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NobodysHome wrote:
Vanykrye wrote:

Executives and their corporate credit cards are a menace.

LOL. I still love reading stories about the sales guys who run up tens of thousands of dollars in "expenses" and try to bill the company. There was an infamous one a couple of years ago about a guy who came here from out of the country and racked up over $100,000 in expenses at a strip club (seriously?!?!?), then got upset when the company wouldn't reimburse him and fired him instead.

I was bamboozled, I tell you!


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Freehold DM wrote:
NobodysHome wrote:
Vanykrye wrote:

Executives and their corporate credit cards are a menace.

LOL. I still love reading stories about the sales guys who run up tens of thousands of dollars in "expenses" and try to bill the company. There was an infamous one a couple of years ago about a guy who came here from out of the country and racked up over $100,000 in expenses at a strip club (seriously?!?!?), then got upset when the company wouldn't reimburse him and fired him instead.
I was bamboozled, I tell you!

I can't tell you how many landscape plans I've used that were written on strip club napkins.


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Damn, Malik B passed away.

That hurts, he was awesome!

Don't do heroin, people.


I'm sorry about your computer Drejk!

That also hurts.


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I'm on my lunch break, I only had one high schooler this morning but then co-worker and his cartoon duo (Alfredo and Poomba, which absolutely needs to be a cartoon series) got done with their job so they came to help us out, which is good because the high schooler decided to stab himself, just a little bit, nothing serious looking, though I told him to let me know if he thinks he's going to bleed out.

The problem with having four other people to boss around is I don't have enough time to get my thing done.


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The boss was extremely happy with my cutting prowess on this job, he told me "I'm glad you sent that picture of being halfway through your paver otherwise I probably could have stood here for a half hour trying to figure out how you did it".


Hello, everyone.

Also sorry about your computer, Drejk.


In fairness, there are some well documented instances of strippers lightly drugging customers and running up huge bills when they see the black credit card.

Cardi B has admitted to such activity for example.


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NobodysHome wrote:
Vanykrye wrote:

Executives and their corporate credit cards are a menace.

LOL. I still love reading stories about the sales guys who run up tens of thousands of dollars in "expenses" and try to bill the company. There was an infamous one a couple of years ago about a guy who came here from out of the country and racked up over $100,000 in expenses at a strip club (seriously?!?!?), then got upset when the company wouldn't reimburse him and fired him instead.

While those stories are funny, and Nylar does bring up a valid counterpoint, in this case it's someone deciding they don't like their IT-supplied computer peripherals, ordering their own and paying for it on the company card, and then expecting IT to support their decisions.

And they justify this with "IT has to support company-purchased IT equipment, and the company paid for this."

From my perspective, it's somebody that I have to support that now has a one-off custom system. And there's 20-30 execs pulling this crap against not just IT policy but also Finance policy.

The self-entitlement among these people is high.

Our CIO is tired of fighting these battles too and no matter what happens we can't get them to *actually change their behavior*. We don't have the ability to wield the appropriate stick/carrot combo when the other execs don't want to enforce it on their people...because they're pulling the same crap...so our CIO on some level has given up on this one.

Fine. I've been pushing for a full virtual environment with Bring Your Own Device policies for a couple years now. You want to work for us? Great. Supply your own computer and the only thing we're going to do is tell you which version of VMWare you need to install on it to access our environment.

They started the first group of guinea pigs on that very plan about 3-4 weeks ago, and they're doing it within a division I have less influence over. Probably for the best to get a more unbiased test.


Nylarthotep wrote:

In fairness, there are some well documented instances of strippers lightly drugging customers and running up huge bills when they see the black credit card.

Cardi B has admitted to such activity for example.

that only happens when you try to take things too far/are being otherwise stupid.

Remember, there is no sex in the champagne room.


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Nylarthotep wrote:

In fairness, there are some well documented instances of strippers lightly drugging customers and running up huge bills when they see the black credit card.

Cardi B has admitted to such activity for example.

Yeah, here's the story. Notice that I was off on the total by a factor of 3... everything grows in hindsight.

...but the best part is that the guy did it over TWO NIGHTS!!!!

One night = "I might have been drugged"
Two nights = "You know d****d well what you were doing"


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Alfredo now has a porn star mustache, which ties in with Poomba's jerry curl.

I wish I could draw better.

Scarab Sages

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Vanykrye wrote:
NobodysHome wrote:
Vanykrye wrote:

Executives and their corporate credit cards are a menace.

LOL. I still love reading stories about the sales guys who run up tens of thousands of dollars in "expenses" and try to bill the company. There was an infamous one a couple of years ago about a guy who came here from out of the country and racked up over $100,000 in expenses at a strip club (seriously?!?!?), then got upset when the company wouldn't reimburse him and fired him instead.

