Watercooler/Slowchat 2: Son of Watercooler

ColonicAcid · Mon Jul 25, 2016 12:13 am

Bottom post of the previous page:

Oh yeah LOL I also forgot that Porn is banned here so as the strong Korean man can stay aware of the communist threat wants to destroy democracy at it's core with no carnal distractions of the opposite sex. I get redirected to this wonderful site: http://warning.or.kr/

The official way to circumvent this is to send the government your fucking passport through fax but why bother I got a VPN sorted out alls good.

Super Aggro Crag · Mon Jul 25, 2016 1:52 am

I saw a bunny!

EndgamerAzari · Mon Jul 25, 2016 2:10 pm

Some shitfuck in Minnesota tried to steal my Steam account. REEEEEEEEEEEE

Timbrewolf · Post by **Timbrewolf** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 2:48 pm #198372

ColonicAcid wrote:Oh yeah LOL I also forgot that Porn is banned here so as the strong Korean man can stay aware of the communist threat wants to destroy democracy at it's core with no carnal distractions of the opposite sex. I get redirected to this wonderful site: http://warning.or.kr/

The official way to circumvent this is to send the government your fucking passport through fax but why bother I got a VPN sorted out alls good.

The fuck? Are you in North Korea?

XSI · Post by **XSI** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 3:56 pm #198386

North Korea won't even allow him internet at all

Also, just got told by a friend she only has about 3 weeks to live
Shit.

Wyzack · Post by **Wyzack** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:44 pm #198394

I'm fukken siiiick. And not in the cooolguy way that I usually am but more in the you could turn coal to diamonds with the pressure in my sinuses kind of way.

In a fit of self pity I have decided to buy myself EDF, hopefully the deathscreams of a billion bugs will soothe my soul

EndgamerAzari · Mon Jul 25, 2016 5:48 pm

WHY ARE THERE ALWAYS GNATS HERE

IT MAKES ME FEEL INSECURE ABOUT MY HYGIENE THOUGH I BATHE TWICE A DAY AND PRACTICE ABOVE-AVERAGE GROOMING

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:03 pm #198446

Tea tree oil shampoo, its a natural insect repellent.

420weedscopes · Mon Jul 25, 2016 10:03 pm

my father downloaded pokemon go
i am informed that we are going into town tomorrow
purely to play pokemon

this is certainly the future

ThanatosRa · Post by **ThanatosRa** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 12:07 am #198514

Turns out a longshot career change may actually be going through. I'm still doing phone work in a call center, but I'm going from technical support and customer service to Insurance. They're even paying for licensing in case I pass. I can do this.

Screw you Former Client. You may have valued me once, but you betrayed me and now, I'm out.

Timbrewolf · Post by **Timbrewolf** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 2:53 am #198537

Yeah I heard that one of the insurance companies is hiring people in the area to work from home for something ridiculous like $18 an hour.

not sure if scam but kinda interested

XSI · Post by **XSI** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:56 pm #198656

Is that where you work for a Nigerian Prince to set up his bank?

DrPillzRedux · Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:17 pm

First meeting with my bosses and my lawyer in two hours. Hype hype.

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:54 pm #198681

An0n3 wrote:Yeah I heard that one of the insurance companies is hiring people in the area to work from home for something ridiculous like $18 an hour.

not sure if scam but kinda interested

Could be a complaints handler, when I worked for a bank I know the complaints team got paid a lot more money than us on the helpdesk... despite us dealing with the fuming fuckers first hand and taking the brunt of their aggression.

CosmicScientist wrote:That reminds me how a billboard at a train station advertised £30 grand a year for software work, "No experience required". I'm wondering what the deal was since the context felt weird, they didn't even specify the software work itself on the billboard if I remember.

Read the small print, probably something in there about it being a 'prospective' salary after some long probationary training period.
Good if they're actually willing to take on the cost of making you better, bit shit if they're expecting you to work 40 hours a week and then do extra learning in your own time.

