[StiHacka]

Wake up mammals!

New crabon rim in da house. Tempted to get the new Wolftooth dropper remote before its sold out. And moar beer.

 

[eric strt6]

dogs are fed and are now dog wrassling all over the house, coffee being consumed. I don't want to work and my mind is off floating on a river.

 

[Adventurous]

Mornin!

Ah, bi-weekly remind me why I come to work day. That's about it come to think of it.

 

[jstuhlman]

Hrmf. Uptown museum closed today, as is kids' school. Thanks O'StateOfEmergency!

If wife wasn't out of town, I'd be headed for the hills with my bike. Drizzly outside. Guess we'll just hang at the house and chill.

 

[StiHacka]

Hrmf. Uptown museum closed today, as is kids' school. Thanks O'StateOfEmergency!

If wife wasn't out of town, I'd be headed for the hills with my bike. Drizzly outside. Guess we'll just hang at the house and chill.

Sounds like a good wheel truing day!
(oops I forgot 26" alloy wheels never go out of true )

 

[Westy]

Got roped into some bullshit power point project sponsored by some executive team with questionable purpose.

Sensing that I was cynical of the exercise one of the jr execs pulled me aside and explained the corporate executive welfare system, eye opening.

Happily to retreated to the noise and filth of the factory and something resembling real work.

 

[jstuhlman]

real work.

 

[DirtyMike]

Morning fellas, my tree stand arrived yesterday and is now all assembled. Going out when the wife gets home to learn how to climb tree's!
So far nothing in the freezer this year as far as hunting goes. Had some close encounters but no connection with the bow. Think after learning how to use the climbing tree stand I will take a hike in the hills with the shotgun and get some birds to roast up.

Either way, out of doors fun will be had

 

[I Are Baboon]

10:00, 11:00, and 2:00 meetings all cancelled today for various unrelated reasons. I am not sure winning $20 million in the lottery would leave me feeling this much happiness. I think I'll go celebrate with a poop.

Three day weekend trip to Kingdom Trails awaits. Well, I have a 20 mile run to do tomorrow morning before we head up.

 

[canadmos]

Hello. Have to work late tonight, kind of sucks. Actually no it does suck, not just kind of sucks. I'd rather go riding.

 

[jimmydean]

Morning Monkeys.

Woke up this morning feeling unusually well rested to find out my phone had died and I had overslept. Yay, sleep. Early meeting, so I drove in. Actually made good time, too. Day full 'o meetings, so productivity will be minimal.

 

[Pesqueeb]

Homemade tortillas.

 

[jonKranked]

kids sick again, so WFH.

 

[jonKranked]

also found out my local climbing gym is gonna be doubling in size early 2017

 

[stevew]

still brain is still stuck on montana time....

 

[dan-o]

Wife flew out to CO this morning to take care of my mom for 6 days, so it's me and the boys until then.

Let's see how quickly things go to shit at home without her.

 

[jonKranked]

Wife flew out to CO this morning to take care of my mom for 6 days, so it's me and the boys until then.

Let's see how quickly things go to shit at home without her.

keep the chloroform handy

 

[6thElement]

So far nothing in the freezer this year as far as hunting goes. Had some close encounters but no connection with the bow. Think after learning how to use the climbing tree stand I will take a hike in the hills with the shotgun and get some birds to roast up.

Either way, out of doors fun will be had

I just need to install a walk in freezer and lay down a trail of flowers from our garden.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Wife flew out to CO this morning to take care of my mom for 6 days, so it's me and the boys until then.

Let's see how quickly things go to shit at home without her.

I give it 40 minutes once they return from school.

 

[Toshi]

Sensing that I was cynical of the exercise one of the jr execs pulled me aside and explained the corporate executive welfare system, eye opening.

Spill the beans. Do they get Mittens-level balances in their deferred compensation plans?

I am at work. I am not particularly excited about this, but the bills don't let up.

 

[stoney]

This. Fuck it.

At least the pigeons are mad that the solar panels are coming down. Because fuck them.

 

[Westy]

Spill the beans. Do they get Mittens-level balances in their deferred compensation plans?

I am at work. I am not particularly excited about this, but the bills don't let up.

