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Can we discuss pet peeves here? (3 Viewers)
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MTskibum
Footballguy
... going to the office
I do not mind too much anymore. We have the option of either 2 or 3 days and I go in "3" days a week. Two of those days are in an office that is less than 3 miles from my house, and once a week i drive across houston to work with a different team.
Having the face to face meetings is nice and that office is in a part of town with trendier restaurants than what we have in the suburbs. I always eat out for lunch when working there and look forward to that.
I also put "3" in quotation marks because that office is in a busier part of town we have all taken to leaving before the school zones start up. Ideally I try to leave at 2 and then work from home. The commute is not too bad, 25 minutes compared to an hour and 10 in rush hour traffic. Being able to leave in the middle of the day to avoid traffic is a pretty good perk.
That is also my most productive day, I work hands on with my programmers and sit down and debug with them, etc. Complex coding is always more efficient with 2 people there, it can be done remotely, but in person is nice to have occasionally.
We also have the ability to work remotely if i want to do that for a few weeks. I am not stuck going into the office if I want to work from El Paso or Denver for a week here or there.
My company does the remote work correctly I think.
Drunken knight
Footballguy
@MTskibum
I consult and have a sales component to what I do. I do not mind my face to face meetings with clients.
Our HQ is in Fremont. I live in Sonoma County (about 70 miles). If the drive was only 70 minutes, I would not mind. If I leave HQ after 1p, it can be 3-5 hours to get home. It is brutal, and inefficient.
I consult and have a sales component to what I do. I do not mind my face to face meetings with clients.
Our HQ is in Fremont. I live in Sonoma County (about 70 miles). If the drive was only 70 minutes, I would not mind. If I leave HQ after 1p, it can be 3-5 hours to get home. It is brutal, and inefficient.
Dezbelief
Footballguy
Yep, there is.
MTskibum
Footballguy
I agree for you it does not make sense. We have plenty of people in the company that are that way that are full time *remote* work except for a few weeks a year.
Hopefully you do not need to go into the office very often.
Edit: left out a work.
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DallasDMac
Footballguy
My guess, everyone running in to grab a "quick" Powerball ticket and the line was huge.
DallasDMac
Footballguy
A person who breaks there checkout at the grocery store in to multiple checkouts. Apparently, the two cans of soup for Aunt Betty are so expensive they need to be put on a separate card. And just putting it on one card and having Aunt Betty hand you the $2 for it is way to inconvenient.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Some sideline ninny said some player was "efforting" to get back on the field. Can we just make that an auto-firing offense?
jhib
Footballguy
This has probably been mentioned before, but another car one that's been driving me batty lately: people who can't make a simple turn without drifting in the opposite direction first.
I'm on this one business road daily, 30 mph one-way with three lanes. I'll often be in the middle lane to avoid the vehicles turning off in each direction. At least once a week lately, someone next to me freaks me out by drifting over the line between our lanes, making me think they don't know I'm there as they're changing lanes right into me. But no, they're just approaching their turn and seem to think they're driving a semi turning into a driveway or something. Infuriating.
I'm on this one business road daily, 30 mph one-way with three lanes. I'll often be in the middle lane to avoid the vehicles turning off in each direction. At least once a week lately, someone next to me freaks me out by drifting over the line between our lanes, making me think they don't know I'm there as they're changing lanes right into me. But no, they're just approaching their turn and seem to think they're driving a semi turning into a driveway or something. Infuriating.
supermike80
Footballguy
Another driving one. If you miss your exit on the highway...DONT cut everyone off or stop the lane so you can get over. Just go to the next exit. It will take a few minutes out of your time, seriously.
supermike80
Footballguy
Also, about fed up with hearing about Matthew Perry AKA Chandler Bing..Enough already.
dawgtrails
Footballguy
Is this still a thing you are hearing about? Only lasted a day or so in my twitter feed
nirad3
Footballguy
I worked for an architecture firm that used to design gas stations. In many jurisdictions, they count the "spaces" in front of the pumps as parking spaces so they don't have to have as many in front of the building. Were the spots in front of the building full too?
I'll admit, I've used the "pump spot" even though I wasn't there for gas but only if all of the regular spots are taken.
nirad3
Footballguy
I do not mind too much anymore. We have the option of either 2 or 3 days and I go in "3" days a week. Two of those days are in an office that is less than 3 miles from my house, and once a week i drive across houston to work with a different team.
Having the face to face meetings is nice and that office is in a part of town with trendier restaurants than what we have in the suburbs. I always eat out for lunch when working there and look forward to that.
I also put "3" in quotation marks because that office is in a busier part of town we have all taken to leaving before the school zones start up. Ideally I try to leave at 2 and then work from home. The commute is not too bad, 25 minutes compared to an hour and 10 in rush hour traffic. Being able to leave in the middle of the day to avoid traffic is a pretty good perk.
That is also my most productive day, I work hands on with my programmers and sit down and debug with them, etc. Complex coding is always more efficient with 2 people there, it can be done remotely, but in person is nice to have occasionally.
We also have the ability to work remotely if i want to do that for a few weeks. I am not stuck going into the office if I want to work from El Paso or Denver for a week here or there.
My company does the remote work correctly I think.
