Things about your co-workers that annoy you

[dkwolf]

There was a study that came out recently that said something along the lines of what we have historically considered comfortable office temperatures are based on male physiology, hence why the women in the building are always cold. So, male privilege FTW!

We're a consulting engineering firm. Engineers and field techs/surveyors. The guys all tend to be outdoors-types, most of us are..."built for cold weather" (if the wind isn't blowing, I am perfectly comfortable in the single digits in a T-shirt for up to a half hour or so). So, in reality, an office temperature of 68-70 would be PERFECT for us. The accountant, on the other hand, regularily complains of being "freezing cold" when the rest of the office is 75 AND SHE'S RUNNING A SPACE HEATER.

In the blazing heat of summer, she sets her air conditioner to 78 or 80. That's the ambient temperature when I turn my a/c ON.

And trust me, I've used the "You can always put more on when you're cold. There is only so much I can take off when I'm warm."

 

[TheCADJockey]

People that complain about the weather are the worst. Though I do complain if it gets over 90 degrees, it only usually happens once a year. We've got a lot of people that should probably move a tad bit south from here with the amount they complain. Yes, it is October. Snow is not out of the question. Time to put on a hoodie.

 

[Venari]

People that complain about the weather are the worst.

I usually complain about it being too hot here in Ottawa.

If i could have brought Igloolik weather with me when I moved down, I'd be happy indeed.

 

[Grannyknot]

might as well be hot in here, because this place is hell.

 

[fuzzy2133]

I usually complain about it being too hot here in Ottawa.

If i could have brought Igloolik weather with me when I moved down, I'd be happy indeed.

Welcome Home!!!

2 of my co-workers just wasted 2 hours looking for air fair and not taking any calls. Multi Task people....

 

[Zuljin]

People that complain about the weather are the worst. Though I do complain if it gets over 90 degrees, it only usually happens once a year. We've got a lot of people that should probably move a tad bit south from here with the amount they complain. Yes, it is October. Snow is not out of the question. Time to put on a hoodie.

I like it when it cools off to 90.

 

[Lepetitnormand]

Still going round and round with this.
Just got an email from someone chiming in with their opinion, all caps "5% IS JUST 5% ITS THE SAME DIFFERENTS".

Differents.

I replied with an example:
59,000 list x 5% = $2,950
35,400 net x 5% = $1,770
The response I get:
"No, you just aren't getting what we are saying"

Worst thing is, this entire debate is holding up my work because I have to get one of the idiots to see my point and then do something on his end.
Might kill myself today.

I feel your pain, I had to explain to someone the difference between 0.1 kg and 0.100 kg. this was after I spent two weeks trying to figure out why in hell some of our product batch turned deep red as they were supposed to be and some pale pink ...

 

[1977Brewer]

I feel your pain, I had to explain to someone the difference between 0.1 kg and 0.100 kg. this was after I spent two weeks trying to figure out why in hell some of our product batch turned deep red as they were supposed to be and some pale pink ...

Um.

0.1 = 0.100

 

[DrunkleJon]

Um.

0.1 = 0.100

'zactly

 

[Quadrupled]

I feel your pain, I had to explain to someone the difference between 0.1 kg and 0.100 kg.

Um.

0.1 = 0.100

'zactly

Some folks don't recall their significant digits:fro:. Or, some one (me) doesn't get interwebs sarcasm.

 

[n240sxguy]

Perception = Reality. Sad but true.

They do not allow space heaters in my office. Too many fires caused by them. Doesn't stop people from bringing them in though. And you should see the nests of powerstrips below the desks. Scary.

A guy at work was shocked when the computer, monitor, two 40" monitors, and two space heaters he had plugged in flipped the breaker. All that but one heater was on one strip. I showed him the 10 amp rating on the strip and told him the heater should never be plugged into it. I'm surprised by the number of people who are still alive in this world.

 

[n240sxguy]

Still going round and round with this.

Just got an email from someone chiming in with their opinion, all caps "5% IS JUST 5% ITS THE SAME DIFFERENTS".



Differents.



I replied with an example:

59,000 list x 5% = $2,950

35,400 net x 5% = $1,770

The response I get:

"No, you just aren't getting what we are saying"



Worst thing is, this entire debate is holding up my work because I have to get one of the idiots to see my point and then do something on his end.

Might kill myself today.

OMG! Differents would kill me. Then again, I've got a guy on my shift that can't pronounce anything correctly, so I kinda know how it feels. Spn for ESPN and lambourGenie for Lamborghini are some of the most common.

I used to sell electrical parts, so I dealt with the % thing more then. Usually took new folks a couple try's to figure out long vs short %. In my case, explaining that we were trying to find the number that the cost was x % of usually helped. Getting 20% profit from $100 would get $120 from them, when it should've been $125.

