Dilbert_X
The X stands for
+1,810|6075|eXtreme to the maX
Try attempting to navigate the file structures of 3+ different companies with different file structures and different quality systems simultaneously.

Imagine what its like when half the employees are deranged, chinese or both and the quality manager gave up ten years ago to focus on getting himself a law degree.

Worst of the worst - Filenames with 30+ characters, many of them non-alphanumeric, in folders with names 30+ characters long all named inconsistently and redundantly and with helpful garbage thrown in "Not this folder the other one" "Bob only to use this folder" etc.
Putting the date, version, author, title, subject matter in the filename and altering the order from file to file making ordering and sorting impossible.

Then ported to a linux server, copied onto a portable hard drive, moved to a windows server, then copied and renamed - breaking all the internal hyperlinks which were stupid anyway - by a deranged Vietnamese woman who hates life itself.

At least its not my problem.
Русский военный корабль, иди на хуй!
Adams_BJ
Russian warship, go fuck yourself
+2,053|6592|Little Bentcock
Got a call on Friday to offer me a start in August for the dream job. I applied in 2019 and have been waiting to be placed in the academy. About time.
unnamednewbie13
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Dilbert_X wrote:

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

Personally if I was overseeing UI rearrangements, it would just be provided as a template to switch to and not changed by default. Annoys me when my phone changes layouts in updates too, or gets impatient and self-updates regardless of whether or not it's connected to wi-fi. Like, stop.
Solidworks did a major update a while back which completely changed the colour palette. It was actually an improvement but took a lot of adapting to as it just takes the brain time to absorb the change, and there was uproar as it was unexpected and unannounced.
Eventually they patched it so you had the option of choosing the old or new.

https://www.javelin-tech.com/blog/2015/ … con-style/
https://www.javelin-tech.com/blog/2016/ … r-release/

Now the old style looks like shit but its a case study in not making a major change and annoying the user base.
At least it wasn't ProE which seemed designed to give users strokes.
re/necro: this

It took awhile to get used to Adobe software going gray (went from Photoshop 7 to CS6). At around that time, I think 3dsmax also switched looks. Not too much felt functionally different, but it was a shot to the equilibrium like cold water on your eardrums.

Dilbert_X wrote:

Try attempting to navigate the file structures of 3+ different companies with different file structures and different quality systems simultaneously.
My position is more internally complicated. There are sometimes computer-illiterate, or job-illiterate clients, but they aren't a huge factor in frustration. We can always drop a client who becomes dishonest or problematic to work with. But within the company there isn't a terrible amount of discipline going on. I could probably count on one hand the number of people who have been fired since the aughts, and most of those probably got second chances afterwards.

(necro edit: i'm actually for second chances even if it does cause problems from time to time)
Dilbert_X
The X stands for
+1,810|6075|eXtreme to the maX

Adams_BJ wrote:

Got a call on Friday to offer me a start in August for the dream job. I applied in 2019 and have been waiting to be placed in the academy. About time.
https://content.internetvideoarchive.com/content/hdphotos/010/000010/000010_670x377_418_071.jpg
Congrats
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Larssen
Member
+99|1857
So whats the job
Dilbert_X
The X stands for
+1,810|6075|eXtreme to the maX
https://content.internetvideoarchive.com/content/hdphotos/010/000010/000010_670x377_418_071.jpg
Русский военный корабль, иди на хуй!
Larssen
Member
+99|1857
Is that a police officer? Maybe he wants to be a parking officer? What am i looking at
Adams_BJ
Russian warship, go fuck yourself
+2,053|6592|Little Bentcock

Larssen wrote:

So whats the job
Fire & Rescue
SuperJail Warden
Gone Forever
+634|3689
Congrats. It is always nice to see someone reach their dreams.
https://i.imgur.com/xsoGn9X.jpg
RTHKI
mmmf mmmf mmmf
+1,736|6707|Oxferd Ohire
Apparently there's an organizational announcement and I'm about the only one in the office not invited. Hope they just forgot me lol
https://i.imgur.com/tMvdWFG.png
SuperJail Warden
Gone Forever
+634|3689

