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[quote=SmootSmack;1017690]Sure, whatever you say. I forgot who I was asking[/quote]


Mature response. :D

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Past over for management position ... once again.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;1019938]Past over for management position ... once again.[/quote]

Sorry to hear.

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Management is overrated anyway.

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Thanks mredskins.

Unfortunately Matty, I am capped out where I am. Can't get more pay without a higher grade, can't get a higher grade unless I get into management in another division. Besides, I already do a lot of the crappy work of management in my current position (personnel, procurement, manage multiple dockets, oversee junior attorneys) but am not even (after 20 years) graded as a senior attorney b/c my division has no slots for it. Got to move out to move up which sucks b/c I otherwise generally like my job.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;1019946]Thanks mredskins.

Unfortunately Matty, I am capped out where I am. Can't get more pay without a higher grade, can't get a higher grade unless I get into management in another division. Besides, I already do a lot of the crappy work of management in my current position (personnel, procurement, manage multiple dockets, oversee junior attorneys) but am not even (after 20 years) graded as a senior attorney b/c my division has no slots for it. Got to move out to move up which sucks b/c I otherwise generally like my job.[/quote]

I hear ya, I'm in a similar spot in my job. Moved up a few years ago, hated and moved back down. Now I'm just riding things out until something better comes along.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;1019938]Past over for management position ... once again.[/quote]

What's a management position in a law firm?

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[quote=firstdown;1019948]What's a management position in a law firm?[/quote]

The guy that doesn't get his hands dirty shredding documents.

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[quote=firstdown;1019948]What's a management position in a law firm?[/quote]

Just what any other manager does ... make sure the work is done timely & well while handling gripes and complaints from employees.

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... and find a junior paralegal to shred documents.

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As you well know it is frequently Not about the most qualified candidate........

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[quote=JoeRedskin;1019955]... and find a junior paralegal to shred documents.[/quote]

A young hot one who knows how to shred. Keep your head up, your time will come. As our legal correspondent u do a fine job.

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Cable companies and the new FXX channel grinds my gears. I would count Archer, The League, Always Sunny, and Wilfred as four of my favorite shows. All of them are moving to FXX, which was announced months and months ago. It started September 2nd. Since Fox rebranded FOX SOCCER to FXX it's in the sports tier (outside the NFL N/ESPNs) and I really don't want to buy 34000 soccer channels. Cable provider had months to move it to a new tier, yet I'm missing my favorite shows because they couldn't get it done in time... they wonder why piracy is so prevelant.

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trying to back up with a 15 ft trailer hitch attached to back ... literally i cant do it.

the thing, no matter what i do just wants to jack knife itself

go eff yourself trailer hitch, im gonna leave you in a poor part of town once im down draggin your ass across 1100 miles of bumpy asphalt ... yeah i bought the vandalism/theft supplemental insurance you asshole

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Angry bosses when you leave a job.

This was my bosses email after I put in my resignation letter to the whole office:

[I]Jeanne and MAtt leaving
• Please join me in wishing both Jeanne and Matt the very best and our profound thanks for their efforts during their tenure at X. We appreciate all of their hard work and assistance on the multiple tasks and special assignments they have supported. Ironic that we have more potential of upcoming tasking in the next couple of weeks that at any time in the last couple of years. Timing is everything. I sincerely wish Jeanne and Matt well in your new endeavors. Stay in touch. You will be missed. [/I]

They have not won a contract in years and keep giving me layoff notices but luck out and get extensions every other month. Not to mention I am getting a 20% bump at my new job. Unreal.

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[quote=over the mountain;1022585]trying to back up with a 15 ft trailer hitch attached to back ... literally i cant do it.

the thing, no matter what i do just wants to jack knife itself

go eff yourself trailer hitch, im gonna leave you in a poor part of town once im down draggin your ass across 1100 miles of bumpy asphalt ... yeah i bought the vandalism/theft supplemental insurance you asshole[/quote]

Backing a trailer just takes a littl practices. I know we're just talking about practice but that's what it takes. Your over compensating (I'm sure you have heard that before) when backing the trailer because the trailer takes a second to respond so people turn the wheel too much. Take it easy and gradually turn the wheel as needed. If can teach my wife to back a trailer down a boat ramp you can also learn.

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[quote=mredskins;1026462]Angry bosses when you leave a job.