 

[Zuljin]

Gymnapsticks and Twiksts candy bars.

 

[Venari]

I hate when people confuse the following:
Should of / Should've
Could care less / Couldn't care less
Stanima / Stamina
Deep seeded / Deep seated
Mute point / Moot point
Irregardless / Regardless

 

[Melana]

It is always cold in our office until 2PM then it gets damn hot.

 

[TheCADJockey]

Um.

0.1 = 0.100

Where I work 0.1 and 0.100 is a world of difference.

 

[Grannyknot]

0.100 is a more precise measurement than 0.1 (since there are less decimal places, you could deduce that 0.1 is a result of rounding).

 

[sablesurfer]

I hate when people confuse the following:
Irregardless / Regardless

"IRREGARDLESS IS NOT A WORD!"......I blurted out in the middle of the meeting once, when it was used for the third time by the same person.

Hey, we all have our limits, right?

 

[TheCADJockey]

0.100 is a more precise measurement than 0.1 (since there are less decimal places, you could deduce that 0.1 is a result of rounding).

Irregardless.

In my field, 0.1 means it's safe for me to go in the machine shop. In the case of 0.100, I may be getting beat with titanium bar stock.

 

[sablesurfer]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[soccerdad]

"IRREGARDLESS IS NOT A WORD!"

The HEIGHTH of your umbrage is astounding

 

[hunter_le five]

"IRREGARDLESS IS NOT A WORD!"......I blurted out in the middle of the meeting once, when it was used for the third time by the same person.

Hey, we all have our limits, right?

"Ain't" ain't a word 'cus "ain't" ain't in the dictionary.

Irregardless, "irregardless" ain't a word, irregardless of the fact that "irregardless" is in the dictionary.

 

[TheCADJockey]

 

[dkwolf]

Irregardless.

In my field, 0.1 means it's safe for me to go in the machine shop. In the case of 0.100, I may be getting beat with titanium bar stock.

You should come work with me for a day. High-precision GPS, taking readings down to 0.01' ft.. and I don't bother to plumb the rod. A lot of my staking work, +/- 5 FEET is good enough.

 

[TheCADJockey]

A lot of my staking work, +/- 5 FEET is good enough.

I was just quoting their number as a reference. Our tolerances are +/- 0.002" but, different line of work etc. I don't have to make it anyway, I just draw it.

 

[dkwolf]

I was just quoting their number as a reference. Our tolerances are +/- 0.002" but, different line of work etc. I don't have to make it anyway, I just draw it.

Oh yeah, fully understand.

My boss started his career out of college at an agricultural equipment manufacturer. He was put in charge of setting up their own hydraulic cylinder department, so he was used to working with pretty tight tolerances. (Maybe not quite as tight as what you're dealing with, but on the same order)

The first project he worked on with me, we were working on a 7-mile long drainage ditch, and trying to get the design centerline to match the original design (hand-drawn in 1903). He was getting pretty pissed that we weren't getting the alignment lengths to match up as good as he thought we should. I think we broke his brain a little bit when we looked at it and said "You're only off 100 ft? Hell, that's pretty good! Run with it!"

 

[fuzzy2133]

The first project he worked on with me, we were working on a 7-mile long drainage ditch, and trying to get the design centerline to match the original design (hand-drawn in 1903). He was getting pretty pissed that we weren't getting the alignment lengths to match up as good as he thought we should. I think we broke his brain a little bit when we looked at it and said "You're only off 100 ft? Hell, that's pretty good! Run with it!"

Impressive! In 1903 they probably never checked to see how far off they were and who knows how much they may have rounded up or down.

So far every one is here today and doing what they are supposed to be focused on.

 

[dkwolf]

Impressive! In 1903 they probably never checked to see how far off they were and who knows how much they may have rounded up or down.

So far every one is here today and doing what they are supposed to be focused on.

Actually, for the equipment they had at the time, they were AMAZINGLY accurate. The 100' error came in due to the channel eroding and changing its own path over the following century.

I have scaled a distance on a 1910 plat, measured the distance on the ground, stuck a probe in the ground and hit the tile I was looking for on the first try. I don't question their work one bit.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Then again, I've got a guy on my shift that can't pronounce anything correctly, so I kinda know how it feels.

I used to work very closely with a sales guy that over the span of maybe 3 years, never once pronounced my last name correctly.

This, despite the fact that he heard me pronounce my own name countless times, as well as many other people in the office pronounce it correctly. Somehow he couldn't do it.

(No cultural/linguistic differences at the root of this either, which I would fully understand given the multicultural workplace I'm in... Nope, he's a white American male...)

 

[TheCADJockey]

I used to work very closely with a sales guy that over the span of maybe 3 years, never once pronounced my last name correctly.

In his defense, Akinnuoye-Agbaje is a fairly difficult name to pronounce.