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Sunday, September 09, 2012

Interesting Work Convos From the Past


Interesting Lady

Me [2:19 PM]:
apparently she had some formaldehyde in her office furniture and she's allergic to it
Me [2:20 PM]:
so she researched how to get rid of it and decided to buy a bunch of these plants that absorb it and clean the air
Me [2:20 PM]:
so she has all these plants in her office
Me [2:20 PM]:
well then she used miracle grow potting soil for her plants
Me [2:20 PM]:
which brought fungus gnats with it
Me [2:20 PM]:
so now she has all these gnats in her office because of her plants because of her allergies
Me [2:21 PM]:
so she keeps the office door closed so that she doesn't let them out into the rest of the office
Me [2:21 PM]:
and then she researched on how to kill the gnats
Me [2:21 PM]:
apparently you top the soil with sand
Me [2:21 PM]:
and it kills the larva
Me [2:21 PM]:
and she has all these excel spreadsheets and charts
Me [2:21 PM]:
of gnats killed
Me [2:21 PM]:
gnats born
Me [2:21 PM]:
and what their avg life is and all that
Me [2:22 PM]:
needless to say we moved the meeting to a conference room

  
Kevin vs. the flies

Me [10:13 AM]:
what was the coworker doing
Friend [10:15 AM]:
oh yeah, sorry
Friend [10:15 AM]:
haha, well there's been this fly flying around all day
Friend [10:15 AM]:
buzzing around and annoying everyone
Friend [10:16 AM]:
and I guess it landed in his lunch, so he smashed it somehow
Friend [10:16 AM]:
and had a dead fly in his lunch
Friend [10:16 AM]:
so he had to throw that away
Friend [10:16 AM]:
but then there was another fly
Friend [10:16 AM]:
so he somehow smashed that one with a rolled up piece of paper
Friend [10:16 AM]:
and he thought he was rid of the fly problem
Friend [10:16 AM]:
and then ANOTHER one appears
Friend [10:16 AM]:
so he FLIPS OUT!
Friend [10:17 AM]:
WHERE ARE THESE STUPID FLIES COMING FROM
Friend [10:17 AM]:
grabs a huge poster off the wall, rolls it up, and starts swinging baseball style all over the room
Friend [10:17 AM]:
jumping up and down
Friend [10:17 AM]:
battling this fly
Friend [10:17 AM]:
I think he did finally get it
Friend [10:17 AM]:
haha, I was laughing at him the whole time
Friend [2:01 PM]:
ANOTHER FLY!
Friend [2:01 PM]:
YES!
Friend [2:01 PM]:
HE'S AT IT AGAIN!
Me [2:01 PM]:
dude no way
Me [2:01 PM]:
you're kidding right
Me [2:01 PM]:
#4?
Friend [2:01 PM]:
DEAD SERIOUS!
Me [2:01 PM]:
this guy is dillusional
Friend [2:01 PM]:
omg
Friend [2:02 PM]:
it hurts
Friend [2:02 PM]:
he's a lunatic
Friend [2:02 PM]:
I don't even see the fly
Me [2:02 PM]:
he pulled a poster off the wall to attack one
Friend [2:02 PM]:
but he claims it's there
Friend [2:02 PM]:
YES!
Me [2:02 PM]:
dude this guy is crazy
Me [2:02 PM]:
look at what corporate does to you
Me [2:02 PM]:
if you're bored for 30 years
Me [2:02 PM]:
you start seeing things
Me [2:02 PM]:
and go nuts
Friend [2:03 PM]:
lol
Friend [2:03 PM]:
seriously
Friend [2:03 PM]:
he's just sitting there quietly, and then all of a sudden he jumps up, grabs a poster and starts flailing around


