I also know some people who get defensive quickly, but then they chill out and get to work. It is like a momentary freak out. I wish you had more of those, Laura.
Mal: You were dead! Tracy: Hunh? Oh. Right. Suppose I was. Hey there, Zoe.
'The Message'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
le nubian - Mar 28, 2013 7:11:07 am PDT #16336 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Consuela - Mar 28, 2013 7:20:12 am PDT #16337 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
OK, back in the office. Only one comment on my hair. People here are weird.
I should keep a log of all the shit that comes in that my successor won't know how to deal with.
1. Question about solar panels at a site we transferred to NPS five years ago.
2. Question about justifying removing an obsolete piece of equipment worth $2M from a property we're giving to USAF.
3. Question about status of project in project-tracking software.
tommyrot - Mar 28, 2013 7:24:57 am PDT #16338 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I like working with my boss. We both know that everybody makes mistakes, so we both have no problem admitting when we screwed up. While my boss has gotten mad at me for slacking off, he's never been mad at me for a mistake.
msbelle - Mar 28, 2013 7:26:37 am PDT #16339 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I'm impressed you have an ethics hotline. What I wouldn't do for an ombudsperson.
msbelle - Mar 28, 2013 7:28:54 am PDT #16340 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Some people here seem really unsettled and annoyed that I will freely admit a mistake when I make it. My boss is, of course, top of the list. It's like a character flaw in his eyes.
brenda m - Mar 28, 2013 7:32:00 am PDT #16341 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I'm impressed you have an ethics hotline. What I wouldn't do for an ombudsperson.
I swear my biggest takeaway from the whole thing was I was glad to get an inside look, so to speak, at the process.
Some people here seem really unsettled and annoyed that I will freely admit a mistake when I make it.
That's something I've had to learn to do, but it's been pretty staggering how much less stressful it usually is than sitting around wondering if anyone noticed or if shit is about to rain down on you.
shrift - Mar 28, 2013 7:38:21 am PDT #16342 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I used to be super defensive at work, and then I got over it.
Has anyone stayed at Treasure Island in Vegas? 'Cause that's where I'll be next week.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 28, 2013 7:41:33 am PDT #16343 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm happy to admit to mistakes I've made, but I get very defensive when I'm dinged for not meeting a deadline after I've told people upfront how much time I'll need and then they're late releasing things to me to work on, or the amount of work suddenly doubles. I do not become miraculously able to work twice as fast just because someone wants me to.
Jesse - Mar 28, 2013 7:43:20 am PDT #16344 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Has anyone stayed at Treasure Island in Vegas? 'Cause that's where I'll be next week.
All I know is, I'm pretty sure they want you to call it T.I. now, but not like the rapper.
Lee - Mar 28, 2013 7:45:38 am PDT #16345 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Am I the only one who thinks seeing shrift's reaction to Vegas would be AWESOME?
Sadly, I already planned a trip for the end of April.