News from on high is that we’re back in office from Monday.
It’s fine for me - I can walk to work! I sometimes go in just because it’s cooler and my VPN isn’t working - but this doesn’t feel like a lot of notice for anyone who isn’t me
Daily Discussion Thread: 🎨👩🎨 Thursday, 27 February 2025
Submitted 5 days ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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Alamutjones@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 days ago
5 days or hybrid?
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 5 days ago
We’ve gone from one day per week expected in office to a minimum of three, preferably all.
I only work three days, so…
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Thanks for the advice everyone. Will request further clarification in writing. Once obtained will go to fair work.
Other than that, feeling pretty chill.
I log on whenever I wake up, log off when I’ve had enough.
3 seeks weeks to go!
tone212_@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Check your employment contract too - it should say when they agree to pay your salary and when they can withhold payment.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 5 days ago
These daily discussion threads are great for tracking what day it is. Sometimes I need a moment of pause to remember which thread is the current one
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 5 days ago
You mean, today is Thursday, not Wednesday?!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 days ago
dammit, you made me double check …lol
StudChud@aussie.zone 5 days ago
[deleted]Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Someone who is welcome to clean mine. 👍
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Good work! I had to do a frantic house inspection clean last night.
Never again lol
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Good on you! The other day I just turned in a slow circle in my flat and actually said out loud, “Jesus Christ where do I start?” I mean, I know how to do that stuff but it was just feeling overwhelming at that time.
Taleya@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Michelle trachtenberg died? Wtf?
Duenan@aussie.zone 5 days ago
So sad, so young as well.
Very tragic.
Eagle@aussie.zone 5 days ago
I heard that too, and had a similar reaction.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 5 days ago
I know right?
From what I’ve read she had a liver transplant recently that resulted in complications.
Could be wrong though.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Very sad to hear!
Might need to rewatch her episodes of Gossip Girl, her character had such amazing lines. “You can tell Jesus that the bitch is back.” and “Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to get drunk enough to make you all seem interesting.”
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Bloody sad! Had no idea she was in so many roles.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 days ago
They’re withholding this months pay until next month. Because my last day is the 25th, they want me to return the laptop etc which is fine.
But now I won’t be paid for 6 weeks!!!
dumblederp@aussie.zone 5 days ago
If you call fairwork or an employment lawyer you might get your gardening leave…
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 5 days ago
that doesn’t sound legal.
Duenan@aussie.zone 5 days ago
That doesn’t sound right. You might need to contact the Fair work about this.
If you were living week to week this would be devastating.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 days ago
exactly
that an employer would do this is shameful
workers need their pay
and employers should be thinking of worst case scenarios where food needs to be bought for children, vital medicine, etc etc.
call fairwork asap
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Next month starts on Saturday.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Thank you will do so :)
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Um…is that even legal?
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 5 days ago
I’d be withholding work in that case. “Here’s the laptop. Shove it up your ass and if I don’t see the pay next month I’m going to fair work and contacting every client to say you screwed me!”
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Damn good point. Tbh I’m doing Jack shit at the moment anyway lol
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 days ago
When you get it use some of that pay for a bottle of bubbly. You know, for when they go under. If they last that long that is
Catfish@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Movers have been and gone, those guys deserved a bigger tip. Not everything fit. Guess the location of “the most important box in the house”?
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 5 days ago
The sex dungeon™
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Ya’ll have a dungeon? I just stash stuff under the bed!
Catfish@aussie.zone 5 days ago
If that were true I’d at least know where it was
dumblederp@aussie.zone 5 days ago
We used to have a special box for remotes, cables. furniture screws and final odds and ends. Sometimes when we did containers from England, they’d’ve packed tea cups, tea and the kettle in there.
Catfish@aussie.zone 5 days ago
This special box is all the fixings for the extensive shelving system. Without it we’re fucked.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 days ago
I wanna know if the air mattress survived?
Because those things can be iffy.
Catfish@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Yes. Neither the cats nor I punctured it.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 days ago
garage
Duenan@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Dinner had, very full but had a minor disaster cooking.
Went to crack an egg on the fry pan and instead of it cracking a bit the whole thing exploded all over the place.
Also mistiming the cooking of everything, some of the stuff went cold and wasn’t as lightly cooked as I thought I’d be.
Oh well try again tomorrow and hope for better results.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Hey funny you mention it, I’ve had that a bit with eggs lately. I crack a lot of eggs for work when I’m pasta making, and I’ve had some batches that with a light tap just completely fragment and deposit the egg where I didn’t want it. Also some I had recently were oddly hard to crack with a super strong shell.
Duenan@aussie.zone 5 days ago
I’m only lucky for some odd reason that I didn’t have any bits of shell in whatever bits of the egg that managed to make it into the frying pan.
It was so weird how the shell basically just crumbled and collapsed on itself.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 5 days ago
TIL Amway is still a thing
Catfish@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Down with that sort of thing
goodthanks@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Cory Doctorow wrote about Amway on his blog this month. His podcast is worth listening to. One of those obsessive writers who always has something to say about current events and how they relate to history.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I didn’t see your reply till just now. Thanks for that 👍
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 5 days ago
I was annoyed for no real reason most of today, but then I got to keep the leftover cheese from a work function and all is well.