Ken in the closet

Me [10:41 AM]:
so my lead's cell rings
Me [10:42 AM]:
playing this pr0n sounding music
Me [10:42 AM]:
he goes into this closet to answer it
Me [10:42 AM]:
door shut, lights off
Friend [10:43 AM]:
DUDE!
Friend [10:43 AM]:
what the heck?
Me [10:43 AM]:
haha I know
Me [10:43 AM]:
earlier I come back from the bathroom
Me [10:43 AM]:
and he comes walking out of this dark closet
Me [10:44 AM]:
and I just started laughing
Me [10:44 AM]:
like really loud
Friend [10:44 AM]:
dude, that's scary
Friend [10:44 AM]:
what's he doing in there?
Me [10:44 AM]:
and said "dude I do NOT want to know what was going on in there"
Friend [10:44 AM]:
haha wow
Me [10:44 AM]:
I can hear him chatting away
Me [10:44 AM]:
it's obviously one of his chicks
Friend [10:44 AM]:
he probably just laughed Madden style
Me [10:50 AM]:
HAHA DUDE
Me [10:50 AM]:
YES
Me [10:50 AM]:
2 GUYS JUST WALKED IN
Me [10:50 AM]:
this guy showing the other around walks up saying "and this is our archive room..."
Me [10:50 AM]:
opens the door
Me [10:50 AM]:
LOL
Me [10:50 AM]:
YES
Friend [10:50 AM]:
HAHA!
Friend [10:50 AM]:
WOW!
Friend [10:50 AM]:
perfect
Friend [10:50 AM]:
that's awesome
Me [10:50 AM]:
and I am laughing
Me [10:50 AM]:
then he's like "whoa what are you doing in here"
Me [10:50 AM]:
"I'm on the phone can you leave"
Me [10:50 AM]:
"oh ok, guess he's being secretive in here"
Friend [10:51 AM]:
haha, weird dude
Me [10:51 AM]:
someone else came by looking for him, I told them he's in the closet behind me
Me [10:51 AM]:
and the guy is like "what is that crazy man doing in there" and walks away 
Me [10:52 AM]: 
then he finally walks out again right as one of the previous guys is standing there and they tell him 'looks like you're finally out of the closet' LOL

Who builds the products?

Friend [12:44 PM]:
So I took over as the engineer for this area that is basically a problem area for the whole production
Friend [12:44 PM]:
the managers are always complaining about never getting their parts on time from these guys etc...
Friend [12:45 PM]:
so I just walked over to talk to the lead, and he wasn't there but of the 5 guys in the area...
Friend [12:45 PM]:
1 was playing solitaire, 1 was taking a nap with his feet on the desk, 1 was reading the newspaper, 1 was watching youtube videos and 1 was on the phone (may or may not be work related)
Me [12:45 PM]:
lol yes!
Me [12:45 PM]:
corporate!
Friend [12:46 PM]:
WHO BUILDS THE PRODUCTS?!?!?!!?

Who builds the products? #(2)

Friend [9:02 AM]:
wow, this lady in our area is on her phone like 4 hours a day I swear
Friend [9:02 AM]:
talking about random stuff
Friend [9:02 AM]:
not work related at all
Friend [9:03 AM]:
and she talks so loud
Friend [9:03 AM]:
and laughs
Friend [9:03 AM]:
sexual inuendos, you name it
Friend [9:20 AM]:
seriously, she's still on the phone...
Friend [9:20 AM]:
wow
Friend [9:34 AM]:
...still talking......
Friend [9:48 AM]:
she's finally off
Friend [9:48 AM]:
but seriously, it was like 30-40 minutes
Friend [9:48 AM]:
and this happens all the time
Friend [9:48 AM]:
ALL THE TIME
Friend [9:48 AM]:
WHO BUILDS THE PRODUCTS?

Who builds the products? #(3)

Me [9:39 AM]:
did you hear about the guys throwing knives
Me [9:40 AM]:
apparently they used their company points to buy some souvenir knives
Me [9:40 AM]:
and then started throwing them and making bets
Me [9:40 AM]:
and somehow someway a dude got a knife through his foot
Me [9:40 AM]:
lol
Friend [9:40 AM]:
wow, that's surprising
Friend [9:40 AM]:
people throwing knives around the factory floor
Friend [9:40 AM]:
and someone gets hurt?
Friend [9:40 AM]:
weird...
Friend [9:40 AM]:
haha, WOW DUDE!
Friend [9:41 AM]:
what were they thinking
Me [9:41 AM]:
WHO BUILDS THE PRODUCTS
Friend [9:41 AM]:
EXACTLY!


Hungry Engineer

Me [12:20 PM]:
so I heard a story at lunch about this big engineer
Me [12:20 PM]:
he used to eat any food he saw lying around
Me [12:20 PM]:
one day this guy had his lunch opened on his desk
Me [12:20 PM]:
and this big guy reaches right into his lunch bag
Me [12:20 PM]:
pulls out a bag of chips
Me [12:20 PM]:
opens them
Me [12:20 PM]:
and eats the whole thing
Me [12:20 PM]:
w/o asking
Me [12:20 PM]:
right in front of this guy
Friend [12:20 PM]:
DUDE!
Me [12:20 PM]:
he had no idea what to do or say lol
Friend [12:20 PM]:
wow
Me [12:20 PM]:
what would you even say
Friend [12:20 PM]:
seriously, I have no idea

