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GM's thread about nothing (28 Viewers)
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Joe T
Footballguy
Joe Dirt?
phishphan
Footballguy
spellcheck won't catch those kind of goofs
Notorious T.R.E.
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Classic uber shtick right there.spellcheck won't catch those kind of goofs
Aerial Assault
Footballguy
I come here for refuge from political threads, dammit.
Josie Maran
Footballguy
I got my brother a skinny tie for Xmas and he loved it. He is also queer as a three dollar bill.I'm still waiting for the "community response" of whether not wearing a skinny tie makes me look gay. (no offense Tanner)No offense but that's ridiculous. If anything, guys here are guilty of treating you like they would anyone else. For comparison's sake... Abraham is going through some serious #### as well right now. Was the community response more positive/supportive for him? I'd argue the opposite.
We could put more things through our "female filters" prior to posting. But we get the impression you (and YSR, E10, etc?) don't want that. Then we're surprised when things blow up like this. We shouldn't be, but we are.
Anyway, the above was not intended to dismiss your situation or feelings. Just a possible explanation of what's going on here. I do hope things improve for you. It sucks to be that miserable with work (or anything else). Good luck and hope to see you Sunday.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
I was always a fan of the 1970's style super thick ties and suit lapels, the kind you used to see Johnny Carson wear in his heyday. A good stiff wind and you could take flight with those lapels.
Buck Bradcanon
Footballguy
Ive always wanted to know about Hoard. Talk to us Leroy.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
After 54K posts I thought I've said too much...
cosjobs
Footballguy
dumb like a foxClassic uber shtick right there.spellcheck won't catch those kind of goofs
using president instead of precedent was by Kraft
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
My denim 3 piece had those Dumbo lapels
Gadzooks
Footballguy
Ha... Take that Guster!!!!!No, your face does. :tommyboy:I'm still waiting for the "community response" of whether not wearing a skinny tie makes me look gay. (no offense Tanner)No offense but that's ridiculous. If anything, guys here are guilty of treating you like they would anyone else. For comparison's sake... Abraham is going through some serious #### as well right now. Was the community response more positive/supportive for him? I'd argue the opposite.
We could put more things through our "female filters" prior to posting. But we get the impression you (and YSR, E10, etc?) don't want that. Then we're surprised when things blow up like this. We shouldn't be, but we are.
Anyway, the above was not intended to dismiss your situation or feelings. Just a possible explanation of what's going on here. I do hope things improve for you. It sucks to be that miserable with work (or anything else). Good luck and hope to see you Sunday.
Captain Quinoa
Footballguy
My son went a little combo Tanner/GM last night: "Dad I need you to sign this permission slip. Just put your James Carter right there."
You're gonna stand there, ownin' a fireworks stand, and tell me you don't have no whistlin' bungholes, no spleen splitters, whisker biscuits, honkey lighters, hoosker doos, hoosker don'ts, cherry bombs, nipsy daisers, with or without the scooter stick, or one single whistlin' kitty chaser?
i have a skinny tie :(I got my brother a skinny tie for Xmas and he loved it. He is also queer as a three dollar bill.I'm still waiting for the "community response" of whether not wearing a skinny tie makes me look gay. (no offense Tanner)No offense but that's ridiculous. If anything, guys here are guilty of treating you like they would anyone else. For comparison's sake... Abraham is going through some serious #### as well right now. Was the community response more positive/supportive for him? I'd argue the opposite.
We could put more things through our "female filters" prior to posting. But we get the impression you (and YSR, E10, etc?) don't want that. Then we're surprised when things blow up like this. We shouldn't be, but we are.
Anyway, the above was not intended to dismiss your situation or feelings. Just a possible explanation of what's going on here. I do hope things improve for you. It sucks to be that miserable with work (or anything else). Good luck and hope to see you Sunday.
THAT OBAMA IS PISSING ME OFF!!!
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Aerial Assault
Footballguy
Uncomfortably spot-on simulation. BTW, if anyone plans to consume any nourishment today, stay out of the norovirus thread. It's degenerated, I believe unintentionally, into people topping each other with throw-up/fast poop tales.
Mr. Pickles
Footballguy
I don't know if this will help, but here are my thoughts.This thread (and board in general) are rife with BS. You can't take anything here too seriously. If you are going through something in real life that is causing you this much pain and anguish, the very first thing you need to do in unplug from here and figure out how to handle it. If you're counting on a bunch of internet nobodies to help you through something this difficult, you need to re-rank your priorities in life.'krista4 said:Thanks for the kind words from a few of you. Also thanks to proninja for Facebooking with me last night and being a good friend.
To be clear, I'm not blaming Tanner; he's just the latest to express sentiment that others have expressed before (though perhaps doing it in a particularly distasteful and ill-timed way). The people in this thread often pride themselves on being a community that is "there for each other". I just don't feel it as it pertains to me, as evidenced not solely by Tanner's thoughts.
