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I work for a large software company.Don't even get me started on that at this particular building. Its the same.
The worst part? Our ERP system and others have built in approval work flows to avoid that shit, they just aren't used because CLEARLY someone clicking an approve button vs physically signing is not moar better.
Our process for purchase request approvals is entirely email based, each next step in the approval chain you have to attach all the prior approval emails. I had to do 100 emails for a bunch of purchase requests a couple of months ago.
So uh, what kind of stabber did you pick up?
I don't know, endless signature seeking walks were one of my favorite tasks at a past job, could get 10-15k steps/day, and a shitload of stairs and still not find everybody, 'twas excellent. Now it's all digital and stupid.
Holy shit, like save and forward previous email as attachment? So you have emails attached inside of emails which are attached inside of emails?
God damnit.
My febrile kiddo is still borderline febrile this morning (100.8F or the like–101.5 is our cutoff) but she's on her Zoom school calls and seems perky enough.
She wanted me to stay home instead of going riding, and since it's cold and Longhorn still likely has some ice I obliged. Zoom meeting for me 12-1, then working 2-10 PM.
She wanted me to stay home instead of going riding, and since it's cold and Longhorn still likely has some ice I obliged. Zoom meeting for me 12-1, then working 2-10 PM.
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Correct.Holy shit, like save and forward previous email as attachment? So you have emails attached inside of emails which are attached inside of emails?
God damnit.
Then when you've got all your approval emails inside your approval emails, your forward them in all another email to purchasing and hope they're paying attention.
I'm gonna save this and show it to any fool that says that government is inefficient and the private sector does things better.
how is coc not the state band of nc....or superchunk...i prefer this white noise!
Ooh, sounds like a good intro for a movie that @TN would edit.
And by that I mean jizz-color-edit, of course
A coworker has one of those in titanium. It is cool and all until you have to turn around and attempt to cross the border back into Canada to because he forgot it in his hotel room and end up missing your flight.
Not bitter at all.
Well, she does have a good porn-star first name!
"Sir what brings you to Canada today?"
"I forgot my pen in a hotel room and need to retrieve it."
How'd that border crossing go? Were they wearing gloves?
I actually emailed a dealership (AutoNation Subaru Arapahoe), told them I stopped coming to their service and would be buying my next car elsewhere because they have Fox on vs. a neutral like BBC or market news (which is neutral). Even sent them a copy of the last service receipt which was over $2k and sales receipt for MIL's Impreza from the other local one to prove my point. I'm a spiteful SOB, but have stood by my word when I have the option to. It might not make a lot of difference, but I like to throw out my middle finger when I can if someone deserves it.
I just got an email from I think compliance, asking for confirmation of a $25 gift certificate my colleague bought for an event I was hosting because I forgot the one I did. That was held in Nov of 2019.
Weird. I can't pull that up on my work computer. Good thing IT is a bunch of go-getters today and already calling me about it!
Zero Tolerance 0562 in Ti/CF.
And not that the signature walks weren't fun, it's just highly inefficient to have a highly paid worker ambling around trying to find people and ask for them to sign something. But hey, what do I know.
Getting into Canada near Detroit thankfully isn't that bad so the experience was just frustrating. Getting back into the US is another matter. US border patrol makes it a point to be assholes. I had a bunch of agents surround my car after "not obeying orders" after taking 30 seconds trying to figure out how to pop open the trunk of a rental car.
That sounds similar to my experience trying to get back into Canada the last few times. Basically waved through the border going into the US, but get questioned out the yoohoo coming back. One time coming back into Quebec from VT, they even made me show proof of ownership of my car.
Sorry to hear. I feel like I have a PTSD from the year of covid and it is still on-going. Every morning hurts.
Well the Canadian patrol seemed to be happy that we were doing business in Canada, US border patrol seemed to be pissed that we were doing business in Canada.That sounds similar to my experience trying to get back into Canada the last few times. Basically waved through the border going into the US, but get questioned out the yoohoo coming back. One time coming back into Quebec from VT, they even made me show proof of ownership of my car.
I made 8 border crossings in 2018-2019, and they were all surprisingly okay. Canadian officers tended to be a bit friendlier about the matter, US officers were in permanent bad cop role. They only opened up the door to our camper once to make sure we weren't moving bushels of weed.
I had an agent give me shit that I was driving a japanese car, I told him it was a rental. Then he asked what I drove at home, a VW. He then gave me a lecture on not buying US cars. I refrained from explaining that I refuse to buy US cars because I spent so much time in Detroit auto plants, I know how that sausage was made and don't want to have anything to do with it.
I am glad border patrol doesn't get political, I am sure brown people also appreciate it.
i've been going through all this while my wife is still recovering from a car accident over 2 1/2 years ago (that resulted in her losing her job and the loss of half our household income), all while trying to WFH and deal with both our kids.
He probably drives a US car made in Mexico.
Which is funny, because lots of "foreign" cars are actually assembled here. And a lot of the components in them are manufactured here.
Yeah. It has been a while but I have done work for domestic Honda, Toyota, BMW, VW and Subaru plants.He probably drives a US car made in Mexico.
Which is funny, because lots of "foreign" cars are actually assembled here. And a lot of the components in them are manufactured here.
Wife's FCA product was made in Ontario. My Land Cruiser is 100% from the Tahara plant in Japan, thank teh baby jeebus. Tesla was from old NUMMI factory in Fremont, the most American of the bunch.
Shit, sorry to hear!
Crossing into Maine from New Brunswick many many years ago, I had a Border Patrol invite me inside their offices to provide me with the paperwork to claim my US citizenship. He had been asking me bunch of probing questions about my family history. I guess they could see that I regularly crossed the border in upstate NY, and I had to explain it was to visit my aunt and uncle. Then I had to explain that my dad had emigrated to Canada in the 50s or 60s, and that no, he was not a draft dodger, he was a priest. I was with my girlfriend at the time, and he asked if we were married, and we were not (thank the FSM). When he found this out, he said I would be able to get my citizenship, and went to get paperwork and provided me with all the addresses I needed, and explained the whole process. It was surreal. I did what he said because he had a gun. but man, I never asked to become a citizen... I was just on a road trip with my girlfriend!
Did not participate in a mandatory workshop introducing us to a new, easy to use e-learning platform.
1) if it is so intuitive to use, then why have a 3 hours workshop for it?
2) getting an exception from the current 10 person rule to hold a 25+ person physical meeting with no masks but food on the table sounds like a REALLY good idea these days.
Sometimes I question if I am really working together with above average intelligent people here at the university.
1) if it is so intuitive to use, then why have a 3 hours workshop for it?
2) getting an exception from the current 10 person rule to hold a 25+ person physical meeting with no masks but food on the table sounds like a REALLY good idea these days.
Sometimes I question if I am really working together with above average intelligent people here at the university.
Why don't you feed him fake news: "Yessir, I coal roll a pickup truck with MAGA stickers and flags."
Dude. ++vibes.
Persistent Trauma Stress Disorder
Symptom-free here, homey.Or Evan gave it to Ian a few weeks ago. It’s all FullTrucker’s fault!
Have heard it's good-enough-to-go, probably get after it this weekend.
I loved her as Princess Nut-her-butt in The Princess Ride.
Dammit, I was going to come down to Fort Collins next week and ride that new bike, I wanted to invite y’all to ride B**ck Sl***@th or something while it is still somewhat warm. Guess that’s out.
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I would say it is best to say as little as possible to a pro-union, pro-Trump public employee.