phatj wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:Yeah, I'm leaning toward writing a graceful e-mail, but I'm pretty sure when my boss responds, he'll CC the supervisor, and this guy is bitter and pathetic enough that he could really make my life a lot crappier at work and could purposely demand my time in a way that WILL hurt my performance at other aspects of the job.

So don't do it via email.

I realize that seems obvious, but a letter would be pretty over-the-top and way too serious, and if we get into it in person where I can't ensure the proper tone and contentions through revision, things could go badly. Which is what I'm trying to avoid.

I've calmed down now, but being in conflict with someone who has more "power" than you is just the worst, especially if it's some petty stuff. Puts me on edge.

So what the flip did you do

i wanna learn how to play drums. any drummers up in here?

you're barking up the wrong tree here

drummers can't work computers

• How do you tell if the stage is level?
The drummer is drooling from both sides of his mouth.

• How can you tell a drummer's at the door?
The knocking speeds up.

• What's the last thing a drummer says in a band?
"Hey guys, why don't we try one of my songs?

• What do you call a drummer that breaks up with his girlfriend?
Homeless.

• How can you tell when a drummer's at the door?
He doesn't know when to come in

• What do Ginger Baker and black coffee have in common?
They both suck without Cream.

• How many drummers does it take to change a lightbulb?
Five: One to screw the bulb in, and four to talk about how much better
Neil Peart coulda done it.

• How many drummers does it take to change a light bulb?
None, they have a machine to do that now.

• Why didn't the little drummer boy get into heaven?
Because he woke the baby for Christ's sake!

• What do you call a drummer with half a brain?
Gifted.

• What do you call a Drummer in a Volkswagen?
Farfromthinken.

• What does a drummer use for contraception?
His personality.

you know the admin plays drums- been nice knowing ya

So what the flip did you do

Nothing, really. It's boring to hear and might not make sense. There was a time when I had two separate jobs, one of which was directly under this supervisor, but then we moved libraries, my jobs were consolidated, and I consistently acquired more duties outside of his area to the point where I usually spend about 1-2 hours a day on his stuff. So today I checked in with him at 3 instead of 2 because I was crushing regular stuff. Keep in mind here he knew exactly where I was and could have just called my desk and told me he had important stuff I needed to work on. So I check with him at three and he is all pissed that I'm an hour late, supposedly, even though this is par for the course. I proceed to squash this super-important work in much less than the two hours alloted and with quality, but he's complained in a way that has bossman thinking I'm not "juggling my tasks effectively" because I did the slide work from 3-4:30 instead of 2-3:30 though the reality is that I had a great day allocating my time today and got a ton finished, just like I do everyday with all the tasks that none of the librarians want or are tall enough to do.

Nice life I've carved out for myself here.

Bucky wrote: • What does a drummer use for contraception?
His personality.

I love this line. Infinitely adaptable.

library drama- the worst kind

I cant believe they have chocolate skittles

Houshphandzadeh wrote:Yeah, I'm leaning toward writing a graceful e-mail, but I'm pretty sure when my boss responds, he'll CC the supervisor, and this guy is bitter and pathetic enough that he could really make my life a lot crappier at work and could purposely demand my time in a way that WILL hurt my performance at other aspects of the job.

This situation calls for not using e-mail. I know it sounds crazy to you kids, but you could have what we used to call a face to face.

The Red Tornado wrote:I cant believe they have chocolate skittles

Those things are horrible. How they got through market testing to become a regular product is mind boggling.

somehow i find myself becoming best friends with a girl (totally platonic) whose M.O. of dealing with guys is terrible. her personality is kind of perfect other than she's cold and unfeeling and has literally no conscience (when it comes to boys). glad i got out when i did.

Woody wrote:So wait - he owns like dozens of white shirts and pairs of black pants? I gotta think that's cost prohibitive

Exactly!
His closet looks like a rack at a men's clothing store.
He realizes the silliness of his previous behavior, and thanks to all that last second purchasing, each item gets worn so infrequently that it doesn't wear out. As long as he doesn't gain/lose weight, he doesn't need to buy work clothes for the forseeable future.

TenuredVulture wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:Yeah, I'm leaning toward writing a graceful e-mail, but I'm pretty sure when my boss responds, he'll CC the supervisor, and this guy is bitter and pathetic enough that he could really make my life a lot crappier at work and could purposely demand my time in a way that WILL hurt my performance at other aspects of the job.

This situation calls for not using e-mail. I know it sounds crazy to you kids, but you could have what we used to call a face to face.

This is what I was getting at above. I generally prefer email to face-to-face because I can compose my thoughts better, but there are times when it isn't appropriate.

should have explained that-- i'll chalk it up to it being 2:30 in the morning.

what i meant was, i used to be really attracted to her and all that around fall of last year. we kinda sorta dated from like july of last year to october, except she was a douche to me nonstop. like i said, she's just terrible at relationships, but awesome otherwise. it makes no sense to me, but whatever. i'll take the friendship and the female perspective.

I just got my latest oil bill in the mail. I'm afraid to open it. It's just sitting there glaring at me.

Boy-band mogul Lou Pearlman sentenced to 25 years in federal prison.


http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business ... ory?page=2


I love this part:

One month later, he fled the country, and was soon forced into bankruptcy. Auctioneers sold off his furniture, artwork and music memorabilia to raise money for his bankruptcy estate.

On June 14, federal investigators tracked Pearlman down in the lush resort island of Bali, Indonesia, registered at a hotel under the name A. Incognito Johnson. He was expelled and handed over to U.S. authorities to face arrest and was indicted by a federal grand jury in Orlando on five counts of bank, mail and wire fraud.

Fat douchebag was too lazy/arrogant to come up with a better name? Such hubris.

He could have at least called himself "L.T. Smash".

yvan eht nioj

momadance wrote:He could have at least called himself "L.T. Smash".

yvan eht nioj

Lieutenant L.T. Smash