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Thanatosian posted:So, I hear they make water coolers you don't need bottles for anymore, which would be awesome for the new office my employer is moving to. Has anyone used one before? Any downsides I should be aware of? Any brands to avoid? Is there a better thread than this one to ask about this?
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hooah posted:Wait, is this different from a drinking fountain? But other than the hot/cold option, I suppose the core concept is basically the same.
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Aug 20, 2013 21:04
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My boss just had me take a "random" drug test. He made it sound urgent, like he had some deadline to meet with it? I'm wondering if the test is really random or if there's some possibility that he just has it out for me and is trying to get rid of me. I'm asking here because I don't know anything about HR stuff or how realistic my paranoia is. And yes I am looking for other work.
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Aug 20, 2013 21:26
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You're probably overthinking it. Maybe he just wanted some of your urine and the whole test part was a clever rouse.
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Aug 20, 2013 21:30
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HondaCivet posted:My boss just had me take a "random" drug test. He made it sound urgent, like he had some deadline to meet with it? I'm wondering if the test is really random or if there's some possibility that he just has it out for me and is trying to get rid of me. I'm asking here because I don't know anything about HR stuff or how realistic my paranoia is. And yes I am looking for other work. Some states I think require drug testing for certain job fields(Correct me if I am wrong). I believe some, if not all insurance companies require drug testing. They also require drug testing when an accident occurs on the job.
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Aug 20, 2013 21:42
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SlayVus posted:Some states I think require drug testing for certain job fields(Correct me if I am wrong). I believe some, if not all insurance companies require drug testing. They also require drug testing when an accident occurs on the job. HondaCivet, what does your employee handbook say about random drug testing?
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Aug 20, 2013 21:47
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HondaCivet posted:My boss just had me take a "random" drug test. He made it sound urgent, like he had some deadline to meet with it? I'm wondering if the test is really random or if there's some possibility that he just has it out for me and is trying to get rid of me. I'm asking here because I don't know anything about HR stuff or how realistic my paranoia is. And yes I am looking for other work. His boss probably needs him to take a drug test, so he's trying to scam some clean urine from you. In all seriousness, though, whatever reason for the test, it somewhat defeats the purpose to have advance notice, hence the urgency.
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Aug 20, 2013 21:53
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Drug testing is so weird and such a violation that I'm amazed it's allowed at all. I can understand airline pilot or surgeon. But do office jobs drug test? Walmart?
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Aug 20, 2013 21:54
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Hoops posted:Drug testing is so weird and such a violation that I'm amazed it's allowed at all. I can understand airline pilot or surgeon. But do office jobs drug test? Walmart? And almost nobody does random drug tests. Not out of a sense of decency, though; almost entirely because it's too expensive.
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Aug 20, 2013 21:56
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Thanatosian posted:They're like a traditional water cooler, just plumbed into tapwater with a filter instead of using bottles. They usually dispense hot and cold water, with downward-facing spigots for filling glasses/mugs instead of upward-facing like a drinking fountain. I think the reason people are confused is because you said: Thanatosian posted:So, I hear they make water coolers you don't need bottles for anymore That is pretty much the definition of a drinking fountain. I haven't seen one that dispenses hot water as well as cold. All the ones around here dispense ice with one button and cold filtered water with another. If you want hot tea or something, the commercial coffee makers typically have a spigot for hot water. Ours are all maintained by a third party company that comes in and changes the filter and maintains the machines.
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Aug 20, 2013 22:06
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Thanatosian posted:They're like a traditional water cooler, just plumbed into tapwater with a filter instead of using bottles. They usually dispense hot and cold water, with downward-facing spigots for filling glasses/mugs instead of upward-facing like a drinking fountain. You just described a Brita filter that mounts to the faucet, except probably way more expensive and complicated.
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Aug 20, 2013 22:08
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I work for a power company and the handbook says they do random testing so I knew it was a possibility. It covers "all employees" even though I work in an office and am never around electrical equipment ever. They're pretty lazy about actually differentiating between us silly little worker bees (the entire company gets lectured when some lineman backs a truck into a pole) so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
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Aug 20, 2013 22:16
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Loopyface posted:You just described a Brita filter that mounts to the faucet, except probably way more expensive and complicated. And yes, you could just take one of the Brita filters that goes into a refrigerator and use that, except no one but me would ever refill it, so it would never be cold. Also, it's an office, so there's a psychological aspect to consider, too; people expect to get their water from a cooler. We currently use a bottled water delivery place, I'm just looking for other options.