Shitty photo of work cheese:
spoiler
Catfish@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Some of the best cheese I ever had was work leftovers. Stinky enough to get me funny looks on the tram.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 5 days ago
The one time an airline lost my luggage I had some frozen blue cheese in it. When I informed customer service of it they found that bag fast as fuck.
just_kitten@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Never leaving the west past 2:30 pm ever again. Dust and heat aside, I think I feel physically sick from all the traffic and driving, especially the shitty Hoppers Crossing roundabout and 40 mins of crawling along the m1 to power st. And my measurements from later in the day seemed sus to boot :/
Nice surprise is I snagged an appt with the dishwasher tech for tomorrow itself so a perfect excuse to fuck off fieldwork and recover. Fingers bloody crossed they can fix it. Next week starts off with two big days of fieldwork for work but at least I’m getting paid for it!!!
Duenan@aussie.zone 5 days ago
If they can’t fix it or it still breaks down maybe push for a return and replacement or something?
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 5 days ago
I hated living out there, I felt so far away from everything.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 days ago
The young Seagoons lived out past Melton for about 4 months. Miss Seagoon said it doesn’t look far on the map but the roads and access to the city is slow. They both couldn’t wait to get back to the city.
Duenan@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Cutting paper, laminating said paper, low key arvo. 1 hour to go!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 days ago
The nap to meeting ratio is increasing.
Wish they’d give me garden leave. Not allowed to say anything to clients. Just feel like I’m going through the motions.
At least I’m getting paid.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 5 days ago
I’ve heard notice period weeks drag on because you can’t do anything about them. You’ll have to find a way to make the most of them and not let it get to you too much
dumblederp@aussie.zone 5 days ago
A company wide email calling out the management for being cunts usually sorts out a notice period from my experience.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Naps and video games help when I’m working from home lol
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 days ago
This diet means I do one quarter the cooking I used to do. It has freed up so much time and is def less stressful. 🙂 This is a totes unexpected bonus.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 5 days ago
I’m kind of digging the cloudy morning autumn vibes. Wish the temperatures would reflect it a bit more.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 5 days ago
New phone screen has an added advantage: the slowness on typing seems to have disappeared. I thought it was the new iOS that slowed it down, but man this is heaps better for no real change other than a new screen.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Good morning! Have slept a little earlier and am now wide awake. I wish I could do the vacuuming or something. Oh well, scrolling social media it is!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Good night everyone, sweet dreams 😘
just_kitten@aussie.zone 5 days ago
The one time I drag myself out early to do uni fieldwork and pat myself on the back for avoiding traffic… it’s a beautiful cloudy morning and it turns out my equipment is pretty much useless in these conditions 😭 now I have to sit around and wait until the sun clears a bit. I guess I’ll go find something to eat… dosa time!!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Herbal Essences is discounted right now and silicone free. 🤔 Finding it a bit hard to rinse the Dove bar out sometimes so maybe I’ll try just the shampoo in whatever type looks least smelly.
The zucchini are sending up more male flowers. I thought they were done. The mildew and heat have left them looking a bit rough.
There’s progress on the string bag. It’s mind numbing and I’m trying to nail the way to hold the yarn but soon I’ll be to the next stage.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 days ago
that’s a new one
I opened the fridge and there was a spider hanging down off the door compartments, only a small one, about 2cm, but still, it was unexpected
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Aldi have those acupuncture mats for sale this week. $16.99.
Of course I got one.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 days ago
my brain is stuck today
I will do what I always do when it is stuck, tidy my work area and the living area
and make lists 🙂
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 5 days ago
It do be lunchtime
Duenan@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Think I’m lucky today, not much work to do due to finishing all my backlog earlier in the week.
If something doesn’t pop up today I’m going to have a cruisy day tomorrow as well.
For now I’m stapling paper together.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Sorting through stuff at home and found quite a few games for Nintendo 3DS. I don’t think I’d get much trading them (I don’t really know) but we don’t want to keep them either. I don’t want to get Facebook/eBay scammed out of them so I guess I’m just stuck with them. If anyone knows of any place that gives you a decent (ie not completely ripoff) price I’d love to know.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 5 days ago
McDonalds have brought back the breakfast wrap. It’s now much easier to have breakfast in the car again
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Has anyone ever done any icebreakers that don’t suck for a group of friendly but introverted IT types?
I have a couple of newbies starting and want to help them get to know people but we are a naturally introverted lot. We are going to do a bit of a cake and chat before the next team retro. Do I let the awkward convos …sorta flow? Should I just get everyone to introduce themselves formally (small team - they will have met the newbies) or is there any non sucky thing that helps people relax and chat? This will be an in person thing.
tone212_@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Just sent a pretty forceful sounding / legally threatening email to a client that still owes me a couple of grand. 4 months overdue invoice, all kindly worded follow up emails totally ignored. Spoke to him on the phone a few weeks back, said he’d pay by the following week but never did. Just taking the piss now, and I’m angry.
Give me my money, then they’re getting blacklisted for good. There’s more work to be done for this client but I’ve decided I won’t be doing it. I don’t want to work with people that have zero respect for what I do. I have the authority to say no, take your business with maybe payment elsewhere, and I plan to use it.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 5 days ago
When I did mobile therapy, I had some many people get lax with their payments. This was before OSKO and payID. I had someone I’d been to visit four times take another six weeks after that to pay me. I think they only got their shit together when I started calling every second day to ask when payment was. THEY got pissy at me for pestering them for work done. We dropped each other after that.