While those stories are funny, and Nylar does bring up a valid counterpoint, in this case it's someone deciding they don't like their IT-supplied computer peripherals, ordering their own and paying for it on the company card, and then expecting IT to support their decisions.

And they justify this with "IT has to support company-purchased IT equipment, and the company paid for this."

It is my personal mission to make life hell for those kind of people


Oh right, that's why I hate planting, greenhouse people.

Eye twitches ever so slightly.


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Because who doesn't like standing in the sun holding two trees up wearing a face mask while 7 different people ask if you need anything, then let you power through your story only to disappear never to be seen again.

Oh right, EVERYONE.


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Freehold DM wrote:
Nylarthotep wrote:

In fairness, there are some well documented instances of strippers lightly drugging customers and running up huge bills when they see the black credit card.

Cardi B has admitted to such activity for example.

that only happens when you try to take things too far/are being otherwise stupid.

Remember, there is no sex in the champagne room.

Having dated many a stripper...umm, sure.


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Ooooo, loggin' in the Boarwood, where you fiddle with your stick,
Where the gnomes have bulging... noses, and the trolls are dummy thicc,
There's a satyr with a dryad, and he's showing her his pipes,
And Cardi B is twerkin' at a treeeaant.


Well, long story short: Last week they told me I had to have everything done before Monday and I thought I could make it if I pushed some of the non-critical stuff to later.

It's Thursday afternoon, the image never came, and I've run out of work for the week.

Good thing I have a half-day tomorrow!


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NobodysHome wrote:
Vanykrye wrote:

Executives and their corporate credit cards are a menace.

LOL. I still love reading stories about the sales guys who run up tens of thousands of dollars in "expenses" and try to bill the company. There was an infamous one a couple of years ago about a guy who came here from out of the country and racked up over $100,000 in expenses at a strip club (seriously?!?!?), then got upset when the company wouldn't reimburse him and fired him instead.

It was work-related! Honest!


Nylarthotep wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Nylarthotep wrote:

In fairness, there are some well documented instances of strippers lightly drugging customers and running up huge bills when they see the black credit card.

Cardi B has admitted to such activity for example.

that only happens when you try to take things too far/are being otherwise stupid.

Remember, there is no sex in the champagne room.

Having dated many a stripper...umm, sure.

dating is different from business, at least in my state/experience.


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I worked at a hotel where all the banquet wait staff were either strippers or retired strippers, they were a fun group to hang out with after work.


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I made everyone stay later today so we could get all the plants in.

Some people weren't too happy, I don't care, all the plants are in the ground and were watered.

Also the boss was pretty excited because we're still on track to be finished by tomorrow.

"You can leave if you need to but I'm going to get the rest of the plants in the ground" - Me, when every single crew member (I had four people) asked "So, how late are we staying?" Every twenty minutes after 3:30.

The best part is, everyone left telling themselves tomorrow will be shorter, unfortunately for them I have a rather extensive list of details that need detailing, so I'm probably not going to be too popular tomorrow night either (except with the homeowners and the boss, who are the only people that matter in this situation).


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*SIGH*

And here we go again... the "best" health system in the world!

(1) GothBard's new doctor says she doesn't know whether or not she's in network.
(2) GothBard contacts Anthem and gets an email explicitly stating that the doctor is in-network.
(3) GothBard goes to doctor.
(4) We receive a bill for $56 because the doctor was out-of-network.

Grr...


Co-worker loves building walls and concrete, so he's in charge of those.

I love building patios and precision excavating and precision cutting so I'm in charge of those.

It's a system we came up with working together off and on over the last fifteen years, but it tends to confuse homeowners when one person is clearly in charge for the first half of a project and then suddenly the little guy who hardly talks is clearly in charge for the second half of a project.


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More Doctor Who


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NobodysHome wrote:

*SIGH*

And here we go again... the "best" health system in the world!

(1) GothBard's new doctor says she doesn't know whether or not she's in network.
(2) GothBard contacts Anthem and gets an email explicitly stating that the doctor is in-network.
(3) GothBard goes to doctor.
(4) We receive a bill for $56 because the doctor was out-of-network.

Grr...

So is it even worth it to take legal action at this point? Or are you able to negotiate some kind of refund for this without going to that level?

I know for most of us this would just be something we'd have to live with as we'd never be able to afford the legal fees and such for tackling an issue like this, but you might have more options than us in that regard.


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Orthos wrote:
NobodysHome wrote:

*SIGH*

And here we go again... the "best" health system in the world!

