Coffee's Ready, Come and Sit on the Porch

[baymule]

First cup of coffee at the farm. Woke up at 4 AM. Unpacked 4 boxes looking for a coffee mug. Found a plastic go cup. That’s enough unpacking! Plastic cup will do!

 

[flowerbug]

i think you're all geniuses and lovely. have a fun day!

my old time boss at college was a counselor for the residence hall and he always said a clean desk was a sign of a sick mind. i've always been a horizontal organizer.

 

[FarmerJamie]

Back in my programming days, worked for a tiny company, just 6 of us were the IT team. The owner gave up the day to day management to a hot shot dude. New CEO was a staunch advocate of "clear desk, clear mind". I was debugging a particular gruesome system issue magnified by years of sloppy coding, revolving door of staff, and no documentation. Had spent the better part of the day with my desk covered in stacks of green bar printouts, highlighters, sticky notes, and legal pads with my scribbles. He wandered through our area, actually took a step back in recoil when spotting my desk. He made a direct point that my desk was to be be cleared off when I left.

I protested, but he was firm. So I just opened my largest drawer and with one arm movement, swept it all in a pile into drawer, saying this will take me 2 hours in the morning just to get me back to where I was. Took me 90 minutes as he was constantly checking in (the issue was serious). About 2 hours after getting reorganized, I found the problem. He griped about the delay. When I pointed out I could have been done earlier, but the clear desk was more important (in a secure area few people had access to, btw). He looked at me, the desk, and silently walked out. He never bothered the IT staff again about our creative messes.

 

[Mini Horses]

Sewing is like that for me ... a separate area to LEAVE IT AS IS. Then you can start back almost like ya never left .

 

[tortoise]

Sewing is like that for me ... a separate area to LEAVE IT AS IS. Then you can start back almost like ya never left .

Same! Its like a tornado went through! Just close the door...

 

[flowerbug]

...He looked at me, the desk, and silently walked out. He never bothered the IT staff again about our creative messes.

when the mainframe would go down the president of the university would come and hover over people as they were getting the system reloaded. i told him that him standing there wasn't helping anyone at all - it wouldn't get done any faster. it took twelve hours to reload from tapes.

 

[Alaskan]

when the mainframe would go down the president of the university would come and hover over people as they were getting the system reloaded. i told him that him standing there wasn't helping anyone at all - it wouldn't get done any faster. it took twelve hours to reload from tapes.

TAPES!!

Dates ya doesn't it?!?!

 

[Alaskan]

i've always been a horizontal organizer.

Yes!!!! Having kids and a dog have SUPER messed with my production capabilities.

I prefer sitting on the floor surrounded by many stacks of paper.

 

[CrealCritter]

Any snakes? No? Good, just double checking.

Jesus is Lord and Christ

 

[Hinotori]

My cats are still mad at me about the puppy. Leia is coming around and cant decide if she wants to snuggle Hermes or slap him silly. Luke is all disgusted still.