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Godholio posted:State might let the widow(er) get those plates, too. It was a dude, or she had a very deep voice.
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Vasudus posted:It's with the VA Can’t be worse than actually working as a VA employee.
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Sarah posted:Can’t be worse than actually working as a VA employee. Beats me, I've always been on the defense health side. I'll be working out of VA headquarters in DC if I end up doing it, so it'll probably just be another government gig with a whole new set of terminology to learn.
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Vasudus posted:Beats me, I've always been on the defense health side. I’m VA employee. There’s a reason the VA pays more than any other hospital I can work at. Because otherwise they would have no employees. Example: last year we worked in sweltering heat inside a trailer with the promise that the nice new department would be ice cold. Reality is they ordered the wrong AC unit for us and we are working in the heat still. If I want to leave I have to take at least $9/hr paycut, probably more since I only have a years worth of surgical experience. Oh forgot the best part: in true VA style they made sure the thermostats were far away from where the heat / work is, so when we are all sweating and dying, someone in nice clothing comes in while we are wrapped in plastic and says “well it says on the thermostat it’s 68 degrees in here so you can’t possibly be hot. “ They do not round the corner where the washer is pumping out 190 degree hot air. 
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Oh yeah that makes sense. I'm very disconnected from the actual business end of things, I'm always high up in headquarters doing research/policy in all my gigs. Though for this one I'll likely be traveling to at least a few different hospitals and talking with staff and administration. Maybe. I don't know yet.
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Sarah posted:I’m VA employee. There’s a reason the VA pays more than any other hospital I can work at. Because otherwise they would have no employees. Example: last year we worked in sweltering heat inside a trailer with the promise that the nice new department would be ice cold. Reality is they ordered the wrong AC unit for us and we are working in the heat still. Oh you poor thing, you are a scrub tech aren't you? I hated going into central sterile and the OR's at the VA because goddamn are they miserable. They were always good about paying their bills, but holy poo poo some of the contractors they would hire would stiff you every chance they got, especially those mobile OR fucks.
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Just woke up with a bit of an enlarged head from the booze yesterday, but it's alright: My old man beat cancer 
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Duzzy Funlop posted:Just woke up with a bit of an enlarged head from the booze yesterday, but it's alright: gently caress yes that's awesome
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Duzzy Funlop posted:Just woke up with a bit of an enlarged head from the booze yesterday, but it's alright: Worth the hangover. Glad to hear it!
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Great news.
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Wunderbar!
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Duzzy Funlop posted:Just woke up with a bit of an enlarged head from the booze yesterday, but it's alright: Hell yes.
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Duzzy Funlop posted:Just woke up with a bit of an enlarged head from the booze yesterday, but it's alright: hooooooooooly poo poo congrats dude, thats rad as hell
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Duzzy Funlop posted:Just woke up with a bit of an enlarged head from the booze yesterday, but it's alright: Great to hear!
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I sperged out on Discord about it already, but I really need to re-iterate: I think I never really got past the phase of denial. I mean, I waited like five months or so before even talking about his diagnosis in this dumb secluded echo chamber of ours There was always this existential dread in the background that was more selfish than empathic, really, but I genuinely think I never really moved past this phase of "this can't be happening to my dad, this happens to other people, motherfucker's a cosmic constant, he doesn't get cancer". And what compacted that effect was probably his matter-of-fact attitude of dealing with it considering the amount of cancer we've had in the family and close acquaintances.
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For real, though: gently caress cancer
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holocaust bloopers posted:Holy gently caress I am so freaking sore after a 4 mile run. I miss being in my 20s when soreness kicked in a few hours or over night but this is like immediate at 34. stretch. hold positions for a few minutes. or pilates. Water777 fucked around with this message at 05:07 on Apr 19, 2019 |
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Shot some baseball today    album:https://imgur.com/a/DW4AOD3 Also I FINALLY got a gap lens that I needed. Bought a Canon 24-70 F4L for a song off a friend. Has a macro mode too which is kinda nice.     
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I don't know what a gap lens is, but holy poo poo dude, those are some great macro shots. The ball game shots look really good, too. When did you become an expert? Seems like yesterday you were getting into photography and submitting stuff to the school paper.
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Suntan Boy posted:I don't know what a gap lens is, but holy poo poo dude, those are some great macro shots. The ball game shots look really good, too. When did you become an expert? Seems like yesterday you were getting into photography and submitting stuff to the school paper. Its basically a lens that fills a gap, whatever that is. For me, it was 24-70. I had nothing that could go that wide. Also thanks! Im not really sure what happened to be honest. I just kept doing what I love. The school paper wanted me to come back pretty badly, but I turned them down for a few reasons. None negative. Life just pointed in a different direction. Today was my 88th school sporting event shoot. Ill always volunteer for them when I have time, I just didnt want to break any promises. I am gonna try to write a "how-to" book that mixes some of the "why" of photos as well as basics. We communicate so much with imagery but dont pay that much attention to what the image means as we are taking it. I am hoping I cam share some of the passion and experience Ive gathere through the years.
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Duzzy Funlop posted:Just woke up with a bit of an enlarged head from the booze yesterday, but it's alright: gently caress yeah, dude! Congrats!
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Duzzy Funlop posted:Just woke up with a bit of an enlarged head from the booze yesterday, but it's alright: Awesome! My dad had melanoma that had spread all over and he's getting one of his final scans today. He's basically had no signs of active cancer for a year now, immunotherapy is incredible.
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DoktorLoken posted:Awesome! My dad had melanoma that had spread all over and he's getting one of his final scans today. He's basically had no signs of active cancer for a year now, immunotherapy is incredible. Keytruda? What combination?
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bengy81 posted:Oh you poor thing, you are a scrub tech aren't you? I hated going into central sterile and the OR's at the VA because goddamn are they miserable. I work in sterile processing. The OR here is actually fantastic — almost non existent infection rate, immaculately clean suites, rooms & core are ice cold. It’s nice to step out of our sweat shop into their cool air (we are attached to them, but do not fall under them for command purposes). I was one of the first people to be thrown into the hot room and they didn’t take me and my coworker’s complaints seriously, mostly because since last March I was always hot. Last week they didn’t take the complaints seriously either because the two employees that were in there also are always hot. This week someone who has never complained of being hot, even when the temps hit 86 degrees last summer, spoke up and said something needed to be done. They were shocked he was hot, but still nothing has been done. Sadly, nothing is going to be done until someone passes out. It’s the VA way.
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Duzzy Funlop posted:Just woke up with a bit of an enlarged head from the booze yesterday, but it's alright: Hell yea that’s great news.
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"Oh cool, I got a response back from a company!" "Weird, they have lorem ipsum on their portfolio page a few blocks down" "Oh, got a message" quote:Hello, Back to job searching I guess  Edit: Found the guy on linkedin, and he's been "Chief Idea Guy" for 12 years at this company, lol Slim Pickens fucked around with this message at 18:02 on Apr 19, 2019 |
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Slim Pickens posted:"Oh cool, I got a response back from a company!" Hey how can we get prospective candidates to do work for us for free? I've got an idea!
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EBB posted:Keytruda? What combination? Opdivo and something else, not sure off the top of my head.
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Sucks to be a kid just out of the Art Institute after getting kicked out because they shut the loving thing down with a week's notice, and then have to entertain these vultures in the hopes of landing a $16/hr gig working for these chumps. I wish I had more time to waste their time.
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Sarah posted:I work in sterile processing. The OR here is actually fantastic — almost non existent infection rate, immaculately clean suites, rooms & core are ice cold. It’s nice to step out of our sweat shop into their cool air (we are attached to them, but do not fall under them for command purposes). ST79 has pretty tight recommendations for environmentals. You could always photo copy the relevant passages and hang in strategic locations. Nobody wants to fail an AAMI inspection. Edit: not that the VA gives a gently caress normally. I realize that your dept. leadership probably has your best interests in mind, but the c-suite is too busy trying to learn six sigma leadership to fix any problems before they blow up bengy81 fucked around with this message at 18:23 on Apr 19, 2019 |
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Slim Pickens posted:"Oh cool, I got a response back from a company!" Ahahaha that’s some poo poo right there. I now sit with my creative agency counterparts, which is a first in my career. Would love to shadow the copywriters for a day just to see what exactly they do with their time. re: camera chat. I think the next body I want is some high resolution medium format monster. Now that they’re in the realm of “attainable by the non-wealthy”, it’s very tempting. bloops fucked around with this message at 18:38 on Apr 19, 2019 |
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Not only would I not do that poo poo, I would probably report them to the state department of labor.
