OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

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D Griff wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2024 5:24 pm . Sure, Kelly cusses. I fucking do too, dammit, so does everyone, so just know that Kelly is the hardest working person in our entire sales org and Nomi has been nothing but destructive from day 1'. HR person basically says 'noted'.

excellent use of cussing
D Griff wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2024 5:25 pm I feel better now :lolol:

ALSO, I really try to be very open and cool with everyone, respectful. I really give no shits what pronouns anyone wants to use, and I wish people like Mahtroy/Mahval the best of luck... But to be completely honest, if a they/them person ever interviews with me again, they're pretty much out by default, every experience with such has basically been total shit.
the few ruin it for the many, in so many ways. I really don't give a fuck what adults do in their spare time, but show up to work and do your fucking job. part of that is interaction with your team. do that effectively or get bent. You want to be part of the pronoun brigade? cool, do that on your time; once it degrades job performance its just like if you were to let booze, drugs, etc interfere.
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ChrisoftheNorth wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2024 10:12 am I didn't get much sleep last night, woken up by a cacophony of wildlife.

I live in the woods at the end of our neighborhood. Someone has this fucking cat that loves to stroll into our backyard at 4am and HOWL incessantly. It's so loud that it blasts through our double pane windows that are closed. It also drives our cat nuts, who then joins in from inside the house. It's fucking maddening.

Happened again this morning and I had enough. Grabbed my air rifle, went outside and as soon as I took aim the fucker it got spooked and took off. It took me 30 minutes to fall asleep again, and just as I did...MRRROOOOOWWWWWWWWWW. I sprint out of bed, grab the rifle, but the piece of shit is onto me and scurried off in the woods as soon as I opened the door. It didn't come back...

But just before sunrise (around 6am) we have this stupid fucking crow that perches on a tree branch right outside of our bedroom and caws. Every. Fucking. Morning. It's louder than the fucking cat and will do it until I interrupt it...I've let it go 45mins+ before with no end. Again, I go out with the rifle, but as soon as I open the door it takes off.

I might sleep outside tonight with the rifle by my side. This is war.

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make a clean kill, .22lr subs. no reason to make it suffer.
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griff can't quote due to error but read update

best thing to maybe do is to.... not do any of that. I know it's your living and all with kid on the way, but.... maybe get everyone together and just refuse those terms, and be willing to walk. bold, but powerful. DIY union shit.

anyway, that shit makes me angry for you.
Desertbreh wrote: I'm happy for Brad because nobody jerks it to the Miata harder on this forum and that is the Crown Prince of Miatas.
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anyway, my 'staycation' has been epic, back to real life tomorrow. miss wife and kiddo even if getting away was awesome. ill try to make a recap post next week.
Desertbreh wrote: I'm happy for Brad because nobody jerks it to the Miata harder on this forum and that is the Crown Prince of Miatas.
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MexicanYarisTK wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 6:59 am So instagram is down/temporarily banned until further notice in my shithole country due to censorship :rolleyes:
Have a real Greek salad and enjoy your .gov protecting you.
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MexicanYarisTK wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 6:59 am So instagram is down/temporarily banned until further notice in my shithole country due to censorship :rolleyes:
How is this not a win
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golftdibrad1 wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 12:42 am anyway, my 'staycation' has been epic, back to real life tomorrow. miss wife and kiddo even if getting away was awesome. ill try to make a recap post next week.
Missing wife and kid is :gay:
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D Griff wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2024 3:38 pm Anyway, I think it's now my personal goal to find a new job just to tell them on exit that this is why.
Playing along and accepting that this dumb bitch is two people is why we are in this position in the first place. Victim status is bullshit.
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golftdibrad1 wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 12:40 am griff can't quote due to error but read update

best thing to maybe do is to.... not do any of that. I know it's your living and all with kid on the way, but.... maybe get everyone together and just refuse those terms, and be willing to walk. bold, but powerful. DIY union shit.

anyway, that shit makes me angry for you.
Love the idea but probably not worth it. The company has made it clear where they stand. This was also determined by new company that just bought us, so grassroots union is probably a bad idea, they’ll just write us off. I have to say I’d be somewhat amused if they fired actual people who do things.

I’m trying to focus on a few things:
1. Apply elsewhere/ look out for other opportunities
2. Meantime, care less. I’ll sit back and play their :bs: ‘KPI’ game, try to not interact with the turd and not worry about the commission suffering. Fortunately the salary is pretty good on it’s own so I’m done trying too hard
3. Focus on good stuff in life outside of work
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Tar wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 12:10 pm
D Griff wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2024 3:38 pm Anyway, I think it's now my personal goal to find a new job just to tell them on exit that this is why.
Playing along and accepting that this dumb bitch is two people is why we are in this position in the first place. Victim status is bullshit.
What pisses me off the most is that yeah, sometimes it’s bullshit. Sometimes it isn’t. This free loading piece of shit is ruining it for everyone.

