smginaz Suzy
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Feb 17, 2017 4:03:30 GMT
If you are leading a mind numbing, information overload driven new employee orientation, please for the love of everything make sure your information is correct, that you aren't constantly saying "well that is the old way we did things, now we do it....." and please please please don't waste an hour here or an hour there getting your &(*^^% together during our training time. This isn't your first merry go round and you should have looked that stuff up either before we started training or the night before. You lose your audience with these kinds of things and we are all ready struggling with the information overload. Oh and don't yell at us because your presentation (that you are giving from a remote location) doesn't match our instructions so we have to ask you questions. Your job is to answer our questions not get annoyed because we can't see what you have and you can't see what we have. /vent I swear this orientation is going to drive me insane. It makes you long for Academy, right?
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scrappinspidey2
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Post by scrappinspidey2 on Feb 17, 2017 4:07:48 GMT
If you are leading a mind numbing, information overload driven new employee orientation, please for the love of everything make sure your information is correct, that you aren't constantly saying "well that is the old way we did things, now we do it....." and please please please don't waste an hour here or an hour there getting your &(*^^% together during our training time. This isn't your first merry go round and you should have looked that stuff up either before we started training or the night before. You lose your audience with these kinds of things and we are all ready struggling with the information overload. Oh and don't yell at us because your presentation (that you are giving from a remote location) doesn't match our instructions so we have to ask you questions. Your job is to answer our questions not get annoyed because we can't see what you have and you can't see what we have. /vent I swear this orientation is going to drive me insane. It makes you long for Academy, right? I don't know about long for it but it was definitely one of the best orientation programs I have been through I'm really excited about my new job, just have to get past this part
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Post by freecharlie on Feb 17, 2017 4:15:36 GMT
Here is mine for today (excuse the language): You are a fucking ADULT!! These are KIDS!! You are the referee of the game. Making OBVIOUS one sided calls against our team is NOT how you should be doing your job. You call foul on our boys for doing the EXACT SAME THING the other team did at the other end of the court and you let it slide. They kicked the ball (it's basketball not soccer) and are awarded the ball. You need to treat both teams fairly if you are going to call a game. If you are calling things fairly, I have no problem with one of our team fouling out, but when you are completely ignoring the other team's behaviour? Not cool man. We went 12 & 1 this season, and were in line for a D10 championship for the 2nd year in a row. I'm heartbroken for DS and his team mates. we came up on that twice this year and somehow pulled one of the two out. It was horrible and the kids got screwedone. In our case, the boys have one more game to be undefeated, it was the jv that ended up losing (they were undefeated at the time).
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flute4peace
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Jul 3, 2014 14:38:35 GMT
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Post by flute4peace on Feb 17, 2017 5:03:53 GMT
My vent isn't for out loud just yet. I would like some prayers and positive thoughts that I get through this though. Absolutely! Hang in there.
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smginaz Suzy
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Feb 17, 2017 5:20:02 GMT
I don't know about long for it but it was definitely one of the best orientation programs I have been through I'm really excited about my new job, just have to get past this part I think so too--and so glad to hear you are excited about your new job. You are wonderful at what you do. I moved on as well and have landed in Inland Empire--love my new role and new organization too! And also thought the orientation was lacking. But I have the opportunity in my role to make specific improvements in it, so I am excited about that part.
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Post by tracyarts on Feb 17, 2017 9:04:41 GMT
People in my life who believe that I just need to suck it up and "overcome" the extreme fatigue, sleep schedule disturbances, and mental fog I'm dealing with need to fuck the hell off. I had a damn stroke. Not a "little" stroke, not a "minor" stroke, and not a "mini" stroke. A "full blown" stroke that left a dead spot in my brain that only by sheer luck didn't happen in an area that controls any major functions. So while I might not be paralyzed on one side or struggling to function, I still had a brain injury, there's still permanent damage, and I may or may not ever be "normal" again. Oh yeah, my doctors wouldn't have said that I'm safe to drive if I wasn't. So some of those same people really need to cut the "are you sure you want to risk it" bullshit.
