Comments for Grumpy Coworker http://grumpycoworker.com Grumpy coworker rantings and commentary on the workplace Tue, 15 May 2012 21:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on ROWE, ROWE, ROWE your boat. by Richard Doyle http://grumpycoworker.com/bureaucracy/rowe-rowe-rowe-your-boat/#comment-164 Richard Doyle Tue, 15 May 2012 21:11:00 +0000 http://grumpycoworker.com/?p=79#comment-164 Easy enough...Would they somehow be at a disadvantage if they weren't at the meeting? If it's a critical meeting, they'll show up. If it's not, they won't. Should it be any other way? Easy enough…Would they somehow be at a disadvantage if they weren’t at the meeting? If it’s a critical meeting, they’ll show up. If it’s not, they won’t. Should it be any other way?

]]> Comment on The cost of re-re-reprioritization by Abcd http://grumpycoworker.com/productivity/the-cost-of-re-re-reprioritization/#comment-107 Abcd Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:01:00 +0000 http://grumpycoworker.com/?p=159#comment-107 Not sure how a computer could be compared to a human, where a human can over do a super computer !! Not sure how a computer could be compared to a human, where a human can over do a super computer !!

]]> Comment on 40 Non-Billable Billable Hours by Yelmrogned http://grumpycoworker.com/bureaucracy/40-non-billable-billable-hours/#comment-106 Yelmrogned Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:52:00 +0000 http://grumpycoworker.com/?p=63#comment-106 Henry Ford didn't institute this system. It only happens after the bean counters take over a successful enterprise. Then, there they are with their stop watches and flow charts. Any employee who truly tried to log in each different type of work or customer on whose account (order, shipment, correspondence, etc.) they worked on in a week should need the next week to fill in all the entries on a time sheet. Then it all gets fed into a 'database' and reports are printed, numbers crunched and they find they could have saved $12.42 that week. Of course they never figure in that it cost $3000 in accounting and accountant costs to find out that $12.42 was 'lost' by a minimum wage earner. Henry Ford didn’t institute this system. It only happens after the bean counters take over a successful enterprise. Then, there they are with their stop watches and flow charts. Any employee who truly tried to log in each different type of work or customer on whose account (order, shipment, correspondence, etc.) they worked on in a week should need the next week to fill in all the entries on a time sheet. Then it all gets fed into a ‘database’ and reports are printed, numbers crunched and they find they could have saved $12.42 that week. Of course they never figure in that it cost $3000 in accounting and accountant costs to find out that $12.42 was ‘lost’ by a minimum wage earner.

]]> Comment on It’s Just Like Elementary School by Guest http://grumpycoworker.com/attire/its-just-like-elementary-school/#comment-101 Guest Thu, 26 May 2011 18:24:00 +0000 http://grumpycoworker.com/?p=221#comment-101 You mean kind of like the fact that we all have to go through airport security now because 19 illegal misfits blew up 3 airplanes and several buildings back in 2001? Or have to deal with the downright oppressive Patriot Act that denies us all our civil rights? You mean kind of like the fact that we all have to go through airport security now because 19 illegal misfits blew up 3 airplanes and several buildings back in 2001? Or have to deal with the downright oppressive Patriot Act that denies us all our civil rights?

]]> Comment on Types of Meetings by Timur http://grumpycoworker.com/productivity/types-of-meetings/#comment-100 Timur Wed, 25 May 2011 15:48:00 +0000 http://grumpycoworker.com/?p=190#comment-100 How I know that I win or ... How I know that I win or …

]]> Comment on A 15 minute meeting is more disruptive than a 3 hour one. by Length of Interruption is not Proportional to Amount of Disruption | Grumpy Coworker http://grumpycoworker.com/productivity/a-15-minute-meeting-is-more-disruptive-than-a-3-hour-one/#comment-93 Length of Interruption is not Proportional to Amount of Disruption | Grumpy Coworker Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:46:02 +0000 http://grumpycoworker.com/?p=81#comment-93 [...] topic has been covered here before: Just because something requires very little time on its own does not mean it disrupts less. Any [...] [...] topic has been covered here before: Just because something requires very little time on its own does not mean it disrupts less. Any [...]

]]> Comment on Some really good insight into why we all hate powerpoint… by Grumpy100 http://grumpycoworker.com/site-bookmarks/some-really-good-insight-into-why-we-all-hate-powerpoint/#comment-91 Grumpy100 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:34:04 +0000 http://grumpycoworker.com/?p=132#comment-91 Indeed, 100 is 93 words too many, but you have to ease the "I can't"s into reason by giving them an initial target within range. I wish I could say that this was hyperbole, but I've seen too many examples that are way beyond even the 100 word mark. Indeed, 100 is 93 words too many, but you have to ease the “I can’t”s into reason by giving them an initial target within range.

I wish I could say that this was hyperbole, but I’ve seen too many examples that are way beyond even the 100 word mark.

]]> Comment on Some really good insight into why we all hate powerpoint… by Chris Ferdinandi - Renegade HR http://grumpycoworker.com/site-bookmarks/some-really-good-insight-into-why-we-all-hate-powerpoint/#comment-90 Chris Ferdinandi - Renegade HR Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:10:00 +0000 http://grumpycoworker.com/?p=132#comment-90 Thanks for the link back to my article, and great point about the importance of knowing your topic. I think you're right - that really is at the root of many bad PowerPoint issues. Of course, I would also argue that 100 words on a slide is about 93 too many. Thanks for the link back to my article, and great point about the importance of knowing your topic. I think you’re right – that really is at the root of many bad PowerPoint issues.

Of course, I would also argue that 100 words on a slide is about 93 too many.

]]> Comment on How the mute button on your phone actually works. by Meeting Personalities | Grumpy Coworker http://grumpycoworker.com/technology/how-the-mute-button-on-your-phone-actually-works/#comment-89 Meeting Personalities | Grumpy Coworker Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:34:38 +0000 http://grumpycoworker.com/?p=89#comment-89 [...] Mute button blamer – Wasn’t paying attention.  Had to have name called several times.  Blames mute button for not having a clue what’s going on.  See also:  How the Mute Button on Your Phone Actually Works [...] [...] Mute button blamer – Wasn’t paying attention.  Had to have name called several times.  Blames mute button for not having a clue what’s going on.  See also:  How the Mute Button on Your Phone Actually Works [...]

]]> Comment on Who Moved My… Christmas Card? by Kris Kumler http://grumpycoworker.com/etiquette/who-moved-my-christmas-card/#comment-88 Kris Kumler Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:48:00 +0000 http://grumpycoworker.com/?p=116#comment-88 This is why working on a video surveillance application can be interesting, since I have a camera covering my desk. This is why working on a video surveillance application can be interesting, since I have a camera covering my desk.

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