Topic: The 'Let's Bitch About Our Jobs' thread. (Read 213976 times)

Clear_Runway · « **Reply #650 on:** January 23, 2010, 12:57:01 AM »

you totally just used a web site to translate that, didn't you? it corresponds almost exactly with English. either that or it actually isn't that hard.

maybe this should be a whole nother thread...

12AX7 · « **Reply #651 on:** January 23, 2010, 05:06:18 AM »

No, no website. My wife was German.

It's not hard to learn if you are immersed in it. I never had any lessons at all, but after about two weeks in Germany I could understand most of what was being said, and make myself understood.

Pyrenus · « **Reply #652 on:** January 25, 2010, 03:26:58 PM »

Email comes in from QA Lead: Some school needs a report. Here's what they want. Can you have this done by the end of the day?

10 minutes later, IM from QA Lead: Did you ever get around to that whatever? Let me know when you're done, we need to test it. Hoping to get it done today.

20 minutes later, call from QA Lead: OMG we have an emergency and need it fixed RIGHT NOW! Urgent, this has priority over everything else!!

10 minutes later, IM from QA Lead: Do you have time to look at something for me?

NO, I don't have time, and why can't you pick one medium of communication and stick to it?

reimero · « **Reply #653 on:** January 25, 2010, 03:43:49 PM »

Quote from: 12AX7 on January 23, 2010, 05:06:18 AM

No, no website. My wife was German.

It's not hard to learn if you are immersed in it. I never had any lessons at all, but after about two weeks in Germany I could understand most of what was being said, and make myself understood.

Immersion is the only way to learn German, although one runs the risk of being associated with a particular region.

When my sister returned from Vorarlberg to the US, her high school German teacher told her she spoke "like a hick."

Then again, I learned German well enough that Vorarlberger natives thought I was Norwegian (or, at least, not American.)

Min · « **Reply #654 on:** January 26, 2010, 09:45:01 AM »

I'm on maternity leave and my friend who I teach with tells me that administration took my classroom away for one period a day and gave it to someone else. What the crap is that??

So I send a somewhat bitchy email to the dept head stating why I need and deserve my classroom back when I return and that I hope this is a big misunderstanding.

I get an email back from the person who was given my room saying that of course they intended to give it back.

Then my friend tells me that she overheard the conversation between dept head and person in my room where the person didn't understand why I was so upset and asked if I actually wanted the room back in April. The dept head said yes. THAT'S when they decided to give it back.

Rat finks lied to me. Glad I was so bitchy.

Pyrenus · « **Reply #655 on:** January 27, 2010, 10:34:23 AM »

I spend a lot of time and effort making our sites ADA compliant.

At the risk of sounding like a heartless bastard, are there really that many blind people who shop online?

BizB · « **Reply #656 on:** January 27, 2010, 10:38:11 AM »

There are more illiterate people shopping online than blind people, I'm sure. Are there requirements for that?

Demosthenes · « **Reply #657 on:** January 27, 2010, 12:57:05 PM »

I think that depends on whether or not the government considers "Stupid" to be a disability.

Pyrenus · « **Reply #658 on:** January 27, 2010, 03:41:34 PM »

Quote from: BizB on January 27, 2010, 10:38:11 AM

There are more illiterate people shopping online than blind people, I'm sure. Are there requirements for that?

They are the ones who find all the bugs our testers miss.

xolik · « **Reply #659 on:** January 27, 2010, 04:30:03 PM »

I got put on this major project to get a Citrix environment going and I have resource concerns regarding our test domain. I was told that it's important and needs to be done, so I'm asking my boss relevant questions about how we're supposed to obtain what we need to get the goddamn job he put me in charge of done and he's too busy hunched over his blackberry joining the other bosses in masturbating over Apple's new tablet. Not even pretending to pay attention to me.

Me - "We don't have enough disk for the number of virtual machines plus I need to get a Windows 2008 ISO uploaded to the shared disk"

Him - "What?" *scroll scroll scroll on the browser*

Me - "....nevermind, I'll figure it out on my own."

Him - "What's this about IIS?"

Me - "Oh ffs, it's ISO and I told you nevermind. I'll do it. Stop trying to look like you give a damn about this. You're just embarassing yourself."

"Huh?" *scroll down scroll down*

Demosthenes · « **Reply #660 on:** January 27, 2010, 04:41:11 PM »

You should hijack his homepage on that nosehair clipper to tubgirl or goatse or something.

