I was, too, at first! But that didn't track, and then it just popped into my brain... with so much "ugh." Pretty sure I groaned.
She growls?! You made her so she growls?!
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
JenP - Feb 20, 2025 2:32:28 pm PST #5629 of 5668
Hil R. - Feb 20, 2025 2:41:24 pm PST #5630 of 5668
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hil that sounds like a shitshow nightmare. Of COURSE just when you need her most they get rid of the lady with institutional knowledge
The guy who does the equivalent job for geology is supposed to be doing it for both departments now, but that really makes no sense, since doing it for one department is a full-time job (plus overtime) to begin with, plus the geology department is on the other side of campus, so there's no way for him to do any of the stuff that requires physically being at the math department.
-t - Feb 20, 2025 2:49:27 pm PST #5631 of 5668
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Efficiency!
Hil R. - Feb 20, 2025 2:58:48 pm PST #5632 of 5668
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm about 90% certain that the problem with the copier went from "there's a problem" to "this cannot be fixed" because somebody was copying stuff and the paper got jammed, and rather than get a staff person to fix it like they'd normally do, they tried to fix it themselves, and ended up breaking something permanently.
-t - Feb 20, 2025 3:16:52 pm PST #5633 of 5668
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That seems like a very likely thing to happen anywhere where there is a copy machine
brenda m - Feb 20, 2025 7:48:37 pm PST #5634 of 5668
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 not sure if I feel like collaborating or focusing. Can anyone recommend somewhere that could accommodate both?
[This post brought to you by multiple bottles of wine at dinner.]
Hil R. - Feb 20, 2025 8:03:19 pm PST #5635 of 5668
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
That seems like a very likely thing to happen anywhere where there is a copy machine
The general rule for jams used to be, "If you know what you're doing, then go ahead and try to clear the jam; if not, ask a staff member to help." But lately, the remaining staff people have been saying that they've got so much work to do that they can't take the time to clear jams all the time, and so we were told to try harder to clear them ourselves. I think this is the result.
-t - Feb 21, 2025 4:14:40 am PST #5636 of 5668
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That sounds right
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 21, 2025 6:59:20 am PST #5637 of 5668
"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 know enough about our company's copier to clear jams, as well as the fact that it's FAR more likely to have an issue if our office manager is out of the office. Which seems to be the case for every maintenance issue, though it's possible with others that she's just so good at noticing and taking care of problems quickly that we never notice them when she's around. (The copier does it deliberately though, it hates the rest of us.)
lisah - Feb 21, 2025 9:11:37 am PST #5638 of 5668
Punishingly Intricate
I haven’t had to make copies for work for almost 10 years!!