Bathroom Farts

Me [9:17 AM]:
something amazing just happened in the bathroom haha
Me [9:17 AM]:
I'm laughing so hard out loud
Friend [9:18 AM]:
do tell
Me [9:18 AM]:
so this dude comes in all dressed up with his shoes that sound like high heels when he walks
Me [9:18 AM]:
and he rolls up in the stall next to me
Me [9:18 AM]:
at the urinal
Me [9:18 AM]:
and just starts ripping farts
Me [9:18 AM]:
loudly
Me [9:18 AM]:
out of control
Friend [9:18 AM]:
LOL
Me [9:18 AM]:
and I just start laughing
Friend [9:18 AM]:
YES!
Friend [9:18 AM]:
I love it!
Friend [9:19 AM]:
did you or he say anything?
Me [9:20 AM]:
no words were said
Me [9:20 AM]:
I was just laughing
Me [9:20 AM]:
and I'm still laughing
Me [9:20 AM]:
I had to tell my lead the story
Me [9:20 AM]:
because I was laughing so hard
Friend [9:20 AM]:
haha, wow 


The Tube Man

Friend [12:58 PM]:
wow, that was awkward...
Friend [12:58 PM]:
some dude came over with this long tube
Friend [12:58 PM]:
and starts sticking it between my back and the chair
Friend [12:58 PM]:
rolling it up and down my back
Me [12:58 PM]:
WTH
Friend [12:58 PM]:
making strange noises
Me [12:58 PM]:
dude this is a joke right lol
Friend [12:58 PM]:
I'm dead serious
Me [12:59 PM]:
some guy?
Me [12:59 PM]:
do you know him?
Friend [12:59 PM]:
haha, well he used to be in our group so I do know him
Friend [12:59 PM]:
but he moved a while ago
Friend [12:59 PM]:
so I didn't know who it was at first


The Cougher

Friend [12:56 PM]:
dude, we had the "cougher" in the bathroom
Friend [12:57 PM]:
[ ]  [x]  [ ]  [ ]  [x]  [ ]
Friend [12:57 PM]:
so there are 6 stalls and 2 people
Friend [12:57 PM]:
yet none are usable now
Friend [12:57 PM]:
but this guy, he sounds like he's constantly clearing his throat
Friend [12:57 PM]:
and forcibly coughing
Friend [12:57 PM]:
the whole time he's taking a crap
Friend [12:58 PM]:
it's really annoying
Friend [12:58 PM]:
b/c he coughs REALLY loud
Me [12:59 PM]:
haha YES
Me [12:59 PM]:
I love the layout you drew on there


Angry Voicemail

Me [12:59 PM]:
my lead is yelling at his voicemail to shut up
Me [12:59 PM]:
for like 5 minutes straight
Me [12:59 PM]:
and just swearing and yelling at it
Me [12:59 PM]:
"SHUT UP, JUST SHUT UP, WOULD YOU SHUT THE **** UP! WOW! SHUT UP! WOW YOU DON'T EVEN LEAVE A NUMBER! NO WONDER WE'RE GOING BROKE"
Friend [1:00 PM]:
LOL
Friend [1:00 PM]:
dude, that's amazing

  
A couple months behind

Me [11:29 AM]:
so a week ago I asked about the status of my educational re-imbursement and today I finally got a response
Me [11:29 AM]:
and here's what it says
Me [11:29 AM]:
Me,
Unfortunately I'm running a couple months behind, so it will be a little bit longer.  Sorry for the inconvenience, but the volume is very heavy this time of year and I'm doing the best I can to keep on top of it. Hopefully it won't be too much longer, but I appreciate your patience.
Me [11:29 AM]:
HOW DO YOU RUN A COUPLE MONTHS BEHIND?
Me [11:29 AM]:
WHO BUILDS THE PRODUCTS?
Friend [11:42 AM]:
dude, a couple months behind?
Me [11:43 AM]:
I know!
Me [11:43 AM]:
how do you fall a couple months behind
Me [11:43 AM]:
maybe a couple hours
Me [11:43 AM]:
or maybe a couple days at most
Me [11:43 AM]:
BUT MONTHS?
Friend [11:43 AM]:
yeah that's pretty intense

