|
|
Ominous Jazz posted:schools keep cat litter around because kids want to be cats or something and it's socialists all the way down Lol. They still really want to believe that story, huh?
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 14:43
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 25, 2024 19:36 |
|
|
|
Ominous Jazz posted:I would like a job that isn't a misery pit I got to work today and had like a 15 minute conversation with two coworkers about our cats and Better Than Ezra lol so I guess I can't say this is a misery pit. I still don't much care for it, I guess I'm incapable of enjoying anything |
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 15:14
|
|
|
Escape From Noise posted:Lol. They still really want to believe that story, huh? The truth is that they keep it because it prevents bleeding and this country is a collective nightmare that 330 million people can't wake up from |
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 15:17
|
|
|
Ominous Jazz posted:I would like a job that isn't a misery pit
|
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 15:40
|
|
|
There is an active shooter less than half a mile from my work |
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 17:13
|
|
|
|
Ominous Jazz posted:The truth is that they keep it because it prevents bleeding and this country is a collective nightmare that 330 million people can't wake up from 
|
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 18:57
|
|
|
I've been a "tier 1 service desk worker" (I'm a receptionist for 3 community colleges that resets passwords and helps answer obvious; very loving stupid, questions that could be answered if one would explore website, and read) for 2 years and I'm just. Drained lol. I can barely maintain the "happy to be here\help callers & communicate with coworkers!" persona anymore. They stick our specific # loving everywhere like "hey call for general info!" Get calls about,,,,, things I've literally never heard of nor been trained on. Oh shoot all my coworkers are on calls; Shoot 5 different departments I called for help didn't answer. Oh shoot, my supervisor answers in a gruff, annoyed voice solutions that I've already tried and didn't work. Meanwhile I'm loving the hell out of a part-time weekend dishwashing gig and all the crew there. Giving serious thought to just going full time there. sorry for the venty, whiney post lol; I can't even fake this poo poo today.
|
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 19:14
|
|
|
Gaylor Moon posted:I've been a "tier 1 service desk worker" (I'm a receptionist for 3 community colleges that resets passwords and helps answer obvious; very loving stupid, questions that could be answered if one would explore website, and read) for 2 years and I'm just. Drained lol. I can barely maintain the "happy to be here\help callers & communicate with coworkers!" persona anymore. i did this for like 2 years too and it suuuuuuucks. one time i got a call from someone who was clearly not super computer literate, and was having trouble installing norton antivirus, or something. i went through walking him through stuff, we ended up hitting some sort of snag that I can't remember, and I ended up asking him to confirm that he downloaded the licensed norton package from the <university> website. he says "what's <university>?" he had bought norton at best buy, ran into some trouble, did some googling, and found a page from our knowledge base that had our phone number on it. he was super nice about it but i did have to just say "well i can't help you sorry bud this is a university helpdesk"
|
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 19:21
|
|
|
Gaylor Moon posted:maintain the "happy to be here\help callers & communicate with coworkers!" persona anymore Being unable to do this is why I was semi-fired from the one retail job I've had. Hope I never have to rely on another one to survive!! |
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 20:44
|
|
|
|
Ominous Jazz posted:There is an active shooter less than half a mile from my work ! !! !!! Everywhere, everyone is red and green |
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 20:47
|
|
|
It's over. |
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 21:03
|
|
|
|
Ominous Jazz posted:It's over. But the jazz is still ominous. |
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 21:34
|
|
|
|
more falafel please posted:i did this for like 2 years too and it suuuuuuucks. one time i got a call from someone who was clearly not super computer literate, and was having trouble installing norton antivirus, or something. i went through walking him through stuff, we ended up hitting some sort of snag that I can't remember, and I ended up asking him to confirm that he downloaded the licensed norton package from the <university> website. he says "what's <university>?" when i worked tech support for a company's sales people, we would get calls ALL the time from random people like that. turns out the HP helpdesk was so egregiously bad, they would transfer calls to us, of all people, if they just didn't want to deal with the client. this went on for like a year before anyone at HP apparently realized what was happening. as annoying as it was, it was great hearing so many people cuss out HP but then get all nice and thank me for the info lol |
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 22:20
|
|
|
Got quite a bit impatient on a call earlier and when the caller asked my name I replied with "Steve" (My name, is not in fact Steve)
|
|
#
?
