So, I went in Thursday to get brought up to speed by the guy I'm replacing.

I arrived at 10am. Including an hour or so lunch, I was gone by 2pm, having gone over everything this guy does. It's, to put it mildly, one cushy position.

There's about 8 client websites that require a content change every once in a blue moon. There's a monthy usage report to one client. There are 2 servers to keep running. There are occaisonal employees having computer difficulty to deal with.

That's...it.

Sounds like you'll be doing some creative work to "properly" bill your hours if your responsibilities are that small. Either that or you took the bait on a bad job that's gonna hit you like an anvil a few days after you start. :)

i vote for the bad job anvil scenario. not cuz i want it to be true, it just seems more likely that's all.

Soooooooo...why'd the other guy leave anyway?

Soooooooo...why'd the other guy leave anyway?
he probably got carpal tunnel in both wrists

The story I got was he wanted to write more code. This isn't a very hardcore code-writing job. There's a push to get me to be able to deal with new clients as the 'geek with communication skills', something this guy did not want to do.

The story does fit. Guy had the personality of a rock.

The story I got was he wanted to write more code. This isn't a very hardcore code-writing job. There's a push to get me to be able to deal with new clients as the 'geek with communication skills', something this guy did not want to do.

The story does fit. Guy had the personality of a rock.
So, uh, how were you an improvement? :p

SI

CW are you going to keep contracting on the side, or does this position restrict you from doing so?

CW are you going to keep contracting on the side, or does this position restrict you from doing so?

I will if I so choose. I won't particularly need the money, but there's a few local clients I'll keep in touch with, and I always listen to side project stuff. Those are usually the most fun.

Welp, day 1 of work.

Two 5-minute content changes, and an account exec from PCMall called me to introduce himself.

And I told someone in the office to reboot their computer.

That's been my day so far.

So, uh, how were you an improvement? :p

SI
Two words: Penguin Hat.

Welp, day 1 of work.

Two 5-minute content changes, and an account exec from PCMall called me to introduce himself.

And I told someone in the office to reboot their computer.

That's been my day so far.

You better slow down or you won't have anything to do this afternoon.

Two words: Penguin Hat.

God damned right.

That penguin is already at the office, too. Sitting on my next, mocking all these accursed mac users.

I need a nap.

Sounds rough.

Holy SHIT, we have an extremely hot mother/daughter combo in the office.

Holy SHIT, we have an extremely hot mother/daughter combo in the office.
Oh man, thats the ultimate office combination.

(Insert obvious request here)

(Insert obvious request here)

I'm already searching through the files for pics

They might be sisters, I'm not sure. I just have trouble believing she's old enough to have a daughter in her mid-late teens. Both are exceedingly hot.

This could quickly turn into a CW's Old Job thread, take 2.

So has anybody actually had sisters?"

So has anybody actually had sisters?"
apparently you missed CW's thread from a while back.

I remember that thread, but CW didn't actually close the deal with both sisters if I remember correctly.

Day two. I'm out smoking a cigarette, some lady pulls up, in a very thin white blouse, and a distinct lack of bra.

Yay nipples!

I often carry around a super soaker during summer months for that situation.

this thread is awesome.

I just relocated to nashville from atlanta for a new job back in Feb, and found out last week we are getting bought out. nice. So out house still hasnt sold in Atlanta, and now the job situation could get iffy the next few months. good stuff. maybe i should have stayed at the weather channel :)

Actually, we like Nashville too much to fall back to Atl..hopefully there are some more good java programming jobs here, in case they decide to let us go later in the year.

Day two. I'm out smoking a cigarette, some lady pulls up, in a very thin white blouse, and a distinct lack of bra.

Yay nipples!
Wow, CW. Either you're really hard up or you got a job in some sort of pornovision parallel dimension.

this thread is awesome.

I just relocated to nashville from atlanta for a new job back in Feb, and found out last week we are getting bought out. nice. So out house still hasnt sold in Atlanta, and now the job situation could get iffy the next few months. good stuff. maybe i should have stayed at the weather channel :)

Actually, we like Nashville too much to fall back to Atl..hopefully there are some more good java programming jobs here, in case they decide to let us go later in the year.

I'll buy your house in Atlanta for $50,000!

Wow, CW. Either you're really hard up or you got a job in some sort of pornovision parallel dimension.

I've been living in hellhole Illinois for 2.5 years. I'd forgottten what truly attractive women look like.

I'll buy your house in Atlanta for $50,000!

Its actually in Powder Springs, so would that raise or lower your offer :)

We only employ fat and unattractive women...:(

Two years and I can get a new job...:)

Two years and I can get a new job...

parole due?

parole due?

Haha! No! The way our tuition reimbursement works is I have to pay them back for the schooling if I leave within a year of finishing school. A year of school left, then I have to sit here and wait for the year after to expire.

Day two. I'm out smoking a cigarette, some lady pulls up, in a very thin white blouse, and a distinct lack of bra.

Yay nipples!

This is highly inapropriate for a thread that's supposed to be about work.

This is highly inapropriate for a thread that's supposed to be about work.

I get the impression this is CW's work now. The rest of his job is details.

I'm already searching through the files for pics
Ahem...

I've been living in hellhole Illinois for 2.5 years. I'd forgottten what truly attractive women look like.

I've generally avoided the generalized notions of some cities or regions in this country having more attractive women than others, and I'm aware that what parts of town you happen to spend most of your time in influence this perception, but damn - Chicago has a lot of very attractive women!

