Stupid Work Annoyances

Rob the Wop · Post by **Rob the Wop** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:02 pm

Sandwichman wrote:Here is a nother simple annoyance. I have been working in this job since November and still they do not have me set up with all the accesses needed to do my job. We request the access the grant it but it is not the right profile so back to the drawing board. You figure for an industry giant in the computer business they could figure out how to properly configure the progreams I need.

Jason

PS Must ask Rob if you read this..did you go through this when you started here?

Intel hires some truely brilliant people. To make them look better, they hire fucking morons for their IT department. I generally fix things myself whenever possible, but they won't give me admin access to their servers. Learn to enjoy being fucked by idiots. This will improve your outlook at work and increase your options at bars.

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:03 pm

I would have been there yesterday were it not for my THREE children. Now, if you can convince my mom to move, too.....

dragonfly Jafe · Post by **dragonfly Jafe** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:04 pm

Dealing with an IT infrastructure that works almost as good as the string telephone system did that I set up when I was 8 years old....(why is it that we think we can communicate with band-aids?)

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:07 pm

dragonfly Jafe wrote:.(why is it that we think we can communicate with band-aids?)

Um. I can communicate with band-aids. Unfortunately, they don't have very much interesting to say. Mostly, it's about stickiness and puss.

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:07 pm

don't forget the blood!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:09 pm

No, never forget the blood. They live for blood. Sticky little sterile vampires, the lot of them.

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:32 pm

so, I was thinking, in a pissy sort of way...

y'all have different jobs, many of them involve providing a service of one kind or another for others, as does mine. Now, imagine we are all miraculously intertwined in one office with one product/service and combine all the bitches, moans and what not into a pot. Doesn't seem like much could get done and that's without considering our time spent here during work hours. Somehow shit happens anyway.

all I'm saying is that the stupid shit I don't want to deal with because it seems functionally retarded to me ends up being anothers annoyance because some fuck is not doing things the way they feel they are supposed to be done.

people not saying hi and thanks totally sucks though

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:41 pm

it's the wonder of multitasking, stuart.

i miss having work that requires rapt attention, of the good kind at least.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:44 pm

Oh Stuart, go start yourself a "Rationality" Thread.

Cause we're going continue to bitch, whine, moan, complain and snivel.

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:46 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:Oh Stuart, go start yourself a "Rationality" Thread.

Cause we're going continue to bitch, whine, moan, complain and snivel.

isn't that the point of having crap jobs?
it's strange, i actually got a lot done this week....

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:47 pm

Rian Jackson wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote:Oh Stuart, go start yourself a "Rationality" Thread.

Cause we're going continue to bitch, whine, moan, complain and snivel.
isn't that the point of having crap jobs?
it's strange, i actually got a lot done this week....

I beg your pardon.

This is the best job I've ever had. . .

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:50 pm

congrats. i already had mine...

[eeyore] it's all down hill from here. [/eeyore]

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:51 pm

I'm hoping to hang on long enough to retire. And be an artist in my spare time.

I'm forty.

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:21 pm

Stuart, point taken. But, being able to bitch and moan about them here makes my life a bit easier.. I get it all out, and the customers get less-than-the-brunt of it.

for me, being alone for my whole day (besides the snooty customers) means not having anywhere to vent. That's bad... bad.bad.bad.

So, we're back to the real point, which is: it's all about me, really.

Lydia Love · Post by **Lydia Love** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:43 pm

It's my work day and I'll whine if I want to...

A teething baby is an un-entertainable baby who takes shorter naps, doesn't want to be held and doesn't want to be put down in the "play yard" (called a "play pen" when I was a child but in her presence we refer to it as "the sea of toys").

I have menstrual cramps, thank you very much, and have to go to the bathroom once in a while or I'll ruin my pants. Sometimes baby has to play in the fucking sea of toys for a few minutes, pretty pretty please, and stop running nanny's ass around the house. I'm tired. I don't WANNA bounce up and down any more today. Could we please please please sit on the couch and play rip the funny lady's nose off for a while?? You usually like to rip my nose off... why not today?

Yes yes, poor little thing. Her gums hurt and it sucks ass. I'm doing my level fucking best to make shit better for her. Right now *I* wanna little bit of sympathy because when mom and dad get home and I tell them how the day went, no one is going to say "Oh! Poor nanny! That must have been exhausting!" It's all about the baby... and I'm in total agreement -- it *should* all be about the baby.

Except maybe for a little while today. Today it would be nice if it were about me for just a short period of time (Short! Ha Ha! She's short! Get it? Period! Ha Ha! I'm on my... oh never mind...)

Note to self: Stop wearing black during work hours. Spatters of rice cereal, mothers milk and yams do NOT look good on black. I just pulled these pants out of the dryer today... and it looks like I have some sort of problem.

Please god, let today end soon.

I want booze and chocolate and I want someone to pet my hair and tell *me* that *I'm* pretty and clever and wonderful.

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:47 pm

well, by all means, Lydia: don't wear white pants to work when you're bleeding... cereal and mother's milk will wash out.

Lydia Love · Post by **Lydia Love** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:49 pm

Oh.

And one of the cats is barfing all around the house.

How the hell did the world's most squeamish woman end up doing *this* freakin' job?? My life is all about dealing with slime now...

