Job and General Employment Thread

Postby **dodint** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:17 pm

My workplace is probably below the average in that respect given we are an engineering service. I hope.

Postby **Shyster** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:31 pm

None, I should hope.

I do admit that I like watching flat-earther videos on YouTube.

Postby **Willie Kool** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:35 pm

Flat earthers? Really?

I work with a few people that believe some crazy ****, but no science deniers. Don't think I could abide that...

Postby **NTP66** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:48 pm

I doubt we have any of them where I work.

Postby **Shyster** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:49 pm

Flat earthers? Really?

I work with a few people that believe some crazy ****, but no science deniers. Don't think I could abide that...

Oh man, get to YouTube and just search for "flat earth proof." Hours of comedy gold.

Postby **tifosi77** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 6:07 pm

What came of the guy who was going to launch himself in a rocket to prove the Earth was flat?

Postby **Shyster** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 6:10 pm

His rocket failed to launch.

Postby **tifosi77** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 6:10 pm

Well that's no fun.

Postby **columbia** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 6:31 pm

I think I work with a New Earther, but don’t really want to know. He’ll, even the woman married to a preacher isn’t one.

Postby **Silentom** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 7:38 pm

Hopefully none, but who knows when it comes to colleges.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 7:40 pm

I think I may attempt to convince a few people in my office to become flat earthers...I demand to be entertained and this would provide me entertainment...

Postby **shafnutz05** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 7:59 pm

His rocket failed to launch.

This is a good metaphor for him, in more ways than one

Postby **MR25** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:50 pm

We have at least one fairly vocal anti-vaxxer/anti-western medicine person. Wouldn't surprise me if they thought the Earth was flat too.

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 11:49 pm

There are a bunch of mouth breathers at my company. I wouldn't be shocked if there are at least 5 that think the earth is flat.

Postby **robbiestoupe** » Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:08 am

We employ many people from rural Westmoreland county. I'm sure there are a few flatty's here.

Postby **dodint** » Wed Mar 07, 2018 4:17 pm

Boss told me to start looking for a promotion, I told him to leave me alone I don't need the stress.
I'm now transitioning to the Kimi portion of my life. #LeaveMeAloneIKnowWhatImDoing

Postby **shmenguin** » Wed Mar 07, 2018 5:42 pm

Boss told me to start looking for a promotion, I told him to leave me alone I don't need the stress.
I'm now transitioning to the Kimi portion of my life. #LeaveMeAloneIKnowWhatImDoing

I’m slightly over employed at the moment. I should probably be one level lower. I won’t bring this up during my performance review, however. Fake it till you make it, I guess.

Postby **dodint** » Wed Mar 07, 2018 5:45 pm

My boss is pretty good at managing people and I have a very open dialogue with him. I'm okay telling him that I'm not ready; he'll use the time to mold the division to create a position (or groom me for an existing one) within our enterprise for me to promote into in the meantime. I told him I wasn't ready to leave Pittsburgh (and won't be for 5 years or so) to promote to GS-13 so he now knows that I'm open to promoting within our virtual/enterprise team. Eventually.

Postby **tifosi77** » Wed Mar 07, 2018 7:04 pm

I'm now transitioning to the Kimi portion of my life. #LeaveMeAloneIKnowWhatImDoing

The last three years we were in LA was very much Kimi-mode for me, at two different jobs. It was nice, especially since the move it has been quite the opposite.

Postby **count2infinity** » Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:10 pm

My boss dropped an application on my desk for a job in our group and jokingly said "If you could review that and write-up a synopsis in about 30 minutes, I'd appreciate it..." I looked at it: 40 f*cking pages long. Who in the hell applies to a job with 40 pages of stuff?!?!

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:49 pm

People that do not want a job...

Postby **tifosi77** » Thu Mar 08, 2018 1:51 pm

Wat

I totally get it if you're applying in a creative field and you have something like a portfolio. But............ 40 pages???

Postby **shmenguin** » Thu Mar 08, 2018 2:49 pm

the big boss at my place of employment has a habit of giving out orders via short, cryptic emails. and is not receptive to follow up questions. this is not my favorite thing. it's george costanza going downtown.

Postby **dodint** » Thu Mar 08, 2018 3:38 pm

My annual enterprise team meeting has moved to Savannah this year; last year we had it in Biloxi and it was a complete **** show.

Sup, columbia.

(I'd be happy to have dinner/drinks with anyone in the area if you're down with it.)

Travel days are Monday and Friday, though. Last year they tried to have us travel on Fathers Day and they got their peepees smacked.

This **** fell through and now we're meeting on **** Oregon.

But, by coincidence, my boss was talking to me the other day and remembered I used to live in NC. Told me I could do a site visit to Wilmington for a week, so maybe I'll catch you then, c.

Postby **columbia** » Thu Mar 08, 2018 3:44 pm

I was going to take you to Fat Ben’s bar...maybe another time.