RTHKI wrote:

Apparently there's an organizational announcement and I'm about the only one in the office not invited. Hope they just forgot me lol
I walked past a room at the end of the day where a bunch of people in my department were hanging out and sharing food. I don't know what was going on in there but I wasn't invited.
https://i.imgur.com/xsoGn9X.jpg
RTHKI
mmmf mmmf mmmf
+1,736|6707|Oxferd Ohire
Maybe they're homophobic
https://i.imgur.com/tMvdWFG.png
uziq
Member
+492|3422
i missed my own goodbye announcement last week, in the wider company meeting. because of the time difference i was already out getting drinks. forgot about the meeting. woops. my managing editor was bigging me up to a conference call full of people and i wasn't even in on the call.
SuperJail Warden
Gone Forever
+634|3689

RTHKI wrote:

Maybe they're homophobic
https://i.imgur.com/xsoGn9X.jpg
unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,053|6741|PNW

Always pays to scroll up for your freshly deleted posts so I can see which of my replies left hanging in the breeze I have to prune.
RTHKI
mmmf mmmf mmmf
+1,736|6707|Oxferd Ohire
Gotta start quoting him when you reply
https://i.imgur.com/tMvdWFG.png
SuperJail Warden
Gone Forever
+634|3689

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

Always pays to scroll up for your freshly deleted posts so I can see which of my replies left hanging in the breeze I have to prune.
huh?
https://i.imgur.com/xsoGn9X.jpg
unnamednewbie13
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DesertFox-
The very model of a modern major general
+794|6654|United States of America
I had a virtual interview on Friday for the other pharma company I've been looking at since March. Supposed to find out within a couple weeks. I had some "I could've answered that better" moments afterwards and nailed others, but my interview instincts are a crapshoot from past experience.

Back at my actual job: intranet has been down for 4 hours, but we're still basically checking every couple minutes to see "yup, still fucked". There's so much I was intending to do today.
unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,053|6741|PNW

At least you had an actual interview instead of one of those informal ambushes at a business lunch or something, by a guy usurping his position at his company.
DesertFox-
The very model of a modern major general
+794|6654|United States of America
I did get a strange series of emails this evening. I applied for a desk job, but didn't entirely rule out shift work. I was notified they applied me for an open position and then made an offer to me for a night shift floor support role. It's not what I interviewed for, not what so I prefer, but I reckon it's hard to fill so they wanna see if someone will take it before they offer others. Hopefully this isn't my only chance and I fuck up by not taking it
unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,053|6741|PNW

Working nights was novel for a short while. I wouldn't want to get entrenched in the position though. Most of the places you can go at the end of your shift are 24/7 supermarkets, where you ring a bell to check out. I missed restaurants, theaters, daytime activities, and sunlight. Pros were that the roads were empty, it wasn't hot, and I got to watch the sunrise and listen to the earliest birds stirring when I was outside doing things. Rain starts up, crack open my windows and enjoy the quiet and petrichor. I won't miss the sometimes shady goings on at 3 am, though.

I feel like it was an enriching experience, but would be a little draining to do for many years. And certainly some of thoss pros would be missing if you spent all your time indoors.
DesertFox-
The very model of a modern major general
+794|6654|United States of America
I did it for two years when I first started at my current place. However, I was also still living at home which really made it easier in terms of the errands and things that got taken care of while I was just trying to sleep. I'd also prefer to avoid being one of those creatures of the night shift have gone full hog on that schedule.
DesertFox-
The very model of a modern major general
+794|6654|United States of America
I accepted this gig. Arguably the job is easier as you mostly just need to show up, pay attention, and not be a fucking idiot in my previous experience when I did it for a 1.5 years on nights and then about another 1.5 on days. With them saying they're doing a lot of hiring, we'll see what sort of movement is possible, but I can probably deal with it for a bit for a $13k pay raise.
SuperJail Warden
Gone Forever
+634|3689
Good luck. I hope it works out.
https://i.imgur.com/xsoGn9X.jpg

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