So we have a new spreadsheet that all of the departments in my division are supposed to be using. It's going as well as expected. Everyone keeps editing it for their needs and not clicking the "just me" to be able to just see their own stuff. So it's now just completely shut down cause one old guy keeps just pulling up his projects and then just staying in the spreadsheet while he does whatever else hence locking it for everyone. So there's nothing anyone can do other than to keep trying to message/email/call him but I highly doubt he has teams or his email open.
It's through Sharepoint and everyone can edit it as long as just click on the "just me" popup instead of the "everyone can see" one. It's just that the dude is old and keeps clicking on the everyone
Currently working for a startup that has a significant valuation, but a CEO that thinks he's the next Steve Jobs has surrounded themselves w/ some "yes men" in the C-Suite and on the board... Needless to say, there are a lot of "pivots" from day to day, week to week that wears on teams and leaders. But there's one phrase I've grown to hate, which is "more to come." "We're going to totally realign how we deploy resources to major projects so that we're able to be more nimble in major projects, more to come." "I met with the board over the weekend to share with them our new go-to-market vision. We've got some minor refinements to make, so more to come, but I wanted to give this group a head's up as the board was really excited." "In my recent customer townhall I outlined why our industry needs a more disruptive pricing philosophy; there was 'violent agreement' in that group. More to come on what that will look like for us in the coming months." It's all just a tool to 1) hide that these major pivots/swings haven't been fully vetted or thought out, and 2) a way to head off any detailed questions/debate on the topic.
He sounds like a guy running a fraudulent company If I were you, I would get out before you have to choose between being fired or becoming a white collar criminal.
Kinda surprised upward mobility and vertical integration weren't used, but that's a disruptor for you
The easiest way to correct that is a reboot. Have you tried that? try what? For the reboot have you tried a reboot? sorry reboot of what? the server the vm? if it is a vm then yes Power cycle or reboot reboot
Sitting on a conference call with overseas supplier. People were late and we started 20 mins late and are still on, with the last 15 minutes or so being people asking unnecessary, non-urgent questions with 0 acknowledgement that we're 40 mins over the scheduled end time. A guy literally just ran out of topics and asked "what else??"
The phrase I hear the most that makes me consider suicide is “best practices”. It’s like nails on a chalkboard
I guess this fits here. When I was in the Navy the amount of Senior Enlisted that would say "however comma" was unnecessary and bothered the shit out of me.
Director sent out at a company wide email announcing two promotions. Two people followed up with a reply all congratulating these folks on their promotions. Clockwork.
The drama between my wife's assistant and mine is getting pretty hilarious - it's literally just peacocking any time they're around each other There's an important birthday party coming up next week that both have to attend - can't wait
I have no idea but a large number of those in the E7 and above pay grade seemed to think it was. "Shipmates, we have a four day weekend coming up HOWEVER COMMA duty sections will be working and not sitting around and not getting shit done." "Shipmates, we are pulling in to a foreign port. Make sure you go to the liberty brief HOWEVER COMMA you will not be leaving the sh,ip until your spaces a clean."
Two different assistants - it's like they think they need to one-up each other even though they don't work for the same company or have really any overlapping responsibilities.
We have the same issue. I’ve chosen to fuel the fire and make them almost feel as though it’s a Hunger Games scenario
Probably surprising to most on the board I've never done literally anything with an employee - and in my industry that was not always the easiest.
One of our new middle managers (who I already dislike) asked today if we could start getting our infrastructure surveyors back out into the field despite being COVID positive because per the law in the UK, you're no longer required to isolate after a positive test, and absolutely fuck that fucking prick. One of my boot licker ass coworkers said "well they're not obligated to pay you if you aren't working, unless you're actually sick and not just COVID positive" and I'm now angrily updating my resume.
He's 23 and I think comes from money, since he's lived in London, Cornwall, and Cambridge, and I was an upper middle class twat at that age so I'm trying not to hold it against him personally but yes, fuck that guy.
One of the Chiefs that used to do this once went up to a girl in my work center, who was openly gay and had a shorter haircut, and told her that if she wanted to look like a boy she needed to follow the men's hair regulations. So yes, psycho.