Hella windy and wet last night. 50mph winds 2" of rain in town and 8" up in the hills. I wouldn't want to be near the burn areas, lots of debris flows. Supposed to get heavy rain every 12 hours or so until Friday night.....
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Yawn, a little snow on the ground, mid twenties. 
Fuckity brr..... 2 degrees here at the airport. Though I normally despise being in the building with management, it's a good morning to be in the hangar.
All shoveled out now. 3" or so on the ground and more is coming down.
Gotta drive around the state today. Picking up a laptop from one facility, and then conducting a training session at the other. Not terribly demanding, but it'll absorb most of my day.
At the office in a shirt and jacket for the first time in a long time for what I hope is the final interview one.
Present. Trail bike put back together finally. Installed edc lite while I was at it.
Cold weather in the forecast this weekend, trails should be good and frozen for riding. Potential snow storm Sunday? Yes plz.
Cold weather in the forecast this weekend, trails should be good and frozen for riding. Potential snow storm Sunday? Yes plz.
We have weather here too.
I rolled out of bed and onto the bike trainer early this morning for a moderately tough 60 minute workout, piled on top of a tough workout last night, and now my legs are tired. It feels so much harder early in the morning compared to later in the day. Two coffees down, one to go.
I rolled out of bed and onto the bike trainer early this morning for a moderately tough 60 minute workout, piled on top of a tough workout last night, and now my legs are tired. It feels so much harder early in the morning compared to later in the day. Two coffees down, one to go.
Cold. Layla just came back inside, looked at me, and went to lay by the fireplace, which isn't even on.
Lots to do today. Just found out my admin is applying for another job. It would be a big promotion, so I'd be stoked if she gets it, but man, it would make life difficult. Our backup admin is also likely transitioning to another position, leaving us without one. I have voluntarily taken on a project that will try to get a gauge on the aggregate amount of time our team spends on admin work, how much we send to them, and then how much that work we send to them actually costs us (ie saved time). Upper management's argument is that we don't have budget, while our is that if you take revenue generating individuals and make them burn 25% or their time on admin work, they aren't generating revenue. The cost of that revenue loss, given the cost of the revenue generating employees (gross salaries), should outweigh the cost of an admin making $45k/yr. Should be an interesting exercise. Hopefully it's fruitful.
Got the first part of a floor quote yesterday that assumes ability to fix the basement is a lot more reasonable than just replacing it. Guy was pretty straightforward about what he can do and our options vs what we should do from the first guy. Liking this route a lot more and it looks like the cost savings might be quite substantial.
Lots to do today. Just found out my admin is applying for another job. It would be a big promotion, so I'd be stoked if she gets it, but man, it would make life difficult. Our backup admin is also likely transitioning to another position, leaving us without one. I have voluntarily taken on a project that will try to get a gauge on the aggregate amount of time our team spends on admin work, how much we send to them, and then how much that work we send to them actually costs us (ie saved time). Upper management's argument is that we don't have budget, while our is that if you take revenue generating individuals and make them burn 25% or their time on admin work, they aren't generating revenue. The cost of that revenue loss, given the cost of the revenue generating employees (gross salaries), should outweigh the cost of an admin making $45k/yr. Should be an interesting exercise. Hopefully it's fruitful.
Got the first part of a floor quote yesterday that assumes ability to fix the basement is a lot more reasonable than just replacing it. Guy was pretty straightforward about what he can do and our options vs what we should do from the first guy. Liking this route a lot more and it looks like the cost savings might be quite substantial.
that was a hint
we've been going through something similar with our management, we're trying to get more contractor support because we (the engineers) are spending 25% of our time (conservatively) just doing change control.
Thought yesterday was bad. Turned on computer to 40+ emails with response actions required in addition to normal stuff today. Today will be very long; doubt I'm eating dinner with the family tonight.
How many of you guys use OneNote for keeping track of stuff for work? I've traditionally used a notebook, but the to-do list, according follow-up and notes are getting unwieldy (yeah for more responsibility!). Just trying to figure out the best way to use something that integrates into my calendar for due dates and reminders, but also allows for individual/topic based notes.