I've generally avoided the generalized notions of some cities or regions in this country having more attractive women than others, and I'm aware that what parts of town you happen to spend most of your time in influence this perception, but damn - Chicago has a lot of very attractive women!

He wasn't living in Chicago for 2.5 years.

Ahem...

We need to get him a camera tie.

He wasn't living in Chicago for 2.5 years.

I'm comparing what I've seen so far in Chicago to what I've seen for the last 35 years in Seattle. Maybe it's a case of the grass is greener syndrome, but it sure seems like the percentage of attractive women here is greater than it is back in Seattle...

I'm comparing what I've seen so far in Chicago to what I've seen for the last 35 years in Seattle. Maybe it's a case of the grass is greener syndrome, but it sure seems like the percentage of attractive women here is greater than it is back in Seattle...

No, I meant he wasn't living in the Chicago area for the past 2.5 years. I believe he was out in the sticks somewhere.

I think it depends on what you find attractive. There are a lot of cute outdoorsy types in Seattle, but not as many stunners as say, San Francisco.

No, I meant he wasn't living in the Chicago area for the past 2.5 years. I believe he was out in the sticks somewhere.

I got that part. I was just adding some confirmation that, at least from my perscpective, he's not imagining things by seeing a lot of hotties in Chicago.

I think it depends on what you find attractive. There are a lot of cute outdoorsy types in Seattle, but not as many stunners as say, San Francisco.

That's definitely true - Seattle attracts more outdoorsy/granola types than most other places. Some of them can be very attractive, but a lot aren't (not so much because of apparrel or grooming habits, but they're simply not very pretty).

Part of my observation on Chicago women is based on breasts - a greater percentage here possess nicely sized/shaped ones than I'm used to seeing in Seattle.

The other thing that may be a factor is just the normal impression one gets this time of year as the weather improves and the clothes change that there are suddenly more attractive women walking around.

Nothing beats So Cal.

Nothing beats Dallas.

i'd say nothing beats the South...

Nothing beats So Cal.

Eh. There's certainly a ton of good-looking women, but so many of them are fake-looking that it lessens the interest for me. I'm not so much into the heavily-tanned, plastic-surgery and fake tits thing that's so common in SoCal. Even worse (to me) is Miami - they really go overboard on the fake tits. Maybe they're trying to hard to compete with the cuban girls with the naturally large breasts...

Maybe they're trying to hard to compete with the cuban girls with the naturally large breasts...

wait just a second,.... I never knew that Cuban chicks have naturally large breastseses.

A girlfriend of mine grew up in Miami and talked a lot about how it was tough to compete with all the curvy cuban girls and other latinas she went to school with, so that's where I'm getting that info. I dunno how true it is, but I do know when I visited Miami there was no shortage of surgically enhanced women walking around...

wait just a second,.... I never knew that Cuban chicks have naturally large breastseses.

We really need to normalize relations with Cuba.

i'd say nothing beats the South...

I agree. When I lived in the Confederacy, I had an erection all the time. It got painful after a while.

threadjack complete.

threadjack complete.

To get us back on target - you find any pics yet CW?

To get us back on target - you find any pics yet CW?
you think he's still at his cushy job?
:)

I agree. When I lived in the Confederacy, I had an erection all the time. It got painful after a while.
You guys are all nuts. Go spend some time in New York City for a while. Trust me.

You guys are all nuts. Go spend some time in New York City for a while. Trust me.

I lived in NYC for over 2 years. The Confederacy is better.

Arizona is great...actually, thats just ASU.

I lived in NYC for over 2 years. The Confederacy is better.
I lived in the Confederacy for over 4 years. New York City is better. Then again, I reckon it's just a matter of taste really.

Arizona is great...actually, thats just ASU.
This is the correct answer. I've worked in all locations mentioned and, per capita, the Scottsdale area wins hand down. Dallas and LA compete, but it's Arizona.

Nothing beats Dallas. Ahem, Phoenix ?

Ahem, Phoenix ?
Burn :)

I'll throw my hat in the ring for Santa Barbara -- can't beat the weather, and there are more than enough women walking around for me to ogle. Waiting tables at a restaurant in a popular mall during the day, I fall in love about 8 times a day.

So CW where are the pics???:D

This is the correct answer. I've worked in all locations mentioned and, per capita, the Scottsdale area wins hand down. Dallas and LA compete, but it's Arizona.
Per capita, I believe Tallahassee would give you a run for your money. Three colleges - including two universities with the percentage of females at 55-60% - and some quite nice scenery around town, all in a town with a population of around 150,000. A lot of young professionals in town, as well.

A stroll through the mall in March or September (just before students take off and just after they arrive, and the weather is warm) is....educational.

Ahem, Phoenix ?

I was gonna try not rooting for the Mavs, but once the game started I couldn't help but pull for them.

And then they played like ass... :mad:

Hmm. Well, I have pics.

I do believe it might be, well...unscrupulous to post said pics.

Oh, don't you try to pull that bullshit on us now. You're committed, bucko...

Arizona = bad service, petrified rock, big holes in the ground, intense heat, and more sand than Iraq.

Gila Monsters are the only good thing about Arizona. :)

Hmm. Well, I have pics.

I do believe it might be, well...unscrupulous to post said pics.
If you're have moral issues with this, just "accidentily" e-mail them to Franklin and let nature take its course...