Screemonster · Tue Jul 26, 2016 6:46 pm

Oh god I worked complaints once.
My favourite one that got "accidentally" sent to the rest of the department was the arachnophobe complaining that the reverse side of the £5 note had a nature scene that included a spider off in some corner, barely noticable but it meant they were now scared of money

like if it's really that crippling then perhaps it's the NHS you should be speaking to and not your bank

DrPillzRedux · Tue Jul 26, 2016 8:29 pm

Meeting done, they agreed to officially fire me and not contest an unemployment application, along with a severance pay of $8000. Only catch is I can't file a complaint.

The competing company wants to hire me but I wanna wait and enjoy a brief bit of neetdom.

Timbrewolf · Post by **Timbrewolf** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:22 pm #198820

Don't wait on opportunities like that. Get it.

ThanatosRa · Post by **ThanatosRa** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:48 pm #198829

I hate being a neet for too long. I need structure. I do like long vacations though.

DrPillzRedux · Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:57 pm

ThanatosRa wrote:I hate being a neet for too long. I need structure. I do like long vacations though.

That's what I need right now. A nice long vacation to digest all this shit.

Timbrewolf · Post by **Timbrewolf** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 12:44 am #198846

I took a political candidate test and got 74% Donald Trump.

Guess it's time to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.

XSI · Post by **XSI** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:04 am #198850

Build the wall!

Around California, it's lost anyway.

Also, yeah. Don't keep oppertunities waiting too long

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 6:38 am #198903

Escape from L.A. was a bit of a naff movie, build it around new York instead

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 8:45 am #198910

An0n3 wrote:I took a political candidate test and got 74% Donald Trump.

Guess it's time to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.

What test? I wanna see how hilariously biased it is.

Screemonster · Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:09 am

DemonFiren wrote:
An0n3 wrote:I took a political candidate test and got 74% Donald Trump.

Guess it's time to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.
What test? I wanna see how hilariously biased it is.

[youtube]G0ZZJXw4MTA[/youtube]

Timbrewolf · Post by **Timbrewolf** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 3:59 pm #198961

DemonFiren wrote:
An0n3 wrote:I took a political candidate test and got 74% Donald Trump.

Guess it's time to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.
What test? I wanna see how hilariously biased it is.

http://www.isidewith.com/

EndgamerAzari · Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:04 pm

I started working on my HTML homework when I got home last night around 9:30 and when I looked up it was 11:45. I know it's just HTML but this coding stuff really sucks you in.

XSI · Post by **XSI** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:05 pm #198963

I sneezed and it sounded like the clown honking

I haven't even played in years get out of my head

EndgamerAzari · Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:06 pm

CAN'T
STOP
CAN'T STOP THE HONK

Screemonster · Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:09 pm

Clearly Pierrot's throat

EndgamerAzari · Wed Jul 27, 2016 5:27 pm

My ribs hurt and I don't know why. I'm so damn mad at myself for letting myself gain back weight; every one of the 25 pounds feels like a year I've aged.

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 8:08 pm #199008

[youtube]G9duxzL8Dfw[/youtube]

This series should be required watching for any aspiring IT people.

Timbrewolf · Post by **Timbrewolf** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 8:18 pm #199013

XSI wrote:I sneezed and it sounded like the clown honking

I haven't even played in years get out of my head

I coughed so hard the other night I farted, and the fart smelled so bad I started coughing.

IrishWristWatch0 · Wed Jul 27, 2016 8:58 pm

There is a nail in my $165 tire. I'm very angry.

THE MIGHTY GALVATRON · Wed Jul 27, 2016 9:14 pm

Malkevin wrote:G9duxzL8Dfw
This series should be required watching for any aspiring IT people.

Hmmm... maybe I should get into IT. Become a sort of minor deity in the office.

IrishWristWatch0 · Wed Jul 27, 2016 9:39 pm

THE MIGHTY GALVATRON wrote:
Malkevin wrote:G9duxzL8Dfw
This series should be required watching for any aspiring IT people.

Hmmm... maybe I should get into IT. Become a sort of minor deity in the office.

