Random Rants #63: These Rants Don't Run

[Commodore]

I used to suck at saying "No", but once I realized that nobody else seems to mind saying: "Here, you fix my problem" it became a lot easier. Plus I have important things to work on anyway.

Exactly. Saying no also becomes a lot easier the more you do it. Hell, it's actually become my default answer to any request anyone makes of me.

The really cool thing about saying no to people though, is that if you say no to people enough they eventually just stop asking you for things altogether. Then you don't even have to say no to people anymore since they kinda say it to themselves when they consider asking you for help.

 

[Borachio]

yeah. good way to talk yourself out of a job, as well.

 

[Gori the Grey]

But if you carry it far enough, a job doesn't matter.

Just go to a grocery store, walk out with some stuff, and when the clerk asks if you're going to pay for that, say "no."

 

[NovaKart]

At the bar they gave me a counterfeit 5000 dinar note. I was so annoyed. You can see with the horses head it's different from how it should be. I mean if you compare it with a normal one. At least they didn't give me a 25,000 note.

 

[Gori the Grey]

Is a 25,000 dinar counterfeit worth less than a 5000 dinar counterfeit?

 

[NovaKart]

Is a 25,000 dinar counterfeit worth less than a 5000 dinar counterfeit?

I guess not but I mean you think you're getting a 25,000 note when you're not.

 

[Commodore]

yeah. good way to talk yourself out of a job, as well.

Not if you play your office politics right. Do a good job at that and you'll probably end up getting the person who keeps asking you for help fired instead.

 

[The_J]

We actually need these people ^^, so we can't do that.
They're just not organized enough, which is the problem.

 

[Hygro]

We actually need these people ^^, so we can't do that.
They're just not organized enough, which is the problem.

That and taking advantage of you.

 

[Commodore]

We actually need these people ^^, so we can't do that.
They're just not organized enough, which is the problem.

That's why you don't get them fired all at once. If your boss is smart he/she will start building a case against them and start looking for replacements without indicating to these people their job is in danger. Then your boss should start replacing them one at a time as new, more competent people are found to replace them.

 

[azzaman333]

April 1 is far and away the most obnoxiously irritatingly annoying day of the year.

 

[Commodore]

April 1 is far and away the most obnoxiously irritatingly annoying day of the year.

Agreed. It's the one day of the year everyone turns into an annoying jerk who thinks they're funny by pulling some lame, unoriginal, and completely unfunny "prank".

 

[Takhisis]

Is a 25,000 dinar counterfeit worth less than a 5000 dinar counterfeit?

Depends on whom you can palm it off to.

 

[azzaman333]

Agreed. It's the one day of the year everyone turns into an annoying jerk who thinks they're funny by pulling some lame, unoriginal, and completely unfunny "prank".

It's especially bad on this side of the world where we get to see all the local attempts to be funny on the 1st, and all the international attempts to be funny on the 2nd.

 

[JohannaK]

It's worst for me because in Spain prank day is 28th December, so we get two of these every year.

 

[Takhisis]

As it is in most of the former Spanish Empire.

Also, I'm glad that you claim Spain as your home, Mr. K.

 

[JohannaK]

It is a burden I must bear, for now.

 

[W|M]

Then it can be extra good for you because you can prank all the Aussies on 28th December and nobody will realize you're pranking them

 

[The_J]

That and taking advantage of you.

I'll actually get also something out of it, and probably enough.
It just bombs every time your time plan.

That's why you don't get them fired all at once. If your boss is smart he/she will start building a case against them and start looking for replacements without indicating to these people their job is in danger. Then your boss should start replacing them one at a time as new, more competent people are found to replace them.

University, most of the people are PhD students with a 4 years contract. Nobody stays here, no need to get anyone fired, everyone will go on their own ^^.

 

[W|M]

rah rah rah sandwiches