I cried for hours last night, but it was only the worst of many such incidents since around Thanksgiving. I've never felt so on the verge of a complete and total meltdown. I'm being held together with tiny bits of string and maybe some well-chewed pieces of gum. I came here hoping for some support.
I've lived my life in a way where the worst possible thing you can say to me is that I'm not independent or that I need anyone or anything. Being "needy" is to me the worst quality a person can have. That's not a fun way to live, really, but it's how I'm wired. So, not having practiced a lot of asking for things, it's probably inevitable that when I get to such a point that I have to reach out for help, I do it in the wrong way, or in a way where my need is not evidenced clearly. In that respect I can't blame anyone for not giving support or showing compassion, which they probably assume I don't need.
I don't give a flying #### about getting this March 15 bonus. I would quit this morning, but it would screw over a large number of people if I did. I spend a lot more time caring about others than taking care of myself, and despite my many, many bad qualities, selfishness is not among them. My nature continues to be that I'll #### over myself rather than other people. I don't mean that as some martyr shtick--I truly believe it's a terrible, messed-up quality that I have. And so, I'll go along for the next two months, and expect that I have a better than 50% chance of ending up dead or in the hospital before March 31.
Before I go (and perhaps I'll post again some day--who knows--and I'll certainly be lurking), I wanted to say that Leeroy Jenkins, who rarely posts here and most of you don't know very well, was the person (along with Mr. krista) who ultimately convinced me to go to coshole (which obviously I no longer intend to do). So thanks to him for being a caring friend as well. He's a great guy who y'all should get to know better.
ETA: Sorry for Gustering.
I think you pretty accurately identified some of the disconnect with the bolded section above. You do have the tendency to kvetch about work a lot and put on a brave face for the most part. The thing is, none of us have the faintest clue of what you are going through, how persistent the problem is, or even what the problem is. You vacillate between making light of the issue and throwing out frightening extrapolations like you'll end up dead, and there is no earthly way any of us can decipher any of it. Again, I think the right course is to flip off the computer and figure this out among people that you confide in personally and intimately rather than hope that anyone on a message board can empathize with the patch work of information you provide us with. If things are truly as bad as your worst depictions, then treat it with the seriousness it deserves.
I recall you asking for advice about what to do about the dilemma of going through this torture test until you can get the bonus or leaving. My advice at the time was to quit, with the understanding that it was an awful, toxic environment that was giving you physical ill. That advice stands. If this is pushing you to that brink, walk away. Today. Now. Nothing is worth this kind of pain. You need to look out for yourself first. If you're fine, then you can start to think about how your actions will impact others in the company. In effect, you're all there doing work willingly. If something is that terrible, leave. I don't know what other advice to give you. I know you're a soldier and want to see whatever it is through, but the toll it has and will take isn't worth it. You have every ability to get away from this, so do that. It's difficult to see someone willingly heap all of this trouble on themselves when the remedy is fairly apparent. You don't need or particularly care about the bonus, so move on. There are only so many ways to say this.
I understand the lashing out bit at people for not taking you seriously enough or giving you crap about this. Again, if this is a tenth as serious as you make it out to be, this isn't the place to seek advice. There can and will be thoughful replies, but expect a mix. You know better than not to. No one knows what's really going on other than you, and no one is going to be able to decipher what is going on through the virtual lens of a message board post. Even with my extensive notebooking (
), I have no hope of knowing what is going on over there. You don't provide any substantial details about this situation, and that's probably a good thing. However, that's why you're getting the responses you are. We can't tell how serious this is or what the hell is going on.The other thing that corrupts the process is that you have a lot of things going very right in your life. You are in a lucrative field and have tons of excellent prospects. You essentially found equivalent new opportunities in record time. You have lots of material things and little if any financial worry. It's difficult for many people to honestly relate to your position. That doesn't diminish the magnitude of what you're going through, but the things that keep a lot of people here up at night are not the same issues that give you anguish. I think the most important point is that this is a situation that has an obvious remedy: quit. It's hard to watch someone ask for advice, not take it, and then lament their position. That would be true of anyone. I'm not here to sugar coat things for people, and I generally think people post things so that people will sympathize and say what they want to hear. You have to expect that won't always happen, and in some cases it's a damned good thing that it doesn't. I suspect you're familiar enough with this place to weight the responses accordingly.
I think we all share in the sentiment that you get through this and come back better than ever. Don't let a temporary situation put you in a tailspin like this. Get your #### together in your real life. Places like the FFA are better utilized when we can talk about minutia and things that don't involve soul-crushing work issues. We're all pulling for you to get through this so that, in the immortal words of Studs, all of you dreams can come true.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
It would help twice as many people if you could instead.
Josie Maran
Footballguy
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
Am I quoting myself? FDAS will never know.
Josie Maran
Footballguy
Notorious T.R.E.
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I'm calling bs on you reading all of that.Damn... Pickles dropping some serious knowledge there.That boy good. He good.
Josie Maran
Footballguy
Currently dumping...got plenty of time on my hands.I'm calling bs on you reading all of that.Damn... Pickles dropping some serious knowledge there.
I've been getting banned for years, guy. I'll take it under advisement though.
Aerial Assault
Footballguy
I read it all and am reminded why pickles is one of my favorite FBG reads. I sympathize with Krista even though I barely qualify as a visitor here. Work sucks sometimes no matter what you make. However, what pickles said: if health is being impacted, get out of there. I'm in the same profession, have held what sound like similar positions, maybe not as flashy (not sure), but a two-month notice is crazy even without any health risk. Put in two weeks and don't look back. No one who's worth anything will lay blame.
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Frostillicus
Footballguy
Is there a black market to get/fix an ipad screen that shattered or do I have to bite the bullet and pay the apple store like 8 billion dollars?
craigslist
Notorious T.R.E.
Showdown!™ Administrator
Lots of local places that are cheaper...let me see if I can rustle one up for you.
Notorious T.R.E.
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May it be a masculine child.
I'd call up (or go to) the apple store to ask them for advice on your options. They seem pretty helpful and have great customer service generally.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Awesome. I think Pickles is spot on here.
Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
A rare visit from seriouspickles.If that doesn't convince krista she's loved, I don't know what will.
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cosjobs
Footballguy
Even without his obligatory TradesnarkAwesome. I think Pickles is spot on here.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Our local news did a segment on the germs and grime found on cell phones...everything from traces of fecal matter to the mythical female ejaculate (or pee, for those non-believers). After the segment was over, they panned to the anchorman who had a disgusted look on his face like he just saw Tanner naked. He said "Who in the world takes their cell phone into the bathroom" and mimed barfing into his hands. And I'm all..."WHO THE HELL DOESN'T DO THAT?" That is prime reading time right there. Hell, if anything, my poop times have been augmented with the advancement in smart phone technology and I rock a crappy Blackberry. I can't imagine how long I'll spend on the throne when I ever shoot the locks off the wallet and buy an iPhone. I may need Jaws-of-Life to pry me off of there.Currently dumping...got plenty of time on my hands.I'm calling bs on you reading all of that.Damn... Pickles dropping some serious knowledge there.
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General Malaise
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I'd be willing to tattoo her likeness over my current ankle tat if that will help. Though maybe right now, we should earmark my lower back or meaty upper thigh.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Cos - did you really buy a boccee ball set? If not, I'd be willing to bring mine down from PDX. All sorts of fun to be had there.
looks like chrome can't fix everythingETA: everyone beat me to it. GDB lunch'General Malaise said:My friend, I'm sorry you are going through this. I know others have touched on this far better and more eloquently than I will here, but from where I sit, I just don't understand what you are going through. I mean...I sort of get it, but not really. I've only had 2 jobs in the last 13 years and when I had enough of my last one, I quit and walked out the door. But that's me. So I just can't relate to what you are going through.That said, if you'll recall, there was a time not too long ago where you and Mr. Krista were dealing with some personal problems in your marriage. Now THAT IS something I can relate to and I reached out to you with my most heartfelt thoughts and words of encouragement via PM. So there is some president of support for you from people here. I really like you. You are one of us. You are one of the true good people in the world. I would have offered some more encouraging words on this matter, but I don't feel qualified to say anything. But when it comes to other matters (like marital woes), man...I'm there. THAT I get.'krista4 said:Thanks for the kind words from a few of you. Also thanks to proninja for Facebooking with me last night and being a good friend.
To be clear, I'm not blaming Tanner; he's just the latest to express sentiment that others have expressed before (though perhaps doing it in a particularly distasteful and ill-timed way). The people in this thread often pride themselves on being a community that is "there for each other". I just don't feel it as it pertains to me, as evidenced not solely by Tanner's thoughts.
Stay strong. Don't hold grudges. Today's a new day. Tanner's not a bad guy. He's just an old guy bitter about today's national holiday.
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cosjobs
Footballguy
Ordered two sets from Amazon. They should be here any day
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Look at this guy. Thanks, GB.
Josie Maran
Footballguy
When I upgrade, I'll send you my feces-encrusted iPhone. No charge.Our local news did a segment on the germs and grime found on cell phones...everything from traces of fecal matter to the mythical female ejaculate (or pee, for those non-believers). After the segment was over, they panned to the anchorman who had a disgusted look on his face like he just saw Tanner naked. He said "Who in the world takes their cell phone into the bathroom" and mimed barfing into his hands. And I'm all..."WHO THE HELL DOESN'T DO THAT?" That is prime reading time right there. Hell, if anything, my poop times have been augmented with the advancement in smart phone technology and I rock a crappy Blackberry. I can't imagine how long I'll spend on the throne when I ever shoot the locks off the wallet and buy an iPhone. I may need Jaws-of-Life to pry me off of there.Currently dumping...got plenty of time on my hands.I'm calling bs on you reading all of that.Damn... Pickles dropping some serious knowledge there.
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