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mallie
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Post by mallie on Feb 17, 2017 12:50:58 GMT
OMG!
Again the post office has marked a package delivered that I did not receive! Again. I literally saw the time of delivery change on the screen while I was looking from 4:34 to 7:22. There was no delivery at either of those times. I know because I was outside dealing with a problem in our front yard rom 4pm on. Moreover, no usps or FedEx vehicle was on our street! Period. No such vehicle was even on our street! I would have noticed since I was waiting for that delivery.
I will go to the PO and complain. Again. But I know it's an exercise in futility since the previous 3 times, I got stonewalled by "Well, it says it was delivered, so it was. Not our problem if someone stole it. You should get a PO Box." They were not stolen. They were not delivered. And they won't pay out on insurance because they say it was delivered.
I am already out over $100 on undelivered packages prior to this one. This package was sent by someone else and I don't know the monetary value, but it had other value. Was also supposed to have a signature on delivery and the tracking page says that information is "unavailable."
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sueg
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Post by sueg on Feb 17, 2017 13:09:08 GMT
If your child threw up yesterday afternoon, she should not be at play group today. Quite apart from the fact she may infect one of the other kids or the carers - and we've had quite enough sickness this winter already, thank you - she is obviously miserable and wants her mum, and her crying isn't doing anything for the other kids we are trying to get settled in the group.
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Post by mommaho on Feb 17, 2017 15:22:49 GMT
tracyarts I understand. I had a TIA - it scared the crap out of me but I'm supposed to act like nothing happened around certain people. Hugs - and thank God your stroke didn't cause any other issues than the dam brain fog - I'm a little more forgetful than I was previously and I can't always remember the word I want to use. Not a lot more than previously but enough to notice the change.
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Post by mikklynn on Feb 17, 2017 16:15:29 GMT
I tried to change the washer on my kitchen tap and it ended up costing me over £100. I thought I was so clever; I bought a little bag of washers and an adjustable spanner, and told DS to help me so that he would know how to do it in future. We couldn't get the water fully turned off. Then we couldn't get the screw off the tap handle so that we could access the old washer. And then the tap sheared right across the middle of the pillar and water started squirting out. So that meant I had to go and buy new taps (the cheapest ones possible as I plan to renovate my kitchen later this year). And we had to leave the water off overnight which meant taking buckets to the bathroom to flush the toilet. And then my trusty builder came in the morning and couldn't get the forty-year-old taps out which meant he eventually had to dismantle the sink. It took him three hours to do a twenty minute job. And now I no longer have the money I had put aside to buy a new desk. Aw, I am sorry,
But your post did make me smile...SPANNER! In the US, that is a wrench. We had an Australian trainer for a new document control program and he told us to "click on the spanner". We all looked blank and finally someone asked. We figured out a spanner is a wrench.
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Peal
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Jun 25, 2014 22:45:40 GMT
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Post by Peal on Feb 17, 2017 17:15:14 GMT
I have had standing water in my basement since last friday. We are pumping it as fast as it is coming in. The ground is saturated. There is nowhere for the water to go. I have a lake in my yard. It is supposed to rain tonight, tomorrow and sunday.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2017 17:55:39 GMT
I ordered a case of 36 14x14" pillow forms so that I would have them on hand as the band pillow orders come in. Box shows up today and guess what? It's the freaking WRONG thing! The box is marked "36 units" with the item number. Inside was 9 24x24" pillows. Can't return them in store because of the huge difference in quantity. Customer service says they'll refund me minus shipping cost. Um, no! You screwed up. You pay for the shipping. I'm annoyed. Beyond annoyed.
