This and That (Where Great Conversations Are Happening)

[bossjon]

10 minutes ago, MikeH5856 said:

Had to do the same yesterday... what a waste of gasoline. Got to sit alone in an empty building doing all the same work I could have been doing from home without the added expense. You have my sympathies! 

 

I have an odd situation.  I'm the only person on my team that works in Denver.  The rest are in charlotte or NY.  So I'm wasting gas, paying for parking and commute time.  Now they want us in 3 days a week starting next month.  Wonder if ill comply. 

[Veum]

My work is extremely taxing 😅 as I went from our bedroom to our living room to turn on our 📺 😛 

 

 

[MikeH5856]

4 minutes ago, bossjon said:

 

I have an odd situation.  I'm the only person on my team that works in Denver.  The rest are in charlotte or NY.  So I'm wasting gas, paying for parking and commute time.  Now they want us in 3 days a week starting next month.  Wonder if ill comply. 

Mine's going to 3x/week beginning at the end of the month. And since I need money and health care and retirement savings, I'll comply, until I figure out how much it's costing me (we get to pay for parking on-site, too! Good deal for them, they get us coming and going!) and if there's any benefit to it, aside from the added stress and associated BS of being back at the office. But, my boss is very concerned about what the higher-ups may do with the building we're in if we stay remote, so I guess I'm going in.  

 

On the bright side, it's also construction season and literally every route I could take to work is completely wrecked and slow-going, so I should be able to start working through my library of audiobooks I've been neglecting for the past few years of working from home. 🤣

[MikeH5856]

Just now, Veum said:

My work is extremely taxing 😅 as I went from our bedroom to our living room to turn on our 📺 😛 

 

 

[Veum]

1 minute ago, MikeH5856 said:

Mine's going to 3x/week beginning at the end of the month. And since I need money and health care and retirement savings, I'll comply, until I figure out how much it's costing me (we get to pay for parking on-site, too! Good deal for them, they get us coming and going!) and if there's any benefit to it, aside from the added stress and associated BS of being back at the office. But, my boss is very concerned about what the higher-ups may do with the building we're in if we stay remote, so I guess I'm going in.  

 

On the bright side, it's also construction season and literally every route I could take to work is completely wrecked and slow-going, so I should be able to start working through my library of audiobooks I've been neglecting for the past few years of working from home. 🤣

 

 

[MikeH5856]

5 minutes ago, Veum said:

 

 

God, I love that show!

[Basil]

@bossjon and @MikeH5856 im work in a workshop unfortunately i dont get a choice

but we had no work last 2-3 weeks, im currently waiting on some tools to do some jobs but my manager doesn't seem fussed about either.

i have to sit here and do nothing its boring as hell.

 

regards dragging you in case of office going is stupid too, work for office staff has changed forever more remote working and getting new smaller buildings where you may turn up once a week for odd face too face meeting, the companies that dont do this will go under eventually.

even my office in my company are doing this still, basically there are 3 people in two buildings usually and once every week they come in for big sales meetings.

and odd training for outside companies in engineering training room.

 

but anyone that just carries on will bury the company eventually why have big massive office buildings now with that cost that is no longer needed with remote working

 

basil 👍

[MikeH5856]

7 minutes ago, Basil said:

@bossjon and @MikeH5856 im work in a workshop unfortunately i dont get a choice

but we had no work last 2-3 weeks, im currently waiting on some tools to do some jobs but my manager doesn't seem fussed about either.

i have to sit here and do nothing its boring as hell.

 

regards dragging you in case of office going is stupid too, work for office staff has changed forever more remote working and getting new smaller buildings where you may turn up once a week for odd face too face meeting, the companies that dont do this will go under eventually.

even my office in my company are doing this still, basically there are 3 people in two buildings usually and once every week they come in for big sales meetings.

and odd training for outside companies in engineering training room.