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Aug 20, 2013 22:19
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Thanatosian posted:So, I hear they make water coolers you don't need bottles for anymore, which would be awesome for the new office my employer is moving to. Has anyone used one before? Any downsides I should be aware of? Any brands to avoid? Is there a better thread than this one to ask about this? We've got them, I think we just lease them and they're checked on periodically by the company. The ones in our two offices are in the kitchen hooked into all the sink stuff. Cold is cold and hot is pretty dang hot, so no complaints. Cant run out of water because its just tapped into the water system. e: It looks similar to this. Tankless water cooler. 
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Aug 20, 2013 22:35
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HondaCivet posted:I work for a power company and the handbook says they do random testing so I knew it was a possibility. It covers "all employees" even though I work in an office and am never around electrical equipment ever. They're pretty lazy about actually differentiating between us silly little worker bees (the entire company gets lectured when some lineman backs a truck into a pole) so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Kind of related for this. Would it be better for you to quit before the drug test or fail and get fired? I imagine getting fired for it would come up on future job offers when they check your work history but if you quit it's just all "Yeah, I just wanted to find something new."
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Aug 20, 2013 22:45
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Thanatosian posted:Except the cold water is cold instead of tepid.
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Aug 20, 2013 23:06
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unpronounceable posted:Wait, where you are you have to refrigerate water to make it cold? You can't get cold water straight from the tap? In some places, tap water will come out maybe just slightly under room temperature. In upstate New York, that's how it is in summer, but in winter it will come out much cooler. In Florida, it's always barely below room temperature. Where are you that it comes out cold? I live in Austria now and the tap water, which is excellent, comes out fairly cold even on the hottest days. I love it, but I think it's kind of a rare deal.
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Aug 20, 2013 23:10
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DNova posted:In some places, tap water will come out maybe just slightly under room temperature. In upstate New York, that's how it is in summer, but in winter it will come out much cooler. In Florida, it's always barely below room temperature. Different cities in Canada. Mainly Toronto and Montreal. It's not fridge cold, but it's cold enough that you don't need to chill it.
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Aug 20, 2013 23:12
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unpronounceable posted:Wait, where you are you have to refrigerate water to make it cold? You can't get cold water straight from the tap?
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Thanatosian posted:Also, it's an office, so there's a psychological aspect to consider, too; people expect to get their water from a cooler. We currently use a bottled water delivery place, I'm just looking for other options.
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Aug 21, 2013 00:54
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Volume posted:Kind of related for this. Would it be better for you to quit before the drug test or fail and get fired? I imagine getting fired for it would come up on future job offers when they check your work history but if you quit it's just all "Yeah, I just wanted to find something new." I know you probably weren't talking to me but I wanted to clarify that I'm a total square so they aren't going to find anything, it's more about the fact that I was asked and if it's possibly not random. I'm probably just being paranoid though; I got yelled at for tardiness recently and also I hate my workplace and it probably shows at least a little.
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Aug 21, 2013 01:06
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photomikey posted:My experience has been that once you remove the big blue bottle, nobody uses it anymore. I'm not sure why. Our office changed from the bottled water cooler to one running right off the main, and I noticed a lot less people using it and a lot more bottles brought in from home, yeah. At least for a while. There's some weird psychology going on there.
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Aug 21, 2013 01:11
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Why do butter knives always come out of the dishwasher having more water spots on them than other silverware?
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Ciaphas posted:Our office changed from the bottled water cooler to one running right off the main, and I noticed a lot less people using it and a lot more bottles brought in from home, yeah. At least for a while. There's some weird psychology going on there. Tap water is bad for you. Don't you know it has harsh chemicals and other contaminants. Even though bottled water is in some cases tap water itself. There have also been a case of two of harmful containments in bottled water that hospitalized people. Even though tap water is more regulated than the water bottling business. SlayVus fucked around with this message at 01:18 on Aug 21, 2013 |
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Aug 21, 2013 01:16
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hooah posted:Why do butter knives always come out of the dishwasher having more water spots on them than other silverware?
