The Bad News Thread

[Hog1]

The airbag just deployed on my Mac.......

[over the mountain]

Saudi Arabia: Stampede at hajj kills 717 pilgrims

at least 717 dead? over 800 injured.

words cant describe that loss. so sad. accident of epic proportions.

seven hundred and seventeen .. . thoughts and prayers.

[punch it in]

Damn. Always hate when the bad news thread pops up and it is "real" bad news. That is awful.

[over the mountain]

Man overboard: Passenger reported overboard from Oasis of the Seas - Orlando Sentinel

Pretty scary video.

Pretty sure my brother and his wife is on that boat. Im 99% certain its not my brother. He doesnt drink or do dumb stuff. I have my mom about 80% sure it is not my brother from the video but she is not certain.

edit - 100% sure. it says he is from Brazil.

really hope they find him.

lost in ocean = about the scariest thing ever.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

Man overboard: Passenger reported overboard from Oasis of the Seas - Orlando Sentinel



Pretty scary video.



Pretty sure my brother and his wife is on that boat. Im 99% certain its not my brother. He doesnt drink or do dumb stuff. I have my mom about 80% sure it is not my brother from the video but she is not certain.



edit - 100% sure. it says he is from Brazil.



really hope they find him.



lost in ocean = about the scariest thing ever.

Damn my parents cruise all the time on Royal Caribbean. They just left Friday! Freaked me out for a second. Sounds like the guy had either a death wish or was on something? Hope they find him but......

[over the mountain]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/latest-2-...190735547.html

very sad and somewhat surprised to hear that the 2 sheriffs have died as a result of the shoot out yesterday up in Abgindon/Aberdeen area.I read yesterday they were both wounded but my impression was they were stable.

it appears the first sheriff tried to be non-confrontational by sitting down with the guy.

it appears someone (the perpertrator's son's mother?) called police to let them know he was there and had warrants.

good internal instinct by the one mother and her daughter who decided to not sit right next to the guy bc he looked sketchy.

i normally make it a point to shake the hands, make eye contact with the dirtiest of homeless people when i give them a buck or food ... but i wont hesitate to move as far away from an erratic person.

[over the mountain]

Logging into your really old aol account only to find out the email u saved with a video attachment of your gf from 10 years ago doing things with a banana (peel on) is no longer there.

Haven't log onto that account in a few years ... I guess it's expected. But dang it. Lol I directed that shit! Don't I have ip rights?

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

Logging into your really old aol account only to find out the email u saved with a video attachment of your gf from 10 years ago doing things with a banana (peel on) is no longer there.



Haven't log onto that account in a few years ... I guess it's expected. But dang it. Lol I directed that shit! Don't I have ip rights?

That is bullshit. Its also bullshit that you did not share said video with us while it was available.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by punch it in

That is bullshit. Its also bullshit that you did not share said video with us while it was available.

Well said...........

[Chico23231]

Ive been dealing with a dispute at work since last Thursday and Friday. This is easily the maddest Ive every been in my life. It basically revolves around a well perpetuated lie that a couple associates...one in leadership...kinda established over covering their ass on a major underwriting fuck up.

I found the fuck up and took appropriate channels...then I got back an email from someone I work with from a group in Texas. When I read the email that was forwarded from one of the perpetrators here...I almost had a heartache because of the far fetched lie.

Ive been on calls at work over this and even told my boss who is up in Connecticut I contemplated calling our HR folks. Which Ive thankfully never done in my 15 years here.

I just feel betrayed...folks these are your people you work with, not your friends. Tough lesson to learn.

Still being worked out, but the 2 people involved know they are wrong...wont look me in the eye. haven't spoken to me since last week.

[punch it in]

That sucks. Ive learned that lesson before. Eff them. When push comes to shove call HR. They are there for a reason.

[kct1975]

My Rant for the week...

I am sick and tired for my boss controlling every aspect of my life...

Do to my boss's edict...She has to asked to approve my inclusion in any meetings.

She has to approve before I am asked to do any aspect of my job.

Lastly, because of her edict, and the agreement of HR, I am prohibited from eating lunch, during work hours, with anyone! I am required to eat lunch by myself at my desk

I am really getting sick-and-tired of being Controlled!

Honestly, that is the reason for some of my weird and bad humor...

