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UPDATE: Day 3 of new job
Came home last night after successful hunt & gather ready to reassemble the underside of my desk and set everything up for Successful And Productive Work (TM) in the morning.
...but the power lines that connect to the house were buzzing and *sparking* https://twitter.com/TheKnitHick/status/1380281422586462212
Came home last night after successful hunt & gather ready to reassemble the underside of my desk and set everything up for Successful And Productive Work (TM) in the morning.
...but the power lines that connect to the house were buzzing and *sparking* https://twitter.com/TheKnitHick/status/1380281422586462212
Inside the house, lights were strobing and the outlet my WFH set up uses was buzzing.
Fuck that. Text landlord to call power company, turn off my lights and surge protectors. Landlord texts back saying power company emergency repair guy should be here by 1am.
Fuck that. Text landlord to call power company, turn off my lights and surge protectors. Landlord texts back saying power company emergency repair guy should be here by 1am.
I stick some tea lights in a glass casserole dish and whine to my besties via about the new shitfuckery.
Repair guy shows up around midnight.
"Wow, yeah, that's roasting. That's melted to shit."
Repair guy shows up around midnight.
"Wow, yeah, that's roasting. That's melted to shit."
20 min repair that this guy did on a live, sparking power line for the house WITH HIS HANDS. Yes, he was wearing gloves, but this dude was holding death-lightning in his hands and casually chatting with me.
I did not realize I could experience this much secondhand anxiety.
I did not realize I could experience this much secondhand anxiety.
So, work setup in the morning, awesome.
Next morning, get coffee, get fancy new docking station hooked up, everything works on personal computer.
Switch to work computer, get work computer hooked up to monitor with the first vga cable I've owned since the early aughties
Next morning, get coffee, get fancy new docking station hooked up, everything works on personal computer.
Switch to work computer, get work computer hooked up to monitor with the first vga cable I've owned since the early aughties
Everything appears to be functioning. I complete some training, poke at the new software, pass a list of questions to new mgr to show myself as an Involved and Hardworking Employee
And also bc why tf does this system look like there's no way to batch transactions ayfkm?
And also bc why tf does this system look like there's no way to batch transactions ayfkm?
And when the training gets mindnumbing I open the box for my brand new undermount keyboard tray and start screwing it together.
Spoiler alert: it screwed me instead.
Spoiler alert: it screwed me instead.
YEP.
The box said that this was a 26" keyboard tray.
The 27" clearance on the underside of my desk determined THAT WAS A LIE.
Turns out that the TRAY ITSELF is 26" but the brackets to mount it are each 2.5" which adds up to NOPE
The box said that this was a 26" keyboard tray.
The 27" clearance on the underside of my desk determined THAT WAS A LIE.
Turns out that the TRAY ITSELF is 26" but the brackets to mount it are each 2.5" which adds up to NOPE
So I have to take that back and get a different one.
No problem.
Pack everything back up, pull out the receipt, head back to the awesome nerdvana store.
Which is closed.
No problem.
Pack everything back up, pull out the receipt, head back to the awesome nerdvana store.
Which is closed.
Closed. During normal business hours.
Per signs on the door closed for "deep cleaning" which we all know means CLOSED BECAUSE SOMEONE IN THERE YESTERDAY HAS COVID.
Per signs on the door closed for "deep cleaning" which we all know means CLOSED BECAUSE SOMEONE IN THERE YESTERDAY HAS COVID.
Y'all, I'm scheduled for my first vaccine dose in two weeks.
I'm pretty sure I had COVID last March, but with all the variants now who tf knows what that's worth for immunity.
I'm pretty sure I had COVID last March, but with all the variants now who tf knows what that's worth for immunity.
So, if I get COVID because my new job thought it could save a few bucks by sending one of their new bebe accountants a shitty, beat up hp elitebook with no number pad, I will absolutely tag those fuckers in this thread.