 

but anyone that just carries on will bury the company eventually why have big massive office buildings now with that cost that is no longer needed with remote working

 

basil 👍

Watching our supervisors cling to outdated work ethos is like watching the dinosaurs die. And now that us peons know how good we could have it...it's frustrating. I get more work done at home without supervision then I do at the office with a boss wandering in and checking up on us and wanting to make small talk and complain and blah blah blah. But the Richie Rich's that run the show want to continue on with the way it was done in the 1950s instead of waking up to the future and realizing we're in 2022 and have options. It's so freaking pointless to go wade through an hour's worth of traffic to sit alone at my desk at the office to take Zoom meetings that could have been done from home.

 

But, ultimately, it all comes to down thing in the end. As they said in Goodfellas,

 

And if the boss wants to drop in and make small talk, he'll just have to remember one thing while I'm there.

[ajames212]

55 minutes ago, Basil said:

 

know the feeling  

amazing what 3 cans of red bull does seriously

[Squeegie McGee]

3 minutes ago, MikeH5856 said:

Watching our supervisors cling to outdated work ethos is like watching the dinosaurs die. And now that us peons know how good we could have it...it's frustrating. I get more work done at home without supervision then I do at the office with a boss wandering in and checking up on us and wanting to make small talk and complain and blah blah blah. But the Richie Rich's that run the show want to continue on with the way it was done in the 1950s instead of waking up to the future and realizing we're in 2022 and have options. It's so freaking pointless to go wade through an hour's worth of traffic to sit alone at my desk at the office to take Zoom meetings that could have been done from home.

 

But, ultimately, it all comes to down thing in the end. As they said in Goodfellas,

 

And if the boss wants to drop in and make small talk, he'll just have to remember one thing while I'm there.

 

[MikeH5856]

3 minutes ago, Squeegie McGee said:

 

Office Space is easily the best documentary about working in office that has ever been made. The Office is certainly a very close second.

[Squeegie McGee]

Btw @Hollywood E Rock another good title to this chat could have behave "Making conversations great again!"

 

[MikeH5856]

2 minutes ago, Squeegie McGee said:

Btw @Hollywood E Rock another good title to this chat could have behave "Making conversations great again!"

 

"I plead the fifth!" 🤣🤣🤣

[Veum]

2 minutes ago, Squeegie McGee said:

Btw @Hollywood E Rock another good title to this chat could have behave "Making conversations great again!"

 

 

So we can also be…

 

[Basil]

 

training they do these days is quality

 

basil  

[damships]

I’ve been back in the office and unfortunately only got about 1-2 months of Remote Work. I also had to drag myself to the office today. I’ve been increasing my cardio in the mornings from 30 minutes to 1 hour, but crap it’s hitting me now. 😂 So freaking tired right now I just want to sleep. 
 

[Basil]

1 minute ago, damships said:

I’ve been back in the office and unfortunately only got about 1-2 months of Remote Work. I also had to drag myself to the office today. I’ve been increasing my cardio in the mornings from 30 minutes to 1 hour, but crap it’s hitting me now. 😂 So freaking tired right now I just want to sleep. 
 

 

common star jumps 1-2-3-4  

 

basil  

[MikeH5856]

3 minutes ago, damships said:

I’ve been back in the office and unfortunately only got about 1-2 months of Remote Work. I also had to drag myself to the office today. I’ve been increasing my cardio in the mornings from 30 minutes to 1 hour, but crap it’s hitting me now. 😂 So freaking tired right now I just want to sleep. 
 

That's the nice part about being the only one in the office. They may take our freedom, but they will never take our naptime! 🤣

Edited August 10, 2022 by MikeH5856

[MikeH5856]

Honestly, if I didn't go to the office I don't think I'd get any rest at all! 🤣🤣🤣

 

Edited August 10, 2022 by MikeH5856

[Veum]

🌚 goodnight to my fellow Psychos who need their rest now… ❣️😴🛌🥱

 

[damships]

I’m half tempted to put a note on my office door saying that I went to a meeting and leave for the entire day. And I wish I was joking, but I’m not. 😂😬
 

[MikeH5856]

1 minute ago, damships said:

I’m half tempted to put a note on my office door saying that I went to a meeting and leave for the entire day. And I wish I was joking, but I’m not. 😂😬
 

[Veum]

[damships]

Do we know if LOTR will get a Motherbox or not? 😏
 

[ukade2327]

Nope….