Had a day of meetings and team activities & felt like I was in an episode of the IT Crowd.
Team team team
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Baku's gone again?
Yes. There was an altercation, and Baku's quite sensitive on some topics. We hope he'll come back, as we miss him greatly. Other participant was briefly banned but we hope they'll keep contributing too.
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I appear to be crook again. Was alright late last week and just a bit tired over the weekend, very mild fever and sore throat again. Hydralyte has once again fixed me up though, same as before. Weird.
Hope you feel better soon man :)
take care
Spoke to manager this morning.
She said she's escalating it as a "high risk" of me leaving and she will get back to me soon.
Let's see what happens.
Edit: absolutely wrecked today. Will be leaving early. Figure they owe me a few hours from the weekend?
Edit: She's spoken to the owner of what used to be the separate company. He's employed as SLT within the larger org. He's taking it to to the committee asap.
I saw you were working over the weekend. I hope you get the best possible outcome, whatever that ends up being
Thanks man. I can stretch myself to 45 hours a week for the number I've asked for.
But we'll see what happens.
Hope it all goes well for you and you hear back soon at least so you can start putting some steps in.
I unknowingly spoke to a board member today about my own employment worries. Ooops!
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Hate to say it, and I dont mean to be negative: But nothing you've told us thus far about these guys fills me with confidence that they are gonna do the right thing here.
I'd keep on the seek path as a backup.
Oh definitely still interviewing for other places this week. And made about a dozen more applications this morning.
And theres the director dude I met the other day who's going to be my mentor.
At least I'll finally have an answer instead of being fucked around.
If you're in that headspace always, always leave. You're done. You'll not be able to let past transgressions go. But don't burn bridges, and you can potentially go back in the future.
Also by leaving you'll get a pay bump, and then if going back a pay bump again.
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Hayfever is kicking my arse today.
One dinosaur fact I was reminded of yesterday is the Velociraptor was actually about the size of a turkey, and the dinosaurs we seen in Jurassic park are actually called Deinonychus. Michael Crichton chose the name instead because it sounded better.
Not only did he change the name, he met with the guy that discovered Deinonychus and told him he was changing the name of his dinosaur as well:
Deinonychus were featured prominently in Harry Adam Knight's novel Carnosaur and its film adaption, and Michael Crichton's novels Jurassic Park and The Lost World and their film adaptations, directed by Steven Spielberg. Crichton ultimately chose to use the name Velociraptor for these dinosaurs, rather than Deinonychus. Crichton had met with John Ostrom several times during the writing process to discuss details of the possible range of behaviors and life appearance of Deinonychus. Crichton at one point apologetically told Ostrom that he had decided to use the name Velociraptor in place of Deinonychus for his book, because he felt the former name was "more dramatic". Despite this, according to Ostrom, Crichton stated that the Velociraptor of the novel was based on Deinonychus in almost every detail, and that only the name had been changed.
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spent the weekend doing so much housework I think today will be a self care day
first up, dying my hair blue black
Coffee Doritos review: They're more sweet corn chips than savoury, with a hint of coffee flavour. Zero hobbits, would not buy again.
Much as I love to drink coffee, it doesn’t really sound pleasant.
I tried a raspberry twistie once. Never again
Thanks for taking one for the team and reviewing them! Even I wasn't tempted and I love weird flavouring of chips!
Coffee Doritos
Hrmm..
i mean this with all possible due respect: What the heck convinced you to buy them in the first place? Was just sipping my coffee and you know what I didnt think? I didnt think "Man this would be much better with hints of processed corn"
They were at Savemore. It seemed such an odd concept I figure I'd give them a go. I missed the Mountain Dew Doritos and I kinda regret not trying them. I didn't finish the Coffee flavour packet.
It was definitely more processed corn with hints of coffee.
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Tech in the office sits at his computer, but is always typing on his phone, with the little bleeps on (but he has his headphones in?). Drives me bonkers. Though just about everything is driving me bonkers today. I need to pull up my big girl pants and have another chat with my manager.
That kind of thing would turn my day into a zero productivity day. You have every right to be annoyed and those dark murderous thoughts you're having are completely valid. (Unless they're disabled and need those sounds of course).
If he’s disabled and needs the sounds, then they go through the headphones he’s already wearing. Not out into the general office
Which is likely 99.9°% the case here, but what if those headphones aren't playing music and instead being worn to dampen other office noise as they have a sensory issue? I like to give people I don't know the benefit of the doubt before deciding that they're just a selfish inconsiderate twat. But they're very likely just a twat.
Accomodations for your disability in the work place, while completely valid and necessary, shouldn’t get to interfere with the accomodations needed for any other person in that office. If the noise is constant and loud, that probably ruins it for at least one other office tenant with a different disability.
His noise goes through his own headphones, or a non-noise related cue is found to give him the same kind of feedback he needs, to give him what he needs while not interfering with anyone else’s equally pressing needs
I absolutely do not disagree here, office noises are one of the primary reasons I will not return to an office. In an office I can't even deal with people eating at their desk with a ceramic bowl and a metal spoon. Crisps, then please kill me.
(misophonia)
Usually when that tech is in the office, I make sure I have my headphones handy because he's either talking non stop or tapping away on his phone.
Weekend was pretty chilled. Bit worried about that forecast though! Supposed to go camping weekend after next.
Falling asleep here in a conference.
They’re going overtime as well.
We’re almost 30 mins over time schedule.
Can’t be good for the rest of the day.
Yesterday off, all day appointment tomorrow, Friday day off....I'm having a 2 day week without realising.
I’m on a much more enjoyable task this week (I’m good at this one!) and I’ve just put in a leave request for two weeks off. Yessss
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