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Aug 21, 2013 01:19
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Ciaphas posted:Our office changed from the bottled water cooler to one running right off the main, and I noticed a lot less people using it and a lot more bottles brought in from home, yeah. At least for a while. There's some weird psychology going on there. No one wants to be the idiot who tries to use the water cooler before the bottle is on.
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Aug 21, 2013 01:43
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User-Friendly posted:No one wants to be the idiot who tries to use the water cooler before the bottle is on.
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Aug 21, 2013 02:34
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hooah posted:Why do butter knives always come out of the dishwasher having more water spots on them than other silverware? Perhaps it's just that a flat, shiny surface makes spots more apparent?
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Aug 21, 2013 04:09
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KoB posted:We've got them, I think we just lease them and they're checked on periodically by the company. The ones in our two offices are in the kitchen hooked into all the sink stuff. Cold is cold and hot is pretty dang hot, so no complaints. Cant run out of water because its just tapped into the water system. There's probably a reverse osmosis filter either under the sink or at the base of the unit, I used to install those in businesses and homes. Capt. Morgan fucked around with this message at 07:47 on Aug 21, 2013 |
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Aug 21, 2013 04:28
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Why does my iPhone constantly connect to Time Warner Cable wi-fi without me doing anything? 90% of the time I'll get the "connect to McDonalds Wifi, Joe's Plumbing Wifi, Jiffy Lube wifi, etc. ..." pop-up when I enter a shop or business I've never been into. But at least 5 times a day, I'll have to switch my wi-fi off in the settings because my iPhone will automatically switch from 3G to Time Warner Cable wi-fi (I live in LA so it's very prevalent). And nope, the wi-fi at my home is not TWC. This is really annoying when trying to use Google Maps on 3G and suddenly it stops working because it switches to a TWC wi-fi that I don't have the password to!
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Aug 21, 2013 06:06
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Check your wifi settings for something like automatically connect to wifi networks.
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Aug 21, 2013 07:49
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Where can I buy tons of water damage indicator stickers, preferably from a place that's not "Chen's iPone Acsesory Store!"
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Aug 21, 2013 10:05
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KoB posted:We've got them, I think we just lease them and they're checked on periodically by the company. The ones in our two offices are in the kitchen hooked into all the sink stuff. Cold is cold and hot is pretty dang hot, so no complaints. Cant run out of water because its just tapped into the water system. In case your office doesn't want to give up floorspace, I've seen smaller ones that fill the same purpose, but they fit onto a countertop. I could look at the model number for you next time I'm in that office, if you want.
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Aug 21, 2013 16:44
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At our office we have water inc brand evercold chillers under the sinks in breakrooms. Its a box the size of 2 car batteries next to each other with a separate little tap up top next to the sink for chilled water.
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Aug 21, 2013 16:49
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How many people in the US armed forces have criminal records? I'd like a statistical breakdown based on branch and rank.
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alnilam posted:In case your office doesn't want to give up floorspace, I've seen smaller ones that fill the same purpose, but they fit onto a countertop. I could look at the model number for you next time I'm in that office, if you want. We have this in the office. Cold water is so cold that I have to mix it with hot to drink it. Also boils but it takes a while to charge up. I don't think there anyone in the office bringing in bottled water, this thing get a lot of use. 
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Aug 21, 2013 17:39
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Dragyn posted:We have this in the office. Cold water is so cold that I have to mix it with hot to drink it. Also boils but it takes a while to charge up.
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Aug 21, 2013 17:51
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Capt. Morgan posted:Check your wifi settings for something like automatically connect to wifi networks. It's definitely off. That's why I get the pop-up asking me if I want to connect to wi-fi networks. It's only TWC that it automatically connects to without asking me.
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Aug 21, 2013 18:28
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Dragyn posted:We have this in the office. Cold water is so cold that I have to mix it with hot to drink it. Also boils but it takes a while to charge up. We have these too and they're pieces of poo poo and we've replaced 3 of them in the last 4 months. Also there's no option for room temperature water, just very cold or very hot. I hate these things.
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Baron Bifford posted:How many people in the US armed forces have criminal records? I'd like a statistical breakdown based on branch and rank. You're not going to find that level of detail anywhere. I looked for 20 minutes and these are the only numbers I could find even vaguely related to your question, both of them unsourced. http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htwin/20080512.aspx  http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/07/13/more_entering_army_with_criminal_records/?page=full 
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