   
Typical Corporate

Friend [12:21 PM]:
dude, we shouldn't be surprised that something at Corporate is months behind
Friend [12:21 PM]:
look at the latest product
Me [12:21 PM]:
haha
Friend [12:21 PM]:
we're talking years
Me [12:21 PM]:
dude they have been working on that one for so many years now
Me [12:21 PM]:
my dad said he was working on it back in the 90's
Me [12:22 PM]:
trying to teach them how to produce it
Me [12:22 PM]:
and how to actually perform work
Friend [12:22 PM]:
wow
Friend [12:22 PM]:
haha yeah
Me [12:22 PM]:
apparently they are way overpaid because they have zero skills or knowledge and sit on their butts all day
Me [12:22 PM]:
pretty much how my dad described it
Me [12:22 PM]:
and he listed several examples
Me [12:22 PM]:
of meetings with 30+ people in them where nothing gets accomplished
Friend [12:22 PM]:
yeah that sounds about right
Me [12:23 PM]:
or that part in the bay
Me [12:23 PM]:
my dad said one day they asked him to come look at it to give an opinion about something
Me [12:23 PM]:
and he shows up and like 50 engineers are all standing around it just staring at it with their hands in their pockets
Me [12:23 PM]:
and he thought it was a tour or something
Me [12:23 PM]:
haha
Friend [12:23 PM]:
lol YES!
Friend [12:23 PM]:
I saw some people doing that last Friday
Friend [12:23 PM]:
it was amazing
Friend [12:23 PM]:
they had a table with 3 guys sitting taking notes, some guy with a huge video camera...
Friend [12:24 PM]:
everything was taped off and there were like 25 people just standing around
Friend [12:24 PM]:
doing nothing
Friend [12:24 PM]:
it was quite an operation
Friend [12:24 PM]:
they were probably looking at the same thing your dad was looking at 10 years ago
Friend [12:25 PM]:
they still haven't figured out how to fix it
Me [12:25 PM]:
haha yes!
Me [12:25 PM]:
why are they even looking at that prototype still?
Me [12:25 PM]:
the product is being built!
Friend [12:25 PM]:
haha I know!
Me [12:25 PM]:
there should be nothing left to study lol
Friend [12:25 PM]:
you would think so


Hiccupws!

Friend [9:14 AM]:
GOOD GOD ME!
Friend [9:14 AM]:
HICCUPWS!
Friend [9:14 AM]:
CRAP
Me [9:14 AM]:
HICCUPWS
Friend [9:14 AM]:
there's no W in hiccups!
Friend [9:14 AM]:
I hiccupped as I was typing that
Friend [9:14 AM]:
Lol


Staff meeting farts

Me [10:10 AM]:
so I IM'd my uncle who's a third level manager
Me [10:10 AM]:
and told him about my nasty fart
Me [10:11 AM]:
because my family is weird like that
Me [10:11 AM]:
and we always have farting competitions when we go camping
Me [10:11 AM]:
and he's like "thank you for sharing that with my entire staff at my staff meeting"
Friend [10:11 AM]:
YES!
Me [10:11 AM]:
rofl
Friend [10:11 AM]:
that's amazing!
Me [10:11 AM]:
dude that is no good



Coming out of the closet

Me [11:16 AM]:
dude my lead is in the closet again on the phone
Me [11:16 AM]:
haha
Me [11:47 AM]:
so this guy was waiting for my lead to get out of the closet
Me [11:47 AM]:
so he could talk to him
Me [11:47 AM]:
and my lead walks out and this guy is like "so I see you've finally come out of the closet, is that why your wife left you"
Me [11:47 AM]:
my lead looked so upset and disappointed



Napping in the conference room

Friend [12:09 PM]:
dude, so after some of the people in my group were heading to a meeting so I was walking with them
Friend [12:09 PM]:
they get to the conference room and they go in and turn the lights on
Friend [12:09 PM]:
and there is this super old guy sleeping in a chair against the wall
Me [12:09 PM]:
haha yes!
Me [12:09 PM]:
that's awesome
Friend [12:09 PM]:
even after they turned the light on he was sleeping
Me [12:09 PM]:
dude last summer a similar thing happened to me
Me [12:10 PM]:
my lead and I were scoping out a job in the bldg
Me [12:10 PM]:
and we had to nearly break into this dark office because no one was answering the door when we knocked
Me [12:10 PM]:
and when we get in there it's all dark and you can't see
Me [12:10 PM]:
found the lights and turned them on
Me [12:10 PM]:
and some guy is sleeping at his desk
Me [12:10 PM]:
like chair leaned back and feet up on desk
Me [12:11 PM]:
full blown snoring
Me [12:11 PM]:
so many epic stories lol
Me [12:11 PM]:
WHO BUILDS THE PRODUCTS?

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