Office pet peeves... - Page 4

Griff · 11-21-2003, 09:47 PM

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Originally posted by September

I meant it in the slang way, like "Choice, dude!"

Those words have never tumbled out of slangs mouth.

SteveDallas · 11-21-2003, 10:04 PM

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Originally posted by ladysycamore

And then do they use it, find it to not be to THEIR satisfaction, and then cry to you about it (after you told them that they should have been part of the decision)?

I have a friend who goes through the same thing.

Sometimes... sometimes I'm able to avoid making the decision. It's still a pain.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-22-2003, 07:08 AM

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Originally posted by SteveDallas
Well, I'm the "computer guy" (and telephones too). The one thing that really aggravates me is this kind of thing....snip

Your job description is your salvation, Steve. You da man!
Sorry, but our processor won't interface between the hardware and the softdrive because the CRT is linuxised whereas the magwarp depends on the thermal efficency of windows but of course any idiot knows that.
Who can dispute "The Computer Guy"?

slang · 11-22-2003, 07:16 AM

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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Who can dispute "The Computer Guy"?

Yeah. "Nick Burns" em, SD.

Scopulus Argentarius · 11-22-2003, 08:53 AM

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Originally posted by hot_pastrami

No, but it has been known to produce jewelry.

Sorry..useless post...Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off.... just lost 10 pounds of ass...

Scopulus Argentarius · 11-22-2003, 09:00 AM

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Originally posted by SteveDallas
Well, I'm the "computer guy" (and telephones too). The one thing that really aggravates me is this kind of thing.

Them: "We need some kind of computer program to do X."

Me: "OK, that sounds like a good idea. Can you tell me what are the most critical features it needs to have to do X the way we like to have X done?"

[a conversation follows... some days later.....]

Me: "OK, I've found some products that look like they might work. When can we get together so you can see some demos and try them out?"

Them: "Oh, I don't have time for that. Can't you pick one?"

Me: "I'm just going to install it. You're the one that's going to have to use it every day. We'll make a better choice if you're involved in the decision."

Them: "I really don't have time. Why don't you just buy the best one?"

I hate it.

Followed by...This f&*#ing program sucks, you computer people are incompetent....blah blah...blah...blah

I've got anotherone....

Person A..wants to get data to point F, gets it through B,C,D, & E in some wacky and complicated hairball steps. (i.e. out of a database...into a crystal report...to a text file with shit missing...to an excel spread sheet...trying to get it back into the database) Wants to know how to get it from E to F but has transformed the data to a useless blob. Won't tell you where he/she started....you figure it out how they F-ed everything up and offer a direct A to F step ....they absolutely refuse a simple step because they are hung up on 'solving' it themselves... fukkin fools...

lumberjim · 11-22-2003, 02:58 PM

My biggest pet peeve is when people come into my office and sit down to chat while I'm trying to read The Cellar!!!

can't they see that this is highly sensitive and very important?!

staceyv · 11-23-2003, 10:54 AM

I hate anybody who asks for help when they could so something themselves, or ask for help only because they see i'm "not busy" (like i'm waiting for something that's going to happen in 30 seconds or less). I ask for help 1-2 times per shift. I get asked for help 10 times per shift. I used to work with this idiot girl who asked me to follow her out with food. she had 3 plates to go out...guess she didn't feel like using a TRAY. WHY ARE PEOPLE SO HELPLESS?????

slang · 11-23-2003, 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by staceyv
WHY ARE PEOPLE SO HELPLESS?????

They're waiting for a new Federal government entitlement program. You're new so I'll help you out.

Phyiantia · 11-23-2003, 01:50 PM

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Originally posted by hot_pastrami

No, but it has been known to produce jewelry.

Classic.

wolf · 12-17-2003, 01:15 AM

Explaining idiomatic American English to foreigners.

Today I had to explain to a Spanish-speaking, Nicaraguan, female psychiatrist that "Fuck You" is not an offer.

