sorry ENBB :(
yeah, everything's harder here too and I'm just lucky that nobody's really been keeping tabs on me so I've been slacking off a bit, but I'd better get my act together next week
(my usual day-to-day work has ground to a halt as nobody's in the office, but there are other things I should be picking up instead)
I'm not sure how anyone has their act together right now tbrr
― a passing spacecadet, Friday, 27 March 2020 18:09 (four years ago) link
my boomer colleague and I do the exact same job, answer emails in the same inbox and now, working from home, check the same voicemail box. she's revealed that she doesn't return any of the voicemail messages except by email, as she does not want students to have her personal phone number. she was confused that this did not bother me, and even more confused when I explained I don't answer unknown numbers, have my voicemail set up, and my phone is always on both silent, and no vibration
― COVID and the Gang (jim in vancouver), Friday, 27 March 2020 18:11 (four years ago) link
(I don't have my voicemail set up, sorry for tortured sentences)
what makes it harder? They kept trying to get my to switch to a laptop and I didn't want to, cause small screen and annoying keyboard but I was assuaged by promises that I could hook up a different monitor and keyboard to it. Then my boss's request to provide me a laptop got denied anyway so...
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 27 March 2020 18:14 (four years ago) link
nobody's really been keeping tabs on me so I've been slacking off a bit, but I'd better get my act together next week
This marks the 372nd week in a row I've told myself this
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 27 March 2020 18:15 (four years ago) link
haha, well, the same might be true here now you put it that way
― a passing spacecadet, Friday, 27 March 2020 18:17 (four years ago) link
it's like I said about having coworkers setting a low bar: co-worker who is part time wfh has been repeatedly caught breaking THREE of the big no-no's (1 she sells jewelry on facebook during work hours 2 she took photos of herself wearing said jewelry while at her desk that included sensitive info on her monitor in the background, and 3 she tried to recruit co-workers into her jewelry cabal) that are discussed during our annual compliance or ethics or whatever it's called training, yet she's still here.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 27 March 2020 18:33 (four years ago) link
and on top of all that, she's not even good at this job!
literally considering doing weekend work so i can get some reporting done without interruptions
i kind of suck at this i feel like
― Kate (rushomancy), Friday, 27 March 2020 19:19 (four years ago) link
have received a very ominous email about the existence of my job
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Friday, 27 March 2020 19:27 (four years ago) link
I'm doing the jim in vancouver maneuver right now. but I have pants on
― El Tomboto, Friday, 27 March 2020 19:39 (four years ago) link
we did 'office drinks' today at 4pm where a few people from about three related teams cracked open a drink of their choice and we opened up a massive zoom call. it was fun! after about half an hour we realised we should probably stop so we did.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 27 March 2020 21:25 (four years ago) link
I’ve done a couple of zoom HHs so far, they’re OK. Was more rewarding to just walk down the alley outside with my beer and chat with IRL neighbors from a safe distance.
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 28 March 2020 00:49 (four years ago) link
Sorry katherine
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Sunday, 29 March 2020 07:43 (four years ago) link
Jim I am 100% with you on phone protocol except I have a ring vibrate which is a very brief “zz”
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Sunday, 29 March 2020 07:58 (four years ago) link
The only thing I miss about my old job is I worked solo on most assignments.
I train full-time and our plate is full and the sheer volume of people on VPN is overwhelming servers and our IT line so I can't get through a single training session without a major stoppage.
Which is fine if they let you make adjustments but they always want you to finish in the same duration despite the issues so you make massive cuts to the curriculum and then they ask you why something wasn't taught.
I had a one person class today and two hours of VPN issues later....had to postpone.
My boss is pressuring me to have her finish on her own and I'm like "why? The rest of my week is open, why shouldn't I finish it when she's back up?"
― narcissistic sleighride (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 20:14 (three years ago) link
we have our new email stuff after last week's phishing incident and they have set up a new group on workplace for the IT help desk. which someone added me to against my wishes. it is full of extremely dumb questions, failure to read instructions, and whining. "but i don't like gmail!" and other gripes. it's great.
― forensic plumber (harbl), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 20:17 (three years ago) link
man I really appreciate my boss (and company as a whole) after hearing about some of the bullshit other wfh ppl have to put up with. exhibit a, email from today: "Hi team,
I know there is a lot of craziness going on, kids have eLearning, dr appts, family stuff, etc…
Since we are all WFH you can have some additional flexibility with your schedule. Our intent is not to have everyone burn through PTO because they can’t put in 8 hours per day between 9-5. Some things are easier done off-hours, so if that works then go for it. If you need to work 6 hours one day and 10 the next then just let us know. "
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 15:58 (three years ago) link
Flexing is a necessity. People are gonna burn out unexpectedly some days or their kids are going to need extra attention others.
Good for them recognizing that.
― narcissistic sleighride (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 16:29 (three years ago) link
Yeah 1 of my coworkers (who is all-around great) has 2 young kids with ADD, 1 more severe than the other. She is struggling.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:15 (three years ago) link
it's amazing how ppl who are a total pain in the ass in the office retain those qualities remotely
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:20 (three years ago) link
nothing worse than a pain in the ass who now is forced to communicate via poorly-drafted email
― silby, Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:25 (three years ago) link
lol
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:29 (three years ago) link
i'm glad i'm not being supervised because i would have to explain why i'm working 2 hours one day and 1 hour the next day
― forensic plumber (harbl), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:31 (three years ago) link
The one thing I hate is that our terrible outsourced IT is so backed up rn, if we have tech issues we basically have to solve them ourselves.
