[Silencer]

Just had a relatively low-stress set of days at work (three all in a row!) and I'm catching up with a couple of friends over the weekend. Work today might have been twelve hours long, but it doesn't matter, weekend for sleeping and relaxing.

[Mezla PigDog]

caladanbrood, on 14 November 2014 - 08:29 AM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 14 November 2014 - 07:28 AM, said:

caladanbrood, on 13 November 2014 - 11:04 AM, said:

Coursework: submitted! Time until finding out that I have to redo it: ages!

You came back! What you studying?

I just slept for 9 1/2 hours after another loooooong week. Feels sublime.

A course for work i.e. linked to a nice big pay rise. Quality Management. What it isn't is fun.

What a coincidence - my current training is learning to audit ISO 9001 and 13485 Quality Management Systems! Primarily for medical device manufacturers but I have had to do a bit of regular stuff so was practising on a company that runs IT systems for a county council earlier this week.

Yeah, fun it really isn't and I'm very glad it won't be my full time job. Getting out and meeting lots of people and seeing loads of different business is alright although being an auditor is a weird experience as people are always nervous when they talk to you.

[caladanbrood]

Mezla PigDog, on 14 November 2014 - 12:21 PM, said:

caladanbrood, on 14 November 2014 - 08:29 AM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 14 November 2014 - 07:28 AM, said:

caladanbrood, on 13 November 2014 - 11:04 AM, said:

Coursework: submitted! Time until finding out that I have to redo it: ages!

You came back! What you studying?

I just slept for 9 1/2 hours after another loooooong week. Feels sublime.

A course for work i.e. linked to a nice big pay rise. Quality Management. What it isn't is fun.

What a coincidence - my current training is learning to audit ISO 9001 and 13485 Quality Management Systems! Primarily for medical device manufacturers but I have had to do a bit of regular stuff so was practising on a company that runs IT systems for a county council earlier this week.

Yeah, fun it really isn't and I'm very glad it won't be my full time job. Getting out and meeting lots of people and seeing loads of different business is alright although being an auditor is a weird experience as people are always nervous when they talk to you.

Auditing ISO 9001 is about 30% of my job. But because we don't manufacture anything it can be difficult to interpret sometimes. Thankfully it is also pretty easy to audit against one you understand it.

I went from Quality Assurance, which was very unpopular, to Interanal Audit, which makes it seem like I was giving away cake and money in the old job... thick skin comes as standard. I don't know 13485 though, from the number I guess it's fairly specialised.

[Mezla PigDog]

caladanbrood, on 14 November 2014 - 12:57 PM, said:

Auditing ISO 9001 is about 30% of my job. But because we don't manufacture anything it can be difficult to interpret sometimes. Thankfully it is also pretty easy to audit against one you understand it.

I went from Quality Assurance, which was very unpopular, to Interanal Audit, which makes it seem like I was giving away cake and money in the old job... thick skin comes as standard. I don't know 13485 though, from the number I guess it's fairly specialised.

Commiserations! I don't need a thick skin as I go in as a representative of the certification or regulatory body and so people tremble before my power to revoke their certificates. Yeah 13485 is basically 9001 for medical device manufacturers. The same standard but with loads more requirements and instead of customer being king, it is all about safety.

And now that the rest of the forum has been put to sleep with QMS let's smash the place up

[Messremb]

I probably shouldn't mention I've spent half the last year working around ISO14001. Not such a quality geek.

[Imperial Historian]

I feel like any mention of any ISO in a 'what's making you happy thread' is a contradiction

Take your ISO talk to another thread

[caladanbrood]

You'll be in tenterhooks for the 2015 version then Mess... yes the company I work for has a lot of accreditations, which is useful since maintaining them keeps me in a job.

When I was spamming in Fanta-flavoured mushrooms I never thought I would be discussing Environment and Quality MS on the same board a decade later...

[Gorefest]

caladanbrood, on 14 November 2014 - 12:57 PM, said:

to Interanal Audit

I can see why that would be unpopular...

[Mezla PigDog]

Imperial Historian, on 14 November 2014 - 03:21 PM, said:

I feel like any mention of any ISO in a 'what's making you happy thread' is a contradiction

Take your ISO talk to another thread

I would point you to the International Standard of Shut The Fuck Up but yeah you have a point ;-)

[Nicodimas]

Its funny causes it Johnny Depp



High or drunk??

This post has been edited by Nicodimas: 15 November 2014 - 06:50 AM

[Stormcat]

someoe who has owed me a pretty good chunk of money for a couple years just paid me back. TIME TO GO BOOK SHOPPING!!!

[Nicodimas]

Stormcat, on 15 November 2014 - 07:00 AM, said:

someoe who has owed me a pretty good chunk of money for a couple years just paid me back. TIME TO GO BOOK SHOPPING!!!

u fucking rebel...actuallly my buddy owes me $500 bucks <currently> around pretty sure i will never see it. he has slowly been paying off the original balance buying me beers.

[Grimjust Bearegular]

Morgoth, on 11 November 2014 - 09:48 AM, said:

I assume it's in a higher language, so most members will not be able to understand your review, but could you link it all the same?

here you go


http://www.gamereact...3A+Inquisition/

[HiddenOne]

That looks like it could have been a great review, but you misspelled so many words it was like a foreign language.

[Maark Abbott]

Off go-karting with some of the lads from work soon. This should be interesting.

[Solidsnape]

This.

http://www.washingto...ences-your-kid/

[Tiste Simeon]

Solidsnape, on 16 November 2014 - 03:59 PM, said:

This.

http://www.washingto...ences-your-kid/

That nearly made me flipping cry. My wife is that kind of teacher. Thanks for sharing.

[Solidsnape]

Tiste Simeon, on 16 November 2014 - 05:10 PM, said:

Solidsnape, on 16 November 2014 - 03:59 PM, said:

This.

http://www.washingto...ences-your-kid/

That nearly made me flipping cry. My wife is that kind of teacher. Thanks for sharing.

Hahaha. Yeah man. I had to keep a lid on it, was at work when I read it.

Glad you replied, saves me the bother of double posting.

Just learned the fingerstyle Mario Brothers theme on my axe.
Surprisingly simple and effective.

http://youtu.be/33uaug_BV7g

That's NOT me by the way.

[Andorion]

Enjoying a very moderate weather of 22 C. (Just had to post this, after seeing two posts about blistering heat and snow in the messing with your groove thread)

[Traveller]

There's something very cathartic about sticking a rude note on someone's car.

Yes, I'm turning into one of those people...