This was my bosses email after I put in my resignation letter to the whole office:

[I]Jeanne and MAtt leaving
• Please join me in wishing both Jeanne and Matt the very best and our profound thanks for their efforts during their tenure at X. We appreciate all of their hard work and assistance on the multiple tasks and special assignments they have supported. Ironic that we have more potential of upcoming tasking in the next couple of weeks that at any time in the last couple of years. Timing is everything. I sincerely wish Jeanne and Matt well in your new endeavors. Stay in touch. You will be missed. [/I]

They have not won a contract in years and keep giving me layoff notices but luck out and get extensions every other month. Not to mention I am getting a 20% bump at my new job. Unreal.[/quote]

A little jab on the way out, classy

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[quote=Mattyk;1026475]A little jab on the way out, classy[/quote]

They are the Oakland Raiders of govt contracting.

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[quote=mredskins;1026490]They are the Oakland Raiders of govt contracting.[/quote]

After informing a boss that I was resigning she proceeded to tell me how much I will be missed, how I couldn't be replaced, etc. but that, fortunately, "we just advertised for another position, I am sure we can find someone qualified to do your job in the stack of applicants."

Same woman who announced to the office she was leaving and that they were putting together a "blue ribbon search committee" in order to scour the nation to find someone who could replace her ... and then turned to her Deputy Counsel and said "Oh, XXXX, I hear you're applying too! Good luck!!". [He ended up getting the job].

Worst. Boss. Ever.

Sounds like you are well rid of the place mredskins. Good Luck!

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I'm a girl and I own a Landscaping business. I've had new guys who have worked for me and felt I shouldn't be "in charge" because I'm a woman and I don't know what I'm doing, not knowing I'm the actual owner and I could run (or in this case mow) circles around them :joecool:

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[quote=Tiny12;1026508]I'm a girl and I own a Landscaping business. I've had new guys who have worked for me and felt I shouldn't be "in charge" because I'm a woman and I don't know what I'm doing, not knowing I'm the actual owner and I could run (or in this case mow) circles around them :joecool:[/quote]

Ooo a girl? Thank God. I'm finally not alone!!!

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[quote=Tiny12;1026508]I'm a girl and I own a Landscaping business. I've had new guys who have worked for me and felt I shouldn't be "in charge" because I'm a woman and I don't know what I'm doing, not knowing I'm the actual owner and I could run (or in this case mow) circles around them :joecool:[/quote]

A woman who [I]also[/I] owns her own business? You should prepare for the implosion of your inbox.

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[quote=mooby;1026518]A woman who [I]also[/I] owns her own business? You should prepare for the implosion of your inbox.[/quote]

lol I've owned it since I was 18. I've done alright with it but I'm trying to decide what my next step will be. I've tried a little bit of modeling this year and that was HELL idk what I was thinking haha. Idk what I want to be when I grow up lol

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[quote=DynamiteRave;1026517]Ooo a girl? Thank God. I'm finally not alone!!![/quote]

:food-smil

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This old lady that chewed me out a few minutes ago is giving old ladies a bad name. First she starts by saying we were intentionally trying to pass off used floormats as new, and then she finishes by saying the employee discount I'm giving her isn't good enough. I'm sure she has this notion in her head that all car dealerships are inherently evil, but there's no way we would build up a loyal customer base if all we did was try to pull one over on our customers all the time. People like her are the reason why nobody wants to work front counter in a car dealership. I mean, we waived the fee that we get charged to overnight your new floormats here, and we waived the shipping charge to have them direct shipped to your house, and we're also giving you employee prices on the new set of floormats (which is essentially giving her a discount off the old pair), honestly there's not much more I can do, and you're already raking me over the coals, and you're still not happy? F that noise.

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[quote=mooby;1028936]This old lady that chewed me out a few minutes ago is giving old ladies a bad name. First she starts by saying we were intentionally trying to pass off used floormats as new, and then she finishes by saying the employee discount I'm giving her isn't good enough. I'm sure she has this notion in her head that all car dealerships are inherently evil, but there's no way we would build up a loyal customer base if all we did was try to pull one over on our customers all the time. People like her are the reason why nobody wants to work front counter in a car dealership. I mean, we waived the fee that we get charged to overnight your new floormats here, and we waived the shipping charge to have them direct shipped to your house, and we're also giving you employee prices on the new set of floormats (which is essentially giving her a discount off the old pair), honestly there's not much more I can do, and you're already raking me over the coals, and you're still not happy? F that noise.[/quote]

Man sometimes I wish I could just morph into Kenny Powers and speak what im actually thinking.

