Stupid Work Annoyances

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:43 pm

Yeah, all it takes is one container dropped off the crane.

BullD do you get to work with the "Trojen Horses?"

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:45 pm

samtzu wrote:Eric Hoffer springs to mind as a typical longshoreman... well, to my mind, anyway...

Hoffer, old timer. The waterfront is much different now.

nice one sam.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:47 pm

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:48 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:Yeah, all it takes is one container dropped off the crane.

BullD do you get to work with the "Trojen Horses?"

If you are refering to the giant gantry cranes which load/unload container ships then, yes. I work on and around all of the equipment on the waterfront.

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:49 pm

here we go! nice photos!

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:50 pm

the center photo is where it all started for me.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:50 pm

Yeah, everybody calls them trojan horses, at least everyone who doesn't know what they are actually called.

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:50 pm

the top photo looks like Pier 80 in SF

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:51 pm

Yeah, I knew I had to get the visuals in as soon as I mentioned them.

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:52 pm

thats great fishist. I work at all of the births. most likely tonight as well.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:52 pm

bullD wrote:the top photo looks like Pier 80 in SF

I got it off a location scouting website for oakland. But we all know that those film types will substitute Teranto for New York at the slightest provacation.

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:53 pm

oops,,, all of the births in these photos

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:54 pm

berths. perhaps?

YEah, now I have an urge to follow you around at work. I love industrial cites. Funny Fishy.

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:54 pm

stuart wrote:
i was thinking about zuul this morning
careful, your pop culture acuity is showing

run for the hills!!!

well, i do remember the odd thing here and there. life the princess bride...

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:54 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:
bullD wrote:the top photo looks like Pier 80 in SF
I got it off a location scouting website for oakland. But we all know that those film types will substitute Teranto for New York at the slightest provacation.

oops, just looked more carefully. yes it is in Oakland.

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:55 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:berths. perhaps?

YEah, now I have an urge to follow you around at work. I love industrial cites. Funny Fishy.

swim up anytime! he he he

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:58 pm

grrrrr, another set of batteries dead.

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:01 pm

bullD wrote:taking photos for my portfolio.

don't beleive all that you may have heard about longshore people, ie, they are not all criminally motivated and dumb as bricks.

oh.

longshoremen keep portfolios...? damn. the job market is getting tough.

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:03 pm

tisha2 wrote:
bullD wrote:taking photos for my portfolio.

don't beleive all that you may have heard about longshore people, ie, they are not all criminally motivated and dumb as bricks.
oh.

longshoremen keep portfolios...? damn. the job market is getting tough.

he he he,,, nice one.

it's actually for school.

RebA! · Post by **RebA!** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:54 pm

9+ kid party. All i had to do was a cake for them. But being my normally cheerful self (oh shut it!) I helped them with getting them more water, spoons, other things, lighting the candles on the cake. etc etc etc.

What do you supposed after they finish up.. I will see 0 in tips. I wasnt working the party per se.. but I was the only one there to help them. It was just a room reservation. But.. Blah. I had to do a lot for them. And so far all i got was a thank you and a pat on the back.

well yippe skippy. cant say I can spend that pat on the back anywhere.

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:56 pm

What, do the kids have jobs??? what else would they tip with besides gratitude?

RebA! · Post by **RebA!** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:19 pm

The parent of the 6 year old it was the party for. the one who got the room, etc.

ya know never mind.

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:21 pm

When we have a kids bday party around here they usually put the gratuity in the bill. Might have a look at that bill to see if you might want to ask for some of that from the management.

RebA! · Post by **RebA!** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:30 pm

It was just a cake order/room reservation. As long as they spend 30$ they can use our party room.

Normally we arent supposed to do anything. Just get the cake out. But with this party.. i was doing more than i should of.
So.. oh well. I was nice.and sometimes thats all i get. I just think if someone goes out of thier way to do a lot more for you at a restauarnt, that something other than a thank you should come out of it.

but then.. i'm just a selfish bitch i guess.

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:15 pm

I agree, Reba... as far as Im concerned, gratuity is deserved if you've gone above and beyond.... and*that* certainly qualifies...

you know, when I was waitressing in the midwest, I would have these huge families come in and leave these huge messes... crushed food on the floor, spilling things, screaming children, all of it. I started just taking a rag or floor sweeper over and saying "here, it looks like you'll need this" very sweetly...

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:16 pm

(by the way, I can't believe that this thread was BELOW the silly GE Avatar thread, so BUMP!)

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:25 pm

huh, whats that, below? OF COURSE IT WAS!!!

RebA! · Post by **RebA!** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 5:27 pm

GuinivereElise wrote:I agree, Reba... as far as Im concerned, gratuity is deserved if you've gone above and beyond.... and*that* certainly qualifies...

you know, when I was waitressing in the midwest, I would have these huge families come in and leave these huge messes... crushed food on the floor, spilling things, screaming children, all of it. I started just taking a rag or floor sweeper over and saying "here, it looks like you'll need this" very sweetly...

You wanna know the worst of it. they left the room completly trashed.. and when they walked out they waved to my manager saying "I think we got most of it"

Cake melting all over the table, spilled water everywhere, scotch tape still stuck all over the place, other food products (not of our store smeared into the chairs. He said he had to take an hour just to clean that room.

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 5:51 pm

gross...

I'd have called them up.

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:26 am

Ok.. not an annoyance, but it's about work...

Almost a year ago, a spat with a cowoker nearly cost me my job. (I had a problem with him saying that my little six year old friends are terrorists and told him to please stop saying it... so i got in trouble.) We've barely talked since, though we haven't been at war for ages.

He's leaving the company in a few days. He came up to me this morning and started talking about the whole thing - how years ago we had been friends, then things went to hell. He double checked to make sure there are no hard feelings.

Tres cool. A good note upon which to wave goodbye...