Aug 4, 2023 18:38
|
|
|
|
Gaylor Moon posted:Got quite a bit impatient on a call earlier and when the caller asked my name I replied with "Steve" (My name, is not in fact Steve) My very first ever real job, when I was, like, 16, was at this research institute attached to a university. My boss's phone extension was what you got if you failed to dial 9 before dailing a common local phone prefix, so he got a ton of wrong numbers, typically from the hospital. He'd tell them to hang up and dial 9 first, and they'd thank him, and that would be that. One time, he got this person calling him over and over, asking for Mary. Each time, they insisted he was who they were actually trying to call, and they wouldn't listen to the very simple instructions to dial 9 first. He got so frustrated by the third angry call that he said "you were right, Mary's right here, but she's busy giving me head" and hung up. So, you know. There's still a lot of space left for escalation, Steve. |
|
#
?
Aug 4, 2023 18:46
|
|
|
|
always give customers a fake name |
|
#
?
Aug 4, 2023 20:22
|
|
|
|
also found out today that someone was let go yesterday, the only explanation I heard was "you know how you aren't always on your A game and you make small mistakes?" sooooo |
|
#
?
Aug 4, 2023 21:04
|
|
|
a customer left their 2022 gmc yukon denali rental running in the parking lot while he was shopping for weed in my store today. it was stolen in broad daylight while he was perusing the nugs. he apparently opted out of the renter's insurance so now he's on the hook for upwards of $60,000 lol. dumbass as entertaining as it was, it also meant the cops showed up. at the dispo. u should've seen the customers fleeing
|
|
#
?
Aug 4, 2023 22:29
|
|
|
|
Areola Grande posted:as entertaining as it was, it also meant the cops showed up. at the dispo. u should've seen the customers fleeing Honestly this sounds entertaining too. |
|
#
?
Aug 4, 2023 22:47
|
|
|
cruft posted:Honestly this sounds entertaining too. it was 
|
|
#
?
Aug 4, 2023 22:52
|
|
|
|
Areola Grande posted:a customer left their 2022 gmc yukon denali rental running in the parking lot while he was shopping for weed in my store today. it was stolen in broad daylight while he was perusing the nugs. he apparently opted out of the renter's insurance so now he's on the hook for upwards of $60,000 lol. dumbass  you love to see it
|
|
#
?
Aug 5, 2023 00:37
|
|
|
rear end-penny posted:
my city is turning into a big city with all kinds of crime. he should've known better. smh |
|
#
?
Aug 5, 2023 00:44
|
|
|
Oh lord we're finally getting shift bids soon. Problem is they changed my department so I dunno if all my seniority is out the window now. Pray that I can get some kinda shift where I have a life again.
I am a patient they. |
|
#
?
Aug 5, 2023 01:32
|
|
|
|
emSparkly posted:Oh lord we're finally getting shift bids soon. Problem is they changed my department so I dunno if all my seniority is out the window now. Pray that I can get some kinda shift where I have a life again. Good luck! 
Everywhere, everyone is red and green |
|
#
?
Aug 5, 2023 16:38
|
|
|
emSparkly posted:Oh lord we're finally getting shift bids soon. Problem is they changed my department so I dunno if all my seniority is out the window now. Pray that I can get some kinda shift where I have a life again. Shift....bids? I'm not familiar with this so like, going off if how it sounds, so is it that workers have to essentially "fight" for specific, 'valuable, high-income' shifts?
|
|
#
?
