Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by soundman98

It's a Mercedes. They all take that.

I don't think I've ever seen a car where the driver's seat is in better shape than the passenger seat...

Their older diesels are dirt simple though. Fuel shutoff solenoid and a starter relay is all they need to run. This reminds me, I have a entire truck to rewire from scratch

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Their older diesels are dirt simple though. Fuel shutoff solenoid and a starter relay is all they need to run. This reminds me, I have a entire truck to rewire from scratch

Yep many of those old engines are pretty much problem free even after all these years no matter what make.

I have no clue about Mercedes engines of any year so thought I would look up any common issues.

The first site I came across is a classic example of why people really REALLY need to know what they are looking at when searching the web.
Count how many issues there are in the description of what could be wrong with your 1956 Mercedes (ignore the Gullwing coupe part)!

https://carleg.com/Problems-of-1956-...g-Coupe-Engine

[ichitaka05]

Welp... sounds like my previous boss is getting disciplinary action from how shit went down for my transfer. Why they did this? Cuz this shit wasn't suppose to go the way it should be. I feel like it wasn't only her fault, even though MAJOR part was her fault. Feels like Admins & HR are blaming everything on her.

Either way, I gotta type up an report and send it to HR on the meeting between me & my old boss.

Fun never ends at my work... SMH

[2020BRZtS]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Man, I'm still hanging in the top five on quotes and quoted....

I feel like I'm running with the Gods....

You are either a prophet or a meme. Choose one.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Welp... sounds like my previous boss is getting disciplinary action from how shit went down for my transfer. Why they did this? Cuz this shit wasn't suppose to go the way it should be. I feel like it wasn't only her fault, even though MAJOR part was her fault. Feels like Admins & HR are blaming everything on her.

Either way, I gotta type up an report and send it to HR on the meeting between me & my old boss.

Fun never ends at my work... SMH

That sucks, never fun to deal with that.

I am thinking of throwing in the towel at work. They are asking me to essentially do 3 full time jobs, the end result is I can't get anything done and I just end up more and more backed up.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Welp... sounds like my previous boss is getting disciplinary action from how shit went down for my transfer. Why they did this? Cuz this shit wasn't suppose to go the way it should be. I feel like it wasn't only her fault, even though MAJOR part was her fault. Feels like Admins & HR are blaming everything on her.

Either way, I gotta type up an report and send it to HR on the meeting between me & my old boss.

Fun never ends at my work... SMH

As I continue to work longer in adult life (I guess?), I keep seeing that management, especially upper management, is really shit at management. I'm sure some managers are fantastic, but it's really incredible how awful they can be in my experience. There's always stupid stuff like this that blows up what should really be a non-issue. It's almost always down to office politics, too.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

I am thinking of throwing in the towel at work. They are asking me to essentially do 3 full time jobs, the end result is I can't get anything done and I just end up more and more backed up.

I feel you. My previous department I was doing 3 full time staff work. I knew I was able to do it... wage wasn't great, but I liked my coworkers (most of em) and enjoyed working there, so I did it.

New department, they're making me takeover 2 other staff's responsibility. Which btw is WAY higher pay grade than me. I'm like, if I gotta take over their responsibilities, I need to get equal pay as them. HR manager feels that's not the case. BUT thankfully my new boss is typing up to reclass me position (hopefully for wage increase)... which that reminds me that, I gotta update my resume and send it to my new boss.

Originally Posted by spike021

As I continue to work longer in adult life (I guess?), I keep seeing that management, especially upper management, is really shit at management. I'm sure some managers are fantastic, but it's really incredible how awful they can be in my experience. There's always stupid stuff like this that blows up what should really be a non-issue. It's almost always down to office politics, too.

Yup, pretty much. It's really hard to find a great leaders/managers to work under. Cuz most of the time that company is in the different field than you or that leader/manager get screwed and leave the company quickly.

[Teseo]

Dont do like i did, i went to HR with a letter for a rise and other envelope where i quit. They read both, i got the rise and being suspended for 1 week.

[spike021]

@Ultramaroon for the SodaStream, have you ever tried carbonating non-water? Like iced tea (just liquid, no tea leaf bits or anything in there). I know it'll "break warranty blah blah blah and can mess up the nozzle" (maybe due to sugars gunking it up?) but kinda curious. There's this tea I like and it'd be nice to carbonate it. But I'm also assuming the amount of CO2 spray output by the nozzle is calibrated for water's density and stuff, not other liquids.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by spike021

Reminds me of the subcontractor at two jobs ago who backed his work Silverado into my parked BRZ in the work lot. He also just took off like he didn't do anything and as far as I know never got in trouble, despite my dashcam video showing that his trucks bumper _already_ had dents from prior fender benders. I saw the guy several times later on too and he never apologized lol. "Older gentleman" too.

Hey, shit happens - NEVER park behind an old man!

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by spike021

Last night sucked. I've been interested in a neighbor lady of mine for a while, our dogs like to play together, etc.

On our late night walk Haru kept trying to go up her units steps, so I texted her a picture and told her. Ended up being invited into that neighbors apartment with Haru, was offered a beer and drank with her, and talked to her while the dogs played. And then she casually mentions her boyfriend a few times for the first time.

Well, guess I'm not asking her out this week like I was going to .

Hell, don't let that slow you down - unless he is a big dude -

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

That sucks, never fun to deal with that.

I am thinking of throwing in the towel at work. They are asking me to essentially do 3 full time jobs, the end result is I can't get anything done and I just end up more and more backed up.

I suggest you prioritize the list of tasks that have to be done within a certain time period. Then draw a line through the list at the place that it's possible for you to accomplish with your current resources.

Then present this to your boss and ask him to either remove the tasks below that line OR give (allocate) to you, the resources (staff - equipment) money (to farm out work).

Now, the monkey is on your bosses back, where it belongs.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Teseo

Dont do like i did, i went to HR with a letter for a rise and other envelope where i quit. They read both, i got the rise and being suspended for 1 week.

NEVER go to HR about ANYTHING!

[spike021]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Hey, shit happens - NEVER park behind an old man!

I was parked first!!