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Post by tracyarts on Feb 17, 2017 18:03:19 GMT
tracyarts I understand. I had a TIA - it scared the crap out of me but I'm supposed to act like nothing happened around certain people. Hugs - and thank God your stroke didn't cause any other issues than the dam brain fog - I'm a little more forgetful than I was previously and I can't always remember the word I want to use. Not a lot more than previously but enough to notice the change. The thing that really gets me is that the brain fog, forgetfulness, not being able to find words, and the fatigue were all going on for a while and I never, ever thought that I could have had a stroke. I don't have any known risk factors, I'm relatively young, and I didn't ever have any obvious stroke symptoms. My doctors thought that maybe it was all caused by perimenopause, some kind of autoimmune issue, or just being weak and in general poor health from having had a bad case of bronchitis followed almost immediately by a shingles outbreak. It wasn't until I had a really bad reaction to a medication that caused a weird dizzy spell and suspected seizure that I ever knew I had a stroke. I went to the ER, they did a cat scan to look at my brain, found an abnormal spot, and packed me off in an ambulance to a larger hospital with a neurology department to have an MRI. Which is how they found out I had a stroke at some point in the past. No idea when. Probably within the past couple of years, but no way to know for sure. And with no known risk factors, no idea why it happened. So, I only ever learned about it by chance. Had I not gone to the ER and had they not done the cat scan, I'd still be trying to figure out why I feel so out of sorts.
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Post by mommaho on Feb 17, 2017 19:35:50 GMT
I'm past menopause age and had a hysterectomy 14 years ago. I am older, 59 this month and mine just happened about 6 weeks ago. I woke up from a severe headache and my right arm and face felt 'fuzzy'. Took a Tylenol and went back to bed. 2 hours later the alarm scared the crap out of me. My 'fuzzy' arm didn't trigger anything for me because I had rotator cuff surgery 5 years ago and that arm goes to sleep easily. My face feeling fuzzy was strange but I just thought it was because I was coming down with the cold and that darn headache must have been part of it. I didn't really think anything was wrong until I got out of the shower and looked in the mirror to see my eye lid and lip on the right side drooping. WTF were my exact words. I thought Bells Palsy or something similar so I got ready for work, figured I'd go on in and call the drs. office when they opened. They sent me directly to the hospital and within 20 minutes of arriving I had a CT and blood work complete - They did MRI with and without contrast - and nothing was wrong. My heart, blood work, brain everything was fine. So I was told it was a warning sign of possibly having a stroke within 1 -3 months. My after effects are noise sensitivity, brain fog sometimes, knowing the word I want to say and it just doesn't come to mind.
No known risk factors for me either - so it has kicked me in the but to eat better, get some exercise and just enjoy life more.
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Post by Jennifer C on Feb 17, 2017 20:22:39 GMT
I wish my husband, not dh, would just do the things I ask him to do. Very simple things that only he can do. Like set up our USAA account so I can access it so that I don't have to ask him once a week to set up the allotment that I've been asking him to do for the last 2 months.He always says yes he will. I swear I will fall over in shock when it is finally done.
