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T-Square posted:Heh. I was bitching a couple of weeks ago about how a manager dropped an un-approved new-hire on me with absolutely zero notice or warning, or following any of our new-hire process. At my last company, my boss forgot to schedule my drug test and it never came up again. Drug tests are BS anyways.
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I spotted a new Ford Edge ST on the way to work this morning. https://www.ford.com/suvs-crossovers/edge/models/edge-st/ Pictures don't do it justice. It looks pretty nice on the road. Then I saw it got ~19mpg and i said "yeah gently caress that. so does my Ecoboost F150." I've got just as many seats, way more TORQUES and a 11,000 lb tow rating. Then I found myself browsing online for a used Focus ST and eventually came across this:  I did not know that a Focus wagon was a thing and now I am sad that we don't have them here in the States.
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May 21, 2019 16:53
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If we had drug testing, we'd be out whole art/philosophy/music departments.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:I spotted a new Ford Edge ST on the way to work this morning. I would have happily paid Ford another 2-3k for the wagon instead of the hatch when I bought my FoST.
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Not sure where else to put these, so I'll do it here. Went to go see ZZ Top last Friday, since it's their 50th anniversary and all, and I've only seen them once before, in an abbreviated concert. Local band Stone Cold Sweat, created by two area long-time morning DJs opened, followed by Cheap Trick:    That guitar was silly fun. Then Bad Company:  And finally ZZ TOP!       The fuzzy guitars came out:    My iPhone's camera hates the bright lights + darkness. Recorded a few songs on vid. I goofed and stopped recording at the break in "LaGrange", and somehow completely failed at recording "Legs", but I got these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruzAXh1Agck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79pxwAQybFA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh8Kany4wZw The three headliners played great, especially for a bunch of old guys (like myself.) I looked it up and Billy F. Gibbons is just shy of 2 years younger than *my dad*, and Dusty Hill turned 70 earlier this week. Billy will turn 70 in December. I presume that Frank Beard is of a similar age. These dudes played for 2 hours, and well!
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Welp, time to dust off the resume and start spamming it out. This just happened in my office - Yes, the doorknob and hole line up. No, it wasn't there when I got here this morning. Plant manager blew his stack because the parent company's email server went down, and since I'm the local IT guy it all came down on my head. Stormed into my office, violently kicking the door open and proceeded to scream at me for a good five minutes. Never mind that the server is physically in another state and I have no way to access it even if I want to when it goes down - that's on the parent company's IT guy in their office to fix, but he's not a convenient punching bag within arm's reach like I am. Not the first time he's lost his temper like this and it won't be the last, but this is the first time he's done anything physical. Reported it to HR but I'm not expecting anything to come of it - others who have complained about his behavior were shown the door shortly after doing so.
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Geoj posted:Welp, time to dust off the resume and start spamming it out. This just happened in my office - Document all of it. Nothing gets a company to open their wallet like letting someone go (right to an attorney) after filing a complaint with HR.
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I hope they are ready to open their wallets after they let you go, because you have a perfect suit driven by a remotely competent lawyer.
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Just got a call back about the Aston. They haven't even tried to diagnose the suspension issue because the CEL was caused by an O2 sensor code so they threw their hands up and called the Aston Martin dealership in Cleveland. Who then told them the earliest they could get it in was July. The good news is they found it's still under AM warranty until November. Maybe I'll get to drive it before then. 
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May 21, 2019 19:04
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That kind of poo poo is so weird to me, because when our e-mail goes down, or internet, or whatever, we just...make do without it while it gets resolved. E: Actually now I remember this happening a couple of years ago with our previous GM, some dumb poo poo that wasn't even on the IT guy happened (the only IT guy for the three stores in this state) and he got in his face, and the IT guy just said "gently caress you, I'm not a child, I don't have to take your poo poo." and walked out. When he didn't return the following day, the GM called him and begged him to come back. T-Square fucked around with this message at 19:25 on May 21, 2019 |
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May 21, 2019 19:20
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toplitzin posted:Document all of it. Wrar posted:I hope they are ready to open their wallets after they let you go, because you have a perfect suit driven by a remotely competent lawyer. Honestly the parent company doesn't seem to have a business plan. Its like they started by flying by the seat of their pants 20 years ago and haven't considered any other strategy, so it wouldn't surprise me if they'd fire me "not knowing" they're setting themselves up for a lawsuit. That being said though, I don't think they will - I'm currently too valuable. But I'm now done here because his next logical step is throwing punches or other physical contact.
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Presented without comment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba8-Vjn2a8c
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meatpimp posted:Presented without comment.  "y'all just telling me you let the doodle fall into the toilet? You don't catch it everytime? How d'yall take a poo poo???"
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If there were breathalyzer style drug tests to show that you were currently under the influence, I wouldn't mind them. Not wanting employees to do drugs on the clock is something I completely understand, but punishing people for having drug metabolites that could be weeks old is baffling to me At least a lot of companies are switching to oral swab drug tests because they're so much cheaper, and they are so unreliable because one of the most common drug side effects (and effects of stress) is dry mouth
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ZZ Top is great, I'm very jealous. e: now I'm imagining that guy taking a Power poo poo (tm) after eating chipotle all week (with his hands), and relying on the tiny stream of water from those terrible automatic faucets to clean his nasty poop hands. Immediately afterward, he brings his moist poop mitts over to the blow dryers and aerosolizes the poop particles throughout the bathroom. redgubbinz fucked around with this message at 20:10 on May 21, 2019 |
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Made it home in spite of being that rear end in a top hat on the roads in a snowstorm with ~*~my AWD car~*~ on summer tires.  It's filthy. I think the total trip was like 1350 miles. I may not drive it for a month. That's a lie
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May 21, 2019 20:13
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Man, that is loving sweet. Jealous.
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slidebite posted:Jesus christ, that guy sounds like a real piece of work. Nobody needs that poo poo. Speaks volumes about how lovely my previous employers were that I'm able to tolerate this and am still here a year later. About this time last year the controller for a PLC system went down - pretty much crippling the operation (they bought the facility because of the paint line the PLC controls.) I haven't worked with PLC in the past, but I was able to throw my IT troubleshooting skills at it and get the system back up and running at a minimal expense. The plant manager's response at the time? Deadpan, without a hint of sarcasm or humor "Well I guess we'll let you keep your job for another week." A few others standing around exchanged nervous glances among themselves and with me, as if they didn't think it was a joke either. Fast-forward about a month. I was attending a meeting with IT staff from a client with several other coworkers and employees in attendance. Same guy reports that a desktop computer connected to a TV in the conference room isn't working, I tell him I'll take a look at it, however, as the meeting was starting and the desktop wasn't being used I put a pin in it. Guy storms back into the room moments later and starts yelling over the presentation in progress that it needed to be fixed immediately, and proceeded to try to pull it off the desk without disconnecting all of the cables first - in front of a room of over a dozen people. And that's just what he's directed at me. I've heard accounts from others that I'm hardly alone in this treatment - up to and including all-hands meetings where everyone gets yelled at. I'm just hoping if they actually investigate and interview others a few of them will have enough of a spine to tell the truth.
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KillHour posted:Just got a call back about the Aston. They haven't even tried to diagnose the suspension issue because the CEL was caused by an O2 sensor code so they threw their hands up and called the Aston Martin dealership in Cleveland. Who then told them the earliest they could get it in was July. The V12 engine likes to throw O2 codes. A lot of the time they're innocuous and pending lambda codes are often logged in the cars but there was a bulletin about it after new Vanquish came out and generally all four upstream sensors get replaced cuz there was an engine software issue that burns them out. The V12 is a real heavy breather so its sensitive to lambda sensor issues
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fridge corn posted:The V12 engine likes to throw O2 codes. A lot of the time they're innocuous and pending lambda codes are often logged in the cars but there was a bulletin about it after new Vanquish came out and generally all four upstream sensors get replaced cuz there was an engine software issue that burns them out. The V12 is a real heavy breather so its sensitive to lambda sensor issues That's good to know. Too bad I'm stuck without my car for the next 2 months, in any case. I did the math on how much that car is costing me every day to not drive it. $68. I want my car back! 
