List other things worse than getting shot with a water gun when it's 20 degrees outside.

2/16/2021 1:51:38 PM

This thread.

3/2/2021 7:34:06 AM

People who are clearly only sending you an IM because they need help just saying hello and waiting for you to respond instead of just getting to the fucking point.

3/2/2021 8:30:29 AM

^I do an entry pass to be sure the person is available bc i hate people just going in like we're standing face to face.

"hi have time for a question?" or something

Sorry

3/2/2021 9:45:38 AM

Just type the fucking question. If they have time, they'll engage. If they don't, hold your dick for 30 seconds then move on.

Like how hard is this: "Hey, Lisa, hope you're doing well. Could you please remind me which account rugs are budgeted under? Is it the office supplies code or something else?"

Versus: "Hi, Lisa"

oh fuck this fucking guy this is my next thirty fucking minutes let me just walk away for coffee and see if he says "n/m i figured it out"

ugh

fuck okay "hi"

"Could you please remind me which account rugs are budgeted under? Is it the office supplies code or something else?"

and it took 20 minutes for you to get an answer to your 10-second question PLUS lisa hates you even more now

[Edited on March 2, 2021 at 9:59 AM. Reason : let me illustrate]

3/2/2021 9:54:43 AM

Last time I held my dick at work I got in trouble


^i think I modulate by how well I know them/how much we work together, the more I know the more direct. And I think I usually say "do not you have time to ____" if they don't respond I email

[Edited on March 2, 2021 at 10:09 AM. Reason : E]

3/2/2021 9:59:34 AM

Somebody just "good morning"ed me, then nothing for 5 minutes, then" nevermind.". Karma???

3/2/2021 11:47:35 AM

oh hi, FroshKiller

3/2/2021 12:13:36 PM

^jeez man just say what you want from him, get on with it!

3/2/2021 12:15:39 PM

Which account are return visits from jackleg budgeted under?

3/2/2021 12:16:29 PM

I set my whole schools Zoom account to mute on entry by default so mouth breathers are muted as a matter of course. I can't stand random people coming in and not realizing they are unmuted, especially when they have a conversation with their kids, a phone call, or have Fox News/NPR radio running the background interrupting everybody else trying to get work done.

3/2/2021 1:43:31 PM

Towards the beginning of all this, when people were first acclimateing to Zoom meeting, we had a staff meeting with everyone in the office. One of the guys didn't realize he was unmuted, and in the middle of the meeting, we could hear some small children making some noise, then him screaming "Get the Fuck out here you Little Shits!!" Nobody said anything during the meeting, but someone let him know afterwards that everyone had heard him.

3/2/2021 2:13:16 PM

oh my god

did he die

3/2/2021 2:34:57 PM

he lived

3/2/2021 3:59:42 PM

to build on what frosh said, how about the people who send you 5 text messages in a row, each of 4-6 word sentences/phrases, rather than 1-2 texts with all the same information.

3/2/2021 4:42:17 PM

On Skype IM someone then see the notification "person is typing" *long pause* "person is typing" *long pause* "person is typing" rinse and repeat then finally get this very basic short message. IM is supposed to be quick and informal say what you want! Don't agonize!

3/2/2021 5:24:53 PM

I dug up this thread to say I've come around to Frosh's thinking on IM. Some folks want to have a full back and forth small talk convo before asking for something and it drives me nuts.

8/1/2023 3:41:11 PM

Welcome to the world of higher-order thinkers. You're gonna save so much money on shoes now that you walk on two legs.

Also put this in your profile/status: https://www.nohello.com/

[Edited on August 1, 2023 at 3:50 PM. Reason : link]

8/1/2023 3:49:20 PM

I agree about this. It's just basic uncommon sense.

8/1/2023 7:10:46 PM