Aug 5, 2023 18:29
|
|
|
Gaylor Moon posted:Shift....bids? I'm not familiar with this so like, going off if how it sounds, so is it that workers have to essentially "fight" for specific, 'valuable, high-income' shifts? Nah they just lay out what shifts they need people to work, then people pick what ones they want the most and you get dealt them based on seniority, I am a patient they. |
|
#
?
Aug 5, 2023 22:35
|
|
|
On an unrelated note, I was forced to google Jake Paul at work today.
I am a patient they. |
|
#
?
Aug 5, 2023 22:36
|
|
|
its been a monday. an ambulance just hauled off a lady who was live streaming a funeral service while driving and hosed her car up on a tree. lmao hopefully the tree is okay
|
|
#
?
Aug 7, 2023 19:43
|
|
|
Sarah Cenia posted:its been a monday. lmao. dumbass 
|
|
#
?
Aug 7, 2023 19:54
|
|
|
|
I've got a hot tip for all you interns out there! If your summer gig is paying for you to go on a work trip, don't show up drunk! And also, don't vanish from the conference at 10am after falling asleep on the table, and then fail to answer your phone when people start calling to make sure you're alive! |
|
#
?
Aug 7, 2023 23:56
|
|
|
|
In other news, I have to fire an intern tomorrow. |
|
#
?
Aug 7, 2023 23:56
|
|
|
I dunno, that's pretty standard for conferences depending on your industry. Last one I went to had an open bar every night and only half the seats were filled in the mornings. |
|
#
?
Aug 8, 2023 15:04
|
|
|
|
It's poor behavior for an intern, though.
Everywhere, everyone is red and green |
|
#
?
Aug 8, 2023 16:31
|
|
|
|
how poorly was this intern paid tho? not trying to justify LARPing Harrier Du Bois at a work conference but internships just seem dumb as hell, especially if you're expected to do it without compensation besides "experience" |
|
#
?
Aug 8, 2023 17:05
|
|
|
|
It's illegal in the US to not pay interns.
Everywhere, everyone is red and green |
|
#
?
Aug 8, 2023 19:12
|
|
|
xcheopis posted:It's illegal in the US to not pay interns. Can you pay them in booze and hotels? |
|
#
?
Aug 8, 2023 19:30
|
|
|
|
Buttchocks posted:Can you pay them in booze and hotels? You may not. 
Everywhere, everyone is red and green |
|
#
?
Aug 8, 2023 20:33
|
|
|
|
xcheopis posted:It's illegal in the US to not pay interns. when has legality ever mattered to people with money and a desire to exploit workers? my friend who got me this job is in charge of our companies social media and asked if I wanted to be in a video shoot tomorrow. I declined, and only just stopped myself from describing the task of making content for our employers as propaganda. |
|
#
?
Aug 8, 2023 23:13
|
|
|
|
rear end-penny posted:how poorly was this intern paid tho? not trying to justify LARPing Harrier Du Bois at a work conference but internships just seem dumb as hell, especially if you're expected to do it without compensation besides "experience" The federal government pays interns. Whether or not it counts as "paid well" is up for debate, I suppose. But uncle sam is very transparent about what the pay structure is before you accept the job, and I personally bend over backwards to ensure no intern ever works a minute over the 40 hours a week they agreed to work in their contract, is given proper credit for their science contributions, and gets at least weekly well-being checks as they navigate the sometimes scary world of being an independent adult for possibly the first time. In addition, there are 91 other interns here who showed up sober and payed attention to the classes we taught. cruft fucked around with this message at 00:39 on Aug 9, 2023 |
|
#
?
Aug 9, 2023 00:34
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 25, 2024 19:36 |
|
|
|
rear end-penny posted:internships just seem dumb as hell In general I agree with this, though. I think we do them fairly and respectfully, but I feel like we are an exception. |
|
#
?
Aug 9, 2023 00:41
|
|