― narcissistic sleighride (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:32 (three years ago) link
Lol i will cop to watching tv on days when I'm not training people
A good friend of mine has two young kids and her manager's response to this crisis has been to micromanage everyone + ask for more + call them up when deadlines get blown. Absolute nightmare fuel.
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:34 (three years ago) link
You just can't expect great productivity from people rn.
But some bosses want shit to be business as usual.
― narcissistic sleighride (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:35 (three years ago) link
times when i feel guilty i just remind myself of all the time they stole from me when i worked 60 hours and was paid for 40 because i'm salaried
― forensic plumber (harbl), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:37 (three years ago) link
ha same
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:40 (three years ago) link
Pretty much had I been OT eligible in 2017, i might have cleared six figs for the first time in my life
― narcissistic sleighride (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:45 (three years ago) link
this crisis has made me realize that I am so used to doing my bathroom business at work that I have absolutely no concept of how long TP supplies last
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:45 (three years ago) link
I don't feel as guilty cos when I don't have a class, there's not much for me to do. I've taught them all so often i need bare minimum prep.
And I don't tell my boss anymore that i have capacity to do more work cos i got fucked me in the past doing that
― narcissistic sleighride (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:46 (three years ago) link
Xpost lol
One day it's here, and then it's gone
i hadn't even thought of that! i'm on my last roll before i break into the 30-pack i got at costco before panic buying started. one thing that is weird about my current office compared to my last office is how many people seem to poop at work. maybe they're onto something, shifting the TP costs to the office supply budget.
― forensic plumber (harbl), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:50 (three years ago) link
before working from home I did nearly all my pooping at work
― silby, Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:51 (three years ago) link
Read that as 'shitting the TP costs...'
― Album Moods: Rambunctious; Snide (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 17:52 (three years ago) link
I have ulcerative colitis and work for the government so god knows how much of the state budget I was blowing on TP before WFH
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 22:25 (three years ago) link
today in online meetings: is my mic not working properly or is it just situation normal that every time I start to say something someone starts talking over the top of me and nobody responds to anything I say?
I'm going with somewhere between the latter and actually I don't care, fuck all these stupid meetings anyway. I swear we didn't have this many meetings when we were actually, well, meeting
― a passing spacecadet, Thursday, 2 April 2020 09:10 (three years ago) link
I am so used to doing my bathroom business at work that I have absolutely no concept of how long TP supplies last
envious, as I always breakfast at home and hafta interrupt it for you know
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 2 April 2020 10:58 (three years ago) link
most otm post of all
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 2 April 2020 11:11 (three years ago) link
i spent the last year and a half converting our garage into a habitable space with a bathroom and we finally got a sofa in there this week and after one day of working out there away from my family I actually feel like I'm 'working' again after a month. i love my family but they have no boundaries when I'm at home and visible.
― akm, Thursday, 2 April 2020 14:10 (three years ago) link
akm can I come work in your garage
― silby, Thursday, 2 April 2020 17:27 (three years ago) link
I have done very little all day
― narcissistic sleighride (Neanderthal), Thursday, 2 April 2020 17:27 (three years ago) link
this scenario happens in-office all the time but seems to be much more prevalent via remoteHEY THERE’S A FIRE PUT IT OUT ASAPMe, a firefighter: ok where is the fireHANG ON A MINUTEok send me details asap so i can take care of it......hey do you have detailsSTILL CHECKING, PLEASE WAIT FOR MY INFOok....(later)I SEE THAT THE FIRE IS NOT OUT YET, DID I MISS SOMETHING?
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 2 April 2020 17:33 (three years ago) link
i can and am getting all my work done from home, no bother
but i feel like i could spend the rest of my life trying to get the remote desktop window to fit my extended monitor and its still gonna have an inch either side and its destroying my soul minute by minute
― ole uncle tiktok (darraghmac), Thursday, 2 April 2020 17:35 (three years ago) link
I SEE THAT THE FIRE IS NOT OUT YET, DID I MISS SOMETHING?
otm
also otm
― a passing spacecadet, Thursday, 2 April 2020 18:22 (three years ago) link
My (government-issued) laptop has locked down Skype to just text, no phone or video. Now my manager wants us to install Microsoft Teams on our personal laptops/other devices. I assume videoconferencing is on the horizon.
― Life is a banquet and my invitation was lost in the mail (j.lu), Thursday, 2 April 2020 18:44 (three years ago) link
I have one guy in my team who fucks up joining Skype meetings every single time. Today I ended up with an IT guy phoning him and screen sharing to talk him through what buttons to click while the rest of us waited patiently and listened to half of the conversation because IT guy stayed in the Skype unmuted the entire time.
We'll do it all again on Monday.
― Non, je ned raggette rien (onimo), Thursday, 2 April 2020 23:08 (three years ago) link
I shaved my beard into a handlebar mustache for two videoconferences’ worth of comedy value today. Tomorrow everyone just won’t recognize me since I’m now barefaced for the first time in over a year.
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 2 April 2020 23:19 (three years ago) link