Post what you are thinking at this very moment

[DemonGeminiX]

So I see a Pride parade on TV in eastern Canada and the big recent news is the gay community still does not allow/invite the police department to take part in the festivities. Police have been great, apologizing for past treatment and acknowledging some of their bigoted actions and views. Most of the dissent comes from a court case where a gay serial killer up here was preying on gay men and the police department were caught not following up on leads and were exposed for not committing the same resources as they would with a 'normal case'.

But the first thing I see in the parade are two larger women or trans people, wearing really, really small thong-like gymnast suits and bending over, slapping their asses and thrusting their crotches to the camera.

Spokeperson says - We just want to be treated the same as other citizens and not be discriminated against in any form.

Then why the fuck in 2019 are you still making this a dodgy public burlesque show that makes me, a fairly liberal person, cringe and get embarrassed???

And you keep on shutting down the cops when they're offering an olive branch. It just aggravates the tension.

If they really wanted to be treated the same as everybody else, then they would be arrested for public disturbance and indecent exposure.

[Godfather]

Well, your boy is now in management. Got the promotion today. Still up in the air on exactly where my responsibilities fall, little nervous for the role and expectations, but excited none the less. Took the wife for a nice dinner and some drinkie-poos tonight to celebrate.

[RBP]

Well, your boy is now in management. Got the promotion today. Still up in the air on exactly where my responsibilities fall, little nervous for the role and expectations, but excited none the less. Took the wife for a nice dinner and some drinkie-poos tonight to celebrate.

Congratulations! Life is a mater of perspective. When I got my first job out of college, I called my old man. "What's your job title" (because that was the measure of a man) he asked. "personnel assistant" I said proudly. {pregnant pause} "oh. you're going to be a personnel asshole".

His attitude about my chosen profession was formative. But in the end he was right. I became an asshole.

Decide what type of manger (and man) you want to be. Be true to your principles.

[Godfather]

Appreciate that, it's definitely sage advice. I swore here in a rant years ago that I'd never drink the company gatorade and lose touch with reality like some of these C-suite executives have, talking in their platitudes and metaphors rather than addressing reality.



The real juicy drama of the day is that my former manager is now his former boss' boss. Basically this guy 'C' who's around 35 years old was in my same position as me until a few years ago when he was promoted to a Supervisor by the long-time department manager 'J'. J is around 62, nearing retirement age but she wants to work there until she's dead, despite long being out of enthusiasm, flexibility or fresh ideas. Then 2 years ago C was promoted to the same level as J, and they split the department in two (if you watch the office, this is just like when Michael and Jim were 'co-managers' ). She outwardly expressed how hard that was for her and it was awkward then. Well, with the new changes today, C is now J's boss. Starting next quarter, C does the performance review of J. She cried in the big announcement today. It was a tough sight. I was surprised she didn't take an early retirement on the spot, and C looked like he'd seen a ghost.

I shouldn't laugh, but it's all you can do. Business can be ruthless. I'm forever scared of the "Peter Principal."

[DemonGeminiX]

I'm forever scared of the "Peter Principal."

The Peter Principle is an observation that the tendency in most organizational hierarchies, such as that of a corporation, is for every employee to rise in the hierarchy through promotion until they reach a level of respective incompetence. In other words, a front-office secretary who is quite good at her job may thus be promoted to executive assistant to the CEO for which she is not trained or prepared for—meaning that she would be more productive for the company (and likely herself) if she had not been promoted.

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p...-principle.asp

I learned something new today.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The only way I could get promoted higher is to kill my boss and take over the company.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Every mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive
He stood six-foot-six and weighed two-forty-five
Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip
And everybody knew ya didn't give no lip to big John

[Teh One Who Knocks]

How was it there always happened to be a ramp shaped pile of dirt handy any time those Duke boys needed one to be there?

[Hal-9000]

How was it there always happened to be a ramp shaped pile of dirt handy any time those Duke boys needed one to be there?

That's part of the general geography in the southern states. Near each river or barn, the earth heaves and creates those natural formations that Bo & Luke often take advantage of

[Teh One Who Knocks]

That's part of the general geography in the southern states. Near each river or barn, the earth heaves and creates those natural formations that Bo & Luke often take advantage of

That makes sense....but how come they were the only ones who knew how to do it properly?

[Hal-9000]

That makes sense....but how come they were the only ones who knew how to do it properly?

Uncle Jesse was a geologist and taught them

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Uncle Jesse was a geologist and taught them

Hmmmm

[Muddy]

Uncle Jesse was a geologist and taught them

Hmmmm

Dat's right, bitch.. Ya'll niggaz betta recognize..

[Hal-9000]

Well I finally saw Chuck Berry farting on a hooker. My day here is done

[lost in melb.]

It's a jolly good day