username (j.lu), Monday, January 27, 2014 12:20 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
It's thinking of it this way that made me decide to go back to school to train as a nurse practitioner because although I'm unlikely to finish before I'm 40 I figure it'll be worth it to do something I really want to do for probably around 30 years.
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 13:44 (ten years ago) link
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the two fastest-growing occupations projected until 2020 are “Personal Care Aide” and “Home Care Aide,” with average salaries of $19,640 per year and $20,560 per year in 2010, respectively.
― my collages, let me show you them (bernard snowy), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 13:54 (ten years ago) link
do you need a personal care aide to assist you w/ that
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 13:57 (ten years ago) link
no i'm good, mine already caught it in a tupperware to feed to her children later
― my collages, let me show you them (bernard snowy), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 14:00 (ten years ago) link
"hey lets get excited about Microsoft one note! Lets introduce some new shit software from microsft into our daily routine! more things to go wrong! more confusion ! yay!!"What the hell is wrong with Word anyway
― Brian Eno's Mother (Latham Green), Monday, 3 February 2014 15:31 (ten years ago) link
i'm finally getting a fuckin office
hell ya
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, 27 August 2015 15:12 (eight years ago) link
^ like growing up in a big family an finally getting your own bedroom. enjoy!
― Aimless, Thursday, 27 August 2015 17:13 (eight years ago) link
wow, quite rare in the modern world. well done!
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Thursday, 27 August 2015 17:23 (eight years ago) link
my cubicle has pretty high dividers ... almost feels like an office :'-(
― you too could be called a 'Star' by the Compliance Unit (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 27 August 2015 17:26 (eight years ago) link
don't even get to sit in the same seat every day
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Thursday, 27 August 2015 17:27 (eight years ago) link
want an office ffs
― deejerk reactions (darraghmac), Thursday, 27 August 2015 17:31 (eight years ago) link
"hot-desking"
― you too could be called a 'Star' by the Compliance Unit (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 27 August 2015 17:32 (eight years ago) link
I have an office. My office door is closed as we speak so no one has to watch me shove a sandwich into my mouth while I split my time between working and posting to ILX.
― five six and (man alive), Thursday, 27 August 2015 17:38 (eight years ago) link
cubicle used to have high dividers. they're lower ones now.
happy there is no plans for open office redesigns
it is kinda neat that i feel like josh from big sometimes
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, 27 August 2015 18:27 (eight years ago) link
Question this morning. If an officer was suspended without pay for going through handbags at work, but after admitting the offence but claiming he was looking for knickers, the CMO then diagnosing a psychosexual malady: does the suspension period become reckonable after the fact?
We're back with the answer after the break.
― never had it so ogod (darraghmac), Tuesday, 12 April 2016 08:35 (eight years ago) link
A: reckonable.
― never had it so ogod (darraghmac), Tuesday, 12 April 2016 11:57 (eight years ago) link
One of my colleagues told me tonight that "If you think I give a shit about work, I've really pulled a hood over your head."
― calstars, Friday, 6 October 2017 04:52 (six years ago) link
knickers in a handbag?I know I know, it's serious
― kinder, Friday, 6 October 2017 08:41 (six years ago) link
I think you have glanced briefly and underestimated this guy's genius.
Else I need to explain better.
Prob the latter.
― passé aggresif (darraghmac), Friday, 6 October 2017 10:12 (six years ago) link
Some guy caught in the work cloakroom putting the 'hand' in 'handbag'.
Off you go sonny, special leave unpaid. Prosecute. Goes to court. The service will obv await results pending etc before making any decision.
On the day of testimony it comes all a sudden out that he wasn't, as you might have thought, seeking out the few fivers, which being a very understandable and typical urge has been long dealt with with the old heave-ho and good luck for the road.
He was looking for knickers. Any knickers (well, lady's knickers). Fella was mad for knickers. Obsessed. Compelled, by christ (important comma), for knickers. So much so that it seemed as reasonable as not to him on the day he was caught that there'd be a worthwhile chance of knickers in the bag in question, even if the chances of success were low it was a risk he was willing to take on the off chance of knickers.
Pure soft in the head, the poor bastard, for knickers.