12AX7 · « **Reply #661 on:** February 01, 2010, 05:54:02 AM »

ok, THIS is what is wrong with technology these days:

(alarm text received from Mohegan Sun Earth Casino's phone switch)

SRPT Heartbeat Loss
This system has lost it's heartbeat (SRPT027), and has not restored in 15 minutes.

Ok. *ahem* "HELLO!!!! IT IS A GODDAMN TELEPHONE SWITCH!!! IT DOESNT HAVE A GODDAMN HEART!!!!"
Just state what the fuck is wrong. If the cpu is UP and has no problems; then its UP. Leave me alone. If the cpu is UP and has problems; tell me WHAT THE FUCK THE PROBLEM IS. DO NOT TRY to compare it to a fucking human and our maladies. "Heartbeat Loss"...what the fuck....
If the cpu is NOT up; just say "CPU is DOWN." If this "heartbeat" is power; then just fucking say "Power's off; system is down."

When did we start such bullshit? Next, I'll be making a workorder and dialing in to administer aspirin for it's fucking headache. Jeeeeezuss H....

Min · « **Reply #662 on:** February 01, 2010, 06:26:32 AM »

Quote from: 12AX7 on February 01, 2010, 05:54:02 AM

"Power's off; system is down."

The System is Down

12AX7 · « **Reply #663 on:** February 01, 2010, 06:50:07 AM »

Quote from: Detta on February 01, 2010, 06:26:32 AM

The System is Down

LOL!! I thought about the same thing when I typed that 'system is down'. I even sang it a couple of times, hehe.

Chris · « **Reply #664 on:** February 02, 2010, 12:33:55 PM »

Wow, I remember seeing that Strong Bad video back in the day when Fark used to be good... Ah, memories.

Novice · « **Reply #665 on:** February 02, 2010, 01:13:33 PM »

Thank you, Detta for reminding me how many Homestarrunner toons I am behind. There goes the evening.

Wunderkind · « **Reply #666 on:** February 26, 2010, 11:30:46 PM »

Your waitress leaves your table to get you your salads.

She does not return for ten minutes.

When she does come back her first finger on her left hand is now bandaged in a big ass fucking bandage and she's not using that finger.

You're going to snarl, roll your eyes at her while she smiles anyway and serves you the rest of your food in the middle of a rush, then proceed not to tip... anything... at all, not even a penny on tails. Then complain to my boss about how it "so" long for your salads to get out to you.

Kiss my fucking ass you rude goddamned piece of worthless horse shit. Waitresses around the world want to see you die in a bar-b-que smoking pit.

BizB · « **Reply #667 on:** February 27, 2010, 09:37:19 AM »

Wouldn't you be afraid someone would want you to serve them them after that?

Wunderkind · « **Reply #668 on:** February 27, 2010, 10:02:59 AM »

With a side of fried green tomatoes?

xolik · « **Reply #669 on:** February 27, 2010, 10:52:34 PM »

Quote from: Wunderkind on February 26, 2010, 11:30:46 PM

Your waitress leaves your table to get you your salads.

She does not return for ten minutes.

When she does come back her first finger on her left hand is now bandaged in a big ass fucking bandage and she's not using that finger.

You're going to snarl, roll your eyes at her while she smiles anyway and serves you the rest of your food in the middle of a rush, then proceed not to tip... anything... at all, not even a penny on tails. Then complain to my boss about how it "so" long for your salads to get out to you.

Kiss my fucking ass you rude goddamned piece of worthless horse shit. Waitresses around the world want to see you die in a bar-b-que smoking pit.

I used to get bitched at by my dates when we eat out because I happen to tip VERY well. Servers have it rough so I usually give 25%-30% as long as my drink stays filled.

Wunderkind · « **Reply #670 on:** February 27, 2010, 11:01:18 PM »

That's a whole 'nother rant. People who complain when you tip a server well.
A) How I tip is my business.
B) How the hell you gonna complain that I tipped too much? W.T.F. ?

Clear_Runway · « **Reply #671 on:** February 27, 2010, 11:49:46 PM »

what happened to your finger?

Wunderkind · « **Reply #672 on:** February 28, 2010, 08:18:06 AM »

In a hurry + knife = bad

I was in a hurry and had a knife. Shit happens.

dcrog · « **Reply #673 on:** February 28, 2010, 08:55:23 AM »

You weren't running with it were you?

You know you could loose an eye that way.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #674 on:** March 01, 2010, 02:05:44 PM »

Hate Mr. Pink

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