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meatpimp posted:Presented without comment. lol what the gently caress is wrong with people? In a similar 'what is hygiene?' manner... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMzOaM4-Smk
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T-Square posted:That kind of poo poo is so weird to me, because when our e-mail goes down, or internet, or whatever, we just...make do without it while it gets resolved. That would have 100% been my response if I managed to reign in my temper and not deck him in the first place. I react badly to folks in my face. meatpimp posted:Presented without comment. Scrolled past without watching. slidebite posted:
DEFINITELY not watching it now. There are things I don't want to know. I'm one of those people who gets intensely embarrassed *for* other people, and he would be one of those other people. Also, disgusting. Olympic Mathlete posted:lol what the gently caress is wrong with people? See, this is why we had "Health" class when I was in elementary school. I guess that's one of those non-essentials that isn't on the state
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Pretty sure that guy is trolling no way any sane person is gonna try to catch their poo poo
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Pretty sure that guy is trolling no way any sane person is gonna try to catch their poo poo If he's trolling (which I hope he is (I think)), he's a really loving good troll, because he was selling that.
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I like how my employee drug testing history is inversely proportional to the skill, responsibility, power, and pay my jobs have.
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nm posted:I like how my employee drug testing history is inversely proportional to the skill, responsibility, power, and pay my jobs have. You mean only poors get drug tested? Shocking.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:You mean only poors get drug tested? Shocking. It's the American way.
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Tremek posted:Made it home in spite of being that rear end in a top hat on the roads in a snowstorm with ~*~my AWD car~*~ on summer tires. Here I was planning on buying an STI or something simple and fun and then you come along AND LITERALLY FORCE ME TO INVESTIGATE HOW QUICKLY I CAN SAVE A PROBABLY UNGODLY AMOUNT OF MONEY IN ORDER TO PURCHASE A COMPLETELY UNREASONABLE YET PERFECT VEHICLE INSTEAD YOU SON OF A BITCH
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Good news I didn’t realise a 5 year old wagon could still be that expensive so I’ll just lust after yours instead
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meatpimp posted:If he's trolling (which I hope he is (I think)), he's a really loving good troll, because he was selling that. There is someone I work with who earned the nickname “Catcher” for doing exactly that.
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:Good news I didn’t realise a 5 year old wagon could still be that expensive so I’ll just lust after yours instead Goddamn if I were going to spend that kind of money I'd do the whole go to Germany thing and pick up the car. They still do that, right?
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:Good news I didn’t realise a 5 year old wagon could still be that expensive so I’ll just lust after yours instead It's had over 60k in MODS and we all know the mod rules don't apply to German cars because......I have no idea.
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I just bought a very cool Eezi-Awn brand roof rack for the Lexus and I am very excited about it. Since the supplier is local to me and doesn’t need to ship it they do the install for free. It’s getting put on Tuesday. Then comes the finding of a roof tent.  this 20 year old truck is a lot of fun! Not 700HP German wagon fun, but still fun.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:lol what the gently caress is wrong with people? This lack of knowledge is more common than one might think. It was never brought up in any health class I ever took, or during abstinence-only sex education either. A relative of mine had to have surgery about 20 years ago because his foreskin grafted to his glans. I used to have a really short frenulum and it made retraction incredibly painful unless I was completely limp.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:It's had over 60k in MODS and we all know the mod rules don't apply to German cars because......I have no idea. oh jesus yeah i just found a different 2014 for 59k but still my brother does a lot with mercedes and bmw and he reminded me that the maintenance costs are insane so 
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