tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post1263259147788975197..comments2023-07-03T09:41:52.948-04:00Comments on Cosmic Cat: Dilbert or The Borg?fermicathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06912496005011895707noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-40791096347096616612009-03-20T17:00:00.000-04:002009-03-20T17:00:00.000-04:00The comedy continues at work. We are dealing with...The comedy continues at work. We are dealing with some pretty ridiculous stuff. At least we have fun mocking it.fermicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912496005011895707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-27668470632204268192009-03-20T11:04:00.000-04:002009-03-20T11:04:00.000-04:00Your pain? I feel it.Your pain? I feel it.tiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351692108818152561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-63419477848862239412009-03-19T22:31:00.000-04:002009-03-19T22:31:00.000-04:00If I hear one more person tell me "be happy that a...If I hear one more person tell me "be happy that at least you have a job" I may scream. Yes, I know things are precarious and yes, I know my job is secure (as long as the museum doesn't shut down) but that's STILL not enough to make me like my job.<BR/><BR/>Every workplace has its own nuttiness which is of course more amusing to people who don't actually work there. At least you've got the right attitude.TheWriteGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975637387398681549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-86529039852824177212009-03-18T11:47:00.000-04:002009-03-18T11:47:00.000-04:00Required font and size? Oh, I'd fail that one in ...Required font and size? Oh, I'd fail that one in a heart beat. <BR/><BR/>I hope you can keep joking, because after a while, those wasted hours in meetings will make you want to shoot somebody. I know, because my company is famous for wasted time in meetings.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04399098868122212536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-64092604817263567322009-03-17T18:36:00.000-04:002009-03-17T18:36:00.000-04:00Unlike you, I don't understand what they are tryin...Unlike you, I don't understand what they are trying to accomplish with such pettiness and micromanaging. But I'm up here in academia where comic sans is encouraged. ;)<BR/><BR/>Also, personally I think that when you are breaking up your day with lectures and meetings it's really tough to maintain your train of thought. I am less productive if I have to stop something (or else I just don't start it altogether) if I know I have to walk away in the middle. During my summer stint in industry, all the meetings and lectures where right away in the morning so people could have coffee and discuss and still have an uninterrupted afternoon for research.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344778775085687558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-39516446745040713582009-03-17T09:32:00.000-04:002009-03-17T09:32:00.000-04:00My husband is going through the same thing. His c...My husband is going through the same thing. His company has really been hit hard by the recession and as a result, he has to do all this assload more of work per day to make up for it. Do you love what you do? Is it your dream job? Just curious. (my husband's isn't ... he'd rather be a high school history teacher)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335415338155220244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-84239439599909230562009-03-16T22:14:00.000-04:002009-03-16T22:14:00.000-04:00Since my immediate supervisors have no real author...Since my immediate supervisors have no real authority (except at evaluation time), they attempt to justify their importance by issuing all kinds of petty commands, such as tucking your shirttail in and so forth. Although the first impulse is to laugh at them or ignore them, those are the actions that <I>will</I> get you in trouble. The best way to handle our supervisors is with a "Yes, sir!" or a "No, sir!" Then after they leave, go back to doing whatever the hell you want...dr sardonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198551434246302063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-33511892479527368662009-03-16T22:06:00.000-04:002009-03-16T22:06:00.000-04:00This is not really a corporate environment. It is...This is not really a corporate environment. It is an academic one. Different kinds of bullshit.fermicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912496005011895707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-36435175017112723942009-03-16T09:28:00.000-04:002009-03-16T09:28:00.000-04:00I remember those days! I worked for a co. that was...I remember those days! I worked for a co. that was bought and bought and bought and each time there was a new set of standards.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-30894191775529378182009-03-15T17:29:00.000-04:002009-03-15T17:29:00.000-04:00LL - fat chance! But my increased hours at work h...LL - fat chance! But my increased hours at work have definitely cut into my blogging time.<BR/><BR/>Jeni - the higher ups have their own agenda, and apparently a different opinion about who needs to go to academic lectures than I do.<BR/><BR/>Red - we treat mostly cancer patients. Numbers fluctuate, but have been high at our location for several weeks. Maybe the new management has managed to attract them away from other facilities. That is certainly a goal that we have.<BR/><BR/>Dave - they usually only have to tell me something once. That doesn't mean I'm not rolling my eyes when I read the memo, or cracking jokes about the latest new policy during lunch.fermicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912496005011895707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-64495815828188361032009-03-15T16:06:00.000-04:002009-03-15T16:06:00.000-04:00Way back when, when I was a upper level high cog i...Way back when, when I was a upper level high cog in a corporation, I used the three times rule. If they really meant it, they'd tell you once, twice and you really should pay attention the third time. I was pretty good at what I did and never got fired, only getting to the third time a couple of times.<BR/><BR/>I may well have failed, even the third time with a command that I use a different shade of blue, which makes me think of "A Whiter Shade of Pale."Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-4711825563467763672009-03-15T15:51:00.000-04:002009-03-15T15:51:00.000-04:00Wow, just wow. Why is the patient load up... arn'...Wow, just wow. Why is the patient load up... arn't you part of infectious disease?Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10319000223773398092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-78317097670810612732009-03-15T15:30:00.000-04:002009-03-15T15:30:00.000-04:00As long as you and your co-workers can joke about ...As long as you and your co-workers can joke about it, that will make it seem tolerable even if it is illogical. But then, those who often are in charge don't always see the time consumption being taken away from the actual "doing" of the work by meetings do they?Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-42301072555737759592009-03-15T15:09:00.000-04:002009-03-15T15:09:00.000-04:00Is he going to ban catblogging too? Because... t...Is he going to ban catblogging too? Because... that's definitely cutting down on your productivity around here... :PLLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614843246640462976noreply@blogger.com