:ohwell:
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D Griff wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 12:56 pm
golftdibrad1 wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 12:40 am griff can't quote due to error but read update

best thing to maybe do is to.... not do any of that. I know it's your living and all with kid on the way, but.... maybe get everyone together and just refuse those terms, and be willing to walk. bold, but powerful. DIY union shit.

anyway, that shit makes me angry for you.
Love the idea but probably not worth it. The company has made it clear where they stand. I’m trying to focus on a few things:
1. Apply elsewhere/ look out for other opportunities
2. Meantime, care less. I’ll sit back and play their :bs: ‘KPI’ game, try to not interact with the turd and not worry about the commission suffering. Fortunately the salary is pretty good on it’s own so I’m done trying too hard
3. Focus on good stuff in life outside of work
You're having a baby. Idealism can wait.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
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D Griff wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 12:59 pm
Tar wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 12:10 pm

Playing along and accepting that this dumb bitch is two people is why we are in this position in the first place. Victim status is bullshit.
What pisses me off the most is that yeah, sometimes it’s bullshit. Sometimes it isn’t. This free loading piece of shit is ruining it for everyone.

:ohwell:
All I see is a new form of privilege, I thought we all wanted to wash our hands of white privilege, but we're now all super cool with this new form of it? Whatever man, I'll take the :aintcare: approach too, but it's already taking a toll on your work sitch directly. I'm sure once enough people are bit, things will level out (hopefully)
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Tar wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 1:24 pm
D Griff wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 12:59 pm

What pisses me off the most is that yeah, sometimes it’s bullshit. Sometimes it isn’t. This free loading piece of shit is ruining it for everyone.

:ohwell:
All I see is a new form of privilege, I thought we all wanted to wash our hands of white privilege, but we're now all super cool with this new form of it? Whatever man, I'll take the :aintcare: approach too, but it's already taking a toll on your work sitch directly. I'm sure once enough people are bit, things will level out (hopefully)
Being frightened of Alphabet citizen lawsuits is no way to live your life and will turn you into a Cheeto voter right soon
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Trans people are fine.

This particular human just sucks.
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Desertbreh wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 1:30 pm
Tar wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 1:24 pm

All I see is a new form of privilege, I thought we all wanted to wash our hands of white privilege, but we're now all super cool with this new form of it? Whatever man, I'll take the :aintcare: approach too, but it's already taking a toll on your work sitch directly. I'm sure once enough people are bit, things will level out (hopefully)
Being frightened of Alphabet citizen lawsuits is no way to live your life and will turn you into a Cheeto voter right soon
There are a bunch of women getting pulverized by xy chromosome athletes at the Olympics as we speak. Whoever is pushing this plan, seems to have a global stage. :iono:
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Melon2.0 wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 1:46 pm Trans people are fine.

This particular human just sucks.
If someone(group) gets preferential treatment others bitch.
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Melon2.0 wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 1:46 pm Trans people are fine.

This particular human just sucks.
:notwrong: Ultimately we shouldn’t be discriminating against any group of people. It’s part of why I’m so frustrated by this though. I’ve had some kind of close relationship with four or five trans people. I’m cool with MahVal, but the other 3-4 were poor and I don’t like that I now have this bias.

Also no one should get special treatment without a legitimate reason. I can’t take 50% of my with time off and neither can anyone else where I work that’s a she or a he. This piece of shit can. Plenty of other similar things I’ve outlined as well.
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It's not the group, but the societal tendencies to segregate by group, and make different rules up for each said group. That's something we should have learned to avoid way back in the 50s.
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Desertbreh wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 1:30 pm
Tar wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 1:24 pm

All I see is a new form of privilege, I thought we all wanted to wash our hands of white privilege, but we're now all super cool with this new form of it? Whatever man, I'll take the :aintcare: approach too, but it's already taking a toll on your work sitch directly. I'm sure once enough people are bit, things will level out (hopefully)
Being frightened of Alphabet citizen lawsuits is no way to live your life and will turn you into a Cheeto voter right soon
Love it.
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D Griff wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 2:10 pm
Melon2.0 wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 1:46 pm Trans people are fine.

This particular human just sucks.
:notwrong: Ultimately we shouldn’t be discriminating against any group of people. It’s part of why I’m so frustrated by this though. I’ve had some kind of close relationship with four or five trans people. I’m cool with MahVal, but the other 3-4 were poor and I don’t like that I now have this bias.

Also no one should get special treatment without a legitimate reason. I can’t take 50% of my with time off and neither can anyone else where I work that’s a she or a he. This piece of shit can. Plenty of other similar things I’ve outlined as well.
Pick up smoking cigs, then demand that your company lets you combine all your smoke breaks into one half day off of work each week where you go to get nicotine treatment (hotbox your car).

Fight fire with fire.
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SAWCE wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 2:50 pm
D Griff wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 2:10 pm

:notwrong: Ultimately we shouldn’t be discriminating against any group of people. It’s part of why I’m so frustrated by this though. I’ve had some kind of close relationship with four or five trans people. I’m cool with MahVal, but the other 3-4 were poor and I don’t like that I now have this bias.

Also no one should get special treatment without a legitimate reason. I can’t take 50% of my with time off and neither can anyone else where I work that’s a she or a he. This piece of shit can. Plenty of other similar things I’ve outlined as well.
Pick up smoking cigs, then demand that your company lets you combine all your smoke breaks into one half day off of work each week where you go to get nicotine treatment (hotbox your car).

Fight fire with fire.
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SAWCE wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 2:47 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 1:30 pm

Being frightened of Alphabet citizen lawsuits is no way to live your life and will turn you into a Cheeto voter right soon
Love it.
You invented it Thomas Edison. I'm just using it.
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SAWCE wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 2:47 pm

Love it.
You invented it Thomas Edison. I'm just using it.
Love that you’re using it.
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