Don't it's terrible. It's the worst thing in the world

EndgamerAzari · Thu Jul 28, 2016 1:18 am

Oh Christ someone else in the program asked me for help with HTML

NO YOU FOOL

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, MY CODE'S A MESS

I'LL DRAG YOU DOWN WITH MEEEEEE

IrishWristWatch0 · Thu Jul 28, 2016 1:29 am

EndgamerAzari wrote:Oh Christ someone else in the program asked me for help with HTML

NO YOU FOOL

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, MY CODE'S A MESS

I'LL DRAG YOU DOWN WITH MEEEEEE

That's why you go into digital forensics. I'm still CS but i do zero of the work

DrPillzRedux · Thu Jul 28, 2016 2:33 am

Out of interest I did 6 applications for companies around here and all 6 want me to come in for an interview. 3 years ago it was hard as fuck to find a job, what the hell happened?

XSI · Post by **XSI** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 3:38 am #199102

People realised that sure. The Indian or Chinese guy can do your job for 50 cents a day
But he's going to take 7 hours of break out of his 8 hour shift, get in semantics arguments for the remaining hour and cut every corner he can find.
What are you going to do about it? Travel all the way out there to check up on him? Didn't think so

Outsourcing is a trap, it sounds like they can get things done cheaply but then companies began to realise they get nothing done but still pay for it.

Takeguru · Post by **Takeguru** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:28 am #199112

My niece starts school on the 4th

This is absurd to me, because back home we didn't start school until September

I'm not complaining, though, I get to sleep during the day again

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 6:57 am #199116

XSI wrote:People realised that sure. The Indian or Chinese guy can do your job for 50 cents a day
But he's going to take 7 hours of break out of his 8 hour shift, get in semantics arguments for the remaining hour and cut every corner he can find.
What are you going to do about it? Travel all the way out there to check up on him? Didn't think so

Outsourcing is a trap, it sounds like they can get things done cheaply but then companies began to realise they get nothing done but still pay for it.

Or as in the case of the bank Natwest they royally screw up a database migration and completely fuck your business for three months

DrPillzRedux · Thu Jul 28, 2016 6:58 am

XSI wrote:People realised that sure. The Indian or Chinese guy can do your job for 50 cents a day
But he's going to take 7 hours of break out of his 8 hour shift, get in semantics arguments for the remaining hour and cut every corner he can find.
What are you going to do about it? Travel all the way out there to check up on him? Didn't think so

Outsourcing is a trap, it sounds like they can get things done cheaply but then companies began to realise they get nothing done but still pay for it.

You can't outsource the field I work in so uh.

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 12:13 pm #199171

Experience is worth more than skills.

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 1:12 pm #199178

Limbo as in Catholic purgatory or Limbo as in the thing where you get pissed up and try to squeeze under a bar?

XSI · Post by **XSI** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 2:03 pm #199183

He dropped his politics when you mentioned not being into broad things because it wasn't helping, at all, to talk about that more

And helping is what he tried to do the most.
It's a decent guess, really. Many depressed men under 30 get into the MRA or gamergate movements(Though GG is dead by now I'm sure), and one of the easiest ways to make someone feel like you care is by getting that guess right. Something to relate to at least.
Most of them care, but it's hard to give that feeling to people

ColonicAcid · Post by **ColonicAcid** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 4:10 pm #199204

DrPillzRedux wrote:You can't outsource the field I work in so uh.

Tailors in the 18th century thought the same thing. Look at what happened when the spinning jenny was invented.

Never assume that your job can't be outsourced, because unless you work in like national intelligence or what have you your job can and more than likely will be outsourced. Either to mr. Roboto or to mr. Punjabi Saahngil.

DrPillzRedux · Thu Jul 28, 2016 6:15 pm

Physically touching people bruh. That can't be replaced trust me.

THE MIGHTY GALVATRON · Thu Jul 28, 2016 6:24 pm

DrPillzRedux wrote:Physically touching people bruh. That can't be replaced trust me.

Oh you say that now but when we're able to plug our minds into the Google cloud hivemind. You won't be able to tell the difference.

Timbrewolf · Post by **Timbrewolf** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 7:00 pm #199233

DrPillzRedux wrote:Physically touching people bruh. That can't be replaced trust me.

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 8:03 pm #199238

DrPillzRedux wrote:Physically touching people bruh. That can't be replaced trust me.

Physically touching in it?

What are you doing?
Going around slapping the stupid users?

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 8:18 pm #199243

An0n3 wrote:
DrPillzRedux wrote:Physically touching people bruh. That can't be replaced trust me.

Japan.