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If one must be a religious bigot, as least be an intelligent one, unlike these folks:

Here, judge and police officers mistake a Sikh for a Muslim and then engage in illegal anti-islamic intolerance
[URL="https://www.aclu.org/blog/religion-belief-racial-justice/judge-sikh-man-remove-rag-or-go-jail"]https://www.aclu.org/blog/religion-belief-racial-justice/judge-sikh-man-remove-rag-or-go-jail[/URL]

And this Sikh was beaten up, once again because violent Islamophobes don't know their religions
[url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/23/justice/new-york-sikh-possible-hate-crime/index.html]Sikh professor beaten in possible hate crime in New York - CNN.com[/url]

Of course, the irony of the second story is that the professor's attackers committed an act of terrorism, all the while calling the victim a terrorist.

[QUOTE=mooby;1026518]A woman who [I]also[/I] owns her own business? You should prepare for the implosion of your inbox.[/QUOTE]

I PM'd her, like, a hundred times. Just letting her know how nice we are. Do you think it was too much??

As to the thread itself: smug, condescending coworkers who think their sh** don't stink and that they are the only smart people in the room.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;1028942]I PM'd her, like, a hundred times. Just letting her know how nice we are. Do you think it was too much??[/quote]

:laughing-

I thought I was the only one. I figured if I put that out there, nobody else would do it, leaving me in the clear.

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People who vague-book.

Got something to say? Just say it. Don't fish for sympathy.

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[quote=Mattyk;1031585]People who vague-book.

Got something to say? Just say it. Don't fish for sympathy.[/quote]

By "vague-book" do you mean a Facebook status saying just, "Well, that was annoying," thus implicitly forcing you to give them attention in a drawn-out way?

If so, yep, I agree.

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[quote=Mattyk;1031585]People who vague-book.

Got something to say? Just say it. Don't fish for sympathy.[/quote]

Definitely.

3:30 pm: Ugh, day totally ruined.

6:30 pm: Gosh, why doesn't anyone care anymore?

9:30 pm: I'm totes done with FB, this shit has grown old.

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mooby, you didn't respond to my post. Why don't you care anymore?

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[quote=JoeRedskin;1028942]I PM'd her, like, a hundred times. Just letting her know how nice we are. Do you think it was too much??[/quote]

[FONT=Verdana]JR, just now.....


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[URL="http://gawker.com/guy-sends-girl-unsolicited-selfie-spawns-cringiest-ins-1442563806?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_content=buffer061b3&utm_medium=twitter"]And the story behind this monstrosity....[/URL]

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[quote=Lotus;1031590]By "vague-book" do you mean a Facebook status saying just, "Well, that was annoying," thus implicitly forcing you to give them attention in a drawn-out way?

If so, yep, I agree.[/quote]

Yeah exactly.

Unfortunately I have family members that do it. It's beyond annoying.

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I've been mesmerized by that guy for some reason. I think partially is because he's pretty damn gorgeous and the other reason is because that's still super f'ing creepy.

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What do you do when you have that one friend who comes over to your house to watch a movie and he leaves the place looking nasty? My friend comes over, we order some pies from Dominos, settle on watching Old School (still hilarious fyi), and by the end of the night he's single handedly demolished a slurpee, 2 bottles of water/mio, and a whole pie by himself. So after he leaves I notice that all my door handles that he touched are greasy, and he left his empty pizza box/big ass slurpee cup/bottled waters lying everywhere. WTF? I even gave him paper towels to wipe his hands so everything he touched wouldn't be greasy. Damnit.

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Mooby, he sounds like a homeless person with a social life. Cut him loose.

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Driving in to work today, come to a four way intersection with stop signs for my crossing street with the right of thru way for the street I want to enter by a left turn. I stop behind a truck with it's blinker on to make the same left turn as me. Traffic is usually light, but it is an awkward sight line, so I understand people taking extra care before making the turn. I wait.

... and wait, and wait. Easily two to three minutes waiting for the guy to make the left with ample opportunities to do so. Finally, I honk. Not a long, obnoxious honk but a "Hey, buddy, there is someone behind you - can you move it?" honk. Guy makes the left (finally) and I do too b/c their wasn't a car FOR BLOCKS. He pulls into the right lane and I pull into the left and, as I go by, he gives me the finger. I return the courtesy. At the next light, a red, he pulls behind me and [i]leans[/i] into the horn the entire time the light is red.

Okay, it's the morning, maybe you thought I was being pushy - you wouldn't be the first and won't be the last to have that thought. You give me the finger after keeping me waiting for no apparent reason. Okay, fine - you are displeased at my actions. Free speech and all that - I have a finger too and can respond with equal vulgarity to demonstrate my displeasure with your actions. But holy f'ing crap. Leaning on your horn for a full minute when I CANNOT MOVE BECAUSE OF A RED LIGHT? Get a f'ing life.