(1) GothBard's new doctor says she doesn't know whether or not she's in network.
(2) GothBard contacts Anthem and gets an email explicitly stating that the doctor is in-network.
(3) GothBard goes to doctor.
(4) We receive a bill for $56 because the doctor was out-of-network.

Grr...

So is it even worth it to take legal action at this point? Or are you able to negotiate some kind of refund for this without going to that level?

I know for most of us this would just be something we'd have to live with as we'd never be able to afford the legal fees and such for tackling an issue like this, but you might have more options than us in that regard.

Oh, it's a couple of phone calls and they'll fix it. But it'll cost me an hour or two on the phone that I shouldn't have to spend. I just hate losing the time. I always get the money back.


About to go home. Good night, everyone.


Ugh I hate starting another work week already feeling this irritable. the 3 days off from the last few months spoiled me.


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While probably no longer true, there was a time when software purchasing had three phases:
1. Marketing goes in and does sales pitch
2. Engineers/coders did more real world explanation
3. Closers took the decision makers out and got them drunk so that they signed the contract

Had a friend known as the liver because of his drinking capacity who was used in stage 3. Strip clubs were a popular destination depending on decision maker. In that case it was actually a legit business expense and deductible (50%) on taxes.


Freehold DM wrote:
Nylarthotep wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Nylarthotep wrote:

In fairness, there are some well documented instances of strippers lightly drugging customers and running up huge bills when they see the black credit card.

Cardi B has admitted to such activity for example.

that only happens when you try to take things too far/are being otherwise stupid.

Remember, there is no sex in the champagne room.

Having dated many a stripper...umm, sure.
dating is different from business, at least in my state/experience.

Fair but the anecdotes of what occurs/occurred while working reflect what happens on the business side.

I dated a woman who worked at scores in nyc right after it opened. Chris rock was mistaken.

Scarab Sages

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Gonna pick up kitties!


Nylarthotep wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Nylarthotep wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Nylarthotep wrote:

In fairness, there are some well documented instances of strippers lightly drugging customers and running up huge bills when they see the black credit card.

Cardi B has admitted to such activity for example.

that only happens when you try to take things too far/are being otherwise stupid.

Remember, there is no sex in the champagne room.

Having dated many a stripper...umm, sure.
dating is different from business, at least in my state/experience.

Fair but the anecdotes of what occurs/occurred while working reflect what happens on the business side.

I dated a woman who worked at scores in nyc right after it opened. Chris rock was mistaken.

hmm. While I have never dated a stripper, I have had friends who have, and they were the only ones doing anything sexual with the stripper at work. Anyone else who got so lucky did so off the premises.


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Different times perhaps. The 90s/early 00s were a bit crazy. Dot com money, real estate money, and the usual cast of hollywood and athletes.


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Woran wrote:
Gonna pick up kitties!

Yay!


FYIF!


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Everything after my first two hours is overtime.

I expect to get a good 6-8 hours of overtime today.


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"Needs caltrop launcher and probably a Gunner's Box with society about to collapse. At the very least it needs a flame thrower" - Why the boss says I'm the mechanic's favorite truck checker (every two weeks we have to go through our assigned trucks and clean them and do a point by point inspection of critical systems).


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captain yesterday wrote:
"Needs caltrop launcher and probably a Gunner's Box with society about to collapse. At the very least it needs a flame thrower" - Why the boss says I'm the mechanic's favorite truck checker (every two weeks we have to go through our assigned trucks and clean them and do a point by point inspection of critical systems).

"Button that causes truck to transform into a giant robot seems to be missing."


Hmm The right feats and the new investigator would make a Solid Karnak (Marvel).


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gran rey de los mono wrote:
captain yesterday wrote:
"Needs caltrop launcher and probably a Gunner's Box with society about to collapse. At the very least it needs a flame thrower" - Why the boss says I'm the mechanic's favorite truck checker (every two weeks we have to go through our assigned trucks and clean them and do a point by point inspection of critical systems).
"Button that causes truck to transform into a giant robot seems to be missing."

I will absolutely use that next week!

Thank you, that's brilliant!


Nylarthotep wrote:
Different times perhaps. The 90s/early 00s were a bit crazy. Dot com money, real estate money, and the usual cast of hollywood and athletes.

mm. I didn't go to my first strip club until 02, I think, and it wasn't very fun. I haven't started going to them regularly until relatively recently, and even then I only go to a friend's place.


As I think I've mentioned, the *only* time I ever went to strip clubs was for a cop's bachelor party, and most of the people in our group were off-duty cops who cheerfully showed their badges to the employees to get special treatment.

