goughy 3,633 Report post Posted October 16 It's pretty clean compared to normal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 7,462 Report post Posted October 16 (edited) My desk is a bit messy, but this is the view when I turn around. I just noticed this right outside as well. The photo isn't great, as it's just an old phone, though a flyscreen, and the glare is bad, but that nest wasn't there yesterday. I wondered why they were noisier than normal today. Edited October 17 by Ex-Hasbeen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A2K 948 Report post Posted October 17 This is my workplace. And our toilets are Japanese style, heated seats and with lots of strange 'functions'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goughy 3,633 Report post Posted October 17 Does strange mean "enjoyable"??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A2K 948 Report post Posted October 17 1 hour ago, goughy said: Does strange mean "enjoyable"??? Explains why so many people spend so much time in there 😋 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pieman 1,297 Report post Posted October 17 2 hours ago, A2K said: This is my workplace. And our toilets are Japanese style, heated seats and with lots of strange 'functions'. The lady looks like she is reading one of Ironjimbo's posts... 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored@work 3,687 Report post Posted October 17 I can’t take photos at work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roxii 6,473 Report post Posted October 17 Me and my therapy dog today 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merv 299 Report post Posted October 17 5 hours ago, A2K said: This is my workplace. And our toilets are Japanese style, heated seats and with lots of strange 'functions'. I need ear plugs and music to work that close to people a lot of the time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A2K 948 Report post Posted October 17 1 minute ago, Merv said: I need ear plugs and music to work that close to people a lot of the time yeah a lot of people do that. I do too sometimes when someone nearby is on a call and wearing headphones they don't realise how loud they're talking 😡 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A2K 948 Report post Posted October 17 5 hours ago, goughy said: Does strange mean "enjoyable"??? You be the judge. And no I haven't tried them out 😋 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trinube 1,826 Report post Posted October 17 8 minutes ago, A2K said: You be the judge. And no I haven't tried them out 😋 You should, Japanese style toilets are awesome. At least yours have English labels - it's much more a lottery in Japanese. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katz 1,426 Report post Posted October 17 In front of me and behind me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pieman 1,297 Report post Posted October 17 3 minutes ago, Katz said: In front of me and behind me. Never trust a person with a clean desk... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katz 1,426 Report post Posted October 17 I only started this week. I still haven't been told what the 'senior' wants me to be doing. lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merv 299 Report post Posted October 17 Just to piss off one the more disliked bosses, someone removed every key from his pad and replaced them in reverse order. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Surfer 439 Report post Posted October 17 2 hours ago, Katz said: In front of me and behind me. Looks great from behind Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FatPom 4,949 Report post Posted October 17 It's a work in progress. I get one WFH day a week. Yes, that's a serving hatch in the wall, no we don't have ducks on the wall, we may or may not live next to Hyacinth Bucket though. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyno 2,244 Report post Posted October 17 1 hour ago, Surfer said: Looks great from behind Great out of context quotes of our times 🤣 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 7,462 Report post Posted October 17 41 minutes ago, FatPom said: we may or may not live next to Hyacinth Bucket though. That's Bouquet you fool. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldschool69#2 375 Report post Posted October 17 Hard to find good help .... so I put a call out and skip turned up .... 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nealo 1,657 Report post Posted October 17 6 hours ago, Bored@work said: I can’t take photos at work Yep I’m not “allowed” and then if I was allowed I’d have to fill out a JSEA and obtain a Cold Work Clearance and a Hot Work Clearance with the appropriate standby man. Not really worth it sorry 😐 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FatPom 4,949 Report post Posted October 17 5 hours ago, trinube said: You should, Japanese style toilets are awesome. At least yours have English labels - it's much more a lottery in Japanese. They have those in Korea, every trip is a school day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FatPom 4,949 Report post Posted October 17 (edited) 5 hours ago, Katz said: In front of me and behind me. I'd be getting you to correct that error in the XLS on your desk. Edited October 17 by FatPom 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KieranR 1,760 Report post Posted October 17 1 hour ago, nealo said: Yep I’m not “allowed” and then if I was allowed I’d have to fill out a JSEA and obtain a Cold Work Clearance and a Hot Work Clearance with the appropriate standby man. Not really worth it sorry 😐 Sounds like a gas plant, except we weren’t allowed phones etc 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KieranR 1,760 Report post Posted October 17 This was mine on my last night shift on Monday 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Every 1,126 Report post Posted October 17 My workplace today featured a newly arrived 400kg saltwater croc, a vet appointment for a frill-necked lizard and feeding the venomous snakes. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FatPom 4,949 Report post Posted October 17 27 minutes ago, Paul Every said: My workplace today featured a newly arrived 400kg saltwater croc, a vet appointment for a frill-necked lizard and feeding the venomous snakes. Sounds like one of our SteerCo meetings. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat Lady 745 Report post Posted October 18 10 hours ago, Paul Every said: My workplace today featured a newly arrived 400kg saltwater croc, a vet appointment for a frill-necked lizard and feeding the venomous snakes. photo or it didn't happen. whoops, that's Strava. Sorry 🤣 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 7,462 Report post Posted October 18 And this is my Desk today. And this is out the window beside me. The brick church with the white steeple is where I got married 27 years ago. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawman 479 Report post Posted October 18 12 hours ago, Paul Every said: My workplace today featured a newly arrived 400kg saltwater croc, a vet appointment for a frill-necked lizard and feeding the venomous snakes. Same ..... nearly. I operate a home office out of a granny flat in my backyard. Just waiting for the red belly sunning himself at my back door to stop smiling at me and move on so I can go out and have some lunch. 1 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Turtle 103 Report post Posted October 18 19 hours ago, Katz said: In front of me and behind me. Where do you work Katz? I'm up the hill in QV1. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawman 479 Report post Posted October 18 40 minutes ago, lawman said: Same ..... nearly. I operate a home office out of a granny flat in my backyard. Just waiting for the red belly sunning himself at my back door to stop smiling at me and move on so I can go out and have some lunch. Still there, still looking at me! You know how they test the air with their tongues .... I actually think they are just licking their lips. Dude, piss off, I'm hungry. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katz 1,426 Report post Posted October 18 50 minutes ago, Turtle said: Where do you work Katz? I'm up the hill in QV1. I'm down the road across from the Duxton. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FatPom 4,949 Report post Posted October 18 5 hours ago, Ex-Hasbeen said: And this is my Desk today. And this is out the window beside me. The brick church with the white steeple is where I got married 27 years ago. Was that wired mouse a wedding present? 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 7,462 Report post Posted October 18 1 hour ago, FatPom said: Was that wired mouse a wedding present? Unfortunately with the move to FWoW seating, work has to accommodate the lowest common denominator, which is laptops that can't support a wireless mouse, so every desk has the wired mouse. There's probably also the issue of mice going missing if they weren't attached to something. There's even a bloody keyboard supplied, but I refrain from touching that. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FatPom 4,949 Report post Posted October 18 1 hour ago, Ex-Hasbeen said: Unfortunately with the move to FWoW seating, work has to accommodate the lowest common denominator, which is laptops that can't support a wireless mouse, so every desk has the wired mouse. There's probably also the issue of mice going missing if they weren't attached to something. There's even a bloody keyboard supplied, but I refrain from touching that. We haven't quite gone that far yet but some s/w has been loaded that sends up alarms if we plug in any kind of USB drive and will result in you reconsidering your career options! Just when I started here, lots of folks were bemoaning the fact that IT had cleaned all the laptops of the program that wiggles your mouse to keep you active in Skype. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
softy 193 Report post Posted October 18 20 hours ago, nealo said: Yep I’m not “allowed” and then if I was allowed I’d have to fill out a JSEA and obtain a Cold Work Clearance and a Hot Work Clearance with the appropriate standby man. Not really worth it sorry 😐 This is why the building industry is farked these days. Our weekly progress meeting gets taken up by the HSE section for 75% of the meeting, and progress and issues for probably 10%. Talking shit about replacing toilet paper and soap and why it goes so fast - they don't believe me the Indian labour take it home or sell it. Then I get told by the Consultant I need to train them to wash their hands and not steal stuff...WTF! I'm not their mother. Oh...and those cigarette buts that aren't put in the bins make the place untidy. Or, I need to put a Work Instruction up and how to use a Bench Drill. Fark off. Sorry... had to let it out. Easy being a Consultant telling people what to do and making reports for a living - you know, not having to actually do anything or contribute to the project. Having Contractors spend money on shit they don't need or make any money from. One more project and its time to give it away. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tortoise 869 Report post Posted October 18 On 17/10/2019 at 11:15 AM, A2K said: This is my workplace. And our toilets are Japanese style, heated seats and with lots of strange 'functions'. LOL. I watched a movie the other night, complicated story, but a Frenchwoman encountering a toilet that played Mozart and squirted her in the face as she was getting too curious was priceless. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KieranR 1,760 Report post Posted October 18 11 minutes ago, softy said: This is why the building industry is farked these days. Our weekly progress meeting gets taken up by the HSE section for 75% of the meeting, and progress and issues for probably 10%. Talking shit about replacing toilet paper and soap and why it goes so fast - they don't believe me the Indian labour take it home or sell it. Then I get told by the Consultant I need to train them to wash their hands and not steal stuff...WTF! I'm not their mother. Oh...and those cigarette buts that aren't put in the bins make the place untidy. Or, I need to put a Work Instruction up and how to use a Bench Drill. Fark off. Sorry... had to let it out. Easy being a Consultant telling people what to do and making reports for a living - you know, not having to actually do anything or contribute to the project. Having Contractors spend money on shit they don't need or make any money from. One more project and its time to give it away. So true, when I worked in the LNG industry, the amount of bullshit we had to listen too before we actually did something meaningful was crazy. then when the guys needed to do a simple 5 minute job, it could take 3-4 days to actually get a permit to enable them to start. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 7,462 Report post Posted October 18 41 minutes ago, softy said: This is why the building industry is farked these days. Our weekly progress meeting gets taken up by the HSE section for 75% of the meeting, and progress and issues for probably 10%. Talking shit about replacing toilet paper and soap and why it goes so fast - they don't believe me the Indian labour take it home or sell it. Then I get told by the Consultant I need to train them to wash their hands and not steal stuff...WTF! I'm not their mother. I was a compliance officer at one stage. I hated the job. I could see what needed to be done by the guys on the tools, but there were so many impediments in their way it was a joke. Some are worth-while, if they get you home alive, but I remember an experience when we had an auditor come in to a work-site one day. Everything went great, until they got to the vehicle and pinged us for it being dirty. FFS. Brisbane was at its highest water restrictions in my lifetime. We had a policy not to waste water washing vehicles. 33 minutes ago, KieranR said: So true, when I worked in the LNG industry, the amount of bullshit we had to listen too before we actually did something meaningful was crazy. We've had $5k jobs that have been costed at $20k due to the induction training courses we've had to do to get on site. And that's just to put a card into a piece of equipment in the comms room on the LNG site. Why do you have to go through a 4 day induction to do a 15 minute job inside a sealed room? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katz 1,426 Report post Posted October 18 1 hour ago, tortoise said: LOL. I watched a movie the other night, complicated story, but a Frenchwoman encountering a toilet that played Mozart and squirted her in the face as she was getting too curious was priceless. Movie name please. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fitness Buddy 1,148 Report post Posted October 18 This is my workplaces. 2 gyms 1 spending time watching clients playing tennis 20191014_204309.mp4 InstaSave InstaSave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KieranR 1,760 Report post Posted October 18 1 hour ago, Fitness Buddy said: This is my workplaces. 2 gyms 1 spending time watching clients playing tennis 20191014_204309.mp4 InstaSaveUnavailable InstaSaveUnavailable I’ve often wondered, are you actually allowed to take shoes off in the gym? Our gym says on the door that shows must be worn. Where does one stand if they take them off and drop some weights on their foot crushing toes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
more 435 Report post Posted October 18 6 hours ago, KieranR said: I’ve often wondered, are you actually allowed to take shoes off in the gym? Our gym says on the door that shows must be worn. Where does one stand if they take them off and drop some weights on their foot crushing toes Unless they have Steele capped sneakers I could never see the point of them claiming this argument. I'd often deadlift in socks. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fitness Buddy 1,148 Report post Posted October 18 29 minutes ago, KieranR said: I’ve often wondered, are you actually allowed to take shoes off in the gym? Our gym says on the door that shows must be worn. Where does one stand if they take them off and drop some weights on their foot crushing toes As More said unless you have steel caps on a bit of fabric is not going to protect. Feet need to freedom to work without the controlling nature of a shoe. Gyms have some stupid rules and this is one of them. The other is no towel no training. I have spoken to manager many times that a towel gets sweaty and then you go and wipe a piece of equipment with sweaty towel. Most gyms have wet wipes now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KieranR 1,760 Report post Posted October 19 3 hours ago, Fitness Buddy said: As More said unless you have steel caps on a bit of fabric is not going to protect. Feet need to freedom to work without the controlling nature of a shoe. Gyms have some stupid rules and this is one of them. The other is no towel no training. I have spoken to manager many times that a towel gets sweaty and then you go and wipe a piece of equipment with sweaty towel. Most gyms have wet wipes now. Our gym has wet wipes, pitty a whole lot of users have their heads to far up their arse to be considerate to others and actually use them the other thing that shits me is some will be using a machine or bench and put their towel on another bit of equipment, but then spend ten minutes on their phone, I took a towel off the other week and used a machine. Nearly got my head kicked in 😂😂😂 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fitness Buddy 1,148 Report post Posted October 19 1 minute ago, KieranR said: Our gym has wet wipes, pitty a whole lot of users have their heads to far up their arse to be considerate to others and actually use them the other thing that shits me is some will be using a machine or bench and put their towel on another bit of equipment, but then spend ten minutes on their phone, I took a towel off the other week and used a machine. Nearly got my head kicked in 😂😂😂 Yep pet peeve of mine. I generally just approach them and say are you training or playing with your phone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AA7 1,737 Report post Posted October 19 On 17/10/2019 at 10:15 AM, A2K said: This is my workplace. And our toilets are Japanese style, heated seats and with lots of strange 'functions'. Does that lady need glasses? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyno 2,244 Report post Posted October 19 Just the standard side eye A2K gets from women 🤣 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites