[Maark Abbott]

Silencer, on 15 July 2015 - 01:36 PM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 15 July 2015 - 12:17 PM, said:

Maark, on 15 July 2015 - 10:42 AM, said:

Work.

Here's a process that works. Let's take that process and rush it so that it's now two process running concurrently. Let's further complicate these processes by arranging it so that the one process winds up with a three-week backlog of work due to the second one not being able to catch up.

Idiots.

The mission statement of far too many companies...

"Spend no money. Reduce staff. Increase output. ...? Profit!" You mean?

Or rather 'spend money on frivolous bullshit so that there's no funding available for employee pay rises against inflation'.

It's a sad fucking day when the Tory party give me a bigger year on year salary increase on average compared to my employer.

[Slow Ben]

I hate evicting people with kids.


Hate it.

[Gnaw]

Silencer, on 15 July 2015 - 01:36 PM, said:

• "Spend no money.
• Reduce staff.
• Increase output.
• ...?
• Profit!"

You mean?

And what is your slashdot user number?



I set my iPad down somewhere in the house and now cannot find it. I hate doing that.

[DeadHedge]

http://www.bbc.co.uk...litics-33552499

This is messing with my groove.

While the rest of the UK suffer from cuts left right and centre MP's have been awarded a 10% pay rise!! that equates to over £4 million quid split 650 ways.

As a civil servant this irks me more as for the past decade i have been subject to a 1% rise a year, which if i was lucky equated to £250 quid which after tax meant an increase in take home pay of around £5 quid.

We are all in this together though, right??

[Tiste Simeon]

Yeah especially within the same week as saying that public sector workers are having a 4 year freeze...

[DeadHedge]

Tiste Simeon, on 16 July 2015 - 06:03 PM, said:

Yeah especially within the same week as saying that public sector workers are having a 4 year freeze...

I know us regular civils have it hard but I'm not going to lie tiste my heart goes out to yourself and all the other emergency services that are being plundered constantly.

[Illuyankas]

Talk at great length about your favourite video game series, Chullchullin's Creed.

(oh man who was it that flipped out about word filters over here again)

[Tsundoku]

DeadHedge, on 16 July 2015 - 11:51 AM, said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk...litics-33552499

This is messing with my groove.

While the rest of the UK suffer from cuts left right and centre MP's have been awarded a 10% pay rise!! that equates to over £4 million quid split 650 ways.

As a civil servant this irks me more as for the past decade i have been subject to a 1% rise a year, which if i was lucky equated to £250 quid which after tax meant an increase in take home pay of around £5 quid.

We are all in this together though, right??

Telling everyone else to tighten their belts, and cutting the state public service drastically, before accepting a massive pay hike from an"independent" tribunal was what a large part of what got the previous QLD govt kicked out after they had won the previous election with the biggest majority in history.

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 17 July 2015 - 01:19 AM

[amphibian]

Illuyankas, on 16 July 2015 - 09:28 PM, said:

Talk at great length about your favourite video game series, Chullchullin's Creed.

(oh man who was it that flipped out about word filters over here again)

I know Hetan put in a very specific word filter, but I don't remember anyone other than Mal (Hetan's husband) actually flipping out about it. Might have been before my time.

[Assail]

Stopping in after a year and being overwhelmed with nostalgia.

[worry]

Well how you doing?

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

I'm discovering that long held fact that death and funerals bring out the worst in some family members. Had to talk my Dad through grant of probate last night (he's an executor, along with his brother) only to find out that said brother and his wife went through my gran's flat one night (I think she'd been dead all of three days at this point) leaving not a stone unturned, every drawer and cupboard had been gone through and bits and pieces removed. And all they've been talking about is "I think we should use this estate agent for the flat" and "Oh, I'll take the silver to so-and-so's and see what they'll give us for it."

It's so lovely to see that after the death of your mother, all you care about is poring over everything trying to find things of value. She's been dead a week today.