This was in the 1990s, and even back then nothing happened on the floor; it was, "Hey, Sugar! For $20 I'll give you a 'private' lap dance!" and they'd move to a private room for... whatever.

So my (very limited) experience aligns with Freehold's: Nothing untoward happens in the main room.


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Go in with money.
Come out broke, horny, and with nobody to bang.

Seems illogical to me.

Strip clubs make no sense.


Freehold DM wrote:
Nylarthotep wrote:
Different times perhaps. The 90s/early 00s were a bit crazy. Dot com money, real estate money, and the usual cast of hollywood and athletes.
mm. I didn't go to my first strip club until 02, I think, and it wasn't very fun. I haven't started going to them regularly until relatively recently, and even then I only go to a friend's place.

I was 12. My dad was partners in a t-shirt printing business. It was central Wisconsin so it wasn't like TV or the movies.


captain yesterday wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Nylarthotep wrote:
Different times perhaps. The 90s/early 00s were a bit crazy. Dot com money, real estate money, and the usual cast of hollywood and athletes.
mm. I didn't go to my first strip club until 02, I think, and it wasn't very fun. I haven't started going to them regularly until relatively recently, and even then I only go to a friend's place.
I was 12. My dad was partners in a t-shirt printing business. It was central Wisconsin so it wasn't like TV or the movies.

What was it like?


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It's amazing just how many "customer best practices" documents could be reduced to four words: "Don't be an idiot".

This morning's example brought to you by a customer call where our PMs were trying to explain indexing to a group of customers. It boiled down to:
(1) To improve search performance, you can select a set of commonly-searched fields that then get indexed for faster search. People with common sense tend to limit this to 6-10 fields.
(2) To satisfy customer requirements, we let customers select whatever fields they want. We provide hundreds of fields, and they can pick and choose the ones that are "most-commonly searched" at their company.
(3) Most of our customers promptly check every single checkbox, indexing every single field in the application.
(4) Said customers then complain about the horrifically slow indexing performance and massive indexes, and file service requests telling us that our indexing processes are broken.

*SIGH*


Freehold DM wrote:
captain yesterday wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Nylarthotep wrote:
Different times perhaps. The 90s/early 00s were a bit crazy. Dot com money, real estate money, and the usual cast of hollywood and athletes.
mm. I didn't go to my first strip club until 02, I think, and it wasn't very fun. I haven't started going to them regularly until relatively recently, and even then I only go to a friend's place.
I was 12. My dad was partners in a t-shirt printing business. It was central Wisconsin so it wasn't like TV or the movies.
What was it like?

My experience with a strip club in madison in 04 was...tame. Few women. Most attractive in a soft busty sort of way. The usual sort of hair metal mixed with a touch of pop. Surprisingly low key approach. I think only one woman tried to hustle up a dance. There was alcohol, so I may misremember. I do remember coming out with far more money than I anticipated.


Nylarthotep wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
captain yesterday wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Nylarthotep wrote:
Different times perhaps. The 90s/early 00s were a bit crazy. Dot com money, real estate money, and the usual cast of hollywood and athletes.
mm. I didn't go to my first strip club until 02, I think, and it wasn't very fun. I haven't started going to them regularly until relatively recently, and even then I only go to a friend's place.
I was 12. My dad was partners in a t-shirt printing business. It was central Wisconsin so it wasn't like TV or the movies.
What was it like?
My experience with a strip club in madison in 04 was...tame. Few women. Most attractive in a soft busty sort of way. The usual sort of hair metal mixed with a touch of pop. Surprisingly low key approach. I think only one woman tried to hustle up a dance. There was alcohol, so I may misremember. I do remember coming out with far more money than I anticipated.

This was not Madison, this was outside of Marshfield.

Way more frightening then tame.


Nylarthotep wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
captain yesterday wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Nylarthotep wrote:
Different times perhaps. The 90s/early 00s were a bit crazy. Dot com money, real estate money, and the usual cast of hollywood and athletes.
mm. I didn't go to my first strip club until 02, I think, and it wasn't very fun. I haven't started going to them regularly until relatively recently, and even then I only go to a friend's place.
I was 12. My dad was partners in a t-shirt printing business. It was central Wisconsin so it wasn't like TV or the movies.
What was it like?
My experience with a strip club in madison in 04 was...tame. Few women. Most attractive in a soft busty sort of way. The usual sort of hair metal mixed with a touch of pop. Surprisingly low key approach. I think only one woman tried to hustle up a dance. There was alcohol, so I may misremember. I do remember coming out with far more money than I anticipated.

adds Madison to "cities to visit" list

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