Super User Redlinerobert Posted March 20, 2014 Super User Posted March 20, 2014 What chapped your hide today? Why is it so difficult to find a good receptionist? We've gone through a few. They're either lazy, sloppy, or just sub par when it comes to tasks. We have one great receptionist that's been with us for a few years but are always looking for a couple others during tax time since we're open 7 days a week 12 hour days. Anyway, a young lady we hired today was given a script to discuss with clients when it comes to making appointments. She said it was too long. That she didn't want to do it. I told her thanks, it's been nice working with you for 12 minutes. 4 Quote
Super User clayton86 Posted March 20, 2014 Super User Posted March 20, 2014 Train parts!!! My new job I'm making fiberglass subway train panels and they are just getting annoying. I enjoy the work but lately everything is cracking or getting rejected for the smallest of things many times they ship it back I hit it with the buffing wheel for 30 seconds and send it back good to go. Today I spent all day grinding these little doors that the guys laid up in the back WAYYYY to thick after gel coat the the two layers of material and resin it should only be 1/8" thick these parts were 3/4" thick and small with lots of little angles and I have to use a itty bitty dremel. Plus 3 of the biggest parts cracked when taking them off the molds making them junk. Quote
tipptruck1 Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 The welders burn on my arm. For you people that don't know. Its a lot like a sun burn. For the last few days its been peeling. Because of it peeling. It has been itching all day. 2 Quote
CayMar Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 People who pass by throwing their trash in the ditch in front of my house, it drives me insane. 5 Quote
Super User Raider Nation Fisher Posted March 21, 2014 Super User Posted March 21, 2014 Know it all electricians that think they are the lead man on our crew. We have a forman. We don't have leadmen. Man trys to boss everyone around. If you don't do as he says. (Which we haven't been doing as he says.) Then he lies to the forman about what we did all day and tries to get him to write us up. If he wasn't 66 years old he would have been "thumped" by someone by now. Other than that I've had a chap free day. Quote
gr8outdoorz Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 Well I woke up and realized the dream I was having was just that...a dream and it hit me that I wasn't a millionaire and had to go to work 1 Quote
Super User Ratherbfishing Posted March 21, 2014 Super User Posted March 21, 2014 Until very recently it's been arse chappin' cold outside and next week it's going to be AGAIN!!!! 1 Quote
Super User Teal Posted March 21, 2014 Super User Posted March 21, 2014 Know it all electricians that think they are the lead man on our crew. We have a forman. We don't have leadmen. Man trys to boss everyone around. If you don't do as he says. (Which we haven't been doing as he says.) Then he lies to the forman about what we did all day and tries to get him to write us up. If he wasn't 66 years old he would have been "thumped" by someone by now. Other than that I've had a chap free day. Yall are too nice in Bama... Here, we would've run him off by now. Quote
Super User Teal Posted March 21, 2014 Super User Posted March 21, 2014 Chap free day. Slightly annoyed by ny boss deciding to ride and watch me work today. I got nothing accomplished.. bosses like long exspensive lunches and talk on the phone all day and find reasons to keep me away from my work. Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted March 21, 2014 Super User Posted March 21, 2014 People who fill out 20 NCAA brackets and act like they have accomplished something when they have one good one. I fill out ONE bracket. I may enter more than one contest, but I fill it out the same every time. If you fill out more than one different one, then you are WEAK. Rant over. 1 Quote
Stlbob Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 this never ending winter here in St.Louis we are going to have highs in the mid 20's next week.it is almost flippin april. Quote
Super User slonezp Posted March 21, 2014 Super User Posted March 21, 2014 I took placement tests at the community college today. According to the results, it's pretty obvious I've been out of school for 25 years. 1 Quote
Super User Raider Nation Fisher Posted March 21, 2014 Super User Posted March 21, 2014 I took placement tests at the community college today. According to the results, it's pretty obvious I've been out of school for 25 years. Wow! You are up there in age ain't ya? Quote
Super User slonezp Posted March 21, 2014 Super User Posted March 21, 2014 Wow! You are up there in age ain't ya? You just made me count. it's actually 26 years. Quote
I.rar Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 The guy who double parks his mid 90's caddy in our apartment complex knowing parking spots are very limited. I guess because he keeps it waxed he thinks he drives a Bently and deserves 2 spots. ugh. Quote
EvanT123 Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 Work meetings. People who talk out of turn and others who dont let people talk. Quote
Super User flyfisher Posted March 21, 2014 Super User Posted March 21, 2014 Hearing my 3 1/2 year old coughing on the monitor at about 2am last night...then heard foot steps then heard him say daddy i am sorry to wake you up but i don't feel good and i got sick all over my bed...the fiancé cleaned the room up while i cleaned up him and then spent the day with him...luckily no more puking but there were plenty of trips to the bathroom to rid himself of the devil inside him that apparently shows itself in the form of the Hershey's squirts.. 1 Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted March 21, 2014 Super User Posted March 21, 2014 I'm sure Redline can relate to this. I started out in the real estate business in the late 60's. First rule I was taught was forget about what you learned in school, just get in on paper and we will straighten out it later. We had a receptionist, Eloise, she rewrote the PA's when needed, prepared closing statements, handled arrangements for inspections, mortgage placement, answered the phones and all kinds of other things. Went home at 3:00, she had kids. The laws and procedures have greatly changed over the years, but there are no more Eloises' around anymore. 1 Quote
