Sleeping on the job
Jan. 31st, 2009 04:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
emskTobermory started his new job Monday. It looks like he should be good there, providing he can get past the initial grizzles and awkwardnesses of the first couple of weeks. Also, staff discounts for the win.
It has led to some entertaining conversations regarding our respective user bases. I of course support a mixed bag of Australians and New Zealanders - mildly complicated by my recent acquisition of a 2IC hat. He's supporting Kiwis only, but still finding it weird on occasion, what with being an imported Pom and all.
There's a really weird trait that I've only run across with some of my Australian users. When I ask a question, which is usually something I need to ask to troubleshoot effectively, they feel the need to inform me they work for $Company.
Yeah, and? I know that. I work for $Company too. That is, in fact, the reason we are having a conversation. Now tell me the answer to my question.
This most recent one, I asked for the name of the report she was trying to run that wasn't working as required.
"I work for $Company in Melbourne."
Well, that's nice for you I'm sure, but What Report Isn't Working?
I have a three week holiday coming up, which completely coincidentally begins the day Tobermory's mum arrives in the country to join his dad. I am looking forward to - I suspect I'm a bit run down, even with the break at Xmas, because I'm now recovering from my fourth sinus infectionproblemthing in the last two and a half months.
Oh. I did take a jar of banananut jam in to the young guy at work. He's asked me if he can buy jars the next time I make some. I was highly amused...
It has led to some entertaining conversations regarding our respective user bases. I of course support a mixed bag of Australians and New Zealanders - mildly complicated by my recent acquisition of a 2IC hat. He's supporting Kiwis only, but still finding it weird on occasion, what with being an imported Pom and all.
There's a really weird trait that I've only run across with some of my Australian users. When I ask a question, which is usually something I need to ask to troubleshoot effectively, they feel the need to inform me they work for $Company.
Yeah, and? I know that. I work for $Company too. That is, in fact, the reason we are having a conversation. Now tell me the answer to my question.
This most recent one, I asked for the name of the report she was trying to run that wasn't working as required.
"I work for $Company in Melbourne."
Well, that's nice for you I'm sure, but What Report Isn't Working?
I have a three week holiday coming up, which completely coincidentally begins the day Tobermory's mum arrives in the country to join his dad. I am looking forward to - I suspect I'm a bit run down, even with the break at Xmas, because I'm now recovering from my fourth sinus infectionproblemthing in the last two and a half months.
Oh. I did take a jar of banananut jam in to the young guy at work. He's asked me if he can buy jars the next time I make some. I was highly amused...
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