tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5462368572788079312..comments2024-03-28T08:07:03.254-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Head. Going. To. Explode.OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75244314311787686762013-03-26T15:35:40.744-07:002013-03-26T15:35:40.744-07:00I love it when it really hurts them. But do they l...I love it when it really hurts them. But do they learn to treat the ones who remain better?<br /><br />No. Of course not, that sort never learns.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75416808965999483782013-03-26T15:34:27.883-07:002013-03-26T15:34:27.883-07:00Hhmm, the comment from your wife, where have I hea...Hhmm, the comment from your wife, where have I heard THAT before?<br /><br />Ah yes, consultants. We hates them we does. Nasty, stinking consultants. *gollum gollum*OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62357127080893520842013-03-26T14:52:40.410-07:002013-03-26T14:52:40.410-07:00After twelve years with the last company, I gave m...After twelve years with the last company, I gave my notice on the Monday after Thanksgiving.<br />My "one day a year that I need time off" was preempted because another employee had an emergency.<br />The emergency was a shopping trip with her sisters.<br /><br />Where I got even was, every time my supervisor said I was retiring, I corrected him and said, "No. I quit."<br />The company had a small retirement dinner for me.<br />I got up after the toast and told them the dinner wouldn't be happening if I hadn't been screwed with.<br /><br />It took a couple of months for the repercussions to end.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80300929519384073192013-03-26T14:04:39.359-07:002013-03-26T14:04:39.359-07:00A number of years back, while working in a corpora... A number of years back, while working in a corporate environment I was forced to attend a series of weekly meeting where a high-paid consultant told us things like how we (middle managers) had the need to make sure that the poor sap hired yesterday got his suggestions to the Pres' desk within 48 hours. Meanwhile my work marched on with no hope of finishing it without lots of unpaid overtime. During one of those 10 min breaks where we eat the stale Danish and drink warm juice I went off on the consultant, told him this was a waste of time, that nothing would really change after he left, etc etc...upshot was I get called into VP's office to explain my bad attitude, what was 'really' bothering me? we need you on the team blah blah blah. I bent over with a smile & took my ...spanking ( is this a G-rated blog?)...Lesson for Greg, suck it up and keep mouth shut grasshopper...as my wife wisely said after we had been in business for ourselves a couple of years..."We make better bosses than employees"....that was 10 years ago...I dont have much money but I am much happier and easier to live with - last comment comes from my wife!Greg Peaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983526350040615801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69873475559564836872013-03-26T12:00:40.043-07:002013-03-26T12:00:40.043-07:00But, but, this is my ultimate pen!But, but, this is my ultimate pen!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40700232492623904552013-03-26T11:16:57.702-07:002013-03-26T11:16:57.702-07:00Put down your pen and step away from the keyboard....Put down your pen and step away from the keyboard.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54747825928243691882013-03-26T11:14:35.101-07:002013-03-26T11:14:35.101-07:00As always Sensei, I had a feeling that you had pro...As always Sensei, I had a feeling that you had probably "been there, done that".<br /><br />Been a long time since I've seen the phrase "most ricky-tick", a favorite AND a classic!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24450653426815680752013-03-26T10:58:24.905-07:002013-03-26T10:58:24.905-07:00I created a firestorm at the home office once upon...I created a firestorm at the home office once upon a time when I had had waaaay too many 16 hour days trying to force square pegs into round holes on the customer's site. So I called my manager and simply said "I quit." I'll make a long story short: it was a case of being under-resourced and that was fixed within 24 hours... more troops parachuted in most ricky-tick.<br /><br />Sometimes ya gotta let the wolf out -- there's no other way.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.com