I was not informed of compensation but the basic circle jerk of ideas and bad decisions with no accountability. I assume compensation is based on business buzz word bingo and quality of business cards.

 

[jonKranked]

I was not informed of compensation but the basic circle jerk of ideas and bad decisions with no accountability. I assume compensation is based on business buzz word bingo and quality of business cards.

if it's anything like my org, compensation for directors and higher, a substantially increased amount of annual compensation comes from bonus. bonus being based on performance, driven by G&O. their G&O are often totall puff, so it's easy to hit the "exceeds expectations" mark

 

[SkaredShtles]

if it's anything like my org, compensation for directors and higher, a substantially increased amount of annual compensation comes from bonus. bonus being based on performance, driven by G&O. their G&O are often totall puff, so it's easy to hit the "exceeds expectations" mark

Sounds like my old company. And then the actual folks doing the work get "does not meet expectations" because "don't worry - we had to give that to everyone this year."

Cockgobblers.

 

[Toshi]

Sounds like my old company. And then the actual folks doing the work get "does not meet expectations" because "don't worry - we had to give that to everyone this year."

Cockgobblers.

My section's getting the full bonus this year.

 

[dan-o]

I give it 40 minutes once they return from school.

I knew you would understand.

 

[jonKranked]

Sounds like my old company. And then the actual folks doing the work get "does not meet expectations" because "don't worry - we had to give that to everyone this year."

Cockgobblers.

hey that sounds like my place too. work is for the birds.

 

[SkaredShtles]

hey that sounds like my place too. work is for the birds.

My new company... while much the same as the old in many operational respects... at least (pretends?) to respect the work that the technical people do.

 

[StiHacka]

My new company... while much the same as the old in many operational respects... at least (pretends?) to respect the work that the technical people do.

"We respect you and your effort - as long as our virtual goals are met and we all collect our bonuses"
5% of annual salary for worker bees
40% for directors
150% for VPs and up

 

[6thElement]

Just discovered that mice destroyed the side pocket of my newish camelbak last night.

This is war.

 

[jstuhlman]

My section's getting the full bonus this year.

y u insert a pic of @stoney ? he work in your section now?

 

[Toshi]

y u insert a pic of @stoney ? he work in your section now?

I thought I'm clearly the plump can haz cheezburger cat in that photo.

 

[amishmatt]

Morning, er, afternoon. Early board meeting this morning, which always means too much coffee and not enough food, so I'm all kinds of fried.

Also, my new Iphone 6 that I was just issued two days ago has shit the bead already. Apparently, although it's not my phone, I'm on my own to take it to an Apple store for service/warranty. First available appointment is 5:00 on Saturday. Awesome, I was planning to be drunk by then.

 

[jonKranked]

I'm on my own to take it to an Apple store for service/warranty. First available appointment is 5:00 on Saturday. Awesome, I was planning to be drunk by then.

why not both?

 

[eric strt6]

Whats a Bonus? we just get to stay employed

 

[amishmatt]

why not both?

Yeah, that should make the whole thing more enjoyable.

Just got my old phone back from Purchasing and it's restoring. So at least I can still Strava my ride this weekend. Catastrophe avoided.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Just discovered that mice destroyed the side pocket of my newish camelbak last night.

This is war.

Similar to what happened to my tent in ND.

 

[StiHacka]

Similar to what happened to my tent in ND.

That mouse lost its war quickly though.

 

[Westy]

My new company... while much the same as the old in many operational respects... at least (pretends?) to respect the work that the technical people do.

When I was at GE our division had a awesome year. Our CEO decided to cancel the bonus plan so our division could be the most profitable. In lieu of a bucket of cash we all received a $10 plaque. Many of them ended up glued to the backs of urinals.

Needless to say morale and productivity plummeted. CEO who worked on a different bonus program got paid.

 

[SkaredShtles]

When I was at GE our division had a awesome year. Our CEO decided to cancel the bonus plan so our division could be the most profitable. In lieu of a bucket of cash we all received a $10 plaque. Many of them ended up glued to the backs of urinals.

Needless to say morale and productivity plummeted. CEO who worked on a different bonus program got paid.

You would think, being a CEO, he could have anticipated this.