He had a specialist in with him to shake his head sadly but professionally over the case and confirm that this wasn't theft, not a bit of it, it was the tragic manifestation of an untreated and poorly understood psychosexual - how impressed am I that my phone can autocorrect for psychosexual by the way- affliction and the man was no more guilty of the charge than you could be guilty of sneezing while nosetickled.
End result if theft: sacked, time served until offence reckoned as pensionable, time off since unpaid and unreckonable. Reputation ruined. No prospects but the boat.
End result if knickers: reinstated, time off since offence now held to be medical leave, backpaid and reckonable. Reputation ruined but in a more interesting fashion. No prospects of advancement but there's worse fates than a quiet, low-level career and your colleagues s-knickering about you every now and again.
Outcome: Court ruled knickers. Thirty years later dmac lets out a low whistle of appreciation when going through the file, shares with internet.
Wait, is this on 77?
― passé aggresif (darraghmac), Friday, 6 October 2017 10:32 (six years ago) link
https://www.glassdoor.com/Award/Best-Places-to-Work-LST_KQ0,19.htm
facebook will stop at nothing
also cool that in n out is in the top 5
interesting list though because i worked with one of the companies on this list and liked it, and was offered a job at another one that is actually ranked higher, but didn't take it because they seemed so poorly managed and lots of miscommunication (could be team based though)
― infinity (∞), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 17:20 (six years ago) link
btw 'careers' - overrated imo. (but then i'm young and will no doubt learn)
― quiz show flat-track bully (darraghmac), Wednesday, 24 February 2010 10:05 (seven years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Irish public sector, housing schemes. 3 years, 1 more until I'm permanent, damned glad to get it when I did, as long as things stay as bad as they are I'll stick with it and get experience. Can't see myself doing it for the next 40 years but pension, conditions, training & opportunities all pretty good so there's a good chance I'll slowly smother my 16 yr old self and settle for it in the long run.
The easiest way to get fired? Irish public service doesn't do 'fired' short of fraud or very inappropriate material being found on yr drive. If I make it through the next 12 months I'll be ok (lots of cuts going on at the moment)
― quiz show flat-track bully (darraghmac), Wednesday, 24 February 2010 10:15 (seven years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This fucking guy
― remember the lmao (darraghmac), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 17:31 (six years ago) link
My job is going to change beginning Monday in ways i am certain will make me miserable. Looking for a job elsewhere however seems hopeless and even more draining.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 2 February 2018 02:32 (six years ago) link
i'm pretty sure they let me 'transition' to this new post purely bcz they don't wanna fire the cancer guy. So there's that!
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 2 February 2018 02:34 (six years ago) link
sweeet
― j., Friday, 2 February 2018 02:53 (six years ago) link
there's this thing people do where they're sick but they work from home. i don't get it. if you're sick just be sick and rest up. 9 times out of 10 these people mysteriously linger on in half-sickness all week. i wonder why! occasionally it'll not even be full-on ill but "not feeling great, going to work from home today". nice for some!
― Lil' Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 23:02 (five years ago) link
sad!
I mean, I get 6 sick days a year, so I wouldn't want to use one unless I'm genuinely incapacitated
― Dan I., Thursday, 11 April 2019 01:00 (five years ago) link
right i get that. i mean it's medieval but i get it. not the situation where i work though.
― Lil' Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 11 April 2019 06:57 (five years ago) link
idk it's made sense to me. maybe you've got snot streaming down your face and sneezing every 0.5 seconds, or you've got bad cramps, but otherwise feel ok. The extra hour or so in bed not having to commute/ put on uncomfortable clothes will actually help you get better in the long run/ not spread it around and you know if you just left a day of work completely un-done it'd be even worse when you get back. so it's quite nice to monitor email, get the important things done but know you can go and lie down or stuff tissues up your nose if it gets worse without having to make a big deal of leaving the office again
― kinder, Thursday, 11 April 2019 07:17 (five years ago) link
yeah i have this feeling that there's something irrational or even controlling about my attitude towards this, idk
― Lil' Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 11 April 2019 07:26 (five years ago) link
Makes sense to me as well. As well as not spreading germs, it means you can avoid letting people down through leaving work undone, and also make sure sure you don't come back to a stressful to do list.
― Luna Schlosser, Thursday, 11 April 2019 07:27 (five years ago) link