Random Topics 3.1

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

Heading in for my mid-year review. Idk why mid-year reviews are in February.

Prolly because fiscal year?

 

[Orchid PE]

Prolly because fiscal year?

It is. My last company though had a similar fiscal year, but still had mid-year reviews in june-july.

 

[Orchid PE]

All done. Boss just said keep up the good work.

 

[JayKay PE]

All done. Boss just said keep up the good work.

Did...did you get a slap on the butt?

Based on sports events, that is the No. 1 way of showing you are doing good work.

 

[Orchid PE]

Did...did you get a slap on the butt?

Based on sports events, that is the No. 1 way of showing you are doing good work.

My boss Doug does slap me on the butt a lot...

 

[JayKay PE]

My boss Doug does slap me on the butt a lot...

Obviously this means you're doing an amazing job and will get many raises!

 

[Orchid PE]

Obviously this means you're doing an amazing job and will get many raises!

... however, there was that one time when is was less of a slap and more of a cup ...

 

[JayKay PE]

... however, there was that one time when is was less of a slap and more of a cup ...

...as long as they didn't do a cup/reach around to the inside, you're good?  I think?  I don't know if cupping the berries is a yes or no for guys in the workplace?

 

[Master slacker]

... It's a no... 

 

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

...as long as they didn't do a cup/reach around to the inside, you're good?  I think?  I don't know if cupping the berries is a yes or no for guys in the workplace?

It’s definitely not how you do pants.

 

[Orchid PE]

...as long as they didn't do a cup/reach around to the inside, you're good?  I think?  I don't know if cupping the berries is a yes or no for guys in the workplace?

My suit tailor has taken some liberties, too. I think I've been violated?

On a side note, my boss is the type of man that would ... another man in the ... without the ... courtesy of a reach-around!

(Just paraphrasing a movie quote, not my actual boss)

 

[Supe]

We got a membership at BJ's last night, since we wanted better options for deli meats and better/bigger cuts of beef and chicken.  Any hidden gems/must-buy items from there that anybody knows of?

 

[JayKay PE]

We got a membership at BJ's last night, since we wanted better options for deli meats and better/bigger cuts of beef and chicken.  Any hidden gems/must-buy items from there that anybody knows of?

BJS NUTS AND BERRIES TRAIL MIX.

Sorry, sorry, I've been craving it.  I like it because it's almonds and sunflower seeds with craisins and raisins.

 

[Supe]

Mrs. Supe almost bought that, I'm not a big trail mix fan though (I also think that raisins are Satan's rabbit turds.)

 

[JayKay PE]

Mrs. Supe almost bought that, I'm not a big trail mix fan though (I also think that raisins are Satan's rabbit turds.)

Hate raisins everywhere else except in this trail mix.  Tbh, I don't really like trail mix either?  I bought the big bag to kinda parse it out as a mid-day snack at my desk when energy is running low.  It is a nice mix of sugar + protein + whatever that keeps me going.  The real reason I like BJs more than Costco, most of the time, is because they have smaller bulk sizes (and the amazing ghiradelli bittersweet chocolate chips that are sooooo good).

 

[Supe]

We used to do Costco, but at the time, it was on the way home from work, and we were buying their house brand dog food.  Now I work on the other end of town and don't use their dog food, so there was no point.  BJ's isn't even 5 minutes down the road from us, and Mrs. Supe and I both pass it to/from work every day.  It's also relatively empty most of the time, whereas the Costco was regularly mobbed.

 

[Orchid PE]

I think I'm going to try some coffee again.

 

[Orchid PE]

So I tried the coffee at work after over a month of not drinking coffee. I've realized the coffee at work tastes like water and I've been lying to myself this entire time.

I guess I should start bringing the french press to work.

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It's been 2 months since the release of my exam results and sometimes it's still hard to believe I'm a PE. I didn't really have many professional goals after that, so I guess the next one is retirement.

 

[JayKay PE]

So I tried the coffee at work after over a month of not drinking coffee. I've realized the coffee at work tastes like water and I've been lying to myself this entire time.

I guess I should start bringing the french press to work.

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It's been 2 months since the release of my exam results and sometimes it's still hard to believe I'm a PE. I didn't really have many professional goals after that, so I guess the next one is retirement.

It's really hard for me to believe I'm a PE since I just went from a very 'you need to get your PE to stamp stuff' field of work into public sector...where I will never stamp anything, since it's all done by contracted A/E.  HA.  HA.  HA.  ALL THAT TIME AND EFFORT FOR NOTHING.  HA.  HA.  HA.

...and I'm sorry you coffee wasn't good.  I'm drinking cocoa this morning because it is chilly.

 

[Orchid PE]

It's really hard for me to believe I'm a PE since I just went from a very 'you need to get your PE to stamp stuff' field of work into public sector...where I will never stamp anything, since it's all done by contracted A/E.  HA.  HA.  HA.  ALL THAT TIME AND EFFORT FOR NOTHING.  HA.  HA.  HA.

...and I'm sorry you coffee wasn't good.  I'm drinking cocoa this morning because it is chilly.

I hope one day I'll have a full-time job where having a PE is.. appreciated? My boss understands it is an accomplishment, but doesn't think much of it since I don't need it for my current role. I'm going to starting signing stuff on the side for my dad's engineering firm, so at least I have that. I guess that makes me the Senior Electrical Engineer for him now lol

Looks like it's snowing a little bit in Indianapolis? I heard there's an arctic blast rolling through. Hopefully it brings some more snow this way.