[Maark Abbott]

Briar King, on 16 July 2015 - 09:24 PM, said:

Seriously the word ASS is automatically changed to Chull on 17thshard. CHULL....

Sounds like something a djent would say.

[Illuyankas]

amphibian, on 17 July 2015 - 04:19 AM, said:

Illuyankas, on 16 July 2015 - 09:28 PM, said:

Talk at great length about your favourite video game series, Chullchullin's Creed.

(oh man who was it that flipped out about word filters over here again)

I know Hetan put in a very specific word filter, but I don't remember anyone other than Mal (Hetan's husband) actually flipping out about it. Might have been before my time.

Nah this was less than a year ago, and it was Mal. Man, that was weird.


In other news, I have an interview in a few hours! Except it might be a commission based job, and it definitely is being held in a Starbucks since their office is apparently being refurbished. Not a lot of good vibes for this one!

[Andorion]

A shittingly boring day. And I got drenched. Again.

[Illuyankas]

I shaved my freaking beard off in case it'd help with this stupid interview, and not only could I have kept it, but I didn't get the position. Fuck!

[Gnaw]

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 17 July 2015 - 05:57 AM, said:

I'm discovering that long held fact that death and funerals bring out the worst in some family members. Had to talk my Dad through grant of probate last night (he's an executor, along with his brother) only to find out that said brother and his wife went through my gran's flat one night (I think she'd been dead all of three days at this point) leaving not a stone unturned, every drawer and cupboard had been gone through and bits and pieces removed. And all they've been talking about is "I think we should use this estate agent for the flat" and "Oh, I'll take the silver to so-and-so's and see what they'll give us for it."

It's so lovely to see that after the death of your mother, all you care about is poring over everything trying to find things of value. She's been dead a week today.

I wish I had wise words that would explain that attitude. That particular situation has high potential for causing life-long disdain between family members. You might try saying, very calmly but with some passion, something along the lines of, "Can we slow this down a little bit. Let's take a breath and not get rid of anything until we have all had a chance to think about grandma and her life a little more. There are a couple of things that have great sentimental value to me and I know that {knickknack} means a lot to you {point to somebody else}. Who knows what else is in a drawer or under a bed and I don't know how discovering an old something or other that I would never have dreamed she'd keep around will affect me. Can any of you not say the same?"

It probably won't work and will certainly make somebody made. But you will have tried and in the years to come, knowing that you tried might save a relationship with the uncle or somebody.

[Excidius]

The inexplicable panic and lack of concentration I get when put under one on one exam-style pressures. Just today I had a piano exam, which I had practised fairly well for, and during it I felt like I had only ever first seen the pieces and scales the day before. It sucks and I am envious of those who can cope with this ordeal.

[worry]

Big brushfire in a nearby pass. It's partly surrounding the freeway (which is shut down now). Cars exploded. Smoke coming my way but the fire should be far enough not to be a problem.

Spoiler

[Mezla PigDog]

Toooooo much work for toooooo many days has left my brain so fried that I cried when Mr PigDog said today that he couldn't bring himself to give a shit about folding pillow cases as neatly as I wanted him to!!!! I just have to keep going for 2 more weeks and then I can properly de-stress. Resorting to the temporary route to salvation at the bottom of a glass of gin and tonic right now.

Excidius, on 18 July 2015 - 12:19 AM, said:

The inexplicable panic and lack of concentration I get when put under one on one exam-style pressures. Just today I had a piano exam, which I had practised fairly well for, and during it I felt like I had only ever first seen the pieces and scales the day before. It sucks and I am envious of those who can cope with this ordeal.

I recommend in the run up spend some time trying to visualise yourself in the room and doing the exam. All the minutiae of the beginning - walking in, saying hi, taking your seat and getting started. It has worked for me when I was first trying to train myself out of being nervous about standing in front of people to give presentations. I think it just helps reduce the "rabbit in the headlights" feeling right at the beginning. Although my above statement may prevent you from trusting my stress relieving advice!