Do any of y'all who use VPN also use Jabber? Got sent a headset to use on calls but you need to have calls routed thru Jabber to use it and it seems like that option isn't viable if I use VPN.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 26 March 2020 23:29 (four years ago) link
Set up my home router to use its 5GHz antenna, then got my Airport Express to use that signal to extend the network a bit - gamechanger for Zoom - you don't want to be the one always dropping out / breaking up. You don't want to be that guy.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 27 March 2020 10:36 (four years ago) link
Because if you are that guy, I know another guy who will find you and mute you: me!
― Robbie Shakespeare’s Sister Lovers (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 27 March 2020 11:00 (four years ago) link
The weekly conference calls and multiple times weekly check-in calls from management have been fine. Just fine. Why the goddamn fucking motherfucking fuck do we need to start doing video chats next week, you goddamn stupid fucking motherfucking fucks.
― Unparalleled Elegance (Old Lunch), Friday, 27 March 2020 12:27 (four years ago) link
I'm just gonna tell 'em the cameras on my phone and laptop are broken. Fuckit.
― Unparalleled Elegance (Old Lunch), Friday, 27 March 2020 12:29 (four years ago) link
the best thing about working from home is that if i randomly decide i want some toast, i can just go to the kitchen & make some
I'm somewhat alarmed at how much more I'm eating during the day now that I'm home, especially since the only regular exercise I'm getting (aside from a quick bike ride after breakfast) is the walk upstairs from the basement office to get a snack.
Why the goddamn fucking motherfucking fuck do we need to start doing video chats next week
Last week I and most of my coworkers were leaving our cameras off on the calls we've been doing, but this week without prompting more and more of us are turning them on and I must say it's been nice to see their faces. I genuinely like the people I work with though.
― early rejecter, Friday, 27 March 2020 14:58 (four years ago) link
My wife has to sit through a freaking daily check-in call with the rest of her office. I’ve been lucky enough to only have to endure three meetings since lock-in started here two weeks ago
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Friday, 27 March 2020 15:20 (four years ago) link
this suuuucks!
― Ste, Friday, 27 March 2020 15:37 (four years ago) link
had a meeting yesterday that lasted an hour, probably could've been dealt with in an email and a little bit of slack back and forth. I really needed to pee during it but 1. standing up would have shown that I was in my underwear and 2. the meeting was on the brink of winding up for about 25 minutes so it was easy to think I just had to endure a little more.
working in my office today. I am walking distance from my office and there is no-one here, so this is a lot less fraught than going to buy groceries, which I have to do every couple of days because I don't drive.
― COVID and the Gang (jim in vancouver), Friday, 27 March 2020 16:18 (four years ago) link
ergonomically my office is soooo much better than working at home. good chair, two big monitors at eye-height vs a MacBook Air on the kitchen table, etc.
― COVID and the Gang (jim in vancouver), Friday, 27 March 2020 16:19 (four years ago) link
Yeah, I often complain about what an ergonomic nightmare my workplace is, but it's only taken two weeks of WFH to turn me into Quasimodo.
― Unparalleled Elegance (Old Lunch), Friday, 27 March 2020 16:21 (four years ago) link
like 3 years ago my boss said he was going to get me a camera for video conferencing and thank god the motherfucker is forgetful cause I still don't have one
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 27 March 2020 16:21 (four years ago) link
I've had the same relatively cheap office chair for 7+ yrs but addition of a bed pillow to it makes it extremely comfy
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 27 March 2020 16:22 (four years ago) link
the meeting was on the brink of winding up for about 25 minutes so it was easy to think I just had to endure a little more.
microsoft edging
― ole uncle tiktok (darraghmac), Friday, 27 March 2020 17:05 (four years ago) link
had a nice zoom meeting today. our oldest co-worker first had up a picture of himself finishing a 5k instead of video. then he got the video to work and was doing the meeting from his deck. looked nice. then he accidentally clicked something and showed everyone his screen forever. nothing bad on there, was just kind of adorable that he couldn't figure it out. for some reason another co-worker was doing dishes? like there's no other time you could do this? then she got mad because people said the background noise was her doing dishes.
― forensic plumber (harbl), Friday, 27 March 2020 17:17 (four years ago) link
aaaargh
― COVID and the Gang (jim in vancouver), Friday, 27 March 2020 17:20 (four years ago) link
it's great having co-workers who set the bar soooo low that you can just easily step over it
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 27 March 2020 17:20 (four years ago) link
my wacky coworker attended his first zoom meeting last week in an actual white tuxedono idea why, i thought he was joking when he said he would the day beforemeanwhile a clean hoodie, sweats & vaguely combed hair is the best they are ever going to get out of me
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 27 March 2020 17:39 (four years ago) link
I don’t like this at all. Once a week would be fine but everything is harder on this laptop and I’m going stir crazy.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Friday, 27 March 2020 17:45 (four years ago) link
:(
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 27 March 2020 17:50 (four years ago) link
it me!
my work are cheapskates so we all have 15-20 year old office chairs which are falling apart: big patches of fabric worn away, cracked/disintegrated arms, the adjustment mechanisms don't work, jammed at weird angles, etc. I scavenged a couple of other equally elderly chairs to replace mine but they all just hurt different parts of my body so I cycle through them whenever I'm tired of them
but here, I'm just slouching on the couch with a laptop and no wrist rest and paper strewn around me, and I could almost miss those horrible chairs
I'd buy a new chair but I don't even know if you can still order them anywhere and I'm p sure I'm not going to get to try any out before ordering
― a passing spacecadet, Friday, 27 March 2020 18:01 (four years ago) link
sorry ENBB :(
yeah, everything's harder here too and I'm just lucky that nobody's really been keeping tabs on me so I've been slacking off a bit, but I'd better get my act together next week
(my usual day-to-day work has ground to a halt as nobody's in the office, but there are other things I should be picking up instead)
I'm not sure how anyone has their act together right now tbrr
― a passing spacecadet, Friday, 27 March 2020 18:09 (four years ago) link
my boomer colleague and I do the exact same job, answer emails in the same inbox and now, working from home, check the same voicemail box. she's revealed that she doesn't return any of the voicemail messages except by email, as she does not want students to have her personal phone number. she was confused that this did not bother me, and even more confused when I explained I don't answer unknown numbers, have my voicemail set up, and my phone is always on both silent, and no vibration
― COVID and the Gang (jim in vancouver), Friday, 27 March 2020 18:11 (four years ago) link
(I don't have my voicemail set up, sorry for tortured sentences)
what makes it harder? They kept trying to get my to switch to a laptop and I didn't want to, cause small screen and annoying keyboard but I was assuaged by promises that I could hook up a different monitor and keyboard to it. Then my boss's request to provide me a laptop got denied anyway so...
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 27 March 2020 18:14 (four years ago) link
nobody's really been keeping tabs on me so I've been slacking off a bit, but I'd better get my act together next week
This marks the 372nd week in a row I've told myself this
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 27 March 2020 18:15 (four years ago) link
haha, well, the same might be true here now you put it that way
― a passing spacecadet, Friday, 27 March 2020 18:17 (four years ago) link
it's like I said about having coworkers setting a low bar: co-worker who is part time wfh has been repeatedly caught breaking THREE of the big no-no's (1 she sells jewelry on facebook during work hours 2 she took photos of herself wearing said jewelry while at her desk that included sensitive info on her monitor in the background, and 3 she tried to recruit co-workers into her jewelry cabal) that are discussed during our annual compliance or ethics or whatever it's called training, yet she's still here.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 27 March 2020 18:33 (four years ago) link
and on top of all that, she's not even good at this job!
literally considering doing weekend work so i can get some reporting done without interruptions
i kind of suck at this i feel like
― Kate (rushomancy), Friday, 27 March 2020 19:19 (four years ago) link
have received a very ominous email about the existence of my job
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Friday, 27 March 2020 19:27 (four years ago) link
I'm doing the jim in vancouver maneuver right now. but I have pants on
― El Tomboto, Friday, 27 March 2020 19:39 (four years ago) link
we did 'office drinks' today at 4pm where a few people from about three related teams cracked open a drink of their choice and we opened up a massive zoom call. it was fun! after about half an hour we realised we should probably stop so we did.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 27 March 2020 21:25 (four years ago) link
I’ve done a couple of zoom HHs so far, they’re OK. Was more rewarding to just walk down the alley outside with my beer and chat with IRL neighbors from a safe distance.
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 28 March 2020 00:49 (four years ago) link
Sorry katherine
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Sunday, 29 March 2020 07:43 (four years ago) link
Jim I am 100% with you on phone protocol except I have a ring vibrate which is a very brief “zz”
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Sunday, 29 March 2020 07:58 (four years ago) link
The only thing I miss about my old job is I worked solo on most assignments.
I train full-time and our plate is full and the sheer volume of people on VPN is overwhelming servers and our IT line so I can't get through a single training session without a major stoppage.
Which is fine if they let you make adjustments but they always want you to finish in the same duration despite the issues so you make massive cuts to the curriculum and then they ask you why something wasn't taught.
I had a one person class today and two hours of VPN issues later....had to postpone.
My boss is pressuring me to have her finish on her own and I'm like "why? The rest of my week is open, why shouldn't I finish it when she's back up?"
― narcissistic sleighride (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 20:14 (four years ago) link
we have our new email stuff after last week's phishing incident and they have set up a new group on workplace for the IT help desk. which someone added me to against my wishes. it is full of extremely dumb questions, failure to read instructions, and whining. "but i don't like gmail!" and other gripes. it's great.
― forensic plumber (harbl), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 20:17 (four years ago) link
man I really appreciate my boss (and company as a whole) after hearing about some of the bullshit other wfh ppl have to put up with. exhibit a, email from today: "Hi team,
I know there is a lot of craziness going on, kids have eLearning, dr appts, family stuff, etc…
Since we are all WFH you can have some additional flexibility with your schedule. Our intent is not to have everyone burn through PTO because they can’t put in 8 hours per day between 9-5. Some things are easier done off-hours, so if that works then go for it. If you need to work 6 hours one day and 10 the next then just let us know. "
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 15:58 (four years ago) link
Flexing is a necessity. People are gonna burn out unexpectedly some days or their kids are going to need extra attention others.
Good for them recognizing that.
― narcissistic sleighride (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 16:29 (four years ago) link
Yeah 1 of my coworkers (who is all-around great) has 2 young kids with ADD, 1 more severe than the other. She is struggling.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:15 (four years ago) link
it's amazing how ppl who are a total pain in the ass in the office retain those qualities remotely
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:20 (four years ago) link
nothing worse than a pain in the ass who now is forced to communicate via poorly-drafted email
― silby, Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:25 (four years ago) link
lol
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:29 (four years ago) link
i'm glad i'm not being supervised because i would have to explain why i'm working 2 hours one day and 1 hour the next day
― forensic plumber (harbl), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:31 (four years ago) link
The one thing I hate is that our terrible outsourced IT is so backed up rn, if we have tech issues we basically have to solve them ourselves.
― narcissistic sleighride (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:32 (four years ago) link
Lol i will cop to watching tv on days when I'm not training people
A good friend of mine has two young kids and her manager's response to this crisis has been to micromanage everyone + ask for more + call them up when deadlines get blown. Absolute nightmare fuel.
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:34 (four years ago) link
You just can't expect great productivity from people rn.
But some bosses want shit to be business as usual.
― narcissistic sleighride (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:35 (four years ago) link
times when i feel guilty i just remind myself of all the time they stole from me when i worked 60 hours and was paid for 40 because i'm salaried
― forensic plumber (harbl), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:37 (four years ago) link