If you are a fan (present or past) of any of the following, you need to checkout "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" airing on F/X:
*South Park
*30 Rock
*The Office
*Seinfeld
*Rescue Me
This show is hilarious. The best description I've seen is, "it's like Seinfeld on crack."
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Work Weasels
One of my favorites...
First a question. A vote of hands. How many people thing that e-mail is either permanent or very hard to erase? Ok, I see the majority of hands are up. So, answer me this? Why would ANYONE write anything inflammatory in an email?
Good example...weasel employee complains about his role/position not to his/her manager but to a "trusted" superior. What does the weasel employee think he's going to do with that email? That's right, forward it directly to weasel employee's manager!
First a question. A vote of hands. How many people thing that e-mail is either permanent or very hard to erase? Ok, I see the majority of hands are up. So, answer me this? Why would ANYONE write anything inflammatory in an email?
Good example...weasel employee complains about his role/position not to his/her manager but to a "trusted" superior. What does the weasel employee think he's going to do with that email? That's right, forward it directly to weasel employee's manager!
Baggage Carousel - someone's bag has to be first?
Has your bag EVER been first off the carousel?
Why are people such psychos about standing around the carousel?
Why do people desperately lunge after their bags? Have they not figured out that it's a CAROUSEL and the bag will be back around again?
How about the people who can't seem to remember the bag they packed only a few hours ago? These are the people that turn over every bag on the carousel. "is this the one? is this the one? is this the one?" If you're so stupid as to not be able to remember your bag, maybe, just maybe, you should put some kind of identifier on it?!
Why are people such psychos about standing around the carousel?
Why do people desperately lunge after their bags? Have they not figured out that it's a CAROUSEL and the bag will be back around again?
How about the people who can't seem to remember the bag they packed only a few hours ago? These are the people that turn over every bag on the carousel. "is this the one? is this the one? is this the one?" If you're so stupid as to not be able to remember your bag, maybe, just maybe, you should put some kind of identifier on it?!
Cell phones - who the hell is everyone talking to?
I have to admit it, cell phones drive me crazy! Who are all these self-consumed people talking to while they're driving? What's SO important that you have to be completely distracted while going 70 mph down the highway in your 5,000 lb Suburban?
Airport Deplaning - Where do people thing they are going?
Another travel favorite...
The plane you're on lands. You're seated in row 24 of the plane, which means conservatively there are anywhere from 100-200 people ahead of you waiting to get off the plane. Invariably, some douche bag from a row even further back of the plane tries to worm his way forward.
Where the f? does he think he's going? Is he going to climb over bodies like at a "Great White" concert?
We're all eager to get off the plane. What's the mindset of this person? They want to be #110 off the plane and not #101? I was particularly amused by someone who pulled this move today and he had checked baggage! Sooooooo, you're in a big hurry to get off the plane so you can wait at the baggage carousel for an extra five minutes?
The plane you're on lands. You're seated in row 24 of the plane, which means conservatively there are anywhere from 100-200 people ahead of you waiting to get off the plane. Invariably, some douche bag from a row even further back of the plane tries to worm his way forward.
Where the f? does he think he's going? Is he going to climb over bodies like at a "Great White" concert?
We're all eager to get off the plane. What's the mindset of this person? They want to be #110 off the plane and not #101? I was particularly amused by someone who pulled this move today and he had checked baggage! Sooooooo, you're in a big hurry to get off the plane so you can wait at the baggage carousel for an extra five minutes?
Why are people sheep?
A couple of my favorite, "people are sheep" examples:
1. You're leaving the movie theater and there's two doors. One door is open, so everyone is squeezing through that one and creating a bootleneck. Why does no one ever bother to check the second door? Invariably it's unlocked.
Are people assuming people AREN'T stupid?! Of course your fellow lemming movie goers haven't checked the other door. They're dolts.
2. Today, Thanksgiving holiday travel. I'm in the American Airlines line at Louisville Airport. There are three self-service check-in's. Is anyone using them? No, of course not. They're all standing in-line waiting behind the proverbial "one door" line. I ask, from my position eight people back, something to the effect of either "those are open" or "is anyone going to use those" and one lady moves forward; after that standstill.
We get a little closer - I'm exasperated at this point - so I move to the head of the line. A woman calls out, "I'm waiting for those." Naturally there's two open and some dumbass dad who's never been on a plane before is blocking one of them. Sending his rotten kids back to the wife/mother; another broken home!
1. You're leaving the movie theater and there's two doors. One door is open, so everyone is squeezing through that one and creating a bootleneck. Why does no one ever bother to check the second door? Invariably it's unlocked.
Are people assuming people AREN'T stupid?! Of course your fellow lemming movie goers haven't checked the other door. They're dolts.
2. Today, Thanksgiving holiday travel. I'm in the American Airlines line at Louisville Airport. There are three self-service check-in's. Is anyone using them? No, of course not. They're all standing in-line waiting behind the proverbial "one door" line. I ask, from my position eight people back, something to the effect of either "those are open" or "is anyone going to use those" and one lady moves forward; after that standstill.
We get a little closer - I'm exasperated at this point - so I move to the head of the line. A woman calls out, "I'm waiting for those." Naturally there's two open and some dumbass dad who's never been on a plane before is blocking one of them. Sending his rotten kids back to the wife/mother; another broken home!
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