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Go after that consulting firm hard. How much worse could it be? Life's too short to hate a major portion of it.
I'm in a similar situation, but at least respect is feigned (though that might be worse...not sure). Still trying to figure my "out," van down by the river and a 100 ski day season sounds fun but might hurt things career wise down the road.
I'm in a similar situation, but at least respect is feigned (though that might be worse...not sure). Still trying to figure my "out," van down by the river and a 100 ski day season sounds fun but might hurt things career wise down the road.
picusld
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Hang in there and keep your head down. It can't stay like this forever...can it?
Capt Worley PE
Run silent, run deep
I'm with Bean on this one.
Ble_PE
I need a beer.
Me too, it's not worth it to suffer like this if you have the chance to get out. Life's too short.
Chucktown PE
Well-known member
Get the hell out of there ASAP. Agreed, life is too short to put up with that crap. I'm leaving my current job (last day is November 12) because our whole corporation is screwy, but I wouldn't tolerate a jerk boss either.
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Wolverine
Uncanny Pompadour
Another vote for the Bean Gambit.
But while you're working that out and as soon as you feel like it's better than 60% probable, I suggest a game of Shenanigans with your boss in which you agree to everything he says in the most incompetent, self deprecating way possible, to the point where it eventually makes him look & feel like a fool. I'm talking, "Boss, I was headed for the john, but I wanted to make sure I had your approval, and by the way, should I use three squares or four, and is two flushes appropriate or should I just go with one?"
By the time he figures out that your self-deprecation is really masked snarkiness, you will have that other job lined up and can quit - not to your bosses face, but behind his back to a superior or to HR, as though he's not worthy of your resignation.
Sometimes just thinking about all the ways to mess with someone can make the day a little brighter without actually doing anything jailworthy.
But while you're working that out and as soon as you feel like it's better than 60% probable, I suggest a game of Shenanigans with your boss in which you agree to everything he says in the most incompetent, self deprecating way possible, to the point where it eventually makes him look & feel like a fool. I'm talking, "Boss, I was headed for the john, but I wanted to make sure I had your approval, and by the way, should I use three squares or four, and is two flushes appropriate or should I just go with one?"
By the time he figures out that your self-deprecation is really masked snarkiness, you will have that other job lined up and can quit - not to your bosses face, but behind his back to a superior or to HR, as though he's not worthy of your resignation.
Sometimes just thinking about all the ways to mess with someone can make the day a little brighter without actually doing anything jailworthy.
Master slacker
Something awesome.
Is welding a cap onto your boss' car muffler "jailworthy" if he can't prove it was you?
why? a well- placed potato can accomplish the same thing. there's always the sugar in the gas tank. Or thanks to modern technology, liquid glass.
Liquid Glass
Liquid Glass
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Sschell
Dude?
I thought glass was technically a slow moving fluid.... or is it an amorphous (sp?) solid?
missed that one. I need to check out their methods and findings. I still not convinced.
Liquid Glass however is real.
The product I'm talking about is sodium silicate in solution.
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Master slacker
Something awesome.
Liquid glass was used in cars in the cash for clunkers program so that those with a car hobby could never use those nasty polluting engines ever again. 
Capt Worley PE
Run silent, run deep
Yeah, God forbid anyone RECYCLE those engines, huh?Liquid glass was used in cars in the cash for clunkers program so that those with a car hobby could never use those nasty polluting engines ever again.
Master slacker
Something awesome.
Or get their already-paid-for cars repaired inexpensively. NOOOOooooo... you gotta buy an expensive refurb part or a new $20,000 car. Grrrrr...
Master slacker
Something awesome.
Not at all. THey were very intended.
FLBuff PE
Multi-disciplinary engineer
So what you're saying is that a government program accomplished the goals it intended?
Edit: Just to be clear, I'm being a bit snarky. I am neither for or against the program. Frankly, could care less either way.
Edit: Just to be clear, I'm being a bit snarky. I am neither for or against the program. Frankly, could care less either way.
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Master slacker
Something awesome.
So you could care less... or you couldn't care less? :huh:
