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Old 07-27-2010, 12:22 PM   #106
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Yeah it seems that the people that have nothing to do are the yappers. Dont get me wrong I love talking, but not in the workplace. I've been on the road most of the time, so I have no other choice but to be quiet.
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Old 07-27-2010, 12:23 PM   #107
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I hate that tryfuhl, there are a ton of people who just bitch as if their story is the worst in the world.

I want to tell them shutup, I've been working on the road for 5 weeks! And better yet the developers in my company work 70+ hour weeks! People are dying every day of cancer! SHUT UP lol.
LOL exactly!

I haven't had anything to eat since breakfast!!! It's 4PM wah wah

Yeah there are people that haven't had anything to eat since breakfast, 4 days ago. What did you do on your break? Except I don't ask that because it'll be some story about how they had to call someone about blah blah blah
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Old 07-27-2010, 02:17 PM   #108
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We have 3rd party vendors that we work with and they're in and out of our office all the time. Most of the time they're just walking around small talking everyone. I effin' hate it. I'll usually pick up the phone and try to seem busy whenever they come around my area.
Ha...sounds like the scene from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation when he's giving a gift to his boss...


<picks up phone> "Get me someone...anyone."
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Old 07-27-2010, 02:43 PM   #109
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Ha...sounds like the scene from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation when he's giving a gift to his boss...


<picks up phone> "Get me someone...anyone."
lol pretty much
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Old 07-28-2010, 11:07 AM   #110
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So this is stupid/annoying...

One of the things I like about my office is that we really don't have a dress code unless something special is going on like a client or the CEO is visiting. Normally we can wear shorts and flipflops and that kind of thing. But on those rare times that a client is here for a meeting they put on a big show and demand that everyone dresses like normal adults even if you have nothing to do with the meeting.

On Monday we got an email saying that a client was coming for a meeting and we had to dress "business casual." So no big deal, I wore some khakis and a decent collared shirt and nice shoes. But when I came in this morning, in my typical polo shirt, shorts, and flipflops I noticed that everyone else was dressed up again. I frantically checked my email and realized that it said the client was in for Tuesday AND Wednesday.
Normally I wouldn't care that much and I'd just hide out at my desk, but my cubicle is at the end of the row so everyone walking down the hall can see me. Also, some d-bag actually complained to my boss on one of these days b/c although I had nice clothes on I was wearing flipflops (it was 100 degrees out and I hate shoes in the summer).
Now I live about 35-45 mins away from work and I had a busy morning ahead of me so I couldn't really go home and back. Instead I ran up to Target and bought cheap khakis and these ugly shoes, which I am now wearing without socks. I was only gone about 20 minutes and no one is the wiser, not that it matters because I'll be working at my desk (or here) most of the day.

I think I should submit my Target receipt to accounting to get paid back.
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Old 07-28-2010, 11:09 AM   #111
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Re: The Workplace

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So this is stupid/annoying...

One of the things I like about my office is that we really don't have a dress code unless something special is going on like a client or the CEO is visiting. Normally we can wear shorts and flipflops and that kind of thing. But on those rare times that a client is here for a meeting they put on a big show and demand that everyone dresses like normal adults even if you have nothing to do with the meeting.

On Monday we got an email saying that a client was coming for a meeting and we had to dress "business casual." So no big deal, I wore some khakis and a decent collared shirt and nice shoes. But when I came in this morning, in my typical polo shirt, shorts, and flipflops I noticed that everyone else was dressed up again. I frantically checked my email and realized that it said the client was in for Tuesday AND Wednesday.
Normally I wouldn't care that much and I'd just hide out at my desk, but my cubicle is at the end of the row so everyone walking down the hall can see me. Also, some d-bag actually complained to my boss on one of these days b/c although I had nice clothes on I was wearing flipflops (it was 100 degrees out and I hate shoes in the summer).
Now I live about 35-45 mins away from work and I had a busy morning ahead of me so I couldn't really go home and back. Instead I ran up to Target and bought cheap khakis and these ugly shoes, which I am now wearing without socks. I was only gone about 20 minutes and no one is the wiser, not that it matters because I'll be working at my desk (or here) most of the day.

I think I should submit my Target receipt to accounting to get paid back.
I keep "Emergency Clothes" in my office for that reason.
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Old 07-28-2010, 11:12 AM   #112
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So this is stupid/annoying...

One of the things I like about my office is that we really don't have a dress code unless something special is going on like a client or the CEO is visiting. Normally we can wear shorts and flipflops and that kind of thing. But on those rare times that a client is here for a meeting they put on a big show and demand that everyone dresses like normal adults even if you have nothing to do with the meeting.

On Monday we got an email saying that a client was coming for a meeting and we had to dress "business casual." So no big deal, I wore some khakis and a decent collared shirt and nice shoes. But when I came in this morning, in my typical polo shirt, shorts, and flipflops I noticed that everyone else was dressed up again. I frantically checked my email and realized that it said the client was in for Tuesday AND Wednesday.
Normally I wouldn't care that much and I'd just hide out at my desk, but my cubicle is at the end of the row so everyone walking down the hall can see me. Also, some d-bag actually complained to my boss on one of these days b/c although I had nice clothes on I was wearing flipflops (it was 100 degrees out and I hate shoes in the summer).
Now I live about 35-45 mins away from work and I had a busy morning ahead of me so I couldn't really go home and back. Instead I ran up to Target and bought cheap khakis and these ugly shoes, which I am now wearing without socks. I was only gone about 20 minutes and no one is the wiser, not that it matters because I'll be working at my desk (or here) most of the day.

I think I should submit my Target receipt to accounting to get paid back.
I'd say yes, but it WAS in the e-mail.

Just deduct it from your taxes as an unreimbursed business expense.
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Old 07-28-2010, 11:12 AM   #113
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Yeah I had to do something similar once. It was a dress up day in the office and I totally forgot, so I had to run to Target to buy a dress shirt and a cheap tie. And in the end the client didn't show, so it was all for not.

It's kinda dumb that we have to dress up at all, since whenever a client comes in they're normally shacked up in one of the conference rooms all day and we rarely see them. But you've gotta play the game I guess.
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Old 07-28-2010, 11:14 AM   #114
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So this is stupid/annoying...

One of the things I like about my office is that we really don't have a dress code unless something special is going on like a client or the CEO is visiting. Normally we can wear shorts and flipflops and that kind of thing. But on those rare times that a client is here for a meeting they put on a big show and demand that everyone dresses like normal adults even if you have nothing to do with the meeting.

On Monday we got an email saying that a client was coming for a meeting and we had to dress "business casual." So no big deal, I wore some khakis and a decent collared shirt and nice shoes. But when I came in this morning, in my typical polo shirt, shorts, and flipflops I noticed that everyone else was dressed up again. I frantically checked my email and realized that it said the client was in for Tuesday AND Wednesday.
Normally I wouldn't care that much and I'd just hide out at my desk, but my cubicle is at the end of the row so everyone walking down the hall can see me. Also, some d-bag actually complained to my boss on one of these days b/c although I had nice clothes on I was wearing flipflops (it was 100 degrees out and I hate shoes in the summer).
Now I live about 35-45 mins away from work and I had a busy morning ahead of me so I couldn't really go home and back. Instead I ran up to Target and bought cheap khakis and these ugly shoes, which I am now wearing without socks. I was only gone about 20 minutes and no one is the wiser, not that it matters because I'll be working at my desk (or here) most of the day.

I think I should submit my Target receipt to accounting to get paid back.

Just return them at the end of the day to Target, they won't say boo.
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Old 07-28-2010, 11:20 AM   #115
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I keep "Emergency Clothes" in my office for that reason.
At the end of the day I might just change back into my shorts and leave this crap in my desk drawer just in case.

I actually don't really care about the money because I'll probably wear this stuff again at some point, I just thought it was kind of funny.
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Old 07-28-2010, 11:22 AM   #116
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At the end of the day I might just change back into my shorts and leave this crap in my desk drawer just in case.

I actually don't really care about the money because I'll probably wear this stuff again at some point, I just thought it was kind of funny.
What you need is khakis made like basketball warmups with snaps or velcro down the sides. Keep them in your drawer and when those emergencies come up and you need pants...on they go. After the bigwigs leave...rip them off.
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Old 07-28-2010, 11:38 AM   #117
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What you need is khakis made like basketball warmups with snaps or velcro down the sides. Keep them in your drawer and when those emergencies come up and you need pants...on they go. After the bigwigs leave...rip them off.
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Old 07-28-2010, 11:54 AM   #118
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I'd say yes, but it WAS in the e-mail.

Just deduct it from your taxes as an unreimbursed business expense.
Clothes are not tax deductable.
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Old 07-28-2010, 02:33 PM   #119
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So every few months are so some dummy hits reply all in their email and it goes to the entire company 10k plus people...then of course a whole bunch of folks have to reply all back to say they should have not got the original email. Insanity ensues.

Well it happen today and her is what one lady wrote back to the entire company, hope she has a good resume.

All of you are a bunch of idiots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wouldn’t reply all, but had to get this to those of you who reply all without thinking that it could be a mistake, and therefore should not reply to all. IDIOTS!!!!
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Old 07-28-2010, 02:34 PM   #120
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That's awesome! The Reply All mistake is always fun to see.
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