How many of you guys use OneNote for keeping track of stuff for work? I've traditionally used a notebook, but the to-do list, according follow-up and notes are getting unwieldy (yeah for more responsibility!). Just trying to figure out the best way to use something that integrates into my calendar for due dates and reminders, but also allows for individual/topic based notes.
i use it but don't use all the features. it helps me keep stuff organized for projects, weekly meetings, etc. i can even drop files into it. it helps facilitating getting stuff copied into emails.
I go with the philosophy that if I can't remember it, then it probably wasn't that important and the person will follow up and ask for it again.
What you hearing for Sunday?
I forget a lot (see TBI), so I need to have stuff written down. That used to be my mentality.I go with the philosophy that if I can't remember it, then it probably wasn't that important and the person will follow up and ask for it again.
My memory isn't as good as I age.
We tend to use OneNote as a shared knowledgebase for one of my support teams. I've never tried using it solo, but I know some people who really like it for that.
seems to soon to predict accumulation at this point, but there's the potential it could start sunday morning and snow through overnight monday into early tuesday.
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As an operations person, this is what generally works for me.I go with the philosophy that if I can't remember it, then it probably wasn't that important and the person will follow up and ask for it again.
Assuming you're in a M$ environ, try out To Do. Integrates with Calendar and Outlook, is mostly a straight-forward To Do list, but you can group tasks into folders, they can be recurring, you can set reminders, blah blah blah. I used to use Wunderlist for personal stuff a bunch, which was bought by M$ and turned into To Do so it's pretty decent even for a M$ product likely because the original app was built by non-M$ people. I use To Do for personal stuff, but it's more long-term lists like "things I'd like to do to the truck eventually" sort of things. I still use pen & paper for daily tasks lists, but I don't have the complexity in my jorrrrb that you do.
Second day of vacation, and we get hit at home with about 5-6" of snow, with a bunch more on the way. Swept the drive clear (I don't have a snow shovel/blower), and now planning on painting the floor boards so I can finish with that project. Wanted to leave for Pacific Grove today, however, it looks like Hwy 88 isn't clear until just before Jackson. That would be a slow drive.....
Sitting here drinking my coffee doing my onboarding paperwork for my new job. Looks like I'm going to be working for Specialized. Pretty excited to check out the Bay Area
Morning Monkeys.
Mid week, yay. Got .12 of snow yesterday and the news had a field day with the snowpocalypse, it was awesome.
Our local ghetto theater does drive up popcorn to raise funds while closed, so we are having movie night tonight. The money we save working from home has been put directly into our local businesses trying to help folks stay afloat.
Some businesses were destined to fail regardless, but the joints we love and appreciate we support.
Mid week, yay. Got .12 of snow yesterday and the news had a field day with the snowpocalypse, it was awesome.
Our local ghetto theater does drive up popcorn to raise funds while closed, so we are having movie night tonight. The money we save working from home has been put directly into our local businesses trying to help folks stay afloat.
Some businesses were destined to fail regardless, but the joints we love and appreciate we support.
kids seem to be settling into the rythm of schooling in the same room as me while I work. I think the trick is to pay attention to what time it is, and get them moving between periods, and make sure they get their recess.
We got a fresh coating of snow last night, and it's bright and sunny now. I think I will go skate skiing by the river at lunch.
We got a fresh coating of snow last night, and it's bright and sunny now. I think I will go skate skiing by the river at lunch.
Starship SN9 might make a launch attempt this afternoon...
Pant always optional.
We use Azure Dev Ops. We are supposed to document all of our tasks with hour estimates for visibility to leadership. All of my tasks are "Effort placeholders" and I daily decrement 8 hours each day. Awesome system.
My boss only cares that his burn down chart looks good, and that is what we give him.
when it comes to metrics tracking, this is not the first time i've heard of / been asked by a manager to cook the books so to speak
Well as far as my team is concerned, with one exception, he trusts us and we have consistently delivered on time with high quality and he see us spending our time documenting progress as a waste. That is not the case for everyone. We can show progress with the actual product, and not a paper trail. So we have earned the privilege to cook the books.
Sounds about like our "timekeeping" nonsense.
I have a single ongoing task I add 36 hours to every Friday. The rest is "meetings and overhead".
<edit> I had to set a reminder. Every Friday night there is a macro that pulls all the time from Azure and posts it to Liquid Planner.
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