Your work situation (11 Viewers)

[Kermit McDermott]

I’ve had to meet a load of new people in work today and lots of hand shaking all-round.
One man shook my hand so hard that it bent a silver ring I’m wearing, and there’s still marks on my fingers 2 hours later.
I don’t have a limp handshake, so this was a bit extreme.
It really fucking hurt.

Nice to meet you.

 

[ann post]

Do you want all the lads form thumped to go over and hurt his ring?

 

[ann post]

sorry

 

[Reets]

A little.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

I’ve had to meet a load of new people in work today and lots of hand shaking all-round.
One man shook my hand so hard that it bent a silver ring I’m wearing, and there’s still marks on my fingers 2 hours later.
I don’t have a limp handshake, so this was a bit extreme.
It really fucking hurt.

Buy him one of those laptop chargers.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Turned on the 9 o'clock news and something I am going to have to deal with this week was an item. It would be funny if I wasn't a workshy jobsworth.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Turned on the 9 o'clock news and something I am going to have to deal with this week was an item. It would be funny if I wasn't a workshy jobsworth.

Day 1 was grand. Nice to know you're not entirely incompetent anymore.

 

[dudley]

Turned on the 9 o'clock news and something I am going to have to deal with this week was an item. It would be funny if I wasn't a workshy jobsworth.

Stopping World War III?

 

[magicbastarder]

he's responsible for the failed arts council IT system.

 

[seanc]

Just got a panicked call from a colleague asking "There was two TV screens in that box wasn't there?"
Yes.

"Well, only one came back".
I could hear all kinds of shouting in the background.

Apparently, somehow, someone has stolen a 65" or 85" TV. I cannot understand how that might have happened. It would have taken some effort. I like my swag, but there's freebies, and there's theft. My colleagues for all their flaws are not that stupid.

I guess it's possible that we just forgot one. But that is also very unlikely.

I'm sure it's nothing, someone probably took the initiative without telling anyone and now the system has broken down.
But it's a big deal. And I'm not even working today. Stressing for free! And now you are too.

 

[chris d]

Lovely bit of stress.

 

[seanc]

So, 08:00 tomorrow?

Nope, don't show up at 08:00, everything needs to be up and running by 08:00
Right, fine, I say.

Also, we'll all be working remotely. You're the only person onsite.
Ok

Also, officially, it's due to go on until 21:00.
So, not 17:00, like I was told then.

Hmm. Well, fine. I shall invoice appropriately.

 

[therealjohnny]

Annual review time again. Once again forced to give someone a low rating because the fucking Bell Curve predetermined it

I'm so fed up. Need a change of career. The options are limited at my age.

Can anyone recommend a get rich quick crytpo investment?

 

[magicbastarder]

an old colleague of mine once changed job, but stayed in the organisation. his old boss decided 'great, i'll give him the shit rating which i'd otherwise have to give to someone staying on the team'. he lost his bonus and it kicked off a load of performance monitoring and meetings with HR about his future; he'd not been given any warnings about performance in the year beforehand. it's a mess of a system.

 

[therealjohnny]

an old colleague of mine once changed job, but stayed in the organisation. his old boss decided 'great, i'll give him the shit rating which i'd otherwise have to give to someone staying on the team'. he lost his bonus and it kicked off a load of performance monitoring and meetings with HR about his future; he'd not been given any warnings about performance in the year beforehand. it's a mess of a system.

Seems this shit is universal

 

[Cormcolash]

Bell Curves are for fuckwits

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Bell Curves are for fuckwits

Someone to the left of the graph would say that.

 

[therealjohnny]

Another crack of dawn meeting with the Japanese. I should ask them if they've met @Cormcolash who is over there at the moment

 

[egg_]

Annual review time again. Once again forced to give someone a low rating because the fucking Bell Curve predetermined it

Is this bell curve shit common? How many people are reporting to you? If it's less then 100 then applying a bell curve to the ratings is ... well, I recommend you get a statistician in to explain to your org how stupid this is

 

[nuke terrorist]

Annual review time again. Once again forced to give someone a low rating because the fucking Bell Curve predetermined it

I'm so fed up. Need a change of career. The options are limited at my age.

Can anyone recommend a get rich quick crytpo investment?

I still like being on the dole. I have an announcement coming up this summer. Stay tuned.

This 'bell curve' thing sounds like when the US army gives soldiers an ordinary discharge instead of an honorable one.