One of my favorite examples of this involves the BIG boss. The CEO/Medical Director. The signer of my paychecks. She is of Portuguese and Spanish Descent, was raised in Spain, and speaks (at last count) 12 languages with a fair degree of fluency.

She was preparing some snacks for a board meeting to be held at the hospital that afternoon when I went to inform her that one of her outpatients was being brought in for an emergency evaluation and that her presence was required in the crisis service. There were several other departmental supervisors with her at the time. She indicated that she would be down to deal with the problem "as soon as I am done cutting the cheese."

Several of the supervisors snorted and supressed giggles.

She noted the reaction and looked around the table. She asked, "What have I just said?"

All of the people at the table who get paid a lot more money than I do looked away in embarassment and shame. None of them offered an explanation.

Bastards.

So I had to do it.

"Well, doctor, it appears that you have accidentally stumbled upon an American saying."

"Oh? What does this mean?"

"It's ... um ... an expression that describes extreme flatulence."

OnyxCougar · 12-17-2003, 07:47 AM

So I work at a major cable company. On the phone, in the (thankfully) not so deep south.

But it's south enough that occasionally I get a caller that I cannot understand to save my soul (or my job). They sound like James Brown mixed with Bob Dylan. Incomprehensible.

Also, there are 8 TV's in the room, 4 on my side, 4 on the other, that hang from the ceiling. I sit next to the HSI team (cuz I was doin HSI before I was doin Video) and there are 3 women on the whole team, including me. This means that when the babysitters (supervisors) go home, wrestling gets cranked up on the TV behind me.

First I started by asking nicely, "Can you turn that down, please?" No answer. Probably because the shit is so loud they can't hear me. So I raise the volume. "CAN YOU TURN THAT DOWN PLEASE?" The guy looks at me and says, "No, this is the good part."

Understand this is wrestling, which, IMO, there are NO good parts. It's soap opera for hyper-testosterones.

So I said, "Look, I have a call, and they can hear the wrestling better than they can hear me. Turn it down." He didn't move his eyes from the screen, and said, "No."

Fine. I grabbed my remote and turned it down to a reasonable level. Sat down, returned to my call, and the bastard turns it back up again. So I stood up, while I was talking to my customer, and turned the TV stand so that the screen was facing the other way. Now he couldn't see it or point his remote at it. And I hit the button on the box. So even if his remote did work from that angle, it wouldn't activate the box.

At this point he gets pissed, because he can't reach it without jacking out. He starts CURSING me, LOUDLY. The customer can hear this. So I hit the "emergency" button on the phone, which starts recording the conversation. I ignore the cursing, apologize to my caller, finish the call, and smile big as I go into wrapup.

He gets up, turns the TV around again, turns it on FULL VOLUME, and sits down. I wait til he's on a call and jump up and unplug the cord from the ceiling (15 ft ceilings). Now it's going to require a ladder to plug the thing back in.

And he's REALLY hot now. His face is all flushed, he's super pissed, and can't do a damn thing. I'm smiling as I walk out the door, knowing he has 2 more hours before he goes home, and if he had just waited 30 minutes to be an ass, it wouldn't have mattered.

So I come in the next morning and they have moved his desk next to the supervisor, facing away from the TV, and there was an awfully long meeting with him, his sup and the Ops Manager.

Fucker.

Beestie · 12-17-2003, 10:47 AM

OnyxCougar wrote:

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and there was an awfully long meeting with him, his sup and the Ops Manager.

Sounds like the mullet-head needs to switch places with slang. THAT would fix him

I don't get the meeting tho. He cursed you, and hosed your call in the most obnoxious and intentional way. He needs to be shown the door.