Super User Lund Explorer Posted March 21, 2014 Super User Posted March 21, 2014 I'm sure Redline can relate to this. I started out in the real estate business in the late 60's. First rule I was taught was forget about what you learned in school, just get in on paper and we will straighten out it later. We had a receptionist, Eloise, she rewrote the PA's when needed, prepared closing statements, handled arrangements for inspections, mortgage placement, answered the phones and all kinds of other things. Went home at 3:00, she had kids. The laws and procedures have greatly changed over the years, but there are no more Eloises' around anymore. I've got to feel bad for Robert as well, but I do think there's still one or two Eloises around. They're just as rare as hen's teeth. In all of my years, I was lucky enough to have had her twin sister walk into my office. Marilyn couldn't have done a tax return to save herself, but every client we had completely trusted her. She knew everyone of them, their kids names, and could recognize many of their voices over the phone. The day she retired was one of the worst days of my life. The others I was blessed(?) with ran the whole spectrum from the ones hooked on playing computer solitaire, to the one who got mad when I told her she couldn't use my computer, printer, paper and postage to send out her resumes! Good luck Robert, do you want me to ask Marilyn what her two daughters are up to these days? Quote
The Rooster Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 I've got to feel bad for Robert as well, but I do think there's still one or two Eloises around. They're just as rare as hen's teeth. In all of my years, I was lucky enough to have had her twin sister walk into my office. Marilyn couldn't have done a tax return to save herself, but every client we had completely trusted her. She knew everyone of them, their kids names, and could recognize many of their voices over the phone. The day she retired was one of the worst days of my life. The others I was blessed(?) with ran the whole spectrum from the ones hooked on playing computer solitaire, to the one who got mad when I told her she couldn't use my computer, printer, paper and postage to send out her resumes! Good luck Robert, do you want me to ask Marilyn what her two daughters are up to these days? My mouth is on the floor reading the part about the resumes. That takes gall! Wow!I'm chapped because of being interviewed for a job over two weeks ago, with them saying I'm basically hired pending paperwork and background checks, and since then I've called three times to check on the status, only to be told each time they're still waiting on paperwork to be completed. In the mean time I've been a contractor up to this point (seeking a more stable job now) and I've had to turn down work in order to make sure I am available to start the new job immediately, however I've taken just a little work to float me until I hear from them. Well, Tuesday I'm out of service range while doing a quick three hour job of hanging gutter, and the new job finally calls. Shouldn't be a problem since I have voice mail, and they did leave a message. What happened to that message from Tuesday to Thursday is anyone's guess because as soon as I was back in cell service range Tuesday afternoon I checked my messages. No messages left for me. All day Wednesday I have service, the phone is by my side, no calls, no messages, and I checked again to be sure, physically calling the voicemail, not just relying on an icon on the phone to tell me. Since I've already called the job three times up to this point to check on things I didn't want to risk being a nuisance anymore by calling all the time, figuring they'll call when they're ready for me, but I'm also worrying that I might not have been hired after all. I recently saw that happen to my wife unexplainably so I worry. She was told all was good and then two weeks later got a letter stating they'd hired someone with more experience, which is hardly believable. She had also called to find out why she was being delayed to start, and told the paperwork was the hold up, and then afterwards got the letter. That made no sense, she has 10 years experience in home health care, is a certified nurse aide, was highly recommended by someone who already worked there in good standing (it's a home health company), had worked with this person in the past, and we have excellent credit and no history of anything negative in our backgrounds, and don't do drugs of any sort. She was told she had the job. She was basically lied to and has since found employment elsewhere. We still don't know what happened there. This was only a month ago. So you can understand why this delay is driving me crazy. I keep seeing the same thing happening again, only to me this time. Then Thursday morning I check again and I have a message with a TUESDAY MORNING time stamp on it from the job! Frantically, I called them saying I'm still interested and just had to be honest about what happened even though it makes me look bad. Thankfully, they still want me and I'm being hired. I'm also switching cell service providers since they cannot explain how that happened either. It has happened before with texts and voicemails, but never at a more critical time. What a scare that was! I really need this job. Work has just been far to scarce being self employed. I managed to find a job doing exactly what I do now, only not having to worry about having enough work. Takes the pressure off, but I almost lost it due to missing a phone call and then a faulty voicemail delivery system. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted March 21, 2014 Super User Posted March 21, 2014 Pretty much everything bugs me at some point or another. I've conceded that I'm a cantankerous old fart, deep down. I generally ignore that inner grumpiness, and focus on something positive. Quote
Jmrichardson2011 Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 this never ending winter here in St.Louis we are going to have highs in the mid 20's next week.it is almost flippin april. Agreed. I moved from Wisconsin to St louis to escape some of the cold and it seems to have followed me here. All I want to do is pond fish around town. That's what chaps me, today is the only warm day then it's going to get cold starting tomorrow. Quote
tipptruck1 Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 Microwaves are ticking me off today. I went to warm up my lunch. The directions were to put it there for 3:30. Well the machinist in me hit 312. Why can't we use fractions? Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted March 21, 2014 Super User Posted March 21, 2014 this never ending winter here in St.Louis we are going to have highs in the mid 20's next week.it is almost flippin april. Not chapped at all, but amused that people living on the wrong side of the Mason-Dixon Line complain about the cold. Is it really any different than 5, 10, 50, 100 or 1000 years ago? I grew up in Missouri. I expected the skys to be gray from November through March, heavy rain in the spring and unbearably hot and humid in the summer. For guys further north, why? Quote
Super User Raider Nation Fisher Posted March 21, 2014 Super User Posted March 21, 2014 Not chapped at all, but amused that people living on the wrong side of the Mason-Dixon Line complain about the cold. Is it really any different than 5, 10, 50, 100 or 1000 years ago? I grew up in Missouri. I expected the skys to be gray from November through March, heavy rain in the spring and unbearably hot and humid in the summer. For guys further north, why? They are envious of us Southern folk, and our year round soft water. No idea why they would choose to live in such an inhospitable environment. Quote
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