Corporate speak??
Nov 22nd 2005, 4:11 am
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Re: Corporate speak??
Originally Posted by Sarah
Starting my new job on Monday Tom, be interesting to see how we go on with our new jobs and the inevitable office bollocks/politics that will go on 
Nov 22nd 2005, 4:13 am
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Re: Corporate speak??
Originally Posted by lionheart
I'm still trying to finalize mine, hope to start at the beginning of December, fingers crossed!?
And you not heard from that commute place?
Speaking of commutes, FIL, not a happy chappy, his site was about 10 mins up the road from where they live, but he was told to fill in for someone on another site, which 60 miles away at the mo takes an hour, was alright, supposed to be for a couple weeks tops, well lastnight found out it'll be for pretty much the whole winter, and once it snows it'll take longer to get there...he weren't impressed as he has to get up 11pm to be there as it was, didn't get home till 7pm yesterday...and to top it off, one of the truckers ploughed into his pickup and smashed the front end in...hmmm...
Nov 22nd 2005, 4:24 am
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Re: Corporate speak??
Originally Posted by Bob
That's cool...good luck with it
And you not heard from that commute place?
Speaking of commutes, FIL, not a happy chappy, his site was about 10 mins up the road from where they live, but he was told to fill in for someone on another site, which 60 miles away at the mo takes an hour, was alright, supposed to be for a couple weeks tops, well lastnight found out it'll be for pretty much the whole winter, and once it snows it'll take longer to get there...he weren't impressed as he has to get up 11pm to be there as it was, didn't get home till 7pm yesterday...and to top it off, one of the truckers ploughed into his pickup and smashed the front end in...hmmm...
And you not heard from that commute place?
Speaking of commutes, FIL, not a happy chappy, his site was about 10 mins up the road from where they live, but he was told to fill in for someone on another site, which 60 miles away at the mo takes an hour, was alright, supposed to be for a couple weeks tops, well lastnight found out it'll be for pretty much the whole winter, and once it snows it'll take longer to get there...he weren't impressed as he has to get up 11pm to be there as it was, didn't get home till 7pm yesterday...and to top it off, one of the truckers ploughed into his pickup and smashed the front end in...hmmm...
" I'll call you by the weekend"
Haven't heard anything, could at least let me know after driving 300 miles, maybe I'm just being impatient???
Sounds like your FIL had ' one of those days' that sucks
Nov 22nd 2005, 4:55 am
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Re: Corporate speak??
Originally Posted by Bob
That's cool...good luck with it
And you not heard from that commute place?
Speaking of commutes, FIL, not a happy chappy, his site was about 10 mins up the road from where they live, but he was told to fill in for someone on another site, which 60 miles away at the mo takes an hour, was alright, supposed to be for a couple weeks tops, well lastnight found out it'll be for pretty much the whole winter, and once it snows it'll take longer to get there...he weren't impressed as he has to get up 11pm to be there as it was, didn't get home till 7pm yesterday...and to top it off, one of the truckers ploughed into his pickup and smashed the front end in...hmmm...
And you not heard from that commute place?
Speaking of commutes, FIL, not a happy chappy, his site was about 10 mins up the road from where they live, but he was told to fill in for someone on another site, which 60 miles away at the mo takes an hour, was alright, supposed to be for a couple weeks tops, well lastnight found out it'll be for pretty much the whole winter, and once it snows it'll take longer to get there...he weren't impressed as he has to get up 11pm to be there as it was, didn't get home till 7pm yesterday...and to top it off, one of the truckers ploughed into his pickup and smashed the front end in...hmmm...
Nov 22nd 2005, 5:01 am
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Re: Corporate speak??
The 2 words I hear the most and despise... "issue"- we used to have problems or ****ups... now they are only issues....also 'team". Don't take responsability for a decision, get with your team...
Nov 22nd 2005, 5:55 am
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Re: Corporate speak??
Originally Posted by ironporer
The 2 words I hear the most and despise... "issue"- we used to have problems or ****ups... now they are only issues....also 'team". Don't take responsability for a decision, get with your team...
Nov 22nd 2005, 6:26 am
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Re: Corporate speak??
Originally Posted by lionheart
Just took the job at the bigger British Corp. They literally just got back to me and agreed to give me 3 weeks vacation
Nov 22nd 2005, 6:28 am
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Re: Corporate speak??
Originally Posted by Ray
Congrats L.... will stop sending the food parcels next week..
Nov 22nd 2005, 6:38 am
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Re: Corporate speak??
Originally Posted by lionheart
Thanks
Just one thing though - if you're going to use bestie as your avatar at least show him in his true colours...
New avatar
Nov 22nd 2005, 6:52 am
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Re: Corporate speak??
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Yep, well done sir
Just one thing though - if you're going to use bestie as your avatar at least show him in his true colours...
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Just one thing though - if you're going to use bestie as your avatar at least show him in his true colours...
New avatar
Nov 22nd 2005, 6:58 am
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Re: Corporate speak??
Originally Posted by lionheart
If you are going to use the bash street gang at least have Plug
Well actually my original plan was to use dennis the menace but when i looked for pics I kept getting the stupid american version.
Nov 22nd 2005, 6:59 am
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Re: Corporate speak??
Originally Posted by snowbunny
"lunch and learn" -- we'll feed you free food, you keep your mouths shut, and we'll talk. You listen.
Nov 22nd 2005, 7:20 am
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Re: Corporate speak??
Originally Posted by Eskimo
called a "brown bag" here - we take your lunch time and make you work
Nov 22nd 2005, 7:41 am
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Re: Corporate speak??
Originally Posted by Eskimo
called a "brown bag" here - we take your lunch time and make you work
Nov 22nd 2005, 7:42 am
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Re: Corporate speak??
Originally Posted by snowbunny
The brown bag is to barf in.
