Hahaha that is random, fun story to tell though! Hope you did a shit on her bedroom floor.
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My fucking boss/job.
So things are fucking mad these last couple of months. Absolute shed loads going on, building new online services to beat the band. I’d say a chunk of my job just involves having and documenting ideas about improved processes or potential for how online can make things easier/better etc. I’ve a really good systems knowledge from a user point of view rather than the technical one and I’ve a decent feel of user experience too. So I like to think I know what I am talking about for the most part.
But what these last two months have thought me is that fundamentally I just do not get listened to.
I’ve watched them now implement things that I said they should do, that in some instances I even wrote position papers on with percieved benefits etc, months or even fucking years after I said they should do it. I’ve watched as functionality that was built (that I said shouldn’t be) has never even been switched on. And I’ve watched as others get the credit for stuff I suggest (really don’t give a fuck about that, as long as the right thing gets done that’s all I’m interested in).
I really feel like I can’t hack any more project work. What’s the point? It has felt harder and harder to get a win out if this job lately. And our systems have processed over a million fucking applications since COVID hit. That we were able to do that should have me over the moon, but honestly I just keep seeing the missed opportunities in it all.
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Life is too short to be in a job you find miserable. Don’t be like me and wait until you’re in your 40’s to realise this.
This current situation is a good opportunity to re-evaluate.
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I’m frustrated, not miserable. I’m in probably my 5th role with the Department and it’s only a matter of time before they find something else for me to do anyway.
Yeah that all sounds pretty disheartening man. I’m not best to advise as I’m sure it’d make things worse but I’d almost be inclined to not give a shit about your efforts anymore. Maybe then they’ll wake up and smell the coffee.
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I’m on some shit team quiz that my operations manager decided to organise. Fuck me what a total waste of 45 minutes.
I turned my mic and camera off about 30 minutes ago and went out for a walk.
Not only do I hate that bitch but I genuinely don’t like my work colleagues. This is the first job I’ve ever had where I don’t really gel with anyone. People are so socially awkward, nobody has any semblance of personality. Everyone’s just a recluse who is married to the job and would sell their own mother short to get into the good books of the senior management.
Thank fuck it’s nearly over.
They’re asking me for my score lmao. I don’t know I’m just gonna throw a random number out and then hang up.
I don’t always enjoy my jobs but I always love the people I work with so being where I am now is actually a strange feeling.
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What do you do bro?
I’m a paralegal bro, I work in healthcare regulation so they can’t even furlough me for fuck sake lol.
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Thata a sticky one still.
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Find this hard to read.
I know how much of a waste of time it can be, and how little I look forward to such forced fun. But at the same time, I share management responsibilities for a team of 8, and they’re all fucking basically mute. Getting any sort of vibe going is near impossible at the mo, so we’ve tried all sorts to just lift the mood even a bit. Yes, that even included a quiz.
I’m so desperate to try and provide a lift in atmosphere of any sort I’m actively trying things I know I wouldn’t appreciate at all and pretending I’m enjoying them 
My team can rest assured that I won’t be trying a quiz again though.
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If anyone wants me to take their place, I’m up for it. I’m loving all the Zoom quizzes!
It was my turn to put one together last weekend. It went down well, obviously, what with me now being an expert 
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I just made everyone guess if a banana floats or sinks in a bowl or water.
The angle of the picture shows otherwise but it definitely floats!!
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Ah see, that kind of question isn’t allowed in my quiz. 50% chance of being right. Too easy.
Have you got any good questions.
I’ve been in a few quizzes and need some good questions.
The best one I’ve come up with is: what word in the English dictionary, has three double letters in a row?
Do you show them a screen capture of one of your Chick Flicks instead?
Nope. I had a picture round of flags actually. And then a smaller bonus picture round on “Famous Dicks”. When I was hosting they were all joking like “is there a round on boy bands?” “Is there a round on Friends?” But I took my job seriously and had proper rounds.
@InvincibleDB10 do you have categories? Or do you just want general knowledge questions?
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I made this one up which went down a treat;
Imagine the France flag in your head. Now rotate it 90 degrees to form the Netherlands flag. Did you have to rotate the flag clockwise or anticlockwise to do this correctly?
But if like @Phoebica you prefer less chance of people guessing correctly, prob not the best one!
I found writing a fun quiz strangely quite difficult. Needs to have the right balance of fun to engage people of all IQs and interests etc.
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Yeah it is definitely harder than you think. The balance between finding questions that are not easy, but also not impossible, and then like you say, it needs to be fun too.
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Either, but I only need about ten questions.
I prefer to vary the subjects as there are about twenty of us and all different ages.
Thanks, I’ll try that and let you know how it goes.
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If anyone wants to know, the answer is bookkeeper.
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