What REALLY grinds your gears?

[JoeRedskin]

Been working (successfully) a case for two years, and it's now being heard by State's high court.

I am informed that, despite succeeding in the first level of appeals and knowing the issues & relevant case law in depth, the case involves too big an issue for me to be handling. As such, I am no longer assigned to it and folks who are clearly much, much smarter than me will be arguing it.

Been doing this sh** for 25 years, but, once again, just not good enough for the folks in the ivory towers who have checked off all the right boxes on their resume.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Been working (successfully) a case for two years, and it's now being heard by State's high court.

I am informed that, despite succeeding in the first level of appeals and knowing the issues & relevant case law in depth, the case involves too big an issue for me to be handling. As such, I am no longer assigned to it and folks who are clearly much, much smarter than me will be arguing it.

Been doing this sh** for 25 years, but, once again, just not good enough for the folks in the ivory towers who have checked off all the right boxes on their resume.

That's some shit Joe, I wish I had a better answer for you but it seems common that no matter what job you work, higher ups are always willing to take credit for your hard work. If you got the case this far I see no reason you couldn't have gotten it all the way.

[Giantone]

So the car konks out(2007 Camry 150,000 mi) get it to the repair shop and they have a decent rep so I leave it in their hands but I have an idea what it is.Call back four hours later ....it's a battery,I ask so not altinator or starter,I am told flat out no.Buy the new battery and the car lasted two days and then won't start ,have it towed back to the shop,it was the altinator so now the "new battery is dead".
They tried to get me to pay for everything and full price for everything too!Long story short it is now fixed right and it cost them a price of a tow(75$) and a $150 dollar discount on labor and a five year warranty on the battery ,car now works fine but why can't I find a repair man I can trust?

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Been working (successfully) a case for two years, and it's now being heard by State's high court.

I am informed that, despite succeeding in the first level of appeals and knowing the issues & relevant case law in depth, the case involves too big an issue for me to be handling. As such, I am no longer assigned to it and folks who are clearly much, much smarter than me will be arguing it.

Been doing this sh** for 25 years, but, once again, just not good enough for the folks in the ivory towers who have checked off all the right boxes on their resume.

Maybe time to start your own Ivory Towers?

[MTK]

Santa Con grinds my gears hardcore

[Chico23231]

My change was 80 cents...he gives me like 3 dimes and the rest nickels in change. Fuck these 1st world problems

[mredskins]

ESPY, who fawking cares.

I care more about who wins Mario Lopez's Candy Crush game on CBS then the stupid ESPY's

[TheMalcolmConnection]

The sheer amount of spam phone calls I'm getting on my cell phone and office phone. The shitty part is that I'm screening my calls now and sometimes I'm missing important messages. They should round all these fucks up and burn them.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

The sheer amount of spam phone calls I'm getting on my cell phone and office phone. The shitty part is that I'm screening my calls now and sometimes I'm missing important messages. They should round all these fucks up and burn them.

me too...got one this morning. I get internet only from Comcast...Somehow that's now a license to call me once every 2 weeks to ask about cable. And their rotating local numbers between Richmond and Virginia Beach to try to throw my game off. My game is tight though.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

me too...got one this morning. I get internet only from Comcast...Somehow that's now a license to call me once every 2 weeks to ask about cable. And their rotating local numbers between Richmond and Virginia Beach to try to throw my game off. My game is tight though.

The local number thing is what pisses me off the most. I do a lot of outside consulting in my town and the fake cell phones are tough because sometimes clients don't leave a message.

[skinsfaninok]

2014 Challenger. 40k Miles on it, just moved to nY from OK, drove just fine, got the car inspected last week and today the damn battery light comes on and shortly after the car overheats... WTF is that??

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

2014 Challenger. 40k Miles on it, just moved to nY from OK, drove just fine, got the car inspected last week and today the damn battery light comes on and shortly after the car overheats... WTF is that??

That happened to me when I moved from SC to RI. Apparently they sell a different type a battery in those regions due to their extreme heat/ cold.

But I mean you did it in the summer, odd.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by mredskins

That happened to me when I moved from SC to RI. Apparently they sell a different type a battery in those regions due to their extreme heat/ cold.

But I mean you did it in the summer, odd.

My belt slipped off due to being worn.. Nothing too major thankfully

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

My belt slipped off due to being worn.. Nothing too major thankfully

So i read this without context and pictured a belt falling off because it was being worn - pretty d*** useless I would say. Pretty good laugh I must say

[TheMalcolmConnection]

OK, today has been the last straw for me on one things that is grinding the fuck out of my gears...

...people walking into my office when my door is mostly closed without knocking. They come right around my desk too, plop their computer down and say, "Can you fix this?" Or just open the door right up, and start asking away. I just feel like common fucking decency is to ask, "Hey, is now a good time?" I've been interrupted on some stuff I need to concentrate on 20+ times today since I've been counting. I eventually CLOSED my door and put a note on it saying, "If my door is closed, please knock." 5 more came in, didn't knock.

I'm about to lay into someone. For the most part my "angry" is "civil", but someone is about to get lashed out at if they invade my shit again. Making me so fucking mad today.