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holocaust bloopers posted:Ahahaha that’s some poo poo right there. I glanced at the specs for those Fuji 50R/S and they look pretty buff, but what holds me back is that their wide angle lens for it isn't as wide as my current one for the Olympus. Have you looked at the Panasonic S1R? When on tripod based hi res mode, it gets a hilarious overkill 187MP.
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Slim Pickens posted:"Oh cool, I got a response back from a company!" That reminds me of somewhere I applied to recently. They wanted me to take two IQ tests, a Meyers-Brigg test, a "risk assessment test," a background check, and a drug test. For helpdesk at a local business. I told the hiring manager "good luck with your candidate search" and hung up the phone.
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The Rat posted:I glanced at the specs for those Fuji 50R/S and they look pretty buff, but what holds me back is that their wide angle lens for it isn't as wide as my current one for the Olympus. Haven’t seen how lenses compare across other mounts. Typically the widest I’ll shoot at is 24mm. If anything, having the ability to go in tighter around 70-200 is way more valuable. Yea I’ve looked at it. It’s a properly great system right off the bat, but the pricing is too close to a Fuji medium format entry. Full frame is full of options right now, and non are super enticing. The Sony offerings lose me because their bodies aren’t super appealing to me. Although prices are dropping on the EOS R, which is extremely my jam. Stupid rich person move would be to get a Leica Q2 lol. Also, The Rat, I’m terrible about uploading to Flickr. bloops fucked around with this message at 18:58 on Apr 19, 2019 |
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bengy81 posted:ST79 has pretty tight recommendations for environmentals. You could always photo copy the relevant passages and hang in strategic locations. Nobody wants to fail an AAMI inspection. They are getting around this by having the thermostats and Checkpoints in locations that don’t cause alarms. It’s pretty slick. Edit: Entry to decontamination (not OR side)  Thermostat and Checkpoint that is on the right side of the wall past the sink. I guarantee you it’s not 68.5 degrees in there. My coworker is in there dripping with sweat.  The washers pump out a massive amount of heat. And it’s not going up into those vents, those are non functional and only there for show it’s going out into the room.  Not shown because I don’t want to take pictures of coworker, but across the washers are the tables to work on, sinks, and sonics. The cart washer, which produces the most heat, is on the other side of the washers behind the wall. Very conveniently on the opposite end of the room away from the thermostat. As far as anyone who has come in responding to complaints is concerned: the temp is 68.5 and that is within regulations of the VA’s SOP, TJC, AAMI, AORN, etc. Shady practice, and bad because it’s good for bacteria, but we are going to keep working until someone passes out. Sarah fucked around with this message at 19:17 on Apr 19, 2019 |
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bengy81 posted:ST79 has pretty tight recommendations for environmentals. You could always photo copy the relevant passages and hang in strategic locations. Nobody wants to fail an AAMI inspection. I being a dumb civvie was going to suggest a call to OSHA and a long documentation effort to establish a paper trail so that when the inevitable issue arises you both CYA and can nail the c-suite fucks.
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Sarah posted:They are getting around this by having the thermostats and Checkpoints in locations that don’t cause alarms. It’s pretty slick. I'm starting to get an angry twitch over this and I don't even do that kind of work anymore! What about airflow monitors? Please tell me they are just stuck in a closet somewhere?
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Flicker also changed their policies and unless you pay or have a professional account your upload space is limited
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Woof Blitzer posted:That reminds me of somewhere I applied to recently. They wanted me to take two IQ tests, a Meyers-Brigg test, a "risk assessment test," a background check, and a drug test. For helpdesk at a local business. I told the hiring manager "good luck with your candidate search" and hung up the phone. It's funny because you can tell when the HR person last been to a conference based on what kind of tests they give. IQ tests mean that nobody professionally consulted with them at all ever, but are more than willing to provide the tests for applicants for a nominal fee. MBTI tests mean that they last got professional HR/hiring advice around 2013-2014. Custom tailored risk assessments are the new hotness for companies that really want to walk the line of legality. Because if you have just the right questions phrased just the right way, you can weed out any of the undesirables and blame it on the system. Background checks are standard fair now that there's a ton of investigations-as-a-service companies. For a surprisingly cheap fee even small businesses can get a real-deal background check done. Drug tests for anything that doesn't involve safety or license issues is bullshit and a good way to scare off well qualified talent.
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