Minor complaints thread (36 Viewers)

[rettucs]

friggin iPod died today. And, like, not in a dramatic way. I didn't hop it off the floor or drop it in the jacks or anything like that. I was listening to WIFE, pressed stop to leave down my iPod while I went to the jacks, and when I came back the bastard wouldn't turn back on. Fuck anyway.

7 years it lasted me. Suppose I was pushing my luck a bit.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

friggin iPod died today. And, like, not in a dramatic way. I didn't hop it off the floor or drop it in the jacks or anything like that. I was listening to WIFE, pressed stop to leave down my iPod while I went to the jacks, and when I came back the bastard wouldn't turn back on. Fuck anyway.

7 years it lasted me. Suppose I was pushing my luck a bit.

You're all backed up on your laptop, I take it?

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

I meant more a specific rigid greeting other than "Greetings!"

Ah, pardon me. Still, I look forward to the day that someone welcomes me so. Or 'salutations' would do either.

 

[rettucs]

You're all backed up on your laptop, I take it?

yeah, theres no issue that way. Just a pain in the hole getting a new iPod and having to go through all the crap I have on the computer and filter out the bad from the good.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Being in work before 6

 

[therealjohnny]

That's mental. Will you be allowed to leave early? Why would you have to be in so early?

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

There's an important meeting and I want to prepare.

Basically, I'm a spa.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

There's an important meeting and I want to prepare.

Basically, I'm a spa.

You have to be in before six but the tech guys spend all day flying drones in the “atrium”?

 

[therealjohnny]

There's an important meeting and I want to prepare.

Basically, I'm a spa.

I work with Americans and it's not unusual for them to answer emails at 3 o'clock in the morning

ridiculous work/life balance misalignment

they do offer excellent service though

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

No one monitors your hours. Your work is what matters.

I can come and go. You can leave for an hour or two at lunch, or 3 o'clock on a Friday and no one would say a word.

We get one half day Friday every month, and then every fortnight during the summer and people take those religiously.

I woke up at 5 this morning thinking about this interview and couldn't sleep, so just came in to work.

 

[therealjohnny]

ahh. That's not so bad I suppose

Still though...

Maybe you should read this
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[David Kronenbourg]

My core hours are 9.30 – 5.30 but the culture here is to work until 6.30 or 7.00 or even later. Although no one has ever said anything I feel bad about leaving on time. Fuck that.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

You will always get more credit for staying late.
No one notices if you come in early.
Everyone is wide to the 6am email thing.

 

[therealjohnny]

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Advising that people don't eat at their desks


Nonsense of course, if I left my desk I'f have to make small talk with my colleagues for half an hour

fuck that

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

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MD?

I would examine the hell out of any diplomas on that cunt's wall.

 

[rettucs]

My core hours are 9.30 – 5.30 but the culture here is to work until 6.30 or 7.00 or even later. Although no one has ever said anything I feel bad about leaving on time. Fuck that.

I leave the office at 3:45pm every day. The culture was to leave around 5:30 but seeing as I'm one of the longest in the company people figured if I was doing it, it was grand for them to do it. Now about 60% of my team are in before 8 and gone before 4.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

I leave the office at 3:45pm every day. The culture was to leave around 5:30 but seeing as I'm one of the longest in the company people figured if I was doing it, it was grand for them to do it. Now about 60% of my team are in before 8 and gone before 4.

Prick. It's 19:45 and I'm still in work.

 

[rettucs]

friggin iPod died today. And, like, not in a dramatic way. I didn't hop it off the floor or drop it in the jacks or anything like that. I was listening to WIFE, pressed stop to leave down my iPod while I went to the jacks, and when I came back the bastard wouldn't turn back on. Fuck anyway.

7 years it lasted me. Suppose I was pushing my luck a bit.

iPod came back to life just now after being totally dead for 2 days. Go figure.

and after me ordering a new one today. Shite.

edit: well a day and a bit

 

[nlgbbbblth]

You will always get more credit for staying late.
No one notices if you come in early.
Everyone is wide to the 6am email thing.

I was told that on my first day in banking.

Come in at 8.00am and leave at 5.00pm - people see you leaving "on time" and don't notice the early start.

Come in at 9.00am and leave at 6.00pm - oh look, he's working late again.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

What a crock