Pet peeves that should be pet peeves

[ExtraSlow]

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I can see a lot of downsides to being with me. I don't think I've ever had a sexual encounter where anyone really enjoyed themselves.

Sad panda noises.

[jwslam]

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You should tip them every once in awhile.

well sometimes just-the-tip is the problem...

[ThePenIsMightier]

What do you say we put the flags back up and stop pretending like we haven't all gotten on with our lives?

Seriously, Justin - shall we go another 6 months? Will 215 days fix something? What's the plan? Oh right... You have no plan for anything.

[killramos]

I think we should leave flags at half mast perpetually, I mean presumably we have forgotten something we need to apologize for.

[ThePenIsMightier]

^User title checks out.

[ExtraSlow]

When the network drive is down and the it group doesn't send an announcement so I spent the first half of my morning attempting to troubleshoot my computer and VPN.

[Disoblige]

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When the network drive is down and the it group doesn't send an announcement so I spent the first half of my morning attempting to troubleshoot my computer and VPN.

Lots of time, IT may rely on people like you to report it. If everyone has a problem and assumes IT will know about it, then no one reports it, lol.

[ianmcc]

We went out to Canmore this weekend and saw a bunch of teddy bears tied to the fence. I would assume that there were 215 of them and my wife commented on how sad that was. I told her that life is full of tragedies-and how it was a shame that there weren't 6 million marble rye tied to a fence somewhere.

[SKR]

When businesses use stock photos on their websites or social media. This is the first picture you see when you go to my doctor's website. None of these people work there.



These are from a business selling drilling fluid products and services.



1. She doesn't work there.
2. That's a pumpjack. Even if you want to use stock photos, why not use one where your business might actually be working at?
3. PPE.



1. Another pumpjack.
2. Neither one of these guys work there.
3. Very little work done on location is done on a computer. I know, I did that job for 15 years, with one of the co-founders, and he knows too. Not once did I ever use my laptop on the hood of my truck.
4. PPE.

Maybe it shouldn't bother me, but it does. If you're going to use pictures, just use pictures of you actually doing your shit.

[ThePenIsMightier]

^Missing obligatory interracial homosexual couples.
#cancelled

[ExtraSlow]

Finding decent photos is hard. Taking them is harder. Stock photos are fine in moderation.

[schurchill39]

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Finding decent photos is hard. Taking them is harder. Stock photos are fine in moderation.

I remember at my last company we had a photographer out on one of our locations for a few hours and out of the (what I assume were) hundreds of photos they took only about 20 or so were useable. We had to weed out a bunch where guys weren't adhering 100% to the proper PPE, or coveralls were too greasy or ripped at the boot, or a certain angle made the equipment look old and worn. At the end of the day the pictures turned out great but it was quite the fuck around to get to that point.

[SKR]

The doctor one doesn't bother me as much since it's probably hard to keep a current photo with current staff all the time. I still think it's weird to be like "here's my business, here's some people who have never been inside this building and you will definitely never see here." But, at least they could be doing the services that the business provides.

The drilling fluid one really bothers me, because yeah, it's the oil industry, but anyone who would ever need drilling fluids would know that those pictures have fuck all to do with anything. There must be stock photos of a drilling rig somewhere. Use those. And use pictures of people who look like they work in the country you work in. "Here's some pictures of other people not doing the job you're looking to hire us for, and not following any of the safety policies you have. On these grounds, please consider hiring us."

I think it's a weird way to market your business and in my head it looks worse than not using any pictures at all.

The one with the two dudes and the laptop on the hood would make more sense as an ad for Beyond than a drilling fluids company. At least it's guys looking at a computer.

[JRSC00LUDE]

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We went out to Canmore this weekend and saw a bunch of teddy bears tied to the fence. I would assume that there were 215 of them and my wife commented on how sad that was. I told her that life is full of tragedies-and how it was a shame that there weren't 6 million marble rye tied to a fence somewhere.

People who are worse than Hitler. ^

[BerserkerCatSplat]

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I remember at my last company we had a photographer out on one of our locations for a few hours and out of the (what I assume were) hundreds of photos they took only about 20 or so were useable. We had to weed out a bunch where guys weren't adhering 100% to the proper PPE, or coveralls were too greasy or ripped at the boot, or a certain angle made the equipment look old and worn. At the end of the day the pictures turned out great but it was quite the fuck around to get to that point.

Reminded me of an anecdote from earlier today, a project I'm involved with was having some photos taken on-site for social media/promo stuff. Some number of days later they posted them up on their media page and somebody spotted in the background that a worker was peering over the edge of a trench box. Safety violation, worker was immediately fired.

[killramos]

Don’t be that guy from head office walking around taking pictures lol

[suntan]

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Don’t be that guy from head office walking around taking pictures lol

Not even in the bathroom?

[killramos]

An under dusted Dorito.

Hey, with a appropriate amount of seasoning it’s a hell of a chip. But when you eat one with too little seasoning? I don’t think there is a higher level of disappointment.

And I probably should add a few contributions to the what are you drinking thread yea.

[Disoblige]

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An under dusted Dorito.

Hey, with a appropriate amount of seasoning it’s a hell of a chip. But when you eat one with too little seasoning? I don’t think there is a higher level of disappointment.

And I probably should add a few contributions to the what are you drinking thread yea.

I ate a bag of underseasoned cool ranch a few years ago and it made me not eat any doritos for 2 years.

[prae]

People who expect free tech support on the items they've purchased from me via kijiji/fb-marketplace. Just don't.