I am sorry for some of my stupid recent comments, but I have had to deal with some stupid controlling behavior.

Basically, I am unable to do several part of parts of my job without approval of my boss, which is completely uncessary.


And now I am now on a Process Improvement Program...meaning one more screw up and I am terminated.

Soooo...I am required to be veeeerrryyy carefully what I say and do

From here on out, if I am caught saying anything negative about my boss to anyone...I am terminated.

And, of course I am required to do what I am told to do by my boss, and only what I am told to do, and nothing more.

So honestly, I will do what I can do to keep my job for now, since right now the job market, for the skills I have, sux right now, but I am going to to update my resume.

[JoeRedskin]

Since we are having a boss rant, I think I'll join.

In the last two months my boss has dumped a massive trial in my lap that had been in litigation for seven years. The attorney assigned left and the attorney supervising had already left. So with no existing institutional knowledge, she assigns a two week federal jury trial to me six weeks before the trial date and denies my request for co-counsel (twice). The opposing side has two attorneys so I would negotiate the major concepts with the partner then hash out the details with the associate while partner moved on to next big issue. I worked insane hours to read thousands of pages of depositions, pleadings, transcripts and documents and then distill all that to prepare pre-trial motions and witnesses testimony. The month of February is a blur during which I barely saw my family and worked almost exclusively on the trial.

One week after the trial, boss assigns a TRO to me on Friday for which a hearing is scheduled the following Thursday. Client screwed crap up so I am running around all week trying to learn the procedures from three different sets of administrative appeals and fix the screw ups before the Thursday hearing. All the while, trying to get the letters and supporting documents, necessary to succeed at the hearing. Judge calls us in three hours ahead of scheduled time to say I win but only if I file certain affidavits within three hours. Spend three frantic hours putting the paper work together and get things done.

After working several 80 hour weeks (and none less than 60) since January 1st, Boss comes in today and says "You have had these three projects since before Christmas, why aren't they done?"

Used to love my job. Got to find something new. I have settled multimillion dollar cases, won trials everyone said I should lose, am the hired gun picking up other people's crap and making it into diamonds, have completely revamped the litigation unit to create system of case tracking and accountability. But I failed to answer questions the client said "Don't need those now; get back to me after your trials," so I suck and will get tanked on my performance review later this week.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Since we are having a boss rant, I think I'll join.

In the last two months my boss has dumped a massive trial in my lap that had been in litigation for seven years. The attorney assigned left and the attorney supervising had already left. So with no existing institutional knowledge, she assigns a two week federal jury trial to me six weeks before the trial date and denies my request for co-counsel (twice). The opposing side has two attorneys so I would negotiate the major concepts with the partner then hash out the details with the associate while partner moved on to next big issue. I worked insane hours to read thousands of pages of depositions, pleadings, transcripts and documents and then distill all that to prepare pre-trial motions and witnesses testimony. The month of February is a blur during which I barely saw my family and worked almost exclusively on the trial.

One week after the trial, boss assigns a TRO to me on Friday for which a hearing is scheduled the following Thursday. Client screwed crap up so I am running around all week trying to learn the procedures from three different sets of administrative appeals and fix the screw ups before the Thursday hearing. All the while, trying to get the letters and supporting documents, necessary to succeed at the hearing. Judge calls us in three hours ahead of scheduled time to say I win but only if I file certain affidavits within three hours. Spend three frantic hours putting the paper work together and get things done.

After working several 80 hour weeks (and none less than 60) since January 1st, Boss comes in today and says "You have had these three projects since before Christmas, why aren't they done?"

Used to love my job. Got to find something new. I have settled multimillion dollar cases, won trials everyone said I should lose, am the hired gun picking up other people's crap and making it into diamonds, have completely revamped the litigation unit to create system of case tracking and accountability. But I failed to answer questions the client said "Don't need those now; get back to me after your trials," so I suck and will get tanked on my performance review later this week.

That sux bro

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[mooby]

Damn guys, hope your luck improves. My previous boss was terrible, a micromanager who always felt he had to look over my shoulder and tell me exactly how to do my job. Luckily he only lasted 6 months because profits plummeted after he took the job. My new boss took over 3 years ago and I enjoy working with him so much I haven't left.