11-22-2003, 02:58 PM	#52
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	My biggest pet peeve is when people come into my office and sit down to chat while I'm trying to read The Cellar!!! can't they see that this is highly sensitive and very important?! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-17-2003, 01:15 AM	#56
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Explaining idiomatic American English to foreigners. Today I had to explain to a Spanish-speaking, Nicaraguan, female psychiatrist that "Fuck You" is not an offer. One of my favorite examples of this involves the BIG boss. The CEO/Medical Director. The signer of my paychecks. She is of Portuguese and Spanish Descent, was raised in Spain, and speaks (at last count) 12 languages with a fair degree of fluency. She was preparing some snacks for a board meeting to be held at the hospital that afternoon when I went to inform her that one of her outpatients was being brought in for an emergency evaluation and that her presence was required in the crisis service. There were several other departmental supervisors with her at the time. She indicated that she would be down to deal with the problem "as soon as I am done cutting the cheese." Several of the supervisors snorted and supressed giggles. She noted the reaction and looked around the table. She asked, "What have I just said?" All of the people at the table who get paid a lot more money than I do looked away in embarassment and shame. None of them offered an explanation. Bastards. So I had to do it. "Well, doctor, it appears that you have accidentally stumbled upon an American saying." "Oh? What does this mean?" "It's ... um ... an expression that describes extreme flatulence." __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-23-2003, 10:54 AM	#53
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	I hate anybody who asks for help when they could so something themselves, or ask for help only because they see i'm "not busy" (like i'm waiting for something that's going to happen in 30 seconds or less). I ask for help 1-2 times per shift. I get asked for help 10 times per shift. I used to work with this idiot girl who asked me to follow her out with food. she had 3 plates to go out...guess she didn't feel like using a TRAY. WHY ARE PEOPLE SO HELPLESS?????

12-17-2003, 07:47 AM	#57
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	So I work at a major cable company. On the phone, in the (thankfully) not so deep south. But it's south enough that occasionally I get a caller that I cannot understand to save my soul (or my job). They sound like James Brown mixed with Bob Dylan. Incomprehensible. Also, there are 8 TV's in the room, 4 on my side, 4 on the other, that hang from the ceiling. I sit next to the HSI team (cuz I was doin HSI before I was doin Video) and there are 3 women on the whole team, including me. This means that when the babysitters (supervisors) go home, wrestling gets cranked up on the TV behind me. First I started by asking nicely, "Can you turn that down, please?" No answer. Probably because the shit is so loud they can't hear me. So I raise the volume. "CAN YOU TURN THAT DOWN PLEASE?" The guy looks at me and says, "No, this is the good part." Understand this is wrestling, which, IMO, there are NO good parts. It's soap opera for hyper-testosterones. So I said, "Look, I have a call, and they can hear the wrestling better than they can hear me. Turn it down." He didn't move his eyes from the screen, and said, "No." Fine. I grabbed my remote and turned it down to a reasonable level. Sat down, returned to my call, and the bastard turns it back up again. So I stood up, while I was talking to my customer, and turned the TV stand so that the screen was facing the other way. Now he couldn't see it or point his remote at it. And I hit the button on the box. So even if his remote did work from that angle, it wouldn't activate the box. At this point he gets pissed, because he can't reach it without jacking out. He starts CURSING me, LOUDLY. The customer can hear this. So I hit the "emergency" button on the phone, which starts recording the conversation. I ignore the cursing, apologize to my caller, finish the call, and smile big as I go into wrapup. He gets up, turns the TV around again, turns it on FULL VOLUME, and sits down. I wait til he's on a call and jump up and unplug the cord from the ceiling (15 ft ceilings). Now it's going to require a ladder to plug the thing back in. And he's REALLY hot now. His face is all flushed, he's super pissed, and can't do a damn thing. I'm smiling as I walk out the door, knowing he has 2 more hours before he goes home, and if he had just waited 30 minutes to be an ass, it wouldn't have mattered. So I come in the next morning and they have moved his desk next to the supervisor, facing away from the TV, and there was an awfully long meeting with him, his sup and the Ops Manager. Fucker.

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