Jennifer
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mlana
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Post by mlana on Feb 17, 2017 21:25:56 GMT
People in my life who believe that I just need to suck it up and "overcome" the extreme fatigue, sleep schedule disturbances, and mental fog I'm dealing with need to fuck the hell off. I had a damn stroke. Not a "little" stroke, not a "minor" stroke, and not a "mini" stroke. A "full blown" stroke that left a dead spot in my brain that only by sheer luck didn't happen in an area that controls any major functions. So while I might not be paralyzed on one side or struggling to function, I still had a brain injury, there's still permanent damage, and I may or may not ever be "normal" again. Oh yeah, my doctors wouldn't have said that I'm safe to drive if I wasn't. So some of those same people really need to cut the "are you sure you want to risk it" bullshit. You are absolutely entitled to your feelings and I don't know the details of your situation, but I'd like to offer a view from the other side. It's hard, when you've gone thru such a traumatic experience, to think of how it's effected anyone else. This is a vent thread so you're doubly entitled to say whatever's on your mind. Still, I'm going to share this with you, just in case you need to hear it. My DH had a stroke in 2015 that, like yours, was a full on stroke in an area that didn't control any major functions. The drs. told us that he could make a full recovery IF he immediately began working on it. They point blank told us that what he hadn't recovered in 6 months would most likely never be recovered. He could walk and speak, but his balance was off and his speech a little slurred. Of course he was full of spirit in front of them, but he fought every step of rehabilitation when we got home. He quit PT after 4 visits and refused speech therapy completely. I had to bully and push him every step of the way. He would tell me how much it hurt and how he just needed sleep and rest, but I would insist that he get up and do just a bit more. This was hard on both of us, but it had to be done. His left side started drawing up and the dr told him very bluntly that it was because he wasn't using it enough. I had to pull, push, yell, beg,coddle, and bully him on a daily basis until he was able to function. His balance wasn't good enough to walk a hundred feet or to stand up without holding something, but he was determined he was going to drive himself. I took his keys and hid them until I felt that he was able to drive safely. Having a dr say you're safe to drive after seeing you on your best behavior isn't going to convince someone who sees you every day, especially when you're tired, that you are safe to drive. I drove him everywhere for the first 3 months, then for longer distances for the rest of the year. DH's recovery came with a box full (literally!) of new medications. Medications, of course, all come with side effects. Dealing with those while dealing with the effects of the stroke was confusing and terrifying for both of us. The drs first thought that my DH had 2 more strokes or TIAs about 6 weeks after the first one, but the neurologist later decided that they had probably come BEFORE the actual stroke. She decided that the problems DH was experiencing that made us think he might have had another stroke were actually side effects from one of his new meds. His stroke completely upended DH's life, but it also did the same to me. I didn't sleep at night for months after he had the stroke, in case he needed me. I completely changed our diet so the only food around him would be things he could eat. I spent my evening hours alternating cheering him and pushing him to do more PT. I walked a fine line between doing for him and letting him do for himself so he could grow stronger. It was so hard to tell when I'd done enough and when I should do more. DH cried at the drop of a hat and it absolutely broke my heart, but he still had to do his therapy. I spent a lot of time crying in the shower. I began having panic attacks every time he said he ached somewhere or felt dizzy or his speech got slurry, but I had to hide them from him so he wouldn't be stressed by them. We just celebrated DH's 2 year anniversary for his stroke. His gait still isn't even and it becomes more jerky the more tired he becomes. His speech also gets harder to understand and whiny when he's tired, but he's usually aware of it and works to be clearer and sound stronger. When we saw his neurologist this last time, she told him that his recovery had far exceeded her expectations and she asked if she could use him as an example to her other patients. He agreed, of course. LOL When she asked him how he had managed such a wonderful recovery, he looked her in the eye and told her he did everything the therapist recommended, everyday without fail, because he so badly wanted to get better. Cricket...cricket...no mention of how someone pushed him and insisted he do his therapy. LOL The neurologist knew the score - she looked over at me and grinned and rolled her eyes. Vent all you need to about how those in your life aren't giving what happened to you the weight it deserves. Vent about how they aren't the ones who have the right to make decisions for you re driving and such. Don't forget, though, that just as your life is different than it was before your stroke, so is theirs. If you need a shoulder, I'll be glad to listen. Marcy
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Post by canadianscrappergirl on Feb 17, 2017 22:48:19 GMT
You talked all week about getting off early so we could go to the city you even mentioned maybe taking the day off but then said you couldn't because of meetings.
You ended up working thru lunch and getting home not early fine but then you tell me hey can we go another day because yesterday my PT job asked if I'd come in today after my FT job.
Seriously WTF!!!!
I'm so tired of you dangling shit in my face and then doing sneaky shit like this. If you knew you were going to go to PT job this afternoon then why didn't you tell me or text me.
Then you have the fucking nerve to get pissed at me because I question you on this shit you pulled. Start bullying me and raising your voice saying I'm never happy why can't we just go another day.
Just fuck off I'm so tired of your fucking mind games you sociopathic mofo!
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Post by micheley on Feb 19, 2017 18:27:23 GMT
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