I am also 2-3 days a week. 2 for sure (M and Th) with a "flex" day if you want, of Wednesday. I tend to come in most Wednesdays since I usually get more work done from the office.
nirad3
Footballguy
YES! This "drives" me nuts.
arrow1
Footballguy
The spots in front are taken by people stuffing their pie-holes with roller taquitos and scrolling through their phones
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
And if happened during the TAMU v Gators contest too. That's just infuriating.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
My dad used to call those haycart turns. He wasn't wrong.
supermike80
Footballguy
The overwhelming amount of diabetes durg commercials that make everyone look so happy!! Diabetes looks like fun!!! Just loot at the commercials!
mr. furley
Footballguy
New Binky the Doormat
Footballguy
bryhamm
Footballguy
psychobillies
Footballguy
I was today years old when I learned _______
How about you were today years old when you got your face good and punched.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Tell me you're 4 middle aged white dudes without telling me you're 4 middle aged white dudes.
The General
Footballguy
Parents. Can we calm down with these strollers. Do these things need to be the size of a Lincoln Navigator?
The General
Footballguy
Not being able to buy Taylor Swift tickets is not a major news story. Why is this talked about on the news every night?
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
It's just as much about Ticketmaster as it is about Swift. A lot of people have complaints about them. A LOT.
DallasDMac
Footballguy
Exactly. I'm actually sick and tired of these ticket brokers sucking up all the tickets then soaking people on StubHub or whatever. I'm hoping this lawsuit forces some changes.
The General
Footballguy
It's way over covered. "Taylor" is on the main CNN page 4 times, "Ukraine" twice.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
The average person doesn't care or even know about what's going on in Ukraine. They want to see Taylor Swift. I'm not saying it's right, but that's the reason.
The General
Footballguy
Yes. This is a pet peeve of mine. That this is a top national story for days now is ridiculous.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
But...it's important.
ChiefD
Footballguy
Yep. It is impossible to buy a ticket any more because the bots are buying them all for the resale sites. It’s a disgrace.
The General
Footballguy
I just hope we can all pull through this nightmare
massraider
Footballguy
Tell me you go to too many live shows without telling me you go to too many live shows.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Why you gotta be so mean?
General Malaise
Footballguy
Didn't Pearl Jam cover this like 20 years ago or something? Why is this not fixed yet?
General Malaise
Footballguy
I think I have about 8 or 9 emails from service providers et al making sure I know they aren't going to be open for Thanksgiving. As if I might have some giant need to reach our retirement plan consultant about an urgent matter on a holiday. So superfluous.
mr. furley
Footballguy
Peter Schraeger
and really all the people that have glommed on to various properties associated with the NFL because they saw an opportunity to be on TV, making money. they could just as easily be on a talk show about movies, or cooking, or Lego's if there was money in it.
they don't care about the product, they only like the visibility and opportunity for exposure offered. they don't have any real interest in what they're talking about. they have just figured out how to talk in very vague terms using bits and pieces of gossip and rumor that can be turned in to 10-15 second bites for twitter, buzzfeed, etc.
Kyle Brandt gets included here. at least he played football in college but he's a guy that just wants attention. anything to be seen/heard.
surely there are tons of casual fans that watch these shows and are interested in the gossipy stories, etc. but i wish it wasn't leaking so much in to the football-centric shows now. let the morning coffee talk NFL shows exist on E!. less airtime for these people to say vapid, vaguely footbally things.
give me more 3 yards and a cloud of dust talk from a guy with too many concussions, mangled hands and degenerative discs.
and really all the people that have glommed on to various properties associated with the NFL because they saw an opportunity to be on TV, making money. they could just as easily be on a talk show about movies, or cooking, or Lego's if there was money in it.
they don't care about the product, they only like the visibility and opportunity for exposure offered. they don't have any real interest in what they're talking about. they have just figured out how to talk in very vague terms using bits and pieces of gossip and rumor that can be turned in to 10-15 second bites for twitter, buzzfeed, etc.
Kyle Brandt gets included here. at least he played football in college but he's a guy that just wants attention. anything to be seen/heard.
surely there are tons of casual fans that watch these shows and are interested in the gossipy stories, etc. but i wish it wasn't leaking so much in to the football-centric shows now. let the morning coffee talk NFL shows exist on E!. less airtime for these people to say vapid, vaguely footbally things.
give me more 3 yards and a cloud of dust talk from a guy with too many concussions, mangled hands and degenerative discs.
Scoresman
Footballguy
I may have mentioned this before but people who stand around in grocery stores or move at a ridiculously slow pace, or take forever to read labels. Yeah, dont mind me standing here waiting for you to finish reading how much riboflavin that box of Bisquick has compared to every other box you just picked up. Make a decision and get the **** out of the way. .
I just did the Thanksgiving shopping and it just makes me hate people so bad. Also, people who feel the need to shop as a family. It's already crowded enough as it is. Designate one person and the rest of you stay home already.
I just did the Thanksgiving shopping and it just makes me hate people so bad. Also, people who feel the need to shop as a family. It's already crowded enough as it is. Designate one person and the rest of you stay home already.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
We always shopped as a family. But we split up and did the differents parts of the shopping so it went faster. And we didn't block the aisles. It bothers me much more when people block the doorways or aisles just to talk. Move over, idiots.
belljr
Footballguy
I most likely won't be posting on Thanksgiving, fyi
Scoresman
Footballguy
Yes this is a good clarification. When it's like 4 people gathered around the shopping cart following it around, that's when it gets terrible.
Drunken knight
Footballguy
We just did our shopping sunday morning. store was empty... fantastic!
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
I like to say in a semi-loud voice "Great, now we got the Swiss Family Robinson clogging up the aisles".
The General
Footballguy
This is our move as well. Get to store by 7 or so, there’s no one there. Problem this year was they had like 1 cashier working
I went today to get some last minute things and it looked like a war zone.
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