Rob the Wop · Post by **Rob the Wop** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:59 pm

stuart wrote:so, I was thinking, in a pissy sort of way...

y'all have different jobs, many of them involve providing a service of one kind or another for others, as does mine. Now, imagine we are all miraculously intertwined in one office with one product/service and combine all the bitches, moans and what not into a pot. Doesn't seem like much could get done and that's without considering our time spent here during work hours. Somehow shit happens anyway.

all I'm saying is that the stupid shit I don't want to deal with because it seems functionally retarded to me ends up being anothers annoyance because some fuck is not doing things the way they feel they are supposed to be done.

people not saying hi and thanks totally sucks though

Depends. I work in a group that designs networking silicon. Used to work in a group that designed networking infrastructure equipment. Previous to that, a group that designed network management software. Our network uses the adapters designed by us, we gave them the switches that they use in the closet, and they use plug-ins to network management systems that we designed. All of these groups are on the same floor and interact. We have teams of people verifying that the equipment passes Microsoft, Linux, etc. certifications by experts in the field.

My frustrations lie in the fact that a 5 minute fix to any problem I've ever had dealt with 45 minutes on hold, 15 minutes explaining that the 'moron support' approaches won't fix the issue, another 20 minutes explaining what the issue is, another 30 minutes ramping up said idiot to the level where they understand what I just explained, and then 1-2 days before someone shows up at the correct point- where I repeat the process minus the 45 minute hold time.

The crowning point of this operation was 5 years ago when a server was sending a broadcast storm across the lab network. Establishing a router and some access rules eliminated the problem on our local segment, but we still needed to connect to a server across the lab.

I literally spent 2 fucking days explaining the differences between a router, hub, and switch; drawing a diagram of the current 'flat' network design that I devised was in place, training the guy on a network sniffer, explaining what all the traffic was, and who was talking to who, and has him change some settings on a Novell server and introduce some seperate routing domains and access rules. The equipment could already do this, it just wasn't set up correctly- so the broadcast storm fucked the entire lab.

Needless to say, this wasn't my fucking job. And if they would have just gave me the damn passwords and closet access- it would have been fixed in 20 minutes.

But I do feel sorry for the guys. While they might be 'network gods' to the downstairs admin group- they are 'annoying obstacles' to the network R&D folks.

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 5:25 pm

I have nothing to bitch about and you will all LIKE IT!

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 5:26 pm

tomorrow will most likely be different,,,

Sensei · Post by **Sensei** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 5:31 pm

MISS Lydia Love wrote:I want booze and chocolate...

Who combines these two better than Sensei? Hmmm?

MISS Lydia Love wrote:My life is all about dealing with slime now...

I am NOT slime... I'm scum. PM me if'n ya' start going loco for real. Sensei will pick you up after work and we'll discuss over potions at Bleu.

Honestly, the things I'd do for you, MISS Love...

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:46 pm

Wow...

Pretty decent rant, there Lydia. Bleeding every new moon, I haven't much first hand knowledge about.

But cat barf...

Now, cat barf I know.

Middle of the night, I hear it... coming from the kitchen through a dreamy fog... that unmistakable sound.

Unable... to... move... body hag-ridden...

Mental note to self: watch step when going to make the coffee in the morning.

Mu gripe, you ask? I forgot to watch my step.

Hope your tomorrow is better, Ms. Love.

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:11 pm

okay, it's small, but it annoys the everlivingfuck out of me:

it's 6.30. My store closes at 6. Hours are clearly posted. The lights have been dimmed. Person walks up. Looks at hours. Looks at watch. TRIES TO OPEN THE DOOR. Looks at me like "wtf?" I mime tapping watch, violently shaking head 'no', makeing the 'nix' sign with both hands (like calling a ballplayer 'safe' at a base). Person TRIES DOOR AGAIN. Scowls at me, like it's a personal thing. May or may not flip me off. Walks away.

is it a conspiracy? Do they get trained how to do this in some consmer school?

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:55 pm

GuinvereElise wrote:Do they get trained how to do this in some consmer school?

Heh, Heh... "consumer school", or modern society... whichever you prefer..

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:26 pm

GuenivereElise: have you thought about making a sign that you could hold up in cases like that that say "Read and believe posted hours, asshole(or dumbshit)"???

Perhaps a shotgun for affect...

III · Post by **III** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:31 pm

>I want someone to pet my hair and tell *me* that *I'm* pretty and clever and wonderful.

i coulda sworn i'd done that recently.

the sentiments have not changed.

i'd whine about my 180 12 year olds, except that they don't seem that bad to me these days...

Lydia Love · Post by **Lydia Love** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:39 pm

i coulda sworn i'd done that recently.

Hey, buddy, you can't defuse my perfectly good rant-a-thon just by being all sweet and shit.

Okay... yes, you can.

you are damn wonderful yourself.

,,fucker,,

III · Post by **III** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 5:19 am

>,,fucker,,

bwaha.

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:51 am

Lydia Love wrote: I want booze and chocolate and I want someone to pet my hair and tell *me* that *I'm* pretty and clever and wonderful.

*petting Lydia's hair*

[LoEA]but darlin' you ARE pretty and clever and wonderful!
well, it's true.

but i almost piss my pants every time you rant because i can HEAR you in my head. and having been in that house, i can see you, too.

the only part i'm missing is the baby.

what did you do to the baby, Lydia??

Zulegoona · Post by **Zulegoona** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:00 am

III wrote:>I want someone to pet my hair and tell *me* that *I'm* pretty and clever and wonderful.

i coulda sworn i'd done that recently.

the sentiments have not changed.

i'd whine about my 180 12 year olds, except that they don't seem that bad to me these